Westport High School - Brownie Yearbook (Westport, MA)

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26 TH ETB ReO WV ENeT ae GEASS BROGEECGY George—Hello, fellows, long time since I’ve seen you. you to Westport? What brings W alter—Oh, I’m here to attend our reunion. Howard—yYes, same here. George—Maybe you fellows would be interested in reading about our classmates before we go to the High School for our reunion. Howard—Yes, George, we heard you were keeping a record of all our classmates and what they are doing. George—Yes, I have. Here’s the first one. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 17, 1959— Hedda Hoppa, alias Catherine White, in her daily column has been publicizing the debut of that great star, Dick Pi- mental, in that new Broadway comedy, “T Love My Wife, But Oh You Kid.” Dick has been doing very well in his pic- tures as the new Errol Flynn. ARKANSAS CITY, KANS., August 3, 1960—James Brownell, assisted by Mrs. Brownell, the former Barbara Speer, are now running a large cattle farm in this Midwest town. At the pres- ent, Jim has 15,000 head of cattle and is still expanding. BOSTON, MASS., November 14, 1958—Bob Gilmore is coming to Bos- ton in the greatest rodeo of our time. Bob is one of the best bronco riders in the world. There isn’t a horse on four legs that can throw him. NEW YORK CITY, June 5, 1953— Doris Cunha and Madelyn Smith have established themselves on 5th Avenue as the greatest dress designing team in the last century. Their newest creation is a plastic dress supplied with a tele- vision set. Also, they have credit for a new electricity-heated coat. WESTPORT, MASS., June 21, 1957 —Frankie Rodrigues is now the head of the Do-It-Right Construction Company. His latest undertaking is the construc- I’ve got it written down in newspaper style. tion of a new Westport High School ca- pable of holding 1,000 students . WESTPORT, MASS., June 6, 1954 —Howard Borden, chief soda jerk at Westport’s leading Nightclub, Ruth’s has recently patented an Atomic Sun- dae. It consists of solvent atoms, and is made very tasty by the addition of neutrons and protons. WESTPORT, MASS., June 9, 1958— James Francis, star in “Brooklyn Tenor.” is now assigned to the leading part in a new Romance, “‘My Childhood Sweetheart,” his first cast of this type. Jim gave up a teaching career at Northwestern University in favor of an actor’s life. After this cast he will re- turn to his home in Westport for a short rest. WESTPORT, MASS., January 5, 1958—Don Montigny has set himself up in Westport as the Tucker Auto Dealer on the State Road. He is chief mechanic and sales manager. His old Ford is on display as a contrast in de- sign. WESTPORT, MASS., June 8, 1958 —Virginia Wilson has recently been ap- pointed supervisor of the cafeteria of our new high school. Miss Wilson has taken over Miss Cahoon’s job and is fol- lowing her methods with a few modern changes.

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THE: BROW-NIE 25 Our junior class officers were: Carlton Lees, president; Donald Montigny, vice-president; Florence Grundy, secretary; Jean Hanson, treasurer. Janet fa and Daniel Medeiros served on the Student Council. Soon our ee festivities got off to a good start with the “Harvest Hop” which drew a large number: of students and outsiders. Following this, we produced ‘‘The Baby Sitter,’’ a comedy in three acts, under the direction of Miss Philpot. The leading parts were performed by Gordon Whalen: and. Doris Smith, -Next.came the “Junior Prom”’ with dance music, furnished by Sam Hall’s orchestra. After another: summer’s vacation, we entered: our senior year. Great was our enthusiasm, keen our interest inthe forthcoming acti- vities. Class officers for the year were: James Francis, president; Carlton Lees, vice-president; Jean Hanson, secretary ; Gordon Whalon, treasurer. Albert Renaud and Janet Pettengill were charged with the big responsibility of een ae the whole school on the Student Council. We laid out the floor mat for two new members of the faculty, namely, Mr. Booth, teacher of agriculture, and. Miss Mary .Monti, commercial teacher, who replaced Mr. Holtz and Miss McGorty, respectively. In November, “Huckleberry Finn” was produced ‘by the seniors under the direction of Miss Helen Tripp. The main characters were vividly portrayed by James Francis as Huck, Elizabeth Perry.as Aunt Polly, James Brownell as Mr. Finn, George Sanford ° as Tom Sawyer, and Eleanor Souza as Melba. In March, we held our “Shamrock Hop which was only a mild success from a financial standpoint. i % :: During the year we sold matinee a ae as a means of build- ing up our class treasury. Mention should .be made of the fine performance of the senior boys on the basketball court. They made up a majority of the initial squad, and while they were not always victorious they enjoyed com- peting with a rival club. The seniors also participated in the South Shore tournament and gave ;an excellent account of themselves. ..In the quarterly finals we lost by.the narrow margin of five points. Elizabeth Perry was chosen as the Curtis publications campaign manager, and did an excellent job. Laake Full of high hopes‘for the future, we now reluctantly leave our beloved Alma Mater. DANIEL MEDEIROS RICHARD PIMENTAL ALBERT RENAUD

