McKinley School Converts Room into Tropical Plaza
Pupils at McKinley school transformed an unused room into Tropical Haven a South Sea Island plaza featuring mural murals geraniums thatched lanterns and pastel dining furniture. Teachers hosted a formal dedication with bids and a tropical menu.
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McKinley School
South Sea Island Plaza
McKinley
Elmer Porter
Tropics
South Sea
Grant School
Haven
Martha Washington
Tropical Haven
Stanley Langr
George O’brien
Dick Wingert
Thomas Hickey
Chester Jeffery
Leland Nelson
Frank Bates
Kathleen Jenkins
Catherine Jones
Gwendolyn Rowden
Arline Croft
Edith Reed
Dora Cargin
Emma Kolarik
Kathryn Pohorsky
Wilma Rowley
John Davenport
Verne DeFore
Donald Davis
Harold Mercer
Ladislav Tlustos
Herman Howard
John Tosh
George Marsh
Kenneth LeClerc
Moe Kinley School Opened New Teachers Dining Room
A newly decorated teachers dining room at Moe Kinley school offers a tropical haven view from one corner. The space provides a refreshed cafeteria area for staff to relax and dine.
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Tropical Haven
MoeKinley School
Roosevelts Boys Shine In Intramural Tournament
Close to 90 percent of Roosevelts high school boys joined the intramural basketball tourney directed by L A Cooper. The Chicago Maroons upset Iowa A in double elimination while Lyle Brown claimed the high school table tennis title defeating Bill Dehl.
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Roosevelt High School
Frank Martin
L. A. Cooper
Chicago Maroons
Iowa A
Kenneth Rosendal
James Stewart
William Hensely
John Sundberg
John Bjorsen
Paul Riggs
Virgil
Franklin High Basketball Winners
Franklin High crowned champions in seventh grade 7A7, eighth grade 8A4, and ninth grade 9A8 teams. Listed are captains and players: 7A7T C Thenhaus captain with Roger Dietz and others. 8A4-D captain M Doherty with J Hall and D Terwilliger. 9A8-E captain Schmidt with R Schoonover and A Tschirgi.
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Franklin School
C. Thenhaus
Roger Dietz
Rollis Dietz
R. Evertts
E. McNabb
R. Shaffer
K. Tetter
C. Webb
T. Shive
H. Ackerman
C. Freeman
R. Carpenter
P. Clark
Junior Moneypenny
A. Tschirgi
B. McNally
B. Voris
K. Tucker
D. Loepp
Polk 4A Class Performs Arbor Day Assembly
Polk school 4A class presents Arbor Day program with American creed flag salute morning prayer and poetry works. Performers include Muriel Burnell Val Jean Prather Mary Ann Mason Alice Swomley John Hill Mabel Miller Eva Jane Bishop Betty Van de Walker Connie L Klima Barbara Hayden Anna Mae Ostl rand Mabel Miller Marjorie Moen Virginia Lunning Ruth Tow.
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Polk School
Muriel Burnell
Val Jean Prather
Mary Ann Mason
Alice Swomley
Mabel Miller
Marjorie Moen
Virginia Lunning
Ruth Tow
Franklin High Tenth Graders Present The Troll and The Toll Bridge
Franklin pupils staged a fantasy playlet The Troll and The Toll Bridge during a 10A assembly. Cast included Bob Smith Betty Mae Summer Lorraine Schilling and Milton Swam ey with Miss Geraldine Green directing. Musical numbers under Miss Helen Keith featured Rae Blodgett flute Carl Heinen violin and a corps of stage crew and volunteers.
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Margaret Hickenlooper
Toll Bridge
Collegian
Pierrot
Columbine
Rainbow Bridge
Franklin
Geraldine Green
Bob Smith
Betty Mae Summer
Lorraine Schilling
Ralston Barnhart
Margaret Fortsch
James Hodgson
Milton Swamey
Gazette
Milton Swamley
Franklin Seniors Present The Youngest Comedy At Franklin
Franklin high school seniors stage The Youngest a three act comedy in the Franklin auditorium on Saturday May 16. Cast includes Mary Frances Lee Homer Carley Phillip Klass Valerie Kenecny Augusta Winslow Martin and others with Miss Geraldine Green directing and a long committee list guiding the production.
