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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1939
Page
2
A list of reporters is followed by a politicalcore tirade warning that fascism would end democracy and liberty. The piece argues against war fever and asserts the public drifts into war through choice and financing. It urges cooling tensions and careful deliberation before decisive steps.
A campus gossip column in February notes social intrigue among seniors and freshies. Irvie Ridge escorts Virginia Powell after the dance while others are linked with various partners and budding romances. It gathers February valentines, rumor, and fashion tips for boys and girls, urging tact and courtesy in dating.
The piece argues for more alcohol free dance venues in college towns and Sterling, noting dry nightclubs show that many prefer dancing without liquor. It urges a wholesome, late hours space for high school students to dance while enjoying sodas and sundaes, benefiting the community and offering a potential business opportunity.
The piece argues World War expenses near 60 billion dollars for the United States with more to come in future conflicts. It warns war will bring greater misery, disease, and poverty, and asserts a military dictatorship will be necessary to wage future campaigns amid growing chaos.
Weather for New York and San Francisco is fair while Munich is foul. The text jokes about the season, prose on movie serial endings, and questions if Dick Tracy dies in the next episode, highlighting uncertain plots and forecasts.
A playful collage of verse and quips. A memory of a girl saying she must be home by midnight, a heart flutter over a last night embrace with four aces and a king, and humorous lines about a fly, a footpath bald head, and a squirrel with a freshman as his mother jokes about food.
A school summary highlights Helen Lea as vice president and top sophomore with a 99 Latin, seven A minus and one A this year, and notes her Cherry Tree Twirl chairmanship at age fifteen. It also profiles Charles, a two year football letterman, center, with a 90 plus three year average, a model airplanes hobby, and a June birthday at seventeen. Mary Anna, a senior, averages about 91, served as sophomore class treasurer, is active in band and orchestra, chairs the seniors financing committee, and turned seventeen last October.
The flu epidemic prompted a two and a half day school vacation after teachers voted to suspend classes due to 20 to 25 percent absences. By Monday conditions were much improved and schools planned to resume.
Readers see a homey vignette with Wayne Andreas Anna Mae Hus and others seen at Soda Grill. A brief heartwarming tale centers on Dougie Janssen working by a fire in a cottage room. The piece notes two students Salm and Castendych debaters who, when away, spend allotted meal money on gifts for their two girls.
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