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

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Betty lane Galwmischievous . . . ornery . . . and so nice to know . . . one all around gal . . . sings . . . and really does a good job of it . . . biggest thrill is Coke . . . main ambition . . . Coke . . . admits she has had plenty of embarrassing moments . . . but declines to mention any . . . pals with Helen Williams . . . often taken tor her twin . . . doesn't mind tho' . . . has beautiful long hair . . . member of girls' sextette . . . Margaret E. Griffith-to receive diploma will be Myrt's biggest thrill . . . Marg used to grind crayons up in the pencil sharpener but she outgrew that . . . plays the piano . . . roller skates occasionally . . . wanted to be a commercial teacher but changed her mind . . . couldn't be the thought of more school work, could it? . . . her sunny smile shows pearly white teeth . . . skipped ZA . . . always happy . . . Martha Gerry Hougham-Mart's ambition is to raise a football team and two subs . . . WHEWI . . . Pud has no mortifying mo- ments . . . but Oh, people and their kidsl . . . biggest thrill is graduation . , . Marty used to roll her long winter sox down on way to school . . . when nearing home she'd roll them up again . . . used to bring candy to school every day . . . then give it away . . . pretty Miss . . . Vivian lean Keller-very neat . . . rather quiet . . . sparkling smile . . . receiving diploma is her main ambition . . . claims no embar- rassing moments . . . but we know better . . . Viv attends all Abe's games and yells herself hoarse . . . but loves it all . . . while in kindergarten she went home at recess . . . naughty girl . , , efficient Rail staff member . . . working gal . . . tops as a true triend . . . beautiful hair . . . pals with Marjorie Ballard . . . Betty Marie Knudsorx-beautiful girl . . . supremely neat . . . demurely quiet . . . Knute's biggest thrill was being elected candidate for homecoming queen . . . to go back to the lakes with Marilyn Holla- baugh claims to be her ambition . . . won- der why? . . . senior student council mem- ber . . . senior chorus . . . a swell girl to know . . . Bet enjoys horseback riding . . . sculpturing . . . served on formal and in- formal committees . . . swell girl . . . Marguerite Marchesano-Babe to everyone . . . even to Miss Lewis . . . attending Lincoln for high school education equals biggest thrill . . . won't reveal dark secrets . . . collects anything and everything . . . watch out folks . . . finishing school . . . then finding a job at fifty cents an hour is her ambition . . . full of vim and vigor . . . member of the Girl Scouts . . . smiling continuously . . . beautiful black hair . . . Mary Margaret Graham-Peggy wants to raise the coach for Martha Hougham's football team . . . always turning red . . . finishing school will be Peg's biggest thrill . . . was so mean in grade school . . . teacher used to make her wash indelible pencil marks off her hands . . . used to unbraid her braids . . . shame . . . Railsplitter librarian . . . spare time spent eating . . . sleeping . . . working . . . always cheerful . . . other monikers are Iunior , . . Little Wac . . . Marilyn Ramona Hollabaugh--Holly . . . every- one knows Myrt . . . swell gal . . . to get a good job and work at it . . . get married . . . then take it easy . . . are her ambitions . . . Myrtle's favorite pastimes are horseback riding, eating, sewing, and dramatic lessons . , . claims a certain fellow in Minnesota as her biggest thrill . . . got sent to the principal's office for beating up a boy . . . says he needed it . . . Virginia F. Hull-swell gal . . . everyone likes Ginney . . . to be a good secretary and sit on the boss' knee is her ambition . . . Girl Reserve member . . . meeting Robert Young was Gin's most exciting mo- ment . . . biking, dancing, horseback riding, and shorthand keeps her busy . . . another M.O.M. girl . . . served on formal and in- formal committees . . . has worked in sup- ply room for ages . . . many mortifying moments . . . Kenneth Robert Klauenburch-Kenny is the most energetic 12A with plenty of zip . . . coach of D.S. boys . . . P. B. claims his biggest thrill is yet to come . . . aspires to be a bookkeeper or accountant . . . will be a success in whatever he attempts . , . owns a ford . . . but can't drive it 'cause it is always in the shop getting re- paired . . . swell pal . . . L. Louise Link-Lou has blue eyes . . . abbreviated height . . . loves Curtis, bowl- ing and ice skating . . . embarrassed when kids read her love letters in journalism . . . blushed when she fell and tainted in the hall . . . Luike greets everyone cheer- fully . . . Messenger-News column on Green- horn . . . advertising manager on regular Rail . . . class day and get-to-gether committees . . . Shorty desires to be a stenographer . . . proud of engagement ring . . . Norma Beverly Matson-calm and collected . . . but definitely tops . . . says biggest thrill was receiving her diamond . . . proud- ly displays it to anyone . . . main ambition is to settle down and make Herbie happy . . . appears quiet . . . really isn't when you are acquainted . . , won't mention her most embarrassing moment . . . but admits there is one . . . a gal with lots of good ideas . . . a friend to be proud of . . .