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Franklin High School
Franklin Auditorium
Mary Frances Lee
Charlotte Winslow
Homer Carley
Oliver Winslow
Phillip Klass
Mark Winslow
Valerie Kenecny
Augusta Winslow Martin
Phillip Reames
Alan Martin
Augusta
Maxine Kopel
Martha “Muff” Winslow
Dale Barnhart
Richard Winslow
Katherine Diers
Nancy Blake
Winslows
Elizabeth Swomley
Katie
Geraldine Green
Dorothy Snouffer
Betty Ringsmith
A. G. Bowne
R. F. Gorman
Marguerite Chapman
Lucile Reynolds
Raymond Abel
George Stone
Francis Foran
Dick Casey
Bob Clark
Jimmy Dickinson
David Baer
Jerry Svaton
Daryl Ganson
Walton Keller
Georgann Buresh
Elsie Belehrad
Frances Darling
Dorothy Jane Erickson
Helen Malatek
Geraldine Robinson
Jean Taylor
Mary Ellen Wicke
Phyllis Wyckoff
Elaine Barger
Dick Benesh
Helen Craft
Dorothy Eaton
Janet Morton
Herbert Westrom
Charles Loomis
Carl Ettinger
Jack Brown
Eugene Kehne
Victor Moravec
Pauline Ulish
Helen Weber
Marabelle Fuller
Jeanne Russett
Bernadine Sterner
Selma Berg
Thelda Sharp
Clara Stewart
Roosevelt 9A varsity girls win ninth grade tourney
The Roosevelt ninth grade girls basketball championship was captured by Miss Margaret Neal's 9A team after a second finals win over Miss Lucile Duncan's squad. The roster includes Evelyn Scurlock captain and 12 teammates. consolation winner was Miss Gretchen Trumpp's home room with captain Ruthe Mastin and 9 teammates.
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Roosevelt
Dorothy Tvrdik
Elaine Sindelar
Erma Wingfield
Marcella Schulze
Edith Gensicke
Libbie Konecny
Betty Wadden
Anita Hanson
Mildred Ullrick
Iris Omelik
Hazel Fattig
Geneva Burlingham
Virginia Steadman
Gretchen Trumpp
Ruthe Mastin
Annabelle Bridge
Evelyn Hillmer
Audrey Getlin
Rose Cohn
Ruth Russell
Helen Mastin
Julia McFarlen
Verna Krogh
Beulah Heath
Betty Curtis
Concert At Arthur by Young Students
A recent assembly featured a concert of transportation and spring songs performed by Arthur kindergarten and primary children including Bob Dvorak Tommy Chadima Richard Eaton Bobby Johnson Milo Loomis Gordon Greenberg Walker Smith Jimmie Utter Carl Zimmerman Bobby Daniels Jacqueline Edmonds Jean Geesaman Joan House Joyce Jurgenson Mary Martin Alberta Mueller Dolores Milburn Joyce Peterson Jane Pinneo Bonnie Smith Barbara Watrous Nancy Woodruff Laurine Howells.
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Arthur
Bob Dvorak
Tommy Chadima
Richard Eaton
Bobby Johnson
Milo B. Loomis
Gordon Greenberg
Walker Smith
Jimmie Utter
Carl Zimmerman
Bobby Daniels
Jacqueline Edmonds
Jean Geesaman
Joan Mae House
Joyce Lee Jurgenson
Mary Ellen Martin
Alberta Mueller
Dolores Milburn
Joyce Peterson
Jane Pinneo
Bonnie Ann Smith
Barbara Watrous
Nancy Woodruff
Laurine Howells
Operetta Fantasy Set For Harrison Pupils Friday Night
The Harrison school will present The Magic Beanstalk an operetta where Jack trades his cow for beans that take him to Ogreland. The Friday performance features a large cast of pupils and a dancing chorus in the school auditorium.
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Jack
Ogreland
Harrison
Leo Leibsohn
Captain Kidd
Rex Phillips
Rose Mary Mann
Juliana
Kenneth Marsh
Roger Donegan
Bob Shanahan
Gypsy Ann
Deloris
Thelma Trimble
Jane Wallace
Jean Zobl
Helen Getlin
Yvonne Baker
Betty Novak
Walter Broussard
Bobby Shields
Billy Ely
Dwaine Souchek
George Hart
Billy Mullin
Donald Mann
Harold Waite
Pirates
Tom Phelps
Francis Richardson
Joe Podzimek
Dick Lewis
Richard Marks
Bobby Beam
George McCune
Clifford Weichsenring
Jean Wolf
Margaret Counterman
Elizabeth Mann
Dixie Bailey
Dale Rohrer
Gene Philips
Dale Nosek
Billy McCune
Claudia Sangster
Yvonne Snyder
Joan Velcko
Barbara Bowser
Mary Louise Paula
Mary Haworth
Lois Weatherwax
Nina Hibben
Mary Kenyon
Adeline Schemmerhorm
Shirley Grady
Ramona Gordon
Wilson Opportunity Assembly Showcases Local Talent
At Wilson junior high school the opportunity assembly offered a varied program. Performers included Mildred Zelezny, Dorothy Hronek, Jeannette Holmes, Jeanne Stepanek, Donna Jean Temple, Ruth Hemmer, Rose Marie Machacek, Virginia Renshaw, Kathleen Check and others with vocal solos, piano and violin pieces, tap dances, a skit, a playlet, and a chorus.
