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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1935

Page

13

Handley School Bequest Makes Winchester A Model City

The Handley Foundation endowment, from Judge John Handley, funds a renowned public school and library system in Winchester. Gar land R Quarles heads the school as superintendent with John M Steck leading the board. enrollment reached 1 476 in the Handley building. The 12 acre grounds host the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival with a 1600 seat auditorium and a thriving community center.

Garland R. Quarles John M. Steck Winchester John Handley United States Handley Handley Foundation Handley Library Handley Board of Trustees R. Gray Williams Judge Handley Handley Board M. M. Lynch C. Vernon Eddy H. F. Byrd Shirley Carter T. R. Cathern E. Cooper H. D. Fuller H. B. McCormac John I. Sloat Hunter H. McGuire Lucy Sprint Crim Stewart Bell W. M. Lupton Warren Rice Howard Shockey Quarles Hardley Ireland America Washington, D. C Scranton Pennsylvania Lackawanna County Robert E. Lee Stonewall Jackson Handley School W. R. McCornack Cleveland Ohio University of Virginia At Charlottesville Thomas Jefferson

Three Charters Yield Data On Newspapers Once Published In This City

The article reviews three historical newspaper charters in Winchester from 1891 and 1892. It notes the Winchester Times Company with capital stock and officers, then mentions the Winchester News charter filed by Ward and Ward and associates, outlining their publication aims.

Times Winchester News Free Silver Weekly Winchester Office Corporation Court Winchester Times William L. Clark Corporation Court of City of R. E. Byrd William Byrd Lewis N. Huck T. W. Harrison E. Bolling Byrd Margaret A. Byrd J. F. Byrd JL. N. Huck Mary A. Byrd J. R. Byrd John H. Crebs Record J F. Ward John M. Silver C. H. McAuliffe Robert M. Ward N. K. Ward

First French Settlement Era in Louisiana

The article recounts early Louisiana settlement by the French around 1700 and notes that initial colonists resisted farming, seeking wealth through pearl fisheries or mining instead. It highlights the colonial pursuit of fortunes rather than agrarian life.

Louisiana

Legendary ruler Fuhsi begins China's early civilization tale

The account traces Chinese civilization to around 2853 B C with the legendary ruler Fuhsi organizing society during a hunter and fisher era. It frames the origins of eastern Asia culture and governance through mythic antiquity.

China Eastern Asia Fuhsi

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