Pride and Prejudice at Washington High staged by senior cast
Washington High School presented Pride and Prejudice with a capable, well directed cast led by Bernice Quintus. The 1800 era production featured authentic costumes and brisk scene changes in a single country living room setting. Key roles included Mrs Bennett Shirley Brown and daughter Frances Whisler with strong work from Warren Dare Sara Lu Miller and others.
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Jane Kendall
Washington High School
England
Bernice Quintus
Bennett
Keith Cook
Praneees Whisler
Frances
Bob Burham
Mitzi Smothers
Dale Caldwell
Mary Holbert
Warren Dare
Sara Lu Miller
School Play Staff and Volunteers List
Director Bernice M Quintus Prompter Barbara Etter Stage manager Terry Mathics Stage crew Dramatics class Electrician Lyle Box Property chairman Ina Belle Gault Jo Ann Ross Costume manager Merrie Ellen Zaring Publicity committee Shirley Pinan Mary Lee Weeks Ticket manager Rob Gallo Way Head usher Barbara Crossett Ushers Merry Berdo Ellen Coldwell Donna Durr Jeanne Mangold Maranda Martin Maxine Reeves Julia Zeck Doorman Rob Foster
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Bernice M. Quintus
Barbara [Etter
Terry Mathi
Dramatices Class
Lyle Box
Ina Belle Gault
Jo Ann Ross
Merrie Ellen Zaring
Shirley Pinean
Mary Lee Weeks
Rob Gallo
Way
Barbara Crossett
Merry Berdo
Ellen Coldwell
Donna Durr
Jeanne Mangold
Maranda Martin
Maxine Reeves
Julia Zeck
Rob Foster
Young Clergy Man Leads Delighted Cast In Campus Play
Theatregoers at the high school enjoyed a period piece featuring Harry Coppock as a shy clergy man with sideburns, alongside Marcia Masson Virginia Shepherd Tillie Boileau Gwen Ramsever and others. Bob Foster greeted guests at the door in antique attire. A second performance is tonight. The Michigan legislature weighs a bill to make stealing licensed dogs a felony.
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Harry Coppock
Bennett
Marcia Masson
Virginia Shepherd
Tillie Boileau
Gwen Ramsever
Mary Voorhees
Kathtryn Huber
Bob Foster
Abe Lincoln
Michigan
Japs Unable To Defend Rangoon In Major Burma Push
Allied communique says Japanese armies in Burma were decisively defeated and unable to defend Rangoon as Allied forces seized the capital after a three way assault. Rangoon’s harbor slated for heavy post fall shipping. Okinawa actions include Marine advance toward Naha and B 29 raids on southern Kyushu and Shikoku.
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Burma
Rangoon
Para
Southeast Asian Command
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Thailand
Indo-China
Okinawa
1St Marine
Naha
Kyusu
Shikoku
House Sustains Veto by Truman
President Truman won his first major battle with Congress as the House sustained his veto of a measure deferring essential farm workers to safeguard food production. The veto was sustained 177 to 185 with 242 votes needed to override.
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Washington, D. C
Truman
Congress
House
Washington Country Club Mortgage Paid Off and Membership Growth
Washington Golf and Country Club members learned the mortgage is paid off freeing the club from debt and strengthening the treasury. New memberships stock sales and dues have improved finances and funding for a sinking fund. A membership drive led by Robert Arthur targets selling the remaining stock and adding associate members with a guest night planned for May 10 at the club house.
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Washington Country Club
Washington Golf and Country Club
C. R. Wilson
Marriage License Issued to Stark and Helmick
Joe Stark of Batavia and Aud rey Helmick of Washington secured a marriage license at the courthouse yesterday.
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Joe Stark
Batavia
Audrey Helmick
Washington
Court House
Railway Buys Bonds In Seventh War Loan
War Finance Chairman G E F Mace was informed by Agent Haight that the Burlington road is purchasing 10000 dollars of war bonds in the seventh war loan.
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War Finance
G. E F. Mace
Haight
Burlington Road
Railway
Truman warns no celebration as Europe war ends
President Truman said he hopes there will be no celebration when hostilities end in Europe. White House press secretary Jonathan Daniels quoted him noting a need for national understanding of the ongoing war effort and a radio address to explain the remaining task. He said the president would speak regardless of any announcement of an end to fighting.
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Washington, D. C
Truman
Europe
Jonathan Daniels
White House
America
Daniels
Hite Opens D X Service Station Here Today
Ed Hite announces the opening of a D X service station across from Tucker Chevrolet on West Washington Street. He brings ten years of automotive experience and previously worked as a mechanic at Willits Motor Company. The new station, last operated by Ralph Gibson, offers a full line of D X products plus ignition and brake service.
