North High School - Polar Bear Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Senior Baby Pictures 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Norma Norman Jeanette Benfer Vic White Roy Ostrem Betty Kurtz Al Chamberlain 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 19. Shirlee Lcffler Ruthellen and Frank Finch 13. Dick Morris 14. George Nesmith 1 5. Charlene Beebout 16. Betty James 17. Clark Roth 18. 20. Gretchen Hites Jo Ann Carlson Betty Mcrntt, left Barbara Bates Shirley Khile Wanda Walrod Marion Skaggs, left Eighteen

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The POLAR BEAR D | | M JUNE, I9A3 The Senior Will or Won ' t By the Three Stooges We, the Senior Class of June 43 , of the City of Des Moines, County of Polk and State of Iowa, being in sound mind (we hope), do will and bequeath the following articles, items and misdemeanors, to whomever we have decided as a fitting subject for these prizeworthy attainments. BILL FULTON leaves his presidency of the Student Council to any- one who has enough popularity to get it. DELORES GINSBERG bequeaths her nickname of Red to DORO- THY MARTIN, who is already acquainted with the word. EUGENE STRADLEY wills his sood old Hee Haw to WALTER BISHOP, who laughs funny enough without it. DORIS JEAN STEWARD bequeaths that lavish blond ha.r to ANNE ROYAL DUANE NORMAN leaves his little black book to all the boys who haven ' t any, and wish they did. PAT KNIGHT leaves her pep and good sportsmanship to ALICE KIRSTEIN. DICK CLOUD wills that mathematical mind of his to anyone attempt- ing to take trigonometry. JO ANN CARLSON leaves her ability to wear clothes to SALLIE WALROD, who is doing O.K. by herself. ROY OSTREM leaves — — — no kidding! BETTY SMALL bequeaths her many outfits to JOYCE HEEREN, who in heaven ' s name doesn ' t need them. DON HILL and WANDA GLASGOW leave the.r swell romance to anyone who can get along so well together. (?) ALAN THOMPSON and MARILYN HERSELIUS leave their scholastic ability to JIMMY DUNLEY. Now you can sleep all the time, JIM. GRETCHEN HITES gives her gift of gab to NORMA WICKLIFF, who already talks enough. LOVEL ELLIS wills those big brown eyes to F. O., Sr. (Have you noticed?) CHARLENE REEVES leaves her ability to crack her gum good and loud to GLORIA SHORT, who couldn ' t crack it any louder. HAROLD BULLINGTON and BARBARA BATES leave their brain- racking column to any journalism student attempting such a project. JOYCE BECK wills her locker mirror to ELIZABETH RICHMAN. BUD LESAN leaves his all- ' round friendliness to GEORGE BASLER, who seems to be getting along with everyone. NORMA WALTERS leaves her love for a man in the army to BEVERLEE MAYER, but definitely not the man! WANDA WALROD bestows that ability to wear short skirts to GRACIE REYNOLDS, who is doing all right by herself. JACK LITTLE bequeaths his all-round slimness to all the gals who can ' t refuse a second helping. EVELYN COUTS bequeaths her many cute hair styles to BETTY LOU ORR. DICK STRICKLER leaves BETTY OSTREM to suffer along without him — and will she? That ' s the question. HAROLD YEGLIN leaves his sports write-ups in the Oracle to write in the Des Moines Register. Good luck, Yeg! ELOISE MORROW leaves her pleading ways to the students at North who could use them to an advantage. PAUL KAUTZKY and KEITH SCOTT leave those swimming awards to JACK WICHMAN. MARY JOYCE LIND and JACKIE KNIGHT leave their many dancing routines to ARLENE HUFFARD who seems to get along on those dancing feet. CORRINE LUCE and DORIS McCLEARY leave their life-time friendship to any two people who can succeed in such a way. VIRGIL BLACKLEDGE leaves to join his f.ancee— GOOD LUCK! DON HIGGINS wills his outlandish ties to anyone who has nerve enough to wear them. MARJORIE BABER wills the fun she had in home room to anyone who can get along so well with Mr. Besley. MAGGIE WASHBURN leaves CLIFF BLACKBURN ... Too bad, CLIFF! DORIS JOHNSON bequeaths her friendly smile to all the sour- pusses at North. SHIRLEE LEFFLER and DORIS ANN HOLMES leave their loved- ones behind. CLARK ROTH wills his noon movie tactics to all the timid boys at North. PAT OBOYLE, VIRGINIA O ' ROURKE and ELEANOR O ' BRIEN leave those Irish names to help North along on St. Patrick ' s Day. CLARICE MASON and BOB SULLIVAN bequeath their love— Jy romance to anyone who has a heart. MARY ELLEN REESE bequeaths her ability to handle teachers to HOLLIS McCLINTlC. (Need we say more?) MELVIN COX leaves his timid ways to the majority of North High boys. JOAN KELLY bequeaths her dancing abilities to DOROTHY MAX- WELL, who seems to be doing O.K. KENNY BROWN leaves his basketball abilities to DURWOOD PRICE, who has enough baskets to his credit. GLENN PARKER bestows his music abil.ties to NORMAN ALLEN. BOB MATTHEWS bequeaths his positions as chairman of the halls committee to anyone who can fill