Salem Classical and High School

Ruth Elizabeth Garrity

Ruth Elizabeth Garrity is one of 237 graduates in the class of 1945 at Salem Classical and High School, Salem, Massachusetts. The 1945 yearbook entry gives: lived at 140 North Street; a motto.

Class of 1945

237 in the class of 1945 · 19 more named Garrity

Full name: Ruth Elizabeth Garrity
Lived at: 140 North Street, Salem, Massachusetts
School: Salem Classical and High School
Graduated: Class of 1945

Also searched as: Ruth Garrity; Ruth E. Garrity; Garrity, Ruth.

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Household 2
Neighbours 33
Same surname 15
Classmates 236

In context

This site lists 237 people from the Salem Classical and High School class of 1945; sorted by surname, Ruth comes 74th. The entry is on page 24 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 15 to page 45. Counting Ruth, 7 people in the Salem Classical and High School class of 1945 give North Street as their street. From 1938 to 1945, 44 Salem Classical and High School graduates on this site share the first name Ruth, spread over 8 classes and peaking at 11 in 1938. This site lists 237 names for the class of 1945, against 227 for 1944.

On the same scan page	Josephine B. Gajewski, Ruth R. Gans, Constance Lee Garvey, Lawrence Edward Gaynor and 3 more
Same street	North Street: 6 other classmates
Same first name	Ruth: 6 other people in the class
The book's own title	Salem Classical and High School

At home, 140 North Street

Same surname, same address — very likely brothers and sisters.

The 1937 Salem City Directory (Sampson & Murdock) lists these people named Garrity at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Jas I Garrity (wife Cath E), laborer Steet Dept householderpage

The Garrity household is listed here in 1935 too.

What Ruth did at school

Red Cross Club 1
Dramatic Club 4
Spanish Club 4

What the yearbook said

‘‘Life is what you choose to make it."

Also grew up on North Street

The class of 1945

All 237 in this class →

Others named Garrity

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

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Source

Salem Classical and High School yearbook, 1945, page 24. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item salemhighschooly1945clas).

Published 1945. Scan courtesy of the contributing library via the Internet Archive.

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