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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1968

Page

11

Lettermen To Play Saturday Homecoming Game

The Varsity football eleven includes eight seniors among its lettermen. The listed players Marshall Boyd Dennis Bromley Gary Crisman Mike Clark Daniel Conley Keith Kaval Rick Kern Robert Setzer are set to star in Saturday's Homecoming game. Wisconsin became the first state to collect income tax in 1911.

Marshall Boyd Daniel Conley Gary Chrisman Dennis Dennis Bromley Gary Crisman Mike Clark Keith Kaval Rick Kern Robert Setzer Wisconsin United States

Needlecraft Catalog Ad From Winchester Evening Star 1969

An advertising snippet lists pattern 7227 bag and hats in sizes S M L with 50 cents price plus 15 cents extra for first class mailing. Instructions invite readers to mail name address zip pattern number and payment to Alice Brooks at Winchester Evening Star Needlecraft Dept. Old Chelsea Station New York NY 10011. Also promotes books of quilt and afghan patterns priced 50 cents each along with 3 free patterns and a 1969 catalog tagline best fashions.

Alice Brooks Winchester Evening Star Needlecraft Dept P.O Old Chelsea Station New York N.Y Needlecraft

Handley High 1954 Football Team to be Honored at 1968 Homecoming

Handley High School honors the 1954 Handley football team and cheerleaders as guests at the September 28 1968 homecoming game. Ex players, coach Hunter Maddox and assistant Eddie Siebert, plus Homecoming Queen Betty Haymaker, will be featured with a coffee hour, introductions at 1 45 PM, and halftime coronation. Alumni invited. complimentary tickets available at the Young Men's Shop.

Handley Frank Armstrong III George Robinson Gary Anderson James Higgs Charles Shewbridge Jack Reed Hubert Stone Jr Nick Semples Jack Kerr David Lewis Thomas Binner Thomas Ornedorff James Snapp David Jackson William Carver Peter Sturm Clarence Carter Wayne Lineburg Douglass Beatty Hunter J. Maddox Eddie Siebert Barbara Sturm Davis Sandra Lineburg Armstrong Susan Snider Ordorff Martha Butler Machierlitt Anne Barnhart Lawrence Susan Butler Sullivan Sylvia Stine Wadswoth Queen Betty Haymaker Waynesboro Lexington Harrisonburg Fort Hill Staunton Warren County Fredericksburg Natural Bridge Martinsburg

Homecoming Queen to Be Crowned

The 1968 Homecoming Queen is to be crowned at halftime of Saturday's game. Senior candidates Carol Gore Sarah Schroth and Virginia Stine lead the race after football team ballots vote for the queen and her two court members.

Carol Gore Sarah Schroth Virginia Stine

Handley Maintains Four Football Squads for Season

Handley lists four football squads by age group. The Varsity team comprises 72 senior high players from tenth to twelfth grades. The Sophomore squad includes tenth graders who did not play varsity, with weekly variation. The Junior Varsity team has 47 freshmen players. The Junior High team consists of 47 eighth grade boys.

Handley

Space Age Program Presented to Students

Robert Edgars spoke on Pioneering the Space Age to students. He discussed Apollo program challenges and procedures with pictures and models and gave a brief Space Age history. He urged students to live in the Space Age and make the best of it.

Robert Edgars Mr. Edgars Scoteland Australia California Edgars

Thespian Play Reading Committee Seeks New Play

The Thespian play reading committee met Monday September 16 to begin selecting a new play. Each member will search for interesting material. The full club will assemble once a play is chosen.

Jr Star Staff and Assistants Named in Staff Roster

The Jr Star Staff lists Donna DeLoutche as assistant editor and Cynthia McAboy as reporter along with Susanne Brown Emily Cone Carol Gore Jean Hammer Barbara Lyons Laurie McKeown Patricia Rinker Sarah Schroth Susan Sullivan Elizabeth Tulou and Robin Wolfe as reporters.

Susanne Brown Emily Cone Carol Gore Jean Hammer Barbara Lyons Laurie McKeown Patricia Rinker Sarah Schroth Susan Sullivan Elizabeth Tulou Robin Wolfe

Handley Spirit Fueled by Victory and Alumni Support

The Handley student body displays strong school spirit through spirited pep rallies banners and attendance at games. Alumni involvement boosts pride and athletic success, with last year’s football championship cited as fueling continued enthusiasm and community support for Handley.