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Robert Elmer Ahlberg-shyest boy in IZA until you know him better . . . hails from Maple Grove . . . Bob's biggest thrill was first airplane ride . , . desires to become an airplane designer . . . hunting, fishing, and working on cars takes most of his time . . . claims always as most embarrassing moment . . . member of track team in ninth grade and 12B . . . excellent pal . . . dances divinely . . . Marjorie Iewel Ballard-brown eyes . . . beautiful dark hair . . . Bob Hope's smile . . . secretary of senior class . . . graduating provides greatest thrill . . . won't reveal embarrassing moments . . . skipped 21-X . . . usually found roller skating . . . dancing . . . sharpened erasers in pencil sharpener at Howe . . . Don Brown chased Mariie home from grade school with snowballs . . . wishes to be a secretary . . . Mari was feature editor of regular Rail . . . pretty girl . . . everyone's pal . . Don Leroy Brown-rather tall . . . oh, so handsome . . . co-captain of football team . . . popular class president . . . Stonie spends his time playing basketball . . . football . . . ambition is army or navy . . . most thrilling sensation yet to come . . . possessor of four monograms . . . member of Hi-Y . . . played third base with league softball champs for two consecutive years . . . meanie of grade school gang . . . Kierluff's drug store provides a hangout . . . swell fellow . . . Gerald Francis Daniel-appears to be so quiet . . . at times . . . wants to be a carpenter . . . will be a good one . . . hobbies are reading and wood working . . . turned red around the ears when caught cheating in a test . . . served on cap and gown com- mittee . . . always seen with Bob Small . . . jumps rope with super speed . . . hard to get to know at first . . . but later the last word in fun . . . Annabel May Eshelman-to be a math expert or scientist is Ann's ambition . . . claims not to be easily thrilled . . . but . . . shooting paper wads in grade school proved so embarrassing when teacher lound out . . . member ot G.A.A. through IDA and 11A . . . hails from Bondurant, Iowa . . . is the possessor of bewitchingly blonde hair . . . smiles with a knowing glint in her eyes . . . . Gordon L. Fergus-friendly lellow . . . being sworn into the army proved to be his big- gest thrill . . . called Little Pude by army buddies . . . desires to travel . . . live hap- pily . . . will, too . . . hobbies are cars, cars, and cars . . . sat in front of the room for one semester in grade school for misbe- having . . . black wavy hair . . . ever so nice to know . . . senior council member for two semesters . . . Patricia Ann Andersen-blonde hair . . . rather quiet at times . . . Pat would like to be a nurse . . . Andy's biggest thrill is yet to come . . . prefers to keep embarras- sing moments to herself . . . Patty once held Tom Robinson down while a girl kissed him . . . those were only grade school days . . . collects songs and movie stars pictures . . . mostly men . . . usually smil- ing . . . a swell friend . . . Patricia Ann Barquist-Swede . . . Duchess has that debutante look and is always dis- armingly charming . . . led Iune '44 class on their class day . . . secretary of Girl Reserves , . , junior council president . . . likes Ohio for some secret reason . . . dancing is favorite pastime , . . all big moments excite Pat . . . an M.O.M. gal . . . efficient otficerstaff member . . . blonde hair . . . on parent party committee . . . swell pal . . . Ruth F. Clark-desires to become a nurse . . . should make a good one . , . on office staff . . . belongs to Christian Fellowship club . . . senior council member in 12B . . . worked on parent-teachers tea committee . . . quite quiet . . .-turns red ever so easily . . . definitely not athletic but def- initely a swell girl . . . eyes that turn blue and gray . . . at times . . . has had no thrilling sensations . . . Betty Rachel Dougherty . . . Bottle Blonde . . . admits it . . . Los Angeles claims to be her biggest thrill and main ambition . . . being mistaken for someone else proved so embar- rassing . . . council member in eleventh grade . . . did not study in grade school. . . did not study in junior high . . . will not study in senior high . . . tall . . . attractive . . . pals with Midge Robbins . . . columnist ot regular Railsplitter . . . Iames Lees Featherstone-Feather is a Demo- crat and yens to vote for Roosevelt's 5th term . . . Zephyrstone wants to attend col- lege and probably will . . . definitely dili- gently studious . . . lim comes running to Featherhead, Feathertonj Featherpebbles, and Feather Brain . . . ardent member of H.R', 120 . . . projectors' league . . . using Mr. Tomlinson's precious stamps and rolling bottles around the upper hall are favorite hobbies of our never embarrassed brain child . . . Lawrence Elmer Flaherty-Bub wishes to be- come a draftsman . . . would make a good one . . . being a member of the unbeaten football team of '42 was his largest thrill . . . women, ice skating, and hunting are hobbies of Bubbles . . , favorite subject is study hall . . . Larry denies it but in grade school he used to pile the contents of girls' lockers on the floor . . .

