Scout Troop One Meeting Recaps Oath Tests and Hike Plans
The meeting opened with the flag pledge led by Ben Dutton and the Scout oath recitation led by Roy Hamman. Charles Miller and Everett Kline passed Second Class signaling. Miller also earned a compass, Wilkie Hunt completed Tenderfoot tests and will receive his pin next meeting. The Beaver Patrol plans a hike for tracking and cooking practice, and the troop scheduled a stand during the Apple Blossom Festival with a postponed next meeting. The group concluded with songs and benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Dutton
Roy Hamman
Beaver Patrol
Wilkie Hunt
Bobby Underwood
Scribe
Emery Tinsman
Charles Miller
Everett Kline
Compass
Joe Harry
Bruce Lovett
Carroll Mason
Roy Unger
Billy Brown
Beverley Jakimier
Sonny Wheeler
Carroll Morrod
Richard Stine
Green Bar Patrol
Troop 3 Meeting Details at Braddock Street Methodist Church
Friday night Troop 3 met at Braddock Street Methodist Church to discuss the Apple Blossom Festival program sale and a front bank stand for 1 500 programs. New members Robert Bursey and Michael Purtlebaugh joined. patrol leaders stayed after to discuss patrol business. no meeting next Friday due to the festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Marlin Bly
Scribe
Roger Laign
Robert Bursey
Michael Purtlebaugh
Marshall Farmer
Benediction
Jack Davidson
Firemen Retrieve Model Plane From Lake Cochituate
Natick Massachusetts April 30 firemen rushed to Lake Cochituate after an emergency call about a plane crash. They recovered a gasoline powered model aircraft with a six foot wingspan from the lake as it failed to reach its three mile designed range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natick
Mass
Lake Cochituate
Senior Privileges at Handley High School Probed in Puzzling Quiz
Readers recall long sought senior perks while critiquing study hall seating and lunch lines. A quiz lists names and playful questions about popularity, traveling secretaries, and classroom routines, reflecting student humor and school life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning
Handley
New York
Handley Triumphs in Second Track Meet of Season
Handley defeats Massanutten Military Academy 59 to 40 on Wednesday afternoon. Handley athletes Bobby Green and Harold Anderson lead the meet with top finishes including Green winning the 880 yard run and Anderson taking the 440 yard dash as Handley stacks several second and third places across events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Massanutten Military Academy
Bobby Green
Harold Anderson
Simon
Smith
Greenwood
Anderson
Rowe
Richards
Gar.ber
Green
Quarles
Timbrook
Clark
Buchanan
Zwierlei
Bywaters
B. Taylor
Zwierleir
Ee Handley
Granstall
Tilley
Festival Practice Sparks Busy Garden Stage
Phyllis Fowle regrets missing Blossom Ballet practice while Hurst Klimes and Janey perform the elephant walk along the esplanade. M M A boys amuse the girls as about half the bank rushes down the hill after the balls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Fowle
Hurst, Klimes
Janey
Carper Captures National Junior Bowling Championship
Leslie Carper of Mr Joyce's room won the National Junior Championship of the USA in New Haven Connecticut. His three game scores 167 141 105 totaled 413 with a 137 2 3 average, beating last year's 402 by 11 points and securing the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Carper
Mr. Joyce
Leslie
New Haven
Conn
Handley shines in district literary events over years
A historical brief notes Handley’s top finishes in district literary meets in Fredericksburg across years. It recalls Handley taking first in four of six events, defeating A. M. A., and weather conditions. It also mentions the Apple Dumplings assembly and past debates between Handley and Harrisonburg with mixed wins in reading and public speaking contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Fredericksburg
Harrisonburg
Handley Delegates at Virginia State Student Government Convention
Handley was represented by John Knight Robert Bridgers Jean Ebert Dotty Moore and Mr Bennett at the Virginia State Student Government Association sixth annual convention April 26 and 27 at Newport News High School. Knight was vice president. Delegates attended discussions toured Langley Field and the Mariner's Museum and enjoyed a banquet and dance with new ideas. Next year’s convention will be in Alexandria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News High School
Virginia State Student Government Association
Handley
John Knight
Robert Bridgers
Jean Ebert
Dotty Moore
Bennett
Langley Field
the Mariner’s Museum
Alexandria
P. S
Pop” Bennett
Manasas
Peninsula City
Inquiring Reporter: Why do you like student government
Respondents list reasons for liking student government including independence, acquainting with governing functions, sense of responsibility, preparation for self rule, increased organization, and fairness compared to teacher rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie Womack
Ann Light
Ruth A. Craig
Jean Ebert
Virginia Mackie
Reba Snarr
Elementary Honor Roll Sixth Grade Shows Wide Range of Students
