North Des Moines High School
Class of 1931

Class Meetings:
No class meetings scheduled, but the class of 1932 meets:
January and June classes meet the fourth Thursday of each month at
Baker's Cafeteria
Sherwood Forest
73rd and Hickman Road
Windsor Heights , IA 50322-4619
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Class of January, 1931
Photo by Showers Photo Service, Des Moines, Iowa
Photo: Compliments of Nathaline Bragg Dixon
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Class of June, 1931 Class of June, 1931 Class of June, 1931
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Class of June, 1931
Photo by Showers Photo Service, Des Moines, Iowa
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Nathaline Bragg Dixon, Claradell Shedd, Catherine Williams Nathaline Bragg Dixon, Claradell Shedd, Catherine Williams Nathaline Bragg Dixon, Claradell Shedd, Catherine Williams
Nathaline Bragg Dixon, Claradell Shedd, Catherine Williams Nathaline Bragg Dixon, Claradell Shedd, Catherine Williams Nathaline Bragg Dixon, Claradell Shedd, Catherine Williams
Nathaline Bragg Dixon (1931), Claradell Shedd (1953), Catherine Williams (1932)
Sunday, May 1, 2005
North High Band - 1931 North High Band - 1931 North High Band - 1931 North High Band - 1931
North High Band - 1931 North High Band - 1931 North High Band - 1931 North High Band - 1931
North High Band - 1931
Roger Hartzer on far left; Ralph Zarnow on far right Roger Hartzer on far left; Ralph Zarnow on far right Roger Hartzer on far left; Ralph Zarnow on far right Roger Hartzer on far left; Ralph Zarnow on far right Roger Hartzer on far left; Ralph Zarnow on far right Roger Hartzer on far left; Ralph Zarnow on far right Roger Hartzer on far left; Ralph Zarnow on far right
Closeup of Roger Hartzer and Ralph Zarnow
Roger on far left, Ralph on far right (mouse rollovers)
Photo: Compliments of Danny Hartzer
National Honor Society, 1931 National Honor Society, 1931 National Honor Society, 1931
National Honor Society, 1931 National Honor Society, 1931 National Honor Society, 1931
National Honor Society
New members of the National Honor Society are: Ruth Adams, Paul Annear, June Asman, Gwenda Callens, Joe Conkling, Dorothy Darby, Mildred Dawson, Mildred Duval, Frances Dwyer, Mary Alice Fidler, Arabelle Flatley, Grace Fuller, John Ganschow, Jean Gordon, Mildred Hatch, Chester Howell, Erma Johnson, Theresa Lambert, Jessie Laughead, Jane Peterson, Russell Plummer, Maxine Schaeffer, Mildred Sherman, Robert Simmons, Rexienne Startzer, Maxine Stout, Joe Woodruff, Eugene Worden
Above photo: North High Oracle dated Friday, March 13, 1931;
from memorabilia of the late Olive M. Hodgson Waddington; June, 1933
Cast for Cast for Cast for
Cast for Cast for Cast for
Casts for "Mrs. Bumpstead Leigh"
1st Row Dorothy Patton, Bill Collins, Mayer Enabnit, Audrey Northup
2nd Row Margaret Marchino, Kathryn Foster, George Earhart, Leola Anderson, Bessie Spiwak
3rd Row Ruth Klemm, Henry Landis, Paul Lawhead, Bob Pennington, Grace Clifford, Helen Southworth
4th Row Roy Ramsay, Ruth Woods, David Robinson, Bob Fagen, Evelyn Mitchell, LaVerna Goodman
Above photo: North High Oracle dated Friday, November 20, 1931;
from memorabilia of the late Olive M. Hodgson Waddington; June, 1933
Golf and Tennis, 1931 Golf and Tennis, 1931 Golf and Tennis, 1931
Golf and Tennis, 1931 Golf and Tennis, 1931 Golf and Tennis, 1931
Golf and Tennis Teams
1st Row Betty Evans, Mary Jane Kiggins, June Asman, Mary Alice Fidler, Virginia Wheeler, Mrs. Anderson, Leola Anderson, Katheryn Foster, Katheryn Pearlman
2nd Row M.A. Jencks, Nellie Kennedy, Ritta Gibbons, Gladys Hayes, Ruth DeGan, Marion Foster, Gwendolynne Simons, Sarah Dawson, Helen L. Miller, Favor Kellog
3rd Row John Christian, Robert L. Erickson, Paul Fellingham, Amos Jancks, Myron Schatz, Jimmie Brumbaugh, Victor Watters, Mary Boyston
4th Row Cedric Coffman, Isadore Pomerantz, Bob Brown, Harry Levin, Paul Annear, William Wheatley, Jack Asarch, Bob Riley
Boys' Track Boys' Track
Boys' Track Boys' Track
Boys' Track Boys' Track
Track Team
1st Row Lewis Horne, Richard Work, Eugene Worden, Albert Webb, Ray Turner, Ray Cummings, Melvin Overton, Bill Heggen
2nd Row Gerald Foster, Robert Earl, Charles Orebaugh, Harold Hall, Don Emery, Dale Allen, Willard Murphy
3rd Row Coach Billy Sherman, Ralph Montis, Carlton Shaw, Robert Chidester, Frank Caple, Fred Timmons, Harry Harris
State Baseball Champs State Baseball Champs State Baseball Champs
State Baseball Champs State Baseball Champs State Baseball Champs
State Baseball Champs State Baseball Champs State Baseball Champs
1st Row Andrew Townsend, Earl Dennis, Jack Haubert, Lawrence Hanes, Marion Hammer, Captain; David Wilson
2nd Row Basil Gray, Edward Miller, Herbert Moore, Robert Tidrick, Lee Kemp
3rd Row John Ruan, Kenneth Chenoweth, George Reaves, Kieth Kirstein
Not shown Alfonso DeCarlo
Above two photos: North High Oracle yearbook dated June, 1931;
from memorabilia of the late Olive M. Hodgson Waddington; June, 1933
Graduates - June, 1931
Shrine Auditorium
Des Moines Public Schools
Combined 4 high schools--East/North/Lincoln/Roosevelt graduation exercises;
243 graduating from North High
June, 1931
Adams, Ruth E. Frisbie, John J. Narland, Elston J.
