Snoopie signs off with brief weekly wrap
A short farewell reads like a light weekly check in as Snoopie announces there is little to report and signs off until next week in a casual, folksy tone.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1941
Page
3
Study Habit Urges Daily Prep Over Cramming
An editorial criticizes students who delay study and cram before exams. It argues for daily preparation to avoid wasted class time and improve learning, asserting ongoing effort yields better outcomes for both student and teachers.
Seen Around School And On The Campus
Students describe fashion and activities on campus with girls in shorts and sweaters, boys rolling sleeves, and scenes of marbles and baseball in full swing. Jane Myers and Dowell Howard passing notes in French class as physics students rush to class after a Friday test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Myers
Dowell Howard
Inquiring Reporter Answers on Daylight Saving in Winchester
Residents discuss daylight saving with mixed views. Ann Woolfolk and Sara Molix favor the move while Louise Travers and Mary Beatty oppose it. Others, including Mr Joyce and Dowell Howard, show varying or neutral opinions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Ann Woolfolk
Louise Travers
Thomson G O President Fox 41 42 Next Year
The General Organization will elect Thomson as its president next year. Thomson at Handley is active in athletics debate and the Executive Council, with strong speaking and parliamentary skills. Isabelle Larrick will be next year’s vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Handley
Jim Thomson
Jim
Isabelle Larrick
Isabelle
Sophomore Susan Shryock Elected General Organization Secretary
The piece notes Susan Shryock elected to secretary duties, praised for diligence in school studies and activity interest. It mentions Jacque, Jonedith surviving, Louis Richards aspiring to be a policeman, and Shryock’s worry over Butler with measles. Phyllis enjoyed Virginia trip. flag girls leave class often, drawing envy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randley
Susan Ghryock
Susan
Jacque
Jonedith
Louis Richards
Louis
Shryock
Butler
Phyllis
Virginia
Clayton Cochran Cited Belief in Lightning Saying
An unnamed report references Clayton Cochran reflecting on the maxim about lightning and faith. It notes the phrase shaped his actions, with implications for his decisions and outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Cochran
Byrd Presses Labor Head Over Coal Stoppage Again
Senator Byrd demands why Secretary Perkins has not certified the soft coal strike to the National Mediation Board. He warns delay endangers national security as 400,000 miners idle and defense production may halt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Byrd
D-Va
Perkins
Defense Mediation Board
Miss Perkins
Roosevelt
Murray D. van Wagoner
Michigan
General Motors
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Michigan State Mediation Board
Uaw-Cio
CIO United Mine Workers
Appalachian
Washington
National Mediation Board
U.S. Mediation Board
Plan Camp For 4-H Club Members
4-H boys and girls from at least 16 central Virginia counties will camp next summer and for at least four more years at a newly developed Holiday Lake camp near Appomattox. A five year lease was signed. buildings include a large admin and recreation building plus separate lodges for boys and girls. Equipment will be purchased by trustees. electricity wiring will be done by 4-H boys under Virginia Tech engineering staff supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
Virginia
Holiday Lake
State Forest
Appomattox
Tyree
Vira Tech Agricultural Engineering
Winchester apple blossom pageant at Handley High fades memory
Students arrive by bus and rail to see a May blossom sight. The Handley High pageant, led by a queen and court, brings history to life in a gay display taught by Mrs Barr and directed by Mr Quarles. Mary Beattie notes the event's memory enduring until next blossom time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Handley High
Mr. Quarles
Mrs. Barr
Mary Beattie
Colored Youth Wins at Storer Declamation Contest
Douglas high school student Earl Pinkett won second place at Storer College in the annual $100 declamation contest with The Creation, a poem by James Weldon Johnson. The same piece won him first at the Douglas local contest. Storer College in Harpers Ferry hosts the event for high schools from Northern Virginia West Virginia and Maryland. Principal Kirk N Gaskins notes the competition fosters appreciation and public rendition of classics. Weeks earlier Douglas high chorus won first at the Storer music festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas High School
Earl Pinkett
Storer College
James Weldon Johnson
Pinkett
Douglas
Harpers Ferry
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Kirk N. Gaskins
Storer
Northwestern professor reports kids favor museums over cinema
Prof. Walter A. Anderson of Northwestern University surveyed 560 children and found 54 percent preferred museums to neighborhood cinema, suggesting cultural interests outweigh entertainment choices in youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
Little Johnny
Walter A. Anderson
Northwestern University
Memory Mystery May Be Explained By Discovery
A study at Pennsylvania State College proposes memory arises from reactions between differently sized molecules and ions in rubber and glass. Large and small ions react at varied speeds and directions, making a held direction become the easier path, yielding mechanical memory in rubber and directional memory in glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W. Blakeslee
State College
Pennsylvania State College
American Ceramic Society
Nelson W. Taylor
Cermacis
Glass
White House street address
The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N W Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
S. F. RR
Pennsylvania Avenue
N.W
Washington, D. C
Life Less Less In Britain Than In Peace
An American Red Cross official said life loss in blitzed England is lower than in peacetime. James B. Forgan, Chicago Red Cross chair, cited English gains in first aid, hygiene, sanitation and prevention, and noted parallels between wartime relief and domestic disaster aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Red Cross
England
James B. Forgan
Chicago
The
Ames
L. Fieser
London
Preparedness helped communities in 1937 floods says Forgan
Forgan notes that disaster planning aided communities then while unorganized areas suffered. He cites Army ordnance and calibers as context, mentioning 30 caliber and 50 caliber guns used by the States Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forgan
Army
Chief Ordnance
States Army
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