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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1957
Page
3
A SHS column urges girls to dress modestly and tastefully. It notes boys prefer the “girl next door” look over glamour styles, recommending lipstick, light makeup, contrasting skirts and sweaters, knee socks debated by leg length, and neat hair.
The newly elected student mayor and council members acted as city officials on Monday November 18. They toured city departments observed trials inspected the sewage plant storehouse and streets fire station and city records and discussed improvements for Sinnissippi Park traffic signs garbage collection and a Central Park road.
Don Charleston led the drive as he sold 63 Aersol Products and 1,177 Ready-Jello orders. He earns first prizes a wrist watch and five dollars. David Hoover and Larry De'.onge tie for second with 15 cans each and split eight dollars. Alan Hildman gets third with 11 cans and a dollar. Phil Shank turns in 70 Ready-Jello orders for two dollars, and Ricky Allen posts 381 orders for a final dollar.
The GAA will induct new members in the girls gym on Tuesday December 10. Each new member group will mentor two or three sophomores as noted on the GAA bulletin board.
Sixty five SI S music students attended the NCIC Music Festival in Ottawa on Saturday November 16. Forty one Robed Choir members and twenty four band members formed the 300 voice chorus and 239 piece band. The annual conference includes twelve schools and moves to a new town each year. A concert was held that evening in Kingman Gym at Ottawa High School with band director John Paynter of Northwestern University and chorus director Robert McCowen of Iowa State College.
Koehler and Johnson were elected officers of the YMCA YWCA Co Ed Council. Chuck Koehler is president and Les Johnson is vice president with Janet Wetzell as secretary and Judy Bressler as treasurer. Advisors are Mrs. Henry Poston and Mr Richard Dittman.
A compiled roster of merchants professionals and institutions in Sterling including jewellers clinics insurance banks clothing stores and service firms such as Behrens D D S Gehring's Jewelry Northwestern Life Northwestern Steel & Wire Sears Roebuck and Company and Sterling Theatre all named as patrons or advertisers in the community directory style listing.
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