CLASS OF 1938
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May of 1988, our class of 1938 will be celebrating our 50th Year Alumni
at the Grand River School Auditorium. Twenty-one students met together in the Fall of 1934 to become a class. We classmates, except one, were all from the rural area and since our class was small it seemed as though we were just one happy family. Some members of the Grand River High School Class of 1938 organized the first meeting of the Grand River Alumni in 1966. Each year since then all Alumni are invited and meet on Sunday of the Memorial Day weekend for a basket dinner and meeting. These days have been spent reminiscing and renewing old friendships. Each class has served as officers of the Grand River Alumni picnic. I am grateful to each of my classmates and friends for contributing to this class review. Hopefully, it will partially reacquaint each of us with our former classmates' history during these past fifty years and also will inspire each of us to attend the annual Alumni Meetings. |
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Respectfully, |
| FRESHMAN CLASS ROLL of 1934 - 1935 | ||
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| Dorthy Andrew | Berniece Fullerton | |
| Eugene Baker | Kenneth Glazebrook | |
| Agnes Boles | Dale Grimm | |
| Verda Boles | Doris Jones | |
| Maxine Brown | Reba Kirkpatrick | |
| Wayne Burchett | Mary Jand LaBarge | |
| Margaret Chipp | Maurice McConnell | |
| Jack Cole | Helen McKee | |
| Pauline Davis | Gale Sears | |
| Ave Foland | Tressie West | |
| Venice West | ||
| CLASS OFFICERS | ||
| President | Helen McKee | |
| Vice-President | None | |
| Secretary/Treasurer | Dale Grimm | |
| Superintendent | Samuel Sloan | |
| Class Sponsor | V.R. Barnhouse | |
| Note- | Dorothy Andrew attended this yr.
only a few weeks. Returned to GRHS the following yr. Mary Jane LeBarge moved to Missouri after the first semester. Gales Sears moved to Kansas after the first semester. | |
| SOPHOMORE CLASS ROLL of 1935 - 1936 | ||
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| Eugene Baker | Kenneth Glazebrook | |
| Agnes Boles | Dale Grimm | |
| Verda Boles | Doris Jones | |
| Maxine Brown | Reba Kirkpatrick | |
| Wayne Burchett | Maurice McConnell | |
| Margaret Chipp | Helen McKee | |
| Jack Cole | Tressie West | |
| Berniece Fullerton | Venise West | |
| CLASS OFFICERS | ||
| President | Reba Kirkpatrick | |
| Vice-President | Margaret Chip | |
| Secretary/Treasurer | Verda Boles | |
| Superintendent | Mrs. Sloan | |
| Class Sponsor | Miss Elsie Peterson | |
| Note- | Ava Foland transferred to
Osceola for her Sophomore year. Doris Jones transferred to Leon High School at the semester. | |
| JUNIOR CLASS ROLL of 1935 - 1936 | ||
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| Eugene Baker | Dale Grimm | |
| Agnes Boles | Reba Kirkpatrick | |
| Verda Boles | Maurice McConnell | |
| Wayne Burchett | Helen McKee | |
| Margaret Chipp | Maretta Pace | |
| Jack Cole | Tressie West | |
| Berniece Fullerton | Venice West | |
| CLASS OFFICERS | ||
| President | Reba Kirkpatrick | |
| Vice-President | Margaret Chip | |
| Secretary/Treasurer | Verda Boles | |
| Superintendent | Sam Sloan | |
| Class Sponsor | Verdo Barnhouse | |
| Elsie Graham | ||
| Note- | A Commercial Course was
offered this year for the first time in our high school. It included
typing, shorthand and bookkeeping. | |
| SENIOR CLASS ROLL of 1937 - 1938 | ||
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| Eugene Baker | ||
| Agnes Boles | ||
| Verda Boles | ||
| Wayne Burchett | ||
| Margaret Chipp | ||
| Berniece Fullerton | ||
| Dale Grimm | ||
| Reba Kirkpatrick | ||
| Maurice McConnell | ||
| Helen McKee | ||
