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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1949
Page
9
In two months summer arrives but exams loom as the hurdle. Study tips include choosing a quiet place, avoiding radio distraction, skim reading to locate key words, and taking notes from reviews. Get rest, avoid cramming, and imagine teachers’ expectations to stay motivated.
A speaker vents doubt about learning a difficult whistle with months of failure. The narrator compares self to peers and vows to persevere, hoping to impress peers and join a group. The tone mirrors a determined youth seeking courage to try once more.
Three girls Mimi Sterenberg Vera Kraft and Mary Ann Hull were chosen to attend Rotary this month. They modeled jewelry for Mr. George Gerdes at the last rotary meeting.
A playful verse from The Budget laments a day ruined by fever and fashion missteps. The speaker mentions sprigs, shelling flowers, and red doses, ending with a plea to keep neighbors safe and report a possible hazard.
Night falls as poppies close their crimson eyes and the moon rises over a rippling river. The silver moonlight touches slender trees while frogs begin a chorus and stars wink awake across the sky. Twilight fades into night.
A vivid scene recalls a tense moment as uniforms and steady handling meet a straining mother and a startled crowd. The narrator’s arrival is marked by a sudden sound and a boisterous cheer, ending with the shouted line I was there.
The Sterling Chapter finishes the year with soil progress program demos at Frank Geeting and O C Beatty farms and a stadium retaining wall project. Chuck Pippert represented at Lee Center, earning fifth place in the sectional public speaking contest. Plans proceed to form a spring softball team.
The list presents recipients by award size from 30 to 100 words including Gloria Weaver Bob Twardock John Bowman Dolly Poston and others. The names span several groups with additional entries such as Jean Sonneman Deloris Ohrs Fern Allison Barbara Finkle and Wenda Michels. The compilation includes Helen Itkin Donna Bowman Bonita Bolling Bertha Peterson Lorraine Heilener Leona Stern and Leona Buhrow among honorees.
The piece riffs on nothing and something in playful paradox. It ponders possession and lack, using a looping argument to highlight how having nothing can feel like having something we don’t possess. The narrator reflects on awareness and desire through wordplay.
Radio awards celebrate a roster of entertainers including Bing Crosby George Denny Lucille Wall Skelton Garry Moore Bill Stern Lowell Thomas Ozzie and Harriet Joe Kelly Eve Arden and Jack Benny Milton Berle Vaughn Monroe Horace Heidt Basil Laughrame and more. The piece notes a partial tally and points readers to Radio Mirror for the full list.
The poem recalls Billy the Kid as a famed rider who is struck by a shot and dies, lying six feet down. The verse dramatizes his death with desert imagery and a swift end.
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