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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1955
Page
1
A long handwritten class will from the 1945 Sterling High School senior class lists students bequeathing items, talents, and roles to classmates and friends. Entries name donors and gifts spanning hair, talent, humor, sports, and duties to peers like Donna Adima, Slats Breed, Bob Beattie, and many others.
A stunt show and exhibition will take place at Sterling Airport this Sunday afternoon featuring Major Robert Stouffer of the Air Corps performing trick flying Randall Barnett a World War II veteran making parachute jumps and Bob Brown driving cars and motorcycles The sponsors disclaim liability for injuries from any nets and promise entertaining performances
The league leading New York Giants press on with rookie right hander Lou Zellar. Manager and left fielder Bill Robinson leads at bat with a .451 average. Chicago's Tom Hoffman earned a win with a pinch single in the ninth against the Phillies, who sit three games ahead of the Cubs in the standings. Arden Dean captured the Four Cushion Championship in Chicago, defeating Erle Gibbs amid a crowded field. Bob Black continued his world tour with a chess game and a social visit with the King of Siam.
The Sterling High School on North Fourth Avenue is depicted as a luxurious facility. Observers note carpeted stairs, indirect lighting, private phones, coke and peanut machines, a Club House with a bar and dance floor, lounging rooms with beds, and velvetlike locker rooms. Administrators report minimal skipping since opening.
Milton Ward listed contact information shows 821 North First Avenue with phone number 735 for inquiries or services. The entry provides a single address and phone line.
Lost and found notes list a box with one gross red flannel underwear for reward at Main 1118-W. A separate entry seeks four s h etl and ponies missing since May 4 with county contact 813-4. A barrel of ethyl gasoline found on premises, owner may claim after payment at Main 288-M. An odd plea asks for an upper plate lost with unclear details at 1665-J.
A dean at a large eastern college announced with the college president that all kissing on campus must stop. The remark met with laughter and then pandemonium as students reacted to the directive.
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