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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1950
Page
9
Handley High School publishes honor roll entries for the third six weeks and semester. Students from multiple rooms and grades are listed with six weeks and semester designations and a separate elementary honor roll. The report also profiles several students with nicknames, origins, and ambitions.
The student body and his parents mourn the death of Johnny Butler, a Handley student.
Winchester will host this year’s All-State Band Concert with about 150 students from the West Winchester area. The Junior Evening Star lists a full program and two sections, the Workshop Band directed by Dr Harris performing Saturday night and the main concert Sunday at 3:00 in Handley Auditorium under Mr Joseph Gremelspacker from Indiana State Teachers College. The public is invited to attend as Winchester music lovers are promised a rare treat with pieces including Marcia Con Brio, Rock Heights Overture, Nocturne, Brass Pagentry March, and Eight Russian Folk Songs among others.
The article urges students to use the end of the first semester to improve beyond grades. It emphasizes self development, faith in abilities, and pride as grades reflect capability and drive for ongoing effort.
At Handley High School gym E. C. Glass dominated from the start with a 37 to 13 halftime lead and finished strong. Alumni observers included Liz Halvosa and Kenny Lake as Handley trailed by at least 20 points after the break.
Handley Judges were defeated by the Bluestreaks last Friday night with a 46 to 25 score. Glenn LaVecchia led Handley with 6 points. Harrisonburg cheerleaders lifted spirits as one led a bugle call while alumni from Handley attended the game.
Handlian staff watched the Handlian speed toward Staunton under Mr. King from McClures. The completed Handlian will be back soon and ready to be sold. Hurry if you want one as there are not many left.
The Shenandoah Manufactures Association announces the results of its essay contest. First place goes to Gilbert Striet, followed by Mary Lou Startzman in second, Robert Lake in third, and Leonard Braithwaite in fourth.
A detailed three day band schedule lists registrations and multiple rehearsals in Handley Auditorium from Friday February 10 to Sunday February 12. Events include general and sectional rehearsals, a workshop band concert, booster club reception, and a concert directed by Mr. Joseph Gremelspacher.
SPBS reports Handley advisory groups have hidden talents ready for display through student assembly programs. A booster prize incentives rooms to plan and present, offering fun and a chance to showcase skills beyond the regular lessons.
The Booster Club thanks Winchester residents and Handley School students for housing All-State Band members. The event runs February 10 11 and 12 with Winchester hosting members for two nights and providing two breakfasts.
The senior play cast was announced last Monday selecting 11 seniors from tryouts. The chosen students will perform the production this semester with roles assigned to the senior class.
Robert Bradford, a Union Theological Seminary senior and Davidson College alumnus, has taken a pastorate in this area. He served student field work around Winchester and assisted Dr. Ronald S. Wilson at Winchester Presbyterian Church last summer while preparing to begin his duties.
The VA plans to distribute about 65 percent of the new WWI life insurance special dividend in the first half of 1951 and the rest by year end. After that the National Service Life Insurance Program may pay annual dividends when a surplus exists.
A fragment lists performers including Barbara Brooks Liz Browning June Butler Pat Clevenger Fritz Emmerth Pat Way Jimmie Clark David Kinter Graham Rosenberger Gilbert Sunderlin and Charles Sunderlin for an undated production.
Iva Toguri D AQuino may be released from prison on bail by order of Supreme Court Justice William O Douglas. The clerk said he had received word Douglas will sign a $50,000 bail order. DQuino was convicted of treason for wartime broadcasts and sentenced to 10 years plus a $10,000 fine. She is at Alderson Federal Reformatory for Women.
West Virginia reveals an appeal filed in San Francisco while pending appeal action allows any Supreme Court justice to sign an order granting bail.
A tiny terrier left in a car on Main Street attracted passers by as it blew the horn with its forepaws drawing attention. The scene became a local curiosity and the dog drew a lively crowd.
The National Geographic Society reports thirty species of sea slugs occur on the northern coast of Australia. This biodiversity note highlights the coastal marine life and emphasizes the region as a hotspot for sea slug diversity.
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