Handley Seniors Stand Out in Class of 19XX
Everette O Connor plans to work for Novick Transfer Company after graduation with a General Commercial diploma. He belongs to the Glee Club A Capella Choir and band and sang a solo in assembly. June Cline is named most talented girl and will study pipe organ at Oberlin Conservatory next fall. Henry Cline, a dignified senior from Martinsburg, aims for the Army after earning a General Diploma and joining the Future Farmers of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everette O’connor
Handley
Novick Transfer Company
Archie” O’connor
June Cline
June
Oberline Conservatory
Henry Cline
Henry Miller Cline
Martinsburg
Future Farmers of America
How'd You Like To Win A Bet Like This
Three Handley boys who had bet on Navy beat Army rode in wheelbarrows down Braddock street to the Post Office and back. Losers pushed the winners Ben Dutton Jack Boyce Buck Yost rode while Jesse Kiracore Bob Wiliam and Billy Hartey did the heavy work. Police vetoed a Main street parade preferring Braddock street. Wheelbarrows loaned by Strickland and Wagner.
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Handley
Navy
Army
Braddock St
Ben Dutton
Jack Boyce
Buck Yost
Jesse Kiracore
Bobby William
Billy Hartey
Main Street
Braddock Street
Strickland
Wagner
Madison College Art Exhibit Arrives at Handley
The Art Department of Madison College has sent a student exhibit to Handley for December 1 to 5. Viewing hours are 9 to 5 daily until closing Friday at noon. The show is presented through the kindness of Miss Alice Mary Aiken, head of the college art department.
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Handley
Madison College
Winchester
Alice Mary Aiken
Love gossip runs through high school notes in rambling column
Snopes column recaps social moves at school with Ekman, Nancy, Betsy, and Betsy in love rumors. It mentions seniors dance, various crushes, movie outings, and incomplete details about relationships. References to Alonzo shiner, Pope, and Hem.
Gala Girl Scouts Dance for British Relief
Young students in grades seven through twelve invited to a gala dance by Girl Scouts Troop 8 at Sara Zane Fire Hall from 8 to 11 on December 12. Tickets cost 25 cents for stags and 35 cents for couples, with older attendees welcome at the same price.
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Girl Scouts
Sara Zane Fire Hall
Swept Clean Off Her Feet presented by the Junior class
The Junior class presents Swept Clean Off Her Feet this Friday. Tickets cost ten cents and proceeds go to the class fund. Cast includes Ben Dutton Jane Over Dick Rhodes Betsy Conk Le Janie Copenhaver and Billy.
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Ben Dutton
Jane Over
Dick Rhodes
Betsy Conk le Janie Copenhaver
Billy Er
Honor Court Nominations Approved at Executive Council Meeting
Executive Council approved nine nominees for the Honor Court including Charles Pitzer Robert Taylor Doris Register Betty J Gearing Jane Lanahan Douglas Butler Stephen Rosenberger Nancy Lee Coble Jessie Fanning. The presiding judge seat remains vacant.
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Charles Pitzer
Robert Taylor
Doris Register
Betty J. Gearing
Jane Lanahan
Douglas Butler
Stephen Rosenberger
Nancy Lee Coble
Jessie Fanning
Saulsbury
G. O
Handley Faces Parking Dilemma At School Site
Residents report crowded parking at Handley due to gates between the school and Jefferson Street kept locked and a chained access. Students, especially those who go home for lunch, have been using Jefferson Street spaces, disrupting elementary classes. Officials are urged to park in the designated rear lot to ease congestion.
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Handley
Jefferson Street
Handley Boulevard
You Are a School Teacher Aren’t You
Miss Larrick authored a feature in the October Virginia Journal of Education describing how the public identifies a school teacher. She gathered striking insights during an eight week summer trip to the West Coast and reports that the Christian Science Monitor and Readers Digest solicited rights to publish.
