Victor Valley High School - Joshua Tree Yearbook (Victorville, CA)

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1 j 'v 1 .V , ,A . 1 My it seems ages since I ve written you! New York is such a whirl Oh you ll never guess who I saw at the hospital Saturday in the starchiest white uniform-joyce Eagleton. We had quite a long talk together. She asked me if I remembered the Senior picnic at the bridge when we washed each other s faces in watermelon-remem- ber? joyce is still the same old giggling girl and still hears from her IVIY DEAR MISS LEEGI-I.. , Dy: 7 I scarcely find time to breathe! fm!! , . if I t s are ,g J , H p.. old friend Margery Stevens, who is a beautiful auburn-haired debu- tante in Los Angeles, according to the L.A. Times. Speaking of the Times, I read a notice in the paper that Miss Rosalis Dunham, exclu- sive dress designer for Bullock's, left for Paris April Zl, where she will design several frocks for the famous French dancer, Dorothea Broade. She will be accompanied by the manager of the store, Mr. Harry Roberts, and his charming wife and secretary, the former Rose- marie Street. How are Dorothy and Bob Moline getting along now? I suppose Bob jr. is nearly four years old by now, isn't he? l knew Carol Lester was married and living in Oro Grande. She had two children when l was there in I944. I was sent by the Star to cover a large social function given at the Waldorf-Astoria the other night and ran across several more of my old school friends. Of course, you have heard Mirl Orebaugh's famous orchestra over the radio, but did you know that Mildred Nilsen is the piano player? The floor show was gorgeous! And would you believe it -joe johnston, better known as Crooner joey, swept everyone off their feet with his singing. Another number was a beautiful Spanish dance, called the Rhapsody in Red, by Celia Sanchez. lt's the rage of New York! I also ran on to Grace Quarterman at the Waldorf-Astoria. You know how she always wanted to be a famous tap dancer? Well, she is now the cigarette girl at the Waldorf and she certainly has to keep dancing to keep everyone satisfied. She gets ga-ga, though, when joey sings, and has to be called down for making eyes at him during his number. It looks like a triangle love affair to me. You see, Grace is crazy about joe, but joe seems to have eyes only for Elizabeth Stinebaugh, who works in the tea room. I was in St. Louis a few weeks ago, to interview the two great G- men, Boyd Watts and Logan Deeds. I suppose you have heard how they captured the Public Enemy No. l, john Barstow, in St. Louis. They took me out to dinner one evening and we ran across Kemper Campbell and handsome Bob Reid having dinner with two beautiful 2l

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WILL Continued I, Thelma Hollingsworth, leave my love for Bunnies to Harold McAllister. I, Boyd Watts, leave my unique style of dancing to jim Lovett. I, Celia Sanchez, leave my lovely wavy hair to Patricia Dexter. I, james Rainey, refuse to leave the Girl from the Mountings to anyone. I, Dorothy Miller, leave my vamping ability, learned partly in the Senior play, to Marion Dougherty. I, Logan Deeds, leave my ability to chew gum and dance at the same time without losing step to the music, to Kelsey Smith. I, Bertha Walter, leave my skating ability to Ann Rivers. I, Martin Wilson, will my vocal wooing way with the women to Ray Elmer. I, Kemper Campbell, leave my brilliant colored shirts and ties to Robert Valois. I, Granville Reed, leave my ability to understand Business Methods to Marion Knight. I, Watts Lewis, leave my stubborn wavy hair to Bob Freeman. I, Robert Brugge, leave my helping hand as Miss Nelson's handy man to Earl Kollender. I, Donald Reed, leave my untouched midnight oil to Bill Rowan. I, Louis Torrez, leave my silent diligence to Raphael Lopez. I, Meredith Miller, leave my badly worn red handkerchief to Ralph Cozad. g I, joseph johnston, leave my ability to snore nonchalantly through an entire class to Irvin Saul. I, james Hewson, will my toupee to Pop Hunt. I, Mildred Nilsen, leave my dramatic talent and bangs to Maxine Beekley. I, Grace Quarterman, will my ticket-selling ability to Helen Carter. I, Maxine Nielson, leave my history grades to Billy Bryan. And I, joyce Eagleton, will my dimple to Dawn Loomis to balance hers. We affix our hands and seals to the above document, our last will and testament, on this fourth day of june, in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirty-six.

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0 ID I'I E . .Continued ladies. Kemper is a lawyer, as you know, and was in St. Louis for the same purpose I was-to get the low-down on the great capture. Rich and Idle Bob, who inherited all his money from his rich uncle, just came with Kemper to keep him company. I asked Kemper where his sister, jean, was, and he told me she was an assistant to his father in Los Angeles. He also mentioned Frank Rivers, who is in Hollywood -a movie star, maybe? I suppose you knew Martin Willson is a radio engineer for Station KFI, Los Angeles. Louise Arnold is Kemper's private secretary, and Kemper said she was certainly a good one, thanks to Miss NeIson's tireless efforts. I was in Utah, my old home state, on a visit last summer, and dropped in to see Watts Lewis and his wife, the former Maxine Nielson. They have a small chicken farm, and the cutest cottage! I suppose Victorville has grown quite a bit since I was there in '44, Has Ernie Adams worked up a good veterinary business? How does he get along with the dogs and horses? And does Bob Moline still have his drug store? l suppose Bud Peake still runs the vegetable department in Lawrence Swartzbaugh's grocery store. Is Ernie's brother, Lee, still in South America? They were expecting him home when I was there. So eccentric Ira Elmer is a hair stylist in Los Angeles! I always knew he would amount to something, the way he used to hang on to the Seniors' money when he was treasurer. l'm glad to hear the Reeds, Donald and Granville, are doing well on their farm in Lucerne. Of course, they're both married, aren't they? Meredith Miller, I hear, is night watchman at the L.A. Bureau of Power and Light substation. So Donald and Thelma Bunce finally decided to open that large club and dance hall in Wrightwood? I'm glad they're getting along so well. I hear jimmy Hewson is chief bouncer for them! It seems natural to think of james Rainey as being coach of the football team at Stanford University. I read all about him in the paper last fall. He must have a swell team. Have you heard Louis Torrez and his guitar over radio station XEMO in Tia juana, Mexico? Remember when he used to play his guitar for us in junior Assembly? Olga Robertson and her husband still run the dairy at Kansas City, at least they did the last time I was there. I surely hope to be able to come to Victorville again next year, and if you are still there l'm coming to see you. If ever you're in New York don't forget l'm working for the Star as a reporter, so look me up. lsn't it too bad about poor Brugge? He worked so hard learning to stutter for the Senior play he's never gotten over it. They tell me Bertha is serving as a war nurse in the recent outbreak in Chile. Well, that seems to be all the news I can rake up. My, the class has certainly scattered, hasn't it? Don't forget to write. Love, Virginia