Lester Prairie High School - Prairiette Yearbook (Lester Prairie, MN)

Text from Pages 1 - 60 of the 1940 volume:

Lester Prairie Public School In 1901 the Lester Prairie Public School was erected. At the time it consisted of eight grades and two years of high school. The third year was added to the course in 1910 and contin- ued till 1913 when a complete four years high school was established. In 1912 members of the community met and voted to build an addition to the building. The addition consisted of the present west wing which was constructed in 1913. At the special meeting of the voters it was also decided to have a full four year high school course. The first four years were completed May 1914, with two graduates. In 1930 the state of Minnesota classified Lester P1'airie High School as ,an A high school whose credits were accepted in all schools and colleges. Previous to this, the high school was classified as a high school department whose credits were not accepted in all schools. In 1936-37 the auditorium-gymnasium was constructed. The class of 1937 was the first graduating class to have Commencement Exercises in the newly constructed building. ST FF gf? CLYDE BEISE ................... .... I4 IDITOR-IN-CHIEF DONALD SPLETTSTAZER .... BUSINESS MANAGER IRMA MACHEMEHL ...HLITERARY WILLIAM ERNST . . . DOROTHY ERNST . . EUNICE EMICH .... GLOVER DOHMANN LEONA MARKS .... HILLARD STAPEL . HOWARD WROGE . . SPORTS ASSISTANT SPORTS SNAP CARTOONIST ALUMNI . ............. SALES MANAGER ASSISTANT SALES MANAGER XX.. Valedictorian, Glee Club '37, '38, '39, '40, Class President '40, Jr. and Sr. Class Play, News Staff '39, '40 , Class Secretary '37, '38, Annual Staff. Salutatorian, Basketball '36, '37, '38, '39, '40, fcaptainbg Football '37, '38, '39, Qcaptainj, Baseball '36, '37, '38, Class President '37, '38, Student Council President '40, O1'atory '39, Jr. Class Play, Annual Staff Editor. Glee Club '37, '38, '39, '40, Jr. Class Play, Humorous '38, News Staff '39, '40, Cheerleader '39. Basketball '37, Baseball '38, Jr. Class Play. IRMA MACHEMEHL None but herself can be her parallel. CLYDE BEISE I d0n't care what happens, just so it doesn't happen to me. IRENE MILLER Life's to short to worry, so why not marry. HAROLD BERRY A demure and smiling lad. Baseball '38, '39, Basketball '38, '39, '40, Sr. Class Play, An- nual Staff fcartoonistl. Glee Club '37, '38, '39, '40, Trio '39, '40, Dramatics '37, Jr. and Sr. Class Play, Class Secre- tary '39, News Staff '40, Annual Staff Csnapl. Glee Club '37, '38, '39, '40, Student Council Secretary '40, Class President '39, Jr. and Sr. Class Play, News Staff '40, Dramatics '39, Annual Staff. Basketball '37, '38, '39, '40, fcaptainjg Baseball '36, '37, '38 '39, '40, Jr. and S1'. Class Play, Annual Staff. A man who makes a small noise is better than one who is but an echo. GLOVER DOHMAN All great men are dying, I feel sick myself. EUNICE EMICH Here I am, start the party. DOROTHY ERNST When she starts talking she says her sha1'e. WILLIAM ERNST Jolly, yet serious, fun loving, yet sincere. LEROY HAUSLADEN Glee Club '37, '38, '39, '40, Jr. Class Play, News Staff '39, An- nual Staff. Basketball '38, '39, '40 Sr. Class Play, Annual Staff. Basketball '38, '40, Sr. and Jr. Class Play, Football '39, An- nual Staff. Football '39, Baseball '38, '39: Jr. Class Play, Annual Staff. Basketball '37, '38, '39, '40, Baseball '37, '38, '39, '40, fcap- tainl Sr. Class Play, Annual Staff. LEONA MARKS There is little she has to say. MILO SCHULTZ Letiothers labor, I'll do the rest- Cmgb. DONALD SPLETTSTAZER I hate girlsg they irritate me. I love to be irritated. HILLARD STAPEL I never let books interfere with my education. HOWARD WROGE Almost killed when a train of tho't entered his mind. SENIOR CLASS HISTORY In the fall of 1936, a group of twenty-two entered Lester High. The few weeks following, we endured the torture and rigors of initiation, and we were known as green freshies for the remainder of the year. Our class officers were: president, Clyde Beiseg secretary-treasurer, Irma Machemehl. At the close of our first successful year our class had decreased to eighteen. Eldora Kruschke, Elton Quast, Fred Werth and Elmer Schultz had discontinued school. September 1937, we returned to Lester High as sophomores. Leonard Fruetel left our school to live with his mother at Long Prairie g Orval Birkholtz didn't return due to illness, and Clarence Schmalz left school, after having attended a few weeks, to live in Arizona. Our class had now decreased to fifteen. We spent the year having weiner roasts, theatre parties, and of course our daily assignments. We returned to school in the fall of 1938 as juniors. We elected Dorothy Ernst as presi- dent, Eunice Emich as secreta1'y-treasurer. On May 12, 1939, we ente1'tained the seniors at the annual J unior-Senior Banquet. After the dinner we escorted the seniors and the faculty to the Orpheum Theatre and saw Shep Fields and his orchestra in person. We presented a 3'-act comedy, Safety First in February 1939. Fourteen seniors returned in 19393 Herbert Ernst attending school at Watertown. Irma Machemehl was elected president: lrene Miller was elected secretary-treasurer. September 22, 1939, we initiated 24 freshmen. We attended two educational days this spring. One was held at Litchfield, and one was at Stewart. Both proved to be very educational. We also took several trips to various points of interest. In April 1940, we presented a 3-act fa1'ce-comedy Good Gracious Grandma . Q? 5 46' ' 14, JUNIOR CLASS FIRST ROW- Wayne Gutzmann, Orval Birkholz, Agmar Spleiss, Ruth Emich, Elaine Mesenbring, Esther Seybold. SECOND ROW- Arsilvia Krienke, Rosilvia Krienke, William Berry, Kathleen Norman, Loretta Maetzold, Deloris Seeman, Coach Harry Falk. THIRD ROW- Roland Schmidt, Kenneth Norman, Maynard Dammann, Leslie Maetzold, Orland Kruschke. JUNIOR HISTORY In the fall of 1937, the junior class