About the Class
Then
General Info
Class Scholars
Officers
Class Song
Classmate Marriages
How Unique Were You?
NEW - 1962 Trivia
NEW - 1944 Trivia
Now
Where We Live
Notable Classmates
In Memory of
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(All together now...)
Hail Class of '62
We sure are proud of you.
Loyalty the best we rate
And thanks to our sponsers, we are great!
We set our goals high, victory's the top!
We keep on trying, we'll never stop!
Raccoons all, we'll graduate -
Hail class of Gold and White
We sure are dynamite!
Gold is rich and white is pure
And we are the finest class for sure!
We're tops in sports, our spirits are high!
We're best in school, we'll always try
'62 will graduate -
The best class from Elgin High
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| Location |
Count |
Location |
Count |
| Alabama |
2 |
Alaska |
1 |
| Arizona |
28 |
Arkansas |
4 |
| California |
22 |
Colorado |
12 |
| Connecticut |
3 |
Florida |
22 |
| Georgia |
2 |
Hawaii |
1 |
| Idaho |
2 |
Iowa |
4 |
| Illinois |
245 |
Elgin |
101 |
| Indiana |
6 |
Kansas |
4 |
| Kentucky |
2 |
Maine |
3 |
| Maryland |
2 |
Massachussets |
3 |
| Michigan |
7 |
Minnesota |
4 |
| Mississippi |
1 |
Missouri |
3 |
| Montana |
4 |
Nebraska |
1 |
| Nevada |
3 |
New Jersey |
1 |
| New Mexico |
3 |
New York |
1 |
| North Carolina |
1 |
Ohio |
1 |
| Oklahoma |
2 |
Oregon |
2 |
| Pennsylvania |
1 |
South Carolina |
3 |
| South Dakota |
1 |
Tennessee |
6 |
| Texas |
3 |
Utah |
1 |
| Virginia |
4 |
Washington |
6 |
| Wisconsin |
27 |
Wyoming |
1 |
| Australia |
1 |
Republic of China |
1 |

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James Bacak &
Carolyn Gerber |
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Stuart Baxter &
Cheri Ann Marxen |
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Bruce Behling (Deceased) &
Joanne Tarnawski |
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Paul Born &
Vickie Lopez
(Both Deceased) |
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Tom Carpenter &
Carol Benthusen |
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Jerry Conn &
Diane Burdsall |
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Michael Crawford &
Judy Hawthorne
(Divorced) |
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Ronald Creath &
Betty Rathburn |
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John Eklund (Deceased) &
Joyce Defraties
(Divorced) |
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John Ferguson &
Mary Kay Beacon |
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John Gallagher &
Shirley Buetow |
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Charlie Gore &
LeJuene Smith |
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Charles Huske &
Lorrie Hemb |
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Donald Johnson &
Geraldine Lamz |
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Larry Kasiba &
Joan Schramm
(Divorced) |
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Douglas Morley &
Terry Wyman |
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Jim Myers &
Suzanne Braun
(Divorced) |
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Henry Richardson &
Judy Kawa |
(Both Deceased) |
Archie Richoz &
Joan Gavelek |
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Jack Sabo &
Beverly Jensen |
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Douglas Tobin &
Carol Watts |
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Robert Wolff (Deceased) & Patricia Smiricky
(Divorced) |
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| Tom Shales - Pulitzer Prize Winner (1988) |
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Read
Tom's reviews in the Washington Post
First job was with radio station WRMN, in Elgin, at the age of 18. Ffilled the station's airwaves as disc jockey, local news reporter, writer and announcer. He later worked with Voice of America as a producer of broadcasts to the Far East.
Worked as Entertainment Editor at the Washington Examiner from 1968-1971. He joined The Washington Post as a writer in the Style section in 1972, was named chief television critic in July 1977, and was appointed TV Editor in June 1979. The Washington Post Writers Group has syndicated his column since 1979. |
Has written for the Washington Post newspaper for several decades, and is generally credited for popularizing the idea of treating TV as seriously as theater or film from a critic's point of view.
