Alumnus — July 1, 1946

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25	Wendell Wood	Has entered Purdue University to work toward the doctor's degree in industrial psychology. He was discharged in April after serving four and a half years in personnel work with the Army Air Forces.
25	Maxine Bednar	Is now serving as a hostess with Mid Continent Airlines, operating between Kansas City and Minneapolis. She formerly taught in the schools at McGregor and Clinton, Iowa.
25	Lawson E. Hockey	instructor in the machine shop and head of the department of manual arts at Maine Township High School near Des Plaines, Illinois. The high school is a four-year school. He resides in Des Plaines.
25	Mrs. Alice M. Read Russ	Residing at Griswold, Iowa, has nine stories and articles printed or scheduled for early publication in national periodicals. She has contributed to The Instructor, Friends, Westminster Adult Bible Class, Daily Meditation, The High Trail, and others.
25	Lt. Comdr. Noel R. Bacon	Serving as assistant naval attache with the American legation at Cairo, Egypt. His wife and daughter, Jane, are with him. He has been in service since 1939, and served with the First American Volunteer Group in Burma in 1941-1942.
25	Mrs. Burling B. Hamer, (Marjorie A. Lebert)	Left the States in May for China to join her husband who is agricultural consultant with UNRRA at Kaifeng. She taught commercial education in the schools at Eldora and Anthon, Iowa; served as secretary in the Federal housing offices at Hermiston, Oregon.
25	Lois V. Hamer	Is director of youth activities with the First Congregational Church, Salem, Oregon. She will direct the Oregon Younger Girls Camp this summer at Mollala, Oregon. She previously served as acting dean of women in the high school at The Dalles, Oregon.
25	Virgil W. Crain	Has opened offices in the Capitol City Bank Building in Des Moines, specializing in letter writing, typing, mimeographing, and public stenographic service. He was employed for the past three years by the United States Rubber Company as office manager.
26	Leone M. Adams	Has been serving as a flight service agent with Continental Airlines since January of this year. She was recently transferred from the Denver, Colorado, office to San Antonio, Texas, where she now resides.
26	Lois Sander	Is taking training to become a stewardess with United Airlines. She formerly taught in the schools at Greenfield and Atlantic, Iowa.
26	Virgil Boyd	Accepted a fellowship with the University of Chicago to work for an advanced degree while teaching part time; will begin his duties in September; is an accountant in the business office at the College. He served with the Navy from 1943 to 1945.
26	Adeline Langrock and Eva M. Wainwright	Are serving this summer as instructors in a water safety and swimming program at Twin Lakes State Park near Rockwell City, Iowa. The program is being sponsored by the American Red Cross.
26	Paul Haefke	Served for the past years as coach and manual training instructor in the consolidated school at Fayette, Iowa. He married on April 14, 1945, in Corby, Northampton, England, where he was stationed as a staff sergeant in the Army Air Forces.
26	Martin Hauan	Has purchased half interest in the Jasper County News, a weekly Missouri newspaper. He recently was discharged after four years of service with the Army Signal Corps. He was formerly managing editor of the Cedar Falls Daily Record for four years.
26	Dugan Laird	Is English and speech instructor in the high school at Charles City, Iowa. He formerly taught at Knoxville, Iowa.
26	Sarah Jean Senior	Is teaching English in the high school at Spencer, Iowa. She previously taught at Silver Lake Consolidated School, at Hansell, and at Clear Lake, Iowa.
26	Jacob Stratman	Has received a discharge from the Navy and is now living at Terril, Iowa. Before entering the service in 1942, he was commercial instructor at Ft. Dodge, Greene, and Rockford, Iowa, and worked in an office in Des Moines for two years.
26	Mrs. Glen Waggoner, (Elsa Lindquist)	Is now employed as stenographer for the Delavan Manufacturing Company in Des Moines, where she resides.
26	Melvin P. McGovern	Has been appointed observer in the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration mission to Poland. He left for London by and flew to Warsaw via Berlin. He was with the war relocation authority camps at Lamar and Granada, Colorado.
