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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1946
Page
2
Monthly school publication from Sterling Illinois lists staff for enews sports and business sections. Names include editor jaeeee news editor and many staffers across departments with publication adviser Mildred Krughoff.
A playful roundup of 1946 47 students imagining fanciful wishes from being a summer day to becoming a car, a water fountain, a tiny star, or a candle. The piece mixes whimsy with school life as Buck Wolf shares playful lines about shy tips and whistles.
Doctor questions Mitchell’s condition while Nuree reports he is regaining consciousness after attempting to blow foam from his medicine this morning. The incident highlights a hazardous mishap involving a patient and pharmaceutical foam.
A guest editorial urges students to resist temptation and return lost items. It notes frequent petty theft at school, loss of money and fountain pens, and that Finders Keepers harms conscience. Readers are urged to turn found items to the owner or office, gaining inner peace and conquering temptation.
A column urges 8 H 8 students to show true school spirit beyond athletics. It urges backing athletic teams debate groups G A A and Robed Choir, attend meetings after school, and cheer louder at track events to support all school activities.
The piece notes that springtime mood and thoughts of love touched 8 H 8 students during Easter break as pals and gals gathered at a popular spot for picnics and socializing.
The Script editor reports on student romances and rivalries among seniors and juniors at Davis High. G A A initiation, a beauty show, and one act plays headline campus entertainment. Eberley Brothers take over Davis Soda Grill management inviting all high schoolers to visit responsibly.
On April 17 the student body held an Easter assembly featuring a varsity debate on compulsory military training with Sue Behrens Don Mitchell Rogers and Lola Stern. The body voted against mandatory service and then watched a condensed Tale of Two Cities followed by the Robed Choir’s three pieces Oh Lord Have Mercy Alleluia Come Good People and Climbing Up the Mountain.
The column suggests dyeing and tailoring worn formal dresses for Jr. and Sr. Prom, advising color choices to suit complexions and hair. It notes denim outfits returning for tennis wear, new ballet boot shoes, and mentions students like Marge Donna Fredricks Schick Phil Breidling as style examples.
Staff Sergeant Donald E. Coats of the air corps is officially declared dead as of April 8 1946 after twelve months missing. He served on a B 24 Liberator bomber over Dunkirk Germany and disappeared with two survivors unsure of the fate of the rest. He was inducted April 2 1943 and trained at Fort Leonard Wood Lowry Field Harrlingen and Jefferson Barracks before serving in England.
A lone moment on the stairs at eventide with a shy request for company. She offers a vacant stair to him, inviting silent companionship as shadows lengthen and the air cools.
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