Handley High School Graduating Class of 82 Tonight
Handley high school will award diplomas at 8 p m in the auditorium to 82 graduates. The class roster lists names in seven rows including Jon John Duvall Wendell Preston Gibson White Betty Baker Shirley Werdebaugh and many others in alphabetical order with Adrien Jena Legge and Richard Owens among the seniors.
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Handley High School
Jon-John Duvall
Wendell Seldon Preston
Gibson White
Betty Baker
Shirley Werdebaugh
Robert Manuel
Jimmie McCoy
Betty Cather
Betty
Handley High Band Expands to 72 Pieces With Community Support
Handley high school will field a 72 member uniformed band for fall football games and the apple blossom parade after Lions and Elks backing. A $1,700 check from the Lions funds uniforms and jackets while Elks contribute a sousaphone oboe saxophone and a bass drum. Director Strance has expanded the band from 33 players since 1945 and plans add 22 more, with 26 new faces next fall.
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Handley High School
Lions
Garland R. Quarles
Elks
The
Chris Grubb
Skeet Baptist
Galen Strance
Strance
Quarles
Elis
Winchester
Local Union 2656 Schedules June Meeting
The local Union No. 2656 will hold its monthly meeting on Saturday June 14 at 2 30 PM. All members are urged to attend. President Cleatus P Dick.
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Cleatus P. Dick
House Senate Agree To Extend Rent Control Through Feb
Conferees reach a bill extending rent controls to February with voluntary increases up to 15 percent if leases run through 1948. Senator Taylor calls for a Truman veto, while Senator Sparkman signals support. Final passage requires approval by both chambers. current law expires June 30.
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Washington
House
Senate
Taylor
Idaho
Truman
Republican Congress
Sparkman
Ala
Alleged Check Forger Captured in Dallas Texas
Police announce Roy Henderson, alleged check forger, arrested in Dallas after passing fraudulent checks totaling 230.04 at four local merchants. Henderson is accused of stealing a pocketbook from Wesley Hanninen and forging checks drawn on Northern Mutual Insurance Co. of Detroit. He is also linked to a prior shooting of a Danbury detective captain. Authorities in Winchester and Connecticut are notified.
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Texas
F. M. Punk
Funk
Roy Henderson
Welsey W. Hanninen
Northern Mutual Insurance Co
Detroit
Food Center
Fair Play
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Danbury
Conn
Punk
Winchester
Connecticut
Handley High Commencement Tonight With Diploma Class
Handley High hosts commencement exercises tonight at the Handley auditor with 82 graduates to receive diplomas. Miss Betty Cather gives the salutatory and Miss Elizabeth Hurst the valedictory. the class gift is presented by Gibson White and accepted by Shirley Waite. Transfers leadership from Harrison McCoy to Hank Crim as the Soldiers Chorus and glee clubs perform under Miss Gwen dolyn Haynes and Miss Sadie Finkelstein.
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Handley Glee Clubs
Handley Auditor
Gwendolyn Haynes
Sadie Finkelstein
Boys’ Glee Club
Blue Paradise
Romberg
Faust
Betty Cather
Elizabeth Hurst
Gibson White
Shirley Waite
Harrison McCoy
Hank Crim
Ex Sailor Succeeds Brother As Student Body President
Handley high school marks for 1947 48 with Gibson White graduating tonight as student body president and his brother Shirley White a former U S Navy man set to succeed him. Shirley served 28 months in World War II and Gibson enlisted in 1943 stopping his sophomore year to join the navy. Gibson served at Great Lakes then aboard the U S S Edison, fighting at Salerno Sicily Omaha Beach and Southern France before convoy and overseas duties.
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Handley High School
Gibson
Shirley
U. S. Navy
Seeis
Luther White
S. Southwerk St
Navy
Great Lakes Naval Station
U.S.S. Edison
Salerno
Sicily
Normandy
Omaha Beach
France
Italy
Africa
Gibraltar
Atlantic
Barley and Wheat Prospects in Frederick and Clarke Counties
Farmers in Frederick and Clarke counties eye ripe barley and bound binders as 1,900 acres of barley may be cut by Sunday. Wheat on 10,000 acres shows strong prospects with harvesting expected in 10 days to two weeks. Rain improves hay growth, alfalfa is praised by pioneer grower John Gold, who notes ongoing clover and sweet clover plantings.
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Frederick
Clarke
Frederick County
John Gold
Paper Mill Road
Gold
D Maczic
Nation Heads For Prohibition Says WCTU Leader
Mrs D Leigh Colvin of Evanston Illinois president of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union tells Asbury Park meeting that the United States is headed to national prohibition describing an organized revolt against alcohol. She cites 28 million dry area population and predicts many states will go dry with 500 plus areas already dry and 800 to 1,000 more likely by year end.
