Falls City High School - Orange and Black Yearbook (Falls City, NE)

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Rosalie Brecht leaves Beverly Barnes to get her information about Don elsewhere. David Budeit leaves John K. C. Star and Times” Boswell minus an apt chemistry student. Tom Burton leaves all the height willed to him in the last four years to brother Bobbie. Margaret Carlyon leaves to meet Jim at Sacred Heart. Bonnie Coon leaves humming “There is something about a sailor.” August Deuchler leaves in his Model A—providing he can get it started. Gene Dilldine leaves to gather more material for his forthcoming book, “Love One, But Don’t Neglect The Others.” William Draney leaves saying, “Where there is a will, there is a way.” And this is the way out!” Sterling Faller leaves to help Pops raise crops for Victory. Brother William follows brother Sterling. Marian Falloon leaves Mr. Boswell minus two walls of his Chemistry Lab; after all, Marian didn’t know what T.N.T. stood for. Betty Jo Farmer leaves her unique giggle to Norma Lee Hey. Helen Finning leaves her height to Shirley Wing. Helen Ruth Frehse leaves her graceful cheer-leading to the one and only-Clar-ence “Cookie” Cook. Evelyn and Vernon Gatz leave Jack to carry on the Gatz name. Imogene Gerweck leaves her perseverance to somone who will promise to use it as faithfully as she did throughout her high school days. Glenn Godemann leaves “Alvino Bahr and his beat-up car” to carry on his thriving taxi business. Ila Mae Grush, Lucille Whitesell, and Yetive Hocker leave a brilliant scholastic record to be matched by aspiring underclassmen. Ruth Hartley leaves Carolyn Wagner and Norma Kennedy to walk to school alone. Marcella Hottendorf leaves an inch from the bottom of her skirts to Nancy Carter. John Huber leaves his ability to go down a straight street on two wheels to Tommy Dyer. Betty Hunley leaves her sweet disposition and charming ways to Yvonne Smith. Donna Inks leaves in fine shape. John Jacques leaves his tuba to Willie Ebel—along with Chris Horn to carry it for him. Charlie Jones leaves his heart to any girl who will keep him supplied with chewing gum. Nancy King leaves cursing the peroxide shortage. Martha Kirk leaves her recipe for Titian red hair to anyone desiring glamour-line forms at the right. Jubal Koenig leaves his long hair to John Zorn. Bernice Kopf leaves her pretty figure to Bernice Brown. Violet Kottich leaves after four years of intensive study. Connie Larson leaves for “the world’s proudest profession”—nursing. Mildred Little leaves her host of masculine admirers to Marjorie Arendt and Polly Porr. Pat McDermott leaves for his private flower bed at Sunnyside Greenhouses to gather gardenias for Mary Alice Gall. Jack McKelvey leaves Rae Cochrane to manage the team—with limited help from Coach Brown. Bud Mitchell leaves his “casual air” to Ingram “The Daffodil Kid” Yoder. Mary Neitzel leaves her hero worship of Ted Wing to Ada Richardson—not that Ada needs it. Lois Nelson leaves her sister to carry on by herself. Delphia Nitzsche leaves her dramatic ability to Mary Ann Lessel. Darlene Norton leaves a space in the bass violin section of Mr. Wall’s orchestra. Kenneth Nixon leaves a punch in the nose for anyone who tries to stop him. The Noyes sisters leave quietly. Nona Lee Oberst leaves in front of Alma Ruth Weinert, after all, O. comes before W. Bob “Otis” A. C. Prater gives up his idea of flying—not because his grades were too low, but because his arms got tired. Wilbur Preusse leaves his snappy new Buick to Gerald Gerlt.

