Stephenson High School - Classmate Yearbook (Stephenson, MI)

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== == = Glassmate The Misses P;iti-iria jiiid I ' c ' yy Pii])e left tlieir lijilit opera company, Pope ' s Pipers, in riiiea u to attend tiie reunion. Tlie yonn ' ladies formed their own company two years ajio and specialize in Gilbert and Sullivan. Miss Carol Krantz. noted for her light and amusing: chatter in school, is now l)eing wide publicized as a second Graeie Allen. She ha.s her own radio pro ri-am now and there are rumors of Broadway and Hollywood offers. Thelina Horvatii is still sometimes found behind the counter at Rickabys ' , but now it ' s merely to iiel] her husband Bobby out in a pinch. Mrs. Donald Hevall was i-ecently acclaimed one of the prettiest wives in Menominee County. We all knew liei ' as Bette Ann Pecotte. Glenn Hanson surprised most of his friends I ' ecently by ojieninfr Red ' s Riiroi - Mortuary in StepluMison. . o one suspected Red of such mcirbid lean- ings. Leslie Xewlin recently coiiiiilctiMl the installation of tiie i)luinbing: in the ' eI•lnin Hotel. •lini Luisier is now in cliai ' i c of tlie Chalk Hills [xiwer plant. In five or ten more years we expect that .)im will be able to buy out the Light and Traction Company. Eva Mae Sands and Esther Maki are ruiniing; their own beauty shop and plan on expanding and someday owning a chain of shops. Bill Anderson and Paul Waisinen ojierate the iMercury Taxi Company which serves Stejihenson and all jioints vvitliin a thirty-mile radius. Joyce Foley i)lans to resign her position as manager of the Red Owl Store when she becomes ilrs. Roy Revall. One of the most pojnilar night spots in Menominee County is Joe ' s New Bar run by Joe Fraid. Dr. Ted Hai-ske, prominent brain specialist, ari ' ived home for his valuation and to attend the i-eunion. A sensational new style f(n ' men ' s clothing was recently established bj ' the Peterson Wearing Api)ai-el Company owned by Paul Peterson, young- manufacturing tycoon. Several new farms were recently puri-luised bv Duane Philip]is, head of the Philipp ' s Real E tate Agency. The Daggett Trio is now ajipearing at the Black Hawk in Chicago. The Misses Lorraine Revall. Manette Xoi ' din. and Genevieve Tickler have taken great strides in the entertainment field. Joe Cappaert now |)lays ])i-ofevsional football with the Green Bay Packers. Jne was All-American for two years at the Universit.v of Michigan. Dolores Herson has accepted a position as private secretary to tlie President of the United States. Joyce Johnson, personality editor for Movie Mag arrived for the I ' eunion. We all remember Joyce ' s write-ups on students for the Shavings. ' Pyi ' one Towei ' recently revealed his intent to wed his lovely .secretary, Doris Duca. Mary Ann Hummel is suiierintendent of the Children ' s Ward of the Florence Nightingale Hosi)ital of Chicago. The Stitch In Time Shcip ' was recently opened in Stephenson Iiy M ' ss Elvina Hultman. .Miss Ilultman de-igns all tlie clothes made and sold in her slio]). Georgia Roberts, ' The Flying Reporter ' , just returned from Soutli America where she covere l the Argentine revolt for her news syndicate. 19

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(Slassmate l tCY Tt is the ypiir It). )? and the Stephenson Ilijili Srhnol (iyiiuiasiuni has donned a festive h)ok for the reunion of the class of 1!I47. Ten years ajro the peoph- seated around these haiuiuet tables were liappy eai-efree senioi ' s. Let us journey around these taldes and find out wliat eaeh one is dointr now. Many of the returuino- ahunni found themselves seated next to a (dassmate they hadn ' t seen for ten years. Willie Ruufi ' e. who was quite the lady-killer baek in his hiph sehool days has made his charm pay off. He is president of Willie ' s Wolves, Inc., a very l)i-onunent escoi-t hiu ' eau. Roland Carlson recently doiuited ten million dollars toward the fouiulin ' j of a school for traiiiiiiir electrical enjiineers. ISIr. ( ' ai ' lso7i. you renu ' uiher. fjot his start throufrh his electric inventions, most noted of which is tiie Merry Little Watt machine. He now ha.s his own company. Shirlee Hardin arrived in a brand new Ford, a giift from Henry Ford II, Shirlee is chief comiitometrist at the Ford iijant in Detroit and Mr. Ford claims slie is indispensable. Capt. Frank (irinsteiner, I ' .S.M.C, was riveu leave to attend tiie i-euiuon. Wa.shino ' tou cindes claim that Cajit. (irinsteiiuM- is one of the most u]) and coming: .vouufr officers in the corj). Miss Alice Flamm ha.s just published her fiftecntii book. Wiien not writiufT Miss Flamm spends her time reading: and eollectin,? books for her own j)rivate library, which is full of rare books. Miss Bernetta Corey is one youn ; ' lady who really has no need to patron- ize her own business. Coouies Crone parlor in Menonunee Count.v. Norbert Ander.son, noted chemica elements, Norbium and Andonian. Miss Bernice Gustafsou lionored the yatherinii ' witii a soup:. After five years of stud.viny music in Vienna Miss (iustafson lias yiven concei-ts and aj)- peai ' ed in operas here and abi ' oad. Bill Johnson lias ju.st received a contract to direct the wiriiiji ' of tiie Vermin Hotel, one of the larjiest new hotels in the Upper Peninsula. Mr. John- son is the owner of the Johnson and Son Electric Appliance and Repair shojis in Da ro:ett, Stephenson, and throu rhout the county. Henry Mottard flew i from Austin, Texas. Hank raises cacti and sells them to florists all over the country. He also develojjed a pair of tweezers witii radar ])oints so tliat he can locate cactus spines more easily. Donald Sandin. jiresident of the Bank of Steiiiienson, was toa.stmaster. Rumor lia.s it that ilr. Saudin will be the next Village President. Miss Joyce Burklund was in charge of the entertainment, liss P Miklnnd is music instructor licre at Ste| henson. into Cutie Shop is tlie best beaut.v las just discovered two new engineer. 18

