Southington High School - Chronicle Yearbook (Southington, CT)

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RADIO NOTES AND SPECIALTIES June 23, 1943. WEAF Miss Marie Styring, talented pian- ist and protegee of the great Pad- erewski, willebe heard over station WEAF on Sunday evening at 10:00. Miss Styring's ability is said by critics to rival that of the mas- ter. Miss Mary Zoufaly, Metropolitan Opera star, will offer several of her best loved songs on the All Star Program at 8:30 this evening. Miss Henrietta Masopust will ac- company her. Miss Masopust has been studying piano in Germany for the last four or five years. Vincent Butler of Southington, Connecticut, has accepted a posi- tion as radio announcer on the Col- umbia network. WTIC. The Nightingale Quartette which has become one of the most popu- lar groups of entertainers heard over WTIC will giye a program of popular songs in their inimitable style at 8:30 this evening. The quar- tette is made up of four Southing- ton girls who began singing in their junior year at Lewis High School: Misses Viola Hurlbut, Eva Roberts, Edna Kritz and Rose Gun- ning. Miss Mary Thomasino of Southing- ton, Conn., has been selected from among over 100 applicants as the only feminine announcer on WT- IC's staff. Page Sixteen -bf CHRONICLE 10- ADVERTISEMENTS New York, june 23. Miss Gertrude Hotchkiss announ- ces the opening of a school of Modern Dancing on Broadway. She will give expert instruction in every branch of the terpsichorean art. NEWELL AND COWLES, INC. Undertakers and Cradlemakers. Our motto: We get you coming and goingf' Telephone 213-3. SENIORS! Buy your Graduation Dresses at Helen's Dress Shop at 35 Main St. Miss Helen Guterch, proprietress, has just returned from Paris with a wide selection of the smartest gowns by leading French designers. Miss Mary Czernik and Miss Em- ily Adamec will model these new frocks every afternoon this week. Do not allow your horses to suffer. Call in a reliable veterinarian and you will save money. Call-Dr, E, D'Angelo, local horse doctor. MAN WANTED. Experienced man for milk wagon wanted. Apply at Klemovich's Dairy. Ice Cream Special Today! Pernal's Drug Store. We buy second-hand articles. Will give you a fair price. Come to Per- ry's Second-Hand Store at 15 Lib- erty Street. Be sure your ice is clean and long- lasting. Buy it at Bitel's Ice House. 25c per 100 pounds. Buy your hay and oats at Bell's Farm. Excellent quality and low prices. Q

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-4-if CHRONICLE 111- Miss Marcella Thayer of Plants- ville has been elected President of the National Bank. Miss Thayer had a remarkable record at busi- ness school and has attained this high position through perseverance and hard work. Miss Wylva Kenefick has become head of the Southington Branch of the Red Cross. Miss Kenefick was formerly a nurse at St. Francis Hospital. LOCAL GIRL MAKES GOOD. Miss Janet Chafee has been given a contract by M. G. M. Studios. Her first picture will be a mystery, directors have not yet decided what actor will be given the part of the Dick . The new Southington High School has been completed and will be opened in September. The staff of instructors includes some who will be remembered by the Class of 1933. Miss Mary Casale, who re- ceived one of Mr. Phelan's coveted A's while she was a student at Lewis High School, will teach Commercial Law. Miss Jean Beach will instruct students in the Dra- matic Art. Miss Antoinette Vendi- to will teach Commercial subjects. All these teachers have had wide experience and are able instructors. FIRST WOMAN FLYER TO REACH POLE. Miss Luella Grise is the first avia- trix to make a successful Hight to the North Pole. She took off from Southington airport last Thursday and returned at 10:25 A. M. today. She was welcomed enthusiastically by the people of Southington. WELL-KNOWN AUTHOR RE- TURNS TO SOUTHINGTON. Mr. James Kane, famous author, has returned to his home town for a short visit. One of his best known books is entitled Advice to Hen- pecked Husbands. Mr. Kane has had wide experience along this line. Merrill Farrell, local airplane de- signer, has designed a rocket plane that will go over 500 miles per hour. It will be completed within three weeks. MISS BRYANT ACCEPTS POSI- TION AT LEWIS HIGH. Miss Barbara Bryant, former stu- dent at Lewis High School, has ac- cepted a position as teacher of Latin in the local school. --gl SPORTS TENNIS TOURNAMENT WON BY SOUTHINGTON GIRL. Miss Helen Wood was victor in the women's National Tennis Tour- nament held in California. She now possesses the title formerly held by Helen Wills. HOBSON WINS GOLF CHAM- P1oNsH1P. Lawrence Hobson, a Southington boy, won the U. S. Open Golf Title yesterday with a score of 283. New York, june 10, 1939 Step Blaszek, catcher for the New York Yankees, led his team to victory over the Athletics yester- day. He hit two home runs. The score was 2-l. Page Fifteen

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--wwf CHRONICLE 10+- Dancing Lessons by a Master!! 10 lessons-325. Call at 23 Main St. and ask for Professor Castagliola. John Paul, famous singer and com- poser, will be heard to-night at the Colonial singing that old time fav- orite How Dry I Am. Fresh Pork-25c per lb. Native Chickens. .l8c per lb. Kritz's Meat Market 25 Center St. Tonight at the Colonial! Donald Hagstrom, jews-Harp art- ist, with Rudy Vallee and his Con- necticut Yankees. lass il! We, the exceptional Class of 1933, being informed by certain reliable physicians, that on, the 23rd of the current month we will depart forever from the life of Lewis High, and real- izing that we are a wonderful class with rare talent and cleverness, and wishing to make the universe aware of our brilliance and ingenuity, have drawn up this, our last will and testa- ment. First: We hereby appoint the Jun- iors as the executors of this, our lucra- tive legacy, requesting that our funeral be conducted with full rites and cere- monies and that this inscription be on our tombstone: Here lies the Class of 1933, called the smartest to ever leave Lewis High-by a very few. Second: After all necessary expen- ditures for our funeral, e. g. gradua- tion, and all other lawful or unlawful expenditures have been paid, we give, leave, and bequeath from our munifi- cent wealth and generous spirit as follows: To Lewis High School we leave our best wishes for the future. To Class of '34 we leave our ability to carry on and to better the school --if possible. To Class of '35 the feeling of super- iority in being upper classmen. To Class of '36 the honor of calling the Freshmen scrubs as they were called on entering high school. To Mr. Herschel Libby this order for a Maxim Silencer to place on the walls or ceiling so that he may never be disturbed by neighboring classes. To Mr. Martin Phelan we bequeath an A so that it won't be difficult to find one for the Commercial Law Class of next year. To Miss Bedford a flashlight in or- der that she may see couples in the dark corners of the up-stairs hall. To Miss Bunce a box of canned heat, in order that she may produce her own when the furnace doesn't work. To Mr. joyal we leave a picture of the city of Bristol to remind him of a certain person. To Miss Hassett a head of lettuce as we understand she likes recess lunches. To Mr. Small a bus so that he may transport pupils to and fro from the up-to-date farms of Southington. To 'Miss Childs this potato to re- mind her of the section of Maine frorn which she comes. Page Seventeen