| Tressie West | ||
| Vernice West | ||
| IN MEMORY OF | ||
| Maurice McConnell | ||
| CLASS OFFICERS 1938 Senior Class | ||
| President | Wayne Burchett | |
| Vice-President | Maurice McConnell | |
| Secretary/Treasurer | Verda Boles | |
| Superintendent | H.M. Wareberg | |
| Class Sponsor | V.R. Barnhouse | |
| CLASS COLORS | ||
| MAZE and BLUE | ||
| CLASS MOTTO | ||
| AMBITION HAS NO REST | ||
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IN MEMORY OF MAURICE GOLDEN McCONNELL Maurice passed away suddenly of a heart attack on October 30, 1979. He donated his body to "The Living Bank". He loved his music and played guitar and sang. He had planned on teaching guitar at Linn-Benton Community College here in Albany, Oregon. He worked at Northwest Natural Gas Company. He never quit being happy and a had a good word for everyone. He was known as "Smiley". He was married to Maxine Dunham on October 25, 1946. To this union were born four children. Asenia Lamar Bass - born Nov. 18, 1948, Albany, Oregon Enia Joy Crawford and Ina Loy McConnell (Twin girls) born October 17, 1952, Portland, Oregon Maurice Golden Junior (Sonny) born October 4, 1954, Albany, Oregon Asenia had two children - Kimberley 22, Byron 18 Enia had one boy - Jonathan 10 Ina had one girl - Jessica 11 Maurice and Maxine were divorced in 1976. During World War II, Maurice served in the Coast Guard in Oregon. He was a member of the Albany Eagles, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). We thank Maurice's mother, Esther F. McConnell of Albany, Oregon for providing the above information. |
| Name: | Eugene Baker | |
|---|---|---|
| Spouse's Name: | Mary M (Boord) Baker | |
| Address: | 612 Grand Avenue, Apt. J-2 | |
| Creston, Iowa 50801 | ||
| Your Education: | High School Graduate | |
| Your Occupation: | Farmer, Carpenter, Road Construction & Truck Driver | |
| Date of Marriage: | December 26, 1941 | |
| Spouse's Home Area: | Decatur County, Iowa | |
| Spouse's Occupation: | Teacher, Homemaker, and Nurse Aide. | |
| FAMILY HISTORY | ||
| Children's Names | Ages | Occupation |
| Bonnie Baker Pearson | 45 | Homemaker at present |
| Peggy Baker Bedier | 43 | Farmwife & all that jazz |
| Shirley Baker Gottschalk | 37 | Finishing college |
| Julie Baker Noftsger | 32 | Office Work and College Classes |
| Roger Baker | 30 | Employed by Edward D. Jones Co. |
| Brian Baker | 26 | Correction Officer at Leavenworth, KS |
| Grandchildren | Ages | Occupation |
| Pam & Mark Pearson | 13 & 16 | Students |
| Kristy & Jeff Bedier | 13 & 19 | Students |
| Brenda Bedier | 20 | Northwestern Mo. State Colleg, Maryville |
| Jill & Gwen Gottschalk | 4 & 11 | Preschool & 6th |
| Joseph (Joey) Baker | 20 mo. | Makes things interesting at home! |
| Wendy, Brian II & Kurtis Baker | 4, 2 & 9mo. | Keeping Mommy busy |
| Ben & Matt Noftsger | 7 & 8 | Students |
| Personal Information | ||
| Hobbies: | Hunting, fishing, gardening & watching T.V. | |
| Favorite Sport: | Fishing | |
| Favorite Kind of Music: | Country and Western | |
| Leisure Interests and Pastimes: | Same as Hobbies, plus watching ball games and game shows on television | |
| Travel: | Western U.S. and in Canada | |
| Pet Peeve: | Long hair and beards | |
| Most Embarrassing Moment: | Barnhouse caught Billie Binning, Maurice McConnell and I drinking cider. | |
| Retirement Plans: | Remain in Creston and pursue my hobbies | |
| Memories of Grand River High School | Happiest time of my life. | |
| Favorite Subjects or Classes: | Manual Training and Agriculture | |
| Subject or Class I Disliked: | Geometry | |
| Favorite Teacher: | Little Blonde English Teacher | |
| Name: | Agnes (Boles) Graves | |
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| Spouse's Name: | Myles Graves, Deceased 8/30/64 | |
