Abraham Lincoln High School - Railsplitter Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Fred Karnes-Linco1n's mighty mite . . . divides his time among football, fighting, and Maude Ruth . . . two-letter man in football . . . picked on all-city team . . . likes to eat, sleep, hunt, and play football . . . was thrilled most when he was elected captain of the football team . . . sports editor of Rail- splitter . . . ambition is to live and let live . . . and Maude Ruth . . . rough and ready, known to all as Freddie Frances Kennedy-bashful dark eyed beauty . . . loves to sew . . , read books , . . and collect teddy bears . . , Frankie wants to see the sights of the U. S. upon her gradua- tion , . . which will be her biggest thrill . , . sadly remembers being sent to the office for ringing teachers' bells in grade school . . . home room secretary in ll8. Paul Konrad-quiet but clever . . . with the gals never , . . member of student council . . , veteran of projectors league . . . played football in lllth grade . . . news editor of regular Railsplitter . , . co-editor of Senior Rail . . . special honors-member of HR. 120 , . . lockers by himself . . . hobbies eating, sleeping . . . jokingly states only ambitions are to be a chemical engineer or ditch dig- ger for W.P.A .... biggest thrill-still wait- ing. Helen Martin-St, loseph's Academy's gift to Lincoln . . . won first place in essay contest . . . served on the get-together committee . . . wistful Mona Lisa smile . . . is o-o-ol so shy but we love her just the same .... smoothie at dancing, Helen McCoy-tall, willowy redhead . , . likes to take boat rides at midnight . . . speed demon . . . called Chicken by her inti- mate friends . , . roller skating is her hobby, ambition, and pastime , . , watches her step and never gets into embarrassing moments . . . wants to own a hundred thousand pairs of silk hose . . . graduating is immaterial- to McCoy. Dorothy Mitchell-thrills galore in Dottie's life . . . biggest one upon receiving lead in operetta . . . cans a Ford all over town . , . interested in lndianola . . . and Ahquabi . . . Tri-Deb charter member . , . delighted at prospect of attending college . . . doletully fl?l?l remembers when Honey planted a kiss on her cheek and ran . . . tunhappy 'cuz he ran, Midgieftl . . . loads of fun . . . Betty's other half. Mary Kaup- Kaupie . . . cheerful gal chuck- ful of laughs . . . member of leaders' club and GAA . . . hobby . . . philatelist . . . no thrills . , . no embarrassing moments . . . fsounds like she's just not talkin'l . . . friendly , . . cute dimples . . . council mem- ber . . . interested in science. Ray King-vice-president of senior class . . . quiet, unassuming sort of chap . . . on swimming team . . . likes swimming, hunt- ing, basketball . , . other sports , . . Ray, an Army brat, has traveled widely . . . biggest thrill is being able to graduate with the class he originally started with after being gone for different periods . . . was greatly embar- rassed when running down a hall he tramped on a teacher's foot . . . hates to leave school. Iohn Madison-known to many as Fort . . , member of P. A. gang . . . played football . . . proud of being a columnist on the Rail- splitter for one issue . . . hobbies lean to- ward women, soda jerking, and women . . . as for grade school skeletons, Iohn lost half a finger in a locker at Maple Grove . . . will help anyone out if said person has an extra girl . . . doesn't know what future holds in store. Russell Matson- Huck , the pride of l2U's electricians . . . thinks he's on the Decker- tion committee . . . airplane enthusiast. . . to become a first-class machinist would fulfill Russ's ambition . . . North River is his favorite spot to relax . . . helped to put the basketball scoreboard in tip-top condition . . . can fix anything from a Mickey Mouse watch to a Lincoln Zephyr. Kenneth Miller-nicknames Ton - Keri . . . proofreader and member of circulation staff of Senior Railsplitter . . . fullback of foot- ball team . . . Ken's ambition is to see Southern California, play football in Rose Bowl . . . biggest thrill will be when he sees Southern California play . . , flunked in third grade . . . once tore a boy's shirt and . . . gets continual ribbing from Mr. Gerhart for betting on Brooklyn for the World's Series. Phyllis Moline-blonde hair, blue eyes, and oomph to spare . . . few embarrassing mo- ments-but thrills!!-ask Tommy . . . thinks I.S. has a bee-e-a-u-tiful physique . . . wears a diamond AND a fur coat . . . only ambition is to be Tommy's secretary and . . . Tri-Deb . . . pals with Gussy . . . no whims about graduating.