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Glassmate Miss Caryl Jean llulsizi-r, head nf the Iloiiic Ecnnoiiiics Departiuciit at Mi( ' lii raii State, was largely respoiisiiile fur tlie rcuiiian. She eontaeted out-of- town aluniiii and made arran t ments for the liani|Uet. Martlia Hasnills-en, now niai-rietj to that eiiiineiit physirian, Dr. Kihlare, arrived fi ' om New Yoi-k for the reuninii. Kenny l eMieux now has his own wrecked -car li isiness. His iiioHo is You wreck ' em and we ' ll fiinsh the joii. ' Over here we have almost a third of the nursinji ' staff of the Stephenson Community Hospital, Marjoiie Ambos, Chief Laboratory Teehnieian, Luella Bei-g- and Viriiinia Herji ' er, day and ni ht supervisors, Joyce Siiepherd, Chief Snrucry nurse, Elleiiore Wachtei ' , who is in charge of the children ' s floor, are ail here tonight. ' irginia Yonaitis, secretary to one of the most succes-ful traveling salesmen in the county, says her work is most interesting. When Miss Dena Babeock retired as County Lil)rarian, Elzena Leanna took over. She is doing a fine job. Kose Lenca is now head saleslady at Marshall Field in Chicago. We ' ve heard that Rose is contemplating opening a shop here in Steitiienson. And, of eoui ' se, everyone iia.s heard what wondei ' s Everett Larson has l)erformed in the field of Agriculture. Admiral Emil Loskot beached the fleet to atti nd the reunion. There are rumoi-s that Emil will re. ign his commission to ai ' cept the |iosition of Secre- tary of the Navy. (lUstav Wetthuhn was recently elected treasurer of tlu Menominee County Businessmen ' s Ass ' n. Mr. and Mrs. Wetthuhn just returned from a trij) to Canada to look over forest |)roducts uj) there. We all i-emember Mrs. Wetthuhn as Shirley Ball. Helen Truitt has a job with a large household apjilianee fii-m. Her job is testing the practicability of theii- appliances before they go on tlie market. Miss Joyce Thoune has taken over the maiuigement of the Belgiumtowu Home of Recreation and is jdanning to build another hall in Bowers. Lloyd Thoune received state rec ' ognitio7i recently foi ' having tlie most sanitary farm in Michigan. Charles Renner and Donald Ko.sewski recently built an addition to theii- garage. Though they can re|iair anything that once ran they specialize in farm machinery. Broadway and Hollywood stars fly in to Chicago to Clary ' s .Mudpack Magie , the newest in beauty salons. It is run by Mis- Mary Baul. We find Doris Oleson and Doris Newlin still together. They are both stenographers to James Jacobson, who manages to kee)) them lioth busy at the same time. James has gained renonn as a news] a|)er I ' olumiust and often dictates two eohunns at once. The Ben Franklin stores are now undei- new management. The entire comiiany is now owned by Miss Xornia Myers. We all remember Lorraine Meintz as one of our outstanding students in Math and Science. She is now teaching Mathenuitics in one of (ireen Bay ' s large high schools. As .soon as ' irginia May gradiiated she started to study beauty culture. Todav, after great success, she is manager of the Butterflv Beaiitx- Parlor. Eleanor Kuich was lecently jiicked as the Dreiu Dream (iirl in a contest to find the loveliest hair in the country. 20