Kiron High School - Telic Yearbook (Kiron, IA)

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY We are sorry to see another school year so swmftly pass We also re gret that because of the graduatzon of the Semors they w1ll leave Kiron h1gh to attempt to prove themselves a success 1n the world We would l1ke to see them accomplxsh the1r amb1t1ons And so for your enjoyment the class would l1ke you to come along wxth us and by travel1ng faster than sound and t1me we shall V1S1t and eavesdrop on the Semors of 1949 as they w1ll be 1n the year of 1959 Our flrst stop 15 Spr1ngdale Memorlal Hospmtal Austln Texas where we f1nd lnterne B1lsten at h1s daxly sh1ft At present we fznd h1m wheellng a poor lnnocent pat1ent xnto the operatlng room As we remember Don he was Doc Bmlsten the b1g center on the basketball team Slnce then he has acqu1red much knowledge havxng gone to Iowa State College at Ames where he majored m animal husbandry graduated as a veter1nary and now 15 pract1c1ng med1c1ne on people When we ask h1m where he 1ntends to start h1s practlce after f1I11Sh1Dg his two years of intern sh1p he rephes I haven t dec1ded def1n1tely but my fzancee suggested that we start up 1n a small town perhaps Kxron The homely l1ttle town of Ette North Carolxna 15 our next stop Thls Southern town boasts a very promxnent c1t1zen whom we all know Why of course 1t IS Marv1n Schurke who 1S a character to the town but not to Allegra his plump Mexmcan wmfe who loves h1m Mr Schurke IS a tobacco auctmneer and owner of a leadlng Snuff Company We now f1nd ourselves 1n Hollywood the f11m cap1tal of the world In thxs mxllxon dollar busxness of mak1ng movles there xs an abundance of varlous profltable Jobs An xmportant one 1S that of the ha1r dressers and make up men and women th1s and here we flnd Jean Nelson applylng wave lotlon and settxng Van Johnson s haxr She seems very unconcerned about the famous personage she must be dreamlng of her Loule to whom she IS engaged Jean tells us the Dee Swanson worked here too but left several years ago for a more glamorous posxtmon that of bexng the w1fe of Vernon Gustafson Up the rxver let us stop at Omaha We have a spec1al reason for stopplng for you see Alxce Schurke and the former EISIC Korner l1ve here Al1ce IS a long d1s tance telephone operator who could use the practzcal advxce of Mr Anthony It seems that Red and Bob S are neck and neck 1n the race of capt1vat1ng Al1ce s heart Her problem 15 how to say yes to both of them and stall not be a polygammst F1516 IS more fortunate for she had a husband and st1ll maintains her buslness status She IS vxce presxdent of the M1d West Dlaper Laundry Service Oh yes Elsxe IS very contented as Mrs Wxllzam Johnson Ne pxck up the Omaha World Herald at a newstand On the front page our BUCHIIOII IS drawn to a cartoon The cartoon expresses an xmportant SC18Dt1.f1C vxewpoxnt dealxng wxth lxvxng wlth mother ln laws We remark that th1s cartoon rates 1n compar1s1on wlth the work of Dmg Darlxng Married l1fe has alded the success of thxs cartoomst and artlst for he xs Bayard Larson and his wlfe of course Rachel Schlesmg IS the home of Mr and Mrs Sonksen we remember Mrs Sonksen as Maxine Hansohn In the lovely backyard of thelr new home we see Maxine s two ll . . . . . ' . , I D D . , . . . , . l ' ' on , . . , . , . 0 . . . . . , . . . . ' . ' It li , . whose job it is to repair the actors and actresses. We are fortunate enough to view . . . . . , . . . . . I 0 I Y I I I ' ' ll OI . . li ll li VI ' ' ' ' I . . - . ,, . - . . ., . . , , , . . . . . ,, . . . -. - ,, - I . . . . . . . , is . , , ,

