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

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M750 We, the Senior Class of 1957, began our Freshman year with twenty members. Naomi Kenoyer joined us in February. Our class sponsor was Miss Charlotte Clark. Our officers were Brian Faber, President: Mike McChesney, Vice-Presidentg Leslie Root, Secretaryg and Judy Kirby, Treasurer. The highlight of the year was the Freshman Initiation. Our Homecoming king and queen candidates were Leslie Root and Joyce Headrick. When our Sophomore year began, we had fifteen members, having lost four from the previous year. We gained one new member, Marilyn Middleswart. Our sponsor was Mrs. Sproul. Class officers were: Leslie Root, President, Dorothy Chittenden, Vice-President, and Linda Morrison, Secretary. We had two class parties, a hayride and a picnic at Lake Ahquabi. Our king and queen candidates were Martin Sturmanis and Viola Wilkinson. In the Junior year, we had fourteen studmits. Our sponsors were Mrs. Sproul and Mrs. George. Our class officers were Martin Sturmanis, President, Dwayne Frazier, Vice-Presidentg Linda Morrison, Secretary, and Donald Archer, Treasurer. We selected our rings in the first semester, Our most important project was the selling concession at basketball games and making homemade donuts. We attended the Ice Follies in Des Moines on January 7, 1956. Our king and queen candidates were Tom Hutchison and Linda Morrison. Our class play was Hoppsville Holi- day. Our J unior-Senior Banquet was held on May 10 at the Hotel Savery. We attended the play Teahouse of the August Moon, at the K.R.N, T. Theater after the banquet. In May we had a picnic at McKinley Park in Des Moines, and went to Riverview Park afterwards. Our Senior year started with thirteen members. James Marks moved to lndianola in the second six weeks. Class officers were as follows: Dick Brown, Presidentg Duane Proudfit, Vice- President: Dwayne Frazier, Secretaryg and LarryCrow, Treasurer. Our king and queen candidates were Ann Barry and Dwayne Frazier. Our Senior Class play was The Hoosier Schoolmaster. We ended our Senior year with the usual activities: Sneak Day, J unior-Senior Banquet, Baccalau- reate, and Commencement. Seniwa 'llhUo.fl957 Donald Archer wills his love for English to Ivan Hutchcroft. Ann Barry wills her love to eat others people's lunches to Mary King, Viola Wilkinson wills her ability to keep quiet to Otto Bussanmas. Duane wills his love for Democrats in Sociology to Paul Walter. Dick Brown wills his ability to get along with the Winterset boys to the Winterset girls. Dwayne Frazier wills his love for Yankees to Ivan Hutchcroft. Larry Crow wills his basketball suit to his friend, Andy Wood. Marilyn and Linda will their love for Physics to Robert,Olson. John wills his love for the South -- no on second thought, he says we will keep it. Martin wills his many quiet evenings at home to anybody who runs around much.

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Hlwphecgf As I was on my yearly vacation in the West, Idrove through the town of Los Alamos, New Mexico. I stopped at a Gas Station to get my '85 Aeromobile filled with jet fuel. I was certainly surprised to find my old friend, Dick Brown, manager of a thriving business. We talked for a while and then Dick said that if we'd stick around for a few minutes until he closed, he'd take us to view the new rocket testing station. After we made it through the guards at the rocket testing station and finally got inside, we were greatly shocked to see Dwayne Frazier and Martin Sturmanis, our alumni from old M.H.S. They said that they were finishing a rocket -- Super XIXXOOX -- and that they were taking it on a trial run the next day. They offered to take us along for a ride, and they said that the rocket would be installed on the Earth-Mars route the next week if it proved satisfactory. I consented to the ride. I arose very early the next day, and called a taxi. Iwas very surprised to find the driver was Larry Crow, who said he married his old sweetheart and they now had eight children. We took off on the excursion, and at about 100 light years out, we passed a desert island with a sole inhabitant. Martin said that theherrnit was our old pal, Donald Archer. He was working on his thesis, The Life History of a Swayback Caterpillar, for LC. U. University. As we passed a space platform, Martin directed our glance to a huge housing area which he said belonged to Marilyn Middleswart and Linda Morrison. They were making millions on their business venture, homes for old maids. Then, as we zoomed past the moon, Martin pointed to a tall tower. He said that the two people on top ofthe tower were Viola Wilkinson and Jolm Findley. John had been hired by the astronomers' association to count the stars, Viola was chief star gazer for the moon. As we neared Mars, we prepared to land. Martin said that some of our old friends were there. As we rode down the super highway on Mars we were amazed at the rows of houses. Martin reported that they were the homes of the native workers for Duane Proudfit, a farmer. Duane had ten zillion acres of land under cultivation on the planet Mars. He was trying to perfect square soybeans. Duane reported that Ann Barry was now in jail for fraudulent selling. She had been convicted of selling refrigerators to Eskimos who lived on the dark side of the moon. The return flight to earth was uneventful. RUBLE IMPLEMENT - Indianola, Iowa M. B. FLESHER 8a SONS - Hog Buyers, - Indianola, Iowa HANRAHAN HDW. 8s IMPL. - Cumming, Iowa PEMBLE AND SON - Indianola, Iowa PARKER DRUGS - Des Moines, Iowa

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BUS DRIVERS, Left to Right. Herb Stroud, Mr. W. Groth, Alvin Brown, Lloyd Brown, Nick Banks, Allen Hutchison CUSTODIANS Mr. SL Mrs. Salsbury ,N no . ,Nw X HAIRCUT , HOMECOMING GRADUATION COOKS D. Alexander, B. Sinn, E.Hakes Hakes H?,f1 POPCORN ANYONE RECITING FOR A GRADE