Virginia Farmers Increase Farm Building Construction in 1940
Virginia farmers added between 1 and 1.5 million dollars in new farm building value in 1940. G D Kite of Virginia Tech cites 3,300 V P I plan driven builds totaling over 750 million with plans in higher demand. Dairy barns led growth as 40 new milk barns and 40 milk houses were built in the Washington area at about 250 thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
Virginia
G. D. Kite
Virginia Tech
V. P. I. Agricultural Engineering Department
Kitem
Kite
Washington
Hampton Roads
Richmond
Carnation Milk Company
Carroll
Grayson
Benched Teenagers and Last Game Ambitions
A reflective piece on players under pressure before a crucial game. One athlete defies rules for a late outing and rests on the bench to play strong. another youth remains on the bench for seasons, nursing a grudge. Bob seeks a final quarter to earn a letter, while a vocal teammate clamors for decisive inclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romeo
Bob
Booster Club Take It or Leave It Contest
The Booster Club hosted a game show titled Take It or Leave It with a small cash prize pool. Anne Woolfolk hosted as mistress of ceremonies guiding questions while contestants chased cents with no winner of 64 cents. A wise student won 8 cents, ending the night with 52 cents in the jackpot as audience failed to answer the Lincoln assassination play and main hall statues questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booster Club
Anne Woolfolk
Ford Theatre
Lincoln
Boosters Club
Inquiring Voices On Discipline At Lunch Hour
Student survey reveals mixed views on monitoring and honor systems. Quotes reference monitors, behavior, and concerns about safety as several students discuss office routines and personal space in school corridors.
Handley student Mable from Romney pursues stenography
Second year Handley pupil Mable from Romney West Virginia plans to graduate with the General Course and pursue stenography. Robert Butler from Gainesboro, active in F F A, attends intramural activities and serves on the Navy team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Mable
Romney
W. Va
Robert Butler
Gainesboro
Robert
Navy Am
Exams and Exhaustion at Riverside High
Students face the stress of exams and exemptions as flu and fatigue spread through the class. Teachers and administrators note growing contempt and blue moods while imagination is mocked and exam pressure rises.
Examination Schedule for Dottie Barney_Class Timetable
Examination timetable lists times from Monday January 27 to Friday January 31, with periods one through six. Entry shows fixed start times at 9:00 for most classes and 1:00 for the fourth period on Wednesday.
Duell Glover and Jean Shryock Winners In U D C Contest
Duell Glover and Jean Shryock emerged as winners in a United Daughters of the Confederacy contest. The verse titled The Crooked Button recounts a crisp October scene with General Jackson dining with Miss Gettie McGuire as local town characters humorously debate photography and a missing button.
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Duell Glover
Jean Shryock
General Jackson
Gettie McGuire
Winchester Student Enters Stenographic Course Ambitions
Anna Margaret Baker, a Winchester student since second grade, now takes the Stenographic Commercial Course. She was in a Washington school during early grades, active in Library and Monogram clubs, and aims to attend a Romney business college next year for further stenographic training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Margaret Baker
Winchester
Washington
Annaret
Library Club
Monogram Club
Romney
Diary Excerpts Show Soldier’s Devotion to Stonewall Jackson
A imagined diary from Civil War days details a soldier’s view of General Thomas J. Jackson known as Stonewall. The entries praise his leadership, faith, and resolve, recount Bull Run, long marches, and his death to pneumonia, highlighting loyalty and reverence among troops.
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Jackson
General Jackson
Bull Run
Bee
Stonewall” Jackson
South
Faculty Spotlight Mrs Garrabrandt Returns as Sponsor
Edith Cornwell Garrabrandt alumna of Handley and Farmville State Teacher's College joins the staff. She teaches at the school and this year serves for the fourth time as Senior Class sponsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrabrandt
Edith Cornwell
Handley
Farmville State Teacher's College
Open Forum Dear Editor on Opening Exercises
A reader notes disruption during school opening exercises as students glance at work and gossip while a Bible reading takes place. The writer urges better conduct for a few minutes of attention and respect.
Senior yearbook chatter sparks dances and romances
A lively bulletin notes Handiian yearbook sales, rumors of dances, prom bids for Kitty Arnold and Frances Bickers, and a wave of campus gossip about couples Snuffy and Williams, Delmar Robinson Jr., and others with exams looming.
