Union High School - Utopian Yearbook (New Castle, PA)

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,T ,,. . ..,,.,,-T ... . ,-fav.-1.n as . .., ..-,.,,,,v,. The phantom Speeksu On a lovely evening in May of 1956, I sat in the waiting room of the Grand Central Station awaiting the arrival of my friend and rival in the writing profession. We were to leave on the 9:15 Limited for our homes in New Castle, Pa. Ten years ago, on our graduation eve, Wanda and I had made a vow to attend the graduation exercises of the class of '56 regardless of where we were. Amidst the hustle and bustle of the crowd, I recognized a familiar face coming through the crowd, it was Wanda. Hello there! How's the writing coming along ? My latest writing had caused a riot among uniformed men. We nervously waited for our train and to cool our nerves we de- cided to buy some magazines. Imagine our surprise when we found Walter Bistyga smiling at us from behind the counter. Being very pleased at seeing an old schoolmate, we chatted amiably until our train came roaring down the tracks. As we walked down the aisle to our seats, we recognized a familiar figure. It was that of Percy Mauney, deeply engrossed in a book about the theory of Brain Surgery. He was a recent graduate of Johns Hopkins and was going to specialize in brain surgery. The train was rolling merrily along and, as we ran out of conversation, we picked up our magazines and commenced to glance through them. Suddenly, Wanda exclaimed, Rosemary, here is a picture of Donna Bart- lett. She is now a model in the John Robert Power's Agency. Remember how immaculate she always was at school ? I am sure you remember Frank Kuhn. I read in the New York Times that he has re- cently been married for the tenth time. I rather thought he would beat Tommy Man- ville. Wanda remarked that he certainly didn't change. Leafing through the magazine, I discov- ered a photograph of Adeline Petrella. She is in the employment of Herbert Shaffer, who has finally patented his Curly-Q Hair Curl- ers. It is about time he gave the secret of his curly hair. The picture of Dolly is shown as the before using Curly-Q Hair Curlers. Richard Buchanan has become a million- aire. He perfected a stay-awake tablet and sold them in the theater where Charles Cook was leading man in What a Ham. In the sport section of one of the maga- zines there was an article about Wimp Anna- rella. She is now the football coach of the Hrst professional women's team. As we both received the New Castle News edited by Margery Rohrer, we knew that Delores Hartzell is now chaperon at Swing Lobby. When she said she liked it, she meant it. Rhoda Ezzell is now manager of Isaly's. She became so attached to that store, she just couldn't leave. The fatality rate is very high in New Castle. Could Mary Alice Boyd's Driving Institution have anything to do with it? Just the other day Donald Bees was seriously in- jured by an automobile driven by Leo Calla- han, one of Mary Alice's students, who claimed he couldn't see Don crossing the street. They rushed him to the hospital in an ambulance driven by Vincent Patton. An emergency operation was performed by Dr. Delores Broschart with the aid of nurse Maxine Hollerman. Incidentally, Don re- covered and is now bell boy at the Castleton Hotel, while Leo runs the elevator there. Shirley Hassig and Mildred Golonka are running a date bureau. Their best custo- mers are Irene Dubrasky and Audrey Ham- mers who are still single, and is that sur- prising! Irene and Audrey have an acro- batic act together which is quite good. Clara Zombek has taken over her sister's position at the bank. Remind me to remove my money from that certain bank. Sam Badila is now the screen's greatest romantic hero. Sometime after school got out he kissed a girl and found out it wasn't so bad. What jolted him awake? Clara Minetti is now cashier at Palmers. She broke so many dishes they had to give her that position to keep out of bankruptcy. Shirley Wolfbrandt is still making trips to the office. She has the position of truant officer of Union Township. Nancy Spellick is now employed as a sales-

