Funeral rites for Moss Hart held in Palm Springs
About 300 theater figures attended the service at Isaiah Temple for Moss Hart 57 who died Wednesday of a heart attack. Hart wrote Lady in the Dark Once in a Lifetime The Man Who Came to Dinner directed My Fair Lady and Camelot. He and wife Kitty Carlisle had moved to California three weeks earlier with children Chris and Cathy. Rabbi Joseph Hurwitz presided and cremation followed privately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Springs
Calif
UPD
Moss Hart
Isaiah Temple
Hart
Camelot
New York
Kitty Carlisle
Chris
Cathy
Prisoners Aid Needy Families in Terra Bella Christmas
Three Tulare County families will have a brighter Christmas thanks to 55 dollars saved by Terra Bella county road camp prisoners who donated earnings from 20 cents a day to buy grocery boxes and a turkey for each family. The inmates, without camp chief Clarence Baker’s knowledge, also repaint and repair toys for other needy children in their off hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terra Bella
Calif
UPD
Tulare County
Baker
Scottsdale High Youth Nominated For AF Academy
Scottsdale High senior David C. Jones is nominated by Senator Barry Goldwater to compete for a United States Air Force Academy appointment. Jones, active in Squires Hi Yo, Sports Lettermen, Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society and Band Lettermen, maintains a 1.2 GPA and ranks in the top fifth of his class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsdale High
David C. Jones
Purdue
Richard Jones
Barry Goldwater
United States Air Force Academy
Dave
Squires Hi-Y
Mu Alpha Theta
J. V
Boy Scouts
Beaver Band
Goldwater
Air Force Academy
Naval Academy
Merchant Marine Academy
Mike Weidner
E. Monte Vista
Scottsdale High School
Tavan 5th Grade Publishes Paper
The Tavan Special is a monthly fifth grade newspaper produced by Mr. Bartlett's class. Editors Andrea Sorenson and DeAnn Lewis oversee four reporters each month, two boys and two girls, with sections on lost and found, a comic strip, school news, and world news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marnel Jones
Barbara Burkhart
Bartlett
Tavan
Andrea Sorenson
DeAnn Lewis
Prince of Peace Lutheran Christmas Services
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church at 3641 N 56th St adds two special services to the regular Sunday schedule. A candlelight service is set for 7 30 p.m. Christmas Eve and a Christmas Day worship service at 10 a.m. on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
N. 56Th St
Scottsdale Teen Scene Recap December 23 1961
Local page highlights teen events and happenings in Scottsdale for Saturday December 23 1961. Mentions clubs, dances, and upcoming social activities aimed at youth readers with brief notices and captions.
Navajo School Yale Program Well Received
The Navajo School Christmas program delighted students from kindergarten through eighth grade with choral performances directed by Marguerite Alex. Eighth graders Pam Boyd Linda Joyce Sue Scholem and Bonnie Mowinski sang as pianist Karen Lindsey accompanied the chorus while gifts for needy families were placed under the tree. The primary grades followed with two plays Santa star Fran cis Maxwell and elves Dottie Boyd and Scott Ruby performed before nativity scenes narrated by Danny Huff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Lindsey
Pam Boyd
Linda Joyce
Sue Scholem
Bonnie Mowinski
Marguerite Alex
Francis Maxwell
Santa Claus
Dottie Boyd
Kimble
Scott Ruby
Danny Huff
Miss Anderson
Hopi Elementary Faculty Dinner Adds Yuletide Cheer
Hopi Elementary School faculty gathered December 16 in the Mandarin Room of the Cloud Club for their annual dinner dance. Ronald Goldby chaired the event as guests enjoyed roast beef din ner music and dancing. Santa visited to assist with the gift exchange and Nancy Kendt created festive table centerpieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopi
Mandarin Room
Cloud Club
Ronald Goldby
Santa
Nancy Kendt
Thief Expected Surprised By Gaily Gift Cat
A Christmas package thief faces an unusual twist in Prescott when a neighbor wraps a dead cat as a gift for cremation. While the cat’s owner and neighbor valued the pet, the wrapped coffin was stolen en route to cremation after the neighbor briefly left to shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prescott
UPI
Our Snowman poem by Supai pupil Michael Goetz
The following poem entitled Our Snowman was written by Michael Goetz a sixth grade student at Supai Elementary School. Come one and all. See our snowman fall. Its scarf is red. And wraps around his head. And its orange nose tis as long as a hose. And his big black hat tis too small for his head. And thats a fact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Goetz
Supai
Tonto School Dance and Early Sports Results
Tonto Elementary held a Snow Ball for seventh and eighth graders with Mrs Hurn and Mr Wickliffe and Mr Wogan as chaperones. In basketball and softball at Hohokam, the A boys won 37 to 19 while B boys 12 to 20, A girls 9 to 10, and B girls 15 to 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurn
Wickliffe
Wogan
Tonto
Hohokam School
Hohokam
Kaibab Christmas Dance Shines Despite Rain
Kaibab students enjoyed a seventh and eighth grade Christmas dance on Dec. 15 in Mr. Starmaker's room after rain postponed outdoor events. John Linke and Brenda Atwell named Snow King and Queen. The Kaibab third annual Christmas program was held Dec. 8 with choruses band and pageant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Starmaker
Snow King
John Linke
Brenda Atwell
Kaibab
Hopi Elementary's Songs of Christmas Program Delights Crowd
Hopi Elementary School staged its Songs of Christmas program on December 19 in the Hopi Room. Fifth and sixth graders sang Rise Up Shepherd and Follow with Bill Martin and David Kimball as soloists. The Twelve Days of Christmas featured head dresses. Marilyn Millett and Diane Faziola led White Christmas and The Christmas Song respectively. The advanced band, led by Mr. Rodney, played carols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopi Elementary School
Leland Haas
Rise Up
Shepherd
Bill Martin
David Kimball
Mrs. Coe
Marilyn Millett
Diane Faziola
Mr. Rodney
Tavan School Beats Hopi In Softball
The Hopi girls faced Tavan School in softball at Hopi. Bettie Simser Pam Cooley and Eileen Saper turned double plays. Tavan won 4 to 1. listed players include Eileen Saper Cindy Northrup Julie Ragland Bettie Simser Michele OConnor Nancy Taner Anna Tanner and alternates Carolyn Koppens Sydney Austin Londa Kennedy and Tom Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bettie Simser
Pam Cooley
Eileen Saper
Cindy Northrup
Julie Ragland
Michele O’connor
Nancy Taner
Anna Tanner
Carolyn Koppens
Sydney Austin
Londa Kennedy
Tom Wright
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KIVA
Patty Morrison
Cathy Williams
Julia Newell
Susan Seitts
Mary Jo O'Connor
Robin Draghli
Debbie Smith
Winton Smith
Joshua Tree
MacDonald Wood
Joseph Hurwitz
Clarance Barker
AF Academy
BY Jan Lindersmith
Scottsdale High Correspondent
David Jones
Prince of Peace
Scottsdale Daily Progress
Teen Scene
Yale
Bonnie Mourinski
BY Coni Rae Good
Tonto School
Caryl Lybrook
Tonto Elementary
Nick
Scottsdale Choral Group
Cora Womach
Ann Tuttle
Jackie Cook
Sue Blackburn
Sherry Wild
Mary Lou van Slye
Patty Arnsberg
BY Toni Donk and
Sandy Huntington
Jingle Bells
BY Jan Volkmar
Mrs. Soderstrom
Hopi School
Tavan School
Pam Henson
Merry Christmas
Arizona Public Service Company
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