Westport High School - Brownie Yearbook (Westport, MA)

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TE ares lee OAV GL 31 Joe—Well, I guess Barbara isn’t going to be an old maid after all. BLOND BOMBSHELL HITS BROADWAY CHICAGO, ILL., February 16, 1941 — “The. Vanities of 1951,” now touring the country, is featuring Miss Twinkie Toes, alias Dorothy Vincent. Miss Toes is rated among top performers on Broadway, .charming the public with -magnetic personality and dancing ability. TEAM WINS TEN GAMES IN ROW PROVIDENCE, R. I., November 3, 1953—George Gingras, famed coach of Brown University, led his boys to a tenth straight victory in the annual football game held yesterday at Yale. Muriel—I didn’t. know that George intended to make sports his lite work. Joe—Oh yes. In high school George LAWYER WINS FIFTH CASE WALPOLE, MASS., January 2, 1954 -—Winning a unanimous decision in favor of her client, Miss Janet Webt: egain won her case in the Boston Law Court. Attorney Webb is a graduate of New Jersey College for Women ,an‘1 Tiarvard Law School. was athletically inclined. SECRETARY ARRIVES AT CAPITOL WASHINGTON, D. C., December 10, 1954—Arriving in Washington today, Miss Jean Zembo is eagerly awaiting the arrival of 1955, when she will as- sume her new duties as a secretary to the “President.’”’ Miss Zembo will find ner work easily accomplished, having had five years of excellent secretarial training. Joe—Jean certainly received a noteworthy background for her future work. NEW PRINCIPAL WESTPORT, MASS., April 8, 195% —Ovila St. Martin has acvepted the of- fice of Principal of Westport High. He hus issued a list of projects he hopes will be fulfilled in the near future. They are as follows: 1. A smoking room to be added toa the left wing of the school at a early date. 2. School hours to be changed, pos- Siblyairom t0vaem: sunt ele pan 3. The demerit system to be abolished. CHILD PRODIGY WESTPORT, MASS., May 29, 1952 —Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Van De Witt have returned to their summer home at Westport Harbor with their famous sop Sylvester. At the age of four, Sylves- ter is appearing at Carnegie Hall as a concert violinist. Mrs. De Witt is the former Rose Nogueira. Chice—Whoever thought that Rose would become a millionaire’s wife WOMAN REPORTER BURLINGTON, VT., July 20, 1952— Miss Aline Bessette was Officially ap- pointed to the staff of reporters on the Star Tribune. Miss Bessette has written a book on psychology, and her numez- ous articles on the human mind have ap- peared in several magazines. NEW BACHELOR HOME WESTPORT, MASS., “August 22, 1955—The last stone was laid today completing the ultra-modern editice erected by bachelor Ray Manchester to house his associates. This new home was the result of serious thinking on the part of Mr. Manchester, who had crawn up the plans of his building five years ago. ‘‘Woman Haters, Inc.” wiil take in men from all walks of life wio are disillusioned in regard to the op- posite sex,

