Faculty To Present Ladies Of The Jury Night Show
The Faculty hosts a Friday 8:00 performance of Ladies Of The Jury with tickets from advisors at 25 cents. Miss Burnette’s marriage left her role vacant and a new cast member is yet unnamed.
Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1940
Page
3
Festival Practice Highlights Dominate Dutch Dance Session
Highlights recall Little Tinsman stealing the show during Dutch practice. Cracking bones echo Ball Dance drills as Klimes and Ritter perform steps Mrs Barr forbids. Miller and Phyllis threaten to exit if others don’t follow. Pedro Moore aims for Fred Astaire status while Tom Fitter and others skip to sharpen professional burlesque minds. Colleen Crowser wanders seeking Pat and Irvin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Tinsman
Klimes
Ritter
Mrs. Barr
Miller
Phyllis
Pedro Moore
Fred Astaire
Tom Fitter
Colleen Crowser
Pat
Irvin
Nina Ramacciotti Chosen Best Citizen
Nina Ramacciotti was named Best Citizen by her Senior class and a faculty panel led by Mr. Quarles. Ballots from classmates and faculty unanimously backed her, the first time the contest was held. She awaits state selection for a trip to Washington DC for the Good Citizen Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina
Quarles
Richmond
Virginia
Washington, D. C
Washington
Contestants head to Fredericksburg for district event
Participants in the State Literary Contest travel Thursday to Fredericksburg for a district contest with winners advancing to Charlottesville. Betsy Conklin Morris Cather Dotty Moore Walter Bailey and others are named for reading spelling debate and performance roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Charlottesville
Betsy Conklin
Morris Cather
Dotty Moore
Walter Bailey
Bob Bridgers
Philip Barnhart
Catherine Beattie
Howell Rivers
Margaret Smith
Betsy Porter
Frances Bickers
Mildred Smith
Sam Rhodes
Butch Robinson
Steve Spanos
Bill Louthan
Handley Glee Club Concert and Track Meet Highlights
One year ago the Glee Club presented its annual concert on Friday night. Handley track team swamped R. M. A. 78 to 21. The band began its parade in the morning for the festival. Five lines reference multiple past events including a mumps outbreak and past meets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glee Club
Handley
Weekend Gossip Sparks Yorks Campus Romance Rumors
A cheeky campus column snickers about weekend exploits at Yorks and nearby towns. It hints at dates with Janey Henry Marion Hurst and a blonde Colleen in the Junior Class while noting Cadet visitors from Virginia Tech and Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janey Henry
Marion Hurst
York’s
Front Royal
English
Wasiel
Colleen
Gal
Martinsburg
Winchester
Virginia Tech
Richmond
Deedle
Hurst
Kitty
V. M
Sargent
York's
Max
Two Weeks Left to Train for the Pageant
The piece urges students to attend after school practice led by Mrs. Barr. It notes that regular absentees are the ones who need practice most and warns that missing sessions makes rehearsals harder. The author calls for cooperation before the two week countdown ends.
County High School Boxing Championship Set for Friday
Boxers from Handley, Stephens City, and Middletown meet at the local high school gym Friday at 8 P M in a ten bout county championship card. Ex Tech boxer and Middletown Stephens City P F A coach Robert A Wall directs the event to benefit the local high school nine. Golden Gloves awarded to each division winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Eshere McFadden
Eree
Stephens City
Handley
Middletown
Robert A. Wall
Virginia Tech
George
McFadden
Jimmy Taylor
Handley Slugger
Malcolm Brumback
Roland
Whizzer” White
Billy
Gardiner
Denzil Fawcett
Ey Harold Anderson
Handey
Charles Mudd
Bob Taylor
Carol Rowe
History Exhibit By Students In Miss Potter's Room
Miss Potter's sixth grade presents a three exhibit history display from Feudal Age to the Age of Discovery. A feudal manor scene with a tiny drawbridge, a village of serfs, and plaster pheasants stands out. A second scene shows a cemetery of explorers with thirteen small tombstones. The third table features a movie The World in Making and mini ship models of Columbus's three ships and pilgrim huts. Walls showcase maps and drawings, creating an encyclopedia of facts.
