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Sterling Script

Location

Sterling, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1943

Page

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Seniors Stage Gay Farce Next Thursday And Friday

S. H. S. students present Out of the Frying Pan November 17 18 19 in the auditorium under Miss Doris Burritt and Elizabeth Joiner with a student cast led by George Bodell Warren Davis Norman Reese and Kate Ault. Production managers Johnnie Stager Marilu Heller and a large backstage committee coordinate scenery costumes and publicity for the New York living room comedy.

Doris Burritt Elizabeth Joiner New York City

FFA Plans Show For November 20 At Coliseum

The Farm Products Show set for November 20 at the Coliseum will feature exhibits from about 20 schools including Dixon Rock Falls Tampico and Amboy. Prizes totaling about 372 dollars will be awarded. Agricultural classes have conducted field trips hog work boiling tests and stock judging when weather allowed.

Coliseum Dixon Rock Falls Tampico Amboy

Home Ec Club Holds Second Meeting Lunch

The Home Ec Club gathered 30 girls for its second meeting on November 4 at the home ec building. After a brief business session they shared sack lunches and enjoyed a social hour.

Home Ec

Cast and staff scenes from Out of the Frying Pan play

The upper photo shows production staff Marilu Holler and Johnny Stager with Doris Burritt and Betty Joiner. The middle image features Warren Davis with Bettijeanne McNeil and Audrey Lahman. The bottom shows Ralph Haag watching police seize Bob Swehla by Claude Cummins and Leon Mulcahey.

Marilu Holler Johnny Stager Doris Burritt Betty Joiner Warren Davis Bettijeanne McNeil Audrey Lahman Ralph Haag Bob Swehla Claude Cummins Leon Mulcahey

Senior Play Rehearsals Are Not All Drudgery

The piece notes a senior play practice progressing well and set to be presented next Wednesday afternoon. It highlights cast routines in Miss Burritt and Miss Joiner’s rooms with cast members and staff, and ends with a mystery question about who Hedy is.

Miss Burritt Miss Joiner Myron Shannon Joanne Stager Marilu Holler Hedy

City Slickers Turn Rural For Tonight's Barn Dance

Twin City high schools Rock Falls and Sterling plan interschool dances on November 24 and December 18. Students will host the events in Rock Falls nasium and Sterling Coliseum with shared orchestra costs and low ticket prices. The dances aim to foster better acquaintance between the two schools and will be open to students with invited parents and teachers as patrons.

Rock Falls Sterling Coliseum

Male Quartet Appears At Several Local Clubs

A newly formed boys quartet has performed at multiple local venues this fall. Members include Don Dewey Bill Welton Glenn Gaumer and Myron Shannon with Claude Cummins as accompanist. They sang at St John s Social Circle luncheon and a Congregational church women s meeting on November 3.

Don Dewey Bill Welton Glenn Gaumer Myron Shannon Claude Cummins St. John’s Social Circle Congregational Church Presbyterian Church Sterling Womdy Westminster Sterling Rotary Club

Armistice Day Assembly Honors Veterans With Film And Choir

Students assembled Wednesday afternoon November 10 to mark Armistice Day. A Red Cross film Nursing was shown. The Robed Choir performed This Is My Country and Onward Christian Soldiers arranged by Fred Waring. Robert Swehla spoke on The Armistice 25 Years Later urging global unity and lasting peace.

The Red Cross Fred Waring Robert Swehla

Hay Hop Dances Bring Rustic Fun to Campus Gym

The Hi-Tri and F. F. A sponsor a hay themed dance night with old time attire, barnyard decor, and jitterbug numbers by Logan's orchestra at 8:30. Rumors tease a floorshow guest from the faculty and the Flatfoot Four will perform.

Hi-Tri Marilu Heller Lois Stewart Frannie Bethard Dwight Sterenberg Melvin Leseman Orlo Long

Hi Tri Plans Tea At YWCA November 21

Hi Tri members schedule a tea for Sunday November 21 at 4 p m at the YWCA in lieu of Thursday meetings. The group continues its military themed program with many Pfc s advancing to Corporal and works with Hi Y on a YMCA recreation room. Milk sales fund basement redecorating for girls use. attendance rules may drop members with more than two absences.

Hi-Tri Pfc Hi-Y Hi- Tri

U S C Sponsors Poster Contest For War Fund

The U S C O Sterling and Rock Falls sponsored a poster contest to raise war fund donations. Miss Franke’s applied art class entered. Harriet Lindgren of Rock Falls High and Harold Lobaugh of Central grade school tied for first prize. Connie Doermann won the $3 war stamps prize with a poster titled Off to a Good Start.

Sterling Rock Falls Miss Franke Harriet Lindgren Rock Falls High Harold Lobaugh Central Grade Connie Doermann

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George Bodell Warren Davis Norman Reese Tony Dennison Myron Shannon Kate Ault Marge Benson Dottie Coburn de Donna Yeck Muriel Foster Suzanne Janssen Pears Garnet Catherine Detweiler Coburn Seb Bulmer Kenny Claude Cummins Joe Johnnie Stager Ilena Mae Ashpaugh Charles Calhoun Dorothy Stewart Neal Wick Howard Kraft Janet Swartley Sara Burkett Betty Shaffer Jeannette Dravis Virginia Bailey Martha Bartlow Helen Peterson Ansel Henderson Frances Miller Betty Portner Timmons Richards Twin City Y.W.C.A War Fund
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