Editorial Board Adviser Miss Marian Lovrien Reporters
Editorial page list names of staff reporters and advisers led by Marian Lovrien. Names include 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 House man 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 Bob Fields.
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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
Bob Fields
Dry Night Club Idea Gains Support In Twin Cities
The concept of a dance venue without alcohol finds favor among local youth in the Twin Cities. Sterling Gazette and Rock Falls Acrow republished the Script's prior editorial on the topic. A council member notes no ordinance blocks such a venue, suggesting a promising business opportunity for an entrepreneur.
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Twin Cities
Sterling Gazette
The
Rock Falls Acrow
Building a New High School for Sterling Township
Sterling Township faces a needed new high school within years. The key choice is a tax burden friendly timing, and the school board is trusted to decide wisely. In the meantime, existing inadequate facilities must be used as effectively as possible.
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Sterling Township
Student government day in Prophetstown and Dixon
High school students elect municipal officials for a day including a student mayor and student commissioners. Firemen and police participate as part of the program. The event sparks interest in local government, suggesting Sterling could adopt the idea.
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Prophetstown
Dixon
Sterling
Comes The Revolution at School Freshmen Wants Action
A school audience complains of dull social life amid months with only the sophomore dance. Freshmen accuse seniors of restricting events and lament being outsiders. They urge more action and a spring formal open to all grades.
Missing Books From Library Prompt Hopeful Return
Library notes two copies of Be ing Born and two of So Youth May Know were purchased this year but three volumes have vanished. Librarians offer overnight checkouts to help recover them and urge return. Additionally two furniture books have disappeared.
Abbreviated Observations on Wartime Rituals and Cinema
Nazi soldiers are barred from the Lambeth Walk for a disgraceful image. Goose steppers are urged to seek more gentlemanly amusements such as torturing an occasional Jew. Chamberlain leaves Birmingham for London and a cabinet meeting without his umbrella, hinting at possible reign issues. The horse opera gains prominence with big billing for Stand Up and Fight Stagecoach Arizona Kid Jesse James Wells Fargo.
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Chamberlain
Birmingham
London
Wells Fargo
Hangnail Sketches Pat the Vocalist at S H S
Patricia known as Pat is a senior in the Sterling district. She ranks first division in a district contest and is active in drama and debate. She co chaired the property committee for Fresh Fields and played a key role in Growing Pains. Her scholastic average nears straight A.
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Patricia
Pat
Odd Phrase Quiz Finds in a Young Lexicon
A quirky note on junior vocabulary lists several playful terms and misused words. It cites viniger as a supposed acid, extrovert turn outward, and hypochondriac regions. The piece riffs on physiognomy objurgation and rabies dog immaculation with humorous intent.
Whispers In The Dark At 8H School Gossip Page
Nosy Nellie reports on a flurry of high school romances and pairings at 8 H. S. The piece names Alethia Neitzke and Charles Ebersole, Marvin Mundorff and Charlotte Carl, and many others while noting dances, dates, and social dynamics along with playful questions about who dates whom.
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Alethia Neitzke
Charles Ebersole
Alethia
Charles
Marvin Mundorff
Charlotte Carl
Scheid
Eagle Eye
Leola Hunsberger
Bob Mathias
Manon Aims for State Farmer Degree at FFA Convention
Kenneth Manon hopes to earn the State Farmer Degree at the state FFA convention in Champaign. The degree emphasizes scholarship $250 project earnings chapter office and cooperative activities. Sterling chapter plans a July Lake Decatur camp for sixteen members July 9 to 15, bringing most meals and cooking supplies and visiting Decatur Springfield and other sites.
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Manon
F. F. A. Convention
Kenneth Manon
Champaign
Sterling
Lake Decatur
Decatur
Springfield
Chester Long Chosen To Captain F F A Soft Ball Team
At last Monday's F F A meeting Chet Long was elected captain of the club's softball team A discussion covered emblem awards for active members and a top annual award for the outstanding member Art Koster and his seed contest winners were treated to a pot luck supper by the losers.
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Chet Long
Art Koster
Exchange Grammatical Kiss Explores Language Connections
A quirky piece links kissing to grammar in eight steps, noting pronoun use and gender mix, plus playful banter about shirts and household scenes. It weaves dialogue snippets from Kewanee, Aurora, and local exchanges, ending with a caution about allowed mischief.
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Kewanee K
Unusual Dates and Wind Mill Climb Headlines Local Scene
Couples such as Bob Phillips and Betty Gehring join Dick Rohrer and Barbara Flinn in a quirky scene of climbing wind mills. Loren Andreas junior enjoyed his first date with Marie Andrews while Donna Hansen praises Miss Hunt for a typing class remark as she dozes during a speed test. A peace token apple arrives from Barbara Flinn to Bud Terhune.
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Bob Phillips
Betty Gehring
Dick Rohrer
Barbara Flinn
Loren Andreas
Marie Andrews
Donna Hansen
Miss Hunt
Donna
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Marian Lovrien
Lember
Naomi Renters
Ruth Welton
Fred Brauer
John Platt
Assi
Bob Salm
Lanita Bendewald
Don Fehrenbach
Helen Lea Hansen
Bob Castendyck
Charles Gasso
Charles Geyer
Bob Jones
Keith Healey
Mary Wilbern
Barbara Flinn Bett Gehring
Marian Benson
Marian Beaver
Marjorie Rorick
Beverly Wolfe
Lillian Bauer
Grace Ratzlaff
June Frysinger
Bub
Irvin
Lanita
Bowers
Nellie
Lantie McCandless
Helen
Ron Adair
Kaye Hall
Elaine Dewey
Virginia Powell
Ruthie Welton
Charlie
Irvie Wolf
Betty Truedson
James Bates
Janice Little
Betty Hicks
Jim
Gene Long
Dimpjes
Elwin Duhm
Scovill
Norma Landis
Charlie van Drew
Tampico
Bob Haag
Bob Wolf
Clint Taber
Mary Ruth
Viola Nester
Fred Braver
Coliseum
Tiny Hill
Marion Boone
Warren Friedrichs
Susan Dieterle
Russell Schneider
Ellen Jayne Wallick
Wayne Friedrichs
Donald Thome
Patty Donahue
Chester Long
Old Mother Hubbard
Aurora
Bob
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