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I l r w g Robert Morgan-the godfather of Lincoln ath- letes . . . has been equipment manager for some time . . . likes to draw cartoons and nurse Lincoln's iootball teams . . . ambition is to see World and Rose Bowl games . . . greatest thrill came watching Lincoln beat Roosevelt in football . . . once won S18 in a soap contest . . . was embarrassed most when coach asked him to give a speech at homecoming . . . just Moge . Leona Murphy-blonde Irishman . . . declares she wants a farm-minus the farmer-why Murph, aintcha got no romance in your soul? . . . athletically inclined . . . interested in everything . . . biggest thrill will take place when her diploma is delivered into her dainty white hands . . . works at school board during afternoons and loves it . . . chooses a career above all else but then- Leona is a very attractive girl. Bob Newberg- blond light complexion, and about medium built, Newy is treasurer of senior class . . . vice-president of projectors league . . . Newberry played basketball, football, and went out for track . . . busi- ness manager of Railsplitter . . . news editor of Greenhorn . . . spends great deal of time with his father in the store . . . once ar- rested for haunting a haunted house . . . member of service groups homeroom . , . exceedingly high scholastic rating. Olga Palmieri--small brunette, lassie whose resemblance to Sonja Henie is, indeed, strik- ing . . . one of the very few individuals possessing A-1 teeth . . . although an un- assumingly quiet Miss, she is the life of the party . . . is interested in becoming an ex- perienced skater twe hopel. Donald Payne-short and red headed , . . Patchie is cap and gown chairman . . . music editor . . . glossie editor of Senior Railsplitter . , . his only ambition is to be able to sign C.P.A. after his name some day . . . most embarrassing moment yet to come . . . biggest thrill was when he met C.D.B. . . . once tlunked in 2B . . . thought it was because teacher liked him, but was too small to be promoted. Evelyn Reese:-member of the advertising staff and art club . . . took part in a style review way back when . . . hobbies are skating and playing baseball . , . her ambition is to be a successful homemaker . . . says her most embarrassing moment is yet to come while her biggest thrill happened at a dance . . . nickname . . . Bambino, l Robert Mueller-large, lazy, and handsome . . . was on junior high swimming team , . . a swell football career brought abruptly to a close when Bob was unfortunately injured in the first game of the season . . . aspires to be a first class stationary engineer . . . likes to hunt, fish, and enters into any kind of sports . . . spends most ot his time and money on East side 'gal' . . . thrilled when he started first football game . . . Robb , Don Neff-shy, quiet type . . . goes in for swimming and other sports . . . holds down a place on the swimming team . . . likes hiking and outdoor camping . . . big ambi- tion is to keep away from work . . . as- sistant sports editor ot Railsplitter . . . home room president . . . enjoys skating, winter sports . . . biggest thrill yet to appear . . . very intelligent, but you wouldn't know it . . . called Ducks , Geef. Marjorie Nungesser-quiet and unassuming, Arge just can't reveal her most embarrassing moment . . . thrilled when starting to work at YMCA . . . collecting salt and pepper shakers her hobby-also Leona Murphy . . . wants only to be her own boss . . . tall, blonde, and athletic . . . sports two GAA monograms. Twila Patrick-artistically inclined . . . tall, dark, and industrious . . . one of the numer- ous lassies of the class who tlash diamonds and plans to marry soon . . . Gene is the name . . . artist of the regular and senior Railsplitters . . . when there is something to be done, Twelle gets it done, and in a hurry . . , her ambition is to,1-aise a football team. Nellie Pontious-a petite brunette on the fragile' side . . . a gentle nature . . . quiet as a mouse . . . independent and knows her own mind . . . fooled us, as well as Mrs. Hall, when she gipped school one day tout of her entire Lincoln high careerl. Robert Reynolds-handsome redhead, sticks to the 3 Pts: Robert Richard Reynolds . . . is a veteran member of the band and orchestra . . . pals with Rex Surber . . . practically rooms and boards at the soda grill . . . quite a whiz in history in spite of the tact that he is continually tardy. Held a promi- nent position at a local department store on High School Day.