| Address: | R.R. 3, Box 128 | |
| Academy, S.D. 57369 | ||
| Your Education: | High School Graduate, Approx. 2 yrs. College | |
| Your Occupation: | Retired. Teacher 7 yrs. 'prior to marriage. Teacher's Aide for 14 yrs. after death of husband. | |
| Date of Marriage: | October 31, 1946 | |
| Spouse's Home Area: | Academy, South Dakota | |
| Spouse's Occupation: | Farming | |
| FAMILY HISTORY | ||
| Children's Names | Ages | Occupation |
| David Myles Graves | 38 | Civil Engineer |
| Mylene Goldie Salter | 37 | Works in Auto-Parks Store in Jacksonville, FL. 'where her husband is manager. |
| Lois Lucille McMahon | 32 | She and her husband own and operate Vali-Chek in Rapid City, S.D. (check collecting agency) |
| Grandchildren | Ages | Occupation |
| Paula Lynne Graves | 16 | Senior in H.S. |
| Kara Lyn Graves | 8 | 3rd grade |
| Seth Andrew Graves | 6 | 1st grade |
| Michele Erin Slater | 12 | 7th grade |
| Robert Myles McMahon | 4 | Goes to work each day with parents. |
| Personal Information | ||
| Hobbies: | Reading, sewing, piecing quilts, embroidering, playing games with grandchildren, such as "Sorry", "Touring", "Skip Bo", etc. Also plastic canvas embroidery and watching T.V. | |
| Favorite Sport: | Baseball | |
| Favorite Kind of Music: | Gospel, County, Light Opera, and Instrumental | |
| Leisure Interests and Pastimes: | Same as hobbies. I enjoyed Bible study Oct. 15, 1987 at my home--first of the season. | |
| Travel: | I've traveled to Novia Scotia, western Canada, Colorado, Florida and Texas, also of course, to Iowa. | |
| Pet Peeve: | The terrible TV cartoons for children | |
| Retirement Plans: | Have retired or was retired because Federal funds for my Remedial Classes were cut in 1985 | |
| Memories of Grand River High School | Too many to enumerate here, but the last week when our class rode in Wayne's and Berniece's cars east of town, then roamed the hills there and had picnics, comes to my mind. | |
| Favorite Subjects or Classes: | Nearly all of them. | |
| Subject or Class I Disliked: | I think I liked them all. | |
| Favorite Teacher: | Don't know as I had one, but now remember Barbara Graves, freshman English, because I married a Graves. No relation, I'm sure. | |
| Name: | Verda (Boles) VanLaar | |
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| Spouse's Name: | John VanLaar | |
| Address: | Grand River, Iowa 50108 | |
| Your Education: | High School and Summer School | |
| Your Occupation: | Housewife | |
| Date of Marriage: | December 22, 1939 | |
| Spouse's Home Area: | Grand River, Ia | |
| Spouse's Occupation: | Farming | |
| FAMILY HISTORY | ||
| Children's Names | Ages | Occupation |
| Janna VanLaar Hall | 44 | Farming-Homemaker |
| Jerle VanLaar | 38 | Employed at Jimmy Deans, Osceola, Ia. |
| Jack VanLaar | 39 | Extension Director, Mayor of Leon, Ia. |
| Grandchildren | Ages | |
| Kurtis Hall | 17 | |
| Victor VanLaar | 7 | |
| Austin VanLaar | 4 | |
| Deric VanLaar | 5 | |
| Stephanie VanLaar | Born September 12, 1987 | |
| Personal Information | ||
| Hobbies: | Television | |
| Favorite Kind of Music: | Country Western and Bands | |
| Leisure Interests and Pastimes: | Reading, knitting, quilting, gardening-flowers | |
| Travel: | Hawaii, Las Vegas, Nevada, Black Hills, Yellowstone Nat'l Park and the Ozarks | |
| Pet Peeve: | Rains, all week | |
| My Most Embarrassing Moment: | It's too embarrassing to tell. | |
| Retirement Plans: | Just doing what we want to do. | |
| Memories of Grand River High School | So many memories but too many to enumerate here. | |
| Favorite Subjects or Classes: | Home Economics, Algebra, English and Typing | |
| Subject or Class I Disliked: | Geometry | |
