Alumnus — January 1, 1942

Page Title Summary
1 On the way to a dance Two couples leave for a dance; photo.
1 Words fly high Debaters from seventeen colleges meet on campus.
2 Seven star final Concert and lecture program for the year includes Carl Sandburg; photo.
2 Campus jottings Governor Wilson visits campus; crowns Homecoming Queen.
3 Campus school lives democracy Program of studies and activities in Training School aimed at building strong and patriotic Americans; photo.
6 Best wishes for 1942 Alumni Association President John G. McDowell extends greetings; photo.
7 Circle letter goes round and round Letter has been circulating among group of friends and classmates for forty-eight years; photo.
8 Mighty Midgets do it again Win second consecutive football conference championship; photo.
9 Nordly rebuilds basketball quintet Season preview; photo.
10 Wrestling season 1942 season preview.
11 Leaders for Iowa public schools 190 alumni are Iowa school superintendents; list of names and schools; photo.
13 Don't forget your job insurance Outlines Placement Bureau procedures; record of placements for 1940-1941; photo.
14 Miss Thomes dies Isabel Thomes died November 11, 1941; brief obituary; photo.
15 Epsy L. Jones Lives in Windsor, Colorado.
15 Dr. N. W. McGee Professor of political and social science at Upper Iowa University.
15 Elizabeth Bisbee Now lives in Kansas City, Missouri.
15 Vera Gallery Now lives in Richmond, Indiana.
15 Sister M. Agnella Keefe The former Edna Keefe is principal of the Immaculate Conception High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
15 Lulu E. Sweigard Physical education instructor at New York University.
15 Mrs. LeRoy B. W. Light The former Una Nicoll now lives in Booneville, Arkansas.
15 Pauline Schwartz Teaches at the New Haven Teachers College in New Haven, Connecticut.
15 Mrs. Alfred Bellmar The former Clara Kyler now lives in Los Angeles, California.
15 The students of Western State College of Colorado Dedicated their yearbook to Lucy E. Spicer, who taught Latin and served as registrar there.
15 Mrs. Emily G. Bogert The former Emily M. Gardner is State Commander of American Society for the Control of Cancer in Colorado.
15 Mrs. H. E. Moody The former Edith Miller, daughter of Bessie Litchfield, writes that her son got married.
15 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Craig The former Mary Houlsworth and her husband have moved to Anthon, Iowa.
15 Dr. A. E. McMahon Member of the Menomonie Clinic in Wisconsin.
15 Edgar A. Ford Retired from work as a water supply contractor in Marshalltown, Iowa, and moved to Los Angeles, California.
15 Della F. Northey Lives in Florida; serves as editor and cataloger for the Union Catalog of Floridiana.
15 Deborah Davis Teaches in Boise, Idaho, and wrote a textbook for seventh and eighth grades.
16 The Alumnus goes to a football game Photo essay on going to a football game at Drake; photo.
18 Mr. and Mrs. P. A. DeBeer The former Eleanor Ellinger and her husband now live in Holland, Minnesota.
18 Mary Entwisle Keenan Author of a story that appeared in a magazine called "Children's Activities".
18 Blanche L. Kenning Married Victor L. Johnson on June 21, 1941.
18 Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Kern The former Alma Jeanette Oleson and her husband moved to Baltimore.
18 Mrs. Everett W. Milner The former Laura E. Hughett and her husband live in Sanford, North Carolina.
18 Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Bogard The former Evelyn Patterson and her husband live in Peoria, Illinois; Mr. Bogard is manager for the Bankers Life Company.
18 Helen Rosemary Cole Head of the Department of Modern Languages at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska.
18 John Day Now lives in Lusk, Wyoming.
18 Mr. and Mrs. Niles Blake The former Mildred L. Porch and her family live near Atlantic, Iowa.
18 Margarette Ball Dickson Midwest regent for nine states of Midwest Federation Chaparral Poets.
18 Allen Walker Read Associated with the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago; published article on the derivation of the term OK; was Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University.
