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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1949
Page
2
The Handley school praises a multi talented teacher known for guiding students both in the annual festival and in directing the band. Described as a father with a maternal instinct for his many pupils, he leads Mac Namara's band as drum major, while keeping a playful, teasing edge.
A long list of students and relatives appears as honor roll entries across multiple family and surname groupings including Barr, Bennett, Boxley, Carter, Coulter, Finkelstein, Garrabrandt, Grove, Hall, Hinton, Hohanness, Peery, Simms, Strader, and Wood with numerous given names.
A quirky program featured La Paloma on xylophone followed by River and a William Primrose impression in dance. The Bells of St Marys and My Wild Irish Rose on milkaphone led into a Border mood set with Jealousy and Clap Hands. finale included The Song of the Islands and Aloha Oe. A tiny dog in Spanish costume appeared as the curtain closed.
Notices show multiple estate and auction listings in Winchester district. Items include furniture, appliances, household goods, cattle, and real estate with dates from May 11 to June 4. Key properties include Grace Whitlock estate 16 East Clifford and 16 East ord St, W Frank Plank estate 203 East Boscawen, and Willamor Farm Broadway VA.
E. R. Clark of 513 Elm Street leads a Kiwanis group traveling to Frederick Maryland for a district meeting set for tonight.
A long list of students named under multiple family groupings including Carson and Sammy Long Arnold Barnsley Braithwaite Cahill Dettra Green Heltzel McCall Stockdale Sndner Webber Grant Kendall Walther Yewell Patton Southand Strotter Mayes Ritter, plus Kiser Lewis Reed and others. The roll includes Elliott Kiser and McFadden groups with many student names across several surnames.
Public auction of personal property under a 1945 deed of trust to H R Kern Jr trustee at Clowser's Warehouse 21 Clark St Winchester to begin at 1 PM May 21 1949. Items listed include sofas tables chests beds dressers bookcases dining tables stoves refrigerators chairs rugs lamps and other furniture plus cash sale terms.
Four classes named senators knights plebians and slaves staged a mock Roman party directed by Mrs. Peery. Winners included Jane Cather Hilary Brandt Ronny Wilson Bobby Jones Jimmy Marco and Greatchen Arm Wong. Paul Hottinger won the gladiator contest and Ginney Wentz the fairest beauty. The Vergil class sang the Alma Mater as festivities closed.
Friday marks the General Organization election to select school leaders for the coming year. Voters should cast ballots unprejudiced, focusing on candidates who will best discharge duties. Presidents run Jimmy Clark Jane Sowers Elizabeth Browning. vice presidents Sue Sowers Mary Martha Eisenberg Holmes Bayliss. secretaries Ann Weatherholtz Ann Arthur Peggy Long.
The student body learns who rode the parade floats with first prize Lions going to Jane Sowers Sue Sowers Jane Barry Dorothy Lichliter and Ann Adams and Ellis first prize to Barbara Brooks.
Farm agent I Fred Stine promotes electric water systems during National Water Pump Week. He says clean fresh water boosts growth for all farm animals and poultry and that horses cows hogs and chickens need year round running water.
Betty Lou McFarland a Handley senior, 17, blonde and blue eyed, won the Virginia State French Contest by competitive exam. William and Mary issued two medals, one from the American Association of French Teachers and another from the French government. She plans to advance to regional and national judging. Her mother Mary M. McFarland works for American Viscose Co. in Front Royal.
Exchange awarded 2nd prize to Ginny Wentz Lynn Cooper Liz Cather Bessie Smalls Kitty Grant Sherry Gorham. American Legion gave 3rd prize to Miss Simms Peggy Merriner. Kiwanis 3rd prize to Virginia Yates Helen LaFolette. Sealtest honored Joyce Quick Nancy Slonaker Martha Minton. Robinson honored Martha Robinson Diane Hunt Gretchen Armstrong Sally Pratt Junella Shade Caro lyn Stanley Glenn LaVecchia Shenandoah Valley Assn noted Cary Marshall Anne Cather. Winchester Cold Storage named Lizz Halvosa Pat Funk Joan Butler. Rotary recognized Ann Arthur Charlotte Knight Elliott Motor Lines Philomena Stultz Bette Davis.
From a table once kept by the German government at Jena, Chile shows the most seismic shocks, followed by Japan. For every 1000 earthquakes felt in Chile, 431 occur in Japan, while California records 81.
Moscow radio suggests cooperation between American and Russian economic systems is possible and desirable. The remark, heard ahead of the May 23 Big Four talk, cites wartime collaboration as a model for peacetime peace and shared interests.
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