Anita High School - Spartan Yearbook (Anita, IA)

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Class Proph ecy Oh look here 15 a round robm letter lwonder what my classmates have been domg Let s see Raymond Workman s letter IS fxrst Why he s a Texas patrolman and owns several oxl wells on the sxde Here s a letter from Afrtca It s from Leland Nelsen lwonder m the Forelgn Leglon for 15 years hum And here s one from New York Say you remember that wrestler we saw on TV last n1ght I thought he looked famlllar 'P lt was Jlm Larsen Only h1s professlonal name IS get thls Georgeous Jlm Well now who could thls be from? Flrst Lutheran Church m Blg Rock Iowa '7 Gallyn Jessen a mmlster that IS a surprlse Thxs one lS from Washmgton D C on lmportant looklng statlonery Look at thxs slgnature Melvyn Dorsey Secretary of Aguculture Look he re IS one wxth a fore xgn postrna rk from London Now who could that be '7 Arlyn Lund He s one of the greatest Shakespearean actors 1n the world General Mxlls Who 1n the world could that letter be from? Rosemary Pearson Says she IS workmg wlth Betty Crocker as a future homemaker Ga1l Shannon says 1n hxs letter that he IS workmg on a farm down by Cumberland He expects to own It some day Another fore1gn postmark It s Larry Eden s letter Oh no he s lwmg m Afrxca wlth h1S harem Here IS Dlck Legg s letter He IS golng to be 1n the 1966 Olymplcs as an all around sportsman That ought to help put Anlta on the map Thms next letter if from Jerry Budd Iwonder what he IS domg '7 Let s see h IS workmg at General Electrxc as a chem1cal engmeer More power to hmm And Raymond McAfee IS the owner of McAfee Inc a food store cham that IS the largest on thxs sxde of the Mlsslsslppl Rxver Another postmark from New York Well well Mary Jane Madden IS the head waltress at the Stork Club Ihls looks llke Colleen Whetstone s wrxtmg My goodness L15ten to thls She IS marr1ed to an up and comlng chemxcal engxneer and has 4 ch1ldren Here s a letter from Callfornxa Oh It s from Sherry Parkmson Herwlsh came true She 1s a forest ranger and just loves xt Why here s a letter from An1ta Oh heavens Wanda Wllson and Norma Mlller have bought part mterest ln Potter s Nurslng Home Thxs letter 1s from Mlssourl Janet Jewett and her husband Harold are the owners of an excavatmg busmess and are really pullmg the money 1n Just look at thxs one Naoml Jensen Dean oi an all g1rl s school 1 1 ' ' 'Q . . n - - v 0 1 . ,Q . , . . ' l -- -- . Y - 1 - . 1 I ' , . , . , 0 , . . . . , . 1 1 1 - , . . . . - . . . , , , . . . . . . , . . . , . . . . . . . . . . , . - , 6 - 0 fl . . , . . , .Q . Q -- , . . - . . , , . . ., . . . , . , . , . , . . 1 v v ' . . , . . . . . . A - 1 . J 0

