Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-08-25
PAST
and
PRESENT
by Marcheta Alien

All OF us in one way or another
change our hair styles to suit our
age We started out with
BRAIDS tor a near facsimilel
Bev, Kirk. once the possosser
ot braids TO the middle OF her
back hated to wear dresses. and
loved to be- daring, Once when l
went over TO play with her, she
decided II would be fun to try TO
walk on some thin ice. She led
the way, but II was I who fell in
to water up TO my waist, getting
thoroughly soaked and frozen. II
was Connie Brown who was com.
mRndeT-i n-chief OF a raft made
principally 10 ride In q flooded
empty lot. Gloria Williams was
still in braids when she gave q
party at which Phil Freeman got
~ shy that he went home, The
reason was the game post Of
fcc" Bev Carroll was stiii In
braids at the powwow given by
Myrrhene. Al Il, Tommy HEX
man was busy looking for snakes
while Emily and Russell (even
them found better things to do,
CURLS Julia Jones was en-
barrassed when her name was
linked with Jackie Robinson by
sCrawls ON a familiar brick wall.
Which reminds me. II you are
ever interested In finding who
liked who In the past, good ref
crCnCes are on the sides of certain
buildings at Dale and Rondo, and
RundO and Chataworth. II was In
this stage that Lucy Morris dc.
Cldcd II was time for her TO wear
lpstick. She worked at u very
pAinStakingly and succeeded
HcrSchol Carrot arrived about
then. only he was better known
~ Hershey Bar Rosemond Miller
had a delightful Christmas morn
ing gathering. Everyone was FL
led with the Christmas Spirit. AZ
the gathering LADoris was sitting
on the side looking very innocent
and sweet Charles and Rita
Tucker were here then too. To
end off this era, here are n few
actual writings from the Teen
Times" taken from one October
issue
What's this triangle putting
down between Raymond Pressly,
Janet Aron and James Curry 49,
Marvin Reed has shown that ne
really loves Alice Moody Has
Barbara Fields got a crush on
Stanley Williams or has Stanley
Williams got q crush on her,
Peaches Southern has been look
Ing Joe Rays way Gloria
Williams and Don Hall are the
couple Of the week Saw Ray
mond PreSsly and Russell Roberts
In front Of the Mandalay with the
Shaw twins Why II Dorothy
McNeal 10 mad at Gloria Preaaly
II she has George FrecEe7 Heard
about Tommy Shelton and Cry
stAl Watts In the movies. Well,
well. this might develop into
aomethin'.
guess that's enough from the
Teen Times. II was all taken
from a Ip46 edition.
FLUFF would say that II
was about this time that Min.
neapollH invaded 81. Paul. There's
no better word than invade"
that ! can use. II was also during
this time that many kids attend.
ed the carnival held AT Central
and Oxford. La Verne Buford
was buying pop corn for Eariyns
Neal and the same went for
Stanley Stone and Connie Brown
Joan Howell was walking by
Hardy Whites side. and
Ayrrbene. because Of some hilar.
i0us event. was escorted home by
her mother. Nuff said
Cut-Here we are 10 the pres
snt day. The Jam Session held in
Summers Field last Monday drew
q very nice crowd. and Of course
Afterwards everyone went TO
Arches carl0tta Doyle gave Q
luncheon celebrating her birth
day. Those present were Peaches
Southern, Sylvia Byrd and Joan
Howell Kathryn coram has left
town TO visit a number Of states.
Wish I was her. b yths way, the
carnival mentioned previously IL
coming back and viii be held In
the same place.
p. q. BE sure and SEE Our
Very Own"