Christmas in Many Lands presented at Virginia Ave phat Skits
The program showcased Christmas customs from twelve lands with skits and child actors. Each segment highlighted a country and its traditions as reported by observers and room mothers who hosted a post performance tea for mothers and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Ave
Affleck
Holland
Saint Nicholas
Armstrong
Bethlehem
Gray
Switzerland
Scandinavia
Miller
Spain
Miss Shark
Germany
Miss Newman
Higgs
Morgan Chase
Lock
Interesting Vacation Reflections From Handley Students
Two week Christmas break insights reveal Patsy Clevenger enjoyed a memorable holiday with an engagement ring while Donny Hartley visited Washington to see Louis Armstrong. Others report travel to New York, Berryville, or Norfolk, with some staying home or preparing essays and parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Patsy Clevenger
Donny Hartley
Washington
Louis Armstrong
Ellis Armel
Peggy Haymaker
Norfolk
Chuck” Robertson
New York
Patsy Levi
Berryville
Bobby Anderson
Betty Jo Halterman
Freddie Boulineau
Reverend Ronald Wilson Speaks at Chapel on New Year
Pupils heard Rev. Ronald Wilson of Loudoun St. Presbyterian Church share thoughts on starting the New Year. The program included Sue Sowers’s solo Teach Me To Pray with Mary Martha Eisenberg on piano.
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Ronald Wilson
Loudoun St. Presbyterian Church
Virginia History Taught By Pavey Lupton In Interim
Miss Pavey Lupton will teach Virginia history and occupations during Miss Virginia Barr's absence. Lupton, a Handley graduate of 1944 and former Booster Club member, studied at Wellesley and the University of Zurich. She has taught in England and co directed an international summer camp in Switzerland with children from six countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Barr
Pavey Lupton
Virginia
Handley
Booster Club
Miss Lupton
Wellesley College
University of Zurich
Switzerland
England
Thespian Players Present The Minister's New Car at Handley
Thespian Players at Handley High School stage the first big production of the year on Wednesday January 18. The cast includes ten girls in a hilarious feature under the direction of the publicity committee with Freda Seldom as chairwoman and Betty Davis Mariam Grove Sally Pratt Carole Cain and Mary Ann Smith in charge of various duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley High School
Thespian Players
Freda
Betty Davis
Mariam Grove
Sally Pratt
Carole Cain
Mary Ann Smith
Christmas Chapel Service Inspires Youth
On the eve of the Christmas vacation a Yuletide Chapel service was held. Peggy Haymaker sang a lovely number with Mary Martha Eisenberg accompanying on piano as Mr. Quarles read from the Bible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Haymaker
Mary Martha Eisenberg
Mr. Quarles
Christmas Room Parties Shine In Sixth Grade Poems
Students join in festive homeroom parties with candlelight and gifts. Mrs Shade’s sixth graders publish poems about ancient Egypt and a Christmas message of peace guiding prayers for the day of birth.
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Evening Star
Miss Barr Hospitalized At Winchester Hospital
Miss Virginia Barr of Handley faculty is a patient in Winchester hospital and has been reported greatly improved. Students and faculty wish her a speedy recovery and expect her return soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Barr
Handley
Winchester Hospital
Handlian Debuts With Local Vendors This Week
The 1950 Handlian promises to be the best yet and is available this week from Wade Emmert June Butler Glen LaVecchia Graham Rosenberger Mary Bayliss and Jean Smith at local shops.
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Wade Emmert
June Butler
Glen LaVecchia
Graham Rosenberger
Mary Bayliss
Jean Smith
Handley Girls Compete in Cherry Pie Contest
Handley School hosts a cherry pie contest open to girls aged 15 and over with Virginia represented by one Handley contestant. Contestants submit pies for judging at Handley, then the winner travels to Chicago to bake two more pies. The Chicago winner will present her pie to the President and stay at the White House for two days.
