Blue and Gold Homecoming Dance at S. H. S. a Success
Alumni of Sterling High School enjoyed the first big homecoming November 5 and 6 with a pep meeting parade and floats from clubs. Co chairs Alice Mae Richards and John Schueler led planning while Lee Palmer's orchestra provided music for a gym field themed dance. College visitors included William Sims Harold Healey Cynthia Irwin Jane Ward and others from U of S Knox Eureka Grinnell Beloit colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Mae Richards
John Schueler
Jane Ward
Dorothy Ann Kidd
Marge King
Tic” Dimond
Mangan Sisters
Scheid
Brandau
Eades
Sterling High School
Lee Palmer
DeKalb
Bob Bentley
Paul Puckett
Rrland Gould
Arthur Mannix
Jack Phelps
Marilyn Perry
Virginia Miller
Lorraine Ohnen
Shirley Jenkins
Morris Stone
Paul Hubbard
Carl Brewer
Zelma Sears
Eileen Mangan
William Sims
Harold Healey
Cynthia Irwin
Jack Longabaugh
Janet Hoover
Herbert Bell
Bob Johnson
U. of S
Louis Long
Bud Sundberg
Knox College
Margaret Thomas
Marilyn Bogott
Howard Abbott
Eureka College
Local Businesses Map a Town’s Retail Scene
A catalog of merchants and service providers including Script Phelps Hardware Co. Ben Wetzel Insurance Gartner's Shoe Shop Schlough Food Store Dr. Rock Swartley Greenhouse Dr. J. K. Swain Wilson McKim Beien's Grocery Bradley's Clothing Store and more. The list highlights diverse shops such as Chase Studio Arcade Laundry and Hart's Studio alongside cleaners, confectionaries, and lumber firms.
Miss Turnell Offers Varied Activities In Phys Ed For Girls
Miss Turnell directs a diverse gym program for girls on Mondays featuring shuffle-board table tennis aerial darts deck tennis badminton and dart baseball Elaine Dewey manages the activities. Volleyball on Wednesdays is for non participants in other sports under Eudeen Mortenson.
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Elaine Dewey
Miss Turnell
Cross Country Prospects Great For Next Year
A group of thirty competed in cross country this year and the reg ular squad includes Donald Ford William Woodyatt Ray Pettit Earl Bruggeman Harold Landis Harrison Stone Martin Hurd Robert Feldkirchner Don Powell Clyde Boehm and Dick Hulse. Geneseo Sterling and East Moline were the only meets with Geneseo first Sterling second East Moline third. The first five Sterling finishers earning cross country letters were Ford Woodyatt Pettit Bruggeman Landis. With five athletes returning next year a strong squad is anticipated.
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Donald Ford
William Woodyatt
Ray Pettit
Earl Bruggeman
Harold Landis
Harrison Stone
Martin Hurd
Robert Feldkirchner
Don Powell
Clyde Boehm
Dick Hulse
Geneseo
East Moline
Sterling
Freshman Football Team Defeats Dixon Twice
The freshmen football team beat Dixon freshmen 18 to 6 on October 19 and won 12 to 6 in a rematch. Hubbard and Pennington starred in the back-field while Breed and Woodyatt stood out on the line. The squad had a 13 to 0 loss to Community, a fifty yard Ridge run halted at the ten. They split a series with Rock Falls 0-6 and 6-0 and now practice with the varsity.
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Dixon
Hubbard
Pennington
Breed
Woodyatt
Ridge
Rock Falls
Senior Hallowe'en Circus Draws Large Crowd
The annual Senior Hallowe'en Circus was a great success with over 300 tickets sold. The gym hosted booths for darts wheels and balls while Bob Thomas performed a high dive. Paul Puckett led the amateur orchestra as a tumbling act impressed attendees. The Junior Hi-Y attendance surpassed the Senior Hi-Y, prompting the membership chairman to seek reasons.
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Bob Thomas
Paul Puckett
Local figure Miss Bassett Honored at Faculty Party
Miss Bassett, a retired cooking teacher who lives near S H S, attended a faculty party at Rock River Country Club where she received a crystal bowl and candlesticks from colleagues. Richard Murphy edits The Marian, the community paper lauded as superior in its field.
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Miss Bassett
S.H.S
Rock River Country Club
Richard Murphy
The
Marian
Local Businesses Listed in City Directory
A compiled list shows numerous local enterprises including drug stores, service stations, hardware and clothing shops, jewelry stores, banks, and eateries such as Walgreen's Prescott's Penhall Service and Crystal Barber Shop. The page documents commercial names with addresses and specialties, reflecting a busy retail landscape.
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Persona Studio
B. A. Gehring
Michel’s
Carl Thomas
Eshelman’s
Manfield
Crystal Barber
Twin City Motor Corp. Dunbar
Ford Hopkins Drug Store
P. K. Davis
Roscoe Eades Oppold
Cliff John
Dixon and Sterling head to turkey day clash
Dixon and Sterling set for a decisive Thanksgiving game to close their seasons. Sterling seeks a win after a 6 to 6 draw with Dixon, while Dixon eyes revenge after an earlier loss to S H S. Community spoiled Sterling’s prior undefeated run with a 12 to 6 win.
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Sterling
Dixon
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Turkey
G.A.A
Eudeen Mortenson
Ruth Wilger
Dorothy Ewbank
Miss Brooks
Coliseum
Robert
Robert Jurkens
Robert Thomas
Robert Corrigan
Robert Lubben
Robert Samples
Robert Jones
Robert Easley
Robert Phillips
Robert Propheter
Robert Sier
Robert Shaffer
Robert Wolf
Robert Griesser
Robert Jeffery
Robert Jamison
Robert Wolber
Robert Carlton
Hallowe
Mendota
Frye
Community
Doc” Frye
Janet Prestin
Bob Salm
Marjorie John
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