Council Picks Funk to Attend FBI Academy
Winchester council selects Captain F. M. Funk of the police department to attend the FBI National Academy. FBI representative Will iam Lohr notes Winchester lacks a graduate and that enrollment is limited to 80 officers for 12 weeks. If chosen, Funk could enter the June session with expenses limited to room and board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Punk
Winchester Police Department
Winchester
F. B. I. National Academy
Funk
William Lohr
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Lohr
J. T. Kremer
R. Frank Barr
Mr. Barr
A. T. Hawthorne
F. M. Funk
E. E. Baker
Across The Headpin Leads Bowling League Tilt
Capitol Restaurant, first half champions, opened second half with 1468 set led by 500 471 497 games as Peggy Boxwell 116 and Dorothy Bloom 113 boosted Wa Woolen No 2. O Sullivan upset South End Fire Co twice, final 463 461. Va Woolen No 1 split with Golden Glow 491 509. Mildred Strode 122 and Mary Hook 322 sets. Valley Service beat Solenberger's with 116 and two strikes. Royal Crown Lola vs Potomac Diner in Hagerstown Saturday. Amoco of Hagerstown vs Blue Ridge League Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Restaurant
Woolen No. 2
Peggy Boxwell
Dorothy Bloom
Isy Landacre
Woolen Five
O'Sullivan
South End Fire Co
South Enders
Bertha Creswell
O’sulivan
Mary Hawk
Va. Woolen
Golden Glow
Mildred Strode
Mary Hook
Woolen
Nena Lemonis
Ruth Landacre
Douglas Swimley
Valley Service
Solenberger
Pauline Kritzer
Royal Crown
Lola
Five
Hagerstown
Amoco
Councilmen Invited To Banquet
The Charley Rouss Fire Company invites City Council members to their annual banquet on February 11. The group voted to resume the event after it was halted following Pearl Harbor. The program remains unannounced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Rouss Fire Company
Pearl Harbor
Handigy High School Publishes Junior Evening Star
The Junior Evening Star is issued by students at Handigy High School on Friday January 18 1946. The student editors present school news and activities in this edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handigy High School
Gus the Swifty Senior, Handiian Leader and Star Player
Helen known as Gus is a black haired senior with a swift mind. She was Chairman of the Junior Stand Committee last year and Business Manager of the Handiian this year. A student in Academic courses she loves Latin and dislikes Geometry. Gus enjoys bowling and plans college after graduation with a possible trip to Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Gus
Handiian
Mexico
eHandley's Hall
Ellen Largent A Handleyite Star Of Class Of Forty Six
Ellen Largent dominates Handley high circle from Handley School to John Kerr and Handley High. She is active in choral groups athletics Booster Club and The Handlian and poised for Westhampton College Liberal Arts. Her future career remains open music literature art or other fields with expected success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Largent
Peggy O’neill
Handleyite
Handlian
Ellen
John Kerr
Handley
Westhampton College
Heavenly Bodks
Jo Ann Leaves Handley High for Strayers Training
Jo Ann, a loyal Handleyite since eighth grade, will receive a Stenographic diploma this June from Harrisonburg High School. An active Library Club member and softball player, she plans to study business at Strayers in Washington, aiming for a future in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Ann
Harrisonburg High School
Library Club
Strayers
Washington
Frankie
Frankie Sinatra
Pet Hates and Snippets from a Mirthful Panel
A collage of quirky quotes from Woody Baker Ginnie Grant Jack Butler Jackie Eagle Beck Ebersole Barbara Bond Jeanne Rose and Reynolds Legge. They vent about annoyances from anger and rivalries to silly laughs and impoliteness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woody Baker
Anges
Woody
Ginnie Grant
Jack Butler
Frank Sinatra
Jackie Eagle
Beck Ebersole
Barbara Bond
Jeanne Rose
Reynolds Legge
Randolph-Macon Triumphs In Close Narrow Victory
The team led 21-13 after three quarters thanks to Bodie Grimm interceptions and Smoothie Lamb shooting. A final foul shot after the buzzer gave a 27-26 win with Grimm and Lamb as top scorers, following a 28-27 loss at Shepherdstown the prior night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snag
Randolph-Macon
Bodie Grimm
Smoothie Lamb
Grim
Lamb
Shepardstown
Honor pledge card urges honesty and no cheating
A school message urges students to sign an honor pledge promising not to cheat or receive help on work and to avoid stealing others' property. The speaker highlights personal responsibility and asks students at Handley to take the pledge seriously and adhere to it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Permisson
Handley
Handley School Gossip and Junior Play Plans
The note mentions exams two weeks away counting 50 of the semester grade. Mrs Peery objects to there being no assemblies. Pete proposed to Jane Schneider thrice. A bar exists in Handley School used by Juniors for their play. Jane Groves nicknames cheese cake. Booster Club is 12 years old since 1934. Betty Cather prefers country boys to city boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Walker
Mrs. Peery
Pete
Jane Schneider
Jody
Handley School
Jane Grove
Booster Club
Betty Cather
Handley praised for stamp contest effort and civic pledges
A message congratulates Handley for winning a stamp contest and urges continued buying of stamps and bonds to support returning veterans. It notes totals since September: 1697.42 for stamps and 13046.00 for bonds, totaling 14743.42, and encourages ongoing purchases every Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Most Talented Seniors Sparkling Messy Gossip Column
A playful yearbook style gossip column notes Jill Pifer Betty Stuart and many others with rumors of letters pin up photos and romances from Alexandria Connecticut Miami and beyond. It mentions seniors like George Williams Anne Catherine Jimmy Hall and Joanne plus references to Casanova Butler and Kit Grant amid schoolyard chatter and campus hints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jill Pifer
Alexandria
Connecticut
Miami
Betty Stuart
Winchester
Lydia
Harold
Jimmy
Robbie Brown
Dick Owens
George Garber
Jeepers
Bobbie
Jeanne
Bibbie
Suemen
Phil
Old Boy
Janie
Mary Jane
Berkley Springs
Hum
Bunky
Pontiac
Mich
Hutch
Shirlee
Janet
Clarence Rogers
Kitty Grant
Miss Dunlap
Abe Lincoln
Ato
Anne Cather
Jimmy Hall
Bill Lawrence
Bo Brown
Westy
Jimmy Lawrence
Hubba
Mischief
Joanne
Mailbox In Hall Cited As Adequate Said To Suffice
A terse note claims the hall mailbox suffices for handling messages. No further details are provided about location or usage.
