Let Us Give Thanks Reflects on Thanksgiving Origin
The piece traces how Thanksgiving began in various cultures and details the American path from Plymouth in 1621 to a national holiday. It notes Bradford’s December 13 feast day, Washington and Lincoln proclamations, and the eventual congressional ruling designating the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day.
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Pilgrim Fathers
America
Bradford
Plymouth
George Washington
Lincoln
Congress
Thanksgiving Message Encourages Gratitude Across America
A message extols Thanksgiving as a legal holiday and a family day. It urges Americans to reflect on blessings from God and to join in humble reverence and joyful thanks.
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America
Notable High School Chatter Sparks Midnight Rumors
A collage of student April gossips and hallway rumors at Maine Township High School include Roscoe Eades’s mishap with a Gillette on September 28, 1925 leaving three wounded fingers and a black eye. Linda Wagner is named as the driver in the proposed green Hudson warning.
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Roscoe Eades
John Sheldon
Marjorie Schumaker
Ann Hendricks
Michigan
Jack Barnes
Mary Lou Wenger
William Tonkin
Lou
S. M
Linda Wagner
Pat Straesse
Harvey Waffle
Maine Township High School
Thanksgiving Break and School Events Schedule
Thanksgiving vacation starts November 24 at noon. Activities this week include Morrison basketball November 26, wrestling at Moline November 27, and basketball at Freeport December 3. Junior Varsity events at Rock Falls December 1 and Dixon December 8, with wrestling at the Davenport Invitational December 4.
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Morrison
Moline
Rock Falls
Freeport
Dixon
Pekin
Tilden
Newman
Sterling Alumni Flourish in Careers Across Nation
Carol Swartley steps into her father’s role as Sterling’s sole Lady Cop. Gail Buchanan earned Home Economics at Eastern State Teachers College and teaches in Florida. Sue Michel serves as personal secretary to the head of the IRS in Washington, D.C. Dean Peterson opens a dog and cat hospital in Sterling. Bob Dir, once a self described bum, mined an oil well in Texas and became a multimillionaire. Larry Linton travels in South America with a contracting firm and learns local charm. Floyd Johannsen hunts for a left handed monkey wrench to finish his invention. Dana Johnson becomes Sterling Daily Gazette business manager, with circulation rising. Donna Wheelock nurses in Los Angeles, with rumors of a famous patient. Larry Langley leads Kline’s Department Store and plans new outlets. Ruth Ruth remains in Sterling with family. former beauty school owner. Fred Parker climbs toward high executive ranks at American Tobacco. Ellis Seavey heads makeup at Twentieth Century Fox in California. Joanne Whitaker rises as top female director in film, with The Big Fisherman nearing Oscar talk. Ruth Williams teaches music locally and directs a barbershop chapter. Jean Battles lives in Sterling with twin boys and patents stilts for tall customers. Jim Barlow becomes head producer director of major TV shows. Kendall Shuman joins the Air Force and advances in a career. Barbara Baer is Sterling Rock Falls Fire Department’s only woman and first VP in charge of greasing the poles.
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Carol Swartley
Sterling
Gail Buchanan
Eastern State Teachers College
Florida
Sue Michel
Washington, D.C
Department of Internal Revenue
Dean Peterson
Dean
Bob Dir
Bob
Texas
Larry Linton
South America
Larry
Floyd Johannsen
Dana Johnson
Sterling Daily Gazette
Donna Wheelock
Los Angeles
Larry Langley
Kline’s
Moline
Davenport
Ruth Ruth
Sterling School of Beauty
Fred Parker
American Tobacco Company
Ellis Seavey
California
Twentieth Century Fox
Joanne Whitaker
Ruth Williams
Local Names Listed Across Election Aide Cards
A long roster appears with multiple numbered entries listing individuals such as Carol Bellars, John Dewey, Arf Hippen, Carolyn Larson and many others across 1 to 17 and beyond. The readable lines form a structured catalog of names likely tied to a polling or committee context from the historical page.
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Carol Bellars
John Dewey
Arf Hippen
Carolyn Larson
Audrey Stanley
Verna Wagner
George Marshall
Lucille Hinrichs
Laverne Wolfley
Bob Elfline
Douglas Fell
Anne Hendricks
Jerold Moore
Barbara Reed
Paul Ardini
Don Kohl
Mary McCune
Also Mentioned on This Page
Illinois High School Press Association
Sharon Mangler
Lowell Tillman
Ruth Hartman
Judy Powell
Lee Tyne
Sally Scott
Virginia Hayn
Nikki Fleck
Martha Sherman
Margie Mee
Sally Kannaka
Mary Steianich
Barb Saunders
Reeda Bowers
Judy Wyatt
Bev Scham
Nancy Lahman
Judy Bressler
Joyce Cameron
Carol Wilkinson
Carol Wetzell
Retta Wilson
Gail Aper
Ann Burkholder
Karen Baker
Judy Pettrini
Bev Foss
Joan Hicks
Cynthia Grennan
Judy Summers
Georgia Wadsworth
Jane Thummel
Ruth Kilgus
Donna Smith
Judy Moore
Bob Lund
George Newcum
Bob Morris
Earl Wolf
John Benson
Tom Lundquist
Clark Galloway
Ronny Pineda
Janet Hackbarth
Shirlene Springman
Carole Burger
Carollyn Sergeant
Editorial
DeKalb
Ijortune Forecast
Sterling Rock Falls
S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A
Jean Battles
Jean
Jim Barlow
Max Liebman
Kendall Shuman
Air Force
Barbara Baer
David Kester
Lou Smith
Bill Cox
Arlyn Erb
Larry Longanecker
Janice Warner
Judy Bohlken
Wendell Hanson
Gale Zigler
David Banes
Larry Eilers
Mary Zimmerman
Beverly Deets
Steve Hill
Pauline Woessner
Jane Hauger
Aimee Eberhardt
Donna Gerkhen
Sandra Johnson
Charles Brandt
Rita Roseweiler
Ann Lundstrom
Jack Whaley
David Steinbe
Richard Scott
Barbara Argraves
Shirley Gillespie
Cheryle Hunsberger
Celia Gangsley
Rosemary Howard
Melvin Strock
Irene
Ck, Mary Weeks
Bill Surratt
Donald Wilson
Sandra Haberer
Richard Allen
Janis Hunter
Margery Zasopiar
Joanne Bailey
Weldon Otten
Duane Zellar
Margaret Sanders
Maxine Miller
Keith Cassens
Edna Courtright
Eddie Fassler
Gary Longanecker
Frank Wagner
Sandy Braun
Alberta Nast
David Seidel
Don Ohdd
Alfred Wells
Donald Holbrook
John Lair
Shelley Little
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