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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1962

Page

3

Handel's Messiah Presented by Griffith-Chancel Choir

The Griffith Methodist Chancel Choir with Western High School singers and pros perform the Third Advent Sunday portion of Handel's Messiah tomorrow at 9 am under director Artorie Dickinson. Margaret Hannah is organist. Soloist Betty Rankin joins the program with Bonnie Leavitt and Ruth Naylor. Rankin earned Metropolitan Opera reps from Nevada in January and has a long perform road including a NATO-related program and Miss Vanessi in Kiss Me Kate.

Griffith Methodist Chancel Western High School Artorie Dickinson Margaret Hannah God Betty Rankin Onrano Metropolitan Opera Nevada Myron Barnes Heidelberg Conservatory of Music Tiffin Ohio Fran Evans Julliard School of Music NATO Command Miss Vanessi Tate Fontgomery Little Theater Bonnie Leavitt Ruth Naylor Griffith Las Vegas

Baptist Pastor Plans Sermon On Stewardship

Pastor Charles H. Ashcraft of First Southern Baptist Church will preach on Stewardship this Sunday at 11 am using the feeding of the 5,000 as the scriptural example. An 7:30 pm continuation will include the church budget for 1963. The Youth and Legato Choirs will sing Christmas music under T D Rice.

Charles H. Ashcraft First Southern Baptist Church East St. Louis Jesus Legato T. D. Rice

Christmas Services Planned at First Baptist Church

Rev Melvin Pekrul will preach on the shepherd who stayed behind to tend the sheep at 9:30 and 11 a.m. services. Special music includes carol choir anthems and a violin solo The Holy City by Betty Lantz. Nursery care, Sunday School at 9:30, and 7 p.m. Christmas Program with colored slides led by Rev Jim Christian.

First Baptist Church Bethlehem Pekrul Holy City Betty Lantz Jim Christian

SUN Records Still Available

The SUN's Learn-A-Language offer continues with daily pickup of records. The collection includes seven foreign tongue records, an English record, and a recording of astronaut John Glenn's first space flight.

John Glenn

Jack Entratter Re-Elected President at Sands Hotel

On the eve of its tenth anniversary the Sands Hotel board unanimously re-elected Jack Entratter as president and chairman of the board Carl Cohen as executive vice president and Frank Sinatra as vice president for five years.

Sands Hotel Jack Entratter Carl Cohen Frank Sinatra

Icy Roads Cause Crash injures Airman Near Nellis

An ice slick on Nellis Blvd near East Charleston Blvd caused a rollover at 7 15 am injuring Richard Cigert 30 of 4940 Dunkirk Ave. He was taken to Nellis Base Hospital after losing control while driving north on the icy stretch alighting the vehicle.

Las Vegas Nellis Air Force Base Richard Cigert Dunkirk Ave Nellis East Charleston Blvd

Greyhound Launches Direct Las Vegas to Southern California Service

Greyhound Lines unveils a new interstate connecting-bus service for Las Vegas travelers heading to Santa Ana Long Beach and other Southern California coastal cities. The direct routes bypass Los Angeles via San Bernardino with through Las Vegas Los Angeles Super Scenicruiser schedules, starting from Las Vegas at 4 15 am and 11 10 am.

Greyhound Lines Las Vegas Santa Ana Long Beach California G. T. Lowman Greyhound San Bernardino Calif Los Angeles Lowman

Holiday Safety Campaign Launched In Nevada

Governor Grant Sawyer urged Nevadans to join a holiday safety drive from December 9 to January 2. The focus covers home and highway hazards after last year’s Christmas season claimed 21 lives. The Nevada Highway Patrol and Industrial Commission safety groups will lead the effort urging citizens to obey traffic laws and avoid drinking before driving.

Grant Sawyer John Duarte Nevada Highway Patrol Dave Doty Nevada Industrial Commission Sawyer Carson City

DPMA Executive to Talk At Christmas Banquet

The Data Processing Management Association plans a Christmas banquet Monday at 8 p.m. in the Thunderbird Hotel Tonopah Room. National executive vice president Robert Gilmore will be the principal speaker, visiting Las Vegas for three days and residing in Torrance, California. A grab-bag gift exchange will cap the event.

DPMA The Data Processing Management Association Tonopah Thunderbird Hotel David Thornton Robert Gilmore Gilmore Las Vegas Torrence Calif Information, Inc

The Messiah Theme for Sunday Talk at First Methodist

Rev. Robert M. Brashares will preach on The Messiah at 9:15 and 11 a.m. The choir will sing portions of Handel. A special service at 7 p.m. will present The Song of Christmas arranged by Fred Waring.

Robert M. Brashares First Methodist Church South Third St Fred Waring

Former Minister Named Schweppes Managing Director

London reports Harold Watkinson former Defense Minister was appointed managing director of Schweppes Ltd on Thursday night.

London UPI Harold Watkkinson Schweppes, Ltd

GMS Las Vegas Newspaper Masthead Names Directors

The piece lists staff roles at the Las Vegas GMN Inc daily morning paper including president HM Greenspun and executives such as Ray Germain Norman White Barbara Greenspun and H M Greenspun. It notes offices at 990 South Main Street Las Vegas Nevada and affiliations with press associations and national bureaus.

HM. Greenspuin Ray Germain Norman White Barbara Greenspun H. M Greenspun Las Vegas GMN, Inc 990 South Main Street Nevada

Early oil gusher in Burkesville disappoints salt drill

In Burkesville Kentucky UPI reports one of America’s first oil gushers dated to 1829. The strike proved a disappointment as Dr John Croghan was drilling for salt and instead tapped oil minds.

Burkesville, Ky UPI America John Croghan

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