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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1949
Page
6
Gwen Turnroth and Don Goshert lead this year’s senior dance titled Well of the Sea. The event is set for Saturday April 22 in the S I L S gym from 8 30 to 11 30 with tickets 1 00 a couple and 60 cents for a single.
The Y Teens held a Gold Rush Box Social on Saturday March 19 at the YMCA gym. Decorations featured gold streamers and a mounted forty-niner grave. Mr. Mitchell led square dances, then dancing and ping pong followed. At 10 30 the forty-niner was revealed as George Schneider and prize winners were announced for high bidders on lunches.
Commercial awards presented featuring Jeanine Huntley Nonis Snow Leona Buhrow Betty Marken Vada Meyer with note that a first junior typing pin was awarded. Mildred Lucas Herb Marshhang Keith Albers are also listed in the award slate. Additional short entry notes Darlene Long and Evelyn Hemminger with unspecified distinctions.
The debate tournament at East High in Rockford on March 12 ended with Freeport taking first by sweeping all debates West Rockford finished second with five wins Sterling won three of six Elgin, the Augustana champ, tied with Sterling for fourth place.
In the 8.H.S. gym on March 25 the Fifth Avenue Players staged three one act plays before a full house. Director Miss Barbara Larson selected Now In the Time a comedy about a political election with a large cast. The two other works Were Where But In America a sketch with subtle humor and One of Us a three scene mystery that kept the audience on edge. Casts featured Marilyn Miller Walter Pippert Curt Benson Merilyn Wilkinson and others.
From March through the 22nd six senior girls attended Rotary events. The participants listed include Lorraine Heilener Janna Hey Susie Hoffman Kay Hoogeveen Jeannette Over and Gwen Turnroth.
SHS welcomes Bob Olson and Ed Olson from Morrison as new juniors and freshmen with country roots who enjoy hunting fishing swimming and trapping. Darlene Dempewolf arrives from Dixon High School along with student teacher Edwin Kedrick from DeKalb Teachers College guiding American history classes. Kedrick, a Steinmetz alumnus, names Philadelphia Phillies and Minneapolis Lakers as favorite teams and notes Sterling as a friendly town.
The G A A backs a WPA dance tonight April 1 from 8 30 to 11 30 in the S H S gym. Attendees will check shoes at the door and dance to Maurice Mintke and his orchestra in bright colored socks. Joanne Kunde leads the event with committees handling tickets publicity refreshments and decorations.
A condensed list outlines events in April including the first day on April 1 marking end of the third quarter, G A A Dance on April 9, District Music Contest on April 13, Easter Recess on April 16, Geneseo Relays on April 19, school resumes, Morrison and Amboy meet Sterling on April 22, Rewance Relays on April 23, Senior Dance on April 23, and the State Music Finals on April 29.
The Latin Club announces plans for its Roman Banquet with date pending. Lora Lea Wolf is general chairman, and the Recreation chair is Bill Scott with Mary Snavely and Carolyn Nelson leading refreshments, Betty Scott Publicity, and Nancy Snavely Decorations.
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