Starbuck High School - Chippewan Yearbook (Starbuck, MN)

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9 lwwwiw . ,iii Nw Sadie of the U. S. A. The three act comedy, Sadie of the U. S. Af, writ- ten by Robert Ray was presented by the Junior Class, Friday, November 13, 1942, under the direction of Miss June Probstfield. There is seldom a moment of peace in the Carson Hotel for with Sadie Carson around anything can and does happen. Sadie is always in mischief of some kind of trouble because of her insatiable curiosity. When she and A1- gernon Smith, her young boy friend, put their heads together to capture foreign spies disaster seems ine- vitable. They give Mrs. Carson many grey hairs, nearly break up the romance between Fred, Sadie's older brother, and Agnes Emory, daughter of the owner of the hotel, and get themselves into a trouble by aiding the spy instead of ernment investigator. A great deal of excitement her thinking cap on and with lor all the trouble they have whole spy ring consisting of and Mr. Radcliff, all of whom hotel. great deal of the federal gov- EHSUPS Algy's caused when Sadie puts help compensates by capturing the Mrs. Corbus, Miss Starr had been roomers at thc The skill with which the two youngsters accomplish the feat astonishes everyone including Mr. Barnes, the Iederal investigator, who gives them much praise. Sa- die and Algy glory in their attainment. CAST OF CHARACTERS Mrs. Carson .. ............... ...., ......,,...,..... ,,,.,,,..,., R u t h Olson Fred ............. ...... A llan Paul Norby Sadie .............. . ........... Joan I-Iagert Mrs. Corbus ..... .......,... C larice Westby Agnes Amory ..... ...... D eLores Pederson Valerie Starr ...... ....... J une Smedstad Algernon Smith ..... ...... R ay Johnson Joseph Barens ....... ......... N els Forde Jim Radcliff ..,.. ...... D onald Hagen Mrs. Brown .................................. ....,..,..,..,... S ylvia Lorvig PRODUCTION STAFF Director .....................,................................ June Probstfield Assistant Director ........................................ Alma Strehlo Stage Managers .....................,,............. Maynard Dahlseng, Vernon Pederson, Hubert Nordgren, Loren Erickson Prompter ........................................... ........ D orothy Hanson C231

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QL I ppewa ri ---ffTQil:,L.-, 5 ,,.L,.eA,i,,L,l --- , - L ---ff'?35lO45 Seniaa 01044 The Singing Ghost A mystery comedy drama in three acts, The Sing- ing Ghost by Robert St. Clair, was presented by the Senior Class under the very able direction of Miss Al- ma E. Strehlo on April 9, 1943. It 'vas a great success. The music between acts was furnished by an instru- mental group directed by Mr. R. S. Forde. Norma's mother, the famous Martha Drake, dies mysteriously at a week end party she is giving and Norma, not satisfied with the doctor's decision that her death was caused by heart failure. invites all those who were present the night of her death up to their cottage hoping to uncover the murderer. By means of an automatic phonograph she has her mother's voice ccme at them out of thin air thinking that the mur- derer will give himself away, but someone discovers and destroys the phonograph which upsets all Norma's plans. Later during a seance being conducted by Mr. Majundahr, a Hindu mystic, the voice is heard again, much to the amazement of Kenneth and Norma. Then a figure bathed in a green light appears on the stairs as the ghost of Martha and accuses Ken of the murder. Every one except the Negro maid Ruby has a motive for killing Martha, but Norma can't believe Ken is guilty. Finally things come to a point and, thanks to Erifget, everything is cleared up Martha had dis- covered that Madam Wilma Grunn was a Nazi spy and Wilma killed her to keep her from telling. Each one confesses his secret and Madam Grunn drowns when her car plunges into the lake. The play ends with a laugh when Ruby Lee, who has been hiding under the Cavenport, loses her skirt while being pulled out and runs off stage displaying her pantalettes. CAST OF CHARACTERS NCTII13 Drake .......................... daughter of famous singer Ruth Larson Martha Drake .... ..,.......,.................,... ,,,,,, h e r mother Olive Lingen Keurletll M00re .....l...,,...................,...,...,,., her sweetheart Karl Halvorson Mildred McBride ....................,,.......... Norma's girl friend Sylvia Nelson Ruby Lee .................................,...,,..... a colored housemaid Margaret Aaberg bridget O'Casey ,....,.,,,.,...,.,.,.......... an Irish housekeeper Betty Mae Forde Larry Weaver ..,.....,.,........,................... .. a young attorney Claremont Pederson Madam Wilma Grunn ............... ....... .l.... a v oice teacher Lorraine Brenden Majundahr .....,.,........................,,.,..,.,..,. .... a Hindu mystic Teddy Ross Eric Neilsen ..,., ,,,,,,.....,.,,.......... a n orchestra conductor Norman Benson Neita Shafer ........................,........,......,,....., a prima donna Olive Halvorson The Singing Ghost ..,................,......,......,. ......, '7 ? ? ? 4223

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Chnppew rm '51 f H ,,-,,.-,,i, ,,,ff , LY, Tile, ..A. ,,f,,,e1 ' IO45 BWL7 ' Ls., Oscar Cy Olson's bus-Gilbert Anderson, Chester Olsen, Myron As- lakson, Herbert Branch, Ralph Brevig, Arie Van Luik, Ralph Sanvik, Francis Aslakson, Chester Baukol, Beatrice Evjen, Doris Jackson, Phyllis Helleckson, Mildred Olson, David Samuelson, Delores Van Luik, Anna Aaberg, Lorraine Brenden. Arnold Opdahl's bus-Orlin Kleven, Ellsworth Thompson, Milton Knut- son, Marvin Braaten, Verne Maanum, Allen Grenson, Gordon Anondson, Ardis Smedstad, Arnold Danielson, Gordon Hagestuen, Joseph Mickelson, Olive Smedstad, Curtis Pederson, Frances Evenson, Marlys Flaten, Joyce Tharaldson, Delores Smedstad, Bernice Hagen, Ardis Knutson, June Smed- stad, Earl Grenson, Evelyn Benjaminson, Maynard Hoium, Ruby Benjam- inson, Curtiss Nordberg, Vernon Pederson, Rose Nordberg. Carl Hendrickson's bus - Godfrey Gunvaldson, Maynard Dahlseng, Henrick Sylvester, Kenneth Nordgren, Gerhard Forde, Hubert Nordgren, Loren Erickson, Kenneth Johnsrud, Jean Gorder, Eunice Kjera, Lucille Scheflo, Archie Dokken, Emily Johnsrud, Muriel Kjera, Arlis Wesen, Eetty Erickson, Viola Benson. 1243