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CIGSS Poem Farewell Alma Mater Farewell White and Blue Oh long shall we cherish Our memories of you. We've loved every minute Each hour and each day It grieves us to leave you But we must go our way. We'll always remember Your smiles and your tears Your thoughtfulness ever Down through the long years. You've been more than faithful, We love you for this. Farewell Alma Mater Farewell Forty-six. Class .Song To the Tune of Harbor Lights Farewell dear Union High It's time all forty-six must leave you We've loved you Union High As we shall always do. Farewell dear Blue and White Your name we wore with pride and gladness And someday Blue and White We'll prove our faith to you. Now that our high school years are through and we must gog We want the faculty and all our friends to know We're leaving Union High We're leaving smiles and tears behind us But we'll keep Union High Deep in our hearts always.

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Hlbe Phantom Speak girl at McKelvy's Bridal Salon. That's the closest she can get to being a bride. Lorene Brown, th.e girl most likely to suc- ceed, is now a school teacher at good old Union. Marie Ruby is now vocalist with Roy Acuff and his band on the Grand Ole' Opery. Reverend Raymond Langford oificiated at the wedding of Shirley Siddall. Remem- ber the day she surprised us by wearing her engagement ring to school? Joe Park and Eddie Sniezek are rivals in the music field. Eddie Sniezek and his Hot Licks vs. Joe Parks and his Symphony Orchestra. Joe must have gotten tired of the Johnson Rag. Sarajane McCreary, who was continually falling over the ice, landed a job as the featured comedy skater with the Ice Ca- pades. Dick Wallace and Harold Straitwell spent their noon lunch periods concocting crazy inventions. They are still at it. Perhaps you own one of their combination snow shovel, hat cleaner, and button sewer mech- anisms. Living under the wide open spaces is Charles Shoaff. If you saw his height ten years ago, what do yon think it is now? Bill Thomas is manager of a Personal Finance company and the ever efficient Stella Plonka is his private secretary. Like a lot of students who had jobs while in high school, they either elevated themselves .to a higher position or remained where they were. Helen Wratney is now head chef at the Lincoln Restaurant. If Lin- coln had ever eaten any of that food, he wouldn't have lived as long as he did. Then there is Stella Krupa, the best soda jerk in town. It isn't McKinley 8x Frantz any more -it is Stella's Pharmacy. If you hear a high-pitched giggle, you are there. Can it really be that Barbara Korby is married and has five boys? Well, she always did have a big heart for boys. Thelma Crable now owns a reducing salon in New Castle. I'll wager she and a lot of others in the class of '46 wish she had had it then. Tommy Pagley has been trying to get his book entitled H1000 Laughs published for the last ten years. After hearing his corny jokes in high school, I know why he is un- successful. A charm school to acquire the art of being quiet is managed by Mary Lou Letzkus, the quietest girl in our class. Oh, how some of us could have used that art then! A picture of a beautiful new bridge built over the Shenango River in New Castle was sent to me recently. You all know that James Romeo wanted to be a civil engineer. Well, he didn't design the bridge, but he got the paper for the designer of it to draw his plans, on. Irene Wolfbrandt finally left her position at Castle Inn. She is now a beautician in Sandusky, Ohio, which no doubt needs some beauticians. John Pagach wanted to be a machine op- erator and surprisingly he is. He is now a taxi-cab driver in New Castle. Edward Proudfoot, who thought he was a great Romeo, is still on the farm making love to Bessie-the-Cow. Edward Levensky, who was always fond of smoking in his school days, now owns a tobacco plantation. A chug and a jerk, and as the conductor yelled New Castle, we grabbed our bags and sighed with relief. At last we had safely arrived at our destination and now we could breathe freely. We happily descended the platform, but our joy soon vanished. No, we didn't escape our pursuers. Three F.B.I. agents with handcuffs were waiting for us as we walked down the track. You see, our writings had caused a riot among the uni- formed policemen, for we were - forgers! And so my dear friends, as we take leave of our freedom, we will think of our happy times spent in Union and wish everyone all the luck in the world. Rosemary LaRosa Wanda Hoover