St. Pete High 1947 Class Ring Turns Up in Australia
Local police are looking for the owner of the ring, which turned up in a box of lost property at the South Melbourne Market, an Australian newspaper reports.
Lose a graduation ring from St. Petersburg High School? It may be Down Under.
Local police in Australia are looking for the owner of a 1947 gold ring that turned up in a box of lost property at the South Melbourne Market, according to the Port Phillip Review.
The school has confirmed the graduation ring belonged to a William C. Yarbrough, former president of the Drama Club, homeroom vice president and a member of the Chemistry Club, the Australian newspaper reports.
The paper says it searched U.S. Census records and found two people by that name, "one whose father was an auditor in the fruit and vegetable industry."
Anyone with information is asked to email bdonelly@mmpgroup.com.au — but be sure to let Patch know, too, at stpete@patch.com.
