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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1953
Page
2
Editorial from Ottawa recounts a Sterling High School basketball night at Kingman Gym. The writer criticizes low fan turnout and student participation, urging a renewed town pride and vocal support for all school teams. It calls on students and residents to represent Sterling with renewed vigor and sportsmanship.
Jim DeZules thrives as a calendar salesman for Inquire Inc. North Western Steel & Wire owner Pete Dillon is rumored to be the mystery Industrial League basketball player. Margaret Engelkens is promoted to head bookkeeper under Dillon, with Ann Eshleman as furnace foreman. Wally Giffrow may return to Sterling to teach. Shirley Hippen has three daughters. Billie Huenger models bathing suits and inspires a poem. Lowell Hansburger runs Ajax Gravel Co. in Detroit supplying Ken Kraft’s parakeets. Larry Letcher buys Sterling Floral Shop. John Marquis joins the Navy then revisits his grass shack. Madam Ivan closes with a final tease for the next issue.
A quirky look at teen styles and social life at Sterling High, noting neck laces with initials, colorful vests, and a Parisian chic jacket. Rock Falls gossip covers dating pairs, dancing in gym class, new steady couples, and teasing remarks about fashion choices and relationships.
In a humorous survey, students share quirky takes on obicularies oris, with comments ranging from use and fun to horror and jokes. The piece ends noting the muscle’s name and its role in puckering the lips, calling it a handy facial feature.
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