Palmer High School - Palmerite Yearbook (Palmer, NE)

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lass Will nes.. .nts We, the ,Senior Class of 1942, of the City of Palmer, County of Merrick, and state of Nebraska, being of sound mind fat least at presentl, a11d no longer members of Pal- mer High, do make, publish, and declare this our Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and annulling any previous statements made by any individual here before. ITEM 1 We leave to the Juniors our Silver Stars , accompanied by our pri- vileges and may their luck at using them in the future exceed ours in the past. ITEM II We leave to the Sophomores our likingl for school and hope that in the future they attend school every day possible, and dispense sweeping floors, washing windows, etc. ITEM III We wish to leave the Dear, Timid, Little Freshmen our quiet modest manner, our dignity, and our brilliance. We hope they adopt these gifts most readily to avoid future trouble. ITEM IV INDIVIDUALLY I, Milton Suck, will my aptitude to car driving to Buren Brown and what little ability I have for singing to Norman Peters and may they both receive some benefit trom the gifts bestowed upon them herewith. I, Bob Taylor, will my popularity, land anything else of mine which he may wantl, to Clarence Hodge. My acting ability I give willingly to Duane Deertz. I, Lorene Whited, will my beauty to Sue Golden and my ever-readiness to work to Barbara Power. LI also wish to will Barbara my fondness tor the song You're in the Army Now , and hope it will substitute for Katie. l 1, Dorothy Weber, will my house-keeping and cooking ability, to Ruth Randels, and I hope she makes the grade as a Baker. I, LeRoy Doncheske, will by blushing cheeks, blond hair, and ability to get the car, to Walter Kurz. I, Onilee Winchell, will my ability to act as a lady to Lorena Fishel, my dark curls to Lucille Barth, and my factual knowledge to Allan Simonson. I, John Golden, leave n1y interests in a certain freshman girl to Joe O'Ha1'e or Leland Stouter and may the best man share her affections next year. I, Christian Burkhardt, will my Romantic spirit and my ability to study, to Glen Haubold. I, Beulah Clarke, will my boots and short skirts along with my ability to talk, to Laura Christian. , I, Virginia Gee, will my beautiful black hair and stately form to Lucille Fechtner. I, Marion Winchell, will my manly physique to Burdette Newlon and hope he is able to capture more girls than I have succeeded in doing. I, Clyde Burton, will my way with the Sutton girls to Bud Walling and I hope he gets further than I did. I, Vivian Newlon, will my ability to study to Dorothy Curren and my blond hair to Maxine Anderson. I, Louis Zuehlke, will my bashfulness to Everett Scott, and my cuteness to Gerald Weber. I, Virginia Hodge, will my chubbiness and oratorical ability to Coleen Deertz and my quiet manner to Donna Lee Itzen. - I, Carl Davison, wish to will my red hair to George Davis and hope and pray that June likes it. To Melvin Meyer I will my heighth and hope it is as advantageous to him as it has been to me. I, Margaret Burkhardt, will my liking for the name George to June Forbes, and my lack in height to Euveeda Freelend, and my pleasant smile to all who will accept it. The foregoing instrument was signed by the said CLASS OF 1942 and declared as and for their Last Will and Testament and at their request and in their presence. and in the presence of each other, we hereunto subscribe our names as attesting witnesses at Palmer, Nebr., this Thirteenth-day of May A. D. 1942. Beulah M. Clarke. resides at Palmer, Nebraska Clyde S. Burtutyresides at Palmer, Nebraska Virginia G. Gee, resides at Palmer, Nebraska

