North High School January 1941 Yearbook (Syracuse, NY) - Full Access

DEAR DIARY New York, December 1, 1951 This afternoon I attended the Professional Women's Dinner. How surprised I was to see a lot of my classmates attending! President Millie Hogan is every bit as cute as the day she was voted prettiest girl in the senior class. Dottie Morel read us a scene from her latest movie, "Gone with the Draft," a story of the Fearful Forties. She was accompanied by the author of the play, Dot Brilla, who was one of our classmates too. A rival writer, but a very good friend of hers, Jean Collins, was there to applaud. Jean has written that best-seller, "How to Woo a Woman Hater." The guest star at our little hen party was Jack Barnard who is opening soon in the Broadway show, "Mamie Ain't No Lady!" Ho hum! Tired already. Remind me to see Dr. Ed. Weinz about that filling in my tooth. Bellevue Hospital, New York, December 9, 1951 Well I never thought I'd be writing you from this place, but here I am! Little did I think my little old appendix would start cutting up when I walked into Annette Ferrando's Shop on Fifth Avenue last Friday. Luverne Salisbury, her chief designer, was showing me some sketches when I toppled over. Oh well, I _got my name in all the papers anyway. Julius Zamek, the reporter, saw to that. The nurses have been very kind. Betty Howard is my day nurse and for awhile Louise Neuman stayed by my side at night. Dr. Bonacci tells me I've been pretty sick. He's been wonderful! Marie Iauco is in the next room recovering from writerscrampitus. Regina Schmidt, the new head of the Labor Bureau here in the city came to see me today. She's been having a lot of trouble lately with radical leader, Joe Cream. Aboard the Flying McGulp en route to Syracuse, December 20, 1951 The doctor insists I go home for a rest. I was going home for Christmas any– way. He thought the plane would be best and he says he trusts pilot Mike Viggiano. The cute blonde stewardess who's made me so nice and comfortable all the way is my old classmate, Agnes Grabowski. Bradley Merchant, the engineer, is on the plane, too, on his way home from Washington where he has been negotiating for the government contracts to build Darn Dam in Colorado. He is accompanied by his secretary, Jeanne Page. Jeanne and Bradley didn't want to disclose government secrets but they admitted that the cement would come from the Robert Neumann Cement Company. Jeanne showed me a letter from Clarence who is building model airplanes in between chores on his farm. Going home on a Christmas furlough is Bob Pacheck, smiling and handsome as ever in his air corps uniform. He was the center of an admiring group of attractive young business women, among them Barbara Herriman, Arlene Pichaske, Mary Jane Moran, and Pearl Gehres. Well, there are the lights at Amboy. A few more minutes, and then, home! Syracuse, New York, December 23, 1951 How good it seems to be home again- even if just for a little while. I went downtown to do some shopping today- Doc Sprague said I could- and whom do you think I saw? Betty Strode!. She's an old schoolmarm now. She says that Ken's son is in her class and shows promise of giving his dad serious competi– tion. I had lunch with June Morris at Schrafft's and we recognized the hostess as ~