| Favorite Teacher: | Dorothy Switzer | |
| Name: | Wayne O. Burchett | |
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| Spouse's Name: | Gayle E. (Carns) Burchett | |
| Address: | Box 166 | |
| Grand River, Iowa | ||
| Your Education: | Career and Continuing Education courses in Accounting, Tax Preparation & Insurance | |
| Date of Marriage: | July 18, 1942 | |
| Spouse's Home Area: | Murray, Iowa | |
| FAMILY HISTORY | ||
| Children's Names | Occupations | |
| Anne Elaine (Burchett) Barton | Budget Analyst, Executive and Budget Office, State of Arizona. Lives in Chandler, Ariz. | |
| Cathy Lynn Burchett | Assistant State Supervisor of Marking Education and State "DECA" Advisor, Ariz. Dept. of Education. Home in Mesa, Ariz. | |
| Grandchildren | Ages | Occupation |
| Kenneth W. Barton | 17 | Student |
| Jacob G. Barton | 6 | Student |
| Personal Information | ||
| Hobbies: | Drawing, Painting | |
| Sport: | Baseball | |
| Favorite Kind of Music: | Good Dance Music | |
| Leisure Interests and Pastimes: | Enjoy working with the cattle on the farm and going to Registered Hereford Sales. | |
| Retirement Plans: | Not considered this as yet | |
| Memories of Grand River High School | The mud roads, riding a horse to school, and walking home late at night after playing a game of basketball. | |
| Favorite Subjects or Classes: | Math & History | |
| Subject or Class I Disliked: | None | |
| Favorite Teacher: | Verdo Barnhouse | |
| Comments: | My education at Grand River plus college courses I have taken, has been quite rewarding. I am District Director of the Iowa Accountant Association of Iowa, of which I use some knowledge I received in high school. | |
| Name: | Margaret Irene (Chip) Burchett | |
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| Spouse's Name: | Harold Eugene Burchett | |
| Address: | 140 E. College St. | |
| Fallbrook, California 92028 | ||
| Your Education: | I took a Teacher's Training Course in Cedar Falls (then know as Iowa State Teachers College) and I taught 2 1/2 years in Iowa. | |
| Your Occupation: | I am now a housewife and Harold in involved in a heavy equipment business. | |
| Date of Marriage: | February 22, 1941 | |
| Spouse's Home Area: | Van Wert, IA. | |
| Spouse's Occupation: | Harold is also involved in a supervisory job for a young Japanese man and loves it. They are planting groves of pears, persimmons, apples and plums. | |
| FAMILY HISTORY | ||
| Children's Names | Ages | Occupations |
| Gary Leonard | 46 | Heavy Equipment Operator |
| Harold Eugene, Jr. (Gene) | 40 | Heavy Equipment Operator |
| Grandchildren | Ages | Occupation |
| Gregory Eugene | 23 | A 1987 graduate of Cal Poly-Agriculture College |
| Tashia Shawn | 21 | College student |
| Alisha Rochelle | 18 | High School Senior |
| Timeree Dawn | 16 | High School Junior |
| Craig Stewart | 11 | 4th Grade |
| Gene has reared two Step-Children named below-- | ||
| Keri Ahrend | 21 | She lives in Hawaii |
| Eric Ahrend | 18 | High School Senior |
| Personal Information | ||
| Hobbies: | We are involved in all Youth Activities. I love to bake and cook. | |
| Favorite Sport: | We both enjoy football. | |
| Favorite Kind of Music: | Church and Country Western | |
| Leisure Interests and Pastimes: | Harold loves to fish and I like to go to our Club at our old Country School and have food and fun. | |
| Travel: | We only travel to the grocery store. Ha! | |
| Pet Peeve: | People that don't care and only think about themselves. | |
| My Most Embarrassing Moment: | I put my arm around a strange man at Sea World, because Harold had moved away from my side for a moment. | |
| Retirement Plans: | Just have fun in our home and town because it's like Heaven in Fallbrook. | |