his shoes. JANE COUCHMAN leaves her singing talents to POLLY McNEAL, who ' s doing all right by herself. WARREN RUDKIN wills his wrestling achievements to BOBBY FONSBURGER, who already has. a good start. JEANETTE BENFER wills her school spirit to anyone who has plenty of patriotism. MARIAN SKAGGS bequeaths her much publicized dimples to LUGENE MORAIN. JACK FREDERICK bequeaths his short locks to PATTY HOHL. MAGGIE DAY leaves behind those admiring glances she receives to all those wall flowers at North. J. C. THOMPSON leaves kit telephone number to all the girls. (Girls his is 7-3117.) SWEDE PAULSON leaves those I0B girls in a daze. BETTY MERRITT and MARILYNN SAUVE w.li their graceful stride to ELLEN REISETTER. MAXINE MUSSETTER gives her sweet disposition to HARRIET SWINNEY. PAUL MUMMA leaves his acting talents to any advanced dramatics talent who can fill those shoes. MERYLE MOYER and BILL FRIAR leave together as usual! Seventeen

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THE HIST-ORACLE VOL. XX DES MOINES, IOWA— JUNE 8, 1963 NO. XIV DES MOINES MERRY-GO-ROUND PERSONAL GLIMPSES IN NEWS by Scoop Norman From abroad . . . Joan ( a Lowry. whose linguistic fame reaches . has just returned from Europe where she proved her renowned fame was just . . . Social Science . . . Roxie Wilson. famed sociologist, has returned to Des Moines for a 4 week tour of the city ' s Women ' s Clubs . . . Her associates, Pau ine N it - lander and Dar ene Dart, it is told will accompany her iMiss Roxie) . . . Maxinc Healy has tcld inti- mates of a new cosmetic dis- ! covery . . . (soap) . . . Bob ' Jeter owns the research labo- ratories from which the dis- covery was made . . . Dick Johnson, explorer extra- ordinary, proved to the crowd at the Radison Square Gar- den that he still knew how j to wrestle from hitfh school 1 exi erience ... he threw | The Wonderful Rudkin in I seconds ... he was a- j warded a Kilt ed e pinball machine . . . Kinsey Stew- art REFEREED . . . Carl Brehm has been ap- pointed to the honored i ?) position of head lion tamer at the Gunnar-Hartley Circus for broken down inebriates . . . He replaces Arthur Zahller who tried a tonsil oi eration on the lion . . . Maxine Mussetter. head hos- tess of the Nesmith Airlines, has announced that a nev» service will be started July 1 . . . will be in the form of parlor Karnes and such j . . . GeorKe Nesmith, presi- dent of the Airlines. is 1 pleased with the addition . . . Floranell HuKhes will ! be in charKe . . . Hollywood Heroes and Hero- ines . . . Janice Hoops and Jean FerKUson will arrive bi the biK city for the oi en- inK f the new North bldK- . . . Jack Powell, director of their forthcoming picture Prldt of the Polar Bears , ! will also return . . . It ' s a | Kreat day for the North Alumnus . . . Marilynn Sauve ' , the AHS-AH!-AH!j Girl, is scheduled also to re- turn . . . From the Metropolitan ... 1 Edith Carey with are Kolden voice will conduct a tour j around the world . . . Fame and fortune come to those who try . . . Faith McConaughy has an- nounced her plans to finance a s| ecial bus line to Canada for tourists . . . Midnight Interlude . . . Bob- bie Lee Nelson, versatile Des Moines D. A. was injured in a mid-town accident the other night . . . hints of sabotaKe from the under- world . . . June Helen Pearson, former- ly of Des Moines, has just been named advertising; manager for Burple ' s Pur- ple Corn Tonic . . . Fran- cis S t e h m. founder of Stehm ' s Service for Starv- inK Beauties has announced a new policy at her beauty parlor . . . NO CASE TOO HORRIBLE ... We won- der . . . Lawrence Burke, the great- est discovery since Roches- ter , has opened a new ham- burKer stand at the corner of Sixth and Locust . . . Featured at the new Ham- burKer Club will be a menu that Des Moines has yet to surpass in excellence . . . ( paid ad ... Harold Conkey, heavyweight boxinK champion, success- fully defended his title last niKht aKainst Leslie SIuk- ger) CherrinKton . . . The Pulitzer Prize for the best i oem of the year has just been awarded to Shir- ley Duncan, famous Ameri- can i oetess ... A luncheon honorinK her will be held at the home of Miss Marian Culver. Others present will be Donna AhlberK. of the radio, Jean Christiansen, famous hair stylist. and Frances Dooley of the stage. Jerry Lemley. new owner of a biK amusement park at the laKOon. has announced that Audrey Born will play a re- turn enKaKement at the park ballroom . . . She will be featured with Leland Stone and his KolleKiat Kids . . ( harlene Reeve is showing a new fur coat . . . The at- tractive actress has just fi- nished a lonK enKaKement at the Marjorie Whitaker Play- house . . . The state girls ' golf team has returned from the na- tional meet at Indianai olis . . . Editors hear that they did very well with the meet . . . Catherine HouKham. Bernice Winburn, Betty