Handley wins District 5 meet with 52 points
Handley track team dominates the District 5 Meet with 52 points to top Waynesboro Covington Harrisonburg Wilson Memorial and Lexington. Sempeles set the shot put record Blackburn the discus Wingfield the mile Streit soars to a high jump mark and several Handley athletes qualify for the State Meet including Streit Sempeles Blackburn Wingfield Kersey Lawrence Robertson Aikens Higgs and the mile relay quartet of Lawrence Wilson Robertson and Minor.
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Handley
Waynesboro
Covington
Harrisonburg
Wilson Memorial
Lexington
Manuel Sempeles
Jimmy Blackburn
Dennis Wingfield
Gilbert Streit
Streit
Sempeles
Blackburn
Wingfield
Nile
Kersey
Lawrence
Robertson
Aikens
Econd
Higgs
Wilson
Minor
Band Eyes Outdoor Concert After Apple Blossoms
Mr Strance proposed a new outdoor concert to showcase the band with student support hoped to follow the Spring Concert. The piece notes ticket sales and a prize given to Al Slaughter for raising over twenty four dollars.
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al Slaughter
Handley Beauties Parade Float Participants Listed
The Grand Feature Parade included numerous Handley affiliates on floats among former students and teachers. Participants named span Winchester Auto Dealers Verneca Cain Patsy Levi Marie Alabaugh Phil Stultz Robinson Cold Storage Martha Robinson and more with Elks Club Rotary Club and Greek Community also represented. A few male students like David Kinter Graham Rosenberger Arthur Jolliffe Charles Sanderlin and George Sempeles were noted among float riders.
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Handley
Junella Shade
Sue Sowers
Ann Adams
Jane Sowers
Winchester Auto
Verneca Cain
Patsy Levi
Marie Alabaugh
Phil Stultz
Robinson Cold Storage
Martha Robinson
Jane Barry
Dot Lichliter
Diane Hunt
Rotary Clu
Gretchen Armstrong
Charlotte Knight
Susan Knight
Elks Club
Miss Simms
Miss Heatwole
Barbara Brooks
Truckers Association
Margie Gates
Pat Shank
Carole Ridgeway
Nellie Carroll
Connie Line
Mary Lou Watson
Janet Spanos
Betty Sigros
Sally Pratt
Marshall Steck
David Kinter
Graham Rosenberger
Arthur Jolliffe
Charles Sanderlin
George Sempeles
Students Visit Riverton Power Plant
A group of chemistry and physics students with Mr Hale toured the power plant near Riverton Virginia on Front Royal Road. The hour and a half visit highlighted turbine studies and a 130 degree room and a large million dollar power machine.
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Hale
Riverton
Front Royal Road
Junior Class Plans Prom With Lester Arnold Orchestra
At a Tuesday J Class meeting Jimmy Laa pe top tay in and Lester Arnold's Orchestra chosen for the Junior Prom. Dick Brumback elected prom chairman with officers to form committees. Juniors urged to see Dick or officers to help. The class also adopted a motto Here's we launch where do we anchor. A week will call for next year's officer elections. President Sue Sowers asks juniors to reflect seriously.
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Jimmy Laape
Lester Arnold
Dick Brumback
France
Sue Sowers
Pageant Pranks Stir Crowd as Bands, Balloons Spark Fun
On pageant days crowds buzzed about solo cornet music missing the first day and a four year old girl wandering to the band. Fearful Ball Dance participants worried about dropping big gold balls, but none fell. June Butler froze for minutes after ee Johnson greeted her on the second day.
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June Butler
Ee Johnson
Election of next year's G O officers held
Last week the General Organization elected its next year leadership. Richard Brumback was chosen as president with Marilyn Hamberger and Mary Martha Hisenberg as other candidates. Irvin Cather will serve as vice president with Ann Arthur also running.
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Richard Brumback
Marilyn Hamberger
Mary Martha Hisenberg
Irvin Cather
Ann Arthur
Secretary Re-Election Winners Named in Local Race
Alan Oates and Ann Weatherholtz were re elected as secretary and the other candidates were Cappy Saxe and Peggy Haymaker.
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Alan Oates
Ann Weatherholtz
Cappy Saxe
Peggy Haymaker
Handley Track Men Take Second at Cumberland Meet
Handley sent seven track athletes to Cumberland on April 29, finishing second as a team behind Fort with 101 1 2 points. Sempeles won the shot put and Wingfield set the mile record at 4 59. Vaught won the medley relay with Blackburn and Miner contributing strong legs.
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Handley
Cumberland
Fort
Alleghany
Beall High
Ridgeley
Keyser
Jimmy Blackburn
Manuel Sempeles
Billy Miner
Wilbur Kersey
Denny Wingfield
George Vaught
Vaught
Blackburn
Miner
Wingfield
Prayer and Peace Notes From Elementary News Room
A school room feature reflects on prayer to God for guidance and world peace. It lists student names Shirley Marie Pappas and Betty June Grove with brief life anecdotes and a note about a dog loss. The tone mirrors a school column with simple verses and dates.
Potomac River search for four airmen presumed drowned
Bolling Air Base crews dragged the Potomac River for four Air Force corporals believed drowned after a home made skiff capsized during a Sunday night paddle near a buoy. The men James L. Triplett Edward J. Barry James D. McKee and James O. Ramsey were from Virginia Massachusetts Georgia and South Carolina respectively.
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Washington
Bolling
Potomac River
Air Force
Bolling Field
Corp
James L. Triplett
Elkins
W. Va
Edward J. Barry
Waltham, Mass
James D. McKee
Columbus
James O. Ramsey
Gaffney
UN Plans Damages Suit Against United States in Milk Shipment Case
In San Francisco Federal Judge Louis E. Goodman allowed the United Nations to sue the United States and American Pacific Steamship Co for damages in a libel action over a large shipment of ee milk to Italy. The UN and six shippers argued U N authority to sue exists. U S defense argued otherwise. The judge stated U S interests are served when UN interests are protected and court forums can settle the dispute.
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San Francisco
United Nations
United States
Louis E. Goodman
American Pacific Steamship Co
Italy
Steamship Company
U. N
Goodman
United Nation
Court cases heard by Judge John Rice
Police court cases heard by Judge John Rice include Charles Robert Keeler of Middletown for drunkenness with a $10.25 fine, Robert Jackson of Front Royal for driving while license suspended with a $19.25 fine and a 30 day jail term suspended, and James William Bolt of Front Royal for reckless driving with a $14.25 fine.
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John Rice
Charles Robert Keeler
Middletown
Robert Jackson
Front Royal
James William Bolt
Ice Plants in America Produce 103 Million Gallons Daily
Regional ice plants across the United States collectively freeze about 103 million gallons of water each day, illustrating strong demand for ice products and related industry capacity.
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America
Peaches Ship Frozen Fresh by Pre-Chilling in Ice Water
Growers can now ship nn ripened peaches without spoilage by pre chilling them in ice water. The best Christmas trees are raised widely spaced to allow symmetrical growth.
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Handley High School
Shirley Marie Pappas
Mrs. Shade
Betty June Grove
Potomac
Japan
MacArth
Peggy Ann Wyndham
The
Alvin Johnson
Grove’s
Beachley
Lawson
Duncan Phyfe
Chippendale
Regency
Honduras
J. W. Grove Furniture CO
Winchester
S. Loudoun St
Herre
U.S
Sterling Inlay
Gorham Way
Jewelry Store
N. Loudoun St
Tena
Philip Morris
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