Gals and Guys Style Notes From The Wardrobe Ring
Readers are urged to brighten wardrobes with grey dresses and grey wool skirts paired with colorful sweaters. Maxine Hill showcases green shoes and Marge Moulton a red and white sweater while Doris Deets pairs blue grey and pink argyle with a matching grey skirt. Boys show off plaid sweaters and notable neckwear as Harlan Puterbaugh favors bold ties.
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Maxine Hill
Max
Marge Moulton
Doris Deets
Records Rhythm Roll: Smooth Platters Dominate This Month
The column highlights current hit recordings by Freddy Martin, Johnny Mercer, Gene Krupa with Carolyn Grey, Dinah Shore, Spike Jones and others. Noted tunes include My Sugar Is So Refined, Chiquita Banana, Ole Buttermilk Sky, That Little Dream Got Nowhere, South America Take It Away, and Hawaiian War Chant.
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Johnny Mercer
Gene Krupa
Carolyn Grey
Dinah Shore
Planning The art of delaying tasks until tomorrow
A reflection on procrastination, exploring why people delay actions they know they should take. The piece analyzes psychology, habit formation, and excuses used to postpone chores and decisions. It weighs potential consequences of perpetual postponement.
Wishing Well at S. H. S. prompts student wishes
In a yearbook feature at S. H. S. students line up to make wishes at the Wishing Well. Donna Battles hopes for a dial telephone system, others ask for dates with Guy Madison, a double date with Prag Van Johnson, and dreams of travel, a flying carpet, or a new car.
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Donna Battles
Don Huntley
Kilroy
Lois Larson
Tiny
Erb
Guy Madison
Prag van Johnson
Jackie Sullivan
Dick Davis
Peggy Beach
Annie Siemers
Arlene Neitzke
Dixon
Bill Loos
Flunked Student Targets Joliet High School Teacher
A Joliet High School student recalls a strict but compassionate teacher whose stern smile masked a generous heart. The student vows to confront the teacher after flunking, explaining the incident sparked a plan to challenge the authority.
Scavenger Hunt At French Club Meeting
The French Club met at Betty Bull’s home on Monday October 14 for a scavenger hunt. Members decoded a list written in French and searched in groups of three or four to find items. Winning team members were Marjeri Moulton Roger Larson Betty Bull and Lois Lambrecht.
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Betty Bull
Marjeri Moulton
Roger Larson
Lois Lambrecht
Joyce Goldberg
Joyce Long
Dick Eikenhberry
Freshmen Freshmen Green Sophomores Polished Juniors There
Ottawa etiquette riddle hints at student year roles with playful lines about freshmen sophomores juniors and seniors. The piece uses witty tone to contrast stages of college life and ends with seniors being “IT.”
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Ottawa
Wanted Ad Seeks Boy To Deliver Fish Ride City
A quirky feel appears in the Galesburg High School notice asking for a boy to deliver fish that can ride around the city. The page also lists odd for sale items and a lost Parker 51 pen with red ink.
Wink faster than trouble at Ottawa High School
Latest measurements show the eye can wink in a fortieth of a second. Ottawa High School notes the speed as a quirky fact about human perception and reflexes.
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Ottawa High School
Many Speakers Instruct Teachers At Institute
Teacher's Institute held October 17 18 featured Miss Clara Champain born in Frankfurt on Main and naturalized in 1944 with Dr. William Atkinson Young of Peoria. The speakers addressed books and war topics while Harmony Masters of Chicago provided music. Friday's Dixon trip featured a juvenile court judge from Memphis on youth delinquency. Encyclopedia Britannica details: 24 volumes 38 words 17 588 illustrations 26 445 pages 38 hundred contributors from 62 countries.
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Morrison
Clara Champain
Frankfurt-on- Main
Wm. Atkinson Young
Peoria
Young
Harmony Masters
Chicago
Dixon
Memphis
Tennessee
Coming Events For School Week Highlights
Tonight Hallowe en Frolic and Nov 8 Homecoming Dance on Parade. Football Princeton here on Nov 11 Armistice Day no school. Nov 13 14 15 Senior Play student and evening performances. Nov 23 Music Clinic in DeKalb.
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Hallowe’en Frolic
Princeton
Entertaining Mexican Students Visit 8 H 8 Assembly
On October 28 the School for the Blind in Monterrey hosted three Mexican students Raul Torres Severiano Vasquez and David Ronquel who performed in festival attire singing Mexican songs. Mrs Cooper spoke on braille and reading material while Miss Pignatelli introduced Raul Escutia the new Mexican student and Matilda Cerillo expressed thanks in Spanish.
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School For the Blind
Monterrey
Mexico
Raul Torres
Severiano Vasquez
David Ronquel
Miss Pignatelli
Raul Escutia
Matilda Cerillo
8. H.8
Fifteen New Members Inducted Into F F A
The Future Farmers of America welcomed fifteen new members at Wayne Geeting’s home on October 6 after a brief meeting. Senior members conducted an informal induction followed by a formal dedication led by advisor Mr. Schick. Ice cream and cake ended the evening. Named inductees include Charles Pippett Howard Ratzlaff Kenneth Summers Alan Surratt Edwin Wade Kenneth Wolf Max Schmaling Charles Becker Robert Orward Glenn Freas Thomas Handel Max Johnson Thomas Ludwick Lyle Meiners and William Morris.
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Future Farmers of America
Wayne Geeting
Mr. Schick
Charles Pippett
Howard Ratzlaff
Kenneth Summers
Alan Surratt
Edwin Wade
Kenneth Wolf
Max Schmaling
Charles Becker
Robert Orward
Glenn Freas
Thomas Handel
Max Johnson
Thomas Ludwick
Lyle Meiners
William Morris
One Act Comedy Presented by Fifth Avenue Players
Fifth Avenue Players officers elected September 30 include Marion Wolf as president Lois Lambrecht as secretary Annamae Bell as treasurer Joyce Goldberg as program chairman and Betty Bull as publicity chairman. Members performed a one act comedy at the meeting. Tryouts begin November 18 for interested sophomores juniors and seniors before club officers and advisor Miss Doris Burritt.
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Fifth Avenue Players
Marion Wolf
Lois Lambrecht
Annamae Bell
Joyce Goldberg
Betty Bull
Membr
Dramatic Club
Doris Burritt
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Mary Vaughn
Margaret Norton
Jim Haskell
Ray Heilner
Don Girton
O. K
Harlan Puterbaugh
Sinaten
Rida Jika Jack
Freddy Martin
Spike Jones
the Glow Worm
Lyle Stouffer
Dorothy Lamour
the Trading Post
Joliet High School
Age of Innocence
St. Nick
Galesburg High School
DeKalb
F.F.A
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