Fairfax County Faculty Visit Handley
Handley hosted Fairfax County School faculty including the principal and five teachers. They observed classes and attended an executive council meeting to learn how other schools operate and to adopt best practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Fairfax County School
Students To Attend French Tournament
Students participating in the State French Tournament will travel to Harrisonburg to take the examination. French candidates include Jean Ebert, Dotty Ann Robinson, Ellen Butler, Carol Lindstrom, Frances Bickers, and Martha Babb. Catherine Beattie and John Mowery represent the French II Class. They are expected to return as winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Jean Ebert
Dotty Ann Robinson
Ellen Butler
Carol Lindstrom
Frances Bickers
Martha Babb
Catherine Beattie
John Mowery
Dignified Seniors Profile Notes Names and Ambitions
A compiled portrait of senior students listing names such as Norman McCoy Catherine Locke Louise Newlin Jack Sale Tom Ritter Carroll Rowe and others with nicknames hobbies interests and ambitions. Each entry notes main interests favorite music and career goals while detailing activities across G O organizations sports and choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Newlin
Weezer
Glenn Miller
G. O. Glee Club
Tom Ritter
Tommy Dorsey
G. Man
G. O
Carroll Rowe
Rowe
Joe Rowe
Isle of May
Dotty Moore To Head G. O. Next Year
In the final election for the General Organization 1940 41 officers Dotty Moore won the presidency with Howell Rivers as vice president and Jean Ebert as secretary after a second ballot. Nominees included Dotty Moore Philip Barnhart Henry Whiting Duell Glover Betty Jane Gearing June Cline Dotty Robinson Virginia Mackie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Organization
Dotty Moore
Howell Rivers
Jean Ebert
Philip Barnhart
Henry Whiting
Duell Glover
Betty Jane Gearing
June Cline
Dotty Robinson
Virginia Mackie
Executive Council Presidential Qualities
A list of candidate traits includes speaking to students like this year’s president and blending initiative with rules knowledge. Other notes praise hard work, social skills, intelligence, sports interest, and the need to avoid distractions or misperceptions about others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Executive Council
Margaret Dick
Weild
Sam Rhodes
Duell
Patricia Barr
Margaret Smith
Bobby Green
Ellen Butler
Miss Martin
Wayne Whitham
Flag Drill dazzles at Handley pageant during Apple Blossom
Handley students and faculty unveiled the Flag Drill at last year's Apple Blossom Festival. About 188 participants dressed in red white and blue delivered a patriotic showcase described as a demanding, nontraditional number that impressed spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Scout Troops Hold Meetings and Plan Events
Troop One opens with pledge and oath. Bird house contest closing next week. Wilkie Hunt introduced as new recruit aiming Tenderfoot. Apple Blossom Festival duties discussed. softball loss to Troop No 9 noted. Troop Nine meeting notes include Hiking Club report and upcoming hike. Troop Twenty One starts with camp songs and demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkie Hunt
Hamman
Wilkie
Emery Tinsman
Garland Smith
Signal Knob
Jack Davidson
Three Flags Formed In School Drill This Year
The director plans three flags the Colonial Confederate and Stars and Stripes with 328 pupils. Red and white sections use grades six eight and ten while seventh grade makes the stars and blue background. Virginia Barr praises the seventh grade blues drill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Barr
Handleys Hit Parade and Variety of Song Titles
A list of song titles and artists including Jean ne Shade Gee You're Swell by Miss Martin Lost Mr Browning S mustache Youre Just a Little Different Irvin Zuckerman Same Old Line Charlie Patton Ive Got My Eyes On You Colleen Crowser Ive Got The Spring Fever Blues Martha Babb Careless Jack Boyce Runnin Wild Track Team To Love You and to Lose You Marion Hurst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne Shade
Miss Martin
Mr. Browning
Irvin Zuckerman
Charlie Patton
Colleen Crowser
Spring Fever Blues
Martha Babb
Jack Boyce
Wild
Marion Hurst
Handley Wins First Track Meet Against R M A
Handley High School tops R M A in the season opening track meet. Events include 100 yard dash won by Charles Smith and 880 won by Earle Quarles for Handley, with multiple top finishes across high jump shot put pole vault discus and more. R M A competitors share finals in several events and tally several runner up spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Charles Smith
Palmer
Carroll Rowe
Bobby Green
Preaton
Martin
Triplett
R.M.A
Earle Quarles
Brittingham
C. Smith
Brown
C. Rowe
Harold Anderson
Ginn
Taylor
Palmer R. M. A
Bid
Garber
Troop 40 Meeting Highlights and Plans
Visitors from Troop No. 1 joined as scouts kept warm with games and a monitor drill. The Flying Eagle Patrol staged a Womanless Wedding, plans for the Apple Blossom Festival were made, and several boys advanced in rank including Bryan Minnegorade to Second Class fire building and Carroll Mason to First Class Cooking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co Eee House
Bryan Minnegorade
Carroll Mason
Luxembourg tightens public assembly limits after dark
The Luxembourg municipality issued a police rule banning gatherings of more than three in public places after nightfall. Authorities expect trouble and will increase patrols at pub centers with new civil guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luxembourg
Luxem
Freighter Leaves Norwegian Waters Enroute Home
The Moore McCormack line reports its 4955 ton freighter sailed from Trondheim and is now out of Norwegian water bound for New York. Capt W A McHale and 38 crew members are accounted for with relatives notified. The vessel is expected to reach New York in about 12 days. Father Divine’s baptismal name was George Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Brewers Industrial Foundation
East 40Th St
New York
N. Y
Athe Moore-McCormack Line
Csea
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George W. Kurtz
B&o
Newark-Plainfield-Elizabeth
Harpers Ferry
Baltimore & Ohio
Nina Ramacciotti
Pyramids OF Egypt
Ancient
Egypt
China
Euphrates Valley
Grand Coulee Dam
Fairfax County
Norman McCoy
Norma
Hobbie
Songsters
Glenn Mil
Woodpecker
Catherine Locke
Catherine
Solenberger
Kay Kyser
Jack Sale
Jack
Auuwe
Elon College
Mrs. Peery
Mr. Bennett
Lynchburg
Bill Pollard
Mrs. Perry
Mr. Brownine
Victor
Saget Mee
Handley’s Hit Parade
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
OUT OF
Norway
Father Divine
George Baker
Bell Clothes
Asi
Ted
Voice of Firestone
N. B. C. Red Network
Firestone Auto Supply and Service
Loudoun ST
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