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Mary Lou Maxwell-sweet girl . . . smart little Miss who's graduating ahead of time . . . college claims her biggest ambition . . . music is her most absorbing interest . . . was chairman of banquet commit- tee . . . never yet embarrassed? . . . plays the piano with a beautiful touch . . . pals with Sara Bronco . . . works at The Utica . . . comes from Howe . . . has long been a member of the chorus . . . . Ann Peterna-just gaze around any dance floor and there is Annie . . . thrills at the thought of becoming a dependable ste- nographer . . . was so sparkle-eyed while seeing the sights of Washington . . . be- longed to G.A.A .... chorus . . . glee club . , . orchestra . . . senior council member in llth grade . . . serves as a fine conductor for a street car . . . Rooney was the hit of a grade school play. Lola Lucile Randall-short . . . cute . . . and oh, so ornery . . . president of Girl Reserves . . . to be an efficient secretary is her ambition . . . getting locked in the most peculiar places proves most embar- rassing . . . biggest thrill is yet to come . . . thinks world of brothers Bob and Warren . . . had to sit in a corner in kindergarten for kissing a boy . . . a M.O.M. girl . . . swell friend . . . nice to know . . . Mildred Marie Robbins . . . always happy . . . always in trouble . . . always getting out . . . mortified when giving the conductor a shiny penny , . , ior three consecutive days . . . Midge's biggest thrill came in '43 . . . enjoys cooking, wolfing, sewing, wolfing, making pleated skirts . . . wants to become an expert whistler . . . isn't had now . . . aspires to be a nurse . . . or good housewife . . . ever so lively . . . everyone's pal , . . Milly . . . L. A .... Midget . . . Midgie . . . Dorothy Edith Serra-black curly tresses . . . snappy brown eyes , , . ambition to take trip to New York . . , become a ste- nographer . . . embarrassed when grade school corner provided punishment for talk- ing at wrong time . . . engagement to Ice in May was biggest thrill . . . graduation, riding streamliner . . . were thrilling too . . . hobbies are sewing, skating and base- ball . . . assembly and class day commit- tees , . . answers to D . . . Dora . . . Dottie . . . Ioyann Simpson . . , hails from Texas . . . is oh so sweet . . . ambition . . . to become a nurse and return to Texas , . . so embar- rassed at falling off a chair in journalism . . . thrills at the thought of Dick . . . Simp claims her biggest thrills were talking over the radio, first paycheck, Dick . . . loves to ride bicycles . . . play tennis . . . Dick . . , news column . , . whiz at selling ads . . . Simpie . . . Ioe . . . Sally Ethel Park-blonde hair with skin to match . . . ambition is to be successful in business world . . . will too . . . biggest excitement is yet to come . . . looking for- ward to graduation expectantly . . . un- composed moments too numerous to men- tion . . . curtain opened too soon in Christ- mas world . . . favorite pastimes include roller skating . . . dancing . . . dressed as Daisy Mae Scragg at get-to-gether . . . WOWI . . . parent party chairman . . . sweet girl . . . Rollin Howard Pieart-too many mortifying moments . . . flying and Marilyn Pender are Ronniefs hobbies . , , ambitions . . , ancl biggest thrills . . . Panty-waist desires to attend Parker air college . . . enter air corps . . . member of band from 7A through 12A . . . C.A.P. band sergeant in 11A . . . orchestra . . . property manager for the band 11A through IZA . . . always busy . . . always willing to help . . . an ex- cellent cameraman . . . tops with every- one . . . Lucille Gloria Rivera-skipped gym to sit on school grounds with a certain boy . . . Miss Cripe came out, clad in shorts . . . took her to Mrs. Hall . , . Lucy likes to sing . . . sew her own clothes . . . greatest thrill is graduating . . . was leading charac- ter in grade school play . . . cap and gown chairman . . . dark-haired lass . . . chorus and council member . . , Tatie is a friend to everyone . . . Thomas Edwin 'Robinson-desires to enter Iowa state next fall . . . Tommy used to throw books out the window in SA . . . enjoys hunting and fishing . . . never uncomposed . . . vice-president of class . . . likes and looks good with a crew cut . . . quite adept at dancing . . . skipped 2A . . . served as junior council member . . . hails from Howe . . . first date was exciting . . . but Tom can't recall why . . . Lester Gilbert Sheckler-Gilberiine made a beautiful pin-up girl . . , wants to enter Iowa U .... enjoys hunting, swimming, and 'P . . . was embarrassed when his swimming suit was torn during a meet . . . Gil's biggest thrill was placing third in state swimming meet . . . member of senior council . , . projectors' league . . . captain of swimming team in 11A . . . president of H.R. 120 . . . proud possessor of 3 monograms . , . blond, butch hair cut . . . Beverly Mae Sloan-Bev aspires to be a nurse and anesthetist . . . she won't tell of uncomposed moments tho' . . . Becky collects ampulla bottles as a hobby . . . entering nurses' training will be her biggest thrill . . . strangely silent until you know her . . . but sometimes silence is sweet . . . served on the banquet committee . . . quite squearuish about the snakes in biology class . . . especially any on her desk . . .