During 1998-1999, was a frequent film critic for Morning Edition on National Public Radio. He was twice a guest co-host on the television show Roger Ebert & the Movies after the death of Gene Siskel.
Books
- On the Air! (1982). New York: Summit Books, a division of Simon & Schuster
- Legends: Remembering America's Greatest Stars (1989). New York: Random House
- Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live (2002), co-authored with James Andrew Miller. New York: Little, Brown and Co.
Received the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 1988, for his work at The Washington Post.
 
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Cindy Strom (Bryniarski) - State Senior Golf Championship |
In August 2005, won Senior Stroke Play Championship Play at Shadow Hills GC.
Won the Colorado and Arizona State Senior Championships and qualified twice for the US Senior Championship. |

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| J David Burrow - Author |
How to be a Great Camp Counselor
This comprehensive, step-by-step counselor's manual includes great ideas: working with children, encouraging cooperation, and being an effective leader. This manual tells counselors exactly what to do and what to say within 3 minutes of encountering common camp problems. |
| Stanley Kellenberger - Inventor |
Inventor/Co-inventor of 19 U.S. Patents |
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| Linda Lang's (Odell) Husband - Author |
Society has changed since Al and Mike Odell grew up in the 40's and 50's. Old values, standards, technology, legalities, families, security, transportation, and life styles have evolved, many significantly so. As these changes continue at an increasingly rapid pace, it is intriguing to compare our past and present. In Brother Mine, Mike Odell explores his brother's life, and his own. Their personalitites, their work and their lives were different, but some things held them together - childhood lessons and childhood interests. From the beginning, they embraced technology, especially anything to do with wheels. From wagons, to bicycles, to cars - great cars, they found a common bond for life.
Author Mike Odell graduated from the University of Illinois with an MBA and retired after a 35-year career as an IT professional. Over the years he has written a number of professional publications and contributed to professional references. He has published articles in Victory Lane, the vintage and historic racing news magazine, and he has also written for Road Racers Magazine. His wife, Cindy, provided the illustrations for this book. The author lives with his family in Pennsylvania. |

Mayhaven Publishing
ISBN 1-932278-03-6
