Jordan High Names Queen and Honor Court at Snowflyke
Claire Barker was named Snowflyke Queen at Jordan High's annual all-school party. Her court included two senior attendants Phyllis Hess and Shirley Bottels, with juniors Lanny Consalve and Jan Carpenter and sophomores Sue Cer Win and Sendy Howard. The ceremony surprised attendees as gifts and dancing followed, marking the start of the holiday season for about 400 students.
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Claire Barker
Jordan
Phyllis Hess
Shirley Bottels
Lanny Consalve
Jan (Arpenter
Sue Cer
Win
Sendy Howard
Sante’ Egians
Tvanous Jordan
Wilton High Spanish Club Party Today
The Wilton High Spanish Club plans a Christmas party from 7 to 9:20 PM at Penny Pitata’s home. The evening features candy, small toys, and Spanish carols, with cake and a sale to raise funds for club activities. Committee members include Sandra Armstrong and Sue Walcott.
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Wilton High
Penny It
Geous
Sandra Armstrong
Sue Walcott
Key Club Raises Funds For Christmas Care Fund
The club, led by president Bill Bennett and officers Chucks Mercifiel and Bob Benigne, plans a rummage sale and multiple fund drives. Proceeds support needy families through the Christmas Care Fund, with additional efforts including car washes, games, dates, and paper drives.
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Bill Bennett
Chucks Mercifiel
Bob Benigne
Mney
Key Club
Kiwanis Club
Millikan and Wilson Concert Set Monday
Christmas season events at Millikan and Woodrow Wilson High School feature the Rems’ Christmas Concert Monday with performances by the Cavalry Choir Senior Girls Glee Junior Giraffe Glee and Boys Glee. Faculty and student groups, led by Mr Pappt, will accompany. Sophomore classes raise funds and food donations for families. a clothing drive for Hungarians and a Christmas party for Millikan girls are planned with gifts for needy children.
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Millikan
Rems
Woodrow Wilson i
High Sehans
Setior
Correa
Robert W. Bowdrs
Pappte
Arccompany
Hose
Elsss
MiLikas
Robert Bawter
Dre Jean Henson
SAA Heir i
Janet Darrington
Anita Cruitt
Kathe Sire
Second Oldest Air Force Sergeant Reenlists at 65
In Manchester Roy Baxter aged 63 from Alton reenlisted for six years, claiming to be the second oldest enlisted serviceman in the nation. He lost his son Roy Jr in World War II at Wake Island in early battles. Baxter cites prior service in Europe and the Pacific as his motivation.
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Manchester
Roy Baxter
Alton
Friday Ree
J Gaxter
Ae Nation
New-Womn
Eurapr
Ifs
Roy Jr
Wake Island
Poly Juniors Lead Food Drive For Needy
The Poly High junior class 43 sponsors a fund drive to aid the needy with a goal of 1,200 cans. Collections are in United States history and government classes, with four awards to the winning class. Jim Series, Roger Browning, and Nancy Loder head plans for the drive as interclass contests place the Juniors second. The next interclass event is class dues in January.
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Poly High School 43
United States
Ayrard
Jim Series
Roger Browning
Nancy Loder
Californians vote turnout drops from 1952 record
Secretary of State Frank M. Jordan said 6,408,821 registered voters went to the polls last month, about 8.36 percent. The figure trails the 1952 record when 5,200,693 voted, marking the first decline in turnout in years.
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Sacramento
Frank M .Jordan
Rockhounds Form Charity Drive at Wilson High School
The Rockhounds club formed to run a Christmas Cheer Fund proceeds benefiting the Rockhounds charity, meeting at Wilson High School in Room 1 during activity periods. Pledges include $107. Led by Boblmade, Standley, and Warley Worris, the group operates under Mrs sponsorship with a new science chair overseeing fundraising efforts.
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Wilson High School
House of Salee
Boblmade
I Standley
Warley Worris
Prasidii
Handling a Girlfriend Best-Maced Approach in Youths
In this advice column a teen questions how to renew friendship with a returning girl he loves. Elinor Ward suggests staying positive, inviting her to a comfortable activity, and calling again if she is unavailable, to clarify longing and future plans.
