Wahoo High School - Thunderbird Yearbook (Wahoo, NE)

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The Last Will and Testament of the Big Chiefs We. the Big Chiefs of 1953 do hereby bestow and bequeath the following personal possessions: Eli “I go for flyboys” Eliason wills her letters to Brenda “I get them from all over” Rockwell. George “Let’s have a polka” Snelling wills his dancing ability to Arab “Gee thanks” Burns. Bob “Is that your skirt, or are your hips that big?” Dolezal wills his Democratic spirit to Alta “The Truth of the matter is” Angell. Roger “Rosy cheeks” Swanson wills his shyness to John “I’m the blunt type” Flittner. Nancy “Gun moll” Hunter wdlls her car keys to Bob “Give me a car first” Vance. Kelley “Sleepy” Shuman wills his heavy eyelids to Les “I don’t get enough sleep” Focht. Bill “Pep” Leitgeb will his red convertible to Curtis “I have a new bike” Snelling. Diego, “Life of the Party” Thompson wills his Ford to Jay “I’ve got a Buick” Cook. Phof “I like parties” Larson w'ills her cheeleader outfit to Henrietta “Hen” Maly. Vince “Chesty” Chapek will his hook shots to Edwin “Goose” Hallberg. Lyle “Christy” Christenson wills his brawn to Richard “I need some” Young. Goldie “Fatso” Anderson wills her natural curls to Carol “pony tail” Fanning. Rita “You can tell me by my laugh” Fanning wills her ability to get into trouble to Margaret “Giggles” Olander. Marilyn “I go for banana eaters” Anderson wills her ability to break test tubes in Chemistry to Ross “I break windows” Flittner. Ruth Ann “I’m a little busybody” Barker wills her list of qualifications for her husband to Yvonne “I’ve no use for it” Ockander. Caroline “Shorty” Sullivan wills her hope chest to Marlis “I’ll need it” Lusch. Carol “For pithy thakes” Hass wills her driving skill to Annette “Slumber Party” Houfek. Doug “Feel my muscles” Peterson wills his comic books to Butch “I’ve read ’em” Lindley. Jim “I told the truth” Margrave wills his trip to a psychiatrist to the rest of the nuts in school. Don “Fuzz cut” Stewart wills his R’s to Dotty “I lithp” Blair. Bill “Curly” Bartusek wills his late hours to Betty “I get in at 7” Leitgeb. Jim “Hymie” Lehn wills his foolish remarks to Lois “No thanks” Christensen. Glenn “Guff” Anderson wills his report cards to Gary “I’m a straight-A student” Frahnv. Mardell “I’ve got troubles” Hagelstein wills her job at the Wigwam to Joe “Give me a tip” Bov ill. Geraldine “Gypsy” Sindelar wills her Chemistry workbook to Mr. “I lost mine” Ochsner. Bitty “I don’t need them” Brown wills his civilian clothes to Lloyd “I’m little too” Ruhr. Vennie Is that so?” Lanik wills his newly acquired class ring to Larry “I hate girls” Cox. Dickie “Flirt” Benal wills his membership in Girls Shop to Donnie “I’m a flirt, too” Kolterman.

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Papooses Fust row, left to right: Ruth Flessner, Karen Wolff, Glenda Pointer, Mary Thompson, Mary Lou Magnuson. Second row, left to right: Jack McCabe, Larry Frahm, Garth Hengen, Russell Wiley, Douglas Falke, Richard McKlem, Larry Jones. Third row, left to right: William Lindgren, Sally Beranek, Sharyn Ellsberry, Aloise Polacek, Wilma Thom as, Joe Bovill, Mrs. Worrall. Fourth row, left to right: Curtis Snelling, Robert Brodd, Gerald Polacek, Allan Biggerstaff, James Mathis, Orville Thomas. I ho freshmen were welcomed at a get-acquainted dance in their honor oji September 5. For their class play, they selected “Wilbur Saw It First.”

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The Last Will and Testament of the Big Chiefs Joyce “Sparkles” Nelson wills her giggles to Carol “Don’t tease me” Hoy. Willie “You can have it” Cihal wills his diet to Sharyn “I love Ry-Crisp” Ellsberry. Howard “Como Duro” Erickson wills his new-found love to Karyl “I’ll take Fremont” Lusch. Bob “Taxidermist” Erickson wills his gun trophies to John “I have some, too” Dwyer. John “Smiley Fujan wills his nights at dances to Lawrence “I never go” Jelinek. Paul “Pablo” Strauss wills his assembly alarm clock to Lyle “Rink Manager” Peterson. Justine “Chazz” Janccek wills his broken speedometer to Chuck “I had a car” Hood. Denny “Dimwit” Rtzek wills his speechmaking ability to Mervin “Silent Sam” Nelson. Tom “Blue ribbon farmer” Konecky wills his dignified manner to Chuck “Polly wanna cracker?” Freeman. Marvin “I never walk” Nichelson wills his gas money to Russ “Country Roads” Colling. Bill “Gasman” Novak wills his job at the station to his brother Frank “I play the accordion” Novak. Bashful Bob Person wills his physique to Larry “I fix the band room” Jones. Eugene “Clop-clop” Wolff wills his big brown eyes to Loy Ann “Swing and sway” Hancock. Jean “I can walk all day” Nelson wills her pink absence slips to Donna “So could 1” Meduna. Bernadine “I like the City” Chapck wills her job at the hospital to Sharon “I’ve been there” Brown. Loretta “Dimples” Chapek wills her clarinet to Katy “I can’t play a chromatic scale” Boesel. Lois “I have lots of sisters” Flessner wills her red hair to Dick “Freckles” McKlem. Winkie “Slap me down again, pa” Gleeson wills her diary to Joyce “Hmm, this could be interesting” Swanson. Daryl “Swede” Swanson wills his ability to get along with girls to Ronnie “I hate ’em” Krafka. Dick “Swany” Swanberg wills his bookkeeping papers to Paul “But I’m so smart” Prochaska. Eugene “I can’t see without ’em” Swartz wills his glasses to Rochelle “All I need is sleep” Copperstone. Leonard “Bon-Bon” Lindgren wills his carving knife to Wally “I write on my desks, too” Polak. Mary I.ou “Marbles” Maly wills her rides to Weston to Eldora “Zombie” Hallberg. Margie “Pharmacist” Maly wills her gum to Connie “I prefer bubble gum” Borreson. Willa “Plop” Placek wills her rides at noon to Vennie’s little sister ONLY. Mary “Dishwasher” Quinn wills her all night jobs to Nina “I love night life” Andresen. Valesta “Colon” Rohwer wills her seat on the bus to Mary Lou “Bobby” Magnuson. Vebe “Jerry Havel’s my favorite” Vybiral wills her motto, “I dance all night and never get tired” to Ruthie “So do I” Flessner.