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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1957
Page
9
Lena Horne and Ricardo Montalban will co star in the musical Jamaica on Broadway in the fall after trial runs in Philadelphia and Boston. Montalban last appeared as a Japanese dancer in Bayonara before this major stage role.
Mrs. Ruby Pickett of San Diego won 65 007.80 from a two dollar wager at Caliente race track on Sunday. She hit the winners of races five through ten in the tracks 5 10 betting special setting a North American turf payoff record. The Naval Air Station employee said it was her second visit to the races. Last week Charles Pierson of Los Angeles set the previous payoff record with 63 335.
Britain and Malaya ended the 1948 binding pact and signed a new federation agreement making Malaya an independent member of the Commonwealth effective August 31. In a ceremony at King's House Sir Donald MacGillivray and 14 Malay sultans and tribal chiefs signed the document as Malaya moved toward equal partnership in the Commonwealth.
A dense schedule of programs across channels shows Behind Badge and other varied fare on Channel 4, Channel 5 features news and entertainment including Waterfront and Dugout Chatter, while Channel 9 offers Cisco Kid and Late Show with The Moon Is Down.
A dense list of daytime TV slots and theater programs airing on Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. includes Tic Tac Dough It Could Be You Tex & Jinx Club Susie Queen for a Day Modern Romances Comedy Time Bride and Groom and more. The lineup features talk shows dramas game shows and live performances across Channel 7 with hosts like Liberace Eddie Cantor and Gale Storm.
The text notes a shift from Britain guiding Malay states to new ties of sentiment, mutual trust, and respect. The Sultan of Kedah, chairing the Council of Rulers, thanks Her Majesty's government for enabling independence. Malay states have been British protectorates for 43 to 73 years, except during Japanese occupation. Singapore remains a crown colony.
Vacation Church School began yesterday at 9 am at the First Presbyterian Church. It runs two weeks with daily sessions from 9 to 11 20 each morning Monday through Friday. The program closes Friday August 14 at 11 30 am with the theme of the schools bas-
The article lists teachers for a church school divided into Kindergarten Primary and Junior Departments. It names Miss Mary C. Smith as director and provides full faculty rosters including four year olds and five year olds teachers, plus department leaders and staff such as Miss Sara Tanquary Mrs Donald Long Mrs Ivan Kline Cindy Miller Marian Miller and others.
New York sources report longtime Hollywood actress Anne Baxter will appear in a forthcoming project, drawing attention to her storied career and ongoing presence in the film scene.
Actress makes her bow on Broadway on October 30 in the Carson McCullers play The Square Root of Wonderful at the National Theater.
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