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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1956
Page
2
Dayton police report Roy Poag aged 43 fatally shot his wife Ann Will Poag, 41, four times with a .22 caliber pistol, then killed himself in front of their 13 year old daughter Barbara. The incident occurred after domestic difficulties led to an argument in the yard near their Dayton home.
The phrase Queen City appears in multiple regional nicknames. The reference cites Queen of Summer Resorts New Port by R. J. and notes it ends with the phrase.
Answers to Page 4 questions include No for 1 2 and 5, Disciples for 3, True for 4, A kind of clam for 6, Yes for 7, No for 8, Nouvelle for 9, and Fiction for 10.
Local auction notices list sales across Berryville and Winchester led by trustees and auctioneers. Items include farm machinery household goods real estate and cattle with dates from June 16 to June 30 in Virginia and Maryland.
Last Wednesday night June 6 the Jr Sr Prom was held in an Oriental garden setting. Phil Young's Orchestra played from 8 to 12 under a large Japanese pagoda in the gym center. The entrance corridor with lattice work led to a Japanese bridge and garden walls with cherry and peach trees, lanterns, mints and nuts were served.
After the senior banquet on Thursday, the 1956 graduating class attended their last dance with The Ambassadors from Luray providing dreamy music. Lime punch cake mints and nuts were served.
The article lists Mars Ruth Whitten as Editor and Anne Barnhart as Assistant Editor with a team of reporters including Heddy Barnsley Mary Lou Sydnor Pat Royston Robin Reardon Helen Solenberger Jane Petrie Eileen Cahill Marthe Butler Elizabeth Riley Barbara Lewis Susan Butler Betty Petrie Mary Bruce Rhodes Helen Sullivan Spuzzie Glaize and Co ra Helen Pry.
The 1955 56 Junior Evening Star editors thank Mr Byrd Miller Tait and Winchester Evening Star for support. They praise faculty news coverage and club reporters, invite advance news, and wish students a pleasant summer and the next staff success with a note about monitoring the 1956 57 edition.
The Virginia Avenue School year closes with a final assembly honoring seniors and sixth graders. Ralph Cain received flags from the American Legion while Peter March and Michael Quynn accepted indoor flag pieces. Sally Bush spoke on the flag history and Diane Richter read a flag poem as the Star Spangled Banner and America the Beautiful closed the program.
A list of names and roles includes Hedy Barnsley and Helen Solenberger for class officers, Pat Miller for Time Out for Ginger cast, Anne Barnhart for Class Prophecy, Jane Pet rie for Athletic Teams, and Mary Nelson for Mrs Garrabrandt, among others. The compilation assigns duties from class history to staff and students, reflecting a school year program.
The final assembly named three new Girls' Monogram Club members Patty Bailey Kitty Swisher and Susan Bierer. Jim Scott won an honorary science award while Tom Nelson placed third in biology and Donnie Fowler sixth in chemistry in the Academic Science League. Various students received writing music Latin and public speaking honors and two watches were awarded by Hodgson and Brown.
Dr. Quarles praised Handley seniors for leadership and the 1955 Handlian yearbook winning a state championship. Wayne Lineburg earned the state’s third highest math grade. Mrs. Jesse Carter, PE teacher and Apple Blossom Festival helper, was thanked for years of work with Thespian Club and Varsity Cheerleaders.
In the 1952 presidential race more than 61 million people voted while about 3 million contributed to political campaigns. The data highlight a large turnout but relatively small donor participation among the electorate.
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