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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1942
Page
1
A devotional verse by Ellen Isabella Tupper expressing gratitude to God for health home friends guidance nature and daily blessings. The poem lists blessings from family and rest to beauty in the world and the natural phenomena of day and night. It ends with a prayerful offering of thanks.
This afternoon students start four matinee dances in the gym from 3 to 5 pm, sponsored by the junior class with school record music. It is a no-date event with mixers to ensure every attendee has a good time amid wartime school activities.
The Junior Hi-Tri prepared scrapbooks for wounded soldiers at a YWCA meeting after a picnic supper. Helen Gleason’s music lingered as the Senior Hi-Tri joined a chili supper. Both clubs held business meetings with committee reports read by chairs.
Readable fragments show a school honor roll section listing freshmen and seniors with grades such as A and A plus. Names include Lillian Jacobs Marian Wessels Ally Winn Rene Levenson Connie Doermann Betty Ebersole Wallace Feldman Poe Bill Scott Cat Detweiler Jack Jamison Audrey Lahman Bettijeane McNeil Joanne Stager Dorothy Stewart Bill Walter Lynn Wildman Donna Yeck Helen Becker Bell Keith Brown Ken Eldred Nellie Hill Earl Ricker Dorothy Ward.
A R DeVoe assistant principal of H S 8 who had emergency appendicitis at Sterling Public Hospital on November 8 was discharged November 18 and expects to return to work within a month. The school community regrets his illness and looks forward to his full recovery.
Freshman and sophomore FFA members will receive two dollars and fifty cents in war stamps for achievement while outstanding chapter members earn five dollars in war stamps. Gas rationing limits the FFA basketball schedule. a single Morrison game may occur. Some noon meetings may occur due to transportation issues. At the Farm Products Fair on November 14, students from 12 of 20 schools compete in corn and other crops with premiums totaling 432 dollars. Sterling Township high school agriculture department helps insure the show with other FFA boys.
The senior class announced a second luncheon on December 16 at a recent meeting. They have previously hosted the Hallowe'en Frolic and a senior play and will continue other planned activities this year.
The schedule lists December showings titled Choose To Live With These Weapons Biology. Farm and City Agriculture America Learns To Fly Shop Auction Among Mam Illinois At War Douglas Fir Plywood Building A House With Western Pine Park On The Farm Agriculture. Anil.
Athletic Director Ted Scheid and Coach Curtis Brandau depart Sterling Township High School to join Uncle Sam. Scheid, enlisting in Coastal Artillery, leaves after 22 years at the school. Brandau, aiming for lieutenant, junior grade in the Navy, will depart after passing exams.
Students and faculty will enjoy a two day holiday starting this afternoon. Classes will resume Monday morning at 8 o'clock. Christmas vacation begins December 23 and ends January 4. Travel plans are affected by transportation difficulties. several staff will visit relatives in Illinois and Wisconsin. others plan trips but have not fixed arrangements.
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