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THE BROWNIE od | BOSTON, MASS., February 7, 1952 —Al Renaud, famous high-scoring for- ward of the Westport basketball team, has been purchased from Coach Carig- lia. Al is doing well in this work and on the side plays trumpet in Guy Lom- bardo’s orchestra. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 1, 1958— Red Borden, M. C. of the Red River Boys, has recently been awarded a full 15 minutes a day on C. B. S. This is a jam packed quarter hour of hill-billy music with Red Borden featured on the fiddle, guitar, mandolin and harmonica. WESTPORT, MASS., June 2, 1960— Strong emotions were experienced on Main Road yesterday as Lizzy Perry’s car bevan to skip in front of George Sanford’s Garage. George, who has the Crosley dealership in Westport, had no difficulty in finding the trouble. No gas! NASHUA, N. H., June 2, 1960— Florence Grundy, now manager and owner of a large diner and ice cream parlor in Nashua, N. H., recently be- came engaged to Freddie Candeias, fa- mous piano and accordion player of his time. Freddie plays sweet music while Florence mixes the drinks. BANGOR, ME., June 5, 1960—Jean Hanson and Janet Pettengill, reporters for the Bangor-Bang-Up Star, used their feminine charm on Andre Vishin- sky and obtained much valuable infor- mation. Jean and Janet are graduates from the Natonal Correspondence School in New Be dford, of which Eliza- beth Santos is President, having found- ed it in 1960. Walter—Well, I guess that’s that. SEEKONK, MASS., July 4, 1959 Carl “Lucky” Lees has turned to a new sport. He is now driving midget auto racers under the name of “Lucky Lees.”’ To date, he has rolled over three midget racers with the result being a fractured skull, four broken ribs, a fractured col- lar bone and a broken leg, besides num- erous internal injuries. Nevertheless, Lucky Lees is still drawing large crowds for his daring feats on the track. PARIS, FRANCE, May 25, 1954— Eleanor Souza, better known as ‘‘Pete,”’ is now exercising her wonderful danc- ing talent in the new show that just hit Paris, “Agile Legs.’’ She discovered this natural ability while under the guid- ance of Andreikneetoe. PASADENA, CALIF., October 7, 1953—Danny Medeiros, flying for the Bell Aircraft Company, is now consid- ered to be the world’s ace jet fighter test pilot. He has established a new world speed record, 4,000 M. P. H. WESTPORT, MASS., August 2, 1958—Doris Smith, research specialist for the U. S. Bureau of Entomologv and Plant Quarantine, has just pro- duced a serum that can be injected into the life of a tree and help it bear more fruit. Doris acquired some krowledge on trees and plants from her farm in Westport, Mass. BOSTON, MASS., May 138, 1962— Professor Walter Wordell of Harvard has discovered a new serum for the pre- vention of hay fever. He is now work- ing on a new process of making gaso- line out of water. WESTPORT, MASS., January 4, 1960—Donald Potter is now associated with his father as Potter and Potter, Undertakers, at the Head. Don is lay- ing them out right and left. Howard—yYes, let’s take George’s Crosley and head for the High School. George—O. K., boys, let’s go. GEORGE SANFORD HOWARD E. BORDEN WALTER WORDELL