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Asbury Park, N. J
D. Leigh Colvin
Evanston N
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
United
WCTU
Colvin
United States
Former Senator Walsh Dies in Boston at 1 Line
Former U S Senator David I Walsh Democratic veteran of over 25 years in Congress died of a cerebral hemorrhage at St Elizabeths hospital after a week of observation for high blood pressure. His Senate career ended last November when Henry Cabot Lodge Jr won the seat.
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Boston
U. S
David I. Walsh
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Massachusetts
Walsh
Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Woodrow
Navy May Get Cash For Men And Planes
Washington June 12 The Senate appropriations committee evaluates a plan to fund the Navy for personnel and aircraft if requested while aiming to exceed the House cut of 377.5 million dollars. A committee member disclosed the plan privately today.
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Navy
Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
House Group to Hear Of Red Infiltration
Washington reports the House committee on un American activities voted to begin hearings June 23 on alleged infiltration of communists into the labor movement. Chairman J Parnell Thomas of New Jersey announced the inquiry procedures.
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Wsshington
House Committee On un-American Activities
J Parnell Thomas
RNJ
Cemamunis
Meat price jump anticipated in markets across the country
Dealers report rising meat costs with local stores already increasing prices. Prices for round steak, T bone and sirloin rise amid strong demand and lagging supply. Some markets claim no immediate hike as they replenish stock.
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Loreal
W. P. Anderson
Associated Press
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Kansas City
Newark
N. J
Joseph Vian
Independent
Retail Butchers Assn
New Jersey
Clarke Fugitive And Pal Caug In Galveston
Arthur Stanley Rowles, who escaped Berryville jail last January by sawing out of his cell, has been apprehended in Galveston Texas. Deputy Sheriff DeHaven says Rowles is held in Galveston jail facing burglary charges and a grand larceny capias will be sent. Kenneth Stotler of Frederick County is also held as a witness in the Rowles case. Bowles escaped Berryville jail twice, once in 1946 and again this January.
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Arthur Stanley Rowles
Berryvile
8. M. Carper
Galveston
Texas
Robert Delaven
FBI
Richmond
Rowles
DeHaven
Capias
Kenneth Stotler
Frederick County
Bowles
Stoller
Berryville
Washington
Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins British women’s amateur title
Gullane Scotland June 12 Mrs Babe Didrikson Zaharias became the first American to win the British women's amateur golf title defeating Jacqueline Gordon 5 and 4 in the 36 hole final. Zaharias wore a grey culottes and yellow sweater in the morning then switched to a blue corduroy dress at lunch and forged a five up lead by the sixth hole of the afternoon. She shot 36 for the first 18 holes and an eagle on the 20th routed Gordon.
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Gullane
Scotland
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Decter
Jacqueline Gordon
Lemdon
Sugar ration ends as stores run dry nationwide
Stores report bare sugar shelves as home rationing ends nationwide. Wholesalers say demand surged since June 1 with stamps. some can’t supply, while Baltimore refiner and local firms anticipate supply rebounds. Secretary Anderson ended household sugar rationing at midnight April 28, 1942, though industrial sugar and price controls remain.
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Winchester
Winchester Wholesale Corp
Cooper Merchandise and Oil Company
Valley Fruit and Candy Company
Baltimore
Grocers Wholesale, Inc
Washington
Winchester Teachers to Gain About 68 Dollars Yearly
Governor Tuck approves a 1 million dollar conditional appropriation to raise pay for 60 Winchester teachers by a total of 5 003 dollars next school year. State funds will be matched by 300 000 dollars from school boards statewide. Winchester receives 3 925 dollars of state money with 1 187 dollars more from the city ward.
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Winchester
Tuck
H. H. McGuire
Wallace to enter California primaries in bid for president
Los Angeles Times reports Henry Wallace plans to announce a presidential bid within two months. The piece cites a Wallace for president effort in Los Angeles and a broader Western organizing push aimed at progressive Democrats nationwide. Col. 4 continued on page 3.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
Henry Wallace
Kyle Palmer
Times
Wallace
California
Hailstorm damages orchards reported light in Winchester area
A severe late afternoon storm centered on Winchester dumped over two inches of rain and hail up to an inch wide. Officials noted scattered hail damage unlikely to ruin crops. roads flooded but traffic continued as crews addressed power outages from lightning and utility damage. The storm tracked along Route 50 with minimal long term agricultural impact expected.
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J.W. Arthur
Middle
Hall
Ancell B. Groves
Winchester Research Laboratory
Romney
Groves
M. Yellett
Virginia Department Department of Highways
Department of Highways
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Livan Rubber Company
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