be gan their career as 18 green freshmen. We, too, went through the torture of initiation. In October, Kenneth Schmalz left our school and moved to Arizona, but three weeks later Esther Seybold joined this happy freshmen group. James Maet- zold was president, Leslie Maetzold was secretary-treasurer. Miss Hunter was the class adviser. The next year our class had dec1'eased to 16. LaVeta Brecht and James Maetzold moved to other towns, but Orval Birkholz and Wayne Gutzmann joined us which kept our class of the same number-18. That year we organized a biology club. Wayne Gutzmann was elected presi- dent, Ruth Emich, treasurer, Elaine Mesenbring, secretary. Mr. Schaumburg was the class adviser. The next semester Orland Kruschke was elected president, and the other officers W81'9 reelected. The sophomores had their parties, hikes, and good times, but they also had their bad moments and experiences. In September 1939, the sophomores returned as juniors with the exception of Bernice Lochstadt. Wayne Gutzmann was again elected president, Leslie Maetzold, treasurer, Lo1'etta Maetzold, secretary. Coach Falk was elected as our class adviser. The Juniors presented a three act comedy Miss Ginger in December, 1939. MEMORANDUM VIQVJ J 1.4 Q fi SOPHOMORE CLASS FIRST ROW- Eleanor Dose, Lorraine Bathen, June Picker, Alice Tonn, Orvilla Marks, Angeline Knacke, Esther Klaustermeier. SECOND ROW- Mr. Ortwin Schaumburg, Leslie Baumann, Margaret Daggett, Merlin Groenke, Arlene Stapel, Roland Miller, Donna Anderson, Milo Stenzel. THIRD ROW- Harry Elliott, Harold Lemke, Gordon Herman, Donald Marshall, Harold Schneider, Clarence Seeman, B1'uce Birkholz. SOPHOMORE HISTORY September, 1938 a group of freshmen entered Lester High. Just as one class after an- other, we also went through the problems involved with initiation. First semester Lorraine Bathen was elected president, Bruce Birkholz, treasurer, Margaret Daggett, secretary. We had a number of parties, hikes, and weincr roasts. The last semester June Picker was elected president, Bruce Birkholz, secretary, Harold Schneider, treasurer. In the fall of 1939, we entered the school as sophomores. Orvilla Marks was elected presi- dent, Clarence Seemann, vice-president, June Picker, Secretary, Harold Lemke, treasurer, in the fi1'St semester. Barbara Mueleners and Eileen Kegler discontinued school. In the last semester Harold Lemke was elected president, Roland Miller, vice-president, June Picker, secretary, Leslie Baumann, treasurer. We took a trip to Minneapolis and visited many points of interest. The visit to the Ford plant was held as one of the greatest enjoyments of the day. MEMORANDUM ff fg ff 'X' jf F RESHMEN CLASS FIRST ROW- Dellas Spleiss, Adella Schroeder, Lorraine Marshall, Walter Schneider, Ver- netta Stuedemann, Elaine Beise, Patricia Sheppard. SECOND ROW- Raymond Radtke, Russel Stenzel, Carolyn Baumann, Lorraine Kuhl- mann, Shirley George, Cynthia Schroeder, Mr. Harry Falk. THIRD ROW- Hazel Ruzicka, Ruth Groenke, Ardin Kruschke, Milo Kubash, Waldo Doh- mann, Raymond Hackenkamp, Victor Schultz - Absent, Vernon Fenske. FRESHMEN HISTORY A group of twenty-four entered Lester High in 1939 as freshmen. We also went through the rigors of initiation as did our former friends. Elaine Beise was elected president, Ardin Kruschke, treasurer, Patty Sheppard, vice-president 5 Walter Schneider, secretary in the first semester. Mr. Schaumburg was elected as class adviser. For the last semester, Dellas Spleiss was elected as presidentg Milo Kubash, treasurer, Ardin Kruschke, vice president, Carolyn Baumann, secretary, Our first year of high school life contained many enjoyments. We had various parties and other entertainments throughout the year. G R A D E S SIXTH, SEVENTH AND EIGHTH BACK ROW- Donald Lemke, Betty Lester, Joan Erickson, James Schwichtenberg, Mavis Maetzold, Paula Sheppard, Stanley Ernst, Miss Clifford. FRONT ROW - JGSSQ AlInql1iSt, Rell Packer, Geraldine Kolbe, Evangeline Ernst, Dorothy Seybold, Wallace Dohman and Kenneth Schmidt. James Cherrnack was absent when picture was taken. THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH BACK ROW- Henry Redepenning, Marlys Krant, Carol Jean Lemke, Jean Picker, June Gennrich, Tommy McNellis, SECOND ROW- Miss Bottolfson, Elda Koerschen, Wallace Dibb, Loren Schmalz, Glorian Groenke, Harriet Stenzel, Robert Schmalz, Jimmy George, Charles Parpart. FRONT ROW- Doris Breyer, Mabel Klaustermeier, Beverly Ernst, Donald Briesemeister, Jacqueline Erickson, Marlys Lempher, Mildred Lempher. Leonard Birkholtz. Leland Lutz, Hilton Mesenbring, and Juarda Studeman were absent when picture was taken. FIRST AND SECOND BACK ROW- Connie Rattenstetter, Ruth Kuhlmann, Helen Fruetel, Norma Breyer, Devan Knacke, Carl Bettcher, Robert Lorence, Miss Franzen. FRONT ROW- Earl Strey, Shirley Lempher, Elaine Lempher, Ronald Emich, Lila Seefeldt, Willard Parpart, Terrence McNellis, Vernon Birkholtz. Darleen Roos, Rueben Roos, Margaret Schmalz, Betty Lou Birkholz and Wilbert Redepenning' were absent when picture was taken. 5 MEMORANDUM E 1940 SENIOR CLASS PLAY FRONT ROW- Miss Clifford, Dorothy Ernst, Irma Machemehl, Eunice Emich, Patiicia Sheppard. BACK ROW- William Ernst, Howard Wroge, Glover Dohmann, Milo Schultz, Donald Splettstazer. GOOD GRACIOUS, GRANDMAH The Senior Class presented Good Gracious, Grandma , a delightful three act comedy by Keane Williamson, to arecord breaking audience, on Thursday and Friday evening, April 18 and 19. The play was directed by Miss Clif ford. -CAST- -l-g,.-q- ig-M 1 Henry Breckenridge, Who hates to work any time ...... . . George Breckenridge, His cousin, who hates the same Mrs. Lennox, Who wants her rent ......... - ........ . Helen Allen, A daughter of a family friend .... Cecile Allen, Helen's younger sister ...... . Clancy, A police investigator ..... . Wiggins, His assistant .... P-Sam, A negro house-boy . . . Delicia, A negro maid ..... . . . .Howard Wroge Donald Splettstazer . Irma Machemehl . . . Dorothy Ernst Eunice Emich .4 Glover Dohmann . . . . Milo Schultz . William Ernst Patricia Sheppard I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I X SUP'T. E. J. ERICKSON Mr. E. J. Erickson has been the superintendent for the past twelve years. He also teaches general science III, geometry and physics at the present. Mr. Erickson attended part of his high school term at Northfield Academy but graduated from Montevideo High School. He attended St. Olaf College at Northfield for one year, the University of Minnesota from which he graduated, and took one year of post graduate work at the University of Minnesota and one year at the University of Southern California. His first year of teaching was at Nome, North Dakota in 1920-1921. For the following five years he taught school at St. Clair, Minnesota. After this five year period, he became the supe1'intendent of our school. In 1921 he married Miss. Evelyn Davison of North Dakota. They have two children, Joan, who is in the 7th and 8th grades, and Jacqueline, who is in the 3rd grade. Mr. Erickson saw nine of us seniors enter our first year of school life twelve years ago and will this year witness our leaving this school. He is held in high esteem by the seniors as well as by the rest of the high school. It is quite obvious that most of us seniors in our future life will wish that we could have Mr. Erickson to advise us as he so often has done in the past four years. The senior class of 1940 extend their heartiest thanks to Mr. Erickson for every- thing that he has done for our benefit, and we wish him the best of luck in his future years. 1939 - '40 FACULTY TOP ROW- O. Schaumburg, Principalg H. Falk, Coachg Clarence Vierling, Recreational Director. BOTTOM ROW- Miss Bisbee, Miss Bottalfson, Sup't, E. J. Erickson, Miss Clifford, Miss Franzen. SCHOOL BOARD WM. J. ERNST, Chairman DR. R. R. SHEPPARD, Clerk DIRECTORS- WM. KUHLMANN A. B. KOLBE CURTIS BASEL DR. C. K. GEORGE STUDENT COUNCIL TOP ROW- Harold Schneider, Elaine Mesenbring, Dorothy Ernst, Adviser, Mr. Schaumburg. BOTTOM ROW- Orland Kruschke, Patty Sheppard, Lorraine Bathen, Maynard Dammann. The student council of the Lester Prairie High School was organized on Friday, September 15, 1939, following the suggestion of the principal, M1'. Schaumburg. This is the first time in the history of the Lester Prairie Public School that there has ever been a student council. The purpose of the council is to grant charters to clubs and organizations of the school, to have charge of financial matters pertaining to extra-curricular activities, to make 1'ecom- mendations to student body on any points desirable for school welfare and to enforce any rules necessary for the betterment of the school. Some of the accomplishments of the council during the 1939-40 school term were: Chair- men were appointed to improve the pep meeting programs, the student assembly met to give suggestions as to new clubs and organizations for the Welfare of the school, and chairmen were appointed to control traffic and talking on stairs and in the hall. Agmar Spleiss and Orland Kruschke did this work throughout the 1939-40 school term, and they did the work very Well. The council has been active during the 1939-40 school term, and we hope it shall continue on in future years. STUDENT STATIC TOP ROW- Irene Miller, Patricia Sheppard, Eunice Emich, Shirley George, Delores See man. BOTTOM ROW- Harold Schneider, June Picker, Dorothy Ernst, Irma Machemehl Haiiy Elliott. The press staff was organized many years ago and has shown a lot of progress in the last few years, the present name of our School weekly is Student Static . The following are the present members: Editor-in-chief . . . Assistant Editor .. . Senior Reporter .. Junior Reporter ..... Sophomore Reporter . . . Freshmen Reporter . . . . . Sports and Officer Reporter . . . . Pep Fest Reporter ........ -. . . . . 6th, 7th and 8th Grade Reporter . . . 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Reporter . . . lst and 2nd Grade Reporter .... Irma Machernehl . Dorothy Ernst . . Eunice Emich Deloris Seemann Harold Schneider Patty Sheppard .. Harry Elliott . . . . I1'ene Miller . Shirley George . . . June Picker . Dorothy Ernst GLEE CLUB FIRST ROW-- Lorraine Kuhlmann, Esther Seybold, Carolyn Baumann, Dorothy Ernst, Pa- tricia Sheppard, Irma Machemehl, Eunice Emich. SECOND ROW- Vernetta Stuedeman,Dellas Spleiss, Arlene Stapel, Elaine Beise, Irene Mill- er, Margaret Daggett, Miss Bisbee. THIRD ROW - Cynthia Schroeder, Elaine Mesenbring, June Picker, Leona Marks, Shirley George, Ruth Emich. Fifteen years ago a glee club was organized in L. P. High School. Since then, it has reached the enrollment of nineteen voices. Esther Seybold has been accompanist for the past two years. Some of the selections which have been given by the glee club are: Parade of the Wooden Dolls , I Passed by Your Window , Fleeting Days , My Creed , Prayer of Thanksgiving , and World is Waiting for the Sunrise. Arranged according to sections, Sopranos- Eunice Emich, Dorothy Ernst, Carolyn Bau- mann, Elaine Mesenbring, Irene Miller, Lorraine Kuhlmann and Cynthia Schroeder. Contraltos- Ruth Emich, Margaret Daggett, Patricia Sheppard, Elaine Beise, June Picker, Leona Marks, Vernetta Stuedemann. Altos- Irma Machemehl, Shirley George, Dellas Spleiss, Arlene Stapel. Pianist- Esther Seybold Directo1'- Miss Bisbee SCHOOL BAND FRONT ROW-- Carol Jean Lemke, Elaine Beise, Caroline Bauman, Shirley George, Ge1'al- dine Kolbe, Mavis Maetzold. SECOND ROW- Harold Lemke, Leslie Maetzold, Kenneth Schmidt, Rell Packer, Donald Lemke, Dorothy Ernst, Director - Clarence Vierling. BACK ROW-- James Schwichtenberg, Leslie Bauman, Eunice Emich, Patricia Sheppard, Ruth Emich. Harold Schneider was absent when the picture was taken. The original junior band of the Lester Prairie Public