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Out of Winfield’s Past
May. 18, 2023 8:36 pm
75 years ago — May 20, 1948
Seniors tell their plans for after graduation: Pat Allen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Allen, expects to remain at home. Gilbert Bates, Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Bates, is already in the Navy, having completed his boot training several weeks ago. Bertha Brenneman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.R. Brenneman, now of Wayland, plans to stay at home. Wanda Sapp, daughter of Mrs. John Chilson, is now Mrs. Bob Fisk, and will reside in Ottumwa. Robert Cornwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Cornwell, will be the other senior to enter the Navy. Keith Cummings, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Cummings, expects to attend Iowa State College in Ames. Kathleen Doyle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Doyle, plans to enroll at Iowa State Teachers College at Cedar Falls. Loren Evans, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walker Evans, will go to Monmouth college on Monmouth, Illinois. Jim Finch, son of Mrs. John C. Patterson, now of New London, expects to be employed as bookkeeper for Schmidt and Hanson, bridge contractors. Bob Fisk will be employed at Ottumwa, where his parents live. Eddie Grimmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Grimmer, plans to attend the State University of Iowa, at Iowa City. Maynard Hill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Hill, plans to enroll in Iowa State College at Ames. Mary Ellen Hoover, daughter of Mrs. Hazel Hoover, will attend Iowa State Teachers College at Cedar Falls. Lee Kleineberg, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Kleineberg, plans to farm. Kill Klopfenstein, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Klopfenstein, will enroll in Iowa State College in Ames. Sheldon Kongable, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Kongable, expects to farm. Mary Lou Lambert, daughter of Mrs. Hazel Lambert, is undecided. Ed Lauber, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Lauber, plans to work here. Norma Lauer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Lauer, will go to Monmouth college at Monmouth, Illinois. Harold Lee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Lee, expects to work here. Gladys Lonsdale, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lonsdale, has announced she will attend Frances Shimer school at Mount Carrol, Illinois. Lois Martin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Martin, plans to attend Parsons college in Fairfield. Marilyn Mathews, daughter of Mrs. Gail Mathews, expects to go to Cornell college at Mount Vernon. Mack McCreight, son of Mr. and Mrs. William McCreight, plans to work here. Bob Metzger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Metzger, plans to farm. Bonnie Palm, daughter of Mrs. Helen Palm, is undecided what she will do. Patricia Perrenoud, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Perrenoud, has no plans to announce at present. LeRoy Quinlin, who makes his home with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Gruver, expects to have employment at Rock Island. Joyce Rossiter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rossiter, will attend Iowa State College in Ames. Bob Royer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Royer, plans to attend school at Geneva college at Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. Ruth Sandquist, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sandquist, expects to enroll for nurse’s training at Burlington. Eloise Steffins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Steffins, will attend Iowa State Teachers College at Cedar Falls. Ursula Vance, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Vance, has not announced her plans. Barbara Van Vranken, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Van Vranken, plans to attend Iowa Wesleyan college in Mount Pleasant. Eleanor Youngman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Youngman, expects to have employment here.