The list highlights sixth grade students Potter Ibba Danley Betty Ann Grim Theodore Staples Snider Barbara Jones Watkins Joe Orndoff Dunlap Bobby Edwards Bryan Minnegerode James Taylor Martha C Arnold Massie Hawthorne Helen Eakins Elizabeth Lichliter Rage Shirkey Georgiana Whit and fifth grade names McNally Betty Cather Barbara Hough Betty June Hurst Jimmy McCoy Wendell Seldon Louise Erikson Daugherty Gray Pollard Bet
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter
Ibba Danley
Betty Ann Grim
Theodore Staples
Snider
Barbara Jones Watkins
Joe Orndoff
Dunlap
Bobby Edwards
Bryan Minnegerode
James Taylor
Martha C. Arnold
Massie Hawthorne
Helen Eakins
Elizabeth Lichliter
Rage Shirkey
Georgiana Whit
McNally
Betty Cather
Barbara Hough
Betty June Hurst
Jimmy McCoy
Wendell Seldon
Louise Erikson
Daugherty
Gray Pollard
Bet
Track meet snapshots capture town youths in action
At the event in Front Royal spectators noted Mr. Maddox resembling a student in a tilted hat, Agnes Morrison in deerskin sandals, and chatter about Warren County High School stars including Whitham in a V I forme. Roster names Red Baker and Bill Baker appear among last year’s competitors, with Quarles stirring excitement in the 100 yard dash and Scoots Robinson praised as a star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Maddox
Agnes Morrison
Agnes
Red Baker
Bill Baker
Whitham
Among Our Dignified Seniors
Senior roster lists Betsy Porter Buddy Harry Strader Stevie Steve Spanos Bill Sullivan Lucille Slaughter Farley Massey Jane Grim Genevieve Perry Boxley Elaine Anderson McCartney Nancy Adams Irby Marge McKee DeHart Tommy Cooper and others with hobbies, ambitions, and activities noted G O intramural and booster clubs referenced in brief student profile listings
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McCartney
Nancy Adams
Helen Anderson
Edwin Babb
Marshall Creswell
Jacob Perry
Irby
Marge McKee
June Racey
Marie Whitacre
DeHart
Tommy Cooper
George Eagle
Jimmy Miller
James Waters
Mildred Burke
Lou Ann Cather
Roberta Rinker
Sara Sencindiver
Joan Sperow
Fragmented High School Snapshots From A Day In Class
Readable lines describe pageant rehearsal expectations and punctuality in chemistry class. Notes mention students submitting work on time, sun shining, and various students and teachers with brief actions or moods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol
Phyllis
Butch
Henry
Argu
Dot Hawthorne
Willie Cather
Mary
Chubby
Cuthbert
Mr. Browning
Robert Bridgers
Barr
Quirky Fact Fragments From A Long Ago Column
A column surveys odd facts from history noting one pound winter shoe weight, higher crisis rates in Germany, 75 percent of schoolchildren worried, left feet larger than right, a college rumor about Mrs Thresh, more men killed in auto crashes, surgeons warning on stretching tissue, and 2 million youths attending camp each summer.
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Germany
Ochs Starts Texaco Station Venture At Valley Avenue
Local report says Mr. Ochs has taken a management role at a Texaco station on Valley Avenue. He seeks two Glamour Girls to work eight hour shifts this summer delivering ice water to customers. Interviews begin next week. faculty humor follows as students are invited to visit the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ochs
Texaco
Valley Avenue
Local gossip mixed with corrections and comments
A letter page data dump of humorous and candid remarks about residents. It corrects a false printed claim about Mr. Charles Patton and offers personal opinions on relationships, days, and social mischief involving Mable Heckrotte Joyce Gibbons Ruth Hicks Kitty Baker Jack Boyce Klimes Fannie Duke Bill Miller Luray and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mable Heckrotte
Charles Patton
Harrisonburg
Joyce Gibbons
Pennsylvania
Ruth Hicks
Kitty Baker
Jack Boyce
Klimes
Fairfax Hall
Fannie
Duke
Bill Miller
Luray
O. K
Mr. Ochs
Lester Arnold
Ritter
Kitty
Tom
Butch
Shenandoah College Glee Club Delights Students
The Shenandoah College Glee Club gave its annual concert for students on a Tuesday afternoon. Alumni Dot Larrick and Bill Obaugh joined the group for the Handley audience, with the favorite Echo routine again concluding the performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah College Glee Club
Handley
Glee Club
Dot Larrick
Bill Obaugh
Shenandoah College
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the Junior Evening Star
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Louise Wilson
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Betsy
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Starlit Hour
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Tommy Tucker
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G. O
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Stevie
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Bill
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Lucille
Wayne King
the Swallow
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Farl
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Monogram Club
Executive Council
Ty Jane Grim
Genevieve Perry
Boxley
Elaine Anderson
Beth Illiams
Filmerican Beauty
Northern Virginia Power Co
N. Loudoun St
Mr. Hale
Steve
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Kleinert
Dennison
West Boscawen St
Winchester
Vora Mlll
Westinghouse
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Westinghouse Streamline
New Westinghouse
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