Handley Winche Pete High School Winchester Merch Handley Ts Uefedt

Wright Band Elects Officers for 1968 69

On Monday September 9 the Handley Band elected officers for 1968 1969 with David Wright as president Randolph Powers as vice president Barbara Lyon as secretary and Emily Cone as treasurer

Handley Band David Wright Randolph Powsers Barbara Lyon Emily Cone

Guidance counselors greet seniors parents meeting

Parents and guidance counselors will meet at 7 30 p m on Monday Sept 30 in the Handley cafeteria to discuss college entrance requirements scholarship assistance and entrance examinations The willow can be a shrub only a few inches tall or a tree reaching 120 feet.

Handley Cafeteria

Homerooms Elect Presidents At School Year Start

Homerooms elect a president each year to handle duties in the advisor's absence and represent the room on Parent's Night. Listed are students across rooms including Xan Burns, Bradley Aikens, Petra Bland, Sharon Coop, and others.

Xan Burns Bradley Aikens Petra Bland Sharon Coop

DECA Coffee Hour Planned by John Handley Chapter

The John Handley High School DECA chapter plans a Coffee Hour on Wednesday, Sept. 25 to explain programs and goals. It will be in the Chapter Room during the first four periods with two hostesses each period including Jean Everett and Kaye Adams in period one.

John Handley Distributive Education Clubs of America McGuigan D.E.C.A DE. C.A Jean Everett Kaye Adams Dale Anderson Rosemarie Franklin Roberta du Brueiller Robin Holliday Deborah Seward Johney Shaw Johnson Craig J. Capehart Fry Addox

Storm hits Virginia Air Pollution Board amid calls for resignation

Gov Mills Godwin returns to Richmond to confront a charged crisis around the Virginia Air Pollution Board and its executive secretary Richard Arey. The Covington Alleghany Crusade for Clean Air submits a 14 point questionnaire accusing conflicts of interest and urging inquiry and possibly Arey’s removal. State Senator H Clyde Pearson demands Arey’s resignation if accusations prove true. Delegates deny conflicts while critics claim advisory panels favor polluters and industry subcommittees are packed with representatives from the process industry.

Richmond Mills E. Godwin Jr Virginia Air Pollution Board Richard W. Arey Godwin Covington - Alleghany County Crusade For Clean Air Arey H. Clyde Pearson Roanoke Arye Crusade A. B. Caul State Board Alleghany County Pearson Covington State Senate Quiry Covington-Alleghany Area Clean Air Organization Claude Farrar Del Lewis McMurran Newport News McMurran

Sign on Door Draws Laughs in Odd Hospital Tale

Louisville grocer Scott Detrick, recovering from a tonsillectomy, wondered why a stream of strange women entered his room then left. He finally opened his door to discover a friend had taped a sign reading WOMEN? on his door for a lighthearted prank.

Louisville Scott Detrick

Jovian Red Spot Noted For Periodic Appearance

The planet Jupiter is observed to show a recurring red spot at intervals, drawing attention from astronomers and skywatchers. The feature has long fascinated observers and remains a defining aspect of the gas giant’s atmospheric phenomena.

Jupiter

Shull Named National VFW Deputy Chief of Staff

Howard O. Shull of Winchester is appointed National Deputy Chief of Staff of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Commander Richard W. Homan of Sugar Grove, W. Va., announced the selection praising Shull’s leadership and role in organizing new posts and sustaining membership growth.

Howard O. Shull Winchester Veterans of Foreign Wars of United States V.F.W Richard W. Homan Sugar Grove W. Va der Homan Shull

Also Mentioned on This Page

Alice Brookes The Junior Evening Star Handley High School Tom White Joseph Higgs James Gordon Francis Joseph Ducknall William Hickerson William Wheatley Allen Stryker Robert Fletcher Anthony Wadsworth Irvin Shendon Thomas Jobe John Kinter George Semples Bradford Rinard Ryland Carper Carter Kellas James Hickerson Stewart Yeakley Frederick Donica Jr James Sardelis Marshall Crisman Lawrence Burke Lee Boppe Dion Archie Fry Thespian Committee Donna DeLoutche Cynthia McAboy Miresident Durban South Africa Natal Electricity Supply Commission Henry Alexander Richard’s Bay Alexander Stephanie Lawrence George Garber Barbara Nelson Sylvia Toan Elizabeth Butler Kdren Keller Vic Arthur George Gaither Mary Parsons Sharon Smallridge Paul Painter John Schroth Christopher Tulon Gregory Webber Stacey Roberts Bradford Thomas Club ington-Alleghany Air Pollution Control Committee Board National V.F.W. Post Blue Cross Blue Shield Virginia Blue Cross OF W. Boscawen ST
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