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

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CLASS PROPHECY Upon returning home from a trip abroad I picked up a newspaper and on leafing through it I saw in big black letters, 'JOHNSON MODELS. After reading a little further I discovered that the Powers Models had been taken over by a young couple from Iowa. It seems that jane johnson had applied as a model and had gained fame so quickly she took over the company. The article said she attributed her beauty to being raised on a farm in Iowa. An idea struck me and I woadered if it could be the same jane that went to school with me, and when I looked her up I discovered her to be the very same. Of course when we started talking about old times we decided to inquire around and find out where all our old schoolmates were. jane knew that Dorothy Wilson was working in a Veteran's hospital in Chicago so we started out. After a few inquiries we found that Dorothy was a registered nurse now and very well liked by all the sailors. After feeling a few pulses and bidding some a short good-bye she We went straight to Des Moines and found that much a-buzz about the boys Basketball tournament be going on then. We decided to spend the evening To our surprise we found that Martensdale had won round and was playing a little town called Monona Iowa. We saw an old bent-over man take his place joined us. everyone there was which happened to watching the finals. its way to the final located in northern on the Martensdale bench. We finally decided he must be the coach and looking on the program we found his name to be Mr. Cramer and sitting beside him with a new lapel pin on her jacket was Mrs. Cramer. Ah! Now Monona's team came out on the floor. We found their coach to be none other than Robert Wiedmann, and there was a little lady sitting beside him who was none other than our old schoolmate, Marilyn Hunget, now Mrs. Robert Wiedmann. We later found out that their team was composed mostly of their own children which made a very good team. We won't say who won, but both teams tried to use the same plays. Mr. Cramer told us we could find several more of our classmates in Martensdale so we started out in two cars. We were soon lost when we entered Martensdale which had grown to be quite a large town. We decided to ask our way to the Fix Up at B and j's Shop. We entered and found William Crow running a very successful Barber shop and jean Brownlie was an expert beauty operator there. William and jean had gone through Beauty Culture school together but they were not married yet. People said William just hadn't got up enough courage to ask her yet. Faune, but no longer Maxwell, wired that she had just gained entrance to Dorsey's famous orchestra and that she found Edith Hendrickson was playing the drums and also instructing a few jitterbug classes on the side line. As soon as we found that out we wired for them to come immedi- ately. William and jean told us that Rose Ann Emerson McNeer was on a farm near Martensdale, so we gathered there and had a real party. We had a swell time, in spite of the fact that Rose Ann had a hard time keeping her little son in bed. 4' III 11111111 - 1 -u1un1uu 111111111-1 in as ll

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......-....-..-,..-...-...........-.-......-.-......,.-......-.......-..-.-..-..-..-............-..--......-.........,..-...........-..-.........-..-...-..g. cgi? GLASS HISTORY The Senior class of I946 started its Freshman year with twenty-two pupils. During this year we lost Enid Hansell, Lloyd Faux, Robert Allen, Dale Hulbert, and Anthony LaFratte. We had two parties during the year with Miss Bassett as our sponsor and Gerald Stewart as our class president. Enid Hansell represented our class as candidate for Home- coming Queen. We started our Sophomore class with fourteen members. During this year we lost Bill Magnusson and Wayne Lucas. Richard Lathrum joined us from St. Charles. We had two class parties during the year with Mrs. Wallace as our sponsor and Mirney Martens as our class president. jane Spick was our class candidate for Homecoming Queen. She also was elected Queen. We started our junior year with eleven members, but soon lost Gerald Stewart who joined the Navy. We also gained Rose Ann Emerson and Edith Fulkerson. We had two parties during the year with Mrs. Cramer as our sponsor and Robert Wiedmann as our president. Mirney Martens was our class candidate for Homecoming Queen. She also was elected Queen. On November l, our class presented our class play, SIMPLE SIMON SIMPLE, to a large and appreciative audience. The proceeds were used to entertain the Seniors at the Annual junior and Senior Banquet in Des Moines on April IS. We started our Senior year with twelve overly ambitious Seniors. During the year we lost Richard Husted. Mr. Cramer was our class sponsor. William Crow was our class president: Faune Maxwell, treasurer, Dorothy Wilson, vice president, and jean Brownlie, secretary. Dorothy Wilson represented our class as Queen Candidate. We had our class pictures taken january 7th at Woltz's in Des Moines. Faune Maxwell, Mirney Martens, jean Brownlie, and William Crow are the only ones in the class who have had all their grade and High School training at Martensdale. Our class play, Border Buckaroos , was given March 19 to a large and appreciative audience. We have our Baccalaureate services, May Sth, and graduation May 8th, School will be out May l0th. I0 ----4 -.m.-mt.-gn1m1 au..u-un.1lu -i--u---

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.-...-.................,.-...........-..-....-...........-...-..-..-..-..-.......,-.-...-....-...-.-......-..-..-..-........-..-.....-......-.-4. . Aug. Aug. SCHOOL CALENDAR 27-School Opens 3l-Baseball team scores 7-6 win over Truro Sept. 7-Freshman initiation Sept. 22-Baseball team loses to Truro in first round of sectional 6-5 Oct. 8-Mrs. McFarland, a substitute, takes Mrsf Griffith's place as teacher Oct. 15-Mr. Brom begins duties as teacher Oct. 20-juniors present Class Play, Aunt Samanthy Rules the Roost Nov. 5-Hot lunch program starts Nov. 7-Boys picked corn raised as a project Nov. 9-No school. Teachers meeting at Ames Nov. I3-Basketball teams lose to Carlisle in opening games Nov. 21-Annual Homecoming. Carroll Emerson crowned Homecoming Queen Dec. 3-Mr. Landess takes Mr. Brom's place as instructor Dec. I0-l4--No school. Flu vacation Dec. 20-Grades Christmas program Dec. 22-jan. Z-Christmas holidays jan. 7-Senior pictures taken in Des Moines jan. l0-ll-Semester tests. jan. 2l-25-Warren County Tournament Girls lose to Carlisle 27-l4 in second round Boys defeated by Norwalk in finals 25-12 lfeb. 6-Girls lose to Lorimor in sectional at Winterset l8-l6 Feb. 8-All High School party lieb. 28-Boys lose to Milo in sectional at Truro 35-26 March 7-Benefit game. School Board vs. Bus Drivers March I0-Seniors present Class Play, Border Buckaroos March 25-Baseball team defeats Spring Hill in opening game I9-l March 29-Hot Lunch program terminated Apri l l-April Fool April 5-Marilyn Hunget participates in State Preliminary Music Contest April lZ-County Music Festival Apri May May May May l 30-junior and Senior banquet 4-Sectional baseball tournaments start 5-Baccalaureate 8-Commencement I0-Schools out for summer vacation lZ ol: -U1un:11n-nu-nn1m1m-uru1m1nu1ml1mi1ru11n -H1nniuu-u1uu1uu1un-m1ui1nn1mr1uu1un-na-l11ul1ln1un1l1u1ln1ll1uu-uu1rm1n-u1u1m-1111