Floods Char West Virginia Hit Wide Areas
Floods swept sections of West Virginia after days of rain ending Friday. A drowning occurred in Congress and the body of a local employee from Gorgas was found downstream near Clarksburg. Schools were closed across three counties and portions of two others with recovery continuing as showers persisted and streams began to recede. The flood marked the worst in 40 years for Spencer, a town of 2,500 north of here.
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Charlestown
West
Spencer
Phantom sniper shoots woman on highway near Goleta
A woman, Virginia Way Woods, 48, was shot at least four times while riding in a car on Highway 101 north of Goleta. The assailant, described as a phantom sniper, fled. no other injuries reported. NAACP leaders and state officials clashed over access to local records tied to a court order. Calhoun Viste Benees faced contempt charges. a judge ordered records turned over to the state, with potential suspension of his sentence if complied.
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Woods
Stur
NAACP
Avorgia
Heuract Pe Goleta
Weeds
Naacbi
Pontin
Wlimm Strorland
Strickland
Calholin
Pye
Calhoun
Prigen
Shane
Fye
Celhoun
Srong
Allies Must Get Out or No Oil in Syria
Syria says Allied forces must withdraw or oil flow via pipelines to the Syrian coast stalls. U S pressure rises as Hoover demands immediate steps to resume flow. British French and Israeli actions in Egypt and the Suez blockage continue to threaten energy exports from Iraq through Syria to Banyas.
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Syria
Ballis
Splrj
Jam Moose Jr
United States
Moose
Wilaemas
Katlas
Sina
Egypt
Hoover
Britain
France
Suez Canal
Britiso
United Nations
Batie
Iraq
Syrian
Banyas
Byvlan
State Department
Man
Jalil al Rawi
Tregi
Baghdan
Damascus
Refugees Flee Into Austria From Hungary Across Border
Nearly 1,000 refugees crossed the Hungary Austria frontier in the last 24 hours as Russian troops tighten controls. Austrian police report 401 seen in daylight Friday with 564 counted by 9 a.m. Others moved to camps in Burgenland. Red Cross groups will care for 28,000 refugees in large camps nationwide. By year end 38,000 expected under new coordination.
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Vienna
Hungary
Eisenstadt
Hunary
Leck
Draven Tesi
Oftijs
Ausiela
Red Cross
Austria
Press Club Proxy Elects Washington Leader President 1857
Washington based press figure Jee-son J. Grant was elected president of the National Press Club for 1857 at Friday night proceedings Grant, then vice president of the Newspapermen's Club, succeeds Frank Holeman of the New York Daily News.
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Washington
Jee
J. ‘Grant
U. S. News and World Report
National Press Club
Grant
Mewspalberman's Club
Succeefa Frank Holeman
New York Daily News
Auto School in Trouble Over State License Revocation
Sacramento state officials revoke the license of Compania Auto Mivilistica Mexican of Los Angeles after discovery of pencils printed with yes or no answers on exam sheets. The director Candido Ensune Carlos Castille claims the pencils were found when a student in Oxnard mixed up the test materials. Authorities say three Spanish language question sets and three answer sets existed on each pencil.
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Pencil Knows
California Department of Motor Vehicles
Los Angeles
Associated Press
Sacramento
Paul Bfazon
Mater Vehiste
Compania Automivilistica Mexican
Brodawry
Ma San
Jtrede Orosco
Oxnard
Mason Arid
Candido Ensune
Carlos Castille
Dlractor
Seid
Two Marines Cleared of Cruelty Charges at Base
A general court martial acquitted two Marines at Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station of maltreatment and cruelty to two AWOL Navy prisoners. Sp t Don F Benmet 21 son of her and Mrs Ray Dennett of Flushing Mich and Cpl EO Bazlett 19 son of R E Hazlent of Alston Mass were named in the case.
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Marine Corps Air Station
Spt
Don F. Benmet
Ray Dennett
Flushing
Mich
Mich, and Cpl, Eo, Bazlett
R. E. Hazlent
Alston, Mass
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