18 Mrs. O. E. Tomlinson The former Juanita M. Johnson now lives with her husband in Detroit, Michigan.
18 Rev. William C. Conradi Pastor at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Pueblo, Colorado.
18 Mrs. George Wolever The former Martha J. Dawson teaches a life saving class at the Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana.
18 L. Ruth Cadwell Teaches at the State Teachers College in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
18 Mr. and Mrs. Rezin B. Domer Operate Domer's dress shop in Lake View, Iowa.
18 Rev. Frank Obbo Johnson Pastor in Vincent, Iowa.
18 Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Murner The former Marjorie Mullarky and her husband, who is a construction engineer, live in Los Angeles, California.
19 R. M. Schwyhart Lives in New York, New York; serves as chaplain in the US Navy.
19 Anna Nelson Teaches near Shellsburg, Iowa.
19 Mrs. Fred O'Neil The former Pauline M. Groff and her family live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
19 L. O. Gittins Principal and instructor of industrial arts at the high school in Panora, Iowa.
19 Harald C. Jensen Now lives in Lake Bluff, Illinois.
19 Miriam Baker Public health nurse for Greene County, Iowa.
19 Mrs. Wm. A. Follmer The former Grace L. Pope and her family live in Stanley, Iowa.
19 Mr. and Mrs. Glenn B. Stutz The former Helen Margaret Gustafson and her family live in Moline, Illinois.
19 Condit Bowie Owns the Fort Dodge Carpet and Linoleum Company in Fort Dodge, Iowa; his wife is the former Mary Maxine Park.
19 Irene H. Wagner Teaches fourth grade at the schools in Phelps, Wisconsin.
19 Mrs. S. C. Dyson The former Helen Shields and her husband now live in Clayton, Missouri.
19 Liberty Maye Mattson Teaches at the Spring Creek Day School in St. Francis, South Dakota.
19 Mrs. Otto Hirsch The former Marie Pearl Hocke now lives in Churdan, Iowa.
19 Mrs. W. H. Magdefrau The former Anna E. Miller now lives in Manchester, Iowa.
19 Joseph L. McConnell Teaches economics at the University of Illinois.
19 Vernon R. Carstensen Associate professor of history at Washington College of Education in Ellensburg, Washington.
19 Bonita Damman Librarian at the Itasca Junior College and Greenway High School in Coleraine, Minnesota.
19 Mrs. Raymond E. Piner The former Katharyn Hogan moved to Springfield, Missouri.
19 Bert L. Woodcock Field representative for the Division of Safety Education of the Iowa Department of Public Safety; his wife is the former Lora Axtell; they live in Eldora.
19 Mrs. G. Raymond Balderson The former Florence Merrick and her family live in Fairfield, Iowa.
20 Harold McKnight Industrial arts instructor at Oak Street Junior High School in Burlington, Iowa; his wife is the former Audella Monson.
20 Mrs. Leigh Peasley The former Sara Higby and her husband live in Traer, Iowa.
20 Bertha M. Ball Head of the boys' and girls' room of the new main library in Toledo, Ohio.
20 Don Barker Assistant in the law office of W. H. Soper in Eldora, Iowa.
20 Mr. and Mrs. Laurence D. Hungerford The former Irma Kathryn Rolfes and her husband moved to Manly, Iowa.
20 Mr. and Mrs. Haven Paulsen The former Katherine Sarset and her family moved to Sioux City, Iowa.
20 Mrs. William J. Caddy The former Martha M. Cochran is doing staff nursing at Harper Hospital in Detroit, Michigan.
20 Rene E. Dahm Teaches at the Red Rock Indian School in Gallup, New Mexico.
20 Lyle W. Durham Director of the Band Department at the schools in Cleburne, Texas.
20 Cornelius Landhuis Superintendent in Magnolia, Iowa.
20 Valborg Pladsen Teaches social studies at the public schools in Hammond, Indiana.
20 Norma Tenney Teaches fourth grade and coaches girls basketball in Reinbeck, Iowa.
20 Hattie Ruth Now lives in Des Moines, Iowa.
20 Harold A. Simmers Now lives in Marengo, Illinois.
20 John Brindley Teaches science at Wilson Junior High School in Des Moines, Iowa.
20 Louis H. Kohl Teacher of industrial arts at the junior and senior high school in Luverne, Minnesota.
20 Melvin B. Ingebritsen Serving in US Army, with rank of Master Sergeant at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana.
