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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1940
Page
3
Apple recipe printed to boost local interest lists butter sugar eggs flour baking powder salt and milk. Layer sliced tart apples with powdered sugar and cinnamon, pour batter over, bake at 350 degrees F for 35 minutes.
The article states an estimated world population of 2 102 600 000. It presents a single numeric figure as the population estimate without additional context or supporting details.
The list shows students honored by grade at Kernstecon School. First Grade includes Robert Thomas Jones and others. Second Grade features Billy Osborne Cornwell and many peers. grades up to Seventh Grade list students by name, highlighting academic recognition.
Two men Thomas Burroughs and Joseph Aubert meet after 21 years when their cars crash at an intersection in Chicago. En route to hospital they recognize each other and reminisce before settling into a tense reunion conversation.
Letter from Colleen Clowser 41 requests cooperation to recover costumes for the school pageant. She notes Miss Smith’s need for timely returns and praises her patience, urging all involved to help and cooperate.
Spring brings a student fashion feature at Handley High School with girls in shorts and shirts and the popular sloppy Joe shirt style. Commentary notes backward coats, masculine touches, and evolving styles as girls and boys adjust dress to courting trends.
Aubert signed a complaint charging Burroughs with reckless driving following an accident. The filing indicates Burroughs faces a legal action seeking judgment or penalties related to the incident.
A student column urges readers to share schoolyard rumors and personal scraps. It playfully scorns gossip while mentioning Hurst and Bill, Joins in chatter about romances and misadventures, and invites tips via the box outside Mrs Barr's office.
The article describes study halls as places to study with strict rules but notes breaches of those rules. Fourth period is most disruptive, with chatter from elementary lunchers and restless students. Desks bear marks, walls show wear, and students conceal comics, yet study halls remain labeled vital for extra study time.
A compilation lists senior students with nicknames, pet expressions, main interests, ambitions, and activities. Kathryn Kline, Eleanor Leatherman, Brown Ritter, Richard Renner, Lucy Belle Fawcett, and others are shown with details including music, sports, and clubs.
Highlights describe Blossom Ballet with girls sprinkled in gold dust from ball dance props. Mrs Barr sings various measures while Nancy Lee searches for her place. Jackie Womack and Carol Lindstrom chat as old letters circulate among amused students.
Betty Cather reports a fifth grade class under Mrs McNally built a colonial plantation sand table. A white house sits atop a hill with a river in the foreground. a party unfolds on the lawn while slave quarters sit behind a hedge. Cotton fields and trees frame the scene.
Spring ushers in a lively Handley school scene with Miss Spring Fever visiting, birdsong prompting lessons, new grass warned against, and students enjoying warm weather. Boys play ball at lunch while others stroll without hats, some in brown and white shoes, riding bikes and carrying pussy willows. Elementary marble tournaments and track for older students unfold as Ochs supervises new jumping pits. Courtney Mae Fauver.
A fragmented item lists trivia about cars bath tubs and body measurements. It mentions Betsy Conklin to be a representative and notes there are about 40 school days left. The text reads as a miscellaneous trivia column with several disconnected ideas.
Fragmented remarks mention Handley in a girls public reading contest at Fredericksburg and a Handlian slated to depart in the first week of May. Other lines discuss spring school days, youth baseball, yawns, oxygen tests for the brain, the value of a dollar at 59 cents, and a comparison of France’s size to Texas.
A collection of lost notices and wants from a school page includes two stray boys on Apple Pie Ridge with a contact in Mrs. Perry's room, a lost heart in one-act play practice to Mildred Smith, a lost appendix to Nina Ramaccioi, several wants for a super brain to pass chemistry for Margaret, excuses for missing school to Robert Bridgers, an extra pair of feet for marching band to Brown Ritter, a lost week of sleep for Ralph Fansler, and a general call to notify if any item is found.
A historical verse by Eleanor DeGrange portrays a court fool entering with news and colors. The speaker describes feasting, playing with the bull, and antics to provoke laughter from the Lord Mayor, ending with a comical, theatrical tumble.
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