The following images were submitted by Frances Gandy-Walsh, elchico@citlink.net. The 1928 Graduation Program belonged to her husband's grandmother, Bertha Mae Gonzales. Bertha was born 6 May 1910, Gothenburg, Dawson Co., the daughter of Adolph Edward & Jane (Matthews) Gonzales. Bertha married Merle Relph VanNortwick (b. 4 De 1906 Eutis, Frontier Co. Neb) on 21 Jun 1929 Gothenburg, Dawson Co. Neb.
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GOTHENBURG HIGH SCHOOL ------- CLASS OF 1928 BERTHA M. GONZALES |
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Gothenburg High School 1928 _____ Class Motto: Be Square Class Colors: Green and White School Colors: Maroon and White Class Flower: Snowball |
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Gothenburg High School This Certifies That Bertha Mae Gonzales Having completed the Course of Study prescribed by the Board of Education for the Gothenburg High School, is therefore awarded this DIPLOMA Given at Gothenburg, Nebraska, this Twenty-fourth day of May, A.D. 1928. |
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| D. WAYNE ADNEY HOWARD L. ANDERSON ROY L. BENJAMIN LELA M. BIERHAUS WILLIAM BRUSH GLENN A. BRYANT IRENE A. V. BURTCHARD RUTH M. BUTERBAUGH HOWARD L. CLARK FRANCIS COX AGNES V. CRAIG THERESA DELAHUNTY JESSIE ROSE ESTLE RUTH MAE EVARTS FAE PAULINE GEDDES OPAL F. GEIKEN VELMA MAE GOLDEN BERTHA MAE GONZALES BLANCHE V. GRADY DENA FRANCES GRONEWOLD BERNARD J. HARVEY OPAL IRENE HAYNES MARGIE MAE HOUK GOLDIE P. HUDSON RAYMOND O. HUDSON GRETCHEN PAULINE JONESON | LILLIAN F. ADEN CLIFFORD M. LARSON LAWRENCE A. LARSON WEHRS LINDVALL BESS L. McCLELLEN MARTHA B. MILLER CLINTON NELSON RUBY E. NELSON MARY LUCILLE O'KANE DAISY RUTH OLDS EUGENE J. OSTERGARD SIGNE T. OSTROM PEGGY JANE RALSTON ROSY CAROLYNE SALL N. J. VERNON SANDBERG E. MAE SITORIUS GLADYS C. STIFF ALICE LOUISE SWANSON VIOLA J. TABOR CLETA EVALYNE TUTTLE CLYDE WAREHAM CLEO WICKSTROM REUBEN P. WIDHOLM FERNE HELENE WITTE EVELYN FAITH YOUNGBERG |
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Our Last Class Picnic '28 GHS Me - Irene Burchard - Lillian Aden Alice Swanson & Gretchen Joneson and Ruth Everetts in the car |