Handley High Prom and Play Preview Draw Students
Handley High School students anticipate the Junior-Senior Prom on June 10 with Soddy and his band promising a big show. The Juniors present a play The Wedding of Miss Urra Nut and Mr Fuller Prune, featuring Clarence Hershman Robert Newell and Halford Baker. The Glee Club will perform and a Vigilance Committee proposal aims to boost school spirit and athletic participation.
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Handley
Soddy
Saurus A
Urra Nut
Mr. Fuller Prune
Clarence Hershman
Robert Newell
Halford Baker
Glee Club
SNOOPIE notes and high school gossip roundup
A stream of campus chatter covers Wil Oates's grand passion for yards and late night Skyline Drive outings. Mentions include Bobby and a mysterious blonde, Handley girls, Wayne Whitham, Dottie, Jonedith Henry and a Midshipman with measles, plus exam cram and class observations from English and history.
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Green
Handley Girls
Wayne Whitham
Dottie
Jonedith Henry
Annapolis
Snoopie
New Neighbor’s Boy Attracts Curious Gossip In School Scene
A lively scene unfolds as students question a new athletic boy’s family, church, and whereabouts while Butch proudly says he won first prize at school and Bath recalls a teacher incident. Marian wonders about rising auto accidents vs rail, Frances criticizes a firefighter’s hug of an engineer.
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Butch Robinson
Dad
Bath
Friday Honors Music Sule at Eve of Assembly
Hubert Kerr led a Friday tribute with a performance of I’ll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time. The chorus and entire assembly joined in singing Star Spangled Banner Wings Over the Navy The Caisson Song and additional pieces.
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Hubert Kerr
Navy
Winchester station girls preview a mixed radio program
The broadcast previews a Winchester station program featuring The Goldbergs, The Green Hornet, The Lone Ranger, and more in The Simple Saga of the Super Goldbergs. Issie Larrick interrupts to joke Stan upside down to cure the audience as the second act presents Wild Nell, Pet of the Plains.
Miss Payne Hosts Library Club Meeting
Miss Payne entertained the Library Club last week and discussed library work during the past year. She shared facts about the growth of books and the members praised her interest and guidance.
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Library Club
Senior Ambitions at Handley Highlight Nancy Gano
Nancy Gano, Handley High School senior, plans training after graduating in June. She has a strong scholastic record, serves on the Executive Council, and chairs Monitor and Corridor for one semester. She will receive a general diploma for her scholastic achievements.
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Nancy Gano
Handley
Nancy
Monitor and Corridor
Fashions Shift to Bright Dresses and Play Suits
The column notes a spring change as print dresses replace sweaters and winter suits. Loud skirts and white blouses trend with saddle shoes remaining popular for boys and shirts worn outside, reflecting a cheerful, warm season.
Last Quill Out: Night and Morning Poem Featured
The last Maroon and White Quill of the year highlights Virginia Schrader a seventh grader with the poem Night and Morning. It also spotlights Remember When and notes seniors budding poets Jonedith Henry Natalie bebe Lee Ann Williams with a Junior High School led exhibit showing years of effort and improved hand work prize worthy pages.
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Virginia Schrader
Jonedith Henry
Natalie Bebe Lee
Fancy Coble
Ann Williams
Students win honors in city poetry and prose contest
Over ten years Charlottesville has dominated the competition with first places or honorable mentions in Essay Short Stories and Poetry. This year Sara Moling and Bill Herert Miller led Poetry Princes Bickers and Jeanne Shade wrote Essays and Jack English and Jean Shryock produced the Short Story earning Honorable Mention under Mr Browning's guidance.
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Charlottesville
Sara Moling
Bill Herert Miller
Princes Bickers
Jeanne Shade
Jack English
Jean Shryock
Browning
Maroons Dominant in 1941 Girls Intramural Baseball
The Maroons won decisively in two games with scores of 23 to 5 and 12 to 1. The Shamrocks faced a player shortage but fought hard. Additional Maroon players enabled a smoother rotation.
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Maroons
Shamrocks
School memories of Handley seniors and activities
Recalled moments from Handley High School seniors in seventh grade era. Mentions class day exercises a float at Apple Blossom drama club bonfire jokes and textbook ritual. No Jefferson street referenced and badminton not played.