20 Merle J. O'Brien Partner with G. Frank Wilson in the firm Wilson & O'Brien Real Estate, Insurance, Loans in Newton, Iowa.
20 Mrs. Dwight R. Ferrell The former Bertha Klotz now lives in Independence, Iowa.
20 Thorrel B. Fest Assistant professor of speech at Albion College in Albion, Michigan.
20 Louis P. Carstensen Weather forecaster for LaGuardia Field, Long Island, New York.
20 Mary Jo Read Assistant professor of geography at Milwaukee State Teachers College in Wisconsin.
20 Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Burbank The former Gladys Prescott moved from one part of Waterloo, Iowa, to another.
20 Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Zickefoose Associated with International Harvester Company in Iowa Falls, Iowa; his wife is the former Helen M. Johnson.
21 Luella Kuethe Teaches fourth grade at the Sherman School in Tacoma, Washington.
21 Adeline Miller Teaches first grade in Manson, Iowa.
21 Marian Nelson Lives in Dayton, Ohio, with her family.
21 Mrs. Lynn Bickett The former Margaret Wilkie now lives in Farragut, Iowa.
21 Mrs. Robert R. Melrose The former Merle D. Miller is receptionist director at the Independence State Hospital in Independence, Iowa.
21 Lillian E. Myers Assistant director of vital statistics for the State Department of Health in Des Moines, Iowa.
21 May Gravon Teaches primary grades at the public schools in Redlands, California.
21 J. Elizabeth Anderson Enrolled in a physical therapy course at the Children's Hospital in Los Angeles, California.
21 David Berninghausen Assistant circulation librarian at the Teachers College.
21 Eleanor Cade Accepted a position in Sac City, Iowa.
21 Margaret Davenport Married Clifford L. Fagan, who is a commerce instructor at Ellsworth Junior College in Iowa Falls, Iowa.
21 George H. Mohr Connected with the Department of Special Education and principal at the Taylor School in Davenport, Iowa.
21 Mrs. Herman Alt The former Aletha Tietjen and her family now live in Alta Vista, Iowa.
21 Ray Kettler Assistant to the state comptroller of Oklahoma, lives in Oklahoma City with his wife, who is the former Dorothy Carritt.
21 Lloyd R. Olson Powder and explosives chemist in Burlington, Iowa; his wife is the former Nadine Belding.
21 G. Gordon Ellis Men's counselor and in charge of the Testing Bureau at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa; his wife is the former Dorothy L. Hamilton.
21 George E. Dana Now located in Hampton, Iowa.
21 Tom McClelland Principal in Knoxville, Iowa.
21 Mr. and Mrs. Herb Planbeck The former Frances Marie Hahn and her husband now live in Des Moines, Iowa.
22 Harriet Morris Associated with the National Research Institute in Des Moines, Iowa.
22 Beulah Nunamaker Accepted a position at Marycrest College in Davenport, Iowa.
22 Richard A. Gibson Located at Wheeler Field in Medical Dispensary, Hawaii.
22 Mrs. Randall J. Henely The former Harriett Chilcote and her family live in Inglewood, California.
22 Ivan G. Ingraham Superintendent in Thornburg, Iowa.
22 Leevern Johnson Attends and teaches at the University of Denver in Colorado.
22 John W. McGilvrey New coach in Cleghorn, Iowa.
22 Josephine Matthiesen Teaches in Gowrie, Iowa.
22 Veryl E. Nilsson Instructor of mathematics, English, and social science at Orange Township School in Waterloo, Iowa.
22 Ruth E. Robinson Teaches English and speech at the junior high school in West Des Moines, Iowa.
22 Alma G. Schultz Student at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing of Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
22 John A. Healy Coaches and teaches industrial arts and science at the Ossian Public Schools; his wife is the former Lenore Ketchum.