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Miss Larrick
Virginia Journal of Education
First Handley Notes Daybook of School Events
Reports list 22 library windows and December 10 releases. This marks the Maroons first four year basketball win. Junior play and Senior dance are scheduled for Friday night. Hartwell Slayden described as Dr Jerky and Mr Hyde. Martin plans Handley exit after Christmas. Parsons appeared in Little Theatre. Yokum tied to Dottie Moore. Berryville game opens December 16. Whitlock stopped school. he works at Brook’s. Dottie Robinson and Duell Glover visited Handley. Ben Dutton promotes the Junior play on radio. Hartwell coin-tossed to decide dance partner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fog Boyd
Betsy
Alonzo
Jimmy Huyett
Huyett
Isabel
Irene
Zack
Pope
Snuffy
Gail
Took
Richmond
Lineburg
Pearl
May
Eli
Hartwell
Doris
Virginia Rittenout
Lake
Stephen
Butler-Bowman
Bill Massey
Jane Barnhart
Dotty Ann
Duell Glover
Snooper
Maroons
Maddox
Hartwell Slayden
Dr. Jerky
Mr. Hyde
Elmer
Martin
Handley
Mr. Parsons
Theodore Yokum
Chatter
Dottie Moore
Berryville
Alonzo Whitlock
Brook’s
Dottie Robinson
Ben Dutton
Vitamins In Treating Nervous Disorder
Dr. Rose Spiegel of Mt. Sinai Hospital reports successful Raynaud's disease treatment with the vitamin B group in the hospital journal. Seventeen notes show relief among twenty one patients treated with total vitamins or vitamin B complex over six weeks to a year, with the B group deemed most effective.
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New York
Raynaud
Rose Spiegel
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Spiegel
Bell reaches milestone with 100th sweater donation
Mass Production in Chestertown Maryland reports Mrs Elizabeth P L Bell has completed her 100th sweater and donated it to an organization sending clothes to Europe's needy, highlighting sustained charitable work.
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Chestertown
Elizabeth P. L. Bell
Europe
Chatter Notes Parade Names and Hints of Holiday Plans
A fragmented column lists names like Jessie Ben Dick and Soddy Haines among chatter about Christmas countdowns and dances. It notes Lou returning Frederick's ring and questions Wayne's status as well as upcoming events and sports notes.
Maroons Triumph in Two Close Handley Girls Games
Handley High girls basketball produced two tense wins as the Maroons edged the Shamrocks 25-22 in a hard fought first game and later triumphed 22-17 in a balcony packed second contest. Strong second team play in the third quarter helped seal the victories.
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Shamrock
Maroon
Handley
A Hundred Years Ago A Deer Hunts A Man
A hundred years back a wilderness stood here as a man with powder in his gun hunted a deer. Today the scene shifts as a woman with powder on her nose goes forth to hunt a man in a changed era.
Seniors Plan Sport Dance With Fashion Flair
Seniors held a meeting to host a sport dance with saddle shoes sweaters and skirts. They also discussed rings and expect stylish, eye catching jewelry. A garment pressing invention uses a fabric covered metal form to steam block and dry coats.
Baltimore to Launch Six Ships in December
Baltimore shipyards push the American Merchant Marine expansion with six vessels set for launch this month. Two ships christened in a Saturday double header by Patricia O Conor and Gov. O Conor’s wife. Five Liberty ships to be built at Bethlehem Fairfield, one tanker at Bethlehem Sparrows Point. Schedule includes Taney and Lee on Dec 6, Randolph on Dec 8, Calvert on Dec 20, Newport on Dec 30, with the Catawba tanker date pending.
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Baltimore
Patricia O’conor
Herbert R. O’conor
Roger B. Taney
Richard Henry Lee
Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipbuilding
Sparrows Point
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company
John Randolph
George Calvert
Christopher Newport
Listing of Virginia Woolen Company names read like a society roll
A long roster lists individuals associated with the Virginia Woolen Company or connected participants. The names include Adams, Amick, Anderson, Arm entrout, Armstrong, Arthur, Bailey, Barbour, Bell, Boone, Boyce and many others, with a mix of Mr. and Mrs. titles and initials. The fragment appears to be a directory-like collection of employees, spouses, and associates.
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Virginia Woolen Company
A. Kenneth Adams
M. D. Adams
M. D. Albin
Winfred Ambrose
John Amick
Douglas Anderson
John Anderson
Ray Anderson
William F. Anderson
J. A. Agnell
William Armel
Eva Armentrout
Kenneth Armstrong
Herndon D. Arthur
Arthur Athey
E. J. Bailey
J. W. Barb
Lewis Barbour
Reduced Lime Prices At State Plants For Winter Use
Richmond December 2 Reduced bulk lime prices go into effect today at the Staunton and Appomattox lime grinding plants as part of a Department of Agriculture drive to aid farmers. Staunton price drops from 90 to 75 cents a ton and Appomattox from 1.25 to 1.15 a ton for December and January shipments.