Inquiring Reporter Answers on Evening Company
The column records brief replies from youths choosing partners for evenings. Anne Copenhayer picks a midshipman, Dick Owens favors a short good-looking blond, Sam Brooks jokes, Lucille Pope mutters softly, Betty Jean Rose wants a good looking man, Johnny Campbell names Mary Jane, Teddy Staples mentions Jeanne Craine, Al Smith says the one he spends time with, Boddie Racey says Johnny, Gibby White cites Esther Williams, with playful warnings about Sam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Copenhayer
Dick Owens
Sam Brooks
Lucille Pope
Betty Jean Rose
Johnny Campbell
Mary Jane
Teddy Staples
Jeanne Craine
al Smith
Boddie Racey
Johnny
Gibby White
Esther Williams
Sam
Gibby
Chatter and Letters Show Small Weekend News Notes
A jumble of names and fragments notes letters in Connecticut and events on Saturday night. Mentions include Marty Virgil Jean Paulette Dyke and Massie with a monogram ring, plus a June 10 reference and a bill about tickets. The text also hints at mail Telegrams and a playful note to Ato amid reunions and curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne
Connecticut
John Marshall
Ato
Marty
Virgil, Jean
Stephens
Paulette
Massie
Greenbrier
Willkie
Betty Baker
Buryjew
Uo Eniys
Children’s Animal Picture Book Description
A short promotional note describes a children’s animal picture book focusing on mammals and their habits. It highlights half tone illustrations from photographs by the American Museum of Natural History and mentions familiar woods, fields, and zoo inhabitants. Price cited as fifteen cents postpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Museum of Natural History
Children’s Animal Picture Book Order Request
Information request enclosed with six cents in coin for a copy of the Children’s Animal Picture Book. The sender provides a Washington address and notes careful payment in paper.
Gore F. F. A. Chapter Holds First Banquet
The Sidney Gore Chapter of the Future Farmers of America held its first banquet in the school auditorium on Tuesday night. The event drew over fifty guests including fathers of FFA members. Guest speaker W R Legge spoke on farming excellence and history of the organization, praising hard work and Washington as a farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Gore
Future Farmers of America
Future Farmers
FFA
James Morrison
Gore Ffa
S. J. Goode
Capon Bridge Methodist Church
QG. H. Richard
Frederick County
Back Creek
Fred Stine
Leslie D. Kline
James Gordon
Vo-Ag
Stephens City
Middletown
W. R. Legge
Virginia
Mr. Legge
Legge
Organization of
Paul D. Beable
Gore
Melvin Lineburg
Otis Macomber
Harry Pugh
Dick Nesselrodt
P. D. Beable
Governors Elected include First Woman Nellie Tayloe Ross
Mrs Nellie Tayloe Ross became the first woman governor in Wyoming after being elected January 5 1925 to fill her late husband term Mrs Miriam A Ferguson governed Texas 1925 27 and reelected for 1933 term reflecting early female state leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Wyoming
Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Council
FBI Academy
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Yrran
The
Junior Evening Star
Helen Kahn
Jo Ann Laughlin
Elstein
Snider
Garrab't
Grove
Rice
Walker
Gray
Thresh
M. Gordon
Hall
Boxley
Barr
A. Gordon
Eery
Mason
Clowe
Carper
Packard
Geo. Washington
Snooper
George Williams
George
Winchester Evening Star. Information Bureau
Eye St. N. E
D. C
HOLT
D. O
Winchester’s Shopping
E. H
Shenval
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
T. G. Adams Esso
Chapman Motor CO
Cammer Tire CO
Pine Motor CO
Astomatic
E. Boscawen St. Winchester
Ted i
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