School was formed April 24, 1938 with Clarence Vierling, W. P. A. recreation al leader as director The members follows- Cornet and trumpet: Geraldine Kolbe, Rell Packer, Kenneth Schmidt, and James Schwichtenbergg Clarinets: Leslie Baumann, Louis Bettcher, and Junior Dibbg saxaphones: Elaine Beise, Carolyn Baumann, and Shirley Georgeg Altos: Miles Mesen- bring, Patty Sheppard, and Harold Lemkeg bass: Raymond Radtkeg drums: Donald Lemke and Douglas Dibb. At the beginning of the 1939-40 school term many members dropped out, leaving in the following membe1's- bass: Patty Sheppardg cornets: Geraldine Kolbe, Eunice Emich, Dorothy Ernstg drums: Mavis Maetzoldg clarinet: Jean Lemkeg saxophones: Carolyn Baumann, Elaine Beise, and Shirley George. This group remained intact until the close of the 1939-40 basketball season, when it was reorganized adding the following additional members- drums: Donald Lemkeg bass: Harold Schneider, alto: Harold Lemkeg Clarinet: Louis Bettcher and Leslie Baumann: cornets: Ruth Emich, Leslie Maetzold, and Kenneth Schmidt. DECLAMATION FRONT ROW- Patricia Sheppard, Caroline Bau- mann, Elaine Beise. BACK ROW- Director Miss Bisbee, Shirley George Esther Seybold, Elaine Mesenbring. GIRLS TRIO Dellas Spleiss, Eunice and Ruth Emich. -,- -:- Teacher: What is meant by the bone of contention? Pupil: I'd say it was the jaw bone. i--204--1 Teacher: This essay on 'Our Dog' is word for word the same as your brother's. Pupil: Yes, sir, it's the same dog. -lu--Q-n--- Then there was the atlas publisher who pulled a boner in his map of Europe and waited for it to come true. ----ur 9-4-1- Closer to the truth then he meant to be was the schoolboy who wrote on examination paper: The Armistice was signed on the 11th of November in 1918: and since then, there has been two minutes peace every year. --li-Q-11-1- Teacher: Kipling's 'Recessional' is a great poem. Glover: Wonderful, but how did he know the recession was coming ? Prof.: This class is so dumb that if you stood around in a circle the federal government would raid you for being a dope ring. - -w-o-4-? Miss Bisbee: Can anyone define etiquette ? Milo Kubash: I can. Etiquette is the noise you don't make when you eat soup. i-1--Q-4-i Bruce: You look broken up. What's the matter? Duke : I wrote home for money for a desk lamp. Bruce: Well? Duke They sent me a lamp. li-44-q-l A city girl who was spending some time in the country, spoke to the farmer about the troubled way in which the cattle regarded her. Well, said the farmer, it must be on account of that red dress you are wearing. Dear me, of course, I know it is out of style, but I never thought a cow would notice it. .-fly..-Q.-.q.L.-.. Dorothy: Cleaving a partyj I've had a very nice time at your party. Hostess: YOU don't say so. Dorothy: Oh, yes, I always say so. IA 'Q 1939 - '40 Cl-IEER LEADERS Ruth Emich, Mavis and Loretta Maetzold FOOTBALL SEASON 1937 Silver Lake 14 Lester 19 Brownton 6 Lester 24 Silver Lake 6 Lester 21 With the fall of 1937 one of Lester Prairie's most successful scholastic activity was organ- nized. In six man football equipment, coach, and players were experimenting with an unfamil- iar sport. Coach Roy Foster, a Concordia College graduate, did a splendid job in developing an en- tirely green bunch of boys. Six man football being a new sport, games were hard to get. Three games were scheduled the first season, and the boys went through the season undefeated, starting a string of vic- tories yet to be unmarred. FOOTBALL SEASON 1938 Silver Lake 18 Lester 38 Delano 14 Lester 44 Brownton 19 Lester 50 Delano 19 Lester 85 Silver Lake 0 Lester 38 DISTRICT TOURNAMENT Renville 24 Lester 31 From the previous season's records in football, fans in Lester Prairie realized there were football players as well as basketball and baseball in Lester High. The season opened with the entire squad of lettermen returning with the exception of Howard Ernst, center and capt. of the previous season. Other returning lettermen were Kenneth Norman, halfbackg Oscar Rolf, centerg Bud Daggett, endg Clyde Beise, quarterbackg Agmar Spleiss, end: and captain Eldor Spleiss, Ardin Gutzman was the first man to receive a serious inju1'y. A1'din received a broken arm during '38, Games were scheduled much easier in the '38 season with an increase in the interest of the sport. Five games were scheduled: two with Silver Lake, two with Delano, and one with Brownton. Coaches of the ten six-man teams in District Twelve elected to hold the first six-man tournament in District Twelve history. The winners of the eastern half to meet the winners of the western half in a grand finale at Hector. Lester being undefeated in the eastern half we1'e to meet Renville winners of the western half. The day scheduled for the championship play-off was handicapped by a wet field. Lester edged out victorious by a 24 to 31 margin. Eugene Daggett, end, and Eldor Spleiss, captain and full back received all-district nomina- tiong this completed another year of undefeated competition. .f 2 ,Af ' . .lf rs xXt Q7 L5 5 iflitgiii YLLNTS L-:ST STQMJ 1939 FOOTBALL TEAM TOP ROW- Coach Falk, Merlin Groenke, Walter Schneider, Harold Lemke, Gordon Her- man, Donald Splettstazer, Raymond Radtke, Superintendent E. J. Erickson. BOTTOM ROW- Orval Birkholz, Roland Schmidt, Kenneth Norman, Captain Clyde Beise, Harry Elliott, Harold Schneider, Wayne Cutzman. 1939 FOOTBALL SEASON Silver Lake 0 Lester 45 Stewart 0 Lester 50 Silver Lake 8 Lester 44 Humboldt 0 Lester 27 Renville 7 Lester 34 Brownton 18 Lester 56 DISTRICT TOURNAMENT Hector 20 Lester 23 Four lettermen were lost by graduation: E. Spleiss, captain, Eugene Daggett, Oscar Rolf, and Ardin Gutzmann. Three of the four lettermen graduating were regulars on the champion- ship '38 team. An undefeated season was regarded as highly improbable by everyone except probably the coach and players who were an optimistic team. Mr. Foster was succeeded by Mr. Falk, a Hamline University graduate. Returning lettermen for the '39 season were A. Spleiss and Gutzmann at ends: Schmidt, center: Elliott, fullback: Norman, half: and Captain Beise, quarterback. The '39 season started out with a very impressive showing. In the first three games, the team won by decisive margins. With an increase in tougher competition, the team had to fight for its victories. The climax of season play was a 27 - 0 victo1'y over St. Paul Humboldt's six-man team played on the St. Paul Athletic Field under lights. This was some- thing entirely new to football fans and players in Lester Prairie. Another championship playoff was scheduled between the Eastern and Western half win- ners. The playoff was again scheduled at Hector, the same field the Lester boys won the cham- pionship on the year before. It was a new foe, in Hector western half winners. Hector High had an edge on the Lester team playing on their home field. This turned out to be true with Lester trailing the whole game until with 56 seconds to go, Lester behind 17 - 20, Elliott, on a pass play, ran the ball for a touchdown spelling V-I-C-T-O-R-Y for Lester High. All District awa1'ds were again presented with Elliott, from Lester, receiving the only nom- ination. 1937 - '38 BASKETBALL SEASON Lester Chisago City 25 Lester 20 Hutchinson 17 Lester Silver Lake 29 Lester 32 Brownton 19 Lester Hutchinson 15 Lester 24 Central 17 Lester Central 24 Lester 19 Glencoe 17 Lester Glencoe 8 Lester 24 Watertown 22 Lester Holy Trinity 28 Lester 32 Holy Trinity 14 Lester Watertown 28 Lester 22 Brownton 10 Lester Silver Lake 15 DISTRICT COMPETITION Lester Hutchinson 24 Lester 18 Brownton 13 Lester Glencoe 21 Lester 19 Olivia 14 REGIONAL COMPETITION Lester 31 Lynd 34 Lester 19 New Ulm 21 In '38 Lester High enjoyed a new deal in their basketball history. Under Coach Foster, Lester attained the highest heights a Lester team has ever accomplished, this being the first and only Lester team to win a district basketball championship. With a new gym, a new coach, and new equipment, a new standard in team morale was cre- ated which probably accounted for most of the team's success. Coach Foster and his Fosterites were given a banquet at the end of the season, Rollie Johnson of WCCO being the principal speaker. All members of the A and B squads were pre- sented with sweaters, the A squad receiving monograms and gold basketballs. 1938- '39 BASKETBALL SEASON Lester 15 Howard Lake 21 Lester 22 Brownton 14 Lester 20 Mpls. South 31 Lester 19 Central 9 Lester 33 Hutchinson 11 Lester 22 Glencoe 26 Lester 56 Silver Lake 12 Lester 31 Brownton 21 Lester 16 Central 14 Lester 32 Howard Lake 20 Lester 30 Glencoe 31 Lester 43 Silver Lake 18 Lester 18 Hutchinson 11 1939 TOURNAMENT Lester 44 Danube 16 Lester 30 Glencoe 28 Lester 42 Bird Island 11 Lester 28 Hutchinson 38 The '38-'39 season started out with as much enthusiasm as the year before. Lester lost only two members of the championship '38 team - Howard Ernst through graduation and Jim Maetzold having transferred to Red Wing. Other lettermen returning were: Eugene Daggett, captain of '38 and '39 team, Eldor Spleiss, William Ernst, Oscar Rolf, Clyde Beise, and Kenneth Norman. Agmar Spleiss and Howard W1'oge earned berths on the '38-'39 teams besides letter- men returning. The team did not seem to be able to get going, losing their opening games to Howard Lake and Mpls. South. The team kept improving as the season progressed and by tournament time they were in full stride. The hi-light of tournament play was Lester's victory over Glencoe in the semi- finals. Glencoe defeated Lester twice during the season. The setback that was hard to take was the defeat at the hands of Hutchinson who Lester High had defeated twice during the season handrunning. It was a spirited Hutch team that came on the floor to upset the Lester High boys. Hutchinson went on to win the Regional and represent District 12 in the State Tournament. Again Eugene Daggett was placed on the mythical All-District Teamg Eldor Spleiss also received All-District award making it the second straight year that two Lester men were chosen. 1939 - '40 BASKETBALL TEAM FIRST ROW- Bruce Birkholz, William Ernst, Harry Elliott, Clyde Beise, Kenneth Noim in SECOND ROW- Coach Falk, Orland Kruschke, Howard Wroge. Orval Birkholz, Itol ml Schmidt, Harold Lemke. Agmar Spleiss, Capt. elect for 1940-41 was absent when the picture was taken. 1939 - '40 BASKETBALL SEASON Lester Johnson, St. Paul 15 Lester Hutchinson 19 Lester :11Howard Lake 15 Lester Silver Lake 11 Lestei Silver Lake 15 Lester 24 Glencoe 18 Lester Brownton 11 Lester Cent1'al 10 Lester Hutchinson 19 Lester Glencoe 17 Lester Hamline Frosh 28 Lester Brownton 26 Lestei Central 21 Lester Howard Lake 20 it Overtime DISTRICT TOURNAMENT Lester 20 Hutchinson 22 Another outstanding team for Lester High! Three men were lost from the team: Eugene Daggett, Eldor Spleiss, and Oscar Rolf. Lettermen returning were: William Ernst and Clyde Beise co-captains, Howard Wroge, Agmar Spleiss, and Kenneth Norman and com- promising the rest of the squad were Bud and Bruce Birkholz, Harry Elliott, Roland Schmidt, and Orland Kruschke. Harry Falk succeeded Roy Foster as basketball coach, and with Coach Falk came a new brand of basketball. Something never witnessed by fans in Lester Prairie. Set plays were used entirely by the team, and it was very successful. All of which can be seen by the team's record. The '40 team established a new record in Lester High basketball, having been undefeated in dis- trict competition during the season play. Two games lost during season competion: one to Ham- line Frosh and the other to the Kappa Gama Chi Fraternity of Hamline University. A hi-light of the season was L9St61',S surprising victory over St. Paul Johnson 16-15. The Johnson team was much larger than Lester's, eight men being better than six feet. It was de- fense that won this game for the locals and also many other games during the season. Twice Lester beat Hutch for revenge of the defeat they took in the finals of the district the year before, but it was Hutchinson and their Tigers that again beat Lester in the second round of the tournament play by a surprising 22 to 20 upset. Lester was again a favorite in this game, but the Hutchinson jinX was evident. The last quarter rally by Lester fell short. Again for the third straight year two Lester men were placed on the All-District team, Clyde Beise and Agmar Spleiss receiving the awards. William Ernst, who had been out the en- tire season with a broken arm received in an interclass tournament several years before, re- ceived the sportsmanship award. at t e N? 'A WC. 9 -5 'f '-- 'iffa ff! ggi , f -L ll ll - J x . ff f .... Y1 buds F4455 1940 BASEBALL TEAM TOP ROW- Coach Falk, Harold Schneider, Captain Howard W roge, Orval Birkholz, Mana- ger Harold Lemke, Gordon Herman, and Bruce Birkholz. BOTTOM ROW- Orland Kruschke, William Ernst, Wayne Gutzman, Ken Norman, Harry Elliott, and Raymond Radtke. Agmar Spleiss was absent when the picture was taken. Interest in baseball as well as basketball and football has increased in the past several years with several good teams. Some of the best teams Lester High has ever had were the teams of '38 and '39, The '38 team was run nerup in the district tournament held at Olivia, Olivia being the victors. It will be remembered this was the same Olivia High that Lester beat in the finals of the basketball tourney . The Olivia team was out for revenge in this tourna- ment and could not be denied the victory they worked for. In 1939 atournament was held again. The first tournament was postponed because ol raing it was postponed until Memorial Day and Lester High really went to town . Lester took their first two games by easy margins over Buffalo Lake and Hector. The final game was with Bird Island, but they did not prove a worthy foe to the oncoming slaught of the Lester High team. Lester won handrunning 14 to 0. With all members of the squad returning except: Eldor Spleiss, Ardin Gutzman, and Os- car Rolf, prospects for another good team are very bright. SCHEDULE FOR THE 1940 BASEBALL SEASON April 24, Central 1 -at- Lester 12 April 26, Hutch 0 -at- Hutch - Lester 30 May 3, Glencoe 0 -at- Glencoe - Lester 12 May 8, Hutch 1 -at- Lester 15 May 10, Glencoe ? -at- Lester? May 16, Central ? -at- Central ? May 18, St. Paul Johnson -at- St. Cloud 'Z DISTRICT TOURNAMENT AT OLIVIA May, 25 ?'??????? fEDITOR'S NOTEJ- As you can see by the first four games of the 1940 season the Les- ter High team has established a record score in baseball history, defeating Hutchinson 30 to 0. In the first four games Lester has rolled up 7 6 points to its opponents 2, this is more of a foot- ball score than baseball. If the team keeps up this impressive record, a record score of total points will be established in Lester High that will give all future teams something to strive for. ,Z f o A : Es J YOQQ- OYWX ALUMNI DIRECTORY 1914 M YRA PETERSON Dead ' ELSA SCHULTZ Married California 1915 CLIFFORD BEISE Implement Business Lester Prairie, Minnesota ZENA GERBER Mrs- Philip Thompson Omaha, Nebraska MABEL HENEMAN Mrs. John Hedquist Minneapolis, Minnesota 1916 CLARENCE SCHULTZ President of the Midwest Film Exchange and Commonwealth Theatres, Inc. Kansas City, Missouri 1917 ROLAND PETERSON Teacher Dunwoody Institute Minneapolis. Minnesota MARTIN SCHAUMBURG Dead LORENA SCI-IMALZ Mrs. Harry Campbell Minneapolis, Minnesota LOUISE GENNRICH Mrs. Robert Lorence Lester Prairie, Minnesota Ti.-00-tl 1918 VERA KOLBE Mrs. Victor Erickson Minneapolis, Minnesota MELDA SCHOEPPLER Mrs. Orrin McNeil Long Prairie, Minnesota i-b-r-q- 1919 DOROTHY MAGAW Dietician St. Paul, Minnesota ALVIN GENNRICH Bakery Confectionery Lester Prairie, Minnesota WALLACE PETERSON U. S. Postal Service Minneapolis, Minnesota .1 001-Q..- 1920 LILLIAN SCHOEPPLER Mrs. Walter Dobratz New Germany, Minnesota .-.-.001-.--. 1921 ROSE WEISE Mrs. Fred Baumann Lester Prairie, Minnesota 00i....i 1922 ROSELLA MAETZOLD Mrs- Loren Perkins Minneapolis, Minnesota SYDNEY MAGAW Pastor Tippecanoe City, Ohio T,-.,o0 .... 1923 IRA SCHOEPPLER Farmhand Biscay, Minnesota M NRVIN EMME Electrician Minneapolis, Minnesota MINNIE WEISE Mrs. Herbert Lemke Lester Prairie, Minnesota 1924 GLADYS MILBRATH Bookkeeper Weise Sz Kuhlmann Lester Prairie, Minnesota MARVIN MAETZOLD Columbia Pictures Minneapolis, Minnesota LEROY SCHMALZ Postmaster Lester Prairie, Minnesota IDA SCHULTZ Mrs. Gerald Wagers Eau Claire, Wisconsin ALONA SCHULTZ Mrs. Herbert Miller Hopkins, Minnesota AGNES HUSER Mrs. Oscar Schrupp Norwood, Minnesota 1925 HERBERT MILLER Pure Oil Dealer Hopkins, Minnesota BERTHA MUELLER Teacher Waseca, Minnesota 1926 MILDRED BASEL U. S. Postal Employee Lester Prairie, Minnesota EDYTHE GEE Mrs. Harry Huser Plato, Minnesota LOIS PACKER Mrs. Ed. Peterson St. Paul, Minnesota LEONA MILLER Housework Minneapolis, Minnesota LILLIAN STAPEL Teaching Brownton, Minnesota ARTHUR SPLEISS New York Co. Drug Salesman Los Angeles, California ALUMNI DIRECTORY 1927 VIVIAN MAGAW Radio Mechanic Tippecanoe City, Ohio DONALD BERRY Windmill Repair Work Lester Prairie, Minnesota MARCELLA SPLETTSTAZER Mrs- George Fisher Minneapolis, Minnesota LILLIAN S-PLETTSTAZER Teaching Dassel, Minnesota 1928 LORENZ MILLER ' Chauffeur Minneapolis, Minnesota MARVIN HUSER Farming' Plato, Minnesota BELVIN KEMPFERT Farming' Young America, Minnesota LILLIAN RISTOW Mrs. John Hoof Young America, Minnesota EDWIN ROLF Farming Lester Prairie, Minnesota WALTER SGHERT New York Telephone Company New York City', New York FLOYD SCHULTZ Creamery Winsted, Minnesota ELLA JENNEKE Mrs. Alfons Fasching Winsted, Minnesota LAVERNA ZEBKELL Mrs. Lorence Hupe Blue Island, Illinois GILBERT WEISE Undertaking Lester Prairie, Minnesota l-r-f-41 1929 LUELLA STREY Mrs. Albert Schuette Lester Prairie, Minnesota ELIZABETH JOHNSON Mrs. Russel Ratdorf Wayzata, Minnesota HILDA MILLER Home Lester Prairie, Minnesota MELVA SCHULTZ Mrs. William Landstrom Minneapolis, Minnesota ESTHER STAPEL Mrs. Arthur Williamson Rosebud, South Dakota ALMA MUNZ Unknown AGNES MUNZ Married Long Island, New York ALMA SCHERT Mrs. Herbert Trapp Mendota, Minnesota ARDITH PETERSON Home Lester Prairie, Minnesota ...TZOO-ii 1930 CLARENCE SCHULTZ Teacher Vernon Center, Minnesota HERBERT SOHERT Salesman Jacksonville, Florida RUBY LHOTK A Home Winsted, Minnesota GENEVIEVE BRIESEMEISTER Mrs. Neil Halnagel Minneapolis, Minnesota EMMERT JENNEKE Hardware Employee Danube, Minnesota LOIS SPLEISS Mrs. Harold Larson Pasedena, California JAMES BAIRD Farming' Winsted, Minnesota LILLIAN ROLF Mrs. Orville Schultz Norwood, Minnesota 1931 ELMER SCHULTZ Teacher Long Prairie, Minnesota ADELA QUAST Assistant Telephone Operator Lester Prairie, Minnesota EDNA BRINKMEIER Mrs- Lorence Schubert Lester Prairie, Minnesota EDNA MAETZOLD Mrs. Leonard Zummach Minneapolis, Minnesota VIRGIL SCHMALZ Employee at Sugar Beet Factory Chaska, Minnesota ORVILLE SCHULTZ Butchershop Norwood, Minnesota GORDON WOLF Social Welfare Worker Brainerd, Minnesota AGUR BAIRD Trucking Winsted, Minnesota .. 00-l.. 1932 MATHILDA GAHL Married Minneapolis, Minnesota .IUDITH OSTLIE Mrs. Walter Pawelk Mayer, Minnesota WILLMAR JENNEKE Homet Lester Prairie, Minnesota LEWIS KUHLMANN Employee Lester Prairie, Minnesota ELENORE ROLF Housework Minneapolis, Minnesota LELAND STACY Nickel Plater Racine, Wisconsin GRACE BAIRD Nurse Ross, California GILBERT EMICH Dead ALUMNI DIRECTORY 1933 MELVIN MUELLER United States Navy AARON STAPEL Home 'Lester Prairie, Minnesota CLARICfE BIRKHOLZ Mrs. Joe Heigl Minneapolis, Minnesota MERRILL WETZEL Working on Ranch Montana WILMER KNACKE Electrician Minneapolis, Minnesota CLARA SCHERT Stenographer Minneapolis, Minnesota ANN BECKER Home Minnesota Lake, Minnesota DELORES SCHULTZ Home Minneapolis, Minnesota HELEN SCHAUMBURG Mrs. Russel Daily Lester Prairie, Minnesota LORNA SCHULTZ Mrs. Oscar Will Hamburg, Minnesota RAYMOND VONBERG Electrician Norwood, Minnesota 1934 JOHN MAETZOLD Undertaker Minneapolis, Minnesota MARVEL BIRKHOLZ Bookkeeper, Winsted Creamery Winsted, Minnesota WILMA MUELLER Housework Minneapolis, Minnesota IRMGARD SCHUMANN Secretary' Minneapolis, Minnesota HOLDREIN OELKE Farming Watertown, Minnesota ----w-+-4- MAROELLA SCHULTZ Student St. Cloud, Minnesota ELMER QUAST Home Lester Prairie, Minnesota ARTHUR TEMPLIN Engineering Student at U. of M. Minneapolis, Minnesota LOIS ERNST Beauty Shoppe Lester Prairie, Minnesota ALNBIN SCHULTZ Home Lester Prairie, Minnesota ALVIN BERRY Home Onarnia, Minnesota MALINDA ERNST Mrs. Herbert Filbrandt Young America, Minnesota DOROTHY HAINLIN Mrs. Spencer Marsh Glencoe, Minnesota 1935 DOROTHY SCHERT Home Lester Prairie, Minnesota ARTHUR SCHWICHTENBERG Bookkeeper, Engler Lumber Co. Lester Prairie, Minnesota CLEORA WETZEL Mrs. Wellinger Minneapolis, Minnesota ORWIN MARKS Printing Hector, Minnesota LOUIS JENNEKE Oil Station Lester Prairie, Minnesota VV ALTER WEISE Emnlovee, Weise Ka Kuhlman, Inc. Lester Prairie, Minnesota CL NRENCE MARKS Plumbing Minneapolis, Minnesota MONA MAETZOLD Mrs- Wlinifred Lange Minneapolis, Minnesota EPITH PARISH Home Hutchinson, Minnesota VINETTA BERGMAN Mrs. Walter Tonn Glencoe, Minnesota GERHARD GENNRICH Home Lester Prairie, Minnesota WILLIAM MILLER Dead EDWARD LESTER Home Lester Prairie, Minnesota ROY WIEDENROTH Home Lester Prairie, Minnesota -oo 1936 ELEANOR SCLHMALZ Business College Minneapolis, Minnesota GERALD LITSCHKE Clerk, C, J. Litschke Lester Prairie, Minnesota LILLY BERRY Home Lester Prairie, Minnesota HILBURN ELKE Home Hutchinson, Minnesota MALINDA GENNRICH Home Lester Prairie, Minnesota HAROLD ERNST Dead PAUL SCHERT Salesman Jacksonville, Florida VIRGINIA DAGGETT Waitress Minneapolis, Minnesota ELTON MUELNLER Service Station Attendant Grand Rapids, Minnesota ALOIS SCHMALZ Home Lester Prairie, Minnesota EM ALINE STAPEL Teaching Glencoe, Minnesota 1937 GEORGIANNA WOLF Home Winsted, Minnesota VIOLET ALMQUIST Mrs. Elmer Kuntz Lester Prairie, Minnesota LUCILE JENNEKE Drug Store Clerk Minneapolis, Minnesota ADELLA DIETEL Home Lester Prairie, Minnesota WILLIAM KRANT Home Lester Prairie, Minnesota BESSIE PARISH Teacher Hutchinson, Minnesota WAYNE PACKER Home Lester Prairie, Minnesota HILDA ROLF Mrs. Kenneth Vaughan Glencoe, Minnesota CONRAD WETZEL Home Lester Prairie, Minnesota AUSTIN MAETZOLD Manager, Lumber Yard Mayer, Minnesota ALUMNI DIRECTORY 1938 GERTRUDE BRANDSER Home Winsted, Minnesota HAROLD FRUETEL Salesman and Clerk Long Prairie, Minnesota LORETTA GOW Home Plato, Minnesota CORDELLA NOERENBERG Home Lester Prairie, Minnesota ORAL OELKE Home Lester Prairie, Minnesota MARGARET HAUSLADEN Home Lester Prairie, Minnesota LOIS SCHWICHTENBERG Student, Hamline University St. Paul, Minnesota HOWARD ERNST Employee St. Paul, Minnesota HELEN PACKER Student, Teacher's College St. Cloud, Minnesota 1939 ELDOR SPLEISS Student, Gustavus Adolphus College St. Peter, Minnesota THEODORE SCHERT Student, Dunwoody Institute Minneapolis, Minnesota RUTH REESE Home Lester Prairie, Minnesota OSCAR ROLF Horne Lester Prairie, Minnesota MARJORIE KUHLMANN Home Lester Prairie, Minnesota MARJORIE PACIKER Student, Cable's Business College St. Paul, Minnesota MERRIAM PACKER Home Lester Prairie, Minnesota LORRAINE KNACKE Employee Glencoe, Minnesota DOROTHY BATHEN Home Lester Prairie, Minnesota GLORIA DOHMAN Home Lester Prairie, Minnesota EUGENE DAGGETT Home Lester Prairie, Minnesota ELIZABETH HAUSLADEN Employee Glencoe, Minnesota ARDIN GUTZMANN Home Winsted, Minnesota GLADYS .IENNEKE Student, Teacher's College St. Cloud, Minnesota JOHN STAPEL Student, University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota R alnurlgm5181332:fmmmIIWHHIIIiI!lllliIH ' 'EM my COME. ON THIS IS A JOB FOR 3 5 H OF Us ' ,H ' ,mm M4 will J 0 0, w , , ' 'WW .OT . , W Q 11 C X ' 1 I , X. W. , L I 1 1 W A:Si,xvX Q X Boosrela N X W Mx 'W F X X X X J :rw . , Jw-5'-. A COUNTYFOQISTICIALS J. J. Leasman A. F. Schauer COUMY Alldifm' County Superintendent of School 1 Frank Reimers Heston Benson County Treasurer Clerk gf Court J. A. Morrison W. E. Churchill Probate Judge Register of Deeds y Arthur G. Tessmer Wm. 0. McNelly Sheriff County Attorney C. W. Beise C. J. Litschke President Treasurer A. B. Kolhe Henry Emme Clerk Assessor George Rattenstetter Ray R. Sheppard Councilman and Justice of Peace Justice of Peace ll Wm. Hausladen Melvin Quast J Councilman Constable Harold Milbrath J. B. Clement Engler Lumber Co. .Ienneke Oil Co. -- Dealers In -- Lumber - Cement - Coal - Etc. DEEP-ROCK Also Gasoline - Motor Oil - Grease Building C0l1t!'3.Ct0YS Louis Jenneke George Lampher PROPRIETOR BULK AGENT LESTER PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA Phone 36 - Lester Prairie Mayer 8: Stolp LESTER PRAIRIE, MINN. RE.f1JHr'-TU- IVlL'.f1.IK .XIIILLIJVER I' LLYGERIE - HOSIEIZI' City Meat Market GEORGE SCHAUMBURG Proprietor LESTER PRAIRIE MINNESOTA Beise Implement Company . INTERNATIONAL SALES - SERVICE -:- Dealers In -:- Mc-Dg. Tractors Mc-Dg. Farm Machines Mc-Dg. Threshers Lester Prairie, Phone 39 ELECTRIC Cookery - Water Heating and Refrigeration Are Available For Every Household At The Lowest Cost In History! Now Is The Time To Equip Your Home VVitlz These Electric Servants Northern Power States Company Compliments Of Henry Michaletz IIIIUNTY UUMMISSIUNEII lst District, McLeod County, Minn. GLENCOE, MINNESOTA Winsted Theatre Recreation Co., Inc. Bowling - Billiards - Theatre WINSTED, MINNESOTA WE EXTEND AN INVITATION TO ALL To Attend Our Theatre Spzfriul Ifulzfs For THEATRE PARTIES ORIEL THEATRE ETCRYSTAL '-1535152 Compliments f xi:-E OF The State Theatre I-IUTCI-IINSON Wm. Hausladen Licensed Master Electrician And Contractor DeaIer In ' Heating - Plumbing - Electrical Appliances, Fixtures 8: Wiring Lester Prairie Phone Z5 BIM'S CAFE Success Awaits You. GLENCOE GO AND GET IT! THE BEST IN: SEATS - SOUND l PROJECTION BERT H. DIBB AND PICTURES GLENCOE BEST WISHES TO THE CLASS OF 1940 Dr. R. R. Sheppard LESTER PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA Farmers State Bank Of Lester Prairie Capital 520,000.00 Surplus 810,000.00 UI' 'I RAI. Kolbe Hardware - IN - Hardware - Heating - Plumbing Wallpaper - Paints Complete Line Of School Supplies Lois' Beauty Salon LOIS ERNST, Prop. E-rf' fs + g Permanents, Fin er Waves, LESTER PRAIRIE PHONE NO. 27 Manicures, on Shampoos. LESTER PRAIRIE PHONE NO. 1 Compliments Comllllments Of Of The Norwood Theatre Mclneod C0lll'lly -' AND? TelePh0Ue The Nlolitorium Company NORWOOD, MINNESOTA . . JOS. FRIAUF J. B. CLEMENT DRUGGIST PHYSICIAN LESTER PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA LESTER PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA ' ' Robert A. Lorence Tonsorial Parlors LESTER PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA C. K. GEORGE VETERINARIAN LESTER PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA EVERYDAY IS A BARGAIN DAY WITH US Peterson Grocery LESTER PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA Alvin Gennrich Bakery and Confectionery LESTER PRAIRIE, M INN ESOTA Otto Schneider BARBER Dry Cleaning Agency Em, LESTER PRAIRIE MINNESOTA - Dealer In - John Deere Farm Implements Parts and Repair Service CARS TRUCKS S. G. Hausladen PHONE NO. 30 Welding and All Kinds of Repairing LESTER PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA RUNNELS MOTORS NEW AND USED CARS BODY AND FENDER WORK LESTER PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA - OUR ANNIVERSARY - Congratulations on the publishing ofthe second successful Lester Prairie High School Annual. Your second an- nual falls on a very significant date for me, because June lst marks the fortieth anniversary of my entry into the business world of this village. C. J. LITSCHKE - DEALER IN - Groceries and General Merchandise LESTER PRAIRIE, MINN. PHONE No. 17 The Sanitary Market GUST VOLKENANT, Proprietor - lx:- FRESH MEATS SMOKED MEATS HOME MADE SAUSAGE FRESH VEGETABLES FRUIT IN SEASON LESTER PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA Lester Prairie Co-op. Dairy Ass'n. HERBERT MAROHN, Manager lb-4 -1 Shippers of: Sweet Cream. Manufacturers of: Sweet Cream Butter and Powdered Skimmed Milk. --Yee 0-44- LESTER PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA Weise 8: Kuhlmann, Inc. HARDWARE - FURNITURE - UNDERTAKlNG 'if' MANUFACTURERS OF X'-? W. 8z K. Barn Equipment - Ventilators - Poultry Supplies Farm Gates Lester Prairie, Phone No. 14 Minnesota G. C. CELIN E Dry Goods - Groceries Study Our Foley T rail Blazer You Wlll Live Better and Spend Less Lester Prairie Oil Co. ELROY FENSKE H. .l. FRUETEL - Proprietors - HERBERT DOSE, Bulk Agent - Dealers In --f Sacony Vacuum Products and Goodrich Tires Lester Prairie Phone No. 5 EV'S. STANDARD SERVICE EVERETT ERNST, Proprietor . 0 2 V, 0 A once 0 GASOLINE S O WASHING OIL Gllllclg POI ISHING Y 'bn A I 9 QII DIANPN? 6 SCHOOL BUS OPERATOR LESTER PRAIRIE PHONE NO. 33 BOE' S CAFE -- QUALITY -- EATS - CANDIES - CIGARS CIGARETTES - SOFT DRINKS BEER - TAP AND BOTTLE LESTER PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA Arnie's Place ARNOLD KRANT, PROPRIETOR LESTER PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA AL'S PLACE if Xf- ALBERT BIRKHOLTZ, Prop. BEER - ICE CREAM - CANDY 'TOBACCO - SOFT DRINKS ALSO POOL TABLES AND CARDS LESTER PRAIRIE. MIN NESOTA W. E. SCHUMANN LUMBER CO. -- Dealers In - Lumber - Cement - Millwork - Etc. Also Building Contractors LESTER PRAIRIE PHONE NO. 62 WM. TONN GENERAL TRUCKING LESTER PRAIRIE PHONE NO. 56 Congratulations Basels' Dairy if X? 11 WK You Ccm't Beat Our Milk The But You Can Whip Our Cream I-'ester Pfalfle News ll lm ummm, 1uwNv:s0'r,x E MEMORANDUM 5-