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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1939
Page
7
A short verse blames bosses for changing Thanksgiving Day and threats the turkey with death. It invokes Franklin D and the Senate, asserting the bird will be the table meat regardless of the date. The poem frames Thanksgiving as a day of thanks yet mocks officials and a future execution.
A first person travelogue describes an October hitchhiking trip to Cornell College Mt Vernon Iowa. The narrator recalls rides past a pumpkin laden Model A a school bus and arrival at Pfeiffer dormitory and the East End Barber Shop meeting Lyle Shannon and John Stabler before observing campus scenes and sports.
Bob Jamison promotes coin collecting as affordable and popular among youth. He notes a Lincoln cent collection can be built for about $1.25 including a board, with many coins in circulation and various mint marks explained. His own Lincoln cent set omits only the 1909 S V D B, and features at least one three legged buffalo and a 1922 D with worn dent.
Seniors lead the clubs with Jim Brown as French Club president Lucille Burr as assistant and Bob Philips as program chairman Lyle Geeting elected Robed Choir president Annamae Hussing secretary treasurer Elda Robbins Girls Glee Club president Dorothy Janssen vice president and Gladys Gottel secretary treasurer oversee soon starting meetings and Russian music work.
Joyce Clark presides over this year’s Home Economics group with Beverly Van De Mark as vice president Mildred Otten secretary and Mary Alyce Butterfield treasurer. Ruth Walker chairs the first meeting held November 9 in the Home Economics Building with a candlelight service after a pot luck supper. The Debate Club elected Bob Castendyck president Barbara Flinn vice president Bob Jamison secretary and Gordon Behrens treasurer and business manager. Plans for the Annual Debate Club Banquet during Christmas vacation are underway and open to all former debaters.
Keith Brown tells his mother that Jim suffered a shoulder dislocation during the Sterling Savanna Homecoming game but the doctor relocated the joint with no trouble.
Agriculture students and their fathers toured John Deere facilities in Moline Illinois on October 9. They viewed display rooms of finished products and learned of Deere and Company’s growth from a small shop to a major enterprise. The day included tours of the plow and harvester works and a noon meal at LeClaire Hotel.
On one bright October day four students led by a guide rode through Lowell Park. A frightened horse bolted leaving two seniors in undignified positions and a junior catapulted across fences while a third senior calmly watched. The guide fretted as the chase proceeded through a village prompting gossip of names to be revealed in class.
The column teases student romance decisions including Charles Geyer’s dating preference, Bob Easley and Evelyn Linton’s relationship, Dick Rohrer’s new girlfriend, Charlotte’s remarks about Ward, Bob Philips’s current pursuit, Ernie Hubbart’s attention in fifth period, and Jim Jones’s basketball plans.
A narrator recalls an early morning visit by Cornell students to Coe College where Cornell banners decorate Coe’s flagpole. In a Cornell library a classmate muses on classmates studying while gossip and flirtation animate the campus moment.
Two weeks into typing classes, students earn word pins. Dale Gaskill gains 60 word pin in typing and 80 word pin in shorthand. Fern Shantz, Jack Appenzeller, and Dorothy McKee win 40 word awards. Several students qualify for ten academic typing credits after combining this year and prior years. Juniors must pay 10 cent dues next Tuesday November 14 in English class.
The Hall Times highlights a senior boy described as athletic and well behaved known for football and good conduct in and out of school. The verse praises his looks, popularity with the date bureau, and sense of fun while stressing his adherence to the golden rule.
A dense section catalogs numerous local businesses and professionals arranged by category and surname. Entrants include retailers, service shops, a bank, a confectioner, a drugstore, a school supply firm, a tea room, restaurants, and several doctors and bankers.
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