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Show AFHS Class of '43 plans 'Friends for Life' reunion ' "Friends for Life" themes the 45th reunion of the American Fork High School Class of 1943. The reunion will be held at the original high school building, 454 N. Center. Saturday, Aug. 27. All classmates and their partners are cordially invited to - attend. Refreshments, tours of the building and visiting will begin at 5:30 p.m. A new class photograph will be taken and an anniversary dinner will be served. Reunion co-chairman are Julius Hoggard, Salt Lake City, and Wayne L. Durrant, American Fork. Committee members include Bill and Margaret (Priday) Sykes, D.R. Hunter, Louise ( Christensen ) Chanak. Betty (Gaisford) Spencer and Norma (Parduhn) Chipman, American Fork; Maybelle (Beck) Mills. Pleasant Grove; Ula (Burgess) Hemingway, Alpine; Ruth (Hansen) Jones, Riverton; Jean (Parker) Whetman, Sandy; Gwen (Preston) Bennett, Provo. Reservations may be made through Mr. Durrant at 756-3917 or Mrs. Hemingway at 756-5490. Teachers who survived the challenges presented by this provocative class are also invited to attend. When class members graduated in May 1943, the United States was fighting a war in Europe and the Pacific. Gasoline, sugar, meat, shoes and tires were rationed and most consumer goods, such as sheets, towels, cookwear, canned goods, paper products and many 1 items of- clothing were obtainable only on the black market. Automobile plants were turning out jeeps and military vehicles and parts for existing vehicles were difficult (sometimes impossible) to secure. Some of the young men toi ! already volunteered for active dtj with armed forces and a gooc i number of the young women wen i contributing to the war effort b 1 working in the offices of Columbi (later Geneva) Steel. Committee members emphasis that the reunion will be informal i friendly and fun! A special reunite edition of "The Forkaster" will be published for the occasion featuring news (and views) of clas members, according to edite j emeritus Spencer. i |