Al Odell's widow, Linda Odell, formerly Linda Lang, graduated from EHS in 1962. Al graduated in 1959 and Myron “Mike” Odell graduated in 1961. |
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Last Name/Count( Sorted by most popular) |
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Smith 8
Brown 7
Anderson 6
Johnson 6
Miller 5
Baker 3
Hansen 3
Hartman 3
Huske 3
Martin 3
Mason 3
Meyer 3
Peterson 3
Schmidt 3
Schultz 3
Vanderford 3
Walker 3
Young 3
Allison 2
Austin 2
Berry 2
Boestrow 2
Bradley 2
Butz 2
Carver 2
Christ 2
Clute 2
Collins 2
Cross 2
Deverell 2
Dieckhoff 2
Eklund 2
Erboe 2
Funk 2
Gerber 2
Grey 2
Hagen 2
Hill 2
Hoke 2
Hopp 2
Kelly 2
Kenyon 2
Klein 2
Lamz 2
Lange 2
Lloyd 2
Marquis 2
Marshall 2
Meyers 2
Morley 2
Radloff 2
Reimer 2
Schroeder 2
Schutz 2
Sierra 2
Stettner 2
Stewart 2
Taylor 2
Thies 2
Thrun 2
Torok 2
Tucker 2
Turner 2
Vogt 2
Waller 2
Watts 2
Weiss 2
Wiese 2
Willis 2
Wolff 2
Wright 2
Zimmerman 2
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A
Adam 1
Adams 1
Adamson 1
Aguiniga 1
Ahrens 1
Akins 1
Albrecht 1
Aley 1
Althen 1
Andrews 1
Anliker 1
Applehoff 1
Armitage 1
Ashley 1
Aylward 1
B
Babcock 1
Bacak 1
Bade 1
Badgerow 1
Baldwin 1
Barrett 1
Barton 1
Batterman 1
Baumgartner 1
Baxter 1
Beacon 1
Becker 1
Behling 1
Behrens 1
Bell 1
Bellows 1
Benthusen 1
Benton 1
Beverley 1
Bien 1
Biggers 1
Bishop 1
Bjorck 1
Blaha 1
Blietz 1
Boaz 1
Boelke 1
Bognar 1
Bolger 1
Booth 1
Borges 1
Born 1
Brackett 1
Brady 1
Braun 1
Broadnax 1
Brodsky 1
Broederdorf 1
Broome 1
Brustle 1
Buerck 1
Buetow 1
Burdsall 1
Burke 1
Burnidge 1
Burren 1
Burrow 1
Burt 1
Busche 1
Butler 1
C
Camacho 1
Carlson 1
Carpenter 1
Charlton 1
Charneskey 1
Chianelli 1
Clark 1
Coburn 1
Cole 1
Collard 1
Combest 1
Condill 1
Conn 1
Conro 1
Cook 1
Coombs 1
Crawford 1
Creath 1
Crowley 1
Culver 1
D
Dahl 1
Dailey 1
Daly 1
Davis 1
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Deck 1
Defraties 1
Deseno 1
Detherow 1
Dettman 1
Devitt 1
Dewanz 1
Diekman 1
Dierking 1
Dietzman 1
Dodge 1
Doster 1
Drexler 1
Duer 1
Dunning 1
E
Eadler 1
Ehrhardt 1
Elswick 1
Ensign 1
Erickson 1
Ettner 1
F
Fabian 1
Fair 1
Fehr 1
Feldesy 1
Ferguson 1
Fish 1
Fishburn 1
Fisher 1
Fitzsimmons 1
Flickinger 1
Fohrman 1
Follman 1
Ford 1
Fox 1
Franta 1
French 1
Frey 1
Friedli 1
Frisch 1
G
Gagnon 1
Gallagher 1
Gavelek 1
Getzelman 1
Giles 1
Glenn 1
Goll 1
Gondos 1
Gore 1
Goroschkin 1
Graening 1
Graff 1
Graham 1
Grammer 1
Grant 1
Grap 1
Greenwald 1
Grimmer 1
Gunnell 1
H
Haacker 1
Haas 1
Hagel 1
Hagemann 1
Hahn 1
Haiar 1
Happ 1
Hardt 1
Hart 1
Haseman 1
Hawthorne 1
Hayward 1
Heath 1
Heckman 1
Heffron 1
Helm 1
Helper 1
Hemb 1
Hemphill 1
Henne 1
Hennessey 1
Herbener 1
Hickey 1
Hoefer 1
Holmquist 1
Holtz 1
Horne 1
Howell 1
Howerton 1
Huffstutler 1
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Humphrey 1
Hunt 1
Hurst 1
Hutson 1
