Square dance group preserves Western dance heritage
The organization publishes a national square and round dance periodical to keep members updated on jamborees held nationwide. Its aim is to preserve and develop old fashioned Western dances with choreographies and recipes in magazines. Membership is by invitation only and women wear long gay skirts while men wear Western garb. Local prospects may contact Sperry, Bowers, Hickerson, or Heskett.
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Mr. Sperry
Ray Bowers
Middletown
Mr. Hickerson
Ray Heskett
Front Royal
Square Dance Jamboree Hosted by Two Groups
The Valley Promendadors of Middletown and the Rivermont Ramblers of Front Royal co host the first Apple Blossom Square Dance Jamboree at the George Washington Hotel. Ray Hickerson and T Ainsworth Sperry lead the event as chairmen. 15 squares participated in the festivity with weekly club meetings and growing memberships in both groups.
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Ray Hickerson
Mrs. Hicthe
Apple Blossom Square
The
Valley Promendadors
Middletown
Rivermont Ramblers
Front Royal
George Washington Hotel
Sashay
Alemande
T. Ainsworth Sperry
Eee
Harris
Names Do Make News in Burlington Gazette Findings
An advertising salesman found 9128 Burlington residents named in the Burlington Hawk-Eye Gazette Sunday edition, listing residents from southeast Iowa. The newspaper notes include names scattered through the issue, highlighting the reach of local publicity.
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Burlington, Iowa
Burlington Hawk-Eye Gazette
Ascension Day Service Planned at Centenary Church
Centenary United Church of Christ Evangelical and Reformed will hold a 7:30 p.m. Ascension Day worship service on Thursday to mark Jesus Christ rising 40 days after Easter. All church members and community friends are invited. Rev. Henry W. Korinth is pastor.
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Centenary United Church of Christ, Evangelical and Reformed
Jesus Christ
Centenary Church
Henry W. Korinth
India Will Grant Asylum to Tibetan Refugees
New Delhi AP report says Prime Minister Nehru pledged India will grant asylum to all Tibetan refugees unless there is evidence against any individual. About 8,700 Tibetans have crossed the Himalayas into India via various passes as unrest in Lhasa against the Chinese Communists continues.
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India
New Delhi
Minster Nehru
Vari
Inaia Asean
Lhasan
Pleasant Grove News Briefs Highlights Local Socials
Local families and couples from Pleasant Grove and nearby towns attended Apple Blossom festivities and church revivals. Respective gatherings included visits to Washington, revivals at Union Chapel and Stephens City, and weekend stays with relatives across Ohio and Virginia.
Prom King and Queen to Be Crowned at Clarke County High
Clarke County High School will crown a prom king and queen at the annual Junior-Senior Prom. The dance is Friday from 8:30 p.m. to midnight with Jack Fretwell's Orchestra providing music.
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Berryville
Clarke County High School
Jack Fretwell
Plymouth Swivel Seat Lets You Enter and Face Front Easily
The ad promotes Plymouth low-price cars offering a wide front door, a Swivel Seat that rotates for easy entry and a front-facing seating position without ducking knees. It touts the Torsion Aire Ride as standard on all models and highlights improved visibility in all directions with optional features and Sport Fury as standard.
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Plymouth
Millwood Socials and Nearby Gatherings Show Busy Social Season
Millwood Socials notes a Pony Club ride from Rhein's gate toward Woodley with attendees including Mrs. Stuart Brown Jr and Ben Harrison. The column lists dinners at Col William Shipp's home and intimate gatherings for Miss Vaida Boy-Ed, Mr. Charles Robbins, and other guests, plus attendance at the Warrenton Goldcup Races and a fashion-show planning meeting.
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Millwood
Pony Club of the
Blue Hunt
Rhein’s Gate
Charles Stuart
Florida
Pochon
Roland Mitchell
Vaida Boy-Ed
Charles Robbins
New York
Richard Dole
M. Tyson Gilpin
Agnes Mitchell
Alexander Mackay-Smith
Anus
Elkridge
Harford
Treviranus
Archer
Sarah Chester
Cirencester
England
Wendy Watkins
William Watkins, III
Page Mitchell
A. W. Sommaripa
Admiral
Paul Pihl
Thomas Byrd
Sommaripa
Augustus Thorndike
Boston
Charles Thorndike
California
William Bell Watkins
Walter Lee
Front Royal
Langhorne Dick
the Rocks
Adm
William B. Watkins
George Glaysher
Randolph Tayloe
Tyree Dillard
George Greenhalgh
Pete
Tom Dunning
Pete de Launay
Alexander Mackay Smith
Sam Birch
Judge Beacon
Richard Reid
John McIntosh
Lynchburg
Beverley Randolph
Washington
True
Berryville
Greenway Garden Club
William B. Watkins, Jr
Mother and Boy Friend Admit Fatally Hurting Two Sons
In San Diego a mother Wanda Brogdon 33 and her unemployed boyfriend Kenneth Merriam 36 calmly described planning and killing Brogdon boys ages 3 and 5. They led officers to the mountain scene after bars and returned to Merriam’s sister’s home. The case flags a family tragedy following a Rockford, Illinois meeting.
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San Diego
Calif
Here
Kenneth
Archie Merriam
Wanda Brogdon
Merriam
David Wayne Brogdon
Virgil Brogdon Jr
Dist
Don Keller
Cynthia
Tains
Tom Isbell
Margaret Schmitter
Spring Valley
Spring Valley. When Mrs. Schmitter
Sheriff's Office
Mrs. Schmitter
Watkins couple to Philadelphia this Thursday
Mr and Mrs William B Watkin plan a trip to Philadelphia on Thursday and Friday of this week. Peter and Thomas Dunning were home over the weekend with a schoolmate Pete De Launay from Charlottesville.
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Memphis
Tenn
William B. Watkins
Philadelphia
Peter
Thomas Dunning
Pete de Launay
Charlottesville
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Lamar Owens
Catlett
Betty Lau
Helen Cottrell
Kathryn Gazelle
Frances Uhr
John Coryell
Army Map Service
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Ray Haines
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Union Chapel
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James Patterson
Stephens City
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Smokey Hollow
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Ymouth
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A. R
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Sun
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Leggett
White
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Winchester
Florist
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