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Will The Senior Class of 1944, being regarded as dignified by the underclassmen and holding a high and secure place in the minds of their teachers, do hereby rid themselves of the numerous talents acquired by them during the past four years. To the teachers, our esteemed friends and comrades the last few years, we bequeath the following articles: To A. W. Starkebaum we leave our sincere thanks and gratitude for his perseverance and guidance through which this publication was made possible. To Mr. Sympson we leave our thanks for his patience and guidance during our last two high school years. To Coach Brown we leave a new car —that’s just in case his old one breaks down. To Mrs. Hahn we leave a piano player so she can pay greater attention to the poise and grace of her girls. To Betty June Lucas, the efficient office help, we leave a new telephone system so she won’t get fallen arches and flat feet passing out the numerous announcements. To Mrs. DeWald we leave a set of seating charts so she won’t have to erase the old ones. To Miss Betz we leave a new set of questions for her tri-weekly tests, and also, a supply of ink and pens for the more forgetful students. To Miss Sympson we leave a set of Atlas School Maps so she won’t have to borrow Miss Betz’. To Miss Wieland we leave a book of the correct answers. To Mr. Boswell we leave an easy chair so he can make himself comfortable while he keeps his vigilant watch on second floor. To Miss Fase we leave an alarm clock to time those hectic speed tests. To Miss Jorn we leave a complete set of ’’The Poetry and Prose of the Shake-sperian Era.” To Miss Sheehan we leave a seat in Mr. Sympson’s car pool. To Miss Shook we leave enough crawfish and frogs for her promising Biology students to disect. To Miss Brehm we leave a metronome so that she can keep her pupils singing together. To Mr. Cummins we leave a one year franchise at Peggy’s Beauty Forum to have that cute wave set once a week. To Mrs. Kline we leave our grammar books—from which we ain’t got no good from. To Miss Ickman we leave a new apron to keep from spotting her red dress while teaching her pupils to be good wives. To Mr. Hatch we leave the front campus on which to plant his victory garden. To Mr. Wall we leave a band that can play. To those underclassmen, whose morale, appearance, and grades we deem it necessary to bolster, we will the following: Clarence Allen doesn’t leave anything. He is taking it all with him. Lorraine Ankrom leaves for the Glenn L. Martin Bomber plant where her hair will make her very valuable as a beacon. Naomi Atkins leaves her heart in Lincoln and NOT at the institute. Bernice Bachman, Marian Weber and Thelma Ruth Koehler leave to distribute some of the knowledge they have obtained in the last four years. Jack Beckham leaves everything; if he can just graduate. Thelma Beutler leaves as meekly as she came in. Darlene Bindrum leaves Mrs. Hahn minus a good basketball player. Bud Bohrer leaves his ability to adlib to any underclassman who doesn’t prepare his lessons either. Marileen Bolay leaves her quiet ways to Carol Kentopp. Joleen Bowers leaves Fala to carry on the family name. Pauline Braun leaves her memorized recitations to Joyce Yoder.

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Jerry Quigley leaves Kinsey, Witt, Heasley, and Dyer, Inc. to worry about their own love affairs. Robert Reschke leaves his school books to the highest bidder. Daisy Mae Rogers leaves for Dog Patch just in time to catch her man in the “Sadie Hawkins Day” race. Paul Sailors leaves F.C.H.S. minus a great football player. Don Scheitel leaves his graceful gallop” to Bill Carter not that Bill needs it. Vera Slagle leaves happily. Mary Jane Smith leaves her neatness to Beverly Larson. Ann Stednitz presents her shorthand books to future students. Fred Thomas graduates—have faith Benny and Cecil, there is still hope for you. Gerard Timothy swaps his cute beret for that more popular creation—a gob hat. Patricia Von Achen leaves her license to talk in Study Hall to anyone with the nerve to do it. Helen Werner leaves half an hour of her precious time to sit in on this convocation. Marvin Wilson leaves the school rooms in a deathly silence. Ted Wing leaves half the females of F.C.H.S. broken hearted. Too bad he did not have a little more time, maybe he could have worked on the other half. James Tubach leaves his truck service to the Duey Brothers, Inc. After the completion of this Class Will, Barbara Windle and Bob Miller leave for the institution at Lincoln!!!! In witness thereof, sitting on their hands and gazing into space, they, the Senior Class, do hereby acknowledge and confirm this testimony. Witnesses: BARBARA WINDLE, BOB MILLER