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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1948
Page
9
The Glee club opened with When Johnny Comes Marching Home. Miss Haynes announced Sylvia and sought a romantic mood. The group finished with The Battle Hymn of the Republic and the student body joined in singing old favorites.
A small selective group in the advanced art class under Miss K. Pannill works on personal projects and class outlines. They sketch around campus when weather permits and finish works in ink and watercolor. They visited the Apple Packing shed and Berryville exhibit and plan to attend a Hagerstown display. The annual project decorates the Christmas concert stage and many pieces are sent to exhibits.
The Handlian issue 1948 went off sale Friday and readers await delivery. Staff still has much work to do before the masterpiece is finished and even after press, bills for pictures must be prepared and collected before Handlians are delivered.
A school bulletin announces stricter monitor enforcement to curb disruptive behavior. Monitors will warn offenders and report repeated rule breaking to the commission to improve conduct and pride in the school.
The game drew cheers from alumni as the Sweet Potatoes won 13 to 10. Buddy Elliot scored seven of his team's points while others like Mr Maddox and Ralph drew attention for their outfits. A loss of 37 to 33 still felt like a good game with standout cheering and band performances.
The Handley executive council discussed lunch time activities and a plan to raise funds for the John Handley memorial on the grounds. The fund, built from scrap drives class gifts and war bonds, totals about $2,050 with $50 cash on hand. This year proceeds from a basketball game will add to the fund. A special assembly will highlight Handley’s contributions to the school and community.
A mixed discussion on leap year as a dating aid. Ralph, Dec, Teddy, Chug, Buddy, Willie and Peggy weigh in with varying support and skepticism. The piece notes 1938 world sponge production exceeding two million pounds as contextual trivia.
The league sponsors interschool contests in four activity areas including debate speaking prose poetry reading spelling and publications one act plays and creative writing. The Handley literary contest is set for about May 1 with district preliminaries at Harrisonburg in April.
Ten years ago the Rythm Band at John Kerr School under Mrs Shockey and Miss Hutchinson performed in assembly with June and Jack Henshall singing On The Good Ship Lollypop. Nine years ago Wilbur Kern became Boys Glee Club president Basil Hayley vice president Courtney Jones secretary. Eight years ago exam worries gripped students. Seven years ago boys critiqued a nearby military school.
The page lists performers Billie Jeane Smith, Chug White, Sissy Conner, Jay Lowden, Buddy Eagle, Millie Burke, Eddie Levi, and Jack Barnhart with song and act titles. A health note states Mothers 20 to 24 years old have smaller chances of giving birth to stillborn children than other ages.
Winchester's Peoples Cleaners extended their Blue Ridge League lead with a 2 game win over Frederick Recreation. Opening with 672 including Bill Moore 154 and Mickey Perry 150, they held an 85 pin total advantage. Frederick's 574 final game narrowed the match. Box scores list Cramer, Cahill, Landis, Holland, and May.
In a Saturday match Bethesda totalled 1961 to Winchester 1746 to gain revenge for a earlier defeat. Al Cissell led with 437 while Oscar Sykes and Lester Keiter each had 412. Doubles Ed Clevenger and Keiter totaled 810 to edge Charles Evans and Sykes. Singles Keller rolled 437 to defeat Cissell at 413 with scores 136 146 155.
Legislative Agents were registered today in compliance with Virginia's lobby law but only one reported special compensation. Robert T. Burton Jr., Richmond attorney, will receive 59 dollars for the Virginia Pharmaceutical Association and 1500 dollars as agent for the agricultural conference board. Twenty one agents have registered thus far.
The athletic council announced that it has authorized Athletic Director W. L. Younger to seek applications for the head football coach position left vacant by the resignation of James R. Kitts.
Claudia Jones, a Negro woman writer and secretary to the National Women’s Commission of the Communist Party United States, was arrested in Manhattan on a deportation warrant for advocating overthrow of the government by force. She was detained at Ellis Island after the arrest by Immigration Service and FBI officers.
Two hundred Ukrainian guerrillas who claimed they fought their way from Communist territory into the U.S. zone in Germany have been freed by the U.S. Constabulary and placed in displaced persons camps. Officials disclosed the action in Frankfurt.
A return to everyday milk delivery would boost home delivery charges by about two cents per quart. C. L. Fleshman of Lynchburg, president of the Virginia Dairy Products Association, told the two day convention at the Hotel Roanoke in Roanoke on January 20.
Virginia Tech hosts undefeated Roanoke College in Blacksburg as Techmen lead the Big Six cage standings while Roanoke has nine wins and zero losses.
Handley basketball travels to Front Royal for a high school game likely to showcase one of the school's strongest teams in recent years as momentum builds for the season.
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