| Memories of Grand River High School | I think that staying at Grandma Chipp's with Urman, Mansel, Tressie and Dale West was very special in my memories. We had fun and laughter. | |
| Favorite Subjects or Classes: | My favorite was Homemaking. | |
| Subject or Class I Disliked: | Geometry | |
| Favorite Teacher: | Mrs. Switzer and Mr. Barnhouse | |
| Comments: | I think we had a real good class and we were more like brothers and sisters. I loved all of them. I'm looking forward to seeing them once again. | |
| MARGARET'S PERSONAL COMMENTS--- My Harold has started all the Youth Activities in our town. We have lived here 46 years, so things have really changed. He started our Youth Fair, and it's held on our High School Campus, and it's big. He's still in charge after 30 plus years. He also started the 4-H Club, Youth and Adult Baseball, and he played with them until he was past sixty. The youth all love him. | ||
| Name: | Berniece Lavonne (Fullerton) Burchett | |
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| Spouse's Name: | Mansel R. Burchett | |
| Address: | 503 W. Townline | |
| Your Education: | Ia. State Teachers' College, Graduate of Drake University B.S. Degree - English Major; Post Graduate work at NWMS Maryville, MO | |
| Your Occupation: | Homemaker, Elementary and Secondary teacher for 40 yrs. | |
| Date of Marriage: | August 2, 1943 | |
| Spouse's Home Area: | Grand River, IA | |
| Spouse's Occupation: | Teacher for five years before entering the Army. Farmer and School Custodian. | |
| FAMILY HISTORY | ||
| Children's Names | Ages | Occupations |
| Margena Kaye (Burchett) Miller | 40 | Homemaker, Banking & Loan Officer Dominion Bank of Middle Tennessee, Dickson, TN |
| Kirby Durran Burchett | 21 | Deceased 1971, Heart Failure during his third year at ISU |
| Debra Sue (Burchett) Tjelmeland | 30 | Homemaker. She and her husband Ron operate a Hog Furrow-to-Finish Unit. 2500 hogs annually. |
| Grandchildren | Ages | Occupation |
| Tracy Lee Miller | 20 | Student, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN |
| Bret Allyn Miller | 17 | H.S. Student |
| Justin Dean Tjelmeland | 8 | Student |
| Tara Ann Tjelmeland | 19 mos. | Unorganizing the home |
| Personal Information | ||
| Hobbies: | Crocheting, Quilting some, Crafts, Bowling and Bicycling | |
| Favorite Sports: | Basketball, Baseball and watching ice skating on TV | |
| Favorite Kind of Music: | Gospel, Country Western & Big Bands | |
| Leisure Interests and Pastimes: | Enjoying the Grandchildren, Retired Teachers' and Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority, Church Circle & Bible Study, Traveling & Camping. Just not having to meet the clock-- sleeping late! | |
| Travel: | Mansel and I have visited the majority of the states in U.S. Wouldn't let us into Canada --Mansel had his German Luger in the camper and do you think he'd with it? NO WAY! | |
| Pet Peeve: | People who only know you whenever they need a favor. | |
| A Surprising Moment: | I was teaching at
my home school (Brick #1) and at recess the weather was too messy to play
outside. Small groups of students were playing various games, while others
were drawing at the chalkboard, when a little first grader looked up at me and said, "I wish I was Big like you!" I thought, "Gee, even a little tot thinks I'm Big," so trying to change her way to thinking I asked, "Oh, do mean "grown-up', Hon?" She nodded her head and with her big brown eyes twinkling she asked, "You know why?" "No, really I don't. Why, Merna?" "So I can have a BABY!" she hastily replied and began to laugh. What a relief -- we all laughed! At that time I wasn't even married and needless to say a baby was from my mind. (That little Sweetie was Rex and Hazel Davis' second daughter. Today she is a mother and perhaps a grandmother.) | |