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Wilson Junior High School
Mildred Zelezny
Marie Pfeiffer
Mozart
Dorothy Hronek
Barbara
Charles Sova
Jeannette Holmes
Jeanne Stepanek
Martha Suchy
Charles Wittkewaltz
9A Girls
Donna Jean Temple
Libby Fikejs
Mariellyn Thune
8AH
Chopin
Valse
Ruth Hemmer
Rose Marie Machacek
Virginia Renshaw
Avohn
Safe ty First in a Big City by Margaret Kohl
Tyler pupils in 5A and 6A performed Safe ty First in a Big City about country children visiting a city and observing travel methods and traffic signs. Cast included Louise Nofal Georges Nofal Virginia Christie Leroy Fortner Pauline Pugh Bertha Huggins Lawrence Murray Mary Risk Harry Taylor Betty Mae Sidwell Leola Davis Howard Horn Iola Bennett and Margaret Kohl.
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Margaret Kohl
Dorothy Bocheck
Doris Vien Captains McKinley Ninth Grade Girls Team
Doris Vien led McKinley ninth grade girls to victory in the school basketball tournament. Her teammates included Ethel Patrick, Viola Smith, Davadene Waltermire, Mary Louise Robinson, Jane Lowery, Marie Hall, Ruth Wilson, and Marie Hunt. Other finalists' captains were Geraldine Reams, Lucia Mae Smith, and Lorraine Teller.
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Doris Vien
McKinley High School
Ethel Kirkpatrick
Viola Smith
Davadene Waltermire
Mary Louise Robinson
Jane Lowery
Marie Hall
Ruth Wilson
Marie Hunt
Miss Vien
Geraldine Reams
Lucia Mae Smith
Lorraine Teller
Flood Scare Boosts Kids Interest in Boat Building
In spring kindergarten projects, children at Miss Mertie E. Miller's class built toy boats Taylor's Blue Bird and Hayes' moving sail boat. Pupils learned boat types, compared with trains, and created nautical vocabulary. The Hayes room boat features a lavender craft with a moving fish-pole sail and cushioned seats. a photo shows all participants.
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Taylor
Hayes
Mertie E. Miller
Robert Blackwell
Jerald Frost
Walter Hickman
Harry Jordan
Donald McIntyre
Richard Matteson
Keith Nemmers
James Ostrander
Charles Petefish
Loren Raddatz
Alfred Ralston
David Rank
James Trimble
John William Vaughn
LeRoy Vestry
Melvin Wolford
Paul Wayman
Donald Whittemore
Walter Rich
Herber Fleagle
George Bebout
Junior
Zula Cacek’s Team Wins Wilson Ball Tournament
Zula Cacek captained a squad that clinched the Wilson girls basketball tournament title. The roster included Helen Macek, Mary Bohac, Marie Kibler, Virginia Rock, Marian Sowers, Ruth Stourac, Marian Chyba, Charlotte Carlson and Antionette Vampola. Runners-up were Chloris Gatrelle as captain, Florence Livingood, Doris McLaughlin, Vera Drake, Margaret Tipton, Opal Brumback and Josephine Brayton.
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Zula Cacek
Wilson
Helen Macek
Mary Bohac
Marie Kibler
Virginia Rock
Marian Sowers
Ruth Stourac
Marian Chyba
Charlotte Carlson
Antionette Vampola
Chloris Gatrelle
Florence Livingood
Doris McLaughlin
Vera Drake
Margaret Tipton
Opal Brumback
Josephine Brayton
Wilson Junior High 9A presents A Ready-Made Family play
The 9A class at Wilson Junior High stages the three act farce A Ready-Made Family Friday at 7:45 PM in the school auditorium under Miss Louise Renner. Cast includes Bessie Livingood as Marilee Martyn and Elmer Woolwine as Sammie Turner with a wide supporting lineup.