22 Lillian Bargmann Teaches at the public schools in Knoxville, Iowa.
22 Charlene Bishop Teaches home economics at William Horlick High School in Racine, Wisconsin.
22 Walter E. Ditzler Coach and industrial arts instructor in Worthington, Ohio.
22 Richard Kadesch Research chemist for the Columbia Chemical Division of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company in Akron, Ohio.
22 Mrs. Elmer L. Keith The former Ireta M. Willits now lives in San Antonio, Texas.
22 Helen M. Lager Teaches in the schools in Tama, Iowa.
22 James J. Mathews Stationed at March Field, California, as private first class in the Air Corps.
22 Alice Miller Teaches at the Brooklyn Public School in Brooklyn, Iowa.
23 Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Lee The former Ruth Janet Sea and her husband are the parents of Karen Kay.
23 Mr. and Mrs. Manford McCunniff The former Marlys Huyck and her husband are the parents of Merrill Jay, who was born on May 2, 1941.
23 Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Theobald The former Theresa Nickelsen and her husband are the parents of William James, who was born on June 12, 1941.
23 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Garrison The former Rose Fenner and her husband are the parents of Lynn Wayne, who was born on August 23, 1941.
23 Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Cormicle The former Mabel Evans and her husband are the parents of James Frederick, who was born on September 9, 1941.
23 Mr. and Mrs. Ellis M. Jeffery The former Helen Long and her husband are the parents of Janice Kay, who was born on July 23, 1941.
23 Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Sherman The former Sybil Sheets and her husband are the parents of William Lee Sherman, who was born on February 6, 1941.
23 Mr. and Mrs. Lester W. Artherholt The former Irene Lounsberry and her husband are the parents of Lester Gary, who was born on May 14, 1941.
23 Marvin (Barney) Lewellyn In charge of all sports and teaches at the Riceville High School.
23 Pauline Lyon Teaches at the public schools in Burlington, Iowa.
23 Myron Messerschmitt Supervisor of music for the grades and director of high school vocal music in Manchester, Iowa.
23 Eleanor Molle Teaches kindergarten and first grade in Runnells, Iowa.
23 Mrs. Philip Sorenson The former Gladyce Nasby and her husband now live in Tacoma, Washington.
23 Mrs. Zula May Couchman The former Zula May Scott teaches commercial subjects at the high school in Powersville, Missouri.
23 Loren B. Conry Now lives in West Des Moines, Iowa.
23 Donald Dilly Located in Corpus Christi, Texas.
23 Lois I. Kettering Teaches in Akron, Iowa.
23 Helen Huus Working on her doctoral degree at the University of Chicago.
23 Marjorie Otte Teaches in Monroe, Iowa.
23 Arlene Tapper Teaches kindergarten in Dows, Iowa.
23 Maxine Wollesen Teaches kindergarten and first grade at the Afton Public Schools.
23 Roy Olsen In a course of primary flight instruction at the Palo Airport in King City, California.
23 Marcella Trottnow Teaches commercial subjects at the high school in Lorimor, Iowa.
23 Pauline Varce Teaches third, fourth, and fifth grades in Alburnett, Iowa.
23 Grace Wilson Working toward her master's degree at the University of Chicago.
23 Mrs. Zola Hosteter Butterfield Head of the Home Economics Department at the West Virginia Institute of Technology, where she teaches.
24 Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Ervin The former Ruth L. Jacobsen and her husband are the parents of Paula Ruth, who was born on September 5, 1941.
24 Mr. and Mrs. Max E. Strawhacker The former Neola Rath and her husband are the parents of Janice Lee, who was born on July 4, 1941.
