Chinook High School - Breeze Yearbook (Chinook, MT)

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Shirley Ryan, famous movie actress, has won the Academy Award with her performance in the movies, “The Big Shot From Seattle.” Mr. Bowen is still sponsoring Senior classes, but states that he hasn’t found any in recent years as good as that of 1944. Joe Sagami is now the nation’s leading hog caller. He got his practice while taking on contestants in Chinook in high school days here. Robert Sasaki is a top-notch airplane designer, and has greatly improved the jet-propelled plane. Helen Mueller is teaching her Swiss yodel to the Future Farmers of America. Mary Janet Snedecor, famous columnist of the New York Times, has won the Pulitzer Prize for her recent articles on the “Prevention of War.” Dorothy Jean Myhrvold is now working part time at the Bar-X— rumors are that her and Kenneth are “that way” about each other. Bill Keith is now manager of the Farmers Union Elevator in Chinook. Allie Marie Umsted has come into the limelight for her successful re-)introduction of “Pistol Packing Mama.” Bill Dahl is a prominent cattleman in the Bearpaw Mountains south of Chinook. Betty Wilcox is running a beauty school in Chinook. She has invented v new type face cream, and has put Lady Esther out of business with its introduction. Dorothy Kruse is now heard over the radio as Ma Perkins. These soap operas last forever, don’t they. Masato H aye taka is a truck farmer near San Francisco. After years of experimenting he has succeeded in crossing bananas and apples. The “banapple” is high in vitamin content and also serves as a model for this year’s Easter bonnets. Betty Hermes is a notorious gun moll in a large gang in Chicago. She is better known as a “Pistol Packin’ Ma.” Tom Vogt is now manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers. He learned his raspberries from classes in Chinook High. Jack Patterson, for his many years of undying and devoted service to Buttrey’s Foods, Inc,, has been made manager of the local Buttrey’s Store. Norma Klotzbuecher is now a famous radio and movie personality. Eva Cowan, a confirmed old maid, has recently opened a kindergarten school at Dodson, Montana. Lenora Mackenstadt and Gordon Jacobson now Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Jacobson, have just opened a new millinery shop in Havre under the trade name of “Three Dollar Hat Shop, No Two Alike.” Their shop is expected to tike its place soon as a “head liner.” It is rumored that Miss Zerr is still teaching in C. H. S. and though slightly aged, Mr. Butler still wends his way to the little white shack behind Harbolts. Helen Monson is now on display in the window of a psychiatrist as an example of the perfect woman—the kind that a husband loves to come home to. Clinton Cox is now a Lt. Colonel in the armed forces of Uncle Sam. It is surprising but true that Lucille Johnson is now teaching the rhumba to her dancing classes in Miss Wendt’s School of Dancing at Great Falls.

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GIgAA. Pn pitecif. GIgAA oJ. 1944 Chinook Hic i School Fifteen years in the future: Angus McPherson is a professional football player for the Chicago Bears. It is rightfully said that McPherson is the most ferocious player since Bronko Nagurski. Malcomina McArthur has succeeeded Miss Zerr as business teacher in Chinook High School, and is now telling the story of her life. Kenneth Carpenter is owner of the Bar-X, Chinook’s leading restaurant. Donald Stienmetz is now a four-star general, and has succeeded “Hap” Arnold as head of the Army Air Forces. Mrs. Keith Jamieson, the former Faye Paulson, has written a book, a best seller on “How to Make Marriage a Success.” John Overcast can now be seen on the screen in the movie “The Great Lover.” Marian Reeves, who has been an understudy of Kate Smith for several years, has now succeeded that person and has a radio show of her own. Art Rusch is a top-notch orchestra leader, and is currently heard every night broadcasting from the “Spa.” Robert Edgington, the famous singer, is the Sinatra of his day, and is making them swoon much in the same manner as Sinatra No. 1. Marian Anderson Erskine is now the proud mother of sixteen lovely children. Dr. Richard S. Stam, founder of the Stam Clinic in Chinook, has recently announced his candidacy for president of the United States at his party’s convention in Chicago. Dr. Stam thinks he has a good chance of success, since he feels tha the country will not want Mr. Roosevelt for a tenth term. Dorothy Chapman, who you will remember as “Miss America” of 1945, is now a world famous model for a large clothing store in New York-City. Charles Neibauer has started a taxi service in Chinook; he decided he might as well get some money out of hauling people around, since he drove his friends around free so many years. Betty Butler is national advisor of the 4-H Clubs of America. Maxine Sand is the prima donna of the famous Metropolitan ballet.

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Lower—Ruth Neibauer, Sally Ann Spencer, Rae Mauuoka, Row Renda, Len Gearheart, Bob Olson, Lois Liddle, Colleen McCartney, Edith Sasaki. 2nd Row—Helen Holmes, Janet Ehlang, Elaine Jensen, Elinora Cox, Gloria Skoyen, Marjory Friede, Alice Allison, Margaret Phipps, Hazel Brown, Lapriel Savage. Barbara Martin, Frances Gist, Mr. Schei. 3rd Row—Itha Blatter, Lila Skoyen, Dona Johnson, Lawrence Blevin, Bill Ruhr, Warren Ross, Juanita DeMars, Agnes Bugden, Helen Ruhr, Don Shankle, Wilbur Wagner, Victor Cohrs, Lawrence Hofeldt. £ uniol We, the class of “45” began our journey into the mystic depths of High School knowledge in September, 1941. Mr. Hagen was chosen as our sponsor After many sleepless nights and considerable hazing by the Sophomores the terrible day arrived—Initiation. The Sophomores were merciless but we endured it. Bob “Murph” Olsen and Barbara Ross represented us in the Student Council. Finally, after a year of toil, we were Sophomores. At last—sweet revenge, we put on the initiation. This was well done. As Student Council representatives for this year we had Barbara Ross and Warren Ross. At last we reached the third year of our journey. The responsibilities of putting on the Junior Play and the Junior Prom lay with us. To lead and advise us this year we chose Mr. Schei. Our play, “Double Exposure” afte. a good deal of work (? ?) and a lot of fun was ready to be presented. Monday evening, Feb. 21 this was done. Janet Ehlang, Dona Johnson and Rowena Renda, three Juniors, were chosen as yell leaders by the Pep Club. On the Student Council this year were Helen Holmes and Warren Ross.