Western High School

Interesting Facts about 1949

  • The average car cost $1600!
  • Gasoline: 26 cents/gal!
  • House: $14,500
  • Bread: 14 cents/loaf
  • Milk: 84 cents/gal
  • Postage Stamp: 3 cents
  • Stock Market: 200
  • Minimum Wage: 40 cents per hour

Class of 1949

 seniors page 1

(left to right) Gilbert Acuna, Mariano Armijo, Ermalinda Barela, Jerie Bushfield, Jack Carpenter, Patsy Carillo, Mickey Chavez, Juanita Chester.

seniors page 2

(left to right) Betty Coffindaffer, Thomas Cole, Nancy Cox, Gloria Crothers, Carolina Duran, Ernestine Eaton, Joseph Fahrlender, Carol Feuerstein.

seniors page 3

(left to right) William Fowler, John Genera, Myrna Loy Glass, Jack Green, Arturo Holguin, Marilyn Hutchins, Margaret Johns, Irene Langston.

seniors page 4

(left to right) Wesley Little, Bob Littlefield, Billy Matthews, John Mitchell, Leonides Montes, Elena Montoya, Louis Montoya, Paul Moreno. seniors page 5

(left to right) Ray Munoz, Nadyne Nave, Keith Neal, Pilar Ozeta, Sammy Parra, Robert Pavey, Billy Pierce, Frank Pittman.

seniors page 6

(left to right) James Reese, Paulene Reese, Norma Richards, James Ryan, Pablo Saiz, Joe Sanchez, Mary Schadel, Sam Schiff.

seniors page 7

(left to right) Barbara Stokes, Elaine Thornburg, James Townsley, Helen Toy, Dan White, Jerry Williams, Betty Wrinkle, Jesus Ybarra.

56 Seniors graduated this year

Senior Class Officers

student class officers

(top: left to right) President: Larry Malenfant, Vice-President: Elias Galvan, Secretary: Elizabeth Guthrey, (bottom: left to right) Council Representive: Wesley Chaney, Member at Large: Janice Yocum.

Basketball

picture of basketball team

(from left column down to right column) E. Galvan, F. Chacon, B. Matthews, L. Valkingburg, E. Triviso, G. Acuna, A. Todd, B. Phillips, R. A. White, S. Parra

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