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

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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 . . .

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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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Bernice Rose Stefani-Bernie . . . Steffie . . . typical high school girl with personality plus . . . was thrilled when chosen can- didate for homecoming queen . . . editor of Senior Rail , . . news editor of regular Rai1splitter . . . easily embarrassed but doesn't mention most reddening moment . . . lots of ambitions . . . main one is to settle down with the right guy . . . when the right time comes . . . Girl Reserve . . . a M.O.M. member . . . tops . . . Bette Iean Thompson-blonde . . . blue eyes true blue .gal with scores of friends . . . Bet was an exquisite homecoming queen attendant . . . class day chairman . . . make-up editor of Senior Rail . . . pub- licity manager for regular Rail . . . Mes- senger-News column . . . ninth grade chorus member . . . biggest thrill yet to come . . . wants to settle down and raise a foot- ball team when the right man comes along ... jeepers . .. Harold Alfred Van Ginkel-ambition is to join ,the navy . . . hunting and fishing occupy his spare time . . . Van can always be found at the Soda-Grill . . . eating . . . owns a beat-up V-8 . . . Greenhorn Railsplitter editor . . . class treasurer . . . skipped 2A . . . never thrilled . . . was only boy with ll girls in journalism 2 . . . ice skates . . . blond hair . . . blue gray eyes . . . D.S. boys' slave . . . favorite expression . , . hubba hubba hubba . . . Ida Corrine Wetherton-a fine example of beauty and brains . . . dancing and Bill are main interests . . . the latter being the most important . . . chairman of informal and formal committees . . . also on office staff . . . lots of fun in anyone's language . . . intelligent lady who is graduating ahead of time . . . biggest thrill . . . Bill . . . main ambition . . . why, Bill, of course . . . dances divinely . . . and so friendly Naomi Elizabeth Woods-personality plus . . . ever so quiet . . . but just wait . . . Lizzie's ambition is the cadet nurse corps . . . Chuck . . . won't disclose most embar- rassing moment . . . must be awful . . . loves to neck . . . Chuck . . . super-seam- stress . . . enjoys eating . . . is graduating a semester early . . . sharp looking get-to- gether outfit . . . Chuck proves to be big- gest thrill . . . along with various others . . . a sweet girl and a swell friend . . . Eugene Gerald Lipovac-wants to learn a good trade . . . will too . one embarrassing moment is as bad as another so Gene won't tell any . . . Lippy enjoys softball, football, track, basketball . . . playing with league baseball, league softball champs for two consecutive years proved most exciting . . . Lippo never attends senior meetings . . 1 even when on time , . . true pal, anyhow . . . has already received draft papers . . . Knot picturedl Loraine Frances Steven-blonde . : . cute girl with plenty of pep and personality . , . junior and senior council member . . . Girl Reserve officer . . . a date with a certain lad at Waveland proved most thrill- ,ing . . . Lola Randall's conspirator who kissed a boy and sat in the corner . . . a M.O.M. member . . . Frenchie . . . Steve . . . Blondie spends most of her time keep- ing up the boys' morale . . . Stevie is always gay . . . always light hearted . . . Edith Ann Tomkinson--tall . . . charming . . . when in 11B Edee won Scholastic artist award . . . also Register'Tribune honorable mention . . . artist for Younkers on High School Day . . . ambitions . . . to be a nurse . . . would make a good one . . . then dress designing . . , hobbies consist of dress designing and drawing . . . is looking forward to graduation for biggest thrill . . . proud of four brothers in marines . . . true blue friend . . . Velma Iean Walker-to obtain driver's license . . . then travel the world is Iean's ambition . . . hobbies are roller skating, tennis, bik- ing, life guarding, dancing, swimming, um- piring . . . skipped ZA . . . regular Rail- splitter editor . . . Walk's favorite numbers are 22 . . . ll . . , youngest in class . . . happy possessor of 3 G.A.A. monograms . . . tennis letter . . . ever so thrilled when '42 football team went undefeated . . . Shorty has beautiful blue eyes . . . always smiling . . . Helen Gertrude Williams-shortish . . . red- headed . . . nice to know . , . no skeletons in grade school closet . . . she was a good . girl then . . . gobs of personality . . . has the ambition all girls are interested in . . . biggest thrill was receiving diamond from Bob . . . thumps the piano in spare time , . . excellent at it, too . . . divides extra, time between 'uncle's grocery store and Betty Gale . . . a true friend and one swell little lady . . Bill Frank Shaw-served on banquet and get- to-gether committees . . . entered Lincoln from Hartford . . . plays guard in basket- ball . . . excellent third baseman in baseball . . . shy . . . but ever so kind-hearted . . . claims no embarrassing moments . . . but could that be? , . . denies he's ever thrilled . . . answers to Bill . . . drives a ford . . . art student . . . super swell . . . admits no ambitions . . . but we know better . . . J n