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Handley
Virginia
Chicago
White House
Christmas Basket Drive by Fellowship Club
The Fellowship Club organized a school wide decoration and food basket drive for Winchester area families. Students contributed items and filled baskets, including two by Mrs Garrabhandt's girls and a themed angels basket, aiming to spread Christmas joy to those less fortunate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellowship Club
Winchester
Butch Boxwell Receives Gifts During Hospital Stay
About a week before Christmas Butch Boxwell, a dignified senior, entered the hospital for a leg operation. While there he received candy, fruit, and flowers from friends and is now out of the hospital on crutches for some time.
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Butch” Boxwell
Butch
F M Bank Highlights Growth and Community Support
The bank reports steady deposits and total assets with hundreds more depositors this year, noting over nine million dollars in deposits. It emphasizes strong service, staff compensation, and that a bank is a semi public institution. The bank funds agricultural prizes with FFA FHA 4 H clubs and Home Demonstration, including the corn prize donated by the bank and the late Ray Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yost
FFA
FHA
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Ray Robinson
Robinson
Shenandoah Valley National Bank honors long service leaders
The bank celebrated past presidents from Robert T. Barton to Paul M. Haldeman, noting their roles in guiding the institution. New officers were elected, with Haldeman as president and Kalbach as vice president. Brown highlighted sound growth, loan activity in 1949, and constructive financial management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert T. Barton
Yost
Barton
William P. McGuire
Douglas
Old Dominion
William E. Cooper
Calvary
Col
John Keating
Winchester
Theodore Y. Kinzel
Kinzel
Haldeman
Paul M. Haldeman
Frederick County
Dr. Allen
B. Beverley Byrd
Lee O. Dick
John D. Glover
Joseph L. Kalbach
J. Thomas Kremer
Ray Robinson Jr
D. K. Russell
and & Ridgely White
Aes
Howard A. Hollan
Clifford D. Grim
H. K. Benham
John H. Rose
Brown
Trust
Shenandoah Valley National Bank Stresses Depositor Safety
A Shenandoah Valley banker asserts the bank’s primary duty is protecting depositors’ funds and notes that new banking practices must rest on sound, time-tested principles. He emphasizes that in banking, innovations prove useful only when grounded in core principles.
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Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Alumni Activities Highlight Holiday Homecoming
Alumni report broad engagement in college life with many back for holidays. Jody Armstrong shows ongoing engagement while several others join choirs, sororities, fraternities, and glee clubs at Duke, Texas State, Washington and Lee, Northwestern, and other institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jody Armstrong
Bert Browning
Longwood
Dot Eisenberg
Witten- Bobby Hall
Washington and Lee
Nancy Hurst
Duke
Dick Kremer
Sarah Leatherman
Cosmopolitan Club
Texas State
Texas
Virginia Yates
Northwestern Glee Club
Mosquito Control Parathion Plane Spray Found Effective
A spray from a plane using one one-hundredth pound per acre of parathion was effective against arctic mosquitoes. Historical eruption impact notes 1169 A D lava flow near Catania is believed to have killed about 15 000 people.
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Catania
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Star
Dr. Wilson
Winchester Front Royal
Yuletide Chapel
Santa
Miss Dunn
Egypt
Marie Martin
Earth
Eddie Lillis
Barr
Handlian
Boxwell
F&m Bank
Trust Department
Trust de Ent
U. S
Shen Valley
Hutte Tet
Jacouutttens
Grove
Thayer
Manitex
Bonny Maid
PARCO
Gold Seal
J. W. Grove Furniture CO
Loudoun St
Leggett
Winchester Shopping
Pauline H. Rhodes
Stephens City
North America Assurance SO
Ciety of Virginia, Inc
Richmond, Va
Call Stephens City
Stromberg - Carlson Television
Roy A. Lee
Kent ST
Iit Makolal Beg
Anderson
E. Boscawen St
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