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Ed Hite
Tucker Chevrolet
West Washington Street
Walter Haight Seriously Injured in Train Collision
Walter Haight of Washington was badly injured when his car was struck by a Burlington train near Martenschule west of Indianola Iowa. He was taken to Broadlawns hospital Des Moines with a badly broken leg and other injuries. Relatives from Washington rushed to Des Moines as Haight, about 70, a retired railway employee, was en route from Washington to Perry to visit family.
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Walter Haight
Washington
Burlington Railroad
Martenschule
Indianola
Iowa
Broadlawns Hospital
Des Moines
Haight
Perry
Mr. Haight
Marion Avenue
National Music Week Planned With Local Programs
National Music Week May 6 12 will feature public musical programs organized by the Fortnightly Club music department led by Edna Klein Carolyn Hamilton and Helen Harvey. Mrs Boyd White heads the department. Church choirs start with special numbers Sunday. A dinner for department members is planned at the Congress hotel Monday. Tuesday's eight oclock recital at United Presbyterian Church features pupils of local instructors. The Municipal band led by Ralph Young will perform.
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Music Department
Edna Klein
Carolyn Hamilton
Helen Harvey
Boyd White
Congress Hotel
United Presbyterian Church
Ralph Young
Japanese Premier Warns War Will Endure Despite Axis Setbacks
Prime Minister Admiral Baron Kantara Suzuki addressed the nation by Tokyo radio saying Germany's loss of Hitler complicates Japan's position in the Far East. He urged readiness to avenge fallen leaders and expressed sympathy for Germany's defeat while vowing to continue fighting for victory and axis dominance.
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Japan
Baron Kantara Suzuki
Peo
Ple
Tokyo
United Press
San Francisco
Suzuki
Germany
Hitler
Europe
Far East
Mussolini
Draft Reduction Seen as Unlikely
Washington May 4. Gen George C Marshall tells House Military Affairs Committee chairman Andrew May that draft calls will not likely drop. He notes the Army cannot meet replacement demands for Eisenhower and MacArthur for May and June with losses averaging about 2000 men daily.
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Washington, D. C
George C. Marsal
Andrew J. May
Dem
House Military Affairs Committee
Marshall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Eisenhower
Nazi Chancellery Fire Report From Moscow May 4
A Moscow based Russian war correspondent reported the Nazi Chancellery was engulfed in flames after Berlin fell. The journalist briefly toured Hitler's office and left quickly, with Soviet censorship not confirming details about Hitler's fate. Lt Col Pavel Troyanovsky described the fast visit in Red Star after Berlin’s last resistance ended.
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Moscow
Berlin
Adolph Hitler
Hitler
Pavel Troyanovsky
Red Star
Lublin Poles Seek Representation at San Francisco Conference
Premier Edward V. Subka Norawski of the Soviet backed Lublin Polish government urged inclusion at the San Francisco conference to decide postwar peace. He said Poland has borne great sacrifices and deserves an honorable place among nations in the peace process.
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United Press
Lublin
San Francisco
Edward V. Subka- Norawski
Lublin Radio
Poland
Soviet Union
P.C.C
First Concert of Season Planned for Wednesday
Weather permitting the season opens with a band concert Wednesday evening at eight in Central Park. The high school band also performs at eight Thursday night in the high school auditorium.
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Central Park
High Schpool
German Surrender Across Northwest Europe Ends Nazi Resistance
Allied forces reported unconditional German capitulation in Denmark and Holland, with field reports of widespread retreat and disintegration of high command. Berlin's war leadership, including Doenitz, faced collapse as British and American troops advanced from Denmark to Austria and Italy, sealing a continuous Allied front from Denmark to the Brenner Pass.
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London
Germany
Denmark
Holland
Bernard L. Montgomery
Norway
Czechoslovakia
Gand
Karl Doenitz
Hitler
Paris
Stockholm
United Press War
Richard D. McMilan
Trol
McMillan
Hepgling
McMilland
High Gert
Thm
Trambure
Copenhagen
Wilhelmshavren
Europe
Ling
Austria
Bavarian
Redoubet
7Th Army
Salzburg
Towand Berchtesgaden
Brenner Pass
Mussolini
U. S. 5Th Army
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Mary
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Lydia
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Mr. Bingley
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Tillie Belleau
Lady Lucas
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Charlotte
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Rangoor
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Minn
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L. BE. Wilson
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