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30 TSH Be Bh O-W INGLE: CLASS PROPHECY Chic—Hi there. If it isn’t my old classmates, Muriel Russell and Joe Rodriques. What are you two doing here? Muriel—Our shows closed at the same time in New York. Therefore, we decided to travel home together. Joe—Well, what have you been doing “Chic?”’ Have you heard from any of our classmates? Chic—My husband and I have been operating the Westport Newspaper for the past two years. Would you like to see some of the clip- pings I have saved in my scrapbook? Muriel—Look at this, Joe. HAIR STYLES HAVE GONE CRAZY WESTPORT, MASS., September 1. 1956. Mal Moura, famous Westport beautician, has designed a three-story pompadour which is worn with a three- inch turned up collar. Mal predicts that hair styles will stay in the limelight next year, with the Flat-Top coming into its own. SECRETARY MARRIES EMPLOYER OMAHA, NEB., October 5, 1954— The former Nancy King of Westport married her employer, Mr. Humphrey Penny Pinch, last night in a candlelight ceremony at the groom’s Bar Q Ranch. The newlyweds will reside at the raneh this winter, but will return to the East early next spring: Joe—Nancy finally succeeded in marrying her cowboy, AIRLINE HOSTESS BRINGS DOWN PLANE BOSTON, MASS., July 5, 1953— Miss Jean Woodland of the Fly-O-Way Airlines brought a plane and its passen- gers down to safety last night after the pilot took a dizzy spell and passed cut over the controls. Miss Woodland is a graduate of the New England Baptist Hospital. ATTENTION WESTPORT, MASS., August 19, 1949—Stash Mellorwitz left his junk cealing business today to perform as 2 tight rope walker with the Barnum atid bailey Circus. Stash, known to us as Stanley Gwozdz, is also well known in literary circles. Muriel—Stanley always had a mania for standing on his head. OPERA STAR HONEYMOONS IN ‘EUROPE NEW YORK, N. Y., June 20, 1949—- A magnificent reception was held at the Waldorf Astoria following the mar- riage of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Souza . in St. Patrick’s Cathedral. After an ex- tensive tour of Europe, the couple will reside on Long Island. Mrs. Souza, nee EFenriette Martel, was associated with the Metropolitan Opera Company be- fore her marriage. STUDENT STUDYING ABROAD WESTPORT, MASS., March 9, 1954 -——Miss Barbara Lees, having graduated trom Mass. State, is now attending the University of Paris. While in Paris, Miss Lees became engaged to Professor Pierre Beau Ami, who teaches lan- guages at the university.

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bo THE “BR OWN LE Muriel—It was true then that Ray never liked the women. EMPLOYS LOCAL GIRL WESTPORT, MASS., May 8, 1952— The firm of Mutty, Butty Putty now has Miss Dolores Mendes as a partner in their world famous business of mant- facturing baseball bats. Miss Mendes was selected in preference to men ap- plicants because of her ability and skill in the designing of sports articles. SURGEON GOES TO CLINIC BOSTON, MASS., June 4, 1953-- Miss Winifred Clark, a renowned bone specialist, will return to Leahy Clinic and continue her noble work in aiding humanity. Miss Clark is a graduate of the Baptist Hospital of Boston and has served as a nurse in the United Staies Navy. Chic—Did you know that Winnie saved the life of a local boy? FISHERMAN TRIES LUCK ALASKA, September 1, 1950—While in Alaska Alvin White, an amateur fish- cerman, is trying his luck with salmon. Although he is unfamiliar with these foreign waters, Alvin is determined to find the green salmon, a rare and large- ly sought after specimen. SHOW HAS NEW DANCER NEW YORK, N. Y., October 5, 195” -—Critics continue to praise the play “Atlanta.” This Broadway hit, starring Toots La Monde, alias Muriel Russel1, has been a sell-out for five months Joe—You didn’t tell me about that show, Muriel. RETURNS FROM OZARKS WESTPORT, MASS., March 12, 195-4 —Returning from the Ozarks early this month, Bill Earle, better known as the “Hobo” is resting peacefully in his shack, smoking his familiar corncob pipe. When asked how he liked the mountains, Bill replied, “You have nothing to do and all day to do it in.” RESIDENT OF DEW-WAH-DITTY NEW ORLEANS, May 22, 1956— Mrs. Homer Peachbloom, nee Pat Mello, has gone South to join her husband. While in New Orleans, Mrs. Peachbloon: will work as a secretary to the Towty Fruity Company. Joe—Pat never did lose her desire to be a secre tary. WESTPORT ELECTS MAYOR WESTPORT, MASS., March 380, 1953 —At the March Town Meeting held in the Town Hall, Robert Couture was elected Mayor of Westport, with a mar- vin of 900 votes. Immediately after his victory Mayor Couture gave a speech on ““‘Why Westport Needs a New High School!’ ALICE’ TEA ROOM Specializing in the ‘best seafood in New England,’ Miss Alice Cabral has a promising catering business. All food served in the dining room is taken from trozen lockers and is said to be of the finest quality. Muriel—I’m glad to hear that Westport has a worthy mayor. Bob wil! leave his mark on the town.