Joyce Binner Wins HHS Oral Spelling Championship
Joyce Binner is named champion and Stephen Brown runner up after a booster club oral spelling match at HHS. Contestants include Kitty Clark Sally Getzendanner Evelyn Leight Peggy Makkey Mary Kaknis Deana Bauserman and many others judged by Miss Finklestein and Mr. Fry with Mr. Quarles spelling words.
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Booster Club
Quarles
Miss Finklestein
Mr. Fry
Kitty Clark
Sally Getzendanner
Joyce Binner
Stephen Brown
Evelyn Leight
Marjorie Nail
Peggy Makkey
Mary Kaknis
Deana Bauserman
Donald Tinsman
Barbara Sturm
Joan Dorsey
Wood Rosenberger
Velma Berry
Shirley Lake
Ann Mason
Margaret Larimer
Bobby Kendall
Janet Garber
Marie Rush
John Arnold
Donald Braithwaite
Shirley Pope
Ann Arthur
Marget LeHigh
Ann Bowers
Kenneth Wilson
Dorothy Grove
Mary Lou Startzuan
Janet Spanos
Phineas Dorsey
Harrisonburg Blue Streaks Win District Five Finals 41 40
Harrisonburg defeated Handley 41 to 40 in the District Five tournament final at V. M. I. fieldhouse Lexington. Bob Gipe scored 30 for Handley in a close title tilt that ended with Harrisonburg grabbing the last basket after a late foul and tip-in.
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Lexington
Handley
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Waynesboro
Bob Gipe
Harrisonburge
Vivace Club Presents Advisory Period Assembly Program
On Wednesday February 27 the Vivace Club led by Miss Haynes presented an advisory period assembly. The group performed songs including In the Valley Below Kentucky Babe A Morning in Spring Always Dance A Cuchuka The Red Red Robin and Dance Me Loose with Helen Edmonds joining the chorus and Johnny Arnold directing Slow Poke closed the program. The event was described as lively and enjoyed by all.
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Miss Haynes
Helen Edmonds
Johnny Arnold
Handley Judges End Cage Season With 17-3 Record
Handley High defeated Charles Town 78 41 to close the 1951 52 cage schedule. Meredith Boyd led with 22 points as four seniors Wilbur Kersey Charles Crisman David Rickard and John Geigiein played their final game. Handley finished 17 3, second in District Five at 11 3, with 39 25 win over J V s. Bobby Kendall led Handley with 9 points.
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Handley High
Charles Town Purple Panthers
Meredith Boyd
Handley
Wilbur Kersey
Charles Crisman
David Rickard
John Geigiein
Harrisonburg
Staunton Leemen
Charles Town J. V.s
Bobby Kendall
Handley Chapel Leaders Named in Service Row
The Chapel leadership included Robert Solenberger as service leader Peggy Barrett read devotions Patsy Wheeler led student body singing on Monday and Wednesday Biddy Pollard directed songs Imogene March played the piano for the services.
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Robert Solenberger
Peggy Barrett
Patsy Wheeler
Biddy Pollard
Imogene March
Newspaper Staff Names for Margret Ducknall Issue
The report lists Margaret Ducknall as editor and Leslie Miller as assistant editor followed by reporters Betty Peer Kitty Clark Bessie Smaltz Ann Arthur Peggy Keller Helen Boyd Betty Kendall Gail Hod son Imogene March Lillian Solenberger Alice Glover and Mr Hale.
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Betty Peer
Kitty Clark
Bessie Smaltz
Ann Arthur
Peggy Keller
Helen Boyd
Betty Kendall
Gail Hodson
Imogene March
Lillian Solenberger
Alice Glover
Mr. Hale
Williamsburg visit kindles the American Dream for students
An editorial urges high school students to study world events and U S history to vote wisely. It praises a Williamsburg Virginia trip for illustrating eighteenth century life, from the Capitol and Hall of Burgesses to Raleigh Tavern, and links the founders efforts to the enduring American Dream.
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America
Williamsburg
Virginia
Holland
China
Queen Anne
Great Union
House of Burgesses
England
Raleigh Tavern
Handley School Gossip and Classroom Antics Chronicle
Local chatter at Handley High recounts student pranks and school events. Juniors profit from selling school pictures to eighth graders, a camera mishap with Mr Mandex sparks jokes, and Miss Overcash faces back talk at play practice. Students praise Fritz for timely game papers, while a Lexington hotel sleepover costs 80 cents per boy. The chemistry lab aroma scene invites gas masks amid chlorine, ammonia, and sulfur dioxide notes.
