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Newspaper

Sterling Script

Location

Sterling, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1947

Page

6

Coach Eugene Hall Heads S H S Cagers

Coach Eugene Hall a new member of the S H S coaching staff has proven a valuable asset as head basketball coach. Born in Galatia Illinois he pursued high school and Southern Illinois University studies then held multiple roles at Bloomfield Harco and later at 8 I 8. He also taught health and physical education and coached the B football team.

Eugene Hall Mr. Hall Galatia Inoister Southern Illinois University Hall Oomfield High School Bloomfeld Sach Harco Ile Ife Sterling

Boys Bowling League Proving Successful

The 1947 48 boys bowling league led by Coach Ted Scheid bowls Monday and Tuesday at Sterling Recreation alleys coliseum with ten teams. M League top averages include Hoogeveen 14 Mitchell 153 Schick 141 Denty 139 N Small 137 T Scheid 136 Theilen 133 McCormick 132 R Anspatch 131 and Twardock 12%. T League high bowlers Holloway 137 Lobaugh 126 Marshang 121 Jacobs 112 Ward 111. Standings reflect week ending December 13.

Pet. DeWind McCormick Janssen Wink J. Anspatch Marshang Ward McNinch Williams Ted Scheid Sterling Recreation Coliseum Hoogeveen Mitchell Schick Denty N. Small T. Scheid Theilen R. Anspatch Twardock Holloway Lobaugh Jacobs

Coach Homer Musgrove Leads Sterling High Athletics

Coach Homer Musgrove, a six year veteran at Sterling High, oversees a large portion of the athletic program. He previously taught social science and coached basketball and football in Fontenelle Iowa and served as principal and coach in Elmore Minnesota before joining Sterling.

Homer Musgrove Almot HL. S Sterling High Musgrrove Sterling Fontenelle Iowa Elmore Minn

Coach Musgrove’s long career at Sterling detailed

The article profiles Coach Musgrove a University of Iowa graduate class of 1933 who served Sterling High School beginning in 1942. He held roles as Physical Education instructor history and health teacher and coached football basketball track and baseball while supervising intramurals and boxing wrestling and other activities. He is married and father of four boys.

Musgrove University of Iowa Sterling

Future Teachers Name Their Club Frances Williard Club

The Future Teachers held a meeting on Friday December 5 at 3 30 PM and decided their official name would be the Frances Williard Club. Beverly Miller spoke on the club’s purposes and ideals and Joyce Weaver led songs to conclude the session. The group plans biweekly Friday night meetings and all attendees took a pledge outlining teacherly characteristics.

Frances Williard Club Beverly Miller Joyce Weaver

Patrons List 3 Names and Local Businesses

A fragmented old listing shows various shops and professionals by name and place including jewelry stores shoe shop clothing furniture library and paint shop, with partial entries like Colonial Grill Connell's and McGlaughlin's, plus several doctor names and a hat shop. The text reflects a directory snippet with many unreadable portions.

Three Sports Banquets Planned Across November and December

Three sports banquets were scheduled for November and December. The first, November 14 at Coach Ki. FE. Small's home, honored the cross country squad. The December 11 banquet in the annex celebrated frosh soph football and varsity baseball with speeches led by Nf. 10. Kidd and coaches including Homer Musgrove. The final December 22 event at Jordan Grange will honor varsity football letter winners and senior varsity players, with Coach Mitchell organizing.

Ki. FE. Small Annex Jordan Grange Kidd J. Hl. Lehr Hades Hinll Musgrove Homer Musgrove Mitchell

F. F. A. Trip to International Livestock Show

F F A members supervised by Mr Schick traveled by bus from six am to eleven am to Chicago. They toured the Swift Packing Plant and saw the Grand Champion steer owned by Claude Milnee of Oklahoma. Exhibits at the Coliseum covered farming safety, machinery, and educational films including Electricity on the Farm and a 4-H style road-ways feature.

Mr. Schick Chicago Swift Packing Plant Claude Milnee Oklahoma Chicago Coliseum American Vetinary Medical Association Kraft Food Co Harakul Fur Shop Registry Curtis Candy Company

Dramatic Club accepts members to Fifth Avenue Players

Dramatic Club tryouts on December 3 and 4 in Miss Burritts room judged by poise enunciation interpretation and voice quality. A number of students were accepted into the Fifth Avenue Players including Don Maxwell Jean Sonneman Meri Ion Wilkinson Bertha Peterson Polly Jewel Shirley Humphrey and others.

Dramatic Club Miss Burritt Fifth Avenue Don Maxwell Jean Sonneman Meri- Ion Wilkinson Bertha Peterson Polly Jewel Shirley Humphrey Jerry Robbins Marilyn Miller Jim Scovel Vern Kraft Betty Marken Marian Parker Darlene Martindale Jo Ann Andrews Dolly Poston Lois Foulds Irvin Tretteen Curt Benson

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S.H.S. Cagers Mr. Musgrove Dma Richard Stone’s Jewelry Woolworth Sears and Roebuck Sullivan's Clothing Scott-Burr Co. W. & H I. B. Bogaard Haskell’s Book Grimes Hardware Grebner's Shoe Store Bowman Bros Badger Paint Middleton Coca-Cola Sterling Floral Shop Sugar Bowl Schlough’s Grocery Obermiller’s Wagner's Grocery Dr . Behrens Dr . Blanchard Dr . Gray Dr . Sullivan dl Danreiter Dr . Milearek Chase’s Book Store Leath’s Furniture Co F. F. A. News
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