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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1948

Page

9

Man Takes Up Juvenile Work After Son’s Death in Indianapolis

Louis Reynolds, 73, former railroad man and retired teacher, volunteers in Marion County Juvenile Court probation after his son Captain Golden A. Reynolds, head of the juvenile aid division, inspired him. Judge Hoffman and chief probation officer Boswell praised mature role models for troubled youths. Reynolds aims to continue his son’s work and help delinquent children straighten out.

Indianapolis Louis H. Reynnolds Joseph Oo. Hoffman Charles Boswell Marion County Reynolds Golen

Washington’s Death Remembered In Ulster Gazette Found

An 1800 Ulster County Gazette issue recalls December 14 as George Washington’s death anniversary. It includes congressional resolutions, Adams and Senate messages, Adams reply, and a funeral notice with a poem by an unnamed contributor.

Washington W. W. McLeod N. Washington St Ulster County Gazette Kingston John Edwards Martinsburg George Washington Mount Vernon Congress John Adams House of Representatives House Senate Adams United States America George Washingtoon

Maine Representative Jonathan Cilley Killed in Duel

U S Representative Jonathan Cilley of Maine was killed in a duel with William Graves on February 24, 1838 near the Marlboro Pike outside Washington. The incident marked a fatal political duel in early American history.

U. S Jonathan Cilley Maine William Graves Marlboro Pike Washington

Junior Evening Star covers added to library collection

The library acquires a green cloth bound set of Junior Evening Star New magazine covers. A partial list of subscribed magazines includes American Artist American Girl American Magazine Atlantic Monthly Better Homes and Gardens Boys Life Calling All Girls Collier's Consumer Reports Coronet Current Biography Current History Educational Film Guide English Journal Etude Farm Quarterly Flying Glamour Good Housekeeping Health and Physical Education Hygeia Instrumentalist Journal of Home Economics Junior Red Cross Journal Ladies Home Journal Life McCall's Model Airplane News Musical America National Geographic Nature Newsweek Popular Mechanics Popular Science Reader's Digest Saturday Evening Post Saturday Review of Literature Science Illustrated Seventeen Skyways and Time.

American Artist American Girl American Magazine Atlantic Monthly Better Homes and Gardens Boys’ Life Calling All Girls Collier’s Consumer Report Coronet Current Biography Current History Educational Film Guide English Journal Etude Farm Quarterly Flying Glamour Good Housekeeping Health and Physical Education Hygeia Instrumentalist Journal of Home Economics Junior Red Cross Journal Ladies Home Journal Life McCall's Model Airplane News Musical America National Geographic Nature Newsweek Popular Mechanics Popular Science Reader's Digest Saturday Evening Post Saturday Review of Literature Science Illustrated Seventeen Skyways Time

Farm safety movie shown to assembly

Mr. Fry presented an educational film titled A Stitch in Time illustrating how farm accidents injure adults and children when hazards are ignored. It notes ten minutes of fix work could prevent most incidents and cites the 4 H club safety group as proof.

Baby Picture Contest At Handley Library Held

Winchester Education Association held a baby photo contest at Handley library following Mrs Wisecarver's suggestion. Teachers submitted charming diaper stage pictures to choose the prettiest contestant. Children entered included Lee Brumback who won first prize. other entrants featured Mr Hale Mr Browning Miss Coulter and more. Delegates reported on the state meeting and social hour games.

Winchester Education Assn Handley Library Lee Brumback

Handley Shines in Season Opener Amid Crowd of Alumni

Handley showcased basketball talent in the opening game as a crowded gym drew many alumni including Nelle Chrisman Donald Smallwood Jay Low den Buzzie Hart Smoothie Lamb Donald Garber Gibson White and others in attendance.

Handley Nelle Chrisman Donald Smallwood Jay Lowden Buzzie Hart Smoothie Lamb Donald Garber Gibson White

Students stage radio based program with various character clues

Senior girls under Mrs Garra Brandt presented a program based on Whats My Name with room 22 led by Dolores Coffman. Contestants guessed characters to win prizes while a mystery voice offered a large jackpot.

Nancy Kiracofe Daisy Mae Mary Louise Conner Bill Daughtery Richard McIntyre Carmen Pat Funk Joan D'Arc Fay Nelson Barbara Gregory Joyce Butler Alice In Wonderland Phyllis Stotler Queen Victoria Jane Miller Mother Goose Betty Lou Smith Esther Williams Patsy Carson Florence Nightingale Nancy Hurst Scarlet O'Hara Cary Marshall Pat Clevenger Chiang Kai-Shek Florence Harley Joyce Campbell Paul Holinger Gene Straisman Butch Boxwell Sue Sowers David Sunderlain Billy Massey Charlotte DeHart Richard McIintyre Babs Gregory Connie Spaid Pat Clevenger Betty McNealy Kitty Stephenson Betty Lou McFarland

Leadership Classes Teach Leadership Qualities to Students

Miss Grove and Mr. Fry led last week’s leadership classes with elected officers from the General Organization and executive groups in attendance. Talks by Mr. Browning Mr. Quarles Mr. McNalley and Mr. Leatherman emphasized responsibility and the traits of good leaders with an open forum and a constitution parliamentary law test.

Miss Grove Fry Executive Council Monitor Commission Honor Court Handiran Browning Quarles Robert McNalley Manuel Semples Nancy Hurst John Solenberger Kenneth Lake Joan Landacre

French Students May Go to India

India plans nine fellowships for French graduates to study and teach in Indian universities in 1949. The program aims to deepen cultural ties and support French efforts to study Indian languages and lectures. Fellowships pay 150 dollars monthly for two years plus second class return passage to France.

New Delhi Government of India France

Gaelic name of Ireland's new republic

The Gaelic name of the new republic created by the Republic of Ireland Bill 1948 on November 26 is Pob lacht na h Eireann.

New Republic of Ireland N. A New Republic

Christmas Trees Fuel Berlin Cold War Tactics

In a blockaded Berlin the Christmas tree becomes a tool in the East West standoff as 350,000 trees from the Soviet zone head for the Russian sector. Western Berlin fears an overflow via black market demand while Russians lure non-Communists with ration bait and money offers amid airlift limits.

Berlin Russia Western Berlin U. S

Veteran to Spend Christmas in Jail

Joseph A. McKellup of Baltimore is spending 20 days in the local jail for failure to pay fines from police court on drunkenness charges. He was arrested twice within 24 hours, first on N Loudoun Street at 10 20 p m December 7 and released to seek treatment at Newton Baker hospital, then rearrested at the bus terminal for drunkenness and jailed to serve the fines and costs.

Joseph A. McKellup Baltimore Leu McKellup N. Loudoun St Newton Baker Hospital

Iron soles on shoes in twelfth century Urals

In the twelfth century tribesmen of the Central Urals wore shoes with inch thick iron soles. The durable footwear lasted long enough to be handed down for generations.

Urals

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