40's, 50's and 60's Pictures

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Next picture goes here ~ who will be the classmate to send it in???    Updated 12/18/10

This picture was sent in by Rick Schafer, a 1961 graduate of the Alliance Academy ~ picture of Steve Morgan's Birthday Party at the Country Club ~(It took a few emails to figure out who everyone was ~ we just have one unknown now ~ highlighted info is from classmates that helped with the picture. 
Duncan neighborhood kids per Jacki Vallentine

Front Row: Left to Right: Steve Valentine, Unknown, Janine Dingman, Tib Reddish, Arnold Burnham, Joy Taylor

2^ndRow: Joel Schafer, Roy Wiseman, Cork Taylor, Tom Percival,  Norm Goding, Ann Reddish, Steve Brittan, Bob Seiler, Mary Jo Farrington

3^rd Row  Dan McCune, Paul Nelson, Gary O’Keefe (per Jacki Vallentine) or Arnold Burnham per Glenda Harvey, Rick Schafer, Sammy Karel (per Glenda Harvey), Sara Goding, Wally Seiler, Jackie Vallentine, Jane Gorder (per Paul Nelson; confirmed by Jane later), Deanne McCune

Between 2^nd and 3^rd rows in middle with Uncle Sam Hat Steve Morgan.  

This picture was sent in by Cheryl Harris ~ some of the girls are not in our class and some of the names have question marks beside them ~ we just aren't sure.  Eleanor Austen is remarkable at pulling the names of people from her memory bank.  Thank you, Eleanor.

This picture was sent in by Connie Sherlock and Wanda Walston ~ some of  the names are missing....any classmate who can identify the person, let me know (singo2@frontier.com)

David Van Dusen sent in this picture of a church group ~ Classmates in the group include

Doug Young,  Mrs. Daveis, Richard Cox, David Sward,

Gray Jordan, Dave Van Dusen, Steve Granthem. John Feese, Bob Cole, Jan Ashby, Doug Bedient, John Anderson.

Penny Wright sent in a most interesting web site ~ You Tube Time Machine ~ it is advertised as a way to "say goodbye to an afternoon".  I can attest to this....I spent a long time looking around the site ~ what memories it brings back ~ a Kool-aid commercial in 1959 and a JFK political advertisement in 1960 are just a couple that I spotted.  If you have some time, take a look at yttm.tv or go to this site and read how You Tube Time Machine was born.

This is an article about Rex's hamburgers....Remember the days of going to get 20 hamburgers for $1.00?

This is a copy of the school rules in 1935...these classmates must have needed rules as much as we did a generation later.  Page two of the rules is below.  The next three pictures were found at the museum in Alliance by Sharon's cousin Judy Mann.

Page Two of school rules

And our high school floor plan


Dick Graham sent in this picture of the 1935 AHS Graduating Class with his Dad in the picture.  After scrutinizing the picture I realized that my aunt, Maxine Donovan Phillip, was also in the picture.  I sent the picture to Maxine's daughter, Judy Phillip Mann, and she did a lot of leg work and finally came up with the second copy of the picture below complete with the names.  Dick's whole idea of sending the picture was to see if any other classmates had a parent in the picture.  I think Gary & Sharyn Jordan's father is there.  Are there any others.  Let me know.

Included in the picture are parents listed below.  Any other classmate have parents in this picture??

Dick Graham's dad

Gary and Sharyn Jordan's dad

10/10/2010 ~ This is a picture from the Alliance newspaper ~ probably the 1956-1957 school year.

10/1/2010 ~ From Betty Lurvey ~ four pictures:
High School Cheerleaders ~~ Back ~Carolyn Cole, Betty Lurvey, Sherry Regester; front ~ Linda Munger, Roseann Barry

Cheerleaders ~ Betty and Sherry Regester










Easter Sunday ~ Judie Von Tour, Betty Lurvey, Sharon Phillip







Eleanor Austen

The next four 1961 newspaper clippings were sent in by Cheryl Edwards

Remember our fountain near our swimming pool?