| Retirement Plans: | I took early
retirement from teaching the Spring of '82 since Mansel was retiring in the
fall. We attended the World Fair at Knoxville, TN that fall and have spent
winters in Florida (1986) and Texas (1987). We enjoy traveling and sightseeing with our RV for we both love the Great Outdoors. Hopefully, we'll get to Ariz. next winter. And I still hopes of getting to Canada. Ha! | |
| Memories of Grand River High School |
Seeing Supt. Sloan walk into the assembly made cold chills rush up and down
my spine when I was a Freshman. Even though he walked the aisles with his
head down pretending not to notice anything, believe me he knew what was going on at all times. I can still hear his voice echo up the stairs when he caught a student misbehaving. But outside the classroom Sloan was a tease and lots of fun. He was a person I highly respected. Do you remember, Verda, Margaret and Agnes when we along with Vera, Maurine and perhaps another graduate from G.R. attended summer school (1938) at Cedar Falls and our Supt. Sloan was operating a grocery store close to campus. We'd stop in quite often to chat. One evening after closing the store he held a little party in our honor. What fun -- eating, laughing and reminiscing!!! | |
| Favorite Subjects or Classes: | Home Economics with Mrs. Switzer who taught me to eat Green Beans. Commercial Law with Supt. Sloan; Algebra and Agriculture with Mr. Barnhouse and English with Miss Graves, Peterson & Graham. | |
| Subject or Class I Disliked: | I really didn't dislike any of them, if I remember correctly. | |
| Favorite Teacher: | Supt. Sloan & Mrs. Switzer | |
| Comments: | I'll never forget Miss Gallagher in typ-class
--- J-I-M SPACE, J-I-M SPACE. She'd repeat it again and again, while we
typed it over and over. I'm sure she was thinking about Jim Carr, her
escort at that time. Ha! What fun we Seniors had during our skip week, picnicing (sic), driving around, decorating the Methodist Church for our graduation and just goofing off! | |
| Quote: | A school teacher is one who takes a lot of live wires and sees that they are well grounded. | |
| Name: | Dale Grimm | |
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| Spouse's Name: | Iva Jean Grimm | |
| Address: | Cottage Res. Lake MacBride | |
| Solon, Iowa 52333 | ||
| Your Education: | Graduate of Drake University, BA - Major Law | |
| Your Occupation: | Branch Mgr. Ind. Ins. Adjustment Firm | |
| Date of Marriage: | August 12, 1948 | |
| Spouse's Home Area: | Des Moines, IA | |
| Spouse's Occupation: | Sales | |
| FAMILY HISTORY | ||
| Children's Names | Ages | Occupations |
| Daniel Grimm | 37 | Product Manager, Clyde Industries |
| Pamela Farrow | 36 | Computer Programmer |
| Timothy Grimm | 32 | VP First Trust & Savings Bank |
| Tamara Eich | ||
| Grandchildren | Ages | Occupation |
| Katie Grimm | 14 | Student |
| Andrea Grimm | 9 | Student |
| Nicholas Grimm | 8 | Student |
| Troy Grim | 3 | |
| Josh Eich | 5 | |
| Mitchell Eich | 2 | |
| Elizabeth Farrow | 2 | |
| Brian Grimm | 7 | |
| Personal Information | ||
| Favorite Sports: | Swimming, Boating & Fishing | |
| Favorite Kind of Music: | Big Band | |
| Retirement Plans: | Travel | |
| Favorite Teacher: | Rosemond Ramsey | |
| Name: | Reba (Kirkpatrick) Lamb | |
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| Spouse's Name: | Walter Lamb | |
| Address: | 208 S. Temple St. | |
| Osceola, IA 50203 | ||
| Your Education: | High School & Correspondence | |
| Your Occupation: | Bookkeeper - Retired | |
| Date of Marriage: | January 27, 1939 | |
| Spouse's Home Area: | Leon, IA | |
| Spouse's Occupation: | Stock Clerk - Retired | |
| FAMILY HISTORY | ||