Waterhouse, and Marianne Tesso went to the meet. Socialite Exhibits Rare Collection Helen Jane Thomson, lead- inK socialite, held a showinK at her spacious RunninK Amuck mansion, of the priceless Charles Titus Col- , lection of Pop Bottle Caps. Many outstandinK i ersonaKes | in New York life were there. Senator William Hayward made the openinK address. Admiral Howard Lee Honett added a cap containinK a model of his ship. Elizabeth Lanphere. Metroj olitan pri- ma donna, rendered a vocal selection. Alfred Putney, Secretary of Apiculture, pro- , vided the humor of the even- I inK when the corn was served. Ruth Schultz, famous bal- let artist, was back from a triumphal tour of the Solomon Islands. Janice Soller. pro- minent in the field of dentis- i try, explained the structure : of the teeth, usinK Wendell j Rau as a model. Norma Mitchell, of the Betty Taylor Cosmetic Comirany. passed out samples of the products as souvenirs. The Kown worn by Irene Woodard was designed by the eminent desiKner. Elma Yurich. VirKinia Wellborn. Dean of Women at Podunk University, entertained by presentinK a reading Vaudeville At Shrine Tonight NEW NORTH OPENS TODAY GENERAL JR. ROY SPEAKS D e n m a n. columnist for Deadbeat MaKazine . Roy List, who has come direct from Broadway for this si ecial i erformance. will be master of ceremonies. Arlen Miller is his famous straiKht man. In the sup|H)rtinx cast there are featured the suc- cessors to the Andrews Sis- ters — Rosemarie John s t o n, Beverly Lesan. and Jewell Zimmermann. Under the kIow of chang- inK spotliKhts will be the famous sword dance of Ver- lena Huss. The John Stone dance trouj)e will present a backKround settinK for the Apache dance. Francis Untrue. Mistro the Mae- stro , has brouKht his show of unexemplified sleight-of- hand. Weather Bureau Warned ToniKht at the Shrine Auditorium the Greats of the theater will present a show for the benefit of the North Alumnus LeaKue ' s Clambake and Barbeque . Bill Kockheiser was elected president of the association. HeadlininK toniKht ' s show will be Jim Lott ' s famous network dance orchestra. They have just finished a ten wmmat enKaKement at the Sparrow Club . Featured artists in the band are Bob Coleman of the platinum - plated trumpet ; Glenn Parker with his lico- rice stick : Francis Shunk and his slush pump : Don Simpson on the bass | and Kay McMurray at the piano. This band, all alleKed North Kraduates. is A II- American — voted so by Bill Why must it rain? If you observinK folk will notice, it rains only on certain days ! This stranKe phenomina usu- ally occurs when it is cloudy. Why is this? Can it te that the clouds cause the rain? Hardly ! ! ! The cause is the Weather Bureau. The Weather Bureau causes all the rain. The Weather Bur- eau is corrupt ! It needs a cleaninK out. We suKKest that a new administration be inaugu- rated with your Editor as the head of the new bureau. With Lloyd Michael. Bob Sherman, and I on Higgins as my assistants. I believe we would be qualified to oj erater a hiKh-class Wea- ther Bureau at low cost. SiKned. William Sherwin Fulton (.iiild Formed The newly-formed Literary Guild has as its president, Henry Trent. Other mem- bers of the Guild who select the best pieces of literature for the year are Anne Marie Anderson, Dorothy Chance, Jack Little, and Barbara Schrodt. New Building Given To City This sunny day of 1963 has seen the dawninK of a new era in North HiKh ' s history. A new and modern buildinK has been constructed with a spacious campus of twenty- five acres adjoining it. Money for the new buildinK was donated by the banker and man of means. Dicky Morris. In an impressive openinK ceremony, si eeches will be rendered by local diKnitaries. The address of the eveninK will be that of General Lee Roy. Miss Jeanette Benfer. first lady principal of North, will be there to receive the Kood will of present students and from North HiKh alumni. Dick Lindley, instructor of music at North, will direct the North band playinK North HiKh and As We Go MarchinK . William Chapman will lead the sing- ing. Plans for the building were drawn up by the firm of architects. Ronald Rabinovitz. Ben Philippson, and Ernest Neve. Contractors were J. Wilmont Perkins. Robert E. Moriarity, and Ray M. Mc- Adam. Flash Fire Destroys Finch Warehouse Under the Klare of flood- liKhts and searchlight v. the warehouses of Franklyn Finch and Company burned in a blaze of glory . The warehouse was covered by insurance carried on the Bill Lancaster Insurance Com- pany. Fire Chief Stanley Oline said this wa the most dis- astrous fire in Des Moines hi story. Fireman Kenneth Wichman said in an inter- view that he thouKht the fire was a pretty hot spot . When the smoke had cleared away. Miss Almira Van Gorder, employee at the company, found that the Coke machine still dis- Itensed hot Cokes . Nineteen