Hyland 1
I
Idstein 1
Ingraham 1
J
Jacobs 1
Jacobson 1
Jansky 1
Jensen 1
Jerry 1
Johnston 1
Jones 1
Josephson 1
Jurs 1
Justice 1
K
Kadow 1
Kagel 1
Kane 1
Karsch 1
Karsten 1
Kasiba 1
Kasules 1
Kawa 1
Keating 1
Keinking 1
Kellenberger 1
Kennedy 1
King 1
Kirkland 1
Klatt 1
Klunder 1
Knights 1
Knox 1
Knuntsman 1
Knust 1
Koch 1
Koehn 1
Kolode 1
Kontos 1
Koon 1
Koteles 1
Krabbe 1
Kramer 1
Kramp 1
Krusemeier 1
L
Labriola 1
Ladwig 1
Landwehr 1
Lang 1
Larson 1
Lathrop 1
Lauder 1
Layland 1
Lembke 1
Lenart 1
Leonard 1
Leschke 1
Lessig 1
Lieberman 1
Lietzow 1
Lindoerfer 1
Lindorfer 1
Logan 1
Lopez 1
Loth 1
Love 1
Lowman 1
Ludwig 1
M
MacKinnon 1
Macon 1
Markee 1
Marvin 1
Marxen 1
Massion 1
McCall 1
McCluer 1
McCornack 1
McGhie 1
McIntyre 1
Meier 1
Meilahn 1
Menne 1
Metzger 1
Mickelson 1
Milan 1
Mirs 1
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Mischke 1
Moffatt 1
Mondy 1
Moore 1
Morey 1
Morrison 1
Mortensen 1
Moser 1
Mousley 1
Mueller 1
Myers 1
N
Naga 1
Nelson 1
Nesler 1
Nitz 1
Nordbrock 1
Notle 1
O
O'Brien 1
Odell 1
Olofson 1
Olson 1
Osar 1
Otte 1
Ottinger 1
Overfelt 1
Overton 1
Owen 1
P
Paesler 1
Parmacek 1
Patterson 1
Paul 1
Pearion 1
Pedersen 1
Perkins 1
Peters 1
Petersen 1
Pilcher 1
Prawirowidjojo 1
Prickett 1
Pritchard 1
Puklin 1
Q
Quandt 1
R
Raap 1
Radde 1
Rahn 1
Ramos 1
Range 1
Rasmussen 1
Rathburn 1
Ratke 1
Raue 1
Rayfield 1
Rayner 1
Rechsteiner 1
Redetzke 1
Reinlein 1
Rhoades 1
Richardson 1
Richoz 1
Riley 1
Roberts 1
Robertson 1
Rodriguez 1
Rodriquez 1
Rogers 1
Rohr 1
Rohrsen 1
Romke 1
Ross 1
Roswold 1
Royer 1
Rudolph 1
Ruhl 1
Runge 1
Rushka 1
Russell 1
Ryan 1
S
Sabo 1
Salmon 1
Schlueter 1
Schneider 1
Schoppe 1
Schramm 1
Schubert 1
Schuhknecht 1
Schuld 1
Schulte 1
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Schumacher 1
Schuring 1
Scott 1
Seegert 1
Selles 1
Selpein 1
Service 1
Shales 1
Shaw 1
Shayler 1
Sheffield 1
Shirvis 1
Shoop 1
Siegmeier 1
Siemon 1
Siksna 1
Simmons 1
Sipple 1
Skinner 1
Skoning 1
Skrastins 1
Slamans 1
Slocum 1
Smiricky 1
Snyder 1
Sokody 1
Sorn 1
Spanuella 1
Sparks 1
Spicer 1
Stade 1
Stene 1
Stephens 1
Sterricker 1
Stevens 1
Strom 1
Studt 1
Stumme 1
Sunko 1
Swanson 1
Switzer 1
T
Talley 1
Tarnawski 1
Thas 1
Thompson 1
Thurnau 1
Tillery 1
Tobin 1
Tobler 1
Todd 1
Tomlin 1
Trochim 1
Trolson 1
Trost 1
Tuite 1
V
Van 1
W
Wade 1
Walbaum 1
Wallace 1
Walsh 1
Watson 1
Weekly 1
Weichert 1
Welborn 1
Wendt 1
Westphal 1
Wheaton 1
Whitcomb 1
White 1
Wicknick 1
Wiechmann 1
Wilkening 1
Wilkens 1
Wilson 1
Windau 1
Windelborn 1
Winfree 1
Wingert 1
Wise 1
Wollf 1
Wood 1
Woods 1
Wyman 1
Z
Zamie 1
Zamudio 1
Ziegler 1
Zweifel 1 |
First Name/Count ( Sorted by most popular) |
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John 20
Robert 17
Mary 16
David 15
Richard 15
James 14
Carol 13
Linda 12
Sandra 11