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Handley
Apple Blossom
Jefferson Street
Handley Wins C V A L Track Trophy Permanently
Handley’s track team won the C V A L track meet in Cumberland last Monday afternoon and claimed the permanent trophy for the second time. High scorer Bobby Green had 13 points, and “Snuffy” Taylor set a C V A L record for sprints. Coach Maddox praised the squad as they look to a strong next season.
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Handley
Cumberland
Allegany
Bobby Green
Snuffy” Taylor
Maddox
Handley Students Post Top State French Averages
Handley high school reports a standout French class with all students scoring at least 91. Dorothy Davis 91, Roger Laign 93, Frances Bickers 94, Jean Ebert 94, Ellen Butler 92, among others. Several students earned high marks toward a state prize from the Modern Language Association.
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Les Eleves de Francais
Ole Handley
Dorothy Davis
Roger Laign
Frances Bickers
Jean Ebert
Ellen Butler
Handley
Virginia
Coal Producers Elections Set for Districts 6 and 11
Elections for Bituminous Coal Producers boards in districts 6 and 11 will be held June 7 in Wheeling and June 6 in district 11. The districts cover parts of northern West Virginia panhandle and Indiana.
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Washington
West Virginia Panhandle
Indiana
Wheeling
Tooke
Urge Curtailment of Installments
Directors of the National Association of Manufacturers urged curtailment of installment buying to curb rising prices and prevent an excessive expansion of consumer credit. They called for voluntary reductions in credit, larger down payments, and shorter contract terms to avoid a repetition of the early 1920s collapse.
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Chicago
National Association of Manufacturers
Ted
Arger
Urges Rejection Of Tax Formula
Claudius T. Murchison president of the Cotton Textile Institute urged Congress to reject the Treasury excess profits tax formula and oppose any substantive change. He called the plan poison to many concerns and argued it would base the tax on the ratio of earnings to investment. He noted the Treasury aims for about 12 billion dollars in total tax revenue from present and proposed taxes.
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Washington
Claudius T. Murchison
The
Cotton Textile Institute, Inc
Congress
Treasury
Murchison
Women’s Clubs Form National Defense Drive Against Hitler
The General Federation of Women’s Clubs creates a new department to mobilize forty million American women into a national defense campaign. Baltimore’s Mrs. John L. Whitehurst, federation president, promises a powerful effort that would deter Hitler and organize every women’s group in the United States.
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Atlantic City
N. J
General Federation of Women's Clubs
United States
John L. Whitehurst
Baltimore
Federation
Hitler
Siboney Brings Ambergris Fortune from Atlantic Drift
The American Export liner Siboney reached Jersey City from Lisbon on May 27 with a 3 ton mass said to be ambergris found 300 miles east of Bermuda. If verified, assays could value the find at about $2.4 million, significantly more than the ship’s value. The voyage carried 342 passengers including 262 alien war refugees.
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Jersey City
N. J
Siboney
United States Army
Lisbon
Wenzel Habel
Bermuda
American Export
Cuba
Highest Colorado peak Mt Elbert reaches 14431 feet
The tallest point in Colorado is Mount Elbert located in Lake County. Its elevation is 14 431 feet, making it the state’s highest summit.
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Colorado
Mt. Elbert
Lake County
War News Censored Cautions Readers
The Star warns readers that dispatches from most of Europe are subject to censorship before reaching the United States, signaling restricted information amid ongoing conflict.
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the Star
Europe
United States
Best Buys in Town Used Cars and Trucks
Shenandoah Motor Co lists a fleet of used cars and trucks with models including 1940 Chevrolet Town Sedan 1939 Chevrolet Town Sedan 1937 Chevrolet Town Sedan 1936 Ford Sedan and 1940 Ford pickup among others offering savings on older vehicles.
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Monogram Club
Open Forum
Aia Ab
Betty Jane Gearing
Yehudis
Handley Gare
Joyce
Chapman Motor CO
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Bickers
Braddock St
Dodge
Chevrolet
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International Express
Wae
Handley Girl
Marian Johnson
Frances Hicks
Winchester Broadcasting Station
Miss Payne Entertains Library Club
Valley Pride
Seld
United Food Stores
C V.‘Awks Trophy
Coal Producers
Cammer Tire Co
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Hitchhike
George Joseph Cook
Catherine Pappas
Sing Sing
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New York
Coek
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Potomac By-Products Co
Harpers F W. Va
Goodyear
Braddock & Germain
DIAL
Wy Miles Music Co
Boscawen
Shenandoah Motor Co
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