Titonka High School - Indian Yearbook (Titonka, IA)

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CLASS HISTORY As we docked our shlp rn Boston Harbor on March 8 1943 we got ready for our westward journey We had as our leader MISS Gladys Groom wlth 18 ln her tnbe Those who were lncluded are Margery Abbas Ruth Boyken Dlane Calhes Carol Dunmlre Garlene Gray Grace Helfner Karen Johnston Patsy Korte Joyce McGu1re Floyd Elllot Donald Frlest Frank Folkerts Ronald Hulsman Kenneth Loats Martln Norland Robert Prulsman Rus sel Sonnenberg and Gladys Harms As we journeyed onward our next stop was New York Clty Our leader was still Mlss Groom but as we walked through the streets of the c1ty we lost Donald Frlest Whlle huntmg for lum we added to our trlbe Berdelle Burger Rosemary Ryan Ardxth Schutter Jackle Dean Ruse Jackle Davls and Gary Brown ThlS year our tnbe ended wrth 23 Our next stop of the hrtch h1l.1ng trxbe IS at Phlladelphla Here we plck ed up a new leader who was Miss Bagge Here we lost Margery Abbas Patsy Korte Joyce McGu1re Grace Helfner Jackle Davls Ruth Boyken Russel Sonnenberg and Jackle Ruse among the tall buxldmgs We gamed Allce Har nson to our trlbe leavlng us with 16 Out on our next Jog of our Journey we stopped at Baltlmore Maryland Here we agam selected a new leader MISS Norma Abbas Here we lost Floyd E1l1ot to another trlbe We gamed Patsy Korte Betty Rmgsdorf Manlyn Davrs Marron Davls and Patrlcla Doughan The next lap of our journey brought us to Washmgton D C to v1s1t the presldent Our new chlef was Mlss Phylhs Bean We lost Gary Brown Dlane Callles Gladys Harms Rosemary Ryan and Ardlth Schutter We gamed Luverne Hanson Kelth Bartelt and James Honken Charleston West Vlrgmna was the next stop for the trlbe Mrs Cleo Nelson was our new leader In the tobacco fxelds we lost Berdelle Burger Allce Harrlson and Luverne Hanson Paul Tjaden and Larry Thompsen were added to our trlbe We next headed for C1nc1nnat1 Ohlo Mrs T A Dunmlre was the new leader 1n our slxth year Thls year we lost no one but gamed Betty Carlson Rhonda Hammond Lynn Struthers and regalned Luverne Hanson Indlanapohs Indlana was the next stop for our trlbe Mlss Murlel Hanselmann was our leader In our flrst year of Junlor Hugh we agam kept all of our tnbe We added Davld Dreesman Wllham Plumb Donald Zwlefel and Elame Hanson Our next stop was St Louls Mlssourl Mrs Carrle Torgersen was our new head leader We were reduced ln SIZE agam by losmg Elame Hanson and Wllllam Plumb We added Edward Wlbben and regamed Grace Helfner The next stop was Kansas Clty Mxssourl Thls part of the joumey start ed us through 4 years of hlgh school Our flrst chxef was Mr Sylvan Thlesse Here we were agam reduced by two losmg Larry Thompsen and Robert Pruxsman We added to our trlbe Donald Tllly LeRoy Bruns Merle Gld dlngs Duane Hanna Marlln Mayland Davld Seaberg Walt Smlth Carroll Van Hove Darllne Bentele Darlene Franzen and Shlrley Harrmga St Joseph MISSOUTI was our next stop Here our chlef was agam Mr Thlesse wlth the assistance of Mr Ph1ll1p Nlcholson We lost Carroll Van Hove Karen Johnston Betty Rlngsdorf Marllyn and Marlon Davls Our next to the last jog of the Journey led our travelmg trlbe to Des Moines Iowa Here we recrulted a new chlef by the name of Mr Harry Mehlan We were reduced by Donald Tllly and Donald Zwlefel We added Loren Arndorfer and Robert Kmseth On our last lap of our Journey we reached the great town of Tltonka Iowa Here agam Mr Thlesse was chlef We lost but one trlbe member whlch was James Honken Thls left us vnth 30 members to flmsh the Journey and to be graduated of the Tltonka Hlgh School In thls tnbe were Grace Helf ner Lynn Struthers Carol Dunmlre LeRoy Bruns Shxrlev Harrlnga Dar lme Bentele Merle Glddlngs Frank Folkerts Darlene Franzen Bob Kmseth Patrlcla Doughan Kelth Bartelt Garlene Gray Edward Wxbben Ardlth Schutter Ronald Hulsman Rhonda Hammond Davld Seaberg Gladys Harms Davld Buffmgton Betty Carlson Luverne Hanson Patsy Korte Marhn Mayland Duane Hanna Martxn Norland Paul Tjaden Walter Smlth, Loren Arndorfer and Kenneth Loats 1 1 ' 1 1 ' ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' , . , . 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - ' , . , . - 1 1 1 1 1 . . , 1 1 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 1 ' ' - 1 , . , . . . . - 1 , . ., , . - 1 1 1 . , . . 1 ' ' 1 . t , , ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - . , , . . 1 1 1 - , . . 1 1 1 1 1 ,, 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 . . . ' ,. . 1 1 1 1 . , F 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , .

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY A number of years after leavmg THS we held a class reumon at Clear Lake We lnow you wlll be lnterested to learn what each member of the class of 1955 IS domg After leavlng school RHONDA HAMMOND had the sudden urge to grow She started a basketball team for all glrls over seven feet tall g1v1ng tough competltlon to the Harlem Globetrotters MARLIN MAYLAND now owns h1s own farm near Tltonka He IS ln the turkey ralsmg busmess BETTY CARLSON because of excellent speed at shorthand and typ mg 1n h1gh school became secretary to DUANE HANNA Presldent of the Hanna Shoe Strlng Potato Chlp Co DARLINE BENTELE has hved up to her hlgh school nlckname of Bent She owns a steel factory wh1ch has a speclal added feature The steel bends easlly LYNN STRUTHERS has become a professlonal boxer He always d1d llke to fight wh1le he was 1n hlgh school SHIRLEY HARRINGA now l1ve 1n Honolulu Hawan She told us she was chosen Mlss Hawan after graduatlon DAVID SEEBERG has become a cartoonlst for Walt Dlsney We hear he has created qulte a few new cartoon characters GLADYS HARMS IS workmg on a gladxola farm nn Florlda She always dld l1ke flowers especlally gladlolas MERLE GIDDINGS owns the G1dd1ngs Barber Shop ln Sexton We hear hrs hobby IS playmg the plano by candlelxght After graduatxon PATRICIA DOUGHAN settled down on a chlcl en farm on the outsk1rts of Txtonka When the pr1ce of poultry dropped she gave up ralslng chlckens and started I'a1S1I1g small frys MARTIN NORLAND IS now a featured smger at Carnegle Hall He told us he IS qulte an attractlon slnce he formed a one man quartet DAVID BUFFINGTON Presldent of the Buffmgton Motor Co came TER PATSY KORTE had her dreams come true She now xs head of the Seventh Marlne D1v1s1on statroned 1n Slberla PAUL TJADEN has taken a course IH muscle bu11d1ng He IS now a bouncer at the Surf GARLENE GRAY valedxctorlan of our class IS now managlng a hotel ln Des Momes DARLENE FRANZEN tells us she has a very mterestlng job She has become a rnarrxage councllor ROBERT KINSETH FRANK FOLKERTS and LEROY BRUNS now own a motel 1n Hollywood Cahforma They always d1d l1ke the finer thmgs of lxfe KENNY LOATS who played thrrd base for the hlgh school baseball team IS now the bat boy for the New York Yankees CAROL DUNMIRE IS now l1v1ng ln Chxcago where she IS a model The model agency IS owned by ED WIBBEN KEITH BARTELT, who started college at Ames IS now a Jamtor for the college LOREN ARNDORFER now hves ID San Franclsco where he IS a mm lster Hrs appearance has changed qulte a b1t He IS over seven feet tall and wears glasses GRACE HEIFNER now owns an experrmental farm ln Colorado She saxd she has developed a chlcken wh1ch lays both hard and soft bolled eggs WALT SMITH IS a tobacco grower ln South Carollna He grows lt espec1ally for mldget slze clgarettes LUVERNE HANSON who dldn t llke to work very well ln hlgh school has just lnherxted a large sum of money from h1S great aunt He IS now tak mg l1fe easy RONALD HUISMAN IS a m1ss1onary 1n Afrlca although he had a short delay preachmg ln gall Our reumon came to a close as the sun began to set We ended the day by sxngmg our class hymn drrected by the second mmrster of our class from San FTBHLISCO Loren Arndorfer back to see all his classmates,with his wife, the former ARDITH SC,HUT-