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Class Hlstory One sunny September morning in 1942. twenty two bright shiny eyed children started their long Journey of educatlon to the final goalof one starry nxght in May 1956 Those twenty two children now typical teenagers were Margaret Arnett Mary .To Grinstead Sharon Hazard Janet .Tewett Rosemary Pearson Janet Purdue Dixie Shoemaker Beth Slsler Karen Turner Wanda Wllson Dale Dorsey Keith Henderson Porter Huddleson Robert Kelley Dick Legg Ray McAfee Robert Ne ins Robert Petersen Gary Smither Cecil Denny Wayne Norburg and Gene Karstens Mlss Dorothy Richtor was our kindergarten and first grade teacher We had a sand pile right in our room and we painted on the easels and made green snakes out of clay In first grade we gained Roger Littell Raymond and Ramona Workman and we lost Janet Purdue Sharon Hazard and Robert Neins Miss Merrick was our second grade teacher Everyone of us was in the grocery store business that year In second grade we galned Jackie Harris Richard Logan and garol Jeanne Herrick Miss Knowlton taught us how to multilpy numbers and tell tlme in third and fourth grade Remember the P T A programs we put on when we did the mmuet The boys in wigs and girls ln ball room dresses In third grade we lost Richard Logan and in fourth grade gained Marna Larsen We took a trip to Atlantic in fifth grade Mrs Merle Glll was our teacher Remember our excursion to the post office News Telegraph and we even got free cokes at the Coca Cola Company Sharon Orcutt Joined our grade and we lost Ray McAfee and Jackie Harris Bowen coached Junior high basketball and both the girls and boys won trophies in the tournaments Marvin Fries and Prince Plgsley Joined our class Mr Jones and Mrs Salmon were our Junior High teachers Mr Jones continued coach1ng us in basketball and we were very proud of our records We've got Mrs Salmon to thank for gettlng us past our eighth grade test and ready to enter An1ta High School Norma Mlller Joined us in seventh grade and Prince P1gs1ey, Roger Littell, and Margaret Arnett moved Then during e1ghth grade Margaret Arnett came back and we also gained Jlm Larsen, Leland Nelson, and Dean Osen When our class entered hzgh school, we were very proud of the fact that we had the largest class in An1ta's history The boys out numbered the glrls Just about two to one, and they st1ll do The country k1ds Joining us were Eleanor Beaman, Melvyn Dorsey, Larry Eden, Sandra Griffen, Dwayne Harmsen, Jackie Harr1s, Jorene Hughes, Naomi Jensen, Daryl Kline, Arlyn Lund Tom and Joe Marnln, Ray McAfee, Sherry Parklnson Ga1l Shannon, Roger Steele, Bob Wedemeyer, Art Wheelock Ga11yn Jesson, and Ray Va1s Jerry and Bob Budd also Joined us from Califorma Then when we were sophomores, Colleen Whetstone Joined us and we lost D1x1e Shoemaker Beth Slsler, and Ray Workman Remember d1sect1ng frogs? Ugh' The boys ended up doing most of the work, right boys? We Jumors were now nearing the day wherf we would graduate Remember the day we rece1ved our class r1ngs'? There were bets on as to who would lose his first Eleanor Beaman, Ramona Workman, Sandy Gnffin, and Bob Budd left us Mary Jane Madden and Ray Workman Joined us Well, the 1955 school year rolled around As 37 semors started to school we knew we had just about made it Marna Larsen .Tack Harris Margaret Arnett left us Mrs McDermott was our home room teacher for our sophomore Junior and senior year too We realize now in 1956 that we will soon be out on our own Many of us will be going to colleges and schools Some of the boys will Join Uncle Sam probably Maybe some day we can all get together again but it has been fun with all the work don t you think so 'P O . . , - . . - . . ' I I I I I A . i I vu' I I V I I - I . I I I I I I I V 1. 0 1 . . . , . , I I I I The high light of our sixth grade was our first adventure in basketball. Mr. Wayne u . , . a . ,- , , , , . . y . . , . 9 . 3 . . I '

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Here is another Anita postniark. Would you believe it? Da ryl Kline owns the biggest cattle business this side of the Rocky lklountains. V'owf Read this One. Gary Sniither has just flown the fastest jet in the world, This letter is from Adair. Bob Wedenieyer, a stunt driver for .linimy Lynch, He should really be a good one. Sonieone must be in college according to this letter. L.et's see. l'om hlarnin of all people. Says he is niaking up for all the days he missed in school, Here is Robert Peterst-n's letter. You know how he was always goofing oft? Well, l thought I saw hini. Yes sir, a cornedian on the Jackie Gleason show. Another Anita postxnark. lthis one is from Joe lklarnin. What a job, He is truant officer for Anita High School, Oh, this is Karen l'urner's letter. You- know how she was always writing Songs 7 Guess What? She's a song publisher. Dean OSen's letter should prove interesting, Well good for Dean. He's a star professional basketball player for New Jersey. This is a letter l've been wanting to read. Oh no: Gene Karstens tl contirnied bachelor and this postscript. A multi-niillionaire, Another New York postniark. Now who in nny class could have beconie editor of the New York l'inies. Marvin Fries, of course, My golly, here is a letter from Hollywood. It's from Art Wheelock. A movie actor and just listen to this. He's starring opposite Jorene Hughes in his next movi Anita again. Roger Steele. lwonder what he is doing ? Oh nof Mayor ot' Beret Here's Rayniond Vais's letter. Well, he just bought half interest in the Vais Farm Shop. And the last. letter is froni Dwayne Harmsen. Listen, he's going into business with Chadwick Brothers. Who would'have ever thought in l956 that my classmates would be doing so many different things '? s..