
Welcome '55 Classmates 2202 hits Jan.13,'10
Anyone know of a Newton'55 yearbook I could purchase for my use in Florida? Please let me know! Have any news? Change of address? PLEASE let me know!
Thanks.** TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED THE
1930's, 40's, 50's,
60's and 70's!!
First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant.
They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can and didn't get tested for diabetes.
Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered
with bright colored lead-base paints..
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, locks on doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes,
we had baseball caps
not helmets on our heads.
As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, no booster seats, no seat belts, no air bags, bald tires and sometimes no brakes.
Riding in the back of a pick- up truck on a warm day was always a special treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle.
We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and no one actually died from this.
We ate cupcakes, white bread, real butter and bacon. We drank Kool-Aid made with real white sugar. And, we weren't overweight.. WHY?
Because we were always outside playing...that's why!
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on...
No one was able to reach us all day. And, we were OKAY.
We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps
and then ride them down the hill,
only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem
We did not have Play stations, Nintendo's and X-boxes. There were no video games, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's,
no surround-sound or CD's,
no cell phones,
no personal computers,
no Internet and no chat rooms.
WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!
We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents.
We would get spankings with wooden spoons, switches, ping pong paddles, or just a bare hand and no one would call child services to report abuse.
We ate worms and mud pies
made from dirt, and
the worms did not live in us forever.
We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes.
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them.
Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team.
Those who didn't had to learn
to deal with disappointment.
Imagine that!!
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!
These generations have produced some of the best
risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever.
The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas..
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all.
YOU are one of them, CONGRATULATIONS!
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This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine!
The year is 1909.
One hundred years ago.
What a difference a century makes!
Here are some statistics for the Year 1909 :
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The average life expectancy was 47years.
Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub.
Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.
There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles
Of paved roads.
The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower!
The average wage in 1909 was 22 cents per hour.
The average worker made between $200 and $400 per year ..
A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year,
A dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.
More than 95 percent of all births took place at HOME.
Ninety percent of all doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION!
Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which
Were condemned in the press AND the government as 'substandard. '
Sugar cost four cents a pound.
Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.
Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.
Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used
Borax or egg yolks for shampoo.
Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from
Entering into their country for any reason.
Five leading causes of death were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke
The American flag had 45 stars.
The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30!!!!
Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea
Hadn't been invented yet.
There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or write.
Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school...
Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores.
Eighteen percent of households had at least
One full-time servant or domestic help.
There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE !U.S.A. !
I am now going to forward this to someone else without typing it myself.
From there, it will be sent to others all over the WORLD - all in a matter of seconds!
Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.
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| Financial 4 16 05
5 18 05
I’m delighted to announce the final touches to our reunion. First, thanks to each of you co-conspirators for your expertise, advice, & help. Every minute really paid off for one of the most successful parties ever. No one could be happier than we or our classmates are. From the bottom of my heart, I love each one of you, including spouses!!
About the Picture Yearbook, there were 5 choosing the opening statement, the short one, I numbered #2. There were 2 that chose the D Book jacket, “Welcome back.” So that’s it for the Picture Yearbook choices. Thanks for your input: the decision is final.
I talked to Larry Gorin who has a Scholarship fund for NHS graduates. The check to that fund is almost $1000.00, which is about $3.00 per meal ticket. Pretty good planning; the last add-on was the wine for each table & seconds were available for those that wanted more. That wine just was the icing on the cake to make our evening gourmet & especial to remember a fantastic evening… The money is all gone now.
For our 60th, I’ll probably ask for start-up funds. Whoever does the 55th will probably do the same. So, it’s almost sad to say a final thanks, please keep in touch, & stay healthy.
Love & hugs
Barbara Loud Davis
Lifetouch National School Studios, 4650 BeidlerRd., Willoughby, Ohio 44094-4650
took our photographs & candids during the reunion Sat., Apr. 16, 2005. For $27.50 you can still order a copy of this picture book. Make your check to Lifetouch & mail to the above address or call 1.800.321.1595
You will need the School name, Graduation month & year (June'55), the city & state, plus your mailing address. The date of the reunion was 4 16 05.
