Handley High School Class of 1929 Finals Planned
The Handley High School 1929 graduation events start with a Sunday sermon in the Handley School Auditorium. Dr. Richard B Owens of Roanoke will deliver the address with the Ministerial Association presiding, followed by a week of class activities, culminating in the Thursday graduation by Dr Henry Louis Smith of Washington and Lee University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley High School
Handley School
M. D. Mitchell
Richard 8. Owens
Roanoke
Owens
Baptist Church
South
N. A. Linesweaver
West
Lathbury
Handley Mixed Glee Club
C. A. Freed
S. L. Flickinger
Mendelssohn
Handley Girl’s Glee Club
R.S. Owens
Rev. L. R. Williamson
George Washington Hotel
Garden Club
Handley
Henry Louis Smith
Washington and Lee University
Winchester
Smith
Winchester city treasurer candidate seeks primary support
W A Sandy Baker announces candidacy for city treasurer of Winchester in the August 6 1929 primary. He appeals to voters noting fourteen years as a councilman and citizen service without pay and pledges to attend to residents’ business with compensation if elected.
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Winchester
W. A
Sandy” Baker
Meeting at Elks home on park baseball group
Committee calls all ball players and public spirited citizens to attend a meeting at the Elks home at 8 P M on June 10 for information about the park organization. Everyone invited.
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Elks
Reverend Proposes World Plan for Universal Marriage at Twenty-One
Rev Z Hetzel Copp of Philadelphia advocates mandatory marriage for all adults over twenty one. He envisions government funded education and supervised "clearing houses" to pair people, and a home life reform movement to reduce broken homes and delinquency endorsed by eastern educators.
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Zed Hetzel Copp
D. D
Philadelphia
Mount Hebron
Judas
Benedict Arnold
Dr. Copp
East
Kidwell Freed After Preliminary Hearing for Murder
Front Royal Virginia report says William Kidwell was released at a preliminary hearing after shooting his stepfather Dan Jenkins the prior evening. Jenkins had forced entry to take Kidwell's wife to Baltimore, despite warnings to stay away.
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Front Royal
T. W. Leach
William Kidwell
Dan Jenkins
Jenkins
Young Kidwell
Baltimore
Kidwell
Winchester Treasurer Candidate Announcement
A candidate announces seeking the office of Treasurer of Winchester subject to Democratic Primary action. The entrant is identified as Aueanat kth Z2UBUSL ULE and Charles H. Harper.
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Winchester
Aueanat
Charles H. Harper
Winchester Concert Band Opens Summer Season on Courthouse Lawn
The Winchester Concert Band held its first summer concert of the season on the courthouse lawn before a large audience. The 30 piece ensemble, with plans to field 35 or more in future concerts, performed with snap and vim. Hearts praised Fantasia on My Old Kentucky Home as the standout piece.
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Winchester
Courthouse
Mellwee
Handley School
Kentucky
Work Underway on Jordan Springs Pool at Hotel
Final plans are done and work has begun on a modern swimming pool at Jordan White Sulphur Springs Hotel in Stephenson Virginia. It is expected to be ready for use by July 4 and will be a major attraction with G Edgar Sputter as hotel manager receiving praise. The upcoming hotel event on June 12 will be led by Jet Spates of Berryville who also runs all June dances attracting locals and visitors.
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Jordan White Sulphur Springs
Stephenson
G. Edgar Sputter
Jet” Spates
Berryville
Out of Jail Only a Few Hours goes Back for Six Months
Fred Cain released from jail after a term for habitual drunkenness. He was picked up again at 11 p m drunk on denatured alcohol and sentenced today to six months in jail and transfer to state farms for treatment. Cain said he had drunk denatured alcohol enough to kill several men but was unfazed after a night in jail.
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Fred Cain
Cain
Reed Stotler Fined for Drunk and Disorderly Plea
Reed Stotler of the county pleaded guilty to drunk and disorderly conduct before Justice Tavenner in the county magistrate's court. He was fined 24.25 dollars, including costs, after an arrest following a visit to a public dance. The note ends with a newspaper quip about husbands and wives.
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DRUK
Reed Stotler
Justice Tavenner
Lateran Treaty Ratified by Pope and Mussolini in Rome
In Vatican City on June 7 Premier Mussolini and Cardinal Gaspari signed the Lateran Treaty ending church state strife. Bells rang as St Peter's doors opened symbolizing papal freedom, and a payment of 740 million lire was handed to Cardinal Gaspari by Minister Mosconi as the first instalment of financial terms.
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Associated Press
Vatican City
Rome
Mussolini
Cardinal Gastarri
Italy
St. Peter’s Square
Victor Emmanuel
Vatican
Mosconi
Fady
Beverley Runs for Winchester Clerk Nomination
J Gray Beverley announces candidacy for nomination to the Clerk of the Corporation Court in Winchester. He cites four years of experience and pledges efficient impartial service. He says he will campaign on a high plane with fellow Democrats and accept the primary result.
Unruly crowds disrupt Winchester Concert Band debut
Disorder marked the Winchester Concert Band’s first concert on the courthouse lawn as children and adults shouted and ran about. Prof. McKnee warned that repeat disturbances would end performances and cancel future concerts.
