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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1944
Page
2
The piece endorses the booklet You Can Defend America as a national service call. Pershing praises its heritage message and urges Americans to act in homes, industry, and society. It advocates factual self examination, unity with rivals, and a wartime fight against apathy and waste across all sectors.
Freshmen share views on girls and boys in class project under Miss Merchant. Boys praise personality neatness and intelligence while joking about dating costs slacks and fountain etiquette. Girls view boys as flirts ill mannered and lacking courtesy, plus door opening and manners.
The Future Farmers of America chapter led by President Don Behrens had a busy year with officers Harold Ratzlaff Marvin Habben LeRoy Duden Lloyd Dettman and Bob Unterzuber. Wayne Friedrichs won the State Milk Production Efficiency Contest receiving a $100 war bond and a National Dairy Products Association plaque. The chapter won the sectional Future Farmer Contest sponsored the Farm Products Fair for 20 vocational schools staged a barn dance with Hi Tri and bought war bonds. Habben earned the State Farmer degree and Behrens Ratzlaff and Arnold Iben received emblems at the Sterling Chapter FFA Banquet where Dusty Miller spoke.
The letter from Bedford England, dated Feb 23 1944, describes a 15 year old student at Luton Technical College sending greetings to Jay Kenaga. He lists schooling in engineering, family members in the armed forces, home front activities, and wartime experiences including sirens and bombings.
Row One lists Lloyd Dettman Leroy Duden Mr. Twardock Marvin Habben Donald Behrens Harold Ratzlaff. Row Two lists Lawrence Newcum James Orlowski Arnold Iben Bob Schuneman Howard Kraft Lester Holmes Harold Reins. Row Three lists Harry Heppel Melvin Leseman Loren De Jonge Jeremiah LeFer Jim Stouffer Lyle Larkey. Row Four lists Dick Lanner Richard Miller Robert Unterzuber Glenn Overcash Orlo Long Albert Hunter Russell Ebersole Ronald Landis.
A lyrical meditation on urban life praising the vast, bustling city as source of awe. The narrator revels in trains, horns, crowds, tall bridges, and diverse people, finding wonder in the complexity and vitality of metropolitan existence. The piece contrasts the city’s tumult with inner reflections on life.
The speaker laments Miss Speer who forces English writing and tests. The poem mocks 60s slang and class discipline while fearing perpetual work and exams.
Students at Joliet High print the week’s song lyrics in the school paper. Galesburg also has a youth center and Dixon seeks one. Bird hikes appear in biology classes. Gossip and spring concerts plus operettas keep glee clubs busy.
A long roster of editors and assistant editors is presented, naming staff across roles including Bob Bulmer Bill Welton Marcia Boga Town Audrey Lahman and many others. The list covers multiple departments and includes numerous contributors.
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