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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1946
Page
3
The passage urges a purposeful summer beyond a tan and mosquitoes. Set a clear goal for learning or experience, such as swimming technique, sewing, fishing, rowing, business exposure, or writing, and start calmly to ensure lasting results.
The study hall on Friday May 17 elected Lu Glascock editor and Barbara Hough as assistant for next year's Handian with BarbaraSprenkle as business manager. Barbara Sprenkle and Lu Glascock will lead the 1947 Handlian as sister editors. Senior officers Dick Owens president Jimmy McCoy vice president Shirley Werdebaugh secretary were reappointed, signaling a strong class of 1947.
Itchy pimples eczema and irritated skin are blamed for ruined relationships. The ad promotes Peterson's Ointment for quick relief from itching and skin irritations. Money back if one application fails to delight. Also advertised for tired feet and cracked toes.
A new one unit hearing aid weighs very little and needs no battery pack or garment. It allows user adjustments, offers clear tone and power for up to 50 hours with X Cell technology. Free booklet and home demo available from Beltone, Dept 8107, 1450 W 19th St, Chicago.
Two Handley High students win in the 1946 Virginia High School League Creative Writing Contest. Betty Cather earns Distinguished for For Us the Living. Jimmy Taylor scores Superior for Moon Deadline. Essays by Elena Largent and Barbara Hough place Superior, postword notes. Poems by Massie Hawthorne Creditable and Jody Armstrong Distinguished. The school earns a booklet of Distinguished works. A Latin club party with games, prizes, and a moonlit gym dance follows, celebrating contest effort.
Handley reports a historic Student Government election with three boys winning top offices for the first time in the Executive Council. Gibson White joins Lu Glascock and Betty June Hurst as presidents, while Beverly Lamb becomes vice-president and Bobby Hall secretary.
The Maroons defeated the Shamrocks in two games by 27 to 10 and 23 to 7. Maroons displayed strong teamwork while Shamrocks, padded with newcomers, offered stout play and good sportsmanship with listed lineups for both teams.
The program includes Processional Hymn Onward Christian Soldiers and A Mighty Fortress Is Our God. Sullivan Glee Clubs and Senior Class lead invocation, scripture, prayers, and a sermon. Soloists from The Student Prince and Oh Dear What Can the Matter Be appear.
Georgiana Whitlock, a petite senior described as energetic, plans to graduate in June with a General Diploma and pursue office work while enjoying fun. Loring Wright, a Commercial diploma recipient, has strong ties to school activities and aims to enter wholesale gasoline business. Helen Yeatras, a Greece-studied senior with interests in English and music, is active in Glee Club and sports.
A panel of respondents weighs whether the atomic bomb formula should be shared. Opinions split between fears of misuse by warlike nations and arguments for preventing further war by openness, with remarks on Russian behavior and global hostility.
Library Club honors top workers with certificates for long hours. Initiations for the Boy's Monogram Club added Friday. The Girl's Monogram Club enjoyed a lively outing at the movies.
The 1946 senior class will hear salutatory and valedictory addresses by Leigh Rosenberger and Jimy Saxe on June 7. A pre ceremony banquet on June 6 features fried chicken and other dishes overseen by Sue Takes and Nancy Butler. The evening includes toasts, poems, histories, class will and prophecy with many senior leaders named.
Sage gossip blurs campus lines as Betty Jo hosts a wild party and Phil is carried out. Rumors swirl about Barbara Sprenkle and Bev Spiker and a prom invite. Betty Cather stirs, and Doug is due home in June amid overheard whispers.
Mara has recovered all her jewelry amid chatter about high school finals. Anne plans Hotchkiss travel, while O Rea r’s dating Marianne as he attends proms. Town gossip notes Scottie and Bill Way at the cinema Monday night.
Six Handley students traveled to Harrisonburg on April 27 1946 for the Latin Tournament. Bobby Hall Nancy Hurst represented first year Latin Sara Sencindiver Nell Bryant second year Latin Betty June Hurst third year Latin Leigh Rosenberger fourth year. They arrived at six in the morning, spent three hours at Madison College, and returned relieved. The group earned praise for their hard work and strong Latin performance.
Glad to see you back. Wilbur Johnston returns to our alma mater after serving in five states and Hawaii with the 6th Night Fighter Squadron. He trained in radio and now resumes reading writing and arithmetic hoping to study radio engineering or meteorology after graduating in spring 1947.
Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Shenk included Mr. Harold Edwards and family and Mrs. Edmond Braithwaite, of Winchester. I. D. Shade visited E. D. Stotler. Mrs. William Catlett’s illness is improving slowly. Mrs. Clint Carpenter lies in Winchester Memorial Hospital after a broken hip from a fall. Ernest Batt’s illness shows slow improvement. Vermont Crosen bought a store from Joseph and opened for business. C. W. Moore and Mrs. Susan B. Lewis spent Sunday evening with Gene Dunlap.
Muffet a white cat owned by Mrs J Walter Ferguson reached the 100 mark with its 99th and 100th kittens arriving yesterday The owner announced Muffet is 11 years old and lives in Azusa California
A fragmented note describes a cat annoyed by neighbors allegedly feeding Muffet’s kittens. The passage mentions appetite and social tension around a domestic space.
In place of white sugar use about one and one fourth cups of brown sugar for every cup of white sugar. The brown sugar is denser and adds moisture and a slight molasses flavor, so adjust moisture if needed.
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