24 Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ogren The former Margaret Vandenburgh and her husband are the parents of Paul Joseph, who was born on July 3, 1941.
24 Mr. and Mrs. Roy W. Otto The former Kathryn Wilkinson and her husband are the parents of David William, who was born on August 20, 1941.
24 Mr. and Mrs. Clarence B. Luvaas The former Margaret Hoffman and her husband are the parents of Margaret Jo, who was born on September 15, 1941.
24 Mr. and Mrs. Roger Barrigar The parents of Anne Marie, who was born on July 14, 1941.
24 Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Miller The former Dorothy Orms and her husband are the parents of Donald Douglas, who was born on July 2, 1941.
24 Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Andresen The former Helen Crawford and her husband are the parents of Barbara Dea, who was born on June 22, 1941.
24 Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Madden The former Lois Kraemer and her husband are the parents of Ann Kathryn, who was born on September 14, 1941.
24 Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Gowan The former Marjorie Mace and her husband are the parents of Barbara Lynne, who was born on June 25, 1941.
24 A baby daughter, Elaine Louise, was born Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Duncan announced the birth of their daughter; Mrs. Duncan is the former Esther Sodergren.
24 Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Harman The parents of Michael John, who was born in July, 1941.
24 Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lake Jr. The former Ruth Anne Girdner and her husband are the parents of Shari Anne, who was born on July 12, 1941.
24 Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Ervin The former Ruth L. Jacobsen and her husband are the parents of Paula Ruth, who was born on September 5, 1941.
25 Helen Mae Kline Married Robert C. Gaard on June 8, 1941.
25 Announcement was made in the summer of the secret marriage of Wilma Morgan She married Merton Blake on June 16, 1939.
25 Ray A. Papke Married Dorothea Raether on March 30, 1941.
25 Gladys Lounsberry Married Harold W. Baker on June 17, 1941.
25 Announcement of the marriage of Florence Loveland Married Martin W. Dettmer on June 28, 1941.
25 Mr. and Mrs. Ray L. Helt Mr. Helt is the superintendent of the schools in Clarence, Iowa; his wife is the former Florence Buckwalter.
25 Juanita M. Springer Married Harold E. Perdue on May 8, 1941.
25 Faythe M. Ellison Married O. D. Green in July, 1941.
25 Lucille Else Married John Jakso, Jr., on June 29, 1941.
25 Irena Steenhusen Married Gustave Fossell on July 2, 1941.
25 Ruth C. Melvin Married Raymond F. Christopher on June 21, 1941.
25 Bessie J. Tucker Married Roy O. Phelps on June 11, 1941.
25 Ruth Arvilla Balm Married Fred B. Lewis on May 15, 1941.
25 Ruth Huber Married David E. Jones on August 23, 1941.
25 Naoma Langhout Married Russell W. H. Gillespie on July 1, 1941.
25 Phyllis Gaughan Married George B. Adams on August 21, 1940.
26 Announcement of the marriage of Margaret K. Patton She married James W. Hanley, Jr., during the summer of 1941.
26 Evelyn Bretthauer Married Dewey F. Kuiken on June 24, 1941.
26 Marjorie Jane Gibson Married H. D. Leighty on June 15, 1941.
26 Lucille Muschewske Married Hoyt Messerer on August 30, 1941.
26 Dorothy Oleson Married Richard Ashpole on June 29, 1941.
26 Margaret Wachtel Married Russell Hackler on June 23, 1941.
26 Frances Bradley Married E. V. Schaefer on June 4, 1941.
26 Florence Virginia MacLean Married Lieutenant Thomas E. Corcoran on July 3, 1941.
26 Marjorie Evelyn Prior Married Harold C. Rennion on September 28, 1941.
26 Neva Danielson Married Melvin Pool on May 31, 1941.
26 Louise M. Heeschen Married Leigh Strohbehn on August 14, 1941.
26 Gretchen C. Korneman Married Francis J. Pallischeck on June 24, 1941.