Wahoo High School - Thunderbird Yearbook (Wahoo, NE)

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Tribal Smoke Signals Richard Swanberg has recently purchased the Stork Club in New York. He inherited the money for this investment from his father’s oil wells on their estate near Ashland. Goldie Anderson now manufactures blond wigs. This occupation resulted from her teenage job as janitor for several Wahoo beauty operators. It was during that time she collected blond hair. Justine Janecek now creates and draws the funnies on your Fleers Double Bubble wrappers. Ruth Ann Barker is now playing the part of Helen Trent in the soap opera, “The Romanes of Helen Trent.” She is again proving that romance in life can begin at thrity-five and even beyond. Larry Brown is now in Paris designing women’s black negligees. Marilyn Anderson is the first woman to be admitted into the Jet Division of the WAF's. Her instructor is Willie Cihal who holds the speed record in jet aviation. Glenn Anderson has just been released from the Donald T. Stewart Home for Nimble-brained in Lower Slobbovia. Bernadine Chapek just left on her annual trip to the Arctic to trap polar bears. Bob Person has finally worked his way up as editor of Esquire Calendar. By the way. having high aspirations in dramatics, Willa Gleeson journeyed to Hollywood, but the movie life wasn’t quite what she expected so she turned to modeling. Now she has the enviable position of Head Model in the “Cheesecake” division for Esquire. Loretta Chapek is the official yo-yo tester for F. W. Woolworth and Company. You may recognize the new voice of the little Johnny, who advertises Phillip Morris cigarettes, as none other than Lyle Christensen’s. Some of you may remember Lyle as the solo soprano of Chorus in his junior and senior years in highschool. Doug Peterson, who has spent the past eleven years learning basket weaving and pottery molding under the supervision of the natives in Tiajuana, Mexico, is now returning to the slates to teach these courses in mental institutions. Mary Quinn has been recognized as the outstanding buzzard bander of the year. She travels throughout the J8 .States. Canada and Alaska, daringly climbing precipices and the highest trees to band these nearly extinct birds. This week, John Fujan is holding a grand opening of his gambling casino, “The Golden Nugget”, in Las Vegas. He won this enterprise in a poker game. He has employed Carolyn Eliason to operate the roulette wheels. He expects Miss Eliason to be his main attraction in drawing the wealthiest gamblers. Roger Swanson and Richard Benal have gone into close partnership as chief label designers for arsenic manufacturers. Roger draws the crossbones and Richard the skulls. Carol Hass has taken Marilyn Monroe’s place as chief Bikini Bathing Suit model. If you would be strolling down Fifth Avenue, you would probably see Kelly Shuman asleep on the job again. He is employed as a mattress tester in Macy’s Department Store window. Eugene Swartz is in India selling elephant blankets to the natives. Bob Erickson is now out in Hollywood where he received the award, “The Most Romantic Playboy in America.” Daryl Swanson has invented a new hair tonic and is heard on KFAB where he has replaced Charles Antel. One of his steadiest customers is Dennis Rezek who has become bald after many years of worrying over his job as noodle tester. He could never figure out what he was supposed to do with the noodles. Bill Novak is a jockey and Leonard Janecek, formerly a bookie agent, is now a millionaire. Leonard made a killing when Bill and his horse, Nellie, won the Kentucky Derby when the odds were 1C0-1. Bill Bartusek has opened a factory where he employs two hundred people. He manufactures false fingernails.