Charles H Harper Seeks City Treasurer Nomination
Charles H. Harper vice president of the Common Council and former city recorder announces his candidacy for the city treasurer nomination in the Democratic primary on August 6. Harper also served two years as deputy commissioner of the revenue for Frederick county's northern section.
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Star
Charles H. Harper
Common Council
Harper
Frederick County
French Count Held In Booze Conspiracy
New York reports that about 40 men including a French count were arrested in a sweep against a liquor import syndicate said to move millions of dollars in contraband. Mayence de Poligine posted 25000 bail. he claimed to be a foreign agent for a French winery and said he had not knowingly violated U.S. law.
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New York
Mayence de Poligine
Avenurs
Prohibition Department
William Cahoun
Pommers-Grenoi
Ali
Landis Moves to Wayneboro for Home Building Conversion
Mr. J. Landis has departed for Wayneboro Virginia to undergo conversion work with the Home Building Corporation. The move follows a recent transfer announced by local sources.
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Nr, PL
J. Landis
Wayneboro
The
Home Building Corporation
South Branch Orchards Incorporated Granted Charter
A charter is recorded for South Branch Orchards, Inc. authorizing to buy and sell and maintain orchards for allied purposes. Principal office set in Winchester with capital between 6000 and 20000 dollars. Officers include C. E. Omps president, J. I. Stover vice president, and W. T. Glaize secretary treasurer, all based in Virginia towns Kernstown Bartonsville and Strasburg.
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South Branch Orchards, Inc
Winchester
C. E. Omps
Kernstown
J. I. Stover
Bartonsville
W.T. Glaize
Strasburg
Winchester Candy And Fruit Company charter awarded
A charter is awarded in the Corporation Court for Winchester Candy And Fruit Company Inc. The firm will wholesale candies and fruits with capital between 5 000 and 650 000 dollars. Officers include C D Shank as president and vice president, D O Louderback as secretary treasurer. Directors are C C Rhodes and W B Miller from Harrisonburg.
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Winchester Candy and Fruit Company, Inc
C. D. Shank
Harrisonburg
D. O. Louderback
Winchester
CC. B. Rhodes
W. B. Miller
Soviet selects Lyman E. Bishop for Russian irrigation project
Heads Soviet Project Lyman E. Bishop, noted hydraulic engineer of Denver, Colo., has been selected by the Soviet government to supervise a gigantic irrigation project in Russia.
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Lyman E. Bishop
Denver
Colo
Russia
Sarah Zane Fire Company Regular Meeting Notice
Regular monthly meeting tonight at eight o'clock. Business of importance. Captain Jas N. Moling signs the notice.
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Sarah Zane Fire Company
Jas. N. Moling
Public spirit drive for Winchester park at Rouss Park
Citizens urged to join the committee and help establish a new park at Rouss Park in Winchester. The notice calls for cooperation from all public spirited residents and outlines enlistment steps for the committee.
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Rouss Park
Winchester
Hikers Turn to Thumb Power As Trails Go Digital
Former hikers relied on legs to reach the route but now they raise thumbs in the air to signal rides or access crowdsourced paths. This shift marks a move from solo treks to social media driven navigation and support networks.
Charles Anderson to Represent Shenandoah Area Council at International Jamboree
Eagle Scout Charles Anderson of Troop No. 1 Winchester was chosen by the executive board to represent the Shenandoah Area Council in England for the International Jamboree this summer. The trip, starting in July, will include about two weeks of camp and home stays in England with roughly one thousand U.S. Scouts attending.
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Charles Anderson
Winchester
Shenandoah
England
Anderson
Roy F. Seymour
Handley Library
Virginia
West Virginia
Europe
United States
League of Nations
Mis-Trial Ordered In Student Slaying
A mis trial was ordered by Judge A. C. Buchanan in the case of J. W. Crowe, deputy sheriff, charged in the shooting death of 16 year old J. W. Kendrick at Emory and Henry College. The jury, unable to agree after deliberations, was dismissed. Mc Reynolds and Worley were continued to September term. The case drew bitter Courtroom contention over whether the shooting occurred during a possible whiskey transport by Paul Phelps, with jurors split on acquittal and varying sentences.
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Abingdon
Vai
A. C. Buchanan
J. W. Crowe
Washington County
J. W. Kendrick
Emory and Henry College
Buchanan
W. E. Bowman
Bowman
Commonwealth
Crowe, McReynolds
Worley
Paul Phelps
Sterling Dutton
Young Kendrick
Phelps
Fred Parks
Virginia
Social notes on Mr Marshall S Carper visit and Mrs Massie
Mr Marshall S Carper of Logan Chilton Coal Co Reta West Virginia arrives to spend a week with his parents Mr and Mrs W S Carper in Berryville. Mrs Claude Massie, formerly a Memorial Hospital patient since May 19, now home and slowly improving.
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Marshall S. Carper
Logan Chilton Coal Company
Reta
West Virginia
Mrs
W. S. Carper
Berryville
Claude Massie
Memorial Hospital
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McKnee
Stonewall Cemetery
Cameron Street
City Hall
L. M. Allen
H. M. Stine
Sandy Baker
John W. Larrick
Citizen’s
Handley Band
American Legion
Stonewall Memorial Association
Turner Ashby Chapter
H.S. Larrick
Frank M. Wray
Grace Lutheran Church
South Branch
Winchester Candy and Fruit Company
Chas. Anderson
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