Whispers Of Hearts And High School Romance Roundup
A playful read of past romances and social scenes at SHS. Notes mention Bob Thomas and Mary Ruth Sears leaving with a break, De Vere Tarvin and Mary Sue Gill at a science talk, and couples like Ruth and Dale or Ruth and Charles. The Sterling Gas Model Club shifts a meeting date for a cheerleader event and coaching staff reshuffles seating in a fourth period assembly spark gossip about youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie
Bob Thomas
Mary Ruth Sears
de Vere Tarvin
Mary Sue Gill
Ruth
Dale
Charles
Sterling Gas Model Club
Nona Olinger
Beis the Wolf
Beverly
June Frysinger
Brick Kelly
Bill Crowley
Lee Jenkins
Daulton
Donald Thome
Margaret
Paul Johnson
June Bell
Bob Prophete
Jean Bennett
Pat Donahue
Rock Island
de Vere
Coach Scheid
Murder in Tin Pan Alley Mystery Pastiches
A noirish parody set in Tin Pan Alley features detective Grummond and narrator solving the murder of songwriter Leonidas Chump. The scene unfolds with eccentric characters including Mrs Chump and the undertaker Sour Puss as dialogue spirals around clues and banter. The piece mentions a continuation on page four and notes a typing class update by Miss Schick with high performers listed among second year students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis E. Lawes
Sing Sing
New York
Murrayhill
Grummond
Leonidas Chump
Miss Schick
Miss Hunt
Thoris Hoak
Robert Salm
Marian Benson
Jeanne Longabaugh
Marian Reaver
Staff Names From The Daily Desk List Of Reporters
A lengthy roster lists staff members including Naomi Beuters Don Fehrenbach Fred Brauer John Platt Ag Bob Salm Lanita Bendewald Charles Geyer Charles Gasso Leola Hunsberger Mary Wilbern Betty Gehring Dale Schumacher Marian Benson Marian Beaver Marjorie Rorick Beverly Wolfe Lillian Bauer Grace Ratzlaff Typists and Reporters named among the newsroom personnel with many individuals such as Betty Falkner Dorothy Pearson Doris Marie Scott Arden Daehler Jason Hopkins and others listed. The compiled names reflect a broad team across typing and reporting roles at the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi Beuters
Don Fehrenbach
Fred Brauer
John Platt
Ag Bob Salm
Lanita Bendewald
Charles Geyer
Charles Gasso
Leola Hunsberger
Mary Wilbern
Betty Gehring
Dale Schumacher
Bob Salm
Marian Benson
Marian Beaver
Marjorie Rorick
Beverly Wolfe
Lillian Bauer
Grace Ratzlaff
Betty Falkner
Dorothy Pearson
Doris Marie Scott
Arden Daehler
Jason Hopkins
Dick Smith
Mary Claire Heaton
Paul Harshman
George Griffith
Helen Lea Hansen
Fern Allen
Mariann Birch
Barbara Flinn
Ruth Ann Castendyck
Charlotte Goetz
Harrison Stone
Bob Fields
Dean Geer
Bob Castendyck
Wanda Wharfield
Marlene Schuldt
Bethel Loos
Lloyd Behrens
Wayne Shore
Mary C. Andrews
Pat Dona
Automobile Toll and Road Safety Reform Call
A dated plea argues forty thousand annual road deaths warrant strict action. It advocates speed limits, rigid licensing exams, and harsher enforcement to curb drunk driving, noting public resistance to traffic reforms and the belief that laws target others.
Isolationist Trade Policy in WWI Era Debate
The article reflects on the tension between commercial relations and political ties with foreign nations. It argues isolation as the best stance, noting past regrets from entering World War I but acknowledging Washington's stance supporting free trade alongside political isolation.
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Washington
Isolationist precedent in Washington's stance cited
The text references George Washington's warning for the United States to remain cautious about foreign entanglements. It argues that past policies failed to surpass his recommended approach and frames the nation as adhering to an isolationist posture.