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Wilson Junior High
Louise Renner
Martyn
Henry Turner
Bessie Livingood
Marilee Martyn
Elmer Woolwine
Sammie Turner
Agnes Martyn
Louise Eikenberry
Bob
Tom Farmer
Gracie
Pauline Oliphant
Lydia Martyn
Mae Korab
John Luse
Doris
Ramona O’brien
Begonia
Northeast students prepare concert Tuesday night
About 378 boys and girls from Franklin district schools perform in a March 7:30 p.m. concert in Franklin auditorium. Grade school orchestras include Arthur Garfield Kenwood and Polk pupils with 80 junior and 92 senior players. Franklin seventh grade ensemble has 59 members, senior orchestra 40, senior band 47. Roland Moehlmann directs all groups, marking Franklin’s first junior orchestra public presentation. Soloists include four district contest winners who advance to state competition. baritone Charles Dulin also performs. Admission funds band uniforms and instrumentation. nine new instruments were added after the last concert. Programs list pieces for grade school junior and senior ensembles, seventh and eighth grades, and Franklin High ensembles with solo performances by students such as Robert Beiber, Margaret Victorine, Vernon Guttenfelder, and Bob Smythe.
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Franklin
Arthur
Garfield
Kenwood
Polk
Roland Moehlmann
Dean Stucker
Robert Beiber
Margaret Victorini
Vernon Guttenfelder
Bob Smythe
Charles Dulin
E. DeLamater
Ailee DeLamater
Airways
R. Stallfort
D. McCongne
Blue Skies
Gomener Rch
J. Schramme
Goltermann
Margaret Victorine
Franklin Senior High
George Bizet
Vienna Woods
Johann ‘Strauss
Venice
Charlies Dulin
Pranklin
the Klaxon
Henry Fillmore
Holmes
McKinley Seventh Graders Present Debate Assembly
McKinley seventh graders held a debate assembly with Gloria Mae Waltermire as chairman and Michael Bisek as timekeeper. Affiliation teams included Philip Murillo, Marjorie Harris and Richard Brown for the affirmative and Jennie Mae Huss, Vivian Lowry and Walter Thousand for the negative on the topic carelessness by waste. Additional program items featured violin quartet under Paul Anthony and a whist performance by Richard Lauffler. Sponsors were Miss Emma Lnell, Mrs. Clara B. Gray, Mrs. Elizabeth Stuart and Miss Helen Dunn.
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McKinley
Gloria Mae Waltermire
Michael Bisek
Philip Murillo
Marjorie Harris
Richard Brown
Jennie Mae Huss
Vivian Lowry
Walter Thousand
England
Charles Fisher
Blanche Mohn
Bob Klein
Sylvia Lehti
Vernon Harger
Lenore Crew
Paul Anthony
Richard Lauffler
Emma Lnell
Clara B. Gray
Elizabeth Stuart
Helen Dunn
Transportation Study Becomes Primary Class Art Exhibit
Arthur 2A class project on transportation evolved into an assembly for primary grades. Students painted and showed methods of travel including Herbert DeWees Miriam Mean Paul Burger Gene Fahlbusch Jimmie Geyer Robert Duncan Richard Duncan Howard Ewoldt Gordon Perry Ann Wadsworth Clay Phillips Charles Fillenworth Vance Shepherd Leila Mueller Billy Krebs Jimmie Van Deusen Lucille Rossey Bobby Verda Jimmie Smith Marcella Tomash Merle Porter Victor Holec Donald Collogan Patsy Watrous Donald Hamel Bobby Michalicek Jacqueline Scott Kent Pinneo Clayton Jones.
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Herbert DeWees
Miriam Mean
Paul Burger
Gene Fahlbusch
Jimmie Geyer
Robert Duncan
Richard Duncan
Howard Ewoldt
Gordon Perry
Ann Wadsworth
Clay Phillips
Charles Fillenworth
Vance Shepherd
Leila Mueller
Billy Krebs
Jimmie van Deusen
Lucille Rossey
Bobby Verda
Jimmie Smith
Marcella Tomash
Merle Porter
Victor Holec
Donald Collogan
Patsy Watrous
Donald Hamel
Bobby Michalicek
Jacqueline Scott
Kent Pinneo
Clayton Jones
Fussel Elected President of Franklin 9A8 Class
Dick Fussell is elected president of the Franklin 9A8 home room. Eugene Challed becomes vice president, Barbara Shepherd secretary treasurer, with Allan Peterson serving as meetings chairman and appointing the student council.
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Dick Fussell
Eugene Challed
Barbara Shepherd
Allan Peterson
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