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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1949
Page
3
Elliott Roosevelt says Jim Farley played the errand boy role for Louis Howe, crediting Howe with shaping Franklin D. Roosevelt’s career. He calls Farley a president maker for his part in building the political path years of work and influence behind the scenes.
The football team enjoyed a full turkey dinner in the cafeteria just before 6 p m, courtesy of Mr. Quarles and Mr. Browning. Staff and officials attended, including Mrs Kern and her crew, Police Chief Thomas Boyd, Lieutenant Ritter, and coaches Madden, Sargent, and Barr. Richard Boxwell thanked the hosts as Quarles urged players to maintain grades for next fall.
Free admission teen square dancing night with an orchestra leader teaching city slickers the figures. If it draws a crowd more dances may follow this winter. Blue jeans and calico gowns welcome. round dancing at intervals. Patsy Levi and others supervise admission.
The faculty and students mourn the death of C Dudley Bennett who died in Richmond on Saturday and was buried near Danville Virginia. Pallbearers included Mr Browning Mr Wood Mr Maddox Mr Quarles and former students Joseph Ritter and Kenneth Heine. Bennetts generous spirit and dedication as sponsor adviser and teacher left a lasting impression on Handley pupils who remember his kindness and service.
The piece lists various people connected to a show including a banana slip, a rear seat observer, a quiz scoring teacher, gum disposal, subtitle readers, a cheating friend, teachers enforcing absences, and booster club members rushing last minute to press.
In a rare all class girls basketball format six teams competed for the title with seniors claiming the championship. The winning lineup included Connie Spaid Jean Smith Pat Way Helen Sempeles Mary Jagiello Mary Bayliss and Patsy.
The senior class held its annual Christmas dance in the school gym with a blue and white decor. Santa Claus announced the entertainment as seniors performed tap dances and carols, followed by a group Alma Mater sing‑along and candy canes distributed as gifts.
A December seventh Junior Play invites audiences to see a lively cast led by Henny Benny Edith Cornelia Clifford and a chemist and his wife Adalaide. Tickets are twenty five cents and the ad promises thrills from start to finish at the venue named every thing nice.
Hillbilly Program Room 25 hosts a mountain wedding scene as Pearl Hawkins is led by her father with six bridesmaids and a maid of honor while Jake Peabody appears as groom. Margaret Dunn performs a hillbilly rendition of I Love You So Much after guests arrive with mountain dew jugs.
The ceremony began with Ma Hawkins in tears as Jacob Parsons wed with his best man present. The best man forgot the ring until recalling it was on his toe, causing a humorous moment. The couple exited amid a shower of rice.
The Handley band conducted by Mr. Gaylen Strufie performed before about 500 attendees, including many Handley pupils. The program opened with a rousing March, featured quartets in a comic strip sub program, and closed with Christmas carols and an encore of March Salutation.
The Latin Choir held its first assembly with Virginia Wentz as president and Dorothy Lichliter as secretary. Directors include Diane Hunt Liz Browning Ann Authur and Helen Page Coble. Pianists Mary Martha Eisenberg Margaret Duckwall and Tommy Winn. They performed Rock of Ages in Latin in chapel and will present a Christmas carol program in Latin before Christmas.
Guard duty at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is performed by the Ceremonial Company of the 3rd Infantry Fort Myer Virginia.
Theodore R. Legge a fireman apprentice at 370 National Ave has earned a well done commendation from Admiral Forrest P. Sherman newly named chief of naval operations. Sherman led the Sixth Task Fleet to which Legge's ship the aircraft carrier is assigned.
Lewis Timbers of New York, recently brought from Baltimore, faces forgery charges in addition to breaking and entering and larceny dating to 1945. He is ordered held for further grand jury action on the forgery count.
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