Slight party update.
The Hilton over night will
start at 5 in either the bar or
the restaurant. Also those who are
hosting want to invite anyone who
attended MHS along with all class members.
Rumors of FREE libations have been
started by Ruthie and her Tax Back
gift from GW. You might want to check
with her before you leave your
money belt at the house.



TREE STORY!

In 1963 these two fine looking MHS grads to be
stood in front of a fourteen foot boat which stood
in front of a 100 year old Red Oak.

The boat is still in the family tucked away in
a warehouse in Maryville but this weekend (Mother's Day)
the day long winds took out the big oak.




The upside is the tree missed the family manse.







The downside is it landed in the homes drive on a nearly new Volvo.







The upside is the nearly new Volvo was owned by a soon to be
MHS grad who lives across the street.







The downside is the kids backpack containing his homework was in the
back of the car thus giving him a great excuse to skip doing it.



The UP side is his father climbed over the downed tree, managed to reach
into a window and get out the unscathed back pack.


The real downside is the kid was told he can now
pick out a New Volvo for his graduation gift.


Bless his little heart.

So far all parties are still on!
If you need the latest info
just e mail Ruthie or Jan, their
addresses are on other posts. If
they are not on them ( I can't remember, I just
turned 60 ) then e mail me at wjonair1@aol.com
and I will dig them out.

SUMMER is almost here..wonder if
D. Dunn is getting that pre game tan yet?

UPDATE ON THE HILTON WEEKEND!

Just got this from RUTHIE




Hey, classmates! Don't know what Jan's plans are for September, but Sharon, Becky and I will be at the Hilton on Friday June 20 and in the bar for happy hour (5 until ?) to celebrate the big 60! (Of course, I'm much younger than they are, but I don't mind an early celebration).

Informal gathering, no elaborate plans,
but would love to see any of you who can be there (that means you especially, Billy - Sharon and I are still fighting about which one of us you loved the most!). We'll provide cake and however much champagne I can buy with my $600 tax rebate (compliments of W). Otherwise, everybody can B (buy or bring) YOB.

We're spending the night at the Hilton and will have breakfast there on Saturday, so that's another option if any of you can join us for that (Dutch treat also). Really, REALLY would love to see any of you who can be there. I've talked to Andy - don't know who else Sharon has contacted.

Anyway, it will be simple, laid-back, and you don't have to send money! What more could you ask?? Can't have too many birthday parties, right? Will provide more info if there is any (I'm looking into reserving a suite in case we get thrown out of the bar!). Totally enjoyed the 40th
- just want to keep it going - Ann Hunt may even show up!

Thanks for posting, Walker! (I've gotta go now and get a plane ticket!)

TWO BIG PARTIES!

This in from JAN...........
I am planning a Class of 66 party at Lee's new pavilion on Friday, Sept.19, 2008. More details will follow. Mark your calendars and keep the date.

Walker, please put on the blog.

Thanks,
Jan

As soon as Jan sends more info we sure will post it..
THANKS JAN!



HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL OF US FROM SHARON!! PARTY!!!!!!!!!

RUTHIE, BECKY, ANDY AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE A 60TH BIRTHDAY PARTY THIS SUMMER. RUTHIE IS COMING HOME JUNE 20 AND 21. WE ARE GOING TO GO TO THE HILTON AND MEET. RUTHIE, BECKY AND I ARE GETTING A ROOM. WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL JOIN US, WE ARE JUST GOING TO EAT AT THE RESTAURANT, NOTHING PLANNED, BUT WE WILL HAVE A 60TH BIRTHDAY CAKE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANY OF YOU CAN COME. SHARON

Send her an E Mail if you are going to be
in town and would like to gather.

Her address is
sharontcady@yahoo.com


I wrote her back and I think they are
planning to have a cake at the
Hilton and spend the night Friday evening.

She also said something about doing
things on Saturday but didn't say what.

Again the best thing would be to
send her an e mail to find out
more about times and places.

Lord help are we really 60?



Want to look back sixty years?


Highlights of 1948





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MAJOR EVENTS:
Mahatma Gandhi assassinated in India
House Un-American Activities Committee accuses Alger Hiss of spying for the Soviet Union
Communists seize power in Czechoslovakia
U.S. Congress ratifies Marshall Plan, approving $17 billion in European aid
State of Israel created; admits over 200,000 European war refugees
Soviet Union seals off land routes to Berlin; West responds with massive airlift of provisions
President Harry S Truman re-elected in upset over Thomas E. Dewey
President Truman integrates the U.S. Armed Forces




BUSINESS & ECONOMY:
U.S. continues to cope with severe postwar inflation while rocked by labor unrest
United Auto Workers succeed in linking wage increases to cost-of-living index in contract with General Motors
Congress enacts federal rent controls


SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:
Alfred Kinsey's Sexual Behavior in the Human Male is the first large-scale study of individuals' sexual habits, with stunning revelations about infidelity, homosexuality and other issues
U.S. government conducts extensive missile tests in New Mexico desert
200-inch telescope at Mount Palomar begins operation
Cortisone introduced as an arthritis treatment
"Big bang" theory of the universe's origin postulated
Orville Wright dies


SPORTS:
World Series: Cleveland over Boston, 4-2
Olympics held in London
"Citation" wins Preakness, Belmont and Kentucky Derby
Boxer Joe Louis retires
Babe Ruth dies



EVERYDAY LIFE:
Selective Service inaugurated, providing a continuous peacetime military draft until repealed in 1973
New York's Idlewild Airport opens (renamed JFK Airport in 1963)
Swiss outdoorsman George de Mestral invents Velcro
Noted food critic Duncan Hines founds a company to make prepackaged cake mixes


FUN FACTS:
Popcorn sold on a mass scale for the first time
"Scrabble" introduced



1948
Picture:
"HAMLET", "Johnny Belinda", "The Red Shoes", "The Snake Pit", "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre"
Actor:
LAURENCE OLIVIER in "Hamlet", Lew Ayres in "Johnny Belinda", Montgomery Clift in "The Search", Dan Dailey in "When My Baby Smiles at Me", Clifton Webb in "Sitting Pretty"
Actress:
JANE WYMAN in "Johnny Belinda", Ingrid Bergman in "Joan of Arc", Olivia de Havilland in "The Snake Pit", Irene Dunne in "I Remember Mama", Barbara Stanwyck in "Sorry, Wrong Number"
Supporting Actor:
WALTER HUSTON in "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre", Charles Bickford in "Johnny Belinda", Jose Ferrer in "Joan of Arc", Oscar Homolka in "I Remember Mama", Cecil Kellaway in "The Luck of the Irish"
Supporting Actress:
CLAIRE TREVOR in "Key Largo", Barbara Bel Geddes in "I Remember Mama", Ellen Corby in "I Remember Mama", Agnes Moorehead in "Johnny Belinda", Jean Simmons in "Hamlet"
Director:
JOHN HUSTON for "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre", Anatole Litvak for "The Snake Pit", Jean Negulesco for "Johnny Belinda", Laurence Olivier for "Hamlet", Fred Zinnemann for "The Search"