Arlington High School

Walter Bender “Walla”

Arlington High School in Arlington, Massachusetts, listed Walter Bender (“Walla”) among 157 graduates in the class of 1928. The entry gives: lived at 9 ACADEMY STREET; a motto. Portrait and entry from the 1928 yearbook, page 16.

Class of 1928

157 in the class of 1928 · 10 more named Bender

Full name: Walter Bender
Known as: Walla
Lived at: 9 ACADEMY STREET, Arlington, Massachusetts
School: Arlington High School
Graduated: Class of 1928

Also searched as: Walla Bender; Walt Bender; Bender, Walter.

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Neighbours 2
Same surname 4
Classmates 156

In context

Of the 157 entries from the Arlington High School class of 1928 read for this site, Walter's is 10th alphabetically. On the scan, the entry sits on page 16, right at the start of the stretch from page 14 to page 54 where this site found the book's portraits. The class of 1928 has 157 names here, where the neighbouring classes have 135 for 1927 and 133 for 1929.

On the same scan page	Marjorie Belcher, Alice Benham, Helen Bennett

At home, 9 ACADEMY STREET

The 1928 Arlington Directory lists these people named Bender at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Anthony Bender (wife Victoria), tailor lived herepage

The Bender household is listed here in 1925 and 1930 too.

What the yearbook said

A good name is better than precious ointment.

Also grew up on Academy Street

The class of 1928

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Arlington High School yearbook, 1928, page 16. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item arlingtonhighsch1928arli).

Published 1928, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Robbins Memorial Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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