Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-08-01

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her career on the Morgantown
CIV. Va.) Post. A former member
of the Kensington Town Council,
she is secretary of the Kensing-
ton Chamber of Commerce, and
holds membership in the Ken
sington AAUW Branch, the
Chevy Chase OAR Chapter, the
d. C. Professional Writers Group,
the Chevy Chase Branch Ameri-
can Pen Women and the Mont
gomery County Press Association.
Betty Ruth McDevitt, a resident
of the Silver Spring area for 25
years, worked on the Silver
Spring Post (now defunct) before
joining The Maryland News as
columnist and reporter. For many
years she has been correspond
ent for the Washington Post and
during World War II served as a
staff reporter. Mrs. McDevitt,
whose real name is Ruth Eliza
beth Marie, was once a columnist
and theater editor for the Nassau
Daily Review and developed a
society section for the Nassau
Daily Star, on Long Island. She
also served as Long Island cor
respondent for the New York
Herald Tribune. Mrs. McDevitt
operates an antique business and
is active in the Dollollogy Club of
Washington, the Silver Spring
Women's Democratic Club and
serves on the board of both the
Montgomery County Women's
Democratic Club and the Mont
gomery County Press Association.
Leary Continues
Kathleen Leary, wonian's page
editor, is a native of Silver Spring
and attended Meredith College,
Raleigh, N. c. She worked on the
Silver Spring Standard (now de-
funct) before joining The Mary
land News 10 years ago. Mrs.
Leary is president of the Mont
gomery County Press Association
and a member of the Silver
Spring Business and Professional
Women's Club and the Board of
Trade.
Dorothy Waleski has been a
columnist and reporter on The
Sentinel for the past two years.
Prior to that she was connected
with The Maryland News. A grad
'uate of Syracuse University, she
lives in Twinbrook. She is current
chairman of the Rockville UGF
campaign, serves as Brownie
leader and is member of the
Rockville AAUW Branch and the
M o n g ON cry County Press
Association.
William Garrett, sports editor
and photographer, is a journalism
student at the University of
Maryland.
The circulation department is
headed-up by Roy o. Mccoy, who
was associated with The Mary
land News and Suburban Shopper
for six years. A native of Geor-
gia, he started his newspaper
career on William Randolph
Hearst's Atlanta Georgian, which
was subsequently merged with
the Atlanta Journal.
Advertising Pair
Advertising is being handled by
Robert Kaufman and Yorke
Sampson.
Mr.. Kaufman has lived in
Wheaton for six years and will
soon move into a new home in
Glen Hills. He was formerly as
sistant managing editor of the
Chicago Daily Journal, business
consultant for radio for a number
Of years, and general manager
Of the Hyattsville Independent.
He is a member of the Montgom-
cry County Press Association.
Sampson lives in the Falkland
Apartments in Silver Spring. At
one time he worked for the d. G.
Government on its publication,
D. c. Register. A South Dakotan,
he has been affiliated with the
Minneapolis Tribune and the Des
Moines Register. He published
his own weekly newspapers in
South Dakota and did some
public relations work
Photo engraving and re-write
work is being done by Ko Ko
Wittenburg of Rockville.
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