Five Honorary Degrees Awarded at Washington and Lee
Washington and Lee University granted honorary Doctor of Laws to Philip D. Sprouse and Benjamin L. Rawlins, Doctor of Letters to Dr. Thomas D. Clark, and Doctor of Divinity to Bishop Paul N. Garber. The event honored 29 years of service by a retiree and featured remarks linking Paul and General Robert E. Lee as enduring examples of resilience.
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Ole
Ted Pelt
University
Thomas D. Clark
University of Kentucky
Paul N. Garber
Richmond Episcopal
Methodist Church
Washington and Lee
Philip D. Sprouse
U.S
Cambodia
Benjamin L. Rawlins
1963 Needlecraft Catalog Promises New Show Designs
Readers are invited to mail 35 cents plus 15 cents extra for first class mailing to Alice Brooks at the Winchester Evening Star needlecraft department for patterns. The 1963 catalog features over 200 new knit crochet sew weave and embroidery designs with a free pattern offer.
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Alice Brooks
Winchester Evening Star
Needlecraft Dept
P. O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
Jazz Combo Plays on Hot Instruments
Police in San Jose break up a jazz group after juvenile thieves stole $1,000 worth of instruments from 40 schools. Six youths were arrested and another fled. they met daily in a field to practice. One boy on bongos improved enough to target larger drums.
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San Jose, Calif
Jim Guido
Guido
Front Royal Doctors Back Water Plan Petition Urges Public Caution
Local dentists and physicians sign a statement supporting the town council and endorsing groundwater fluoridation as safe and effective. The group says it will not affect water rates or taxes and claims cavities in children will drop. citizens are urged to be cautious signing a petition seeking a public vote.
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Front Royal
E G Smith Seeks Supervisor Post in Springfield District
Officials of the Democratic Committee of Spring field District Page County announced that E G Smith would seek the supervisor position from that district. Smith said he had received backing to pursue the board role.
Gil liam retires as Wash ington and Lee dean of admissions
Dean Gilliam of Washington and Lee University retires as dean of admissions. President Fred C. Cole announces a reorganization to adjust to his loss and Gilliam remains Dean Emeritus. An alumnus of 1917, he joined the faculty in 1926 and later served as dean of students and dean of admissions.
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Lexington
Frank J. Gilliam
Washington and Lee University
Fred C. Cole
Cole
Gilliam
Washington and Lee
Dean Gilliam
New Principal Appointed for Page County High
Lurry Sumner R. Pugh Jr. will take over as principal of Page County High starting July 1 after three years at Gloucester County High. A Woodrow Wilson High graduate, he earned a Hampden-Sydney College bachelor’s and a Longwood College master of education. He succeeds William Wood, who resigned for a Prince William County post.
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Lurry
Sumner R. Pugh
Glouchester County
Page County
Pugh
Woodrow Wilson High
Portsmouth
Hampden-Sidney College
Longwood College
William Wood
Prince William County
Park Facilities Desegregated by Council Action
Clarksville Tennessee mayor says city council authorized desegregation of all park facilities effective last Saturday. The action affects three public pools about 10 baseball or softball fields grills and hiking paths. Theaters schools and most public eating facilities had already been desegregated.
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Clarksville, Tenn
Clarksville
Charles Crow
Crow
Trucking Firm Honors Drivers For Service
Winne company honors eight drivers for service and two more for ceremony awards. Five year recipients include J. Hepner and E. Nicholson among others as the firm reflects on 30 years of growth from a single truck operation to a large freight carrier. Last year the fleet moved 545 725 tons over 18 550 673 miles from Boston to Greenville DC.
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Winne Eee
Cereety Bell Thureday Aeld
J. Brooks
G Combs
V. Clark J. Helsley
G. Hepner
J. Weaver
W. White
2. Sager
B. Barton
G. Bradfield
K. Cather
G. Clark
W. Davis
J. Frye
A. Fox
J. Hepner
E. Jenkins
E. Nicholson
G. Nicholson
W. Skillman
D. Smith
C. Terault
M. Wagner
J. Wood
W. Yost
Mr. Rhodes
Smith Road
Boston
Greenville
D. C
Rouss Fire Co Expands with One Ton Panel Truck
The Rouss Fire Company expects delivery of a new one ton panel truck within two weeks replacing a sold station wagon. The truck will add firefighting and first aid gear to bolster area protection. Elected were Robert A. Henry Charles H. Fisher Gerald O. Toudeau William F. Haines and Victor J. Haines. A chicken barbecu e at Lions Shelter Sen seng Park is set for June 22 from 2 to 8 p m. The Drum and Bugle Corps and a 40 man marching unit will join Hershey parade on June 15.
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Rouss Fire Company
Bill Snapp
Bill Thompson
Bill Haines
E. R
Catholics Say Theyre Saving U S Billions
Roman Catholic Church officials say elementary and secondary Catholic schools save taxpayers over 2.5 billion dollars annually. In Pennsylvania the NCWC notes Catholic parents have saved nearly 2 billion for educating about a half million pupils from 1951 to 1961.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
National Catholic Welfare Conference
NCWC
United States
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W&l
David W. Sprunt
Apostle Paul
Robert E. Lee
Lee
Baby’s Favorites
Stonewall Cemetery
Nationwide Mortgage CO
N. Market Street
Frederick
Maryland
Howard
Moore’s
Winchester
Martinsburg Pike
CORE
Super Stores, Inc
Dean
Rouss Fire Co
U. S
Aerospace Industry
Boston Edison Company
Inland Steel Company
Union Electric Company
John Cussen
N. Cameron Street
Virginia
New Haven
San Francisco
Hagerstown
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Chicago
Minneapolis
Place Bros. Tire Co., Inc
Joe Hershey
Mgr
Plymouth
Valiant
Riverside
Ford
Chevrolet
California
Chapman Motor Co
W. Boscawen ST
Winchester, Va
Berryville, Va
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