Storm Lake High School - Breeze Yearbook (Storm Lake, IA)

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A TRIP T0 NEW YORK IN 1950 While shopping in one of the leading food markets, McClurg 85 Mack, I happened to see an old school mate, Helen Ford, now a physical training teacher in dear old Alma Mater. We visited for a while and I learned from her that a great many of our former classmates were in New York. As my vacation was about due I decided to go to New York and look up some of my old friends and so the following week I took a plane to New York. You can imagine my surprise when I found Earl Rosenberger in the pilot seat with Julia Fitspatrick as air stewardess. In no time at all I arrived at my destination and immediately took a taxi to the Hotel New Yorker where I had made my reservations. The first familiar person I saw was Francis Bullard, now a bell hop, who rushed to take my bags, greet me, and escort me to my room. After resting a few hours I dressed for the evening and went downstairs. Who should I meet there but Tom Lovejoy, manager of this exclusive hotel. He appeared to be the same old Speed, The Ladies Manf, He insisted on taking me to the Red Lantern Club and as Tom knew nearly everyone there I felt more at ease. On entering the club we checked our wraps. It was beginning to seem like a reunion when we saw La Verne Bernard and Laura Mathews who were the harcheck girls. We were met by Arlene Hill who had succeeded Charlotte Tyson as personality hostess. We were ushered to our table and ordered dinner from Ernie Frerichs, head-waiter, who was assisted by Forrest I-Iousman and Lester McClung. just then, Tom called my attention to Tom Stewart-big soup and pickle chaser for Heinz. He had left his beloved wife, Lela Milton, tending the 58th variety on his Arizona ranch. We also saw that lie had two attractive follies girls: Ruth Daniels and Marie Keller. Another familiar figure then stopped at our table-that of Kathleen Harris, cigarette girl, who was unable'to make a sale as Speed still rolls his own. Wfhile waiting for dinner we danced and, nearing the orchestra, we saw Avery Lauber as leader. Other familiar faces were those of Paul Vaughn, Marshall Holmes, and Charles Gunnerson, who were busy swinging it. Everyone cleared the floor as Forrest Wise, master of ceremonies, introduced the first number of the floor show, Cain and Lane, comedians, who put on a clever drunk act. After this performance we were entertained by the glamorous Bernice Miller, blues singer. After eating dinner, Tom pointed out other people who were just being seated-Xvendell Pendleton, a famous crim- inal lawyer and his wife, the former Patricia Potter. Other celebrities were the lovely Rafa Shannon, star of Gold-Diggers of 1950 and her director, Tom Hardyman. Miss Shannon was wearing a gown designed by Wilsonia, famous designer for Hollywood stars. While we were visiting, Tom told me that Lambert Luepke had formally been employed as dishwasher but due to the excess breakage of glassware, he had been discharged. He also said that Charlotte Waterbtiry and Dorothy Michael had been guests in this hotel several weeks agog they had come to the city to secure jobs in the Witter follies now running on Broadway. As they had succeeded they had moved into a penthouse on Sth Avenue with ,Evalyn Scott and Naomi Merkly who were also employed by Don. Tom sat up and took notice as Maestro Wise introduced a chorus of cuties, consisting of Beulah Campton, Eleanor Hueper, Loretta Sauter, Melba Thorsrud, Donna Belle Will- Lbagc zfzuenzfy-fofir

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cutt and Norma Preston After that we were entertarned by a tap dancrng team composed of Mar yory Frgr and Bob Wheat They had just fmrshed an engagement on the Inman Yeast Radro program and by the way are now as popular as the Roger Astarre team of 1936 After the floor show we notrced Nlrss Frances Nrtzke Olymprc swrmmer berng escorted by Wesley Rousch man about town We danced for a whrle and were ready to leave when a grrls trro was rntroduced We thought we recognrzed the vorces and found them to be those of Jane Scott Vrrgrnra Mrlls and Ruth Grbson We saw Popeye Toohey heavy werght champron and Betty Powell debutante just enterrng It was gettrng late and we decrded to leave as the next day would be full of adventure Suddenly a lot of borsterous laughrng and commotron were heard We soon learned that rt was Vrvran Tuttle Melclaer wxdow of the late Eddre rrch jeweler In her party were Ruth Farel Clrfford Dyvad Roberta Jenkrns and Harold Wall Tom then called for hrs car whrch was drrven by hrs favorrte chauffeur Dar Evans who took us back to the hotel The doors of the hotel were opened by Drck Ilvans and Ralph Albrrght who were stately rn therr doormans unrforms As Tom left I asl ed hrm rf he were strll rnterested rn darl harred Peg crgarette grrl at the Club he replred that he was past her class now I retrred very happy that I had seen so many of my old frrends Euly rn the mornrng I was awakened by June Skeels who occupred the surte next to name She was now a famous composer and was practrcrng on her latest prelude I that we have breakfast rn a waffle shop vshxch was owned and operated by Yvonne Tasse and Eleanor Nelson Whrle eatrng we learned that Eleanor Mrller and Rrchard Brader had announced tlaerr engagement and were plannrng to lrve rn New York The follovsrng afternoon we vrsrted the aquarrum and art museums also the zoo where we saw Fred Mrttelstadt feedrng the monkeys June decrded she would Irke to return to Storm Lake and srnce she was afrard of planes we journeyed home on a bus We were drrven to our destrnatron by Tom Fredrrkson After drrvrng several hundred mrles mrsfortune overtook us and We had a punctured trre The bus drrver sard rt would be qurte a whrle before we could contrnue une had notrced a coffee shop about a mrle back and suggested that we wart there We were rndeed surprrsed to frnd Wanda Ford a farmer s daughter sellmg cold coffee and grnger cookres She told us that Vera Haryes had been vrsrtrng her but as Vera had been used to the crty she found rt rather dull and she had decrded to vrsrt Velma Oglesby harr stylrst rn Chrcago When vt e got rnto Dubuque vr e bought a newspaper The headlrnes blur ted Publrc Enemy No 1 Caught On readrng further we drscovered rt vs as Vrrgrl Holmes who had been betraved by hrs former sweetheart V11 grnra Krasky I hope mv frrends that you have enyoved thrs trrp rnto the Future Land as much as I have Two well I nown and wclous rba1rzcfe1s Bumpfoot mul Fig page twevzty fnfe 3 C I I I. . r ' ' , , 4 , 1 c I I . I . S . I . . I . 3 C ' ' n li . C C I . , . . I I . . I I K I . . . . . I I I I I . I . I I I I . . I . I I . K A n I . I . I I. . I 6 B I . I . I I I . I . I. I . K I. I I I C n A - 4 K . I I . . I , . I I I I . . . . . II- .I I . . I . . . ' , ' . . - 2 ' . I I . I . I S I . .I . 4 rl I G . I . . . a walked in and asked her if she remembered me. Much to my surprise she did and suggested I. I . . K . I I . . . . . I . . I I I, II . II. . . I I I I I . . . G I I . I . I . I II I I I I . I ,, . I I,, I . I . . I . . I I . , . I . I. . I ,- gf , f ' . ,' , ' -