City editor announces editorial board changes
Miss Marian Lovrien reports on the newspaper’s editorial staff with a detailed list of reporters including Arden Daehler Mary Claire Heaton Helen Myers Paul Harshman Mariann Birch Leola Hunsberger Ruth Ann Castendyck and others under the guidance of editors and the business manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FF Npeen
Arden Daehler
Mary Claire Heaton
Helen Myers
Paul Harshman
Mariann Birch
Leola Hunsberger
Ruth Ann Castendyck
Charlotte Goetz
Harrison Stone
Dean Geer
Wanda Wharfield
Pat Donahue
Eleanor John
Gordon Behrens
Barbara Shaffer
Leta Houseman
June Olson
Ellen Jane Wallick
Eugene Long
Ruth Wilger
Dale Schumacher
Mary Andrews
Phyllis Shannon
Jacques Sterenberg
Rose Daulton
Mary Ruth Sears
Virginia Miller
Dick Smith
Dancing Without Drinking and the Call for Clean Teen Parties
The piece notes dry nightclubs and soda arcades as wholesome dance venues apart from saloons. It argues teens in Sterling attend only high school dances and organized youth events, while many minors frequent unwholesome affairs. It proposes a clean, hour-appropriate venue for teens to dance after buying sodas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Expensive War Costs and Coming Hardships
The piece argues World War II costs in the United States approach 60 billion dollars with more to come. It predicts future conflicts will be far more expensive and bring added misery disease and sorrow. It warns a military dictatorship may be needed to fight efficiently amid growing chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
War Fever and the Duty to Avoid Unnecessary Conflict
The author argues that fascism threatens democracy and liberty and asserts war follows decisions by the people and Congress. They urge冷cool judgment in crises, warning against war fever and the idea that America is inevitably drawn into foreign wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Abbreviated Observations on Weather and Fandom
The brief notes mention flowering season predictions with high error, weather in New York and San Francisco as fair, Munich as foul, and a quip about movie serials with Dick Tracy possibly dead in a forthcoming episode. The tone mimics a newspaper compact column with light speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
San Francisco
Munich
Dick Tracy
Exchange and Eskimo Girl Nighttime Moment
Quirky verse and comic bits recount a midnight homebound moment with a dainty little hand. Humorous lines note Eight card hand fortunes and a pun about a fly and a squirrel on a bald head.
Notable Student Leaders And Athletes Highlight Local Class
Helen Lea, vice president and top sophomore, earned seven A minus and one A this year with a 99 in Latin and a 97 freshman average. Charles, senior and two year football letterman, centers the team and holds a three year average above 90, while Mary Anna, senior, posts 91 plus and chairs the seniors finance committee and plays in band and orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Lea
Charles
Mary Anna
Flu Epidemic Abates Swinging School Vacation Stop
The influenza outbreak eased prompting a two and a half day holiday for S. H. S. students after teachers voted to suspend classes. Absences had ranged 20 to 25 percent, with conditions improving by Monday.
Whispers And Valentines At S. H. S. This Month
Whispers of gossip mix with Valentine tales and social sightings at S. H. S. Irvie Ridge escorts Virginia Powell home after the dance while Glenys Cullen and Bob Philips are seen together after the Clinton game. Ed Gebhardt adopts the Roebuck name to join with Sears in a new partnership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie
Irvie Ridge
Virginia Powell
Irvie
Glenys Cullen
Bob Philips
Bob
Zelma Zigler
Clinton
la Frances Waterbury
Rock Falls
Olie) Gebhardt
Roebuck
Sears
Skinny Wolf
West End
Marge Brown
al Davis
H. Greeley
Warren Reitzel
Cassens
June Frysinger
Naomi Benters
Joe
June
Naomi
Gene Long
Tom Coats
Tom
Bob Salm
Betty Gehring
Bob Greisser
Mary Anna Turnroth
Norma Behler
Ellen Jayne Wallick
Bob Corrigan
How To Win Friends Streamlined Version
A school column offers blunt dating guidance for boys and girls. It lists don’ts such as not honking for a date or bragging about sports feats and notes girls prefer natural dress and varied lines. It urges tact with breakups and cautions about conversation balance and past dates.
Cozy Cottage Debut of Dougie Janssen in Embroidery Tale
In a warm slice of local life, Dougie Janssen appears as a tall blond embroiderer in a cottage room by the fire. The column threads a heartwarming scene around small-town romance and a lighthearted note about the two debating Bobs who divert travel funds to gift their girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Andreas
Anna Mae Hussing
Carol Joy Miller
John Gillis
Opal Andreas
Harrison Stone
Dougie Janssen
Bobs
Salm
Castendyck
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Press Club
Sterling Township High School
Sterling, Illinois
Marian Lovrien
Ruth Welton
Fred Brauer
John Platt
Lanita Bendewald
Don Fehrenbach
Helen Lea Hansen
Bob Castendyck
Charles Gasso
Charles Geyer
Bob Jones
Mary Wilbern
Barbara Flinn
Marian Benson
Marian Beaver
Marjorie Rorick Seers
Beverly Wolfe
Lillian Bauer
Grace Ratzlaff
June Frysinge
Swandeesees
So beWa
Morrison H. S
Lawton McCandless
Norma Landis
Les Gould
Vina Pollack
John Powell
Vivian Wolfe
Bob Hey
Lois Bryant
Betty Bowers
Marie White
Betty Northington
Fern Shantz
Dixon
Robbie Shaeffer
Keith Healey
DeKalb
Irene Bushman
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