Between You And Me - April 2009

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1929 “Hello everyone. I am a graduate of the Class of 1929. I married in 1934 and moved to Buffalo NY.

    “In May 1942, my husband, Albert DiGiulio, and his brothers opened a well-known restaurant, The Club 31. The restaurant became a huge success and was noted for its good food and world-renown customers. In the autumn of 1983, however, the restaurant closed after adverse conditions.

    “My husband died in 2001. By the grace of God, I am living in the Amberleigh Retirement Home at 97-years-of-age and in fairly good health. I have three children, 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. “Most of my classmates are gone. It would mean very much to me to hear from anyone who remembers me.” Mary Mininni DiGiulio, 2330 Maple Rd., Apt. 373E, Williamsville NY 14221.

1931 “On April 11, we members of the Class of 1931 will have our first monthly luncheon of the new year.

“We plan to meet at 1 p.m. at Phillips Coney Island on West Broad Street. All Pirates and friends are invited!

“Our classmates, friends and fellow Pirates had a good time, as always, at the Bean Dinner last October.

“This June will mark 78 years since we feisty 1931 Pirates graduated from dear ole Central High.”

  Polly Pleasant Pence, 5885 Beechcroft Rd., Apt. 105, Columbus OH 43229-9144; 614-523-0772.

1932 “We still meet the fourth Thursday of each month for lunch. Please call me for the time and place.”

Peggy Dorris, 614-888-9557.

1939 “On Nov. 1, 2008, my second great-grandchild was born—Abigail Grace Davis. What a dandy addition to the family she is! Abby and her parents—my granddaughter and her husband, Sara & Shane Davis—are all doing well.

“I celebrated Thanksgiving at the Houstonia, the B&B my daughter and her husband—Sherry & Jim Wahl—own and operate in South Charleston. Family there included my sister-in-law, Joan Thompson Reed, ‘47, and her son.

“I welcomed the New Year in Las Vegas with Sherry & Jim and their grown son—my first grandchild—Matt Wahl. What a great adventure the four of us had in Vegas!

“My other daughter and her husband—Kristie & Landon Clayman—braved Ohio’s cold weather by flying up from hot and sunny Miami for a winter’s visit. We did many things together, including having a family gathering at the Mt. Vernon Bob Evans Restaurant. My sister-in-law, Joan, and her family drove up from Grove City, including grandsons Max and George Reed and son Jeff Reed, our Outlook editor.

    “Soon I’ll start visiting with family at the beautiful community of Lakeside on Lake Erie, near Sandusky.               

    “I’d love to hear from my fellow Pirates. Hopefully, our class will have a 70th class reunion this year!”

Frances Reed Kline, 60 Woodberry Ct., Mt. Vernon OH 43050; 740-392-5907; FJKline@gmail.com .

1941 “We meet the last Thursday of the month at various restaurants. If you’d like to join us, please give me a call.”

Norma Marshall Leggett, 614-272-8240.

1942 “I would love to hear about any activities of my classmates. It seems we have just fallen away. I especially would love to hear from Alberta Shook, our January class secretary, and Johanna Hellman. I last heard Johanna was in Florida.”

Edith Edwards Hannah, 3730 N. Lakeshore Dr., Apt. 413,

Chicago IL 60613.

1944 “Our June 23 luncheon may be our last. Only Jack Winter, Margie Betts Sebring and I attended our Feb. 24 luncheon. We hope to see you at Damon’s Westerville!”

Frank Tolbard, ftolbard4541@wowway.com ; 614-888-2196.

1946 “If you have any news from our classmates from the Class of ‘46, please call me.”

Mary Thompkins Seipel, 614-451-1387.

1947 “I had supper recently at The Florentine Restaurant with Vivian Garwick Broehm, ‘47. We had a good time catching up and reminiscing about our days at good ole Central High.”

Joan Thompson Reed, 2053 Dry Creek Place, Grove City OH 43123-9386; 614-875-5757; jreedmg@gmail.com .

