Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-08-27
Germantown
Miss Kilby
Engagement

BY Deborah HI. Lenz
WAverly 6-0692

Kilby, ST., announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Rather
inc Elaine, to Joseph Hamiin
Dobson, jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Hamlin Dobson, ST., OF
Gaithersburg. Miss Kilby is a
1858 graduate of Gaithersburg
High School and is employed as
a secretary at the Bethesda Of
flee of the Prudential Insurance
Company of America. Mr.. Dob
son is a graduate of Gathers
burg High School, class of SO,
and attended the University of
Maryland the past year. No date
has been set for the wedding.
The eyes of the nation were on
a group of teenagers the week
before last when 49 finalists
competed in the annual Roade-o
in Washington. All Germantown
is proud to have sent the
state representative, William r.
C. Sangrey, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Sangrey.
Bill, the finalist in the Mary
land competition, emerged
seventh in the whole nation.
Altogether about 4S9,O 900 teen.
ayers competed in local try.
outs, and seventh place Is
really a tremendous victory.
Bill, Is, is a senior at Gath
ersburg High School. He was
one of six juniors last year
elected to the National Honor
Society. He took driver educa-
ton in school, and worked hard
to perfect his driving ability.
For eight days, August 5 to 3D.
he was subjected to all kinds OF
driving tests, oral, written, me-
chanicai. In between times there
was social program which en-
abled the contestants to become
acquainted and to share in re-
Taxation, including swimming.
At the climax, dinner at the
Statler-Hilton Hotel, Bills fam
ily were present. A guest at the
dinner was Presidential Aide AL
bert Guenther. Commissioned
by the Maryland Chamber OF
Commerce, who sponsored Bill
as the state finalist, Bill pre-
sented to Mr.. Guenther a copy
of the 'Life and History OF
Francis Scott Key" by Judge
Edward S. Delaplaine. Only SOC
copies of this book were print
ed, and the author reserves
them for gifts to notable per
sons. A thank-you letter from
President Eisenhower was re
ceived by Bill last week.
All in all 1T was a pretty ex
citing experience, and Bill took
part in five radio shows and two
television programs. He was
presented a key chain and tie
clasp by the Chrysler Corpora
ton.
Exhausted by the competition
Bill has returned home to con
tinue his summer job at Kilby
Garage and to participate in
football practice prior to the
opening of school. Our hear
test congratulations, Bill.
Mrs. Rodney Whitaker ano
daughter, Hazel, have returned
from a trip to Alabama, bring
ing with them Mrs. Whitakers
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. B. Par
sons of Dothan, who will make
an extended visit at the Whit
aker home.
Miss Kathy Kilby flew to
Nashville, Tenn, last Friday
to spend a week with Miss
WayneIl Corbett. Miss COrbett
Is a former resident of Ger
mantown at MiddlebrOOk.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Norris
and daughter Carol have re-
turned from a two-week trip to
Orange City, Fla, where they
visited relatives.
Word has been received thai
Jon Westfall, son of DR.. and Mrs
Benton B. Westfall, has been ac
cepted for entrance to the U. 5
Navy Officers Candidate School
in September. This is a signal
honor.
Everyone's attention this week
is on the County FAIR. we Visit
all our Germantown entrants
good luck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Lewis
have moved from their home OIL
Mateney I'd. to Thurmont, where
they have bought a 24-roon
house. There Mrs. Lewis plans
to open an antique shop.
Mrs. George L. c. Scheirer,
recently moved from German
town, is recovering satisfactor'
lily after surgery at Doctors
Hospital, and by the time this
column is published, expects to
have returned to her home IN
Hillcrest Heights Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert c. Green,
Miss Olivia Green, and Mr.. r,
Carleton Browning have re-
turned home from an extended
frin IN the Western states and