Wahoo High School - Thunderbird Yearbook (Wahoo, NE)

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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.

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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 Harmony Wahoo High was always well-known for its interest in the music department, and this year was certainly no exception. Not a day passed without some sort of music echoing through the halls. The boys and girls glee and small groups took part in various assembly programs. Together with the chorus a short program was presented for the Farmer’s Co-op after a “big feed.” As a general rule, the small vocal groups were the only ones to perform outside of school. However, the boys glee, with its “Kemo Kimo” ventured out to District 70 where they were a big hit. The formal winter concert at which each group made a splendid showing was the highlight of this year’s activities. The band began its season early by marching at every home football game. Their best showing was made when they presented a half-time program entitled “Drinks” which included the formations of a kettle, a milk bottle, the little brown jug, and the old oaken bucket. Three new systems were adopted this year. The first was sectional rehearsals; the second, the origin of small instrumental groups; and the third, a new majorette system. Under the latter, the chief majorette wore white trousers and jacket and carried a large majorette’s baton rather than a twirling baton. The marching band’s only out-of-town appearance was in a large parade at Oakland. The extremly cold weather for marching was soon forgotten when the bands were privileged to hear the world-famous U. S. Navy Rand. The concert musicians presented a program in January, the proceeds of which went to purchase a tape recorder for the music department. It was at this concert that Mr. Rohrs revealed his publicized surprise which was altogether different from what the band had expected. They were asked to give a demonstration of the first pratice of a newly-issued piece of music! At another time the band presented a short program for the Farmers Co-op. A five-school band clinic was held in Wahoo under the direction of Mr. James King of Hastings College. The bands rehearsed all day and presented a public concert in the evening. The entire music department rendered a pre-festival concert and participated in the district contest. This page sponsored by: BREUNIG RENDERING WORKS Phone 777