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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1961
Page
12
Henry Whiting local attorney will be guest speaker at the Kiwanis weekly luncheon tomorrow at 12 15 p m at the George Washington Hotel His topic The Importance of Making a Will highlights estate planning basics for members.
The James Wood Kiwanis Key Club holds its monthly meeting tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the War Memorial Building. A police department officer will speak. The annual light bulb sale will be discussed and teams formed. All members urged to attend.
Jurer Jay Page Stewart David Gruver and others named as officers for the Juvenile Grange with installation set for Sept 29 at 7 pm. Meeting nights changed from the 2nd and 4th Thursdays to Fridays during school months. Three new members were received by application. The Shenandoah Valley Motel Association Southern Division meets September at the Luray Motel and Restaurant on Wednesday at 11 a.m.
Junior Evening Star invites readers to gates for Saturday afterno on events at Handley Bowl with continuing coverage of afternoon sport activities.
List of Handley High School 1961 graduates and their post school plans. Many entries show employment at banks, shops, hospitals, manufacturing firms, or construction, with several joining the military branches. A subset remain undecided about their fall plans.
Students erupt with GO FIGHT GO as the Wednesday pep assembly for the Judges opens with strong energy. The crowd bursts into cheers and school spirit fills the gym.
Under Mr Strance the pep band played new marches while Cindy Miller and the varsity cheerleaders taught new yells. Karen Cowsert praised the squad for winning first at a national cheer camp as Coach Siebert urged enthusiasm and team support this season.
Co chairmen Steve Butler and Gretchen Higgs assign alternate stand chairmen this year. Saturday, Steve Bauserman leads Stand 1, Betsy Baker Stand II, Julie Glass Stand III, James Sirbaugh Stand IV. Kitchen patrol is Judy Wolfe and Janet Shawen.
On Handley campus during and after school archery practice began last week with 19 girls from grades 10 to 12 competing for first second and third place. The event encourages precision and safety as students aim for bullseyes while navigating campus activity.
Forecast includes Wednesday Chapel with Rosalind Butler and Anne Milton plus Anne Clare Dick at piano. Thursday hosts Thespian Club during advisory. Friday Chapel features Mel inda Williams, Marcalla Cunningham and Shirley Miller on piano. Saturday lists Little League at 12 30 and Varsity home game at 2. Monday Chapel lists Patricia Strosnider and Carole Miller with Patricia Brum back on piano. Tuesday Monogram Club meets during advisory.
In St Louis a 77 year old Thomas Francis McGowan and his 52 year old daughter Marie Dollard died seven minutes apart on Monday from cancer. Both had been ill about two years. Dollard is survived by her husband. McGowan had two other sons and another daughter.
Sir Winston Churchill's personal World War II messenger David Barber died in an Adelaide hospital at age 70. Barber served as head messenger in Britain's Intelligence Service and ensured secure delivery of top secret World War I documents.
Reginald Kell, famed clarinetist and educator, will hold a clarinet clinic at the G & M Music Center in Winchester tomorrow at 7 15 p m DST. Organizers say the informal event aims to exchange ideas and promote musical knowledge for the community.
Dr. Guy Frank announces Shepherd College Artist Series 1961 1962 opening. On Thursday at 8 00 p m the world famous Don Cossack Chorus performs in the large gymnasium PE building. The chorus formed in Prague 1933 includes White Russian émigrés who opposed Communism.
The Frederick County Pomona Grange hosted Middletown Subordinate Grange with strong turnout. Thirteen new members joined Tomona. The White Hall Resolution on Farm to Market Roads advanced to state level. Next meeting to be held with Tri-District Grange at Fawcetts Gap. Delegates were elected for the State Convention near Washington October 19 to 21.
General admission for the Shep herd College concert is one dollar. Public school pupils are admitted for fifty cents.
Gilbert Forbes 57 veteran war correspondent and newscaster died Monday after a long illness. He began in radio in St Louis and Joliet in the 1930s and joined WFBM Indianapolis in 1937. He was born in St Louis. Also noted an old penny motto reading Mind Your Own Business.
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