26	A. J. Siesseger	Is teaching history and biology in the high school at Clear Lake, Iowa. Before joining the Marines in 1943, he taught at Colwell, Iowa.
26	Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. DuBois, (Ann L. Houck)	Reside in Berkley, Michigan. Richard was discharged from the Army Air Forces, September 1945.
26	Norma Ewing	Is commercial instructor at the high school in DeWitt, Iowa. She formerly taught at Thompson, Iowa, and spent three years in Chicago, as secretary to the curators in the department of anthropology at the Chicago Natural History Museum.
26	Carolyn Kruse	Is teaching English in the junior high school at Newton, Iowa. She had been in war work for the past year, and previously had taught at Clarion and Merrill, Iowa.
27	Ruby Ellen Christy	Married Everett Williams on February 8, 1946. They reside in Garrison, Iowa, where Everett is a mechanic. Ruby taught for the past three years in rural schools near Garrison.
27	Seth Wright Carlson	Married Carleen Swafford on April 6, 1946. They reside in Waterloo, where Seth is contact representative for the Veterans Administration.
27	Seth Wright Carlson	Married Carleen Swafford on April 6, 1946. They reside in Waterloo, where Seth is contact representative for the Veterans Administration.
27	William Cook, Jr.	Married Lois Anderson on February 21, 1946. William served as principal of the junior high school and assistant coach at Montezuma, Iowa, and is now attending the University of California at Berkeley.
27	Mary Katherine Closson	Married Richard H. Davis on May, 28, 1946. Mary received her discharge from the Army medical department in January after serving for two years. Richard was discharged from the engineers corps in February following three years of service.
27	Betty Burt	Married Maurice Stone, on March 9. They reside in Aurora, Ill., where he is assistant manager of the Kresge Store. Betty taught in the schools at Lapier and Fairfield, Iowa, before her marriage.
27	Charlotte Bennett and LeVan Shugart	Married on September 28, 1944, while they were both serving with the Navy. Charlotte enlisted in the WAVES following her graduation and LeVan enlisted in 1940. During the past year, both have taught in the public schools of Odebolt, Iowa.
27	Alverda Bentzinger	Married Donald L. Blakenburg, on May 11, 1946. Alverda taught in the schools at Quasqueton, Ventura, and Centerville, Iowa; recently was employed at the AAA office in Donnellson. Donald was discharged after nearly three years of service with the Army.
27	Novella Beier	Married Robert Budlong, on May 3, 1946. Novella taught in the consolidated schools at Titonka for the past five years. They now reside on a farm near Titonka.
27	Loretta Baxter	Married Lt. Everett L. Epperly, on February 3, 1946. Prior to her marriage, she taught in the schools of Marne, Woodward, and Ogden, Iowa. For the past three years she served as secretary for the Y. W. C. A. in Palo Alto, California.
27	Beverly Church	Married Waldemar Mehlberg on March 10, 1946. Beverly has been teaching in the public schools of Dickens and Dumont, Iowa. They now reside on a farm near Aredale, Iowa.
27	Betty Bazel	Married John G. Griste, on April 21, 1946. She has been teaching at the Rockingham School in Davenport, Iowa. They are living at Columbia, Missouri, where he is attending the University of Missouri.
27	Norma Baker	Married James B. See on May 19. They will reside in Laurens, Iowa, until fall when he plans to enter the school of dentistry at the State University of Iowa. Norma formerly taught kindergarten in the schools at Laurens.
28	Doris George	Married Dale R. Newman on February 22, 1946. Doris has been teaching for the last two years at Springville. They will reside in Martelle, Iowa.
28	Madelyn Gallagher	Married Robert A. Willroth on March 24, 1946. They reside on a farm near Schleswig, Iowa. Madelyn taught for two years in the public schools at Schleswig and served as county welfare worker before joining the WAVES in 1943.
28	Esther Grigg	Married John Boyce on April 14, 1946. Esther taught kindergarten and first grade in the San Diego public schools. John served three and a half years with the Navy. After July 1, he will be in the electrical appliance business in Carlsbad, New Mexico.
