Houghton High School - Amygdaloid Yearbook (Houghton, MI)

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Mary Wieber Wieb Girls' Glee Club, Maskers Forensic Club, Latin Club French Club Junior Play, Senior Play Pirate's Daughter Hollywood Bound A Capella Choir Seniors 1937 Carmen Wimmer Cam French Club Hollywood Bound Girls' Glee Club Forensic Club, Masks-rs Penrod, Pirate-'s Daughteru Debating, Latin Club ' Senior Play, A Capella Choir Mixed Chorus Older Girls' Conference Pl-IOTOLESS SENIORS William Bennetts Bill Basketball, Football James Brey Jimmy Basketball, Football Byron Carlson Chester Gibbs Chet Duncan Schnotola Dune Robert Smith Gus Football, Hi-Y Boys' Glee Club Marie Willmes Frenchie Latin Club French Club Senior Girls' Club

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