Merna High School - Coyote Yearbook (Merna, NE)

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' JOHN BOWLEY John William Norton Bowley was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Bowley October 21, 1932, on a farm home near Victoria Springs State Park. When asked how John got his name he said, Just by mere tradition. John went to school three years at New Helena and finished his school years at Merna. John likes to eat ice cream, cruise around town at 90 MPH in his car, sing Mule Train , play football and go to manual training class. His hobby is hunting and the thing he dislikes most is civics class. When asked what his favorite saying was he replied, O Gosh! I just can't think of any . He said the happiest day of his life was when he got his car and he wants to be a filling station manager so he can operate it cheaper. DON HOGABOOM November 13, 1933, a brown eyed baby boy with black hair was left in the city of Omaha, Nebraska, by Mr, Stork . Mr. and Mrs, Wesley Hogaboom quickly snatched the bundle of joy and took it into their home. 'He responded to the name of Donald Morang why he was so named he does not know. Five years later Donnie started his long journey through school. He spent eight years in the Prairie Center School. Donnie became dissatisfied with this school and wanted more schooling so he decided to try Merna High. He introduced himself as Don to everyone in school, and when he was asked his ambition he simply stated, Be a man . He always greets mincemeat pie with a smile, and you will hear him singing Do-De-Do What You Done-Done-Done most of the time. He says his pet peeve in inter- viewers. Driving keeps his spare time well occupied. Don participated in football three years and likes it better than any other sport. He can work business arith- metic problems very accurately and so claims this as his best liked subject. It seems Don was very embarrassed during the Senior Play when Bill Foster threw some feminine attire over a screen and he had to pick them up. He declares he is still waiting for the happiest day of his life. When the question was asked, What is your favorite saying? he replied, Let's see, Idon't believe I have one. lt seems funny that every time he was asked a question he would say, Let's see , and then answer the question. JOAN LAVERNE SEEGER On the seventh of September, 1933, in a house seven miles west of Merna, a small girl which was later known as Joan LaVerne was born. She started to school in the Dale School and remained the re for eight years. She then began high school at Merna, Her ambition is to be a. good housekeeper and her favorite food is watermelon. Joan's favorite subjects are algebra and journalism, her pet peeve is civics. While playing the piano as a pastime, she likes to sing My Heart Cries For You . When sports enter her life it's baseball. Her hobby is collecting photographs. She will always remember her happiest day as the day she got her diamond. VERNA DEAN FISHER On November 30, 1932, an addition was made to the Fisher family in Broken Bow. The addition answered to the name of Verna Dean. Verna started to school in Scottsbluff, then moved to California and attended school there three years. She started to high school in Mason City and went to Anselmo when a Sophomore. ln her Junior year she came to Merna and decided she would like one of the Merna diplomas so stayed for the next year. Verna says her favorite food is fried chicken, her favorite food is fried chicken: her favorite pastime is dancing and her hobby is collecting match holders. Verna's pet peeve is civics and her ambition is to be an airplane hostess. She says her favorite subject is typing and the happiest day of her life will be when she graduates. 46

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LOIS DAILY It was a very happy day when Mr. and Mrs. Walter Daily received the news that they had another girl of their very own, and they named her Lois Shirley. Lois was born on May 12, 1933, at Milburn, Nebraska, where she attended school for eight years and then came to Merna. Lois was asked what her most embar- rassing moment was, her face turned red and she said, I didn't have any. She said her ambition was to join the WAVES and she hoped they had fried chicken aboard. Her favorite song is The Gods Were Angry , and she would like very much to become a star volleyball player. All she does for a pastirne is read True Stories and say Oh! Gosh! . Her pet peeve is civics and her happiest day was the Senior Sneak. SHIRLEY GRAYBEAL On April 14, 1934, a little bundle was dropped off at the Glen Graybeal home in Merna. She was a blonde haired, blue eyed little girl and was named Shirley Jane after her grandmother. Shirley has lived in Merna all her life and has attended the Merna Schools for twelve years. Her favorite subject is algebra, her favorite song is Tennessee Waltz. and her favorite sport is football. When Shirley hasn't anything else to do she likes to drive around. Her pet peeve is someone whistling while a' song is being sung on the radio. Her favorite saying is 0h! and her hobby is collecting dolls. Shirley's happiest day was when she re- ceived her diamond and her greatest ambition is to be a housewife. DOLORES JOAN RYAN On the windy day of March 25, 1933, a bouncing blue -brown eyed, brown- headed baby girl was blown to the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ryan near Merna. The Ryan family debated for awhile on what to name the baby and finally decided on Dolores for the first name, after her mother, therefore, her name turned out to be Dolores Joan. She attended many schools which were Flemming Valley, St. Patrick School at Maryville, Missouri, Sunny Knoll at Quitman, Missouri, the East Table School, then Merna. When asked what her favorites were, whe replied, My favorite food is everything except spinach, favorite subjects-spelling, mathematics and journalism, sport, basketball, pastime, dancing and favorite song, Harbor Lights . She also added her pet peeve was civics and her hap- piest day was the day she received her engagement ring. EDWIN BARRETT On September 6, 1933, a small boy named Edwin Lavern became a new ad- dition to the Barrett family. He attended Center School his first eight years of school and went to high school in Broken Bow and Merna. His most embarrassing moment was when he was grabbed by the shirt by a policeman on Sneak Day. When asked what his ambition was he said, Be a rich farmer, I guess. His favorite food is ice cream. His pet peeve is civics, and the happiest day of his life was the last day of school, 1950, when he went swimming. Bud's favorite pastime is loafing at the pool hall, his favorite song is The Thing and his favorite sport is football. 47