Daryle Kelch was one of the most popular seniors at William S. Hart High School. He had a good friend, Douglas Austin, and a girlfriend, Karen Deadmon. And he was a dependable boy, according to the eulogy delivered by the Rev. Fred Dawson of Foursquare Gospel Church in Newhall.
He was from a big family, The Times said, with four sisters and two brothers. His parents were separated and he lived with his mother, Gladys.For all the good things about Daryle, the 17-year-old had one bad habit: hitchhiking. And however many times he caught a ride with some stranger, it was once too often.
On Monday, Nov. 10, 1958, Daryle and Douglas decided to hitchhike to Los Angeles to see Douglas’ friend, Nancy Rogers, whose parents had a vacation home in Saugus. For those who are unfamiliar with Los Angeles geography, that’s about 32 miles and although that area of Santa Clarita is developed today, it would have been remote in the 1950s.
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Several weeks ago Glen Shahan’s miniature schnauzer, Henry, developed a cough. When it persisted, the veterinarian recommended that Henry’s tonsils come out. This was done but poor Henry continued to wheeze, and the other day Glenn, ABC TV publicist, took him back to the vet for examination.
For a minute. Talk to him for just a minute and you know that he’s not the man who looks for trouble.
Note: This is an encore post from 2006.
Note: This is an encore post from 2005 and 
From the California State Archives
Note: This is an encore post from 2006.
From the California State Archives.
“Heavy skirts and long trains worn on the streets are especially unhealthful. Heavy skirts strain the delicate internal organs and long trains gather up all kinds of impurities and disease germs and distribute them on the hosiery and underclothes, to be carried to the skin and then through the pores into the blood.”
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