Albright, Frances Gates, W. Everett, Jr. Nece, Katherine Anne
Anderson, Ernest E. Gibbons, Rita F. O'Connell, Marjorie
Armington, Dorothy E. Gibson, Bertha E. Olmstead, Milford H.
Ashby, Margaret Gifford, George I. Overholser, Raymond
Augustine, Eugene Edward Gonder, Elinor F. Payne, Velma E.
Bailey, James A., Jr. Goodman, Bennie Pedersen, Virginia R.
Barker, Zora Bess Graham, James Richard Peresman, Elizabeth
Barr, Jacob Leon Gregson, John B. Peresman, Hannah R.
Bates, Esther M. Grooms, Paul R. Peterson, M. Jane
Beanblossom, Edwin A. Hall, Candis M. Peterson, Walnah May
Beanblossom, Zelma Leone Hamburger, Manny C. Piatt, Pauline
Beckerman, Meyer J. Hammer, Marion D. Pidgeon, V. Rose
Bentler, Edwin C. Hanes, Lawrence D. (Fuzzy) Pomerantz, Isadore
Bevington, Loyd R. Harper, Harriett Louise Potter, Milton H.
Blanchard, Harriette E. Hatch, Mildred L. Preston, Esther Lou
Blaschke, Elizabeth A. Hawkins, Garnet E. Priegel, Darlene L.
Boggs, Dorothy D. Haynes, Maxine V. .I. Quaife, Marian C.
Bosley, Lillian E. Hays, Paul W. Ralf, Donald W.
Boydston, Leland Joe Heath, Margaret Odetta Ratcliff, Don
Bringolf, Kathleen F. Henney, Victor T. Reeves, Marvin
Brock, Dorothy H. Herbrecht, Helen K. Renner, Harold Frank
Brooks, Pauline T. Hill, H. Clint Riegelman, Ruth Estell
Brownfield, Katherine M. Hird, Ted Ries, Harold W.
Brown, Dorothy G. Holley, John M. Ross, Helen Leone
Brown, Opal Irene Howell, Chester Rostberg, Richard W.
Bruhn, Leonard W. Howell, Lillian J. Ruan, John
Buck, Raymond L. Hughes, Harry, Jr. Sandberg, Maye
Bunten, Robert Royal Hulburt, D. Richard Sawhill, Mabel Lenore
Caldwell, Lois M. Hume, Dean G. Shaeffer, Maxine M.
Callen, Gwenda Hunter, Dorothy May Shannon, Georgia
Caplan, Ruth H.   Huntley, Nancy M. Shepard, Elaine
Carlson, Elsie C. Huntoon, Roy M., Jr. Sherman, Mildred
Carver, Greta Meneva Hutchins, Miriam S. Eugenie Sherriff, H. Mzry Alice
Chance, Eloise V. James, Dorothy C. Silverstein Lillian
Chavannes, Arthur Jencks, Amos H. Simmons, Frank
Chrenen, Inez Jensen, Carrie Marie Simmons, Robert
Christenson, Paul L. Jensen, Mildred Beatrice x Simons, Gwendolynne E. x
Clancy, Doris Virginia Jesse, Mildred B. Slattery, Agnes Claire
Clark, Lester M. Jewell, Gladys E. Small, Ruby Helen
Clark, Ruby Ross Jones, Golda Edith Smith, Verne E.
