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To Receive Eagle Award for James Vail
James Vail age 14, son of Mr and Mrs William D Vail of 3124 First Avenue AW, will receive the Eagle Scout rank Monday at Hoover School during a 7 pm court of honor. A Taft junior high student and school band member, he joined Boy Scouts as a tenderfoot in 1968, earned Life Scout last August, and has held roles including den chief assistant patrol leader and senior patrol leader. He is a Troop 14 scribe, Order of the Arrow member, completed the mile swim, attended summer camp two years, and attends St Jude Catholic Church.
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James Vail
William D. Vail
First Avenue
Hoover’ School
Taft’ Junior High
St. Jude's Catholic, Church
Boy Scouts
Order of the Arrow