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Richmond
Staunton
Appomattox
Department of Agriculture
L. M. Walker, Jr
Grand Jury Fails To Indict Woman In Richmond
In Richmond a Hastings Court grand jury returned not a true bill on a manslaughter charge against Mrs. Ida Hatton 48 for the death of Mrs. Louise Livesay 48. Livesay died after an automobile incident on Nov. 8 in which Hatton and her husband were involved. A separate charge of failing to stop at the scene of an accident also was not indicted.
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Richmond
Hastings Court
Ida Hatton
Louise Livesay
Disastrous Ho Hum Yawns Lands Man in Hospital
A Spokane Hollywood crowd scene described as a colossal yawn by Clifford Munson led to a jaw injury requiring hospital treatment. The incident drew attention to the spectacle and its surprising danger to a participant.
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Spokane
Hollywood
Clifford Munson
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T. S. Carpenter
Harvey Carper
Robert Carper
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W. E. Carter
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J. A. Chaney
Ookie Clark
L. L. Clark
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Charles Clowser
Edna Clowser
Raymond Cochran
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C. A. Cooper
Catherine Cooper
Edna Cooper
Lloyd Cooper
William Cooper
C. A. Cresswell
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Lydia Crismore
Virginia Crisman
A. D. Custer
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J. B. Daniels
James N. Daniels
James de Haven
Charles M
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L. B. Edmonds
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Albert Elliot
William F. Exhelman
Arthur Everly
F. Harry Farmer
Gertie Fincham
John Fincham
John Fisher
Dora Fletcher
James Ford
Harry S. Fox, Jr
M. D. Fries
Roy Fries
C. H. Frye
Charlotte Falk
Lottie M Puller
Erna Giese
Ed Golightly
Miss May Goode
Robert Greene
Darrell Grim
Harry Grimm
Lawrence Grim
Nelson Grim
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F. D. Grubbs
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Herbert Haines
Ida Haines
Marcus Haines
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W. H. Hammond
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Elsie Herrell
Ray Hicks
Alvin Higgs
Frank Higgs
Irene Ak
Charles Hith
Cletus Hotle
G. PF. Hoover
John W. Hoover
Theodore Hoover
Eva Hummer
R. T. Hupp
A T. FP
Jackimire
A. F. Jenkins
Archie Jenkins
B. E. Jenkins
Ritter Jenkins
Clarence Johnston
Maxine
Herbert Jolley
John Ones
Charles Kidwell
Ivan Kline
Eugene Knight
Kremer
Margaret Lake
R. H. Lake
Howard Lamp
Letha Larrick
R. C. Legge
Lester Lightfoot
Edwin Lillis
John Lind
J. A. Lineburg
Eddie Link
Thomas Lockhart
Beulah Loy
James Loy
Maude Loy
Harrison Lunsford
Gertrude Lynch
N. H. T. Netherton
Hazel Newlin
Clayton Orndorff
Thomas Orndorff
Arthur Parker
C. E. Patton
Garland Patton
Holmes Patton
R. D. Patton
Johnny Peltner
Kathryn Perry
Richard Petrie
William Pollard
Holmes Penn
Herbert Pope
Stewart Pope
J. Grier Potts
Godfrey Prelip
Thomas Puffenberger
Raymond Pugh
Hilda Purcell
Ward Purcell
R. A
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J. E. Sartelle
Charles Schuller
George Seabright
J. Sellers
Marvin Shaner
K. E. Shanholtz
C. D. Shephers
Mabel Shirley
Fred Shull
J. T. Simmons
Douglas Smallwood
T. G. Smallwood
Francis Dove Smith
L. R. Smith
W. T. Smith
C. M. Snapp
Robert Snapp
L. J. Spaid
Douglas Spillman
Eva Spillman
S. E. Steele
Shirley Strader
B. A. Strawderman
Homer Storsnider
Cora Stultz
Kathryn Sullivan
George Sumption
Russell Swimley
Charles Lymann
Albert Taylor
Charles Thornton
Lola Thornton
Bessie Trenary
Hackley Trenary
James D. Trenary
Maurice Trenary
S. S. Triplett
Herman Ware
Archie Watherholtz
Mary Wingfield
Bessie Whitacre
E. R. Whitacre
H. Scott White
Elmer Whitlock
Gilbert Whitmire
Neill Woods
Kenneth Wright
Janes Douvanian
Leggett
Leggett’s
George Washington Garage
Loudoun St
Geo. T. Barnsley
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
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