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Handley
Murdock
Fritz
al Jolson
Mr. Barr
Handley Boys
Lexington
Hale
Joyce Butler Chosen to Represent Handley at Forensic Meet
Joyce Butler will represent Handley in prose reading at the District Forensic Meet on March 29 in Harrisonburg. Miss Fitzgerald announced Butler’s selection for the contest.
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Joyce Butler
Handley
Forensic Meet
Harrisonburg
Multilingual Assembly Showcase by Mitchell Classes
Mitchell's French and Spanish classes staged an assembly highlighting linguistic talent. Spanish pieces included Royal March, Hey Good-Lookin version, Adios Muchachos, and Little Red Riding Hood with named performers. French numbers featured Lundi Matin, I Want to Be Near You, Cest Liaviron, Alouette, and a skit Mademoiselle Is Worse Driver. The event closed with greetings in multiple languages.
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Little Red Riding Hood
Ann Arthur
Beverly Rieble
Jimmy Sigros
Sue Anderson
Snuffy” Adams Two Hunters
Skippy” Lamb
Lee Rathman
Carol Dine
Kitty Clark
Mademoiselle
Janet Spanos
Grenville Sydnor
Donovan Pfeiffer
Brother Johm
Visitation and Evangelism Week Planned by Winchester Churches
The Winchester Ministerial Association outlined Visitation and Evangelism Week from March 23 to 28 to reach newcomers and unchurched residents. Teams from all churches will meet March 23 at the Presbyterian Church to receive lists of names and instructions, followed by suppers and neighborhood visits.
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Winchester
Ministerial Association
Grundy High School Coach Named Acting Postmaster
Grundy 37 year old grid coach Pierre Lamont Williams named acting postmaster after Percy V Dennis resignation following a federal complaint charging mail mishandling. Dennis had held the post since 1949.
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Grundy High School
Grundy
Pierre Lamont Williams
Percy V. Dennis
Dennig
Senior Play Sponsorship At Handley Highlighted
Handley seniors chose Miss Overcash as class sponsor citing untiring work on the Sr Dance and Sr Play. Pevcy Keller stars as Gwen Ralston with Donald Mitchell aiding as sponsor and drama director in charge of Senior Play practice and stage setup.
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Miss Overcash
Handley
Longwood College
Pevcy Keller
Gwen Ralston
E. M. Ralston
Pevcy
Pegey
Donald Mitchell
Roanoke College
University of Denver
la Val University
Mr Mitchell
Mr. Mitchell
Zeke's senior play set to debut with Fred Stine as Bob
Fred Stine stars as the truthful hero in Zeke’s senior play on March 7. He mirrors Bob with a record of co chairing the Junior Stand, placing second in district public speaking, representing at Boys State and Nation, and serving as chief judge of the Honor Court. Fred, active in Thespians and choirs, studied mechanical engineering at Tennessee and aims to fly airplanes.
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Bob
Fred Stine
Fred
Zeke
Thespian Players
University of Tennessee
Fred's Flight Path Through Reading Passion
A note on Fred's dedication to aviation shows he spends much of his spare time reading every available book about flying. The text emphasizes that future success comes to those who earn it and credits Fred with the capability to attain his goal.
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Fred
Birthday of Oren E. Long California to Hawaii Governor
Oren Ethelbirt Long born March 4 1889 in Altoona Kansas. He became Hawaii’s governor and a leading advocate for statehood. Long spent 32 years in Hawaii including 12 as superintendent of public instruction. He arrived as a social settlement worker and later led Army YMCA education in World War I and served as a school principal.
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Oren Ethelbert Long
Altoona
Kan
Hawaii
Islands
Long
Pacific Territory
Orenecon
Army Ymca
Local VFW Receives Truck Bed Donation for New Home
R K Eddy, chairman of the VFW building committee, announced Shenandoah Motor Company donated a truck bed valued about 100 dollars for extra storage at the new VFW Home.
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VFW
R. K Eddy
The
Shenandoah Motor Company
Redfield Unfazed By Million-Dollar Burglary Loss
Reno financier Redfield, 54, says he is a man of character not a character and remains unconcerned about losing an estimated 2.5 million dollars in cash jewelry and negotiable securities. He credits good health and a loving wife as more valuable than money and notes thrift as a lifelong habit.
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Reno
Redfield
Burglars Miss $1 Million in Securities in Redfield Case
A flawed robbery claim states burglars did not break in but overlooked $1,000,000 in securities. The speaker asserts tax payments exceed recent deductions and challenges IRS records.
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Redfield
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the Food Center
N. Loudoun
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New Sronarteh, U. A
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J. C. Geraci
Mecca
Imperial Ice Cream
Glaize & Brother
Tom Halterman
Shenandoah Apple Candy CO
Butler Electric & Neon Service
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