| Children's Names | Ages | Occupations |
| Victor Lamb | 48 | State Investive (sic) Auditor |
| Avonelle Sorensen | 43 | Senior Graphic Coder, AC Nielson |
| Grandchildren | Ages | |
| Karl Sorensen | 23 | |
| Kris Sorensen Stumo | 22 | |
| Jeff Lamb | 10 | |
| Personal Information | ||
| Hobbies: | Gardening - flowers | |
| Memories of Grand River High School | ||
| Favorite Subjects or Classes: | Mathematics | |
| Subject or Class I Disliked: | History | |
| Name: | Helen (McKee) Pike |
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| Spouse's Name: | Carl Pike - Deceased |
| Address: | 405 Robert Ct. |
| Auburn Hills, MI 48057 | |
| Your Education: | Good Old G.R. High, Some college, Massage Therapy Graduate |
| Your Occupation: | Message Therapist |
| Date of Marriage: | 1945 - 1962 |
| Spouse's Home Area: | Auburn Hills, MI |
| Spouse's Occupation: | Lumber Yard owner |
| FAMILY HISTORY | |
| Children | |
| None | |
| Personal Information | |
| Hobbies: | Dabble in Parapsychology |
| Favorite Sports: | Bird Watching |
| Favorite Kind of Music: | Most any kind that's not loud. |
| Leisure Interests and Pastimes: | Reading and "Socialing (sic)" |
| Travel: | Most of the main U.S. and Alaska |
| Pet Peeve: | Inconsiderate people |
| My Most Embarrassing moment: | You don't really think I'd tell, do you? |
| Retirement Plans: | |
| Memories of Grand River High School | |
| Fun things: | Not study or school |
| Favorite Subjects or Classes: | History, Typing and Public Speaking |
| Subject or Class I Disliked: | Shorthand and Home Economics |
| Favorite Teacher: | J.R. Barnhouse |
| Comments: | Really plan to be there this time. Want to see who else is grey and fat. |
| Name: | Tressie Mae (West) Brown | |
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| Spouse's Name: | William H. Brown - Deceased | |
| Address: | 610 North State St. | |
| Osceola, IA 50203 | ||
| Your Education: | Graduated from Grand River High School | |
| Your Occupation: | Homemaker and an Inspector at Snowdons Lingerie Factory for over 19 years | |
| Date of Marriage: | November 5, 1938 | |
| Spouse's Home Area: | Bill lived most of his life in Clarke County, but he was born in Nebr. | |
| Spouse's Occupation: | He was a farmer. | |
| FAMILY HISTORY | ||
| Children's Names | Ages | Occupations |
| Marie Louise Brown Halls | 48 | Homemaker & mother. Lives on a farm. Has 4 children |
| Merrill Gene Brown | 44 | John Deere Worker and drives Semi's of mail to Omaha as a part time job. |
| Grandchildren | Ages | Occupations |
| Teddy J. Halls | 29 | Farmer |
| Patricia M. Halls Crain | 28 | Office Personnel, Mercy Hospital, Des Moines, IA |
| Grandchildren | Ages | Occupations |
| Dennis J. Halls | 9-14-60 | Farmer |
| Monty C. Halls | 8-7-63 | Runs Water Works in Roland, IA |
| Darrin J. Brown | 20 | College Student. Also works at Chevrolet |
| Christopher G. Brown | 17 | H.S. Student, Dallas Center |
| I also have 7 Great Grandchildren. Oldest one is nine now. (4 girls and 3 boys) | ||
| Personal Information | ||
| Have been a widow since Jan. 5, 1974. Moved from the farm to Osceola in June of 1975, near 4-H Grounds and High School. | ||
| Hobbies: | Flowers and some sewing | |
| Favorite Kind of Music: | Country Western | |
| Travel: | Some Oregan (sic) and Missouri trips | |
| Pet Peeve: | Living alone and having to be responsible for everything. No one to share the load. | |
| Memories of Grand River High School | ||
| Living 8 miles from Grand
River and staying in town to go to school, getting back and forth when snow
and rains had the roads (dirt) bad. My father taking horse and bobsled to
