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BRUCE DEEM

b. 1912

Biography

Bruce Deem is listed among owners of a few of Poplar Bluff's oldest homes. Activities: Sophomore Class President. Boisterous; Delightful [1929] Activities: Associate Business Manager. [1929] Activities: Dramatic Club Member. Member of the Dramatic Club, which presented 'Apple Blossom Time' and 'The Last of the Lowries'. [1929] Activities: Glee Club. Member of Glee Club, which presented the operetta 'Hearts and Blossom' with proceeds going to the athletic fund. Activities: Bluff Staff, Dramatic Club Play, Cheer Leader, Cape Contest Play. A fine fellow with snappy brown eyes; rushed by the girls and liked by the guys. [1930] Activities: President. piloted us through the year's activities, re-elected President [1930] Activities: Associate Advertising Manager. [1930] Activities: Dramatic Club. The Dramatic Club was reorganized this year, September 4, with seven old members present. Officers and the sponsor were elected, and plans were made for tryouts, which were held October 1-2. Twenty new members were added to the club, all of which were splendid material. "Climbing Roses", by Eugene Hafer, was the name of the annual play given January 16. It was also presented in Doniphan on January 30 under the auspices of the Eastern Star. For the past three years the Dramatic Club has won first place at the Cape Girardeau Spring Meet, bringing home each year the cup as first prize. [1930] Activities: Red Peppers. Under the leadership of Leah Mae Fisher and Bruce Deem, assisted by Mary Priest and Jack Thompson, the teams have been led to victory many times. [1930] Activities: King of Hearts. Elected as 'King of Hearts' for St. Valentine's Day. [1930] My likeness to a nightingale.

Details

Occupation
Associate Advertising Manager
Birth Year
c. 1912

Birth year is estimated from the yearbook class level, not a recorded fact.

Class
Junior

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Extracted From
Deem's History of Butler County Missouri; The Bluff 1929 (1929); The Bluff 1930 (1930)
Class: Junior
Page 31

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