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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1941
Page
3
The article notes the track team working hard in the gym to prepare for meets, mirroring the enthusiasm shown for football and basketball. It emphasizes renewed pep and support similar to fall sports.
Spring track season begins with a meet featuring A. M. A. and Anacostia High School at Front Royal on Thursday April.
A diary fragment notes pangs of hunger and confusion in class about a floating rib described by a teacher. The writer recalls after school practice and mentions people up there, conveying a sense of unsettled daily life.
Study halls moved to the auditorium prompt new complications. Students leaving at first bell flood the art corridor and rush into the west corridor causing confusion and disturbances. Students are urged to remain in the art corridor or near the west corridor doors to reduce disruption.
Mrs William D Byron seeks Congress seat in the sixth district and claims Washington County backing. She says the Washington County Democratic State Central Committee will endorse her and that leader William P Lane has pledged support. Lane, once named as a possible candidate, indicated loyalty to another option.
Rumors mention Susan Shryock and Jane Myers planning Easter travel starting Thursday. Dowell Howard and Paul Tomney reportedly venture into business with Paul designing hats and Dowell handling hair. The Clark Carter matter appears to deepen with serious implications. A Winchester broadcasting system rumored to be backed by Apple Blossom is noted. Irene and Jimmy Huyett reportedly away one night, prompting speculation about their whereabouts.
A brief note states study halls will remain in session until the school bell changes. It implies a shift in dismissal timing tied to a new bell schedule.
A South Pole expiation lecture by Bud Waite describes his voyage with Admiral Byrd. He notes the North Pole is warmer than the South due to the Gulf Stream and shows voyage garments and a dog from the trip alongside films.
A collage of reminiscences mentions no Apple Blossom Festival era no measles epidemic and asks if Mr Ochs and Mr Joyce taught seventh grade math. It notes Dotty Moore arriving at Handley and questions about Mr Browning being exempt while students eat candy after school in the lunchroom.
The source identifies a figure from Parents' Magazine who serves as chair man of the National Committee on the Observance of Mothers. This leadership role highlights organized efforts to recognize mothers nationwide.
Readers discuss whether Billaha should show movies. Betty Alden Pifer and Frances Hicks support the idea while Lenora Rusk and Anne Woolfolk oppose. Yost and others see potential benefit but others cite homework and indifference.
A fragmentary set of titles hints at a vintage music or theater program with names such as High on a Windy Hill, Practice Makes Perfect, and I Love to Whistle. Notable creators include Richard Boyd and Agnes Morrison among others in a collage of pieces.
Vultee Aircraft engineers compared four German Messerschmitt 110s with American fighters from Vultee Wright Lockheed and Curtis. The captive Nazi plane, damaged but recent, showed the American fleet matches or exceeds it in construction, instruments, and versatility. The study notes the stick control and wing design as potential lessons.
Bernelle Davidson, a senior student, plans to attend college after graduation. She remains undecided on which college to attend and enjoys stamp collecting. She is a member of the Glee Club and the General Organization.
Anne Barton teaches the ball dance while Mildred Kramer and Doris Register quarrel as Dowell Howard taunts Betty Jeanne Nixon with insulted terms. The girls mob Thomson in a rush, hinting at budding political currents.
The piece blends social chatter about Brenda Carter with invitations to the Easter egg roll on Capitol Hill and honors for Betty and Brenda as Junior Maids of Honor. It notes a Spanish admirer, measles in circulation, Easter dances, a biology lab memory, and a party scene before Easter holidays.
Frederic William Wile, 68, a widely known newspaperman, died at his home after a long illness. Funeral set for Laporte Indiana his birthplace. He covered the Boer War in South Africa for the Ohio Record and the London Daily Mail in Berlin at WWI outbreak. He headed the Washington bureau of the Philadelphia Public Ledger and wrote for the Washington Star.
In Columbus Mrs May Speakman reports a burglary at her residence last night. The thief fried the expected steak, opened a can of soup, ate the meal and fled. The incident prompts police inquiry into the break in and theft.
Professor M T Munn of Geneva N Y declares Kentucky bluegrass seed content is the key to a good lawn mixture. He cautions against meadow or pasture grasses and urges buyers to choose high Kentucky bluegrass content seed from reliable seed sellers for a permanent lawn.
The Virginia Commonwealth Attorneys Association announces its annual convention will take place at Hotel Roanoke on June 28. S. J. Thompson of Rustburg, state body commonwealth's attorney, disclosed the plan after the executive committee met at the hotel. Also present were W. R. Broaddus of Martinsville and Robert B. Smith of Roanoke, respective commonwealth's attorneys.
Vintage recap highlights Fox's rise with Queen of Sheba and A Connecticut Yankee while local games see Winchester High beat Charlotte Hall 11 0 and Maryland rivals 8 3. Rotary Club elects officers Fuller leads gathering and air hoboes Merrill Riddick and Robert Jefferson thrill Middletown. Fruit prospects in Virginia optimism cited as warm weather improves apple bloom.
In Chicago on April 8 left handers formed the International Association for the protection of the rights of left-handers and planned a first annual banquet in the port side room of a loop hotel. President Henry Hunter led the push for left handed oaths in court and office, reversed buttons, and left handed instruments, citing famous southpaws and listing notable vice presidents and supporters.
Halethorpe police reported an unidentified White man was killed near here early today by a New York Washington Pennsylvania Railroad express train. The accident was not discovered until the train reached Union Station Washington.
In Baltimore on April 8 a couple, Floyd and Mrs. Hoffman, were trapped on a floor by fire and rescued by firefighters using a ladder. Floyd Hoffman, 33, suffered facial and body burns and his wife sustained shock.
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