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We, Elsie Korner and Donald Bilsten, will our knee guards to Marlene Winter and Leonard Benson. I, Don Bilsten, will my ability to sing to the sophomore girls. I, Alice Schurke, will my ability to type to Gordon Clauson. W, Alice Schurke and Maxine Hansohn, will our noon day walks down town to Joyce Finstrom and Genevieve Wilson. The Seniors leave the north row of desks to members of the Junior class if they are lucky enough to get them. JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUET The Juniors, with the aid of their sponsor, Mrs. Sipes, presented a banquet for the 49 Seniors and members of the faculty The theme for the banquet was Moonlight and Ros The banquet was held in the dining room of the Hot 1 Denison, which was decorated in blue and silver with red roses These were the Seniors class colors and flower Jean Nelson Elsie Korner Mrs Slpes Burdette Hedstrom Bayard Larson Miss Johnson Don Bilsten Ronald Mauritz John Larson Marvin Schurke Miss J Cedergren and Miss R Cedex-gren SITTING Betty Norelius Norma Winquist May Delle Gustafson Herbert Larson Glenn Tellgren Bill Johnson Beverly Skarm Gay Wood Judson Johnston Helen Schlernbeck Donna Rosenquist and Norman Johnson 10 l K ' 1 A ' e Sl I ' ' ' e . . ' I STANDING: lLeft to rightl Alice Schurke, Hai-riette Wagner, Maxine Hansohn, Dee Swanson. . . - . . . - . , . . . . . . 3 n ' , v 1 I P ' I I 9 1

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year old tw1ns Wanda and Bertha play1ng happ1ly 1n the sandbox Max1ne 1S closely watchmg them as she weeds on1ons 1n her garden We all remember Ronald Maur1tz and 1n remember1ng Ron we also th1nk of h1s h1gh school sweetheart, Lo1s Schurke Well you guessed lt they are now marr1ed and l1ve on a n1ce l1tt1e farm of the1r own It seems that after Ronald grad uated he played sem1 pro baseball although he had planned on Jo1n1ng the Peace t1me Army for a few years Major League scouts were cons1der1ng h1m unt1l they learned Ron was such a good h1tter that no teams would play aga1nst h1m for reasons of d1sgust at chasmg Ron s balls through corn f1elds and hay meadows I-Ie f1nally deC1dEd to return to farm1ng and try marr1ed l1fe Lo1s was qu1te ready and Wllllng after a year of nurse s tra1n1ng Do you need some truck1ng or haul1ng'P Just r1ng 3xx or else ask the operator to r1ng The Super Haulers The local truck1ng magnate IS Burdette Hedstrom who started out 1n the truckmg bus1ness w1th a fleet of Crosely P1ckups haul1ng t1n cans to the c1ty dump He later expanded w1th several 3 4 ton p1ck ups and now has added several one and one half ton trucks and a sem1 to h1s company He employs h1s dr1vers w1th the followxng requ1rements h1gh school graduate a good safe dr1ver and under f1Ve feet 1n he1ght because they can get around faster We mustn t forget to look up the teachers Mr Tra1l IS coach of basketball at Mmnesota Un1vers1ty and do1ng a good Job of It too as the Gophers were undefeated th1s year 1n conference play That means they defeated Iowa Un1VerS1tY who has prom1s1ng young players as Sherw1n L and Douglas S Also a teacher at the U 1S the capable Mr Franken He has concentrated on the fxeld of soc1ology and physcology and w1th lus degree 1S 1nstruct1ng at Mxnnesota Mr Franken says he understands human behav1or now only he w1shes he had known someth1ng about It when he was at K1ron Everyone remembers the school paper The K1ron1kle and we know who was respons1ble for xts creat1on and superv1s1on The K1rOn1k16 1S now one of the f1ve lead1ng da1ly newspapers 1n Iowa M F Byers IS ed1tor 1n ch1ef and squaw and pract1ces law Her ed1toral on We Want No Speed L1m1ts won nat1onal recogn1t1on but the speed l1m1t 1n Iowa 15 st1ll 60 m1les an hour Our 11ttle tour 15 now ended We hope you enjoyed yourself and Jo1n us 1n w1sh1ng the Sen1ors of 1949 even more success than that whxch we have 1mag1ned for them 12 . . . . . . 1 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . s l . . . . . I - . . . . ,, , - . ,, . . . . . 1 . . . 1 . . , . Q . . - . . . . . . . , . . Q . . . ' u U ' ' . . . . . H . ,, . an - vu - 0 - . - . . . . . . . . . . - 2 . . . . 1 1 0 , . . . . . . . . - . U ,, 1 Q . . . . . su as - ' - . . . . . . . . . - - . - 3 - - an ' ' is 0 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I I I - - . . . ,, . . N Q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .