Martensdale High School - Martins Tale Yearbook (Martensdale, IA)

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Juniors Back Row: Weidmann, Evans, Bussanmas, Michael, A. Gallagher, Kellar Middle Row: Maxwell, Larson, Crawford, Brownlie, C. Gallagher, Cassady, Mr. Kirchdoerfer tSponsorJ Front Row: Fisher, Fryer, Strahan, Reeves, Murphy, Hill JUNIOR CLASS NEWS The Junior Class started their third year of high school with 17 members. We gained one new member, Charlotte Crawford, of Melcher, on March 5. On September 18, we had our first class meeting to elect class officers. Those elected were: Gene Fisher, president, Lowell Strahan, vice president, Armina Gallagher, secretary and treasurerg Edna Marie Evans, class reporter. On November 15, the class presented a three-act play entitled, The Obstinate Bride, which netted about 338. This amount was not sufficient for the annual Junior-Senior Banquet, and on February 20, we had an oyster supper in an effort to get additional funds for the banquet which will be held at Mrs. Doty's Tea Room in Des Moines May 9. The members of the class were interested in many activities of the school. Georgia Bussanmas was a letter winner in declamatory. Most of the boys and girls went out for basketball but we will have only a few letter winners. Those in the class who are in the band are Dorothy Brownlie, Norma Michael, lla Maxwell, Lowell Strahan, Lyle Reeves and Gene Fisher. There will be some who will receive scholarship letters. We enjoyed two class parties, one each semester, with our sponsor, Mr. Kirchdoerfer. C173

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.-51-1.-1-igiig--1g-Aiq1giq-I1u1nin1u-51111:-l1l1lil1l1n1 gig I lxixiih igigig 114.11111111111111.-1111111u1q111u CLASS PROPHECY Late one morning in my office, I received a call from a friend of mine. It was Ralph Weaver, prominent movie director of the late '40's. Ralph told me to meet him at the airport the next morning and we would take a trip and look up our old classmates. Early the next morning we landed in Chicago and the manager rushed out to meet us. To our surprise it was Earl Miller, now mana- ger of Chicago's United Airways. Earl invited us home with him for dinner. He started to introduce us to his wife, but there was no need to because we recognized her as the former Janette Hill of our '40 class. After dinner Earl and Janette took us to the DeLuxe tennis court where world famous tennis players were playing that day. To our surprise upon arriving our two classmates, Jean Meilike and Walter Shaw, were playing the doubles against the world champion tennis team. After the game, Jean and Walter, very close friends, took us to a large building downtown. There we met Alice Miller, now Brown, and Walter doing the play, Romeo and Juliet. Alice and Walter were glad to see us. Alice said she knew of three more of our classmates in Colorado, so all of us took off for Colorado the next morning to look for them. We landed in a pasture that night and started to a ranch house about a mile away. Upon reaching there Alice knocked on the door and imagine our surprise when Veronica Harkin opened the door and asked us in. Veronica was maid for Agnes Miller and Ian Slaughter. Ian and Agnes owned a large ranch and were very happy to see us. Ian said more of our classmates were in Denver so we journeyed there and met Everyl Hakes, famous woman lawyer, and her client, Audrey Huss, who was a rich society dame now. Everyl and Audrey joined the group and Ralph took off with us all aboard for Los Angeles, Calif. On the way we heard the famous contralto, Marie Weil. Upon reaching Los Angeles, we looked her up and found her accompanist to be Charles Smith. Marie took us to a huge fruit farm for a visit. The partners were Philip Martens, John Seymour and John Morgan. These boys were bachelors and owned tive such fruit plantations. Philip and the two Johns decided to join us and find our last classmate. Jean said that Irene Sheehey was running a night club in Reno. Just two days later, having abandoned the airplane and taking two cars, we reached Reno. We found the Moonlight Marvel, which is the name of Irene's club. Irene was very glad to see the class and invited us in to see the famous professor and magician, Mr. Cramer, n-.-1q1g1- Q-.q1g1g1g1-1q1-1-1g1. -5131--1-1.11pg1g1g1q-113151-1-1-.--131-1'-g1g perform. We went to the dining hall and the entire class and Mr. I Cramer talked and enjoyed a banquet. We departed only after l deciding to meet again every year on February 7.-L. L. S. Q l n 1 1m1In- 1 i1 -- -n1n41mu--uu-nu- unll 1 -- -1:1 1 1:11:11 1vm1m1m1Icio C151

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m..........1....11-.-.11111111111.-......l Sophomores Back Row: Halterman, Maxwell, Dooley, J. Seymour, E. Crow Middle Row: Miss Mackin tSponsorJg Weidmann, Brown, Deheck, B. Crow, Shafar, Hakes Front Row: Alexander, G. Seymour, Mc-Connell, Allen, Martens Absent: Ralph Sprague SOPHOMORE CLASS NEWS The Sophomore Class started their second year of high school with 16 members. Esther Brown who entered from Cumming and Clarence Dooley from Dowling High in Des Moines were two new- comers. Two other members, Ralph Sprague and Elnora Rothweiler, left us during the year. On September 18, we had our first class meeting to elect officers. Those elected were: Jane Deheck, president, Melvin Martens, vice president, Mary E. Hakes, secretary-treasurer, Ruby Shafar, class reporter. We enjoyed two class parties, one each semester, with our sponsor, Miss Mackin. Several boys and girls of our class went out for basketball, kittenball, and baseball this year. There were four girls and two boys who went out for the band. They are: Ruby Shafar, snare drum, Mary E. Hakes, snare drum, Edwin Crow, clarinet, Betty Crow, clarinet, Esther Brown, trumpet, Dale Maxwell, trombone. H1.-11111111-nn-lln1l...11111..11111,, C183