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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 22, 1952

Page

5

All-State Band Members Named for Handiey

Mr Strance announced the Handiey All-State Band selections for Charlottesville trip. Jammy McFadden Ronald Johnson Peecy Lone Luther Conner John Pickeral Robert Kendall Robert Pickeral Linda Smith Vaelen Boyd Nancy Quarles Jim Marco Pene Hauptman Lee Rathman Judy Anderson Jack Carr named to attend the All-State Band in Charlottesville.

Handiey Charlottesvile Mr. Strance Stuents Jammy McFadden Ronald Johnson Peecy Lone Luther Conner John Pickeral Robert Kendall Robert Pickeral Linda Smith Vaelen Boyd Nancy Quarles Jim Marco Pene Hauptman Lee Rathman Judy Anderson Jack Carr

Seniors Measured For Caps and Gowns

Seniors were measured for caps and gowns starting last Thursday. Poems were collected by Mrs Garravrandt with judges to select the class poem for the seniors of 52. The HANDLIAN deadline nears as finishing touches accelerate graduation excitement.

Handley Debate Team Named for War Conscription Topic

Handley High announced its debate team for the topic Resolved that the American people should be subject to conscription in time of war. Debaters Doug Jones Phil Groves Stephen Brown Jack Carr and Nancy Quarles presented in assembly with Phil Groves and Stephen Brown chosen for the negative and Jack Cary and Nancy Quarles for the affirmative.

Handley Harrisonbure Mitchell Doug Jones Phil Groves Stephen Brown Jack Carr Nancy Quarles Jack Cary

Junior Play Tickets To Go On Sale Soon

February 8 marks the Junior Play date with tickets soon on sale. The cast has practiced daily and committees are set to ensure the performance of Who's Afraid. Buy early to avoid missing the show.

Public Speaking Contest Marquee in Cooper’s Room

Students in Cooper’s room met last week to prepare five to ten minute speeches on chosen topics. Winners from girls and boys divisions, judged by teachers, advance to Harrisonburg for the District Public Speaking Contest. Dorothy Groves Beverly Ribble and Fred Btine are out for public speaking.

Cooper Harrisonburg Dorothy Groves Beverly Ribble Fred Btine

Editorial Staff Lineup At Local Paper

The newspaper lists editors and reporters with Margaret Duckwall as editor and Leslie Miller as assistant editor. Staff writers include Ann Weatherholm Bes sie Smalts Cappy Saxe Peggy Long Alice Glover Sally Getzendanner Kitty Clark Helen Boyd and Ann Arthur.

Ann Weatherholm Bessie Smalts Cappy Saxe Peggy Long Alice Glover Sally Getzendanner Kitty Clark Helen Boyd Ann Arthur

Exams Big News Next Week at Handley

The Junior Evening Star will not publish next week due to examinations. Editors wish readers good luck on the eagerly anticipated exams.

Handley — No Jr. Evening Star Evening Star

Handley Artists In Action Exhibit At Handley

Handley High School Art Department showcases colorful murals drawings and water color works by seventh and eighth graders as well as decorative pieces from Advanced Classes. The Christmas Concert stage setting measures 12 by 43 feet built by various art classes with Nathan Cave as chair. The display fills Handley Main Hall inviting visitors to view the year’s projects.

Handley Winchester Sone and Story John Kerr Charles Crisman Nathan Cave

Wouldn't It Be Wonderful If Mr Hale Lost His Ruler

A humorous student voice essay ponders small town life and senior year rituals with mentions of Mr Hale and a cast of seniors. Vignettes reflect school routines and classroom moments while imagining playful outcomes.

Mr. Hale Jr. High

Thespian Players Preview Two One Acts For Final Choice

The Thespian Players met Friday to study two one act plays before choosing the final piece. A stage setting inspired by South Pacific was shown by Joyce Butler Helen Womeldorf and Suzanne Barr.