Sent in by Sharan Sallquist ~ Camp Fire Camp picture in Chadron, 1952 ~ front row Penny Wright, JoAnne McFall, Sharyn Jordan, Janice Phillip; back row ~ Connie Sherlock, Betty Lurvey, Cheryl Fredericks, Sharan Sallquist














Sent in by Dick Graham ~ This picture is of a suprise birthday party for me and not sure of my age ~ Junior High, I suspect.    In order from left to right:  Not sure who has his back to camera (possibly Loren Studt? or Clyde Darveau?),  David Van Dusen, Mark Lotspeich, Doug Bedient, Dick Graham, Terry Hahn, and Ron Mischnick......think that is my sister's head at the bottom.   We lived at 417 Big Horn then so was before my 16 birthday.
Sent in by Dick Graham ~ the picture of Doug Bedient and me would be when we started college at the University of Wyoming.  He used to drive that car back and forth sometimes.







This picture was sent in by Glenda Harvey (left to right in picture ~ Carolyn Cole, Glenda Harvey, Betty Lurvey, Konnie Herman, and Diana Smaha).  Glenda writes: "Wasn't there something called 'crazy days'?   I am thinking this is what this picture was all about".

This is a picture of Emerson School's Kindergarten class sent in by Mary Lou Reno.  According to Mary Lou, "The class picture was taken at the old Emerson School.  I think that it was the last year that the old building was in use.  The classroom was phenomenal.  From the left, was the brick house of The Three Little Pigs, then a unit on Mexico and finally the playhouse.  As I recall, the playhouse was only two sides because it fit in a corner.  Our teacher was Mrs. Lucile Kriegsmann.  Obviously, she worked very hard to make kindergarten a great experience for us."  from Mary Lou ~ "In the Kindergarten picture I can identify just a few - mostly girls: from left:  window of brick house Wanda Jines, door Wanda Walston, on floor Pam Hall; Connie Keller; boys sitting in Mexico center Loren Studt, Charles Petersen; boy in front of sign Andy Sutton; Mary Lou Reno by door of playhouse; Art Flores in front of me; Connie Gericke in window of house."

This is the Senior Class "Down to Earth" play bill sent in by Jacki Vallentine.  Unfortunately, I had to change it from .pdf format to .jpg for this Blog, so you will see a watermark on the document.  Sorry.

The 1960 AHS Choir and the choir director (pictures from Betty Lurvey)

Senior class night, May 23, 1961, program...

...and inside the program

Our Junior class play program, November, 17-18, 1959....

...and the inside of the play program

Our Junior/Senior Prom ~ April 30, 1960 ~ planned for by juniors for the seniors

Inside the Junior/Senior Prom program

Remember our activity books ~ this book was from the 1955-56 school year...

...and the inside of the book.  Do you remember that it was a fad to have classmates sign your activity book?

Our Junior High Play program, May 16, 1958.....
....and the inside of the play program....again it must have been a fad to get everyone's signatures on the play program.












The next five pictures are from Roger Brooks' collection


The Alliance High School band, 1960 Homecoming.

Our Junior Class float, I think.  1959 Homecoming.

The Pep Club marching in the 1960 Homecoming parade.

Our 1960 Homecoming Queen and attendants ~ from left ~ Anita Allen, Diana Smaha, and Dolores Behm ~ with Jim Kettlehut in the passenger side of the car.

The majorettes at the 1960 Homecoming parade ~ probably Julianne Hempel in the lead position









As I recall, this picture was taken March 17, 1959 at the Alliance Shelter House.  It was the 16th birthday party for Wanda Walston and Sharon Phillip.  (double click on picture for a larger view ~ names are on the picture).

This is another picture at the same party.

The caption on this picture shows 1953 ~ a Camp Fire Group at Sharon Phillip's home ~ Judy VonTour took the picture.

From Betty Lurvey ~ Betty Lurvey and Jerry Culp (probably 1960 or 1961)

This pictures was too good to not share since the three of us are from the graduating class of 1961 ~ Sharon Phillip, Sharan Sallquist, and Janice Phillip, probably 1945 when this picture was taken ~ sent to me by Sharan Sallquist

These two web sites will bring back memories

http://oldfortyfives.com/DYRT.htm

http://objflicks.com/TakeMeBackToTheSixties.htm

If any of you have any pictures you would like added, just email them to me ~ Sharon ~ singo2@frontier.com