Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24
Class Prophecy
Kermit B. Howe. Raymond l.. Rob
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Kermit B. Howe Raymond l. Rob
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 tTwo boys come in dressed as buns O. not sec each other. and bump mo each other and start 10 fight. bat rec 5enize each other and sit daWnl
 K.-Sav bum. rub q little ut the mud off your face 70 ] can see who %a1 are Why. old skate. if you amt that fresh Robinson guy l used ta go t9 school with twenty-five years ag4 back 5u old Putnam High School.
 R-Ill be blowed if you amt that vellaw=haired bum Howe l used to throw spitballs al in those good old days How's bummings
 K.-Not so bad. No work to do, no place Co hang your hat, ner nothing R-Say. by the way, that was some old mellow class We graduated m, twenty five years ago.
 K.-You re right on that.
 R-This is a hard life, amt It! K-You bet. but if We only had all the money that lucky old fellow Alvord kae got now, We wouldn't have to be bumming around like this.
 R-By gee. you're right. ] think It was pile of luck him getting elected Mayor of New York and then getting so much dough by being bull speeu= lator in Wall Street
 K.-And if We only had the wings of the Pigeon boys, we wouldn nave to walk either.
 R.-Hows that2
 K-Why. they're famous aviators now. Just saw 'em flying over about an hour ago in their small new plane, "The Flying Elephant,
 W.H Fra af laNef gHf- thing to be thankful for. and that's We aln { that sheik. Herriek.
 K-Nhat k he doing now
 R.-Dont you know Hes pro fessiunal snake charmer in Barnyard and BailhaN Circus. l don call that a very tame profession though, even # he does tame snakes
 k.=l know bigger surprise than that; our old cias mate Jacqaeline Chaudeiain has ut last settled down. Shes teaching jH a liftie hHdefsa zen school uov. l guess she concluded that tbere Were taa many laps 1H tHe race to the altar. 70 sir dropped out.
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 R.-Her friend. Bertha Chapman is doing a little different kind of work. l understand she an actress. Just now. shes playing in Boston m that fas,osis nlav. "Weuan Fhesars #'th Sherlock ana Mlison. old r. II s, boys. K.-You don't say. But l tell you, miracles never cease to happen. Frank Slyes become minister. Hes the minister of the Methodist church m Franklin, Mass. You know he always did seem to have liking for the name Franklin anyway. ,,
 R.-That's right He always did. K.-Oh. say. Did you know there a big celebration in Putnam this week R.-Why. no, l hadn't heard of 1t. K.-You bet your life. They re nav ing bicycle races and prize fights and lots of things to celebrate the opening of the new radio broadcasting station there. There's some of our old class mates in the celebrations, toe. hefe Steve Tripp in the bike races. He the New England champion; and there's Ed Spellacy in the bo&lng matches. You know he's the coming champ in the featherweight division. And last but not least, there's Helen Morse. She's the radio announcer m Putnam.
 R.-Gee. We had some smart people in our class. by heck Take Anita
  in the Metropolitan Opera House now. K-And Dot Keefe, too. Shes mu- sic instructor in the-the-What's the name of the school where she teaches anyway?
 R.-You got me. It's something like Preserves. I think K-Ahl got it. New England Conservatory. That's it.
 R-WoW ahout Ernestine Fish. too Shes famous countess. Married Count Blueberries Of Blue Borough.
 K-But for an example Of real business genius how about Tom El- hou2 He's President of the Elliott Sabin Construction Company now.
 R-Welli We'll Tom Elliott. He was the guy that invented a safety steering wheel for one-armed drivers, wasn't he?
 k.-Yup. he's the one.
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