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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1950
Page
5
Miss Heatwole seven grade geography class showcased forestry topics with a display of trees and specimens. Art students prepare snow ball and fairy costumes with silver buttons and wings for the pageant. Miss Carson's fifth graders submitted Why My Home Town Has Grown articles for The Weeky Reader contest. Winners receive folders illustrating Braille reading for the blind.
The General Organization sponsors a dance at Handley Gym on March 31 from eight to eleven. All G O members admitted with their tickets. Co chairs are Carolyn Stanley and Glenn La Vecchia. Committees list members for decorations refreshments publicity invitations and entertainment.
After manufacture guncotton must be washed thoroughly to remove traces of sulfuric acid or it will decompose.
Nancy Shoanaker of the junior class, a cherry pie baking contestant, was photographed and interviewed by Baltimore reporters for a feature on baking pies. The class selected the Talisman rose and green and gold as colors, decorating for last Friday’s dance. Phyllis Armel, Jeanette Dove, and Colleen Shade from the junior class underwent appendectomies and have since returned home. quick recoveries are hoped.
Members display silver double mask pin with H. H. S. and T. P. engraved as standard Thespian Players emblem. Mrs. Ray Garrabrandt spoke on potential club projects. Freda Seldon elected Historian. April 14 party planned. meeting postponed due to sponsor absence, from Tuesday to Friday.
The audience roared with laughter as the Senior Play at the auditorium lit up Friday night. Reporters noted the cheerful chaos after months of rehearsals and the cast enjoyed the humorous chaos on stage.
The Handley Band works weeks after the All-State event on the spring concert and Apple Blossom Music. Puddles Jones drums well while cornets adjust aiming for a smoother performance. Tommy Winn buys a fine new clarinet and Betty Jo Halterman notes a peculiar Aguero section but expects a strong showing.
The program includes marches popular numbers and concert pieces such as In Persian Market The Man I Love Morceau Poco Sabre and Spurts Aguero and more. Tickets cost sixty cents for adults and thirty cents for students with student tickets available at the door. Students with prior Winter Concert tickets will gain entry for ten cents.
A roster of student profiles lists Phillip Slaughter familiarly Phi along with Samuel Allen Slaughter Jr Al Courtney Lee Santman Helen Wineh and others. It notes hometowns Winchester and Washington plus favorites in pastime sport orchestra song and subject. Teachers report illnesses and pageant rehearsal updates as classes resume.
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