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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1936
Page
2
Handley High School junior evening star students schedule games against Boyce College Harrisonburg and Hagerstown.
In a spirited contest between the Buttercups and Angels, Buttercups edged ahead 28 to 22 to halt the Angels’ winning streak. Both teams played well as the Glee Club prepared a Sunday program at 2:30 for patrons and guests.
In a December 1936 item a San Francisco named figure with middle name La attends a library gathering where his own pictures are sold. The piece wryly notes a dignified senior, Madam Pres, and hints at a beauty queen escort. It playfully lists seniors and underclassmen in campus social roles.
A Handlian office rushes to mail senior portraits for engraving, while a community plea urges holiday generosity to brighten the lives of less fortunate neighbors during the festive season.
Lanky Carson pretends to be a G-Man to Dolly Weston in a humorous scene. Dolly reveals a surprise as they discuss government agents and a plan to head to the mountains to trap mountain lions.
Property transfer on record in Frederick county clerk office shows J. Fred Thwaite and Samuel H. Braithwaite with other trustees of Brick County selling to J. M. Bennett et ux a parcel known as the Little Mountain school property in Stonewall tract for nominal consideration.
Used car offer pays off your balance and hands you a car immediately. See Mr. Bickers at Bickers Used Car Lot North Braddock Street in Winchester Virginia. Date appears as December 11, 2011.
Banks will close Friday December 25 and Saturday December 26 1936 for Christmas. Maturing paper dated these days may be paid on Monday December 28 1936. Cashiers J H Yost John L Sloat Geo B Harold G Brown associated with Farmers and Merchants National Trust Commercial Savings Union Shenandoah Valley Natl Bank.
Final game between the Oranges and Shamrocks ended 25 24 with Shamrocks ahead at the third quarter. Players Annie Scrivener Dorothy Larrick Gladys Butler Ella Rudolph Frances Grove Shamrocks led scoring in the series and total tallies show Oranges 104 Shamrocks 102.
Readable fragments note a sequence of local items including a girls basketball team and a Christmas program practice. The text references a junior clans presents play and a dated schedule from 13 years ago but lacks full event details.
BUDAPEST Hungary Dec 21 Frau Franz Sarga wife of the diminutive me against nine duelist became the mother of a duel today at St John s Hos pital Sarga whose successive affairs honor was the talk of Budapest for weeks was momentarily crest fallen I had hoped for another duelist he said His 20 year old blond wife however was jubilant One duelist in the family and more than enough she said.
A dignified senior boy draws attention for being deeply self absorbed. Questions arise about his focus and impact on peers as classmates discuss his behavior and leadership role.
Mrs Edna Mae Potter won a county chicken eating contest in Pasadena California by consuming 20 drumsticks 20 wings and half as many chicken breasts and necks she defeated four men using a two handed technique and a smooth mouth finish and quipped that the chickens seemed to have a lot of bones.
A farmer jokes about a pig and color as a dog runs from the pen. A barber laments tardiness for being delayed by a shave and shampoo. An absent minded professor misplaces his wallet and, in a punchline, suspects his own hand in the pocket again.
Estates have been duly appraised and the findings recorded in the Frederick county clerk’s office. Proceedings document the appraisal process and official recording. Strong entities include Frederick county, clerk, and estates.
The estate of Laura C. Edwards is appraised at $82.00 with appraisers F. W. Pingley Harry H. Carper and John W. Harper. The estate of Susan B. Howard is appraised at $3,607.62 with appraisers A. J. Tavenner L. A. Hudson and S. J. Hawkins.
A Washington message from President Roosevelt to Boy Scouts of America praises courage loyalty and service and wishes a Merry Christmas. The article notesCub Jack Cutler of Columbus Ohio earning a Kate Smith award of $100 for saving his sister from a train, and details Christmas baskets, rally plans, and updates on Shenandoah Area Council troops with new Troop 9 registered in Winchester and Troop 40 sponsored by the American Legion.
In a troop meeting an individual named Hana or related person was transferred into the troop by Robert Boye. Lester Arnold demonstrated the use of a knife and an axe during the session.
Katharine Hepburn and Herbert Marshall star in A Woman Rebels at Capitol Theatre for a limited engagement today and Tuesday. The drama follows a young woman's long secret that could ruin her romance, spanning from 1869 to about 1890 with visible aging cues in the lead pair.
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