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Cupid
Williams
Shakespeare
Lester Arnold
Kitty
Bill Miller
Bill Butler
Frances Bickers
Mr. Quarles
Delmar Robinson, Jr
Register
Yehudie's Diary Captures A Day At School
A student recalls a chaotic day at school with stiff cold, noisy Physics and French classes, badminton and typing in tune to La Conga, a gum stuck moment, a nap mistaken for morning, a demerit after a dramatic fainting attempt, and an office visit after a caramel chewie interrupted reading.
Senior activities and honors through the years
A history of student events and awards is listed. Cast for the senior play Life Begins At Sixteen is announced for this year. Two years ago the A Cappella Choir was formed. Senior Class plans commencement. Four years ago Mildred Snyder and De Kalb Russell won Robert E. Lee poem contest prizes from the United Daughters of Confederacy. Five years ago Mr. Quarles awarded the South trophy to Jack Haines. Six years ago the Lee Oratorical contest was scheduled for January 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Daughters of Confederacy
Robert E. Lee
Mildred Snyder
de Kalb Russell
Quarles
Jack Haines
Lee
We may live without friends we may live without books
The quotation is attributed to Owen Meredith in Lucile and misattributed to D S N A. The phrase appears in discussions about culinary culture, not a formal citation from Meredith's text.
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Owen Meredith
Lucile
Lodge installs officers at Stephens City in Masonic rite
Marsh Run Lodge No. 147 from Middletown installed Stephens City Lodge No. 383 officers. Installing team included Julian Kline and others. Stephens City officers named E. W. Steele N M Nichols Joseph Funk N L Cargee and B A Rust. Next Tri County Association meet set for Edinburg February 14.
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Marsh Run
Middletown
Stephens City Lodge
Julian Kline
C. L. Wright
W. R. Campbell
Claude B. Stickley
O. B. Willey, Sr
Herbert S. Jones
E. W. Steele
N. M. Nichols
Joseph Funk
N. L. Cargee
8. A. Rust
Jodge
Trinity Luth
Tri-County Association
Edinburg
Influenza outbreak wanes as Virginia schools close
Virginia's flu wave slows with many localities easing. Fredericksburg orders all schools churches and theaters closed until Jan 27 with possible extension. In Fredericksburg 351 flu and grippe cases reported in schools, up from 335 Friday. Newport News reopens as 544 white school pupils were absent. Wythe County ends closure and Lynchburg reports progress with cases released.
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Richmond
Virginia
Fredericksburg
Guy H Brown
Newport News
Joseph Saunders
Wythe County
Danville and Pittsylvania Schools Closed Amid Flu Surge
The region reports high absenteeism with Danville seeing 1,100 absentees as 2,400 were out when schools closed a week earlier. Pittsylvania's 163 schools remained shut while health authorities survey flu impact. South Boston also closed with others following.
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Danville
Pittsylvania
South Boston
Halifax County Keeps Schools Open Amid Influenza
Supt. Jesse H. Binford of Richmond schools reports a percentage of pupils in desks today up from 60 percent in ey and 78 percent on Friday. Dr. William Grossmann says the disease is spreading in Dickenson and other Southwest Virginia counties as influenza reaches epidemic levels.
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Halifax County
Jesse H. Binford
Richmond
Omey
William Grossmann
State Bureau of
Dickenson
Virginia
Funeral held for Angus Machir Baughman age 78
Virgil Baughman and family of Sunnyside attended the funeral Sunday for Angus Machir Baughman at Mt Moriah Lutheran Church in Wardensville. He died at his home in McCauley West Virginia after a long life as a respected farmer. He left a widow Louella Heishman and seven children. He also leaves brothers and sisters and fourteen grandchildren. Funeral was by Rev Zirkle and burial followed in the nearby cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Baughman
Sunnyside
Angus Machir
McCauley
Baughman
Nicholas
Mary Heishman Baughman
Louella Heishman
Curtis Keller
W. Va
Guy Baughman
Wardensville
Virpit Baughman
B. B. Baughman
G. B. Hu
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Extension Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Chichesters
Nnor Evening Star
Handley High School
James Thomson
Butch Robinson
Herbie” Miller
Dowell Jennings Howard
Jim Huyett
Paul Jenenees
Paul Tomney
A. K
New York
Mable Baker
Kelly
Duncan
Millwood Ave
Taedt
Fee
Dottie Barney
Miss Gettie
Belle
Stonewall Jackson
Open Forum
Phyllis Fowler
Erry
Yehudie
Ila
Lodge
Stephens City
Eran
Wildey
Order
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg
George W. Kurtz
Northern
Israel Hurvitz
Carrie Hartwell Patterson
Hurvitz
Boston
Patterson
Belfast
Lynchburg
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Angus Baughman
Europe
Miles Music Cos
W. Boscawen St
Zenith
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