28	Eva May Gormly	Married Captain Walter J. Taber in July 27, 1945. Eva formerly was assistant personnel officer in the War Department in Washington, D. C. They are now living at Vancouver Barracks, Vancouver, Washington.
28	Rachel Hackbarth	Married Frank M. Beasley on February 4, 1946. Rachel has been teaching in the public schools of Geneva, Iowa. Frank is serving with the Navy.
28	Audrey A. Hvolboll	Married Charles O. Eastlund, January 19, 1946. Audrey served with the WAVES as aerographer's mate third class from February 1941, to February 1946. Charles is serving with the Navy on Wake Island. Audrey resides at her parents' home in Albert Lea..
28	Helen Freeburger	Married Technician Fifth Grade Richard H. Stewart of Ann Arbor, Michigan, on July 7, 1944. They reside in Sioux City, Iowa. Helen taught kindergarten in the schools at Manson, Iowa.
28	Cecil Flack	Married Dorothy Binder on January 26, 1946. They now reside in Montezuma, Iowa, where Cecil operates the Goodyear tire and appliance store.
28	Margery S. Fay	Married Pfc. Edd E. Wright on July 20, 1945. Margery taught in the schools at Troy Mills, Iowa, for the past four years.
28	Etola Grimm	Married Dr. C. J. Thielmann on February 2, 1946. They reside at the Hotel Maytag in Newton, Iowa. Dr. Thielmann was recently discharged from they Army and is now a chiropractor in Newton.
28	Eleanor Cade	Married Milton W. Elliot on April 14. They now reside in Aurora, Iowa, where Milton operates a produce business. Eleanor formerly taught in the public schools at Postville, Sac City, and Oelwein, and more recently was employed at the First National Bank.
28	Nellie M. Convy	Married C. T. Hubert in August, 1945; was a commercial instructor in schools in Montana, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Casper, Wyoming. Before marriage, Nellie was manager of a hotel in Denver, Colorado. They now live in Spring Valley, Arkansas.
28	Trena Ekeland	Married John Cuthbertson on May 10. They reside in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where John is an accountant with the Iowa Electric Light and Power Company. Trena taught kindergarten in the schools at Toledo.
28	Edith Evans	Married Thomas George on May 18, 1946. They reside in Ames, Iowa, where Thomas is attending Iowa State College. Edith taught in the schools at Dysart, Hampton, and Cresco before her marriage.
28	Jeannette C. Edgerton	Married M/Sgt. Charles Caster on April 23, 1946. They now reside in Underwood, Iowa. Jeannette was home economics instructor in the schools at Neola, Iowa, and more recently has been an occupational therapist at Schick General Hospital, Clinton, Iowa.
28	Barbara P. Frank	Married Richard P. Schiltz on December 26, 1945. Barbara taught at West Bend and Eagle Grove, Iowa. Richard is attending the University of Minnesota after recently being discharged from military service. They reside in Minneapolis.
28	Elsie J. Cunningham	Married Charles A. Britsch, Jr., on November 2, 1945. They reside in Ida Grove, Iowa.
29	Marlys Schwarck	Married Warren D. Eyre on February 14, 1946. Marlys received the master's degree in music from Eastman School of Music; has taught at Teachers College, Iowa Falls Conservatory of Music, and Wartburg College at Waverly;
29	Vanetta Rose	Married Earl R. Shepard on February 10, 1946. They reside on a farm near Pisgah, Iowa. He attended Iowa State College at Ames. Vanetta formerly taught in the schools at Pisgah.
29	Eunice M. Ryan	Married Dale R. Andres on February 8, 1946. They reside in Waterloo, where Dale is employed by John Deere Tractor Company. He was discharged from the army after 37 months of service. Eunice has been instrumental music instructor at East High School.
29	Dorothy Rose	Married Leo Hovel on June 11, 1946. They reside in Manly, Iowa. Dorothy formerly taught in the schools at Buffalo Center, Indianola, Ottumwa, and Dumont, Iowa.