Clayton, S. Edward Jones, Musette Smuleson, Mabel
Clulow, Doris C. Keller, Audrey M. Sowash, Dorothy Louise
Cogg, Hallie A. Kesl, Virginia J. Stafford, Stanley B.
Collins, Etheline Kimball, Doris M. Startzer, Rexiene M.
Conkling, Joe E. Kinney, Nellie M. Startzer, Roy M.
Conley, J. Leo Kirchner, Wilbur W. Stefani, Santi F.
Conner, Randall W. Kitchen, Nathan Henry x Stevens, Nelda x
Cook, Robert J. Knox, Quitine W. x Stickle, Harry F. x
Cook, Ruth Kondes, James Peter Stiles, Raymond Claire, jr.
Cooke, Dorothy E. Lamb, Marjorie M. Sutcliffe, Wilfred A.
Costello, Bernice E. Lamb, Robert Durley Thelan, Kathryn M.
Couch, Raymond W. Lambert, Flora Theresa Timmons, Ruth Louise
Cox, Raymond G. Layman, Margaret Louise Tobin, Beatrice
Craig, Dollie Ludden, Bernice Catherine Uetz, Don
Cricksman, Esther Lynch, Alice Ellen VanderWal, W. Stephen
Cummings, Raymond L. MacDonald, Graydon L. Van Wzk, Bertina
Dailey, Grayce M. Maloney, Mary Jane Versteeg, James C.
Darby, Dorothy Markey, Katherine A. Voorhees, Jeanette
Daugherty, Edwad C. Martin, Dorothy L. Voorhees, Jenevieve
Davies, Stella Isabel Matherly, Marcia Myrtle Wagner, Boyd M.
Daymude, Frances Darlyne Mayer, Wilbert G. Walker, Elizabeth R.
DeCarlo, Alfonso McCarthey, Robert E. Walsh, John E.
Dengle, Mary C. McDevitt, Don J. Warner, Gail R.
Devine, Florence Irene McIntosh, Phyllis Irene Webb, Elbert
DeVries, Frank J. Medd, LaVonne Ethel Webber, Eileene L.
Douglas, Edward E. Meng, John Lucius Weesner, Wilma L.
Dreyer, Clifton H. Merritt, Clella Marie Wheatley, Armin Edward
Duval, Mildred Louise Miller, Frances Jane Wheatley, William W.
Elliott, Thelma E. Miller, Helen L. Whitmore, Glenn
Emery, Marjorie Zola Miller, Helen Marie Wiest, Thelma L.
Erickson, Harley L. Miller, Maurine V. Williams, Cecelia Gladys
Erickson, Robert L. Miller, Vernon Earl Williams, Lillian Bernadine
Feise, Karl R. Miner, Arthur J. Wilson, David D.
Fellingham, Paul Morain, Margaret D. Wilson, Don M.
Field, Robert G. Morris, Mary G. Wilson, Louva
Finn, Edward C. Morse, Howard E. Wingert, Leora Julia Anna
Flatley, Arabelle Moss, Robert W. Woods, Eleanor May
Foulkes, Edward W. Murphy, Dorothy Lucille Work, Richard H.
Freebourn, Dorothy J. Mueller, Frances L. Yazman, Sam K.
Fries, Margaret Marie Murray, Maxine R. Zenor, Jack M.
In Memoriam
Class of January/June/August, 1931
January, 1931
Bussey, Arthur G. (d.02/01/05) 2005 O'Neil,Jean(Bonham) (d.2/25/7) 2007
June, 1931
Armington,Dorothy E. (d.10/20/00) 2000 Chavannes, Arthur (d.02/77) 1977 Jones,Golda Edith (Cord) (d.10/13/07) 2007
Ashby, Margaret (d. 12/28/96) 1996 Cook, Robert J. (d.03/30/89) 1989 Kondes, James Peter (d.05/19/07) 2007
Augustine,Eugene Edward (d.10/11/04) 2004 Couch,Raymond W. (d.02/11/02) 2002 Layman,Margaret Louise (d.09/11/00) 2000
Beanblossom, Edwin A. (d.12/75) 1975 DeVries, Frank J. (d.01/24/04) 2004 Lynch,Alice E.(Stromberg) (d.07/16/6) 2006
Bevington, Loyd R. (d. 09/20/98) 1998 Douglas,Edward E. (d.5/05/88) 1988 Pomerantz, Isadore (d.05/1976) 1976
Bringolf, Kathleen F.(Figg)(d.01/19/07) 2007 Erickson,Harley L. (d.06/03/98) 1998 Shepard,Audrey Elaine(d.07/27/07) 2007
Brownfield,KatherineM. (d. 5/26/01) 2001 Hammer, Marion D. (d. 10/72) 1972 Yazman, Sam K. (d. 04/1993) 1993
Bruhn, Leonard W. (d.12/68) 1968 Hanes,Lawrence D. (d. 06/18/06) 2006 x
August, 1931
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