Washington's Office draws visitors to Winchester landmark
The Crows Nest reports that George Washington's Office at the northeast corner of South Braddock and Cork Streets drew nearly 900 visitors since August 3, from thirty three states plus England, France, Bermuda and Canada. Harry T. Cook leads a committee urging preservation and lending of manuscripts, photos and relics to the Winchester Frederick County Historical Society for display in the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
South Braddock and
Cork Streets
George Washington
Harry T. Cook
North Braddock Street
Cook
Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society
Washington
The
Historical Society
John W Jones Undergoes Operation at Winchester Memorial
John W. Jones, assistant to Ralph Grubbs at Grubbs Photo Studio, underwent an operation for an ulcerated stomach yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. His condition is reported satisfactory. Jones has been ill and away from work for several weeks. The White House was the first public building in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Jones
South
Loudoun St
Ralph Grubbs
Court Cases Heard by Judge Rice
Police court cases list several defendants with fines. George Elliott of Middletown charged with drunken public intoxication paid 14.75 dollars. Earl Caldwell of 307 Highland Avenue faced disorderly conduct with fines totaling 40 dollars and 14.75 for drunkenness. Lorin J. Burkhart of 516 Fairmont Avenue cited for speeding paid 29.25 dollars. Delmar Taylor Keeler of Winchester charged with drunkenness paid 14.75. Fisher of White Post paid 9.25 for drunkenness. Alva Richards of W Piccadilly Street paid 10.25 for drunkenness. W L Tillet of Millwood Avenue cited for Virginia motor vehicle registration violation paid 20.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rice
George Elliott
Middletown
Earl Caldwell
Highland Avenue
Lorin J. Burkhart
Fairmont Avenue
Delmar Taylor Keeler
Winchester
Fisher
White Post
Alva Richards
W. Piccadilly Street
W. L. Tillet
Millwood Avenue
Virginia
Reader Q and A from The Winchester Evening Star
A compact Q and A column explains differences between Vietnam and Vietminh, notes Punchbowl Cemetery as World War II dead’s resting place, Cyprus donkey statistics, prime beef, delayed word transmission from England to Philadelphia in the 1790s, limits of whitening with ane, and taste unaffected by dental plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Evening Star, Information Bureau
Eye St
N. W
Washington, D.C
Hawaii
Handley High School promotes active student life and staff news
The bulletin urges student body participation to gain governance rights and athletics support. It notes dues of two dollars yearly, or 1.25 per semester, and highlights benefits including free admission to Handley Contests and outside assemblies. It reports faculty marriages, new hires, and staff motions across Handley and local schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booster Club
Thespian Players
Monogram Clubs
Library Club
Science Club
Handley
General Organization
New School Year Elects G O Representatives
Homerooms select one student to serve on the Executive Council. New reps include Marty Hollis 16 Betty Kendall 18 Mary Foltz 21 Betty Davis 22 Robert Bum gardener 23 John Kaknis 24 Carolyn Copenhaver 25 Peggy Barrett 27 Robert Golightly 40 Evelyn Fincham 41 Mike Lubeheuser 42 Thomas Kremer 43 Jane Barnett 44 Shirley Sibert 45 Betty Haymaker 46 Patsy Steele 47 Ann Jackson 48 William Baker 49 Peggy Haymaker 50 John M Williams 51 Thomas Winn 52.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homeroom
G. O
Marty Hollis
Betty Kendall
Mary Foltz
Betty Davis
Robert Bumgardener
John Kaknis
Carolyn Copenhaver
Peggy Barrett
Robert Golightly
Evelyn Fincham
Mike Lubeheuser
Thomas Kremer
Jane Barnett
Shirley Sibert
Betty Haymaker
Patsy Steele
Ann Jackson
William Baker
Peggy Haymaker
John M. Williams
Thomas Winn
New Handley Sixth Grade Teacher Hails From Yorktown
Handley welcomes Miss Hammontree a new sixth grade teacher from Yorktown Virginia a William and Mary graduate who studied French in France and previously taught in Newport News. The school notes no other newcomers and mentions Miss Snapp now Mrs. Fawcett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorktown
Miss Hammontree
Handley
William and Mary
France
Newport News
Miss Snapp
Mrs. Fawcett
Handley Judges Open 1950 Football Season With Alumni Clash
The Handley Judges face Handley Alumni in their season opener on the Judges field. Alumni players coached by Dick Kern and Hap Dunlap include Hank Lewis and Hink Lewis as captain with Doc Weiner as manager. Mayor Mifflin Clowe Jr will place the ball for the opening snap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Dick Kern
Vv. P. L
Lohr
Hap) Dunlap
University of Maryland
Hink Lewis
Wallace
Doc) Weiner
Hank Lewis
Eugene Dicks
Buzz Hart
Chug White
George Garber
Donald Garber
Demo Sempeles
Kenneth Lake
Gordon Nelson
Beefy Grove
Bobby McKee
Richard McIntyre
Richard Haymaker
Dick Owen
Eli Garber
Loring Burkhart
Dumpsie Ritter
Buddy Crim
John Spaid
Paul Tommey
John Solenberger
Lucky Sempeles
Newcome
Duvall
Gilbert Streit
Ronnie Binner
Garland Pingley
Aluminam
Mifflin Clowe Jr
Handley Hosts Alumni All Star in 1950 Season Opener
The Varsity squad will face an alumni powered Handley team in the season opener on Saturday September 16. The official roster lists backs guards ends and linemen including Robert Jackson Garland Clark Edward Lawrence Donald Elliot Warren Larrick John Gavis Meredith Boyd Paul Hotinger and Richard Hart among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Robert Jackson
Garland Clark
Robert Royston
Marshall Carper
Jimmy Blackburn
Melvin Aiken
Carroll Shiley
Robert Orndorff
Jim Lawrence
Irvin Cather
Jimmy Carroll
Edward Lawrence
Harry Shendon
Richard Brumback
William Minor
Jack Cleveland
Eugene Adams
William Higgs
Jimmy Hockman
Wilbur Kersey
Donald Elliot
Ronnie Wilson
Paul Hillyard
Warren Larrick
John Gavis
John Kahnis
Meredith Boyd
Paul Hotinger
Donald Huff
William Godenour
Jim McFadden
Strother Shiley
Robert Solemberger
Lewis Binner
Richard Hart
Robert Lake
Fred Stine
Carlin Smith
Oe Robertson
Robert Geanous
First Chapel Service Held on Wednesday Morning
In a special chapel gathering on Wednesday morning the community held its first service of the period. Attendees included local leaders and residents marking a calm start to ongoing religious observance.