29	Ruth E. Robinson	Married Charles Kuczor on March 17, 1946. They reside at Kensett, Iowa, where Charles is a contractor. He had taught in schools at Dysart, Nashua, Des Moines, and Waukon, Iowa, and Owatonna, Minn. Ruth served with the Red Cross during the past year.
29	Geraldine Sullivan	Married Captain George R. Wengert on January 26, 1946. Geraldine has been teaching at Independence, Iowa, where they reside.
29	Raymond R. Shepard	Married Mildred De Booy on April 6, 1946. Raymond attended the University of Minnesota and is now employed with the personnel department of the branch Veterans Administration office in Minneapolis.
29	Roger E. Miller	Married Esther Kleven on September 22, 1945. Roger was discharged from service with the Army in November, 1945. For the past school year he was coach in the schools at Remsen, Iowa.
29	Mary Martin	Married Robert H. Lange on April 10, 1946. They reside at Fargo, North Dakota, where Robert plays professional baseball with the Northern League. Mary formerly taught in the public schools at Marshalltown, Iowa.
29	Dorothy McIntosh	Married Perry Jensen on April 16, 1946. They reside in Denison, Iowa, where Perry is employed as bookkeeper in the county engineer's office. Dorothy taught for the past three years in the schools at Missouri Valley, Iowa.
29	Robert McCabe	Married Virginia Gould on February 16, 1946. Robert has been teaching the past year at Colo, Iowa.
29	Irene B. Paydon	Married Joseph B. Shaser on February 2, 1946. Irene has been teaching at Belmond, Iowa. They now live on a farm in Buchanan County.
29	Mildred C. Peterson	Married Howard H. Wacker on February 28, 1946. He was discharged from the Army in January after four years of service. She taught physical education at La Porte City, Greene, and Elkader, Iowa; has been assistant manager at Windsor and Lido theaters.
29	Marjorie J. Kramer	Married Thomas L. Overett on April 16, 1946. Marjorie has been teaching the primary grades in the schools at Davenport, Iowa.
29	Darlene Koch	Married Ray Cannon, March 2, 1946. They have been living with his parents at Melbourne, Iowa. Darlene taught in the schools at Webb and State Center, Iowa.
29	Genevieve Beth Lord	Married Jake H. Bruns on February 22, 1946. They now reside in Oakland, Calif. Genevieve formerly taught home economics and mathematics in the high school at Farrar, Iowa.
29	Lt. (jg) Aaron Levine	Married Mildred Stone on April 9, 1946. They reside in Brooklyn, New York.
29	Gwendolyn Larson	Married Loren Bailey. They live on a farm near Gowrie, Iowa. For the past three years Gwendolyn taught in the schools at Iowa Falls. Loren recently received a discharge from the Army Air Forces after serving thirty-three months.
29	Hazel M. Lindberg	Married Joseph L. Foster, Jr., on February 18, 1946. Hazel taught in Iowa, and four years in Puerto Rico. In 1941 she entered the service and was stationed at the Naval Air Station, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Joseph is in construction work.
30	Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Van Houten, (Jane Edwards)	Announce the birth of a son, Paul Edwards. They reside in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
30	Mr. and Mrs. Stanley C. Benz, (Marcella Coburn)	Announce the birth of a son, John Coburn. They reside at Lafayette, Indiana, where Stanley is director of informal instruction (technical extension director) at Purdue University.
30	Mr. and Mrs. Russell L. Hersch	Announce the birth of a son, Jon Craig. They reside at Big Lake, Minnesota. Russell served in the Army Air Corps as weather observer in the States and in Iceland for three years.
30	Mr. and Mrs. Carleton A. Rider	Announce the birth of a daughter, Pamela Ann. Carleton was recently discharged from the armed services. They reside in Perry, Iowa.
30	Mr. and Mrs. D. Frank Mitchell, (Katherine M. Olsen)	Announce the birth of a son, Wade Steven. They have an older child, Sara Elizabeth; reside at Buckingham, Iowa.
30	Mr. and Mrs. John H. Muir, (Charlene Gilbert)	Announce the birth of a son, James Douglas. They reside in Oak Park, Illinois.