Joyce Butler Helen Womeldorf Suzanne Barr

Chapel program highlights and participants

Shirley Hauptman led last week in chapel with Fred Seldon reading the devotional. Leslie Miller directed the group in singing, accompanied by Pat Boyer.

Shirley Hauptman Fred Seldon Leslie Miller Pat Boyer

Handley Judges Win Three Times This Week

Handley high scorer Bob Gipe led a 64 27 rout of Strasburg on Monday. Thursday at Martinsburg Meredith Boyd top scored with 10 as Handley beat the Bull Dogs 33 28. Friday at Lexington Johnny Arnold and Bob Gipe each had 9 points as Handley won 42 30.

Handley Judges Strasburg Handley Bob Gipe Martinsburg Bulldogs Meredith “Murdock Boyd Lexington Johnny Arnold

Our Golden Heritage Educates on Butter and Soil

Last week Mr Headley’s agricultural classes watched a film Our Golden Heritage produced by the American Butter Institute. The lesson links butter to dairy industry relevance and soil conservation, teaching that eating butter aids soil preservation. Forty three Harrisburg Farm Show attendees in Harrisburg Pa viewed farm machinery and livestock. The Glee Club welcomed Dr Gildersleeve and student teachers from Madison College and Mr Morgan from Shenandoah County High School to observe a typical class period.

Headley American Butter Institute Harrisbure Harrisburg Glee Club Dr. Gildersleeve Madison College Morgan Shenandoah County High School

Chatter: Senior Girls Assembly Plans and Odd Notes

Question of the week asks if senior girls will present an assembly this year. A playful tease mentions lifting Grease with eight fingers and a ballooning prank. It notes an Honor Roll grade cost, a reading matter prize, and Handley versus Stras boro game with Blackburn intervention. See you soon.

The American Observer

Martinsburg Juniors Triumph In Close Handley Rivalry Victory

Martinsburg Junior Varsity defeats Handley 18 to 18 in a disputed close game at Martinsburg High School. Handley high scorer Bobby Kendall led with eight points as Martinsburg overcame a halftime deficit to win.

Martinsburg High School Martinsborg Handley Jr Martinsburg Bobby Kendall Higk Handley

Stewardesses Face Grueling Duties Amid High Demand

New York reporting shows 20 000 applications from women seeking stewardess posts. American Airlines notes an average stewardess walks 133 miles along aisles per shift handles 386 children and pours 5833 cups of coffee.

New York Americar Airlines

Understanding the schwa and its role in speech

The piece explains the schwa as a neutral vowel sound, its mispronunciations, and its frequent use in English as described by MIT's Technology Review. It notes that famous figures like Truman and Eisenhower are mentioned to illustrate universal speech, with a side look at a click language of Kalahari people and the broader acceptance of schwa in modern radio and stage speech.

New York Truman Eisenhower Churchill Berra Senator Taft Shirley Temple Frank Costello Technology Review Massachusetts Institute of Technology Kalahari Desert Africa

Citizens Seek Relief From Deer Damage in Powell's Port Valley

About 100 residents met at the Community Building to discuss deer control and crop damage. They drafted a petition to the State Game and Inland Fisheries Commission and local General Assembly representatives seeking temporary relief for farmers from garden and orchard losses.

Powell's Port Valley State Game and Inland Fisheries Commission General Assembly

Recreation Spot For Americans

This seaside resort along the Gulf of Siam has become a favorite recreation site for the nearly 500 Americans employed by the American government in Indochina. Kep offers a clean comfortable hotel named The Bungalow with seafood at every meal and ample venison stork. Rooms range from 4 to 5 dollars per day.

Kep Cambordia Indochina Gulf of Siam

Slanesville Area Notes Include Visits and Birth

Miss Audra McDonald visited relatives in Slanesville and Bunker Hill while Paul Haine and wife celebrate birth of daughter Gloria Jean on January 15 at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mrs Jennie Smith funeral held January 15. burial at Mt Union Church. Slanesville PTA met in January with a debate and food sale. Presbyterian Auxiliary also held January meeting. February gathering set at Mildred Saville's home.

