Cole Porter's 127th Birthday
“My sole inspiration is a telephone call from a director.”
(press interview Feb. 8, 1955)
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Cole Porter
(09 June 1891 - 15 Oct 1964)
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06/09/18 - NNHS Newsletter - Cole Porter's 127th Birthday
“My sole inspiration is a telephone call from a director.” |
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
We try to repeat today's birthday celebration here every year because I am one of Cole Porter's biggest fans
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BONUS - Cole Porter Tribute
HOMEWORK:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cole_Porter
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/porter_c.html
REUNION REMINDER:
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is holding its Belated 70th Birthday Celebration at The Cove Restaurant
in City Center (across the fountain from the Marriott Hotel), Newport
News tonight from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. No admission cost; run your own food
and beverage tab.
RSVPs should have been made by May 01 to Lynn Walker Brothers at brothersbc@msn.com, 757-595-4116 or Pauline Collins Shofner at pcshofner@verizon.net, 757-595-1965.
Y'all have fun!
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THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Birthday tomorrow
to
Sydney
Dearing ('56) of TN
AND
the
late Eileen Casey Sparkman
(Ferguson
HS - '68)
(deceased
16 Aug 2011)!
Happy Birthday this week to:
11 - Joan Warren Smith ('63)
AND
Butch Corson ('63) of Northern VA;
12 - Cynthia Clontz Mears ('57);
14 -
The United
States Army - 1775 AND
the late
Rosalee Will Jecmenek ('65)
(d. 20
July 2013) AND
Cindy _____ Konstant of VA (Wife of
George
Konstant - '65 of VA) AND
Linda
McKenna Sivilich of PA
AND
My Grandson,
Buckley Harty of CA;
16 -
Jane Hoffman
('57)
AND 
Kay Walker Gray
('57)
of VA
AND
Nancy Dearing
Berry ('62) of TX
Many Happy Returns to You All!
http://www.nnhs65.com/Happy-Birthday.html
THIS DAY IN WWII:
June 09, 1940 - Norway surrendered to the Nazis.
June 09, 1944 - 99 civilians were hung from lampposts and balconies
by German troops in
Tulle, France,
in reprisal for
maquisards attacks.
June 09, 1944 - The
Soviet
Union invaded
East
Karelia and the
previously Finnish part of Karelia, occupied by
Finland since
1941. Russia was
fighting to gain back territory that had been ceded to it under the terms of the
Treaty of Moscow of 1940.
June 09, 1995 - Japan's parliament passed a controversial resolution designed to
atone for the country's role in World War II.
THIS DAY IN 1960:
Thurs
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I've attached scans of the
invitation, program and tickets for Commencement Exercises for the Class
of 1960.
Commencement took place on Thursday, June 9, 1960 at 8 pm. Please note a typo - the program says Friday, June 9th but commencement was actually on Thursday, June 9th.
I also have the invitation
for the "Graduation Dance at Newport News High School Cafeteria" for
Thursday, June 9, 1960,
from 10 pm to 1 am; a ticket and program for the Junior-Senior Prom "Misty" for June 3, 1960, from 9 pm to 12 m, (as well as my corsage); and a program for the Commencement Service at NNHS on Sunday, June 5, 1960, at 5 pm. These are all in one big album with pictures from the 15th, 20th, 25th, 30th, 35th, 40th, and 45th reunions of the Class of 60! |
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Courtesy
of Karen Weinstein Witte ('60) of FL - 07/12/06 and 08/01/06 |
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THIS DAY IN 1963:
Sunday, June 09, 1963 - The Newport News High
School Class of 1963 was graduated.
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Courtesy of Susie Overton Jones
('63) of VA - 05/30/03 Thanks, Susie! |
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THIS DAY IN 1968:
| Saturday, June 09, 1968 - U.S. President
Lyndon B. Johnson declared a national day of mourning following the
assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Saturday, June 09, 1968 - High jumper and coach Niki Bakoyianni (Νίκη Μπακογιάννη) was born in Lamia, Greece. Saturday, June 09, 1968 - Author and journalist Bernard Cronin (b. 18 Mar 1884 in Ealing, Middlesex, England) died at his home in East Camberwell, Victoria, Australia at the age of 84. |
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“If you
really want a certain blessing, you’d better find out what
the laws are that govern that blessing and then work on
becoming obedient to those laws.”
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Russell M. Nelson
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From Joan Lauterbach Krause ('60) of VA - 06/09/18:
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Thank you, Joan!
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From My #2 Son,
Brent Harty
(Hillsboro
HS,
IL - '90) of NC - 06/08/18 - "
Joe's
(Harty
- Overhills HS, NC - '22 -
of NC)
Eighth Grade Graduation":
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day and moving as well. Here is the first one. Great job, Joe, on
graduating 8th grade at Overhills Middle School! On to High School!! |
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| Joe | Brent, Joe, and Laura | Brent and Joe |
Great
job, Joe!
 
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| Oh my gosh! Happy
graduation day, sweet Alexandria! You are starting your life and have
amazing things ahead of you! Brent and I love you so much! We are so
proud of what a beautiful young woman you have become! Congrats!!! |
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| Alexandria | Laura, Alexandria, and Brent | Alexandria and Laura | Alexandria |
| Great job,
Alexandria!
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“HOBBES: All
this modern technology just makes people try to do
everything at once.”
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Bill Watterson |
| Ann Regis' Night & Day Wrap |
| Sweater Babe's Night and Day Eternity Scarf - not free, but $4.00 |
| Cole Porter Slaw |
| FINALLY: From www.ajokeaday.com - 06/08/18:
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