1948 “Last July 13, we were happy and proud to hold the 60th class reunion of our 1948 classes at COSI. Our reunion photo was taken on the same steps used at our graduation 60 years ago. Most of us toured COSI and saw what was saved from our beloved school. Being there touched our hearts and memories.

“Around 70 were in attendance, 43 of whom were our classmates. Some of them never had been to a reunion before. They came because of what the building meant to them.”

Florence Voss McCarty, mccartymechips@aol.com .

1951 “The ladies of the 1951 classes meet for lunch the third Friday of alternate months. Interested? Please join us.”

Sylvia DeVictor Dupre, 614-263-7498; Ginny Southard Harper, 614-818-3737; Janet Melfi Frank, 614-866-4382.

1953 The Central High Classes of January and June 1953 will meet at The Florentine Restaurant on Saturday, July 18, 2009
    at 4:00 P.M. for dinner, and to reminisce about our days at Central High. We know that you will like it, because there will be no
    program and Gary will not make a speech. 
   
    We hope to see you there. If you need directions to The Florentine or have any questions, please contact Gary T. Robison at
    614-876-6689 or by E-mail at gtroblaw@aol.com. So the Florentine we will have an estimate of how many are coming, please
    contact Sara Glover Clark to let her know if you are coming. You may contact her by telephone at 740-654-3021 or by E-mail at
    clarksaral@yahoo.com.
 

1954 “We meet for lunch every month at the Spaghetti Warehouse, behind dear ole Central High. We’d love to see you.”

Faye Chapman Stierman, 614-276-3708.

1955 “Our 2009 quarterly breakfasts will continue May 9, Aug. 8 and Nov. 14 at Hilliard’s Hometown Buffet at Mill Run. We start around 8:30 a.m. and stay as long as we want.”

Roberta Raines Driscoll, 614-274-0495; ising4u4@aol.com .

1956 “Our annual summer picnic will be June 13 at the Indian Village Center near Griggs Dam. Classmates, guests and other alumni are welcome. Please contact me for details.

“Also, we still have some of our 50th reunion clocks available for $15 each. Please contact me if you want one.”

Jim Lane, 614-921-0630; jamesl@rrohio.com .

1957 “On the third Wednesday in March, June, September and December, the ladies of the 1957 classes will meet for lunch at 12:30 p.m. at The Florentine Restaurant. Please join us.”

Ida Allis Duff, 614-279-3791; 5dizd7@earthlink.net .

1957 “On May 15, we’re having a birthday party for all our classmates at The Florentine Restaurant, 6-10 p.m. Most of us will turn 70 in 2009, so this will be a special celebration. Contact us for more information. Come help us celebrate.”

Ida Allis Duff (614-279-3791; 5dizd7@earthlink.net ); Martin Stires (614-882-4284; mastires@att.net ).

1959-‘60 “Our two classes meet for supper the second Saturday of every month. Contact me for details. Please join us.”

Cathy Bentley Benedetto, ‘60, omegacathy@aol.com ;

614-275-0274.

1973-‘76  “I’m looking for yearbooks from 1973-1976.”

Rachel L. Brinker, roysgirl@frontier.net .

1977-‘79 “I attended Central for several years, but was bused to Linden, where I graduated. I would like to hear from anyone from Central who remembers me.”

Daisy Hagen-Bolen, daisyferret@aol.com .

All Pirates “How many of you have at least 16 hours a month to volunteer at COSI with your fellow Pirate alumni? We have sitting or standing jobs available for you. Help a child in Gadgets form a piece of pottery or greet visitors as they come through the front doors—there’s so much to do. COSI has the friendliest and most caring people I have ever met. To become a COSI volunteer, please call Barbara Ludden, 614-228-2674 x 2174, or contact me.”

Roberta Raines Driscoll, ‘55, CHSAA membership secretary, 614-274-0495; ising4u4@aol.com .

All Central High guys “Please join us for lunch the first TUESDAY of every month at the Hometown Buffet near the corner of West Broad Street and Wilson Road. We have no dues, no speakers, no programs—all we do is have a good time reminiscing about our days at dear ole Central High.” Dr. Michael Chakeres, ‘40, 740-852-0578.