Highland Park College - Piper Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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First Row--Knuuse, Lindcnunn, Thomson, Dietert, Hunter Second Row-Grady, Bolio - Third Row-Doerfler, Lewis, Holdorf Fourth Row-Snooks, Johnson Fifth Row-Bray and Shaver, Beatty, Bean, Fluder, M4-Cowan

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