Susan 11
Barbara 10
Karen 10
William 10
Judith 9
Bonnie 8
Patricia 8
Dennis 7
Larry 7
Charles 6
Donald 6
Gary 6
Joan 6
Joyce 6
Judy 6
Kathleen 6
Michael 6
Roger 6
Ronald 6
Diane 5
Janet 5
Jerry 5
Carolyn 4
Donna 4
J 4
Kenneth 4
Lynn 4
Nancy 4
Peter 4
Shirley 4
Thomas 4 |
Ann 3
Anne 3
Bruce 3
Cheryl 3
Cynthia 3
Darlene 3
George 3
Gordon 3
Howard 3
Jack 3
Jean 3
Joy 3
Leroy 3
Marilyn 3
Pamela 3
Patrick 3
Paul 3
Sharon 3
Sue 3
Suzanne 3
Virginia 3
Beverly 2
Carole 2
Dale 2
Delores 2
Douglas 2
Gale 2
Gerald 2
Gloria 2
Harold 2
Helen 2
Janice 2
Joann 2
Joanne 2
Joseph 2
Kay 2
Leonard 2
Lynda 2
Marcia 2
Martha 2
Penny 2
Raymond 2
Ruth 2
Salley 2
Terry 2
Vivian 2
Walter 2
Wayne 2
Wendy 2
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A
Abbie 1
Al 1
Alberta 1
Alfred 1
Allen 1
Alyce 1
Anna 1
Anthony 1
Antoinette 1
Archie 1
Arland 1
Aurea 1
B
Ben 1
Bernard 1
Bette 1
Betty 1
Bill 1
Billie 1
Blanche 1
Bobbi 1
Bonny 1
Brian 1
Bryan 1
Buddy 1
C
Carl 1
Carla 1
Catherine 1
Cathleen 1
Charlie 1
Cheri 1
Cheryle 1
Clayton 1
Clyde 1
Connie 1
Curtis 1
D
Daniel 1
Dean 1
Delbert 1
Delma 1
Deloris 1
Denorris 1
Dianne 1
Dick 1
Dodslee 1
Doris 1
Dorise 1
Dorothea 1
Duane 1
Duncan 1
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E
Edith 1
Edmon 1
Eileen 1
Elizabeth 1
Erwin 1
Ethel 1
Eunice 1
F
Faye 1
Franz 1
Fred 1
Frederick 1
Freya 1
G
Gail 1
Gay 1
Geraldine 1
Ginger 1
Glenn 1
Gus 1
H
Harry 1
Henry 1
Holly 1
J
Jan 1
Jane 1
Janette 1
Jeanine 1
Jeanne 1
Jenny 1
Jerome 1
Jerri 1
Jim 1
Jo 1
Joanna 1
Joe 1
Joel 1
Jon 1
Juanita 1
Judi 1
Julie 1
June 1
K
Kathy 1
Kerry 1
Kim 1
Kurt 1
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L
Lance 1
Lanell 1
Lanny 1
Larrie 1
Laurie 1
LaVada 1
Laverne 1
Lawrence 1
LeJuene 1
Leon 1
Leona 1
Lex 1
Lillie 1
Lin 1
Lindsay 1
Linnitta 1
Lois 1
Loretta 1
Lorrie 1
M
Majorie 1
Margaret 1
Margery 1
Marilynne 1
Marlene 1
Marriann 1
Martin 1
Mavis 1
Merle 1
Merrikay 1
Merry 1
Michele 1
Milton 1
N
Nikki 1
Noel 1
O
Owen 1
P
Pat 1
Paule 1
Philip 1
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R
Ralph 1
Randy 1
Raymon 1
Rebecca 1
Renel 1
Reta 1
Ricardo 1
Rita 1
Rodger 1
Roland 1
Ron 1
Ronee 1
Rosalie 1
Rose 1
Roy 1
Russell 1
S
Sally 1
Salvador 1
Salvadore 1
Sam 1
Sammie 1
Shari 1
Sheryle 1
Sidney 1
Soehartati 1
Spencer 1
Stanley 1
Stephan 1
Stephen 1
Stuart 1
Suzane 1
T
Ted 1
Teresa 1
Terrence 1
Theodore 1
Thom 1
Tim 1
Tyke 1
V
Ver 1
Vicki 1
Vickie 1
Vija 1
Vinnia 1
W
Wes 1
Willy 1 |
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| 1962 Trivia |
| US President - Jack Kennedy |
Vice President - Lyndon Johnson |
| Johnny Carson took over the Tongiht Show from Jack Paar |
Librarian - Elsie Hoagland |
| HS Prinicipal - Chester Alexander |
Assistant Principal - Paul Green |
