Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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CLcuU We, the class of 1940, do hereby make, publish, ordain, and declare this to be our last will and testament. Let it be understood that ire are in our right minds and everything done is in the spirit of good will. I, Dorothy Abrahamson, will my studiousness to Norman Gustafson. 1, Josephine Adkins, will my dependability to Dorothy Anderson. I, Betty Amerman, will my experience to William Johnson. I, Glenn Anderson, will my rapid-fire speeches to Arthur Roberts. I, Richard Anderson, will my interest in Clarence to Patricia Patton. I, Pauline Artist, will my “AV in French to Francis Scarbrough. I, Helen Beckstrand, will my shorthand ability to Jeanne Parker. I, Lenard Belson, will my political ideas to Clyde Morrison. I, Mildred Burklund, will my Pepsodent smile to Rosella Roberts. I, Frank Carleton, will my clerking ability to Paul Sivill. I, Floyd Carlson, will my story-telling ability to Evan Danielson. I, Wendell Coulter, will my flaming hair to Miss Kohler. I, Wilma Ehnien, will my shy manner to Joan Foster. I, Lavern Frank, will my punctuality to William Burklund. I, Richard Gregerson, will my wicked ways to William Scott. T, Noel Hales, will my height to Kenneth Swan. I, Anne Hancock, will my love of Milliken to Richard Thilniony. T, Frances Holton, will my flirtatious manner to Barbara Davis. I, Arlene Johnson, will my giggles to Mary 11endershott. I, Edwina Johnson, will my Tommy Dorsey technique to Brooks Davis. I, Mary Louise Kennedy, will my interest in Chanute Field to Carolyn Ilammerstrand. I, Mary Kjellstrand, will my out-of-town dates to Carolyn Holton. I, Wayne Lankston, will my Boy Scout ability to Jack Ireland. I, Harry Latimer, will my analytical mind to Betty Anderson.

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Wendell Coulter and Richard Gregcrson, joint owners of the largest experimental farm in the United States, accompanied by Paul McCauley, seventh vice-president of Western Union. Now arriving are some of tin staff of Magnanimous, including Gene Rudd, well-known producer; Mildred Burklund, costume designer; Pauline Artist and Wilma Elimen, stand-ins; William Xuss, stunt man; Anna Lou Smith, scenario director; and Ray Snyder and Donald McCabe, cameramen. In another group, I see Carol Olson, New York dramatic critic; Harry Latimer, editor of the New York Times; and Noel Hales, popular playwright. Arriving a little late, are Marcus Rodeen, head of the American Dental Association, and his wife, the former Mary Louise Kennedy. People have come from far and near to witness this premiere. Among those present from foreign lands are the former Mary Lind-berg, whose husband is chief engineer on a mammoth project in Brazil; Wayne Lankston, head of the Boy Scout movement in Alaska; and Eugene Rydell, American consul to Shanghai. Josephine Adkins and Mary Ivjellstrand, stewardesses on the Universal Airlines, are in attendance, as are Richard Anderson and Grant Plackett, pilots for the same company. Dorothy Abrahamson, Mary Yates, and Dorothy Sharp, instructors in the nurses’ training school at San Francisco, are among the late-comers. As the lights dim, and the curtain rises on tin super-colossal movie production of the year, we return you to the main studios of station P. C. 11. S. to hear music by Edwina Johnson and her allgirl orchestra.

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T, Mary Lindherg, will my one-man inclinations to Lois Hall. I, James Martin, will my blush to James Jayne. I, Donald McCabe, will my bookkeeping ability to Delmar Holverson. I, Roberts McCarty, will my motto “Double everything” to Phyllis Anderson. I, Paul McCauley, will my dancing ability to loan Wirth. I, Kenneth Nelson, will my Mona Lisa smile to Marilyn Peterson. I, William Nuss, will my perfect attendance record to Charles fugleman. I, Carol Olson, will my sentimentality to Wilma Robertson. 1, Barrett O’Neill, will my wonderful store of knowledge to Rita Novak. I, Eugene Palmberg, will my desire for speed to Arnold Magnuson. I, Lola Peterson, will my style to Dorothy Johnson. T, Grant Plackett, will my motto “Silence is Golden” to Kenneth Dougherty. I, Donald Robertson, will my rhythm to Mary Campbell. I, Marcus Rodeen, will my rendezvous with used cars to Doris Swanfelt. I, Eugene Rudd, will my brief romances to Richard Cottrell. I, Eugene Rydell, will my grade school dates to Robert Stone. T, Jean Scott, will my variety in hairdresses to Frederick Causey. I, Dorothy Sharp, will my history book to Frank Jones. I, Anna Lou Smith, will my demure ways to William Eagan. I, Ray Snyder, will my rapid stride to Miss Wilson. I, Winifred Stearns, will my diminutive stature to Everett Abrahamson. I, Joe Swallow, will my ability to spread the news to Sam Danielson. 1, John Vevig, will my drawing ability to Hubert Piper. I, Robert Vinson, will the “Moody Gang” tradition to Robert Moline. I, Norman Wade, will my basketball ability to Jack Miller. I, William Watts, will my oratorical instincts to Edward Cogan. I, Ivor Weller, will my sonorous voice to Esther Spung. I, Mary Yates, will my Loda dates to Janies Hilligoss. I, Charles Young, will my perfect marcel to Ben Walker. Signed: CLASS OF 1940