It's still not too late. The books will probably be finished before the end of summer. Barbara Loud Davis |
Attendees:
ATTENDEES
290 4 05
John E & Mary Abele
Charles(Yolanda) Abrahams
Ray J Acheson
Wink Carroll Adams
Carole Allard (Lois)Frahm
Jon Alperin
Steve H, Barbara Anthony
GailAtwood&Richard Foley
Bill & (Liz) Ayres
Leonard (Roberta) Baer
Sandy Bailet &
HarveyGrasfield
BarbaraBaker
(Gene) Hopkins
Gerry(Martha)
Baker
DotBarrsSterge
Bruce(Marcy)
Balter
JoanBarter(Craig) Ladner
RitaBeatriceKelly
Carol Beckwith Monroe
Betsy Beeuwkes Cook
BettyAnnBeggs&
(Phil) Johnson
AnnaBelli Caira
Stephen (Louise) Berish
Helen Bernstein Rubenstein
Elaine Bezergis
& Ted Szymankiewicz
Dick Carolyn Bigelow
Chuck&Doreen Bilezikian
Pinky Bliss
Harvey(Elaine)
Bloom
Ruth Blue Hurney
Sandi Bostwick Needle
David M Brahms
Gerry Brauninger
Marjorie Breen Knuuti
Don Brigham
MaryEsterBrock & BradGottschalk
Ben Caira
Louise Caira (X) Damico
Rita Caira (Albert) Coppola
Rich & Dorothy Caira
Ron Florence Caira
Anita Carr Lenti
Brian C(Lois) Carroll
Carole Cellucci Gary
LenoreCirilano Walsh
Dave L. Clifford
JohnW(Patricia) Coffee
Gerry (Sherryl) Cohen
Helen Cohen &(Larry) Levine
Phil Colburn
Betty Cooper (Philip)Pearle
BobbieCooper
(George)Glass
Carol Curtin &
Ron Walsh
EllieCurtis
Donovan
JudyDatz&
(Sy)Yanoff
Joe &Mrs DiCarlo
Warren Delaney
Dick(Mary) DeSantis
ElsaDorfman&
Harvey Silverglate
Carol Dorrance
Sheila Dubrow Levine
Warren G Ellis
Butch(Pat)Fales
PeterFess (Sandy)
Fessenden
Mary Lou Finn Levy
Sue Finn Levin
Richard C Flynn
Robert M (Dana)Flynn
Barbara French & (Ron)Anderson
DollyFiumara & Bob Galvin
Corrine Galer Cutler
Nancy Ganss(AJ) Spuria
Alison Gifford Larde
Roberta
GladstoneGreen
Constance Glaser & Bill Kantar
ArleneGloverYork Cardwell
Maynard&
SuzanneGoldman
MereleGoodrich
McClure
Barbara Goldstien White
Helene Gorenstein
(Bob)Schaefer
Larry W Gorin
Robert (Nancy) Gorin
CarolynGriffin
(Frank) Gorman
MaryAnnGuild Simmons
Joseph Dot Hall
Marie(&Al)
Hammond Arduino
Deedee Harkins
(William)Dilley
Wilbur Hayes
Joel (Babs)
Hirshfield
Arlene Hoffman Hecht
Donald B Hoffman
Irv (Rosalind) Hurwitz
NancyHyde(Jack) Glynn
Elaine Isaacs
Burton Marmer
Arlene Jacobs Gamer
David Jones
EmmieJones
O’Keeffe
David(Joanne)
Kahalas
Elaine Kaplan Weiss
Levon(Penny)Kasarjian
Steve Kaye
Mary Kazmier (Gordon)Rhodes
MonaKeanLane
Karol Kelly & Jim
Downey
Billie Kennally (Walter)Glynn
SueKennedy
Carvalho
Robert Kent
Myrna(Donald) KarofskyHoffman
Helen Kisiel
BarbaraKlein(Don -ald)Levine
Ken&Beth Knox
Thomas&
(Eleanore)Koller
Steve Kuhn DonaldMonaLane
MaryEllen
Larrabee Giorgio
Bob Lee
Richard&
Cheryll Leone
Harold,(Elaine) Leppo
Carole Levine Millot
Robert(Suzanne) LeVine
Henry, Betsy Levinson
Meryl Liner Heier
JanLitchfield Porter
Don (Nancy) Loew
Richard W Lord
Don(Marilyn) Loring
Barbara Loud (DON) Davis
Dick Hilary Lucier
Jim MacLachlan
Janice MacMaster Kitchen
NancyMagrane
Rourke
Brina Mandell (Gill) Wolpe
Bob(BARBARA)
Martell
Dave (Carol) Martin
Bill(Margaret) Mazzone
MarilynMatheson & Glenn Ellis
Janet Morse Fox
Sonja Muelder Devitt
Bob Dianna Mullen
Art & Nancy Norley