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United States
George Washington
Those Yanks Addicts Debate Football and Baseball Merit
In a lively contrast of sports opinions readers discuss football and baseball. The argument notes that Yankees never lose anything by graduation, implying ongoing advantages from steady talent and experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankees
Library Revamp Keeps Daylight Flowing In Fall Shift
Library shelves were rearranged this fall to maximize daylight and study areas, with Miss Lovrien assisted by Miss Browne. Verle Yarbrough Dorothea Lanner Charlotte Goetz and Barbara Flinn help organize tasks and book circulation. Freshmen seek hygiene volumes while traffic is supervised daily by Mrs. Marsh and Mr. Small. Sixty to seventy-five students frequent the library, and slips must be stamped on entry and exit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Lovrien
Miss Browne
Verle Yarbrough
Dorothea Lanner
Charlotte Goetz
Charlotte
Pittsburgh
Barbara Flinn
Shake-Up in Class Advisers at S H S
The article notes changes in class adviser assignments for the junior and freshmen classes at S H S with Miss Ludeng assisting Mr DeVoe and Miss Twardock and Miss Turnell guarding freshmen. It also mentions Miss Sherman and Mr Hoogeveen leading sophomores, Miss Echternach remaining senior adviser, seniors saving a quarter weekly, and Miss Edna Good becoming private secretary to Mr Eades after Brown's Business School training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Ludeng
DeVoe
Mr. Twardock
Miss Turnell
Miss Sherman
Hoogeveen
Miss Echternach
Edna Good
Eades
Miss Good
Brown’s Business School
Office Upgrades Bring Mimeo, Typewriters to Board
The office receives a portable mimeograph and two typewriters, a new 18 inch Royal and a Standard Royal. Miss Hussing gains use of a new desk as part of the equipment upgrade for improved workflow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Hussing
High School Couple Wed in Clinton Iowa Ceremony
Marilyn Perry of the senior class married Luther Leseman on October 7 in Clinton Iowa. The bride was supported by her parents Mr and Mrs Sumner Perry as high school friends chaired a post ceremony gathering on Monday October 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Perry
Luther Leseman
Clinton
Iowa
Sumner Perry
Senior Hi-Y Boys Roasting Wieners at Sinniasippi Park
Twenty-five Senior Hi-Y boys roasted wieners at Sinniasippi Park on October 6. Miss Zena Kroger, formerly an English and German teacher at 8. H. 8., now teaches in Chicago, visited old friends here Columbus Day when Chicago schools had a holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinniasippi Park
Zena Kroger
Chicago
Reporter Takes the Census On Popular Names
Sterling High students share common given names as reporter Harlan Ralston catalogs favorites. Boys lead with Robert, John, Donald, William, James. girls show Betty, Mary, Helen, Marian, Dorothy, Jean, June. Counts vary, with several names under ten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling High
Harlan Ralston
Robert
Betty
John
Mary
Donald
Helen
William
Marian
Leland
Dorothy
le Roy
Jean
James
Charles
Marjorie
Richard
Beverly
Freshmen Riposte in Campus Bulletin Boards
A campus note contrasts fres hmen and upperclassmen posts on bulletin boards. One quips about Christmas shopping to dodge traffic while another teases seniors with the countdown to graduation and a jab at Latin and chemistry credits.
Fragmented verse collage with global city references
A playful, nonsensical piece weaving city names and phrases from Moscow Stockholm Dallas and Uruguay. It riffs on spankings, alibis, medicine, and sportsmanship, blending travel names with light humor and cultural snippets.
Bake sale nets neat sum for SAM class
SAM Seniora earned nearly fifty dollars for their class with a cake sale at Cameron's Bakery on October 8 and 15. About 450 cakes and 160 loaves of bread were sold during the two week period. The class will sponsor sales for other local bakeries throughout the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron’s Bakery
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Iber
Tin Pan Alley
Rockies
Euihpaeveetsitercencans Sports
Fabiaqseevecedseeel Exchange
Life
Scheid’s
Moscow
Stockholm
Lone Star
Texas
Dallas
Chile
Bolivia
Uruguay
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