Slanfsville W Va Audra McDonald North River Mills W. Va Ida Shanholtz Nancy Hevner Alvin Haines Bunker Hill Louis Robinson Gloria Jeannine Winchester Meaorial Hospital Mt. Union Church Jennie Smith Bertha Fisher Church Slanesville Pta Lorena Kidwell Slanesville Presbyterian Auxiliary Mildred Saville

Anaconda Smoke Stack Uses 18000 Tons Brick

Approximately 18 000 tons of brick were used to build the tall Anaconda Montana smoke stack, believed to be the largest in existence.

Anaconda Mont E.N. D

Bloom News: Haines-Cooter Wedding and Cedar Creek Home

Mr and Mrs William Haines wedding in Hagerstown Md December 20. They reside on the Moore farm on Cedar Creek. Mr Haines is the former Catherine Alice Baker. David Baker is hospitalized at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a major operation. Also noted are visits by Mr and Mrs William Moreland Capon Bridge WV to G W Hulver family and Mr and Mrs J C Painter Winchester with the Cooper family. Raymond Hollar and Nathan Williams recently visited G W Hulver Jr.

Bloom William Haines Hagerstown Moore Farm Cedar Crek Haines Catherine Alice Baker David Bakers Winchester Memorial Hospital William Moreland Capon Bridge W Va G. W. Hulver J. C

Textile Fellowships Set Up at Four Colleges

Celanese Corp of America establishes five graduate fellowships in textiles across four colleges. Two fellowships fund Lowell Textile Institute Research Foundation in Lowell Massachusetts, with one each at North Carolina State College in Raleigh North Carolina, Clemson College in Clemson South Carolina, and George Institute of Technology in Georgia.

New York Celanese Corp. of America Lowell Textile Institute Research Foundation Lowell Mass North Carolina State College Raleigh N. C Clemson College Clemson S.C George Institute of Technology Georgia

No Alcoholic Candy For Swiss Children

The Swiss nutrition commission calls for a nationwide appeal against selling liquor filled candy to school age children. It cites examples of cogbac and cherry brandy chocolates leaving kids over excited, fatigued in class, and exposed to alcohol at an early age, urging parents teachers and shopkeepers to guide children toward true sources of strength and health.

Bern Switzerland Nutrition Commission

Kiwanis Club to Hear Dale Carnegie Course Instructor

W H M Stover president of the Leadership Training Institute of DC will speak at the Kiwanis luncheon at the George Washington Hotel at 12 15 pm tomorrow. He will discuss Your Veer and Your Personality Are Your Fortune and will help launch the Dale Carnegie course here next month. Rev A P Shirkey DD pastor of Mt Vernon Place Methodist Church will give a short talk.

W H M. Stover Leadership Training Institute of D.C Dale Carnegie Kiwanis Club George Wahington Hotel Stover Fd Molden A P Shirkey Mt Vernon Wlace Methodist Church Ashington

Car Skids 125 Feet Turns Over in Stephens City

A non collision automobile accident occurred at 11 90 last night at the north end of Stephens City. William Edward Henrietta of Rt 3 Winchester drove a 1939 Ford Coupe northward when it skidded 125 feet and struck a telephone pole guide wire, turning over. Henrietta suffered head injuries and body bruises but no serious condition. damage to the car was light.

Stephens City Nfa Smallwood Stephens Ciy William Edward Henrietta Rt 3 Winchester Henrietta

Malay Boys Get Scholarships In Singapore

The government announces a scheme granting 50 Malayan boys under 11 each year English school scholarships. Requirements: born in the Colony, fit, and have completed the fourth year in a vernacular school. Value is $2.00 a month plus complete exemption from school fees.

Singapore

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