Leonard(Phyllis) Novick
Dan&Joan Paglia
Alice O’Donnell Burnham
AnnPeppard
Beleson
JeanPetipasWilliam Abbruzzese
MarciaPerlmutter
(Harold) Rubin
TheresaPicone
McIntyre
JanetL Pockwinse
PrisPollardPincus
Bernie& Marilyn
Porter
HelenPrager &
David Kobey
James L(Julie) Price,
Florence
PrimaveraCaira,
ElaineProia
Scichilone
Pat(Rose) Proia
Owen R Quinn
Cari(Richmon)Mel Marchese
Bill(Marie)Reilly
Ann Roach(Robert)
Wilcox
CeceliaRoach
McManus
Al F Rogan & ‘56Carole Hand
Marcia(Rosen) Bjork
Stan Rosenberg
Dr Ellen Runstein Gorsey
Joan Salvucci Fearnley
John (Martina)
Scabia
DorisSchnieder
(Robert)Gordon
Bob(NancyHoff-
man) Schwartz
Arnold Selig
Bob, Shaffer
EleanorShurdutt
Ames
Ann Signore Muench
Anthony Signore
Harvey & Joan Smith
Bob (Joan) Smith
Debbie Solomon Schwalb
Richard Spear
Jane St.Amant Murray
Diana Steinberg Sherman
Ken (Katherine) Stevens
Marilyn Surrette Winchester
Sally SwartzRoy Parsons
Joan Taylor
Trenholm
Allen Teshner &(Carolyn)
Christianson
Bill(Janet) Tower
Joan,(Jesse) Turner Banks
June Turner Lowe
Joan Van Haelst Campbell
Mike Vassalotti
Chuck Wallace
Janice F Walsh
Mel & wife
Warshaw
Mel&Annice
Weinraub
NancyWernick
Menzin
Carroll White (Edward) Lynch
Joanne Wilson Smakula
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Know the where-abouts? Missing alumni need to be found!!!
Please check (!!) if you know the whereabouts (!!) of any of these classmates: Thanks. B
Joan Abbott CarolynMarieAnastasi
McAuliffe
Patricia Joan Anthony
Joanne Katherine Arcuri
Mary Anne Arcuri
Clement Anthony Apricale
Ronald David Austin
Louise Baker
John Baldini
Bruce Wood Baldwin
Marie-Francoise Georgette
Jeanne Beaucamps
Dorothy J Beckwith
Jaye Katherine Beiring
Virginia Bell
Michael Berman
Judith Marion Berry
Beatrice Black
John Edward Boyle
Signa Brooks Day
Donald Alva Brown
Sally Brown
Robert Stanley Brozozowski
Rodney Joseph Buckins
Edward L Buckley
Paul Joseph Buckley
Dorothy Alice Burke
Helena Marion Burns
Judith Ann Campbell
Patricia Carbeau Garrison
Pat Carbeau Garrison
Claudia Caddell Carpenter
Peggy Case
Edward John Casey
Lois C. Charlton
Paula Marilyn Cohen
Judith H. Cohen
Rosalind Coogan
Paul Frederick Coombs
Dorothy Alice Costa
Theodore Robert Costa
Peter Joseph Courtney
Jayne Crosby
Frederick C Cyr
Jane Marie Dalton
Mary Helen Dˇ¦Attilio
Lloyd Windsor David
William Knott Davis
Robert Lloyd deDoming
Rosemary DeMichele
Carol Ann dˇ¦Entremont
Patricia Mae Dickey
Domenic Robert DiLuzio
Roberta Florence Dodkin
Richard Erwin Dolby
Ann Marie Dolce
Michael Henry Donovan
Peter Wilkins Downing
Alexander Duff (female)
Ernest E. Dunbar
Margaret Carol Dunleavy
George Edward Ehret
Donald Barry Elliott
Jane Everett Ellsworth
Janet Louise Farrell
Pauline Fay
Martin William Feldman
Paul Carey Fitzgerald
CarolAnneFormalarie Grace
Howard Michael Furman
Jack Hanyston Gallimore
John Clark Galloway
Barbara Constance Gamer
Charles Murray Garth
Barbara Marie GeigerRiddell
Sandra Arlene Goldston Gee
Charles Allen Goodale
Eunice Alice Goodman
Richard Peter Grace
Carol Anne Groden
Michael Ronald Hand
George Leo Harkins
Henry A. Harrell, Jr.