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Darlene Ellenwood-collector of odd things . . . what-nots and junk . . . long brown hair and frank blue eyes . . . Darsy aims to be a receptionist . . . or go to Balti- more . . . big moment is Dick . . . smaller moment . . . graduating . . . caught cheat- ing in grade school . . . a most humiliating experience . . . Girl Reserve . . . all round swell gal, Betty lean Fuger-co-editor of Senior Rail . . . Tri-Deb . thrilled over a thrill . . . still remembers knock-down, drag-out with a lit- tle girl in grade school , . . embarrassed upon discovering Mrs. Mitchell could read her shorthand . . . why, Betty!!! , . . dreams of a good commercial job . . . an- other campirig trip . . . a sincere pal . . . ambitious and always on the go. Dorothy Gasperi- Gaspipe . . . a Tri-Deb who has traveled far . . , ambition f?J to attend a certain wedding on a certain date . . . bathing beauty and We're not kidding . . . captain of tennis team . . . sports three monograms . . . dolefully remembers her daily spats with Dorothy Mitchell at Maple Grove . . . Art is her biggest thrill. Frank Hoffman-lean, lanky hunk of Romeo . . . thrilled to death over Frank H. . . . Olaf . . . secretly professes a desire to work on WPA . , . works on make-up for -Rail in order to be near Mary Kay . . . automobiles and eating occupy second place in hobbies . . . first? women!!! , . . has many a skeleton in his grade school closet . . . dedicated his life to the Tri-Debs. Rose Izzolena-a petite little eyeful , . . hers being a snapping black , . . just too, too embarrassed when she fell flat in front of a crowd when playing with Younkers' base- ball team . . , Curly is her biggest thrill . . . idle moments taken up by baseball, singing, bowling, movies, and Lionel . . . yearns for a position as stenographer or telephone operator. Everett Dean Iones-- Emmett . . . master mechanic . , . can sling a car together as fast as he can eat a sundae-strawberry marshmallow, please , . , always in a hurry . . . loves to hunt . . . can usually be seen wearing a hunting cap and carrying a paper sack . . . thrilled over Winning his R. G T. red necktie. Lurena Free- Rena . . . a cute little trick . . . but oh, so shy . . . roller skates , . . equestrienne extraordinaire . f . yearns for ' California . . . super if she could fly there . . . would make darling aviatrix . . . long ago went to school with dress Wrong side out . . . embarrassed but never too, too utterly . . . Girl Reserve . , . exchange editor of regular Rail. lean Garrison- Gary . . . musical gal with magical fingers . . . co-editor of regular Rail . , . proud possessor of GAA mono- gram . . . Tri-Deb . . , stoutly avows her biggest thrill hasn't happened . . . as yet . . . beauteous brown hair , . . snapping brown eyes betray Ieanie's quiet mischiev- ousness . . . a loyal friend who claims in- numerable embarrassing moments but re- fuses to disclose even one . . . What about Dolbeer? ffl ? Marilyn Hoegh-giggling gal of the Rail staff . . , always has a snappy comeback on hand . . . has a lot in common with Lana Turner . . . secretary of the senior class . , . columnist for regular Railsplitter . . . collects elephants lminiatures, we assume! . , . Daisy admits no big thrills but Where would you classify Bob, Blondie? . . , lean and Mary are her other two-thirds. Betty Hougham-corneteer of the class . . . becoming more attractive day by day . . . big ambitition is to Work for the government and travel , . . goes to church every Sun- day . . . Bett fills out her clothes in a satis- factory way . . . has a keen sense of humor and never misses a chance to display it. Art Iohnson-Nicknamed Iohn . . . likes sports, hates work , . . good golfer . . , played on basketball and golf teams . , . starting first basketball game was his big- gest thrill . . . has fun getting into trouble . , . hopes to be a success in something, sometime . . . sounds deperate , , . on sports staff of Railsplitter . . . gets a kick out of hunting fall kinds of gamej . . . some peo- ple call him Ole, Pauline lose- Polly dotes on keeping busy . . . befriends struggling journalists . . . witty . . . blushed upon entering a class room minus a pink slip. plus a stiff lecture , . . thrilled on becoming an aunt . . . literary editor of Iune '41 Senior Rail . . . bound to be successful at all tasks she un- dertakes . . . chairman of class day commit- tee . . . and a Rock of Gibraltar in home room ll8 since 'Way back when!