Willmar High School - Senior Yearbook (Willmar, MN)

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ALL HAVE GONE THROUGH LEE OESTRICH Lee is muscular. short. stocky...a. man of brawn... Works to live.. .doesn't live to work...When it comes to baseball, Lee's an i'ali-American slugger. A .Doesn't ubeef over beefsteak...that's his favorite kind of food...Wou1d be hunting aii the time if it weren't for schoolmftiisking if the season were open all year. CLIFFORD OLSON, JR. Oh, so cute is his pet peeve...Don't blame him... but he is...Sleek-haired Cliff is a he-man in spite of his good looks...a Kendi-hovlan ...Nor- wegian to the last drop...Has somethigz that looks like a car...e Chandler Royal 6...W0uld 3.119.141 be a veterinary surgeon...via the Colorado'yktetinery College. ' ' MANLEY OLSON Blue-eyed HPug is almost as round as he is short. .. but not quite...Whet has he got that gets you?... Nobody but he knows...Goal is radio...to be en announceri . .If his entertaining iine ever reaches the ether waves...so help us...Swims and lives near Eagle Leke...Sees lots of good hard work ahead of him. LUELLA ORTENBLAD Blondy Lou is 5'2 ...likes the color, bluei..Is true bluei..Sunny disposition...Has some pesty brothers...Takes up swing for her own enjoyment, and incidentally, tor the benefit of the brothersu. Ouch!...Iikes English and carrots and spudatoes ...Aiarm clocks are becoming an aiarming nuisance to her. - A :nx. 9th? LOU PEARSON Short, bllu'i tie, wi ' 1g. rpypli, blue eyeS...Is rated as a ngdxportz's , adgs a lot of fun to whatever Eafiz. 2355 withky..I sfversatile both musically and schdisisti t 11y RIXs ,0th 'Hhonor rollest ...Made the Hondk$e1ety in her Junior year...A co-ed to-be. HOWARD C. PETERSON Noted for his deadly accuracy in hitting that 01' hoop and bnsket...High scorer for most of the games is popular, joke-loving 0. Howard Pete ...His one. free shot won the first round of the regional tour- ney for the Cards...Is qualified in every way to be- come a coach or a professional baseball player. ROBERT PHELPS For sincerity, friendliness, and a million dollar smile ...HBob is unsurpassed...The shining glim- mer of the UEmerald Isle is in his eye...He's Irish in wit and face vaiue ...A confirmed bachelor by choice...not chance...Has the ability and foresight to become a successful business man some day. EVELYN PHILLIPS Evelyn is the blondest blonde of the school. . .Slender, she has a broad smile and the natural ability to have fun...Is in her seventh heaven when she is danc- ing...WouId like to become a good singer..tSays she doesn't like sissified boys...Her ambition: to work. MARVIN PITCHER Industrious, a man who can take it... Marve is a man of the soil...A sportsman and hunter...Wishes it was open season on angei-food cake all the time e..Adds a few more words to the English language when his car won't start...Has become a skilled fix- er of farm machinery. . .Hopes some day to become a master mechanic. THELMA PORTINGA Dark haired, blue-eyed. . .She looks like Mavis Ayotte and is frequently mistaken for her. especially by teachers...Likes to sew a fine seam...or embroider ...Can be lured by tuna. fish salad...Is democratic and doesn't like uuppity People. . .but then who does? Page 2 PHILLIP QUALE A man's man for 3' ... Jim proved thi. taking: it Hon the chir the 1939 Golden Gloves 'J nament in Minneapoi the 'iFlyweight divisi Boxing is his hobby. worst. disappointment When I missed him a he didn't miss me ... school there will be no school for him. ALVCE RASMUSSE Laurie collects pictur movie stars . . .Maybe collect hers some day.. knows?...Thinks the c waste too much time bet ticks...Believes t'sissy are sappy . . .Saw 1 Places and enjoyed well that she's going . as a beauty culturist.