30	Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lake, (Marjorie H. Snell)	Announce the birth of a daughter, Elizabeth Shawn. Joseph is an announcer with radio station WHO in Des Moines.
30	Mr. and Mrs. Roy W. Otto, (Kathryn Wilkinson)	Residing in Mapleton, Iowa, announce the birth of a daughter, Mary Kathryn.
30	Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Barlow, (Jerene F. Dunn)	Announce the birth of a daughter, Pemela Kay. They reside in Dumont, Iowa, where Robert is employed at the State Bank of Dumont. He recently received a discharge from the Army after 52 months of service.
30	Mr. and Mrs. Keith Conklin, (Nellie Hardin)	Announce the birth of a daughter, Carmen Linda. They reside in Greene, Iowa, where Keith is band director. He formerly was band director in the schools at Marble Rock, Iowa, for fifteen years.
30	Mr. and Mrs. Floyd B. Midland, (Neveda DeGriselles)	Announce the birth of a son, Michael Mark. Naveda also received her M. A. degree from Columbia University in June 1943.
30	Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd G. Gnagy	Announce the birth of a son, Gary Wallace. They reside at Forest City, where Lloyd is director of athletics. They also have a daughter, Kay Lenore.
30	Juanita Tokheim	Married Paul F. Hultquist on April 7, 1946. They reside in Boulder, Colorado, where Paul is instructor of engineering mathematics at the University of Colorado. Juanita had been critic teacher in the University Hall Kindergarten of the Boulder schools.
30	Mildred J. Vigars	Married John M. Sheldon on March 23, 1946. They reside in Ames, Iowa, where John is attending Iowa State College. He recently was discharged after four years of service with the Naval Air Corps. Mildred taught in the schools at Webster City, Iowa.
30	Roberta B. Worley	Married George F. Lonergan on February 9, 1946; reside in Waterloo, Iowa. George is a retail druggist at Reinbeck, Iowa. Roberta taught in the schools at Fairbank and Reinbeck, Iowa; Quincy, Illinois; and at Kingsley School at Waterloo.
30	Luella Workman	Married Robert A. Hovden on April 27, 1946; reside at Ridgeway, Iowa. Luella had been instructor in home economics for the past five years in schools at Ridgeway, Brandon, and Lansing, Iowa.
30	Mr. and Mrs. Harley S. Russell, (Eleanor Johnson)	Residing in St. Charles, Illinois, announce the birth of a son, William Frank. They have another son, James Harley.
31	Thomas B. Platt	Died on January 28, 1946, at his home in Los Angeles, California; was a druggist and postmaster in Montezuma, Iowa; was a rancher in New Mexico. Surviving are his wife and one son, Boyne H., who is now business manager at Iowa State College, Ames.
31	Clarence A. Draper	Died at his home in Waterloo, January 1, 1946. He taught school; was a principal at New Hartford, New Hampton, and Parkersburg; had a grocery in Waterloo, and worked with an insurance company. Surviving are his wife and five children.
31	Michael H. Thielen	Died on February 24, 1946, at Waterloo. For 43 years he was associated with Dr. W. O. McDowell in medicine. Surviving are two sons, Dr. Edward of Waterloo, and Dr. John of Fonda, Iowa; two daughters, Katherine of Fonda and Josephine of Grundy Center.
31	Minta Moore	Died on November 4, 1944, at Davenport, Iowa. She had formerly taught in the schools at Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Big Rock and DeWitt, Iowa.
31	Mrs. William T. Evans, (Lela Phelps)	Died on December 15, 1945, at Waterloo. She lived most of her lifetime in Waterloo and Parkersburg, Iowa. She is survived by her husband and a son, William P., both attorneys in Waterloo.
31	Mrs. P. E. McClenahan, (Alta A. Birdsall)	Died on April 18, 1946, at the home of her daughter, (Don Guthrie), in Iowa City. Her husband preceded her in death in 1938. Surviving are three daughters, (Don Guthrie); (Harry C. Cockrell, of Omaha, Nebraska; and (Roy A. Ewers) of Iowa City.
