DeKalb Holiday Invitational Pairings Released
Pairings for the DeKalb high school holiday invitational were announced. Notable matchups include Sterling vs Shabbon a at 10 45 p m and Rock Falls vs Glenbard at 7 p m Wednesday night. Play continues through Friday with a championship at 8 p m and no consolation game.
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Sterling
Shabbona
Rock Falls
Glenbard
East Rockford
Waterman
Rock Island
Sycamore
Sammanauk
West Aurora
Riverside
East Aurora
Joliet
Rochelle
DeKalb
Kirkland
Three New Junior Rotarians Appointed in December
The Rotary Club of Sterling adds Jim Wolf Phil Breiding and Paul Scharfenberg as Junior Rotarians during the first week in December. The trio meets at the Y M C A each Tuesday from noon to 1 30 PM for dinner and guest speakers follow.
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Jim Wolf
Phil Breiding
Paul Scharfenberg
Rotary Club of
Sterling
Rookies Survive First Jump After Grim Training Drill
In a military parachute drill, new recruits rush to pack chutes and observe a descent. A mock accident, witnessed by the rookies, shows a dummy falling freely before the casualty is revealed as a training prop. They proceed with their jumps, undeterred and focused.
Christmas Greetings From Our Patrons
Christmas greetings from patrons and list of local businesses and individuals including Annabelle Ray Gift Shoppe Bradley's Persona Studio Bishop Print Shop Bickford's Pharmacy Badger Paint Store and others. Names such as Sears Roebuck and Co. and Sterling Recreation appear alongside personal signatures like Patricia Behrens and Katherine Detweiler.
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Bishop Print Shop
Bickford’s Pharmacy
Badger Paint Store
Brown-Lynch-Scott and Co
Colonial Grill
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Chester’s
New Library Receives Expanded Book Shipment
A new shipment of library books arrives, with titles including Copy Boy by Joseph Berger, Perfume and Spices by A Hyatt Verrill, Famous American Composers by Grace Overmyer, Golden Gate Country by Gertrude Atherton, At Home With Music by Sigmund Spaeth, Last Eight Ormont Case by an unnamed author, My Brother Americans by Carlos P Romulo, Oliver Hazard Perry by Alfred H Tren ton, Rendezvous By Submarine by Travis Inghan. The collection aims to inspire student research and reports.
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Joseph Berger
Jerry
Journal
A. Hyatt Verrivill
Grace Overmyer
Golden Gate Country
Gertrude Atherton
California
Sigmund Spaeth
Last Eigert Ormont Cause
Victoria Case
The
Cascades
Carlos P. Romulo
America
Romulo
Oliver Hazard Perry
Alfred H. Trenton
Perry
Travis Inghan
Charles Parsons
Guerrila
Philippines
MacArthur
Parsons
Flu Epidemic Closes Sterling Schools Briefly
A flu outbreak has caused widespread student absences in Sterling over the past three weeks. Elementary grades closed for a few days while the high school stayed open, but many pupils remained away. Officials worry about meeting required school days and consider extending the spring term.
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Sterling
Owever
Former Teacher Rests After Navy Discharge
Retired Navy veteran Lt Brandeau, formerly a Sterling High School teacher, may return for the second semester but remains undecided about his plans. He is visiting his East- local relative and recalls serving through major Pacific battles from the Solomons to Leyte.
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Brandeau
Sterling High School
East
Solomons
Leyte
Philippines
Sterling High
Also Mentioned on This Page
Annabelle Ray
Bradley
Persona Studio
Chase
Dunnebeck’s
de Anne's
Dunbar
E. & W. Eberley’s
Gerdes Jewelry Goshert’s Grimes Hardware
Gehring’s Jewelry
Grebner’s
Gartner’s
Haskell’s
Leo’s Lunch Leath’s Furniture Manfield Clothing
Michel’s
Oppold’s Jewelry
Obermiller’s
Prescott
Orville Haag
A. W. Wheeler
H. E. Bell
O. C. Beatty
E. T. Janssen
P. H. Ward
L. Brown
Katherine Detweiler
Carl Griesser
Patricia Behrens
Muceey
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!