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ge 21 EEORGE NELSON ' believes in merrily r through life . . .He a skate and outside of he is employed at; oller Rinks putting on 15' roilers...Geonze is the unsung heroes of ound equipment crew and his guitar have ed many a minute 01 ainment f o r Willmar ts. ANLEY G. NELSON odesty hides the cen- qunlltles or his nature accomplished violinist excellent swimmer... 0, too, for once his edge of first aid saved iwnim; man A first rasketbail man The Iis name stands for G- .Anyway he wants to ederni agent. LIB 164 FUTURES YVONNE NELSON Sonny hails from Spieer and E ...Ranks as one of t dark hair and GWENay ' t law is her worst disappointmentu t alarm c ock has its ad- t is the orst invention... vantages but to Sonny I Plans to go to business ilege...Some day she'll be a private secretary. DONALD NESLUND Likes to argue...and will...even with teachers... Silver-tongued. an eloquent orntor...Stage manager ...and the rumor is that he's very good...Fond of dramatics but not temperamental. . .Expects to revolu- tionize politics once he's thrown his hat in the ring ...Wili study law at the U. of M. DICK NEUNSINGER Five feet, six inchesulls pounds of fighting fury is bnntamwelght 'tNubbins ...Judging from his placid and menial nature around school one cannot realize that Dick has so weii mastered the manly art of self defense...Hc was also one of the fastest of the fighting Cardinals...Waan to work after graduation. PHYLLIS NEWBERG llPhll write letters as a hobby...Cmves fried pike with French friesmHas naturally curly hair...Dresses very smartly. . .Has a smile for everyone she meets... After graduation Phil plans to go to college and inter get mnrried...Ambltion: to live happily ever aiter ...Let's hone her dreams come true. WINIFRED NEY Wintz and Ginger are the same HNey girl... She hails from Pennock... Wintz wears glasses... Says they are the worst invention...states that WHS could be improved by eliminating cliques...Ambition is to be happily murried...0f Swedish. French, and Yankee ancestry...Plans to attend business college at St. Cloud. EDMUND NICHOLSON Another basketball hero...stirs up the dust at track meets, too...Must like lines because he enjoys geom- etry...A gentlenmn...tlmt's what they all say...A man of action rather than words...Doean like to make speeches...1ntends to go to college next year. QUENTIN NORBY The answer to n nmiden's prayer: A boy who likes to cook...Quent's specialty is corned beef and cab- bage...He hopes to be a chef...or a forester...Untii seven years ago he Pursued his hobby...collecting souvenirs...in the vicinity of Clearbrook, Minnesota ...Now he just crosses his fingers and hopes. MURIEL NORDIN i-Ier motto: A hamburger a day keeps the doctor uwuy...Nevertheiess, Lois tot the class playi usually finds time between hamburgers to do a bit of dress designingi..A warbier at. heart, her favorite school organization is the Mixed Chorus. and she is also a member of the Girls' Sextette...Charming, we say. WENDELL NORSTEN Spicer's contribution to our class.l.Spiceris contribu- tion to the school businand what an addition!...A bit superstitious...He believes that whatever hap- pens twice will happen the third time...That's why he always comes to school more than twice a week. .. Likes pie...Industria1 Probiems...and Popeye. PHYLLIS NYGAARD Blonde. bluc-eyed Phyllis Nygaard says dancing is her favorite reereu.tion...swing music is her hobbby ...nnd the orchestra of Artie Shaw is her famrite .HPhii dislikes Purple. likes wine 1the coloriJLCol- lects poems that especially attract her.,.Reads widely ...Versatlie. . .Emzlish teachers admire her quick mind ...hcr fluency.

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ge 23 KUL RASMUSSEN salesman. .. Chairman e advertising stuff of IHISEAN...Has :t col- of thousands of dif- bullets...Would hate 1 even one of them. .. shouldered Paul is hool's lmndy-man a complete basement 10p...Plans to be a ys. at an orgax con- .Fr- cls pl any- rmvlwclu - to swim; - .r v ectlon...Has ., es to be an or- m adio City...Tlmt's bi ion...Pla.ys ping- eats pop-corn. has a y time wherever he ALICE JEAN REESE Jeanie is calm and collected...Takes life as it comes.l.en.loys it as it goes...Collects match covers as a pastime...Fishes. sews. and cooks in the mean- time..iHus good friends and lots of good times... Hates to pass other students' notes...Likes to pass her own...Will learn to teach. i PANSY RESSLER Patsy is no hnnsy ...she's a hustler, go-getter, always on the move...She reflects her pep as a Three V cheerleader...vim, vigor and vitality... But she not only cheers...She is a. leader in girls' sports as well...She barrels an overgrown Hud- son like nobody's business. MARGUERITE ROBINSON Swimming, swinging. and slnglng... Mugs does a little bit of each...A big. black, canine pet is her constant companionnanother case of love me... love my dog ...She ls Scotch Irish...She likes chow mein velly much..,Displays her athletic skill in vol- leybull. . .She'll be the bell of the town i . , a tele- phone operator. EUNICE RUSTEN One might liken Rusty to a baby grand piano... She's upright. square, and has n mahogany iitop ... Plays the Hawaiian ngetar ...0K's the name Rusty but don't call her Red . .. Will like the WIHISEAN be- cause she collects all kinds of pictures. . .Some library is going to have a good librarian if her plans mater- iulize. 314 s thought and ible school. . .A beau- also like to be a iinumber HARLIE SANDS Mnn-ahout-school in many different ways is Karlie... Follows in the footsteps of his brothers...Full of ideas and wit...Serves on many school activity com- mittees. . .Quite the klller-diller when it comes time to Ko...ahem!...He and his green V-8 are inseparable ...Wants to be a success...He who wants-wlll. RICHARD SELVIG Likes all sports...but his heart belongs to baseball l..Wayne King's orchestra is his favorite...of all high school subjects mathematics is by far his choice ...Doesn't object to a juicy hamburger after a, hard day...Likes to see a good boxing exhibition,..but never wears the gloves himself . . . Pals with Dick Neunsinger. MARJORIE SHAMP An attractive little lady with a peaches and cream complexion. . . Marge thinks that Charlie McCarthy, that fugitive from the forest, would make a. nice boy- friendt..for somebody else, of course... Margie in- sisted on linishing her high school course in spite of the fact that she became Mrs. Nordgren last year. BETTY SHOEMAKER Brown-eyed Betty...has something about her graceful air and soft brown hair that arrests people's atten- tion. . .She is very attractive and congenial to all who know her...1ndividual..,She plans to be a nurse or a dietician...Her pet aversions are along literary lines ...reading, and oral recitation...Her future is un- decided. BERNYCE SLETTEN The eyes have it for 'iBernut ...iishorty of the class of '39...She Iloats gently like a swan on both the skating rink and dance floors...She'd rather alarm clocks didn't have alarms about 7:30 each morning...Is interested in social work...but prob- ably will take a business course first. R AMOND SAMUELSON t ,e' . , s irl nlcknamedW'... . 1 l ' r '3 house ' ls many-a. FOUR YEARS OF HIGH . SCHOOL I