October 29, 1942 - Holocaust: In the
United Kingdom, leading clergymen and political figures held a public
meeting to register outrage over
Nazi
Germany's persecution of
Jews.
October 29, 1948 - In Germany, a 30 day valid "Interzonepass" was
required to travel between the different sectors.
October 29, 1989 - A public mourning, involving over 20,000 East
Berliners, was observed with a minute of silence for the people who had been
killed while trying to flee over the Berlin Wall.
October 29, 1996 - An auction was held to sell the artwork that had been
stolen by the Nazis during the German occupation of Austria during World War II.
Thursday, October 28, 1965 - Saxophonist
Earl Bostic
(born 25 Apr
1913 in
Tulsa,
Oklahoma)
died of a heart attack while performing with his band in
Rochester, New York
at the
age of 52.
Always the consummate showman, he appeared on the
Soupy Sales TV show and performed the
Soupy Shuffle better than Soupy while playing the saxophone.[8]
THIS DAY IN
1965:
Friday, October
29, 1965 - Just nuffin' at all happened on this day - zero - nada - zilch. Go
figure.
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From Norris Perry (Warwick HS - '59) of
VA -
08/05/10 - "Vote for Grace (REPEATED)":
This is my daughter Laura's dog in a contest to be on the cover of a bag
of dog food.
Vote every day for Grace. Thanks.
Oh, Laura is your
daughter, Norris!
Well, that makes it all the more important!
YIKESARONI-RINI!
Grace's ratings have dropped
considerably since I left town and stopped nagging you!!! The last
time I checked Grace had 3974 votes and Dollar had 6033 votes. This just
cannot be allowed to continue!!! Y'all "git
back to work!"
Vote early, vote often
(or at least cast your allotted daily vote)!!!
From My Sister, Eleanor Buckley Nowitzky ('59)
of NC - 10/25/10 - "Your reunion":
Carol,
Thank you for letting
me go to your reunion with you. I saw some people I knew and met
people I had only heard about.
Thank me?!?
Thank you, Lady!
You're the one who picked me
up from the airport, let me stay with you, and drove me around
everywhere and back again!
Renee(Dick Romulus -
Booker T. Washington HS - '80 - of Northern VA) came to Newport News
especially to see you. Wasn't it fun to be with her and to go to Doumars?
Really?!?
Oh, WOW!
I somehow missed that news flash!
I thought she'd just come down to see
her daddy (Rennie Dick - '54 - of VA)!
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Rennie and Renee
We really had fun spending time with
Cheryl (White
Wilson - John Marshall HS - '64 - of VA). She is so delightful.
It is so good to hear the Virginians talking.
Love,
Eleanor
Oh, absolutely! We
always have such grand and glorious fun with Cheryl!
I think I'm going to
telephone
Pete
and
Becky Crank Tench(both '65 of VA) on a regular basis just so
I can listen to their beautiful soft accents!
Here are
some souvenirs of our visit there Saturday morning. What a surprise to
find Al Doumar himself there making fresh cones! Apart from the sheer
nostalgia of it all, the barbeque and sundaes were of course absolutely
delicious, and the prices seem to be from some other decade!
YUM!
YUM! Thanks,
Renee!
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Saturday, October 16, 2010
2010 Menu
Al Doumar and Eleanor Buckley
Nowitzky ('59) of NC
Al Doumar
Al Doumar
I've added these
to our Doumar's page - which hadn't been updated in six years!!!
From My Sister, Eleanor Buckley Nowitzky ('59)
of NC - 10/25/10 - "Whispering
Grass":
Carol,
Thank you for
"Whispering
Grass." As soon as I heard the
Ink Spots sing it, I remembered more details. We
had a blue over-stuffed chair close to the record
player. I played "Whispering Grass" by the Ink Spots
over and over. It was fun to lie sideways across the
chair with my head on one arm and my legs over the
other. I usually rode my bike, but my knee was
recovering from the only bike fall I had. My knee
was skinned so badly that I could see the bone, which
greatly intrigued me. Until I heard the music, I had
forgotten why I was listening to the records. And now
you know the rest of the story.
Love,
Eleanor
Oh. Ohhhh.
OHHHH! OH, WOW!
Thanks again, Eleanor!
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From My Husband, Paul Harty (Bardolph HS, IL - '61) of IL - 10/24/10
- " To Those Born 1920 - 1979":
TO ALL THE KIDS
WHO SURVIVED THE 1930's, 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's!!
First, we survived being born to mothers
who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant.
They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can and didn't
get tested for diabetes.
Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby
cribs covered with bright colored lead-base paints.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, locks on doors or
cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had baseball caps not helmets on
our heads.