| John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit Earth |
| In February - 8 of 9 planets align for the first time in 400 hundred years |
| In July - The House passes a bill for equal pay regaerdless of sex |
| In August - Marilyn Monroe commits suicide |
| In November - The Beatles enter a recording studio for the first time |
| The US adds 8,000 men to the war in Viet Nam |
| Pop Art is at a high, with Andy Warhol's famous painting of a Campbell's soup can |
| 99% of US households have 1 televesion set |
| K-Mart and Wal-Mart open their first stores |
| Cost of Living |
| New House - $12,550 |
Average Annual Income - $5,556 |
| New Car - $2,924 |
Average Monthly Rent - $110 |
| Tuition to Harvard University - $1,520 |
Movie Ticket - $1 |
| Gasoline - $0.28/gallon |
Postage Stamp - $0.04 |
| Sugar - $0.89/lb |
Milk - $1.04/gallon |
| Coffee - $.085/lb |
Bacon - $0.69/lb |
| Eggs - $0.32/dozen |
Ground Hamburger - $0.40/lb |
| Music Favorites |
Movies |
| Big Girls Don't Cry - 4 Seasons |
Lawrence of Arabia (Acadmey Award) |
| Breaking Up is Hard to Do - Neil Sedaka |
To Kill a Mockingbird |
| Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler |
Dr. No |
| Good Luck Charm - Elvis Presley |
Lolita |
| He's a Rebel - Crystals |
Cape Fear |
| Hey! Baby - Bruce Channel |
The Music Man |
| I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles |
Manchurian Candidate |
| Johnny Angel - Shelly Fabares |
Miracle Worker |
| Let's Twist Again - Chubby Checker |
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane |
| Mashed Potato Time - Dee Dee Sharp |
Man Who Shot Liberty Valance |
| Celebrity Births |
| Jim Carrey |
Demi Moore |
| Garth Brooks |
Sheryl Crow |
| Matthew Broderick |
Rosie O'Donnell |
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| 1944 Trivia |
| President - Franklin D Roosevelt |
Vice President - Henry A Wallace |
| MacArthur returns to the Phillippines |
World's largest ship launched - Missouri |
| DeGaulle appointed commander-in-chief in France |
D-Day in Normandy - June 6 |
| General Patton leads drive on Paris |
Mass killings in Nazi camps revealed |
| Germany drafts teenages and old men |
Roosevelt wind 4th term - VP is Harry Truman |
| Food Prices |
| Bread - $0.09/lb |
Coffee - $0.30/lb |
| Eggs - $0.55/dozen |
Margarine - $0.24/lb |
| Milk - $0.62/gal |
Round Steak - $0.41/lb |
| Music Favorites |
Movies |
| Accentuate the Positive |
Going My Way (Academy Award) |
| Don't Fence Me In |
Meet Me in St Louis |
| Rum and Coca-Cola |
Laura |
| Sentimental Journal |
Double Indemnity |
| Swinging on a Star |
To Have and Have Not |
| Celebrity Births |
| Jill Clayburgh |
Brenda Lee |
| Michael Douglas |
George Lucas |
| Gladys Knight |
Diana Ross |
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