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Tribal Smoke Signals It is 1964—eleven ears since the Big Chiefs have left their hunting grounds known as Wahoo High School. What has happened to these Indians? Well—let’s take a look at some of the smoke signals that have been received in this territory recently: James Lehn. who will be remembered for his collection of quarter novels, has been hailed as the Mickey Spillane of 1964. Mr. and Mrs. Howard J. Hunter recently announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Nancy, to “Seven-foot Sam”, a Watutsi chief. They met when Nancy was in Africa on an archeological expedition. Howard Erickson has recently retired on one of his smaller banana plantations (200,CC0 acres) where he spends his time supervising his twenty well-trained and gorgeous female banana pickers. The former Rita Fanning is now' a doctor’s wife. During her free time in the evening— for her husband’s often awa at night—she knits Argyle socks. George Snelling has just been promoted to head sax player in Jim Thompson’s band which was formerly directed by Guy Lombardo. Their newly adopted motto is “The Blariest Music tins Side of Heaven(?).” Wahoo High School alumni wall remember both George and Jim as meek members of the Wahoo High Band. Jean Nelson has just been unanimously elected to the position of Dean of Women at Colorado Women’s College. Miss Nelson’s main interest is discipline. Bill Leitgeb has just secured a patent for Leitgeb Hupinobile w'hich features duals and left-hand gear shifts. Valesta Rohwer, the famous ballerina, has just completed a four-night performance at Carnegie Hall. Paul Strauss has just purchased the twelfth Cadillac needed in his business. Vincent J. Chapek has been appointed head driver of this fleet of hearses. Margie and Mary Lou Maly have opened a home for spinsters in No Man’s Land, Wyoming. Lois Flessner and Geraldine Sindelar have just joined the Bubble Dancers Union of America which is headed by Robert Louis Dolezal. Because of his natural tendency to appreciate art and beauty plus his past experience, we all agree Mr. Dolezal is a wise choice for this position. Joyce Nelson Kucera and Mardell Hagelstein Benjamin are co-owners of the Tiny Tots Safety-pin Manufacturing Co. Because of the rising cost of living, especially for those who have large families, the girls decided upon this booming business. If you should chance upon one of the more skilled acts of Barnum and Bailey Circus, you will recognize Eugene Wolff as the snake charmer. Rear Admiral Vennie Lanik has recently set sail for Bongo-Bongo, Africa. Unfortunately his wife, nee Willa Placek, was unable to accompany her husband because of a newly-arrived and third set of twins. The election of 1964 finds Leona Janecek as new First Lady of the Land. James T. Margrave is now head of a New York firm that imports French wines, champagnes, and bourbons. As his hobby, he collects souvenir bottles. Phyllis Larson and Caroline Sullivan are renewing their acquaintance in Reno, Nevada. Phyllis is the star of the “How1 to Keep You Husband Home Nights” show’; and Caroline, who was recently divorced by her seventh husband, is her steadiest customer. Leonard Lindgren manufactures mannequins which he fashions after movie and TV stars, dancers, and ex-girl friends. To the surprise of the whole class of ’53, Thomas Konecky is now a dairy farmer. His herd of Guernseys consists of 3,000 head. Little bowlegged Phyllis Vybiral has finally made a name for herself. She has recently won top honors in rodeos both in Mexico and Burwell, Nebraska, as champion bronco buster.

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Tribe of the Big Horn First row, left to right: Willa Placek, Phyllis Larson, Loretta Chapek, Brenda Rockwell, Henrietta Maly, Goldie Anderson, Nancy Hunter, Sharyn Ellsberry, Loy Ann Hancock, Willa Gleeson. Second row, left to right: Robert Vance, Nancy HuIt. Rochelle Copperstone, Ruth Ann Barker, Bonnie Prior, Rita Fanning, Carolyn Eliason, Caroline Sullivan, Leonard Lindgren, Laura Wurst, Marlene Quinn, Marilyn Anderson, Patti McMaster, Alan Anderson. Third row, left to right: Richard Valdez, Gary Che'berg, Cathryn Boesel, Annette Houfek, Marlis Lusch, Charles Hood, James Williams, Wilber Anderson, Robert Smith, James Thompson, Warner Ecklund, Thomas Snelling, Larry Chelberg, Charles Freeman, Karl Person, William Patton, Donald Rezek, Mona Johnson, Mary Jane Thompson, Patric'a Eliason. Fourth row, left to right: Agnes Podhaisky, Yvonne Johnson, Nancy Schulte, Gary Frahm, Voline Houdek, Daniel Roberts, Mr. Rohrs.