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Newspaper
Free Press
Location
Trumansburg, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1968
Page
19
A reader letter from Trumansburg Central School warns against a dangerous trend in the girls room where peers press on necks to cause fainting. The note questions potential for serious injury and urges stopping the practice before an accident occurs.
The 1968-69 TCS basketball squad under Coach Somerville features Cyril Stephens Steve Garner and Bruce Harris as starters with Millspaugh Chase and Lutes competing for two guard spots. JV call ups include Burr Carver Duddleston Polce Snow Updike Lutes. Holiday Tournament host Trumansburg returns with Walcott Mt. Carmel and Southern Cayuga on December 28 and 30 with admission 50 cents students 75 cents adults.
School activities include Emily Selover seventeenth birthday party and plans for winter ski lessons at Greek Peak Cortland. Seniors prep for November thirty dance co chairs Nancy Hough Charlene Oliver. Cortland State tour and foreign exchange students visit. National Honor Society induction, Scribblings candy sale, and November speakers. Cast party for The Silver Whistle. Thespian bus trip to Ithaca High Drama.
Tburg capped another winning season finishing 5 1 in league play and 6 2 overall. The squad’s dramatic 30 20 victory at Athens Pa stood out as the year’s highlight and was followed by a late run of three straight wins sparked by Gorilla Milk.
A puzzler finds no fishy clues this month and reports no suspicious activity. The feature notes a calm period with no notable crimes or incidents to highlight.
The school held a meeting to plan the Senior Ball and other topics. A drawing selected a recipient for gas or cash prizes. Ric Lewis won after careful consideration. A $100 prize dinner was set for December 10 1968 at Jefferson Motor Inn Watkins, postponed from November 1 due to weather. Tickets for the ball are $3 per couple and the event runs November 30 with the Quepasa Band entertaining.
Tru mansburg freshmen led by Mr Roger Chapman plan a winter party with skating and snowman building. Indoor activities left to individual choice and venue yet to be decided amidst multiple site suggestions.
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