31	Mr. and Mrs. Nelson M. Kennedy, (Ardis Sargent)	Announce the birth of a daughter, Roberta Jean. The Kennedys recently returned from Guayaquil, Ecuador, South America, where Nelson operated a seismograph for the Charter Oil Company. They currently reside in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
31	Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Woodford, (Phyllis Esther Shakespeare)	Announce the birth of a son, Robert Yale. Phyllis taught in Yankton, South Dakota, before her marriage. They now reside in the Bronx, New York.
31	Mrs. Clara A. Fountain	Died in December, 1945, at her home in Des Moines, Iowa. After graduation, she had taught for many years at Fort Dodge, Iowa. Surviving are her husband, Charles B., of Des Moines, and a son, H. C., of Goshen, Indiana.
31	Henry Franklin Catchpool	Died January 2, 1946, at Clarksville, Iowa, where he had lived since 1938. He taught 14 years in Butler County. Surviving are his widow; a daughter, Edna Wilkinson, Clarksville, and two sons, Herbert L., Clarksville, and Roger H., Shell Rock, Iowa.
31	Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L. Bontrager, (Dorothy Willson)	Announce the birth of a daughter, Wanda Jean. They reside in Iowa City, Iowa.
31	Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Clingman, (Kay Farlow)	Announce the birth of a son, Lloyd Robert. Lloyd H. is employed at Electro-Motive Company, La Grange, Illinois. They reside in Chicago.
31	Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hiatt, (Katherine L. Powers)	Announce the birth of twin daughters, Ann Marie, and Peggy Lee. They reside in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Katherine was formerly in the WAC and received a discharge in August 1945.
32	Mrs. Fred A. Snyder, (Vee K. Morrison)	Died May 13, 1945, at her home at St. Paul, Minnesota. She was the first president of the WAC Mother Club of St. Paul. Surviving are her husband and daughter, Katherine, of St. Paul.
32	Lenna Landis	Died January 9, 1946, at her home in Virginia, Minnesota. She had taught in the schools in Virginia for the past twenty-seven years. She is survived by six brothers and sisters.
32	Frank G. Piercy	Died November 8, 1945, at University Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland; survived by his wife; interested in education of juvenile delinquents; served at Children's Village, Dobbs Ferry, N. Y.; supervisor at the state training school, Loch Raven, Md.
32	Tommie D. Priest	Died January 29, 1946, at St. Louis, Missouri, where she had been serving on the staff of the Red Cross division office; taught dramatics in the schools at Comanche, Oklahoma; Corydon, Iowa; and Blackfoot, Idaho. Surviving are two sisters and a brother.
32	Anne Lodwick	Died on May 27, 1946 at St. Louis, Missouri. Before retiring in 1945, she taught for several years in the Indian service at Lawrence, Kansas, Wahpeton, North Dakota, and Fort Yates, North Dakota.
32	Charles R. Sutherland	Died on March 30, 1946, at his home in Winnetka, Illinois. He was assistant general solicitor for the Milwaukee Railroad for the last 36 years. He is survived by his wife, three brothers, and one sister.
32	Thomas L. Eland	Died October 27, 1945, in Iowa University Hospital. Since his graduation from medical school, Dr. Eland had served in the community of Letts, Iowa. He is survived by his wife.
32	Mrs. B. T. Osher, (Jedie E. Jones)	Died two years ago at Estherville, Iowa, according to word received from her husband, Dr. Osher, who is still living at Estherville.
32	William E. Silver	Died of a heart ailment at the Veterans Hospital in Des Moines, February 14, 1946. His career included school work, salesmanship, managing an electric light and power plant, and advertising. He is survived by his wife, two sons, and three daughters.
32	Mrs. Andrew M. McDonald, (Lydia J. Blanch)	Died at her home in Jewell, Iowa, August 13, 1944. She is survived by her husband.
32	Colonel Harry Herbert Hoffman	Was killed in an airplane accident, April 22, 1946, while on duty with the Nicaraguan National Guard. Surviving are his wife (Anna Lindberg), and a son, Robert, with the Navy at Washington, D. C.
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	The Seerley Foundation, Inc.	Purposes of foundation; record of service; solicitation for additional funds.