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Bobby Dearin '62 and Phillip Crownover'60 enjoyed a day of fishing at Phillip's farm in Troy, Mo. Looking at the size of those fish it sure looks like his lake is a very 'well' stocked. Somebody had a good dinner. Both men are enjoying their retirement with lots of hunting and fishing. Bobby
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Annual Norte Dame Reunion looking for volunteers' |
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People have stories---and need listeners |
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When elections were fun! |
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Double click the stamp picture to enlarge so you can see the details of the stamp with a Wellston, MO stamp mark. This 50 cent stamp was found on Ebay, selling for $154.00. Does anyone remember where the Post Office was located in Wellston? double click pictures to enlarge |
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REUNION 2012 UPDATE |
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The
Friday Mixer and Saturday Night Dinner/Dance will be held at
the St. Charles Convention Center. The picnic is being moved
back to the St. Peters Cultural Arts Room located in St
Peters city Hall (5200 Mexico Road) which is the same place
it was held in 2006. It is easily accessible, has plenty of parking
and is enclosed for inclement weather. The room will hold 325 people.
If
the weather permits, the park can be used too. The past two yearly picnics have been very successful. Judy Hagan ’72 has done a wonderful job of organizing them and has agreed to organize this one. More of the younger alumni seem to enjoy the picnic and getting together in a more relaxed atmosphere. At the past multi-class reunion picnics food was served but this year we are going to keep the same theme as the last two years – bring your lunch and drinks and lots of memories to share with others! Invitations will be sent out soon. As in the past there will be an early bird special pricing as a thank you for giving us working capital. Please remember that if you have paid and are unable to attend, we will refund your money, however, we will require a week's prior notice. Reminder to
class callers: please call in your changes so the database
can be updated. Everyone should have been called by now. If
you were not called and have changes to your address, phone
number and/or email address please notify the alumni club so
your information can be updated at
[email protected] The reunion committee wishes everyone a very
Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year!
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Wagner
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Thanksgiving should be more than a holiday on the calendar. |
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Earlier this month I moved my summer clothes to the downstairs closet and brought my winter things upstairs. While in the process, something sparked a memory. I thought of the uniforms we wore back at Wellston High School. What’s that you say? “We didn’t wear uniforms to school. It was only the parochial schools that wore uniforms, like Notre Dame.” I beg to differ. If you think really hard about what you wore, I think you’ll see my point. We basically all wore the same things every day starting with a short sleeved crew-neck sweater. Of course, they were not all the same color or weaves, but accomplished the same general look. If you were lucky, your parents could afford cashmere, soft and rich looking. If not, a wool sweater worked just as well for “the look.” Our skirts ranged from mid-calf to a little below. The more affluent wore pure wool skirts whereas corduroy was the fabric of choice for others. The skirts were “pencil” straight, with a waistband and a back zipper and were color-coordinated with our sweaters. Below these sweaters and skirts we wore white “bobby sox”, crew length or longer, with rubber bands to hold them up, cuffed just where the skirt hem ended. On our feet, we wore either “white bucks” or “saddle oxfords” to complete the ensemble. To top things off, we wore a small silk, rayon, or nylon scarf, folded diagonally into an approximately 1”-1 ˝” band that we tied around our necks with the tails hanging down in back. These were also color-coordinated with our sweaters and skirts. Once the outfit was complete we carefully donned our make-up with “cat eyes” (eyebrow pencil extended up from the corner of our eyes) and, possibly, a fake “beauty mark” (a round dot made with our eyebrow pencil just above the side of our lip). Many of the girls were into pancake make-up which produced a flawless look, and many wore “Tangee Natural” lipstick which was purported to change, magically, to blend with your skin tones and add radiance for a natural look. The hairdos were the icing on the cake, so to speak. I remember a lot of people wearing straight, short bangs. Quite unlike the teens today who have their hair in their eyes most of the time, except when they deftly (and repeatedly) tuck the straying strands behind their ears. “Flips” were popular, along with many other styles that were in vogue. Hair color (tint or dye) wasn’t nearly as popular as it is currently, at least, not the blackish-purple, maroon-reds, and multi-colors you see on the teen heads, today. We certainly didn’t wear navy blue or black nail polish, either, however, some of us were adventurous enough to bleach a strip in the front of our hair with, of all things, ammonia and peroxide. It’s a wonder our hair didn’t fall out. We smelled sweet with Arpege or Chanel #5 cologne (if we could afford it) or Coty cologne (if we couldn’t). Whatever fragrance we chose enhanced the glowing images we created (or so we thought). Okay, girls, if you wore most or “all of the above” then you were “in uniform.” Right? Apparently, the mode of dress at WHS dominated the “teen scene” even outside of our school. When I transferred to Normandy High School, mid-term, in my senior year, guess what all the girls were wearing? Our uniforms. |
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