George Henry Harrington, Jr.
Loraine Marietta Heath
Marieluise Heinrich Sisson
Ernest Lewis Higgins
Adrienne Verna Hoffman
Carol Diane Holland
Robert Calvin Holland Winifred Mary Holmes
Helen Marie Horne
Judith Ann HornsteinFine
James David Houlihan
Donna Lee Hudgins
Barbara J Hughes
David W. Hunter
Michael John Hurwitz
Victor Irving
Priscilla Velma Johnson
Ruth S. Johnson
Susan Elizabeth Johnson
Maria B. Joos
Bradford A Jordon
William Francis Kane
Barbara Ileane Kaplan
Joseph Michael Kelley
Thomas Merriman Kimball
David KinsellaEsther
Roslyn Klein
Meriam Phyllis Knight
Judith Rhoda Koslow
Nancy Elisabeth Lamb
Larry G. Lannon
Marilyn Ann Larlee
George P. Lavin
Donald Joseph Lawlor
Harold Edward LeBonte
Claudia Anne LeBrun
Ira E. Leonard
Frederick Eugene Lewis
Margaret Lippincott
Marilyn Louise Lovell
William B. MacDougall
William Neil MacKinnon
Nancy Howe MacMahon
Larry M Maffiolan
Marie Joyce Malfa
Grace Roberta Maloney
Virginia Manson
Joyce Anne Marchant
Robert T. Marks
Dana P Marshall
Janet G. Marshall
Joan S. Matulsky
Clara Elizabeth Maynard
William Michael McGrath
Frances Laura McGuire
James Herbert McIntyre
Catherine Marie Melia
Elizabeth Margaret Merrill
Tucker R. Miller
Elizabeth Ann Mizer
Mary Frances Montesanti
Barbara Ann Morley
Barbara Morse
William Hewitt Mullahy
Beryl Ruth Mullen
William Pierre Murphy
Robert Paul Murray
Nancy Nelson
Bill O. Newton
Alice Marie Operach
Gail Elizabeth Osborne
Sandra Mary Osborne
David R. Packard
Gladys Russell Page
Robert Neal Parker
Ina Beth Pearlman
Fred Clarks Peason
Stephen William Phillips
Francis Edward Pond
Robert Pond
Elaine C. Pransky
Tom Joseph Quinn
Robert W Quigley
John Edward Reagan
Beverly Anne Reynolds Clark
Damon Albert Richards
Harriet Lois Ring
Ruth Ellen Ring
Janet Phyllis Rizza
William F. Roach
Elva Mae Rodenhizer
Dorothea Mae Rooney
John Walsh Rooney
Antoinette Carmella Ruggiero
Carole Ann Ryan
Frederick William Sampson
Lawrence Richard Sampson
Ronald Santarpio
George Richard Santillo
Robert Tonkin Sheloon
Richard Sheridan
Joanne Marie Sherman
Sheila Mary Smith
Mary Jane Springham
Robert Thomas Steele
Bernice Angeline Stentiford
Joanne May Straley
Frederick Marcus Strong
Stephanie Jean Strong
Jerry D. Sullivan
Sheila Taylor
Rita Esther Tejeiro
David Curry Thompson
Lawrence Richard Tibolt
Richard P. Tilton
Ina Timir
Gerald Charles Tocci
John Clement Tone
Patricia Caroline Trapp
Rose VACCARO Doherty
Marilyn Alice Vachon
Judith Ray Vogel
Robert Walker
Linda Jane Wansker
Elizabeth Mary Wasgatt
William Lawrence Welch
Michael Gerald Werner
Robert Edwin West
Stanley Allan Wexler
James Calvin Wilkinson
Maxwell Clark Wills
William Frank Wills
Kwok Tai Wong
Emory M Wright
Frank Edward Wyle
Nancy Ellen Young
Robert Bernard Young
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