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'Q lass History use ELLLE As graduation time draws near we find ourselves turning back the pages of our albums. In looking back we find that on September 5, 1938 there were 23 members in the Freshman class. They were: La Vonne Adams, Ruth Marie Brown, Clyde Burton, Christian Burkhardt, Beulah -Clarke, Bill Colburn, Carl Davison, Le Roy Doncheskey Virginia Gee, John Golden, Virginia Hodge, Paul Hunt, Glenola Kunnemann, Vivian- Newlon, Milton Suck, Robert Taylor, Rex Vansickle, Dorothy Weber, Lorene Whited, Marion Winchell, Onilee Winchell, and Louis Zuehlke. Of these we find that Beulah Clarke and Robert Taylor were the only ones remaining together all of the twelve years. Others that joined in the grades were: John Golden, Le Roy Doncheske, Paul Hunt, Lorene Whited, Virginia Hodge, Clyde' Burton, Carl Davison, and Glenola Kunneman. Our class officers for that year were as follows: Robert Taylor, President: Paul Hunt, Vice-Pesidentg John Golden, Secretary-Treasurer, Martin E, Carlson, Sponsor. We were initiated on September 23. During the year we had two roller skating parties, a theater party and a wiener roast at the river. On September 4, 1939 we entered school as Sophomores which we discovered was a little better than beinu: a Freshman. The following were not with us this year: La Vonne Adams, Bill Colborn, Ruth Marie Brown, and Rex Vahsickle. We elected the following officers: Milton, President: Onilee, Vice-President: Virginia Gee, Secretary-Treasurer: Coach , Sponsor A During the year we had a picnic at the home of Margaret Burkhardt, a roller skating party, a Valentine party at the home of Vivian Newlon and a theater party. We gave a one-act play Hold Everything , On September 5, 1940 we entered school as Juniors. The officers were as fol- lows: Paul Hunt, President: Le Roy Doncheske, Vice-President: Onilee Winchell Secretary-Treasurer: Coach , Sponsor. During the year we had two parties, one a theater party and the other a wiener roast at the river. One of the big events of the year was the Junior play Bolts and Nuts . Another big event was the Junior-Senior Banquet. Patriotic decorations suitable to the theme Defense made a very attractive setting. On March 25 we went to Grand Island, for our Skip Day, and visited various places of interest. On September 6, 1941 the dignified Seniors found their places. We lost the fol- lowing from our class: Paul Hunt and Glenola Kunnemann. The class officers were: 'Clyde Burton, Presidentg Dorothy Weber, Vice-Presi- dent: Onilee Winchell, Secretary-Treasurer, Coach , Sponsor. The class colors chos- en were Light Blue and Silver, our flower, white carnation, and our motto: Climb, though the rocks be rugged. During the year we had a theater party, a gum party and a roller skating party. On November 15 we visited the photographer in Hastings. Many of us were sur- prised at the results. April 21 found a majority of the class in Hastings for Career Day at the college. We gave the Senior play Don't Go West, Go Western , April 24 and 25. On April 27 we lost our dignity and went to Lincoln for Sneak Day. The Junior-Senior Banquet was held May 6, at the Methodist church. The Senior breakfast was held May 12 at the H, H. Golden home at 7:45 a. m. Mrs. Alvah Gee and Mrs. Golden were hostesses. Guests included the seniors, the faculty, Mrs. E. B. Marshall and Miss Emma zCarlson. Baccalaureate Services were held at the Methodist Church May 10. The Com mencement program was May 13 with Dr. David Grant, of Hastings, speaker. As we leave Palmer High School we shall take with us the memories of the good times as well as the Ibad. We hope our accomplishments will be worthy of the time and work that our parents and teachers have spent to make this event possible. By Margaret Burkhardt Dorothy Weber Virginia Hodge John Golden

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lass Prophecy P2-'L-'2 -'M May 13, 1957. After fifteen years -the senior class of 1942 has decided to have a class reunion at the Zuehlke Zuper Zanitarium at Hastings, Nebraska, now being operated by Mr. and Mrs. George Zuehlke, Mrs. Zuehlke, the former Miss Margaret Burkhardt, was a charming hostess to the group. As they arrived they signed the guest book, listing their accomplishments of the past fifteen years. It read as followszi V Clyde Burton is married to one of his admirers from Sutton. He photographs models in an art school in New York. Beulah Clarke has accepted a position as a dancer in Germany now that the war is over. LeRoy Doncheske settled down on his rattlesnake farm, deep in the heart of Texas. Carl Davison is now playing Clark Ga.ble's second anti lives at his home in Beverly Hills Virginia Gee is a private secretary of a high. government official, with good pay, and another girl to do all the office-work. Cvnilee Winchell has taken French to heart, so she went to Paris - as a house- hold-wife of course. .Tohn Golden has joined the ranks of newspaper men and is now working on one of the biggest stories ever to come from the South Sea Islands. Viiginia, Hodge is a bathing beauty on the beaches of Miami, Florida. Christian Burkhardt is married and has taken up doctoring as a sideline. More than likely he is pretty busy. Dorothy Weber, after a teaching career of several years, has married and is an excellent housewife and Baker. Vivian Newlon, after years of hard study in college, has belcgme the leading Song- stress with Glenn' Miller-'s orchestra. Milton Suck, who has always been our class poet, is now publishing his works in fthe VVo:rm's Crawler , which is a very prominent newspaper now. Lorene Whited, after going through a lot of red tape, has finally got her man and has settled down on a little farm south of town. Robert Taylor finished his course in' doctoring and is a doctor in the Navy Train- ing Academy on the Great lakes. Louis Zuehlke, after studying hard, has become a lawyer, but has never won a case in court because he is too bashful. Marion Winchell has settled down on his little horse farm in Kentucky and is still trying to perefct the Old Gray Mare. Carl Davison Marion Winchell Lorene Whited lass Poem Thrcirgh four short years of toil interspersed with careless' play, This class together struggled And met what came their way. This group of nonconformists Never could agree, They'd argue with careless banter Though a reason they couldn't see. Now ba.shful Bob is quite a man Tis very plain to note. Ah, let me live with memories! His very words I quote. Just think of luxurious, brilliant, black hair And Virginia Gee comes to your mind, She attends almost every public affair. And treats all the kids most kind. A lad we all like very well, A cute guy, you can see. We all think he is mighty swell. His name is Louis Z.