meet me or take me to G.R. on Sundays for school. Sometimes I'd walk several miles and pack clothes, too. Margaret Chip was usually with me. She was like a sister. Going to Cafes' then in Grand River and what a quarter would buy then! I sure had a bunch of nice classmates and friends, along with lots of good times. | ||
| Favorite Subjects or Classes: | Home Economics, Government and Law, Bookkeeping and Spelling | |
| Subject or Class I Disliked: | Geometry and History | |
| Favorite Teachers: | Barnhouse, Sloan and Mrs. Switzer | |
| Comments: | I sure
remember our custodian, Dan Day. He's a real nice person; seemed like a
relative there in the school building; always around with a smile. A great
guy! Yes, I had lots of embarrassing moments, but would not know which one to name. | |
| Name: | Venice I. West |
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| Address: | 336 Lloyd Ave. #26 |
| Santa Barbara, CA 93101 | |
| After graduating I worked in Des Moines, Iowa and Omaha,
Nebraska doing office work for several years before going to Boston. While living the Boston area, I belonged to the Camera Club which enabled me to take a lot of trips with the Club, up the North and South Shores, which included Gloucester, Rockport and Marblehead on the North Shores and on the South Shore (The Cape) we visited Plymouth, Sandwich, Falmouth, Hyannis and other places of interest. Then on separate trips we visited Nantucket Island and Martha's Vineyard. One of my friends in the office in Boston owned a boat so he invited the office staff for a trip in his boat for an all day Saturday tour from Newport, R.I. to Block Island in the Block Island Sound. While I was working in the East, my friend and I took a guided tour trip to Portugal and the Island of Madeira. For several years, I worked in the Chicago area as a Nurse Aide. After retiring I moved back to Omaha, Nebraska. And desiring to life in a climate where there wasn't such extreme weather conditions -- this lovely place in Santa Barbara, CA opened up for me. I live within walking distance from downtown and the weather being such as it is we can get out and go whenever we want. I have taken a trip down the coast to San Diego since I've been here and want to take more trips up the north coast and visit Portland and Seattle again. Wishing the best to everyone in our class. | |
| A STAFF MEMBER WHO KEPT GRAND RIVER HIGH OPERATING SMOOTHLY | ||
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| Name: | Daniel R Day | |
| Spouse's Name: | Gertrude (Pennock) Day | |
| Address: | 304 W. Maple St. | |
| Allerton, Iowa 50008 | ||
| Your Education: | High School Graduate | |
| Your Occupation: | Retired R.R. Carrier | |
| Date of Marriage: | June 28, 1933 | |
| Spouse's Home Area: | Grand River, Iowa | |
| Spouse's Occupation: | Retired (Hospital Employee) | |
| FAMILY HISTORY | ||
| Children's Names | Ages | Occupations |
| Daniel W. Day (Dan) | 42 | H.S. Principal, Lancaster, MO |
| Kenneth E. Day (Ken) | 40 | Director of Pharmacy in Hospital, Fayetteville, Ark. |
| Michael J. Day (Mike) | 36 | Owner of a Fresh Produce Wholesale Market, Sedona, AZ |
| Grandchildren | Ages | |
| Dan's: | ||
| Tara Day | 11 | |
| Ken's | ||
| Tony Day | 18 | |
| Casey Day | 17 | |
| Chris Day | 14 | |
| Danielle Day | 9 | |
| Mike's | ||
| Todd Day | 14 | |
| Scott Day | 12 | |
| Personal Information | ||
| Hobbies: | Fishing | |
| Favorite Sports: | Basketball | |
| Favorite Kind of Music: | Gospel and Country Western | |
| Leisure Interests and Pastimes: | Camping | |
| Travel: | Winters in Texas and Ariz. | |
| Retirement Plans: | Travel and Fishing | |
| Many thanks to Ken Day for contributing this wonderful booklet compiled by Berniece Burchett, 1988! Transcribed by Conni McDaniel Hall; added 30 Oct 2020. |
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