School Chapel Service Highlights In Education Talk
Dick Brumback led the flag salute as Carolyn Stanley led the student body in song. Mary Martha Eisenberg accompanied the group while Mr Quarles read scripture and spoke on educational opportunities. Chapel concluded with the Lord's Prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Brumback
Carolyn Stanley
Lord Jesus
Mary Martha Eisenberg
Mr. Quarles
Handley welcomes back former pupil Mr. Robert Taylor
Robert Taylor a Handley alumnus from the class of 1942 returns as a teacher and coach. He graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1949 after three years in the Army Infantry and played guard on VPI’s Varsity Football squad. He taught Senior Economics in Lynchburg last year and will teach Bookkeeping Business Training and Commercial Arithmetic this year while assisting Mr. Maddox with football.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Snuffy
Robert Taylor
Taylor
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Infantry
United States Army
V.P.I
Lynchburg
V.P.1
Maddox
Handley School Improvements Reflected In Student Booster Message
In June last year the Handley walls looked damaged by mud and by September the walls seemed refreshed with lifted faces and pale green and white ceilings. The Booster Club expresses gratitude to those responsible for the improvements and pledges to maintain the better learning environment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Booster Club
Pickett Installed as New Girls Physical Education Instructor
Miss Jesse Lee Pickett becomes the new girls P E teacher replacing Miss Jeanne Bentley. She lives in Round Virginia formerly in New York City and studied at Illinois then Longwood College earning a BS in education. She led student government and Alpha Sigma Alpha, and was Athletic Association president in college. She taught at Madison County High School for a year and enjoys Handley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Jesse Pickett
Robert Taylor
Miss Pulley
Wood
Thompson
Iris Smith
Keller
Charlottesville
Patricia Clevenger
Anna Fleming
Whitacre
Judy
Helen Johnson
Virginia Avenue
Helen
Cooper and Thompson
Cooper
James Wood School
Jesse Lee Pickett
Jeanne Bentley
Pickett
Round
Virginia
New York City
Miss Pickett
University of Illinois
Longwood College
Alpha Sigma Alpha
Athletic Association
Madison County High School
Handley Judges 1950 Football Schedule
Handley High Schools 1950 season slate lists nine games from September 16 to November 23 with dates opponents and venues. League designation notes Home games at 2 00 p m and includes matches against alumni Wilson Memorial Waynesboro Lexington Harrisonburg Clifton Forge Covington Staunton Warren County Martinsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Alumni
Wilson Mem
Staunton
Waynesboro
Lexington
Harrisonburg
Clifton Fore
Covington
Warren County
Martinsburg
Foot Scrapers Once Practical for Muddy Boots
Cast iron and cast aluminum foot scrapers, now mostly decorative, once served a utilitarian role on dirt roads. Boots pressed against their sharp edges to scrape away soft or dried earth before paved highways became common.
Lesson In English by Roberta Lee Word Study Unambiguous
Lesson In English by Roberta Lee presents a vocabulary note on the word unambiguous meaning not doubtful or uncertain. It encourages daily word mastery and cites the phrase we can see the unambiguous work of God all about us.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Lee
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Arsent
White House
Lydia E. Pinkham
Inkham
Goodyear
Buncutter Tike CO
S. Braddock St
Dowell J. Howard
Berryville
Clarke County Woman's Club
Vietnam
Vietminh
Tonkin
Annam
Cochin China
Saigon
Laos
Cambodia
Ho Chih Minh
Cyprus
Mediterranean
England
Philadelphia
Robert Morris
American Dental Association
Japan
B. K
Junior Evening Star
Editorial
Uates
Handley High Ool
Patricia Adams
Madison College
Robert Anderson
Washington and Lee University
Pat Barr
V.p.il
V. P.I
Fred Boulineau
University of Richmond
Fritz Briggs
Syracuse University
Barbara Brooks
Radford College
Elizabeth Browning
Elizabeth Cather
Richmond Professional Institute
James Clark
Julia Dotson
Richard Duncan
Frieda Emmerth
Immaculata Junior College
Betty Jo Halterman
Northwestern University
David Kinter
Roanoke College
Russell Lafollette
Milton Luttrell
University of Virginia
Margaret Massey
Suzanne Pingley
Graham Rosenberger
Berea College
Frederick Sprinkle
Pennsylvania State
Doris Stone
Mary Washington College
Vires Wentz
Longwood Colege
He Funeral Home
Weahnes
Winchester’s Shopping Center
Besse Tan
Mass
Ie Rae
Mr. Taylor
Miss Prickett
Youngstown
Uae
Borgest Mulors of Steel Richens
Elas Beala
Youngstown Fhitehens
Miller
APPL
E. Boscower St
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