Ackley High School - Torch Yearbook (Ackley, IA)

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flaw GENE NOBLE 'It's a great plague to be a handsome athlete The power package of the semor class' If anybody wants to d1sagree w1th we'll be glad to do t won't we? He sparked the Ra1ders football for four years w1th h1s power dr1ves Also earned h1s letter 1n basketball He was 1n FFA two years and served on the student counc1l DUANE ABBAS 'Every man has a devxlmsh moment Abby's speeches about Mar1lyn Monroe w1ll always be remembered by the 1955 speech class Duane was on the basketball squad all four years He was presldent of FFA dur1ng h1s sen1or year and vxce pres1dent when a Junlor Duane also played the part of Danny' 1n Cheaper by the Dozen JAY KURTH He 'll try anyth1ng once and sometxmes twxce ' Jay spent all h1s spare t1me t Waterloo wonder why' H1s pantomxmes ln speech Just came naturally to hrm H was a four year FFAer and played foot ball four years Jay made a f1ne cheer leader m Cheaper by the Dozen and was 1n Harvey too WALTER KREIMEYER He can prove anyth1ng w1th f1gures Although full of fun Walt could be ser1 ous too He was an outstandlng athlete a four year man 1n football and basketball He l1ked musxc playedatrombone 1n band and sang 1n the chorus for all four years Walt made Honor Soc1ety as a Jumor and appeared 1n both class plays KENNETH GRONINGA A hero 1n the parlor aswell as 1n e game Kenny w1l1 always be remembered for h1s h1gh school romance He surely llked those noon Joy r1des He was a mem ber of FFA four years and on the football team four years He made actxon m the two class plays GERALD REECE I stud1ed once but I don't remem when ' Jerry came to Ackley xn hrs Jumor year He chnched h1s spot 1n the Ra1der's Hall of Fame by mterceptmg a pass that led to our trxumph over Eldora He was sure a handy man to have around' Th1s page sponsored by BRANDT'S FUNERAL HOME Y 2 159

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,as 'CN' Ni MARTHA VAN HOVE I was born to glggle and g1ggle I must Marty's glggle could always b heard above everyone else's IH secretar1al practlce class was lt 1nsp1red by those noon r1des IH that gray Ford? Marty player clarlnet mn the band four years 1n clarme quartet for two years She was a Y Teer and for a year and a half a l1brar1an MAXINE BENNING Never trouble trouble t1ll trouble troubles you Maxmne took great dehght 1n argu1ng rn law class but her good humor wxll be remembered longer She was a Y Teen member treasurer as a semor a four year member of band two years 1n clarxnet quartet and one year 1n Pep Band You also saw her ln Cheaper by the Dozen ARLENE HUEBNER l know a lot but I just can't thxnk of lt now Her flash1ng sm1le and qu1cx fr1endl1ness were her trade marks She sang 1n glee club and m1xed chorus and played a clar1net 1n band Arlene was an actress one acts Cheaper by the Dozen and Harvey' And she added pep to Pep Club LAVONNE MOOI What IS lxfe wrthout a song? H great del1ght was s1ng1ng so she added her alto vo1ce to glee club and m1xed chorus She was 1n sextette and all state chorus for two years LaVonne was v1ce presx dent of Y Teen one of her four years as a member She was IH the Jumor play ALICE O'HARE Those w1nkable bhnkable merr1ly tw1nkable s1mp1y unthlnkable eyes May be lt was the Irlsh 1n Ahce that made her so fr1endly and happy Alxce was 1nY Tee: and band four years 1n glee club two and mxxed chorus one As a sen1or she was mn Pep Club and Photo Club She was ID one acts Harvey and Cheaperby the Dozer BETTY McDOWELL The world 1S as you take 1t ' Betty came to Ackley as a semor and Joxned glee club and m1xed chorus She could really h1t that h1gh note' She belonged to Y Teen and Pep Club The gxrls were happy to see her dr1ve up for she would always g1ven them a l1ft back to school This page sponsored by BALLARD'S GAMBLE STORE

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36: .Ju Through the courte sy I DAVID KAUS Cla1med to be the world's tallest m1dget Dave was short but that d1dn't stop hlm He was a four year member of band boys chorus football and basket ball He was 1n boys quartet and a vocal solo1st three years He was Athlet1cs edxtor of the Torch and Natxonal Honor Soc1ety member LAURETTA HUMKE She s very s1ncere 1n whatever she does Lauretta was qu1et but she had such pleasant ways She played alto clar 1net 1n band and was IH glee club for four years 1n m1xed chorus for two Laur etta was Y Teen treasurer and student counc1l sec'y treasurer as a semor She was Homecom1ng Queen attendent and starred 1n dramatxcs RITA HEITLAND She knowsa llttle bxt of everyth1ng Sophxe always had a sober face 1n govern ment class but we knew she could smxle She sang 1n glee club and mxxed chorus Rxta was a Y Teen g1rl As a senxor and Jumor she was class soclal cha1rman Also as a semor she was named to Nat1on al Honor Soc1ety She was 1U Cheaper by the Dozen and Harvey EUGENE SCHOTANUS He hold the key to much knowledge Gene transferred from Steamboat Rock as a semor He d1dn't know rt but all the g1rls mn the class adm1red hxm H sang ln mlxed chorus and glee club and was ID the boys quartet He made a name for h1mself 1n Harvey JAMES BEAR He's a volume wxth1n hxmself .hm was famous for h1s gum chewlng especl ally 1n speech He was a freshman rrem ber of student counc1l and freshman pres ldent He was 1n FFA three years servmg as treasurer as a sophomore SHIRLEY MULLER True to her work her words h frxends Shrrley was a f1ne student she bel1eved 1n gettxng her work done and then hav1ng fun She was one of the four red heads mn the sen1or class Shxrley was a Y Teen and m Pep Club one year of Dr E H Wltt