As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no
car seats, no
booster seats,
no seat belts, no air bags, bald tires and sometimes no brakes.
Riding in the back of a pick- up truck on a warm day was always a
special treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle.
We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and no
one actually died from this.
We ate cupcakes, white bread, real butter and bacon. We drank
Kool-Aid made with real white sugar. And, we weren't overweight.
WHY?
Because we were always outside playing...that's why!
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we
were back when the streetlights came on.
No one was able to reach us all day. And, we were OKAY.
We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then
ride them down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes.
After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the
problem .
We did not have Play stations, Nintendo's and X-boxes. There were no
video games, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no
surround-sound or CD's, no cell phones, no personal computers, no
Internet and no chat rooms.
WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!
We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were
no lawsuits from these accidents.
We would get spankings with wooden spoons, switches, ping pong
paddles, or just a bare hand and no one would call child services to
report abuse.
We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live
in us forever.
We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with
sticks and tennis balls and, although we were told it would happen,
we did not put out very many eyes.
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door
or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them.
Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who
didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!!
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard
of. They actually sided with the law!
These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers,
problem solvers
and inventors ever.
The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new
ideas.
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned
how to deal with it all.
If YOU are one of them, CONGRATULATIONS!
You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to
grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated so
much of our lives for our own good.
While you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how
brave and lucky their parents were.
BOY HOWDY!
Thanks, Dools!
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From Jane
Chambers of VA -
07/01/09, 02/07/10, AND 07/31/10 - "CNC BOOK BROCHURE & AD" AND 61-62 DECADERS ADDENDA AND DRAMATIC WORKSHOPS STUDENTS:
1. Thursday, November 4, 2010 - The NNHS Class of
1955 holds Lunch Bunch gatherings on the first Thursday of every month
at Steve & John's Steak House on Jefferson Avenue just above Denbigh
Boulevard in Newport News at 11:00 AM. The luncheon is not limited to
just the Class of '55; if you have fiends in that year, go visit with
them.
2.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - The NNHS Class of June 1942 meets at noon
on the second Wednesday of every other month for a Dutch treat lunch at
the James River Country Club, 1500 Country Club Road. PLEASE JOIN THEM.
Give or take a few years makes no difference. Good conversation, food
and atmosphere. For details, call Jennings Bryan at 803-7701 for
reservations.
3.
Sunday, December 12, 2010 - Noon to 4:00 PM - Holiday Open House at the
Chamberlin Lobby - Go see Brownie!
4.
Saturday, April 30, 2011 - The NNHS Class will have a Luncheon. Team
Leaders are Mickey Marcella (mcmiceli@verizon.net
- 757-249-3800), Betty Hamby Neher
(bjneher@cox.net - 757-898-5099), and Dr. Harry Simpson
(hdsdds@aol.com - 804-694-0346). -
CLASS OF 1954
5.
Saturday, July 9, 2011 (6:30 PM to 11:30 PM) - The Class of 1971 will
hold its 40-Year Reunion at Newport News Marriott at City Center, 740
Town Center Drive, Newport News. For details, contact Richard Rawls
at Richard@Rawls.com - CLASS OF
1971
"Endless Love (Duet
between Diana Ross and Lionel Richie), originally from the 1981 movie soundtrack
to Endless Love
"This song ruled the pop charts for several weeks in 1981. It's one of those sad
love
songs that really guts out your feelings
about losing your lover after a
breakup, especially if you are still in love. When I hear this song, even if I'm
not experiencing
a breakup, I'm made to feel so vulnerable because of the depth
of emotion emanated by the pop icons Ross and Richie.
Endless Love is
one of my favorite
romantic movies of all time, too."
My love,
There's only you in my life
The only thing that's bright
My first love,
You're every breath that I take
You're every step I make
And I
(I-I-I-I-I)
I want to share
All my love with you
No one else will do...
And your eyes
Your eyes, your eyes
They tell me how much you care
Ooh yes, you will always be
My endless love
Two hearts,
Two hearts that beat as one
Our lives have just begun
Forever
(ohhhhhh)
I'll hold you close in my arms
I can't resist your charms
And love
Oh, love
I'll be a fool
For you,
I'm sure
You know I don't mind
Oh, you know I don't mind
'Cause you,
You mean the world to me
Oh
I know
I know
I've found in you
My endless love
John Marshall High
School's Justice Scale clip art courtesy of Cheryl White Wilson (JMHS - '64) of
VA - 10/13/05 (replaced 02/23/09)
Thanks, Cheryl!
Army Seal clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 05/24/06 (still
missing...)
Thanks, Al!
Replaced by Norm Covert ('61) of MD - 02/09/09
Thanks, Norm!
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Well, that makes it all the more important!
