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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1935
Page
2
A fragment from Handley High School’s Junior Evening Star outlines weekly schedule items and New Year events. It then airs student conduct observations, contrasting overstudious, bragging, and idle peers, and argues for a balanced mix of study and play.
The piece advises careful manners during holidays with many guests. It notes the risk of excitement causing carelessness and urges introducing strangers to every guest to avoid awkward silences.
A high school verse greets the new year 1936 at Holland High, reflecting on the past year 1935, with playful lines about students, teachers, resolutions, and the school’s forward look as classes begin anew.
The Shamrocks defeat the Oranges in three straight games to claim the basketball trophy. The final contest was tightly contested with an 11 to 9 score. A student with a long face laments as his girlfriend moves to Florida. Handley Literary team, led by Miss Robinson as chaperone, prepares for the State Literary and Athletic Meet at the University of Virginia.
Bertha Godlove is improving after illness in ON CHURCH VA. Mrs Gilbert Stickley and Mrs Charles Huntsberger are mentioned with illness and travel home. Numerous local families visit relatives for Christmas and return to duties. Church programs at Mount Hope and Lebanon are well attended.
Unclear text appears to reference Canterbury notes and individuals near Double, mentioning Elmer White and brothers with holiday timing, location in Virginia. Details incomplete. cannot confirm full event or context.
In Middletown Virginia residents report Christmas visits from Truman Wake man, Georgia Wakeman, and Dorothy Rhodes family guests. A community Christmas tree at the Methodist Church drew praise for its lights and night display.
A collection of lighthearted schoolroom quips and local chatter. Jokes about geography spelling and a child’s view of Thanksgiving mix with notes on graduates in town and cheer for new sweaters and a prosperous new year.
Mr and Mrs Ellsworth Keller and two children Teddy and Ouida from Winchester were guests Christmas day with Mrs Keller and Mr and Mrs C E Cou gull.
Grace Episcopal Church in Berryville Virginia received a new silver communion service and alms basin after a July theft. A benefactor funded the set and it was consecrated and used on Christmas Day. The thief, now in prison, had stolen from other churches, with fingerprints aiding his capture.
New lower prices on the big Dodge announce prices as low as 640 dollars. The car is praised for gas and oil economy with 18 to 24 miles per gallon and savings up to 20 percent. Editors and fashion authorities call it the beautiful car in Dodge history. See and drive and learn how it saves money per mile.
Frederick Chapter reveals a new intake of members including Barton Mrs Joseph Boyce Miss Evelyn Bywaters Miss Westwood Byrd Miss Nancy Eddy Miss Cary Motter Miss Henrietta Newlin Mrs Estelle O Rea r Mrs Bilsie Page Miss F P Richard J W Riley Hoye Ryan Miss Allen Smith Rev Ivan Snapp Miss Christena Snapp Mrs J M Snapp Miss Ethel Snapp J M Whetzel Miss Edna Whetzel Miss Margaret Whitehurst Miss Doris Yates James B colored Briscoe William Clifford Adina Jackson Bettie
County records show deeds filed including H. P. Boyce et al to Commonwealth of Virginia for rights of way on widening Martinsboro Pike. Clark W. Cornwell et al to Clara M. Rossman et al for 67 acres and 15 acres along Stephens City White Post road. Fred L. Glaize et al to J. D. Pugh for a house and lot on Glaize avenue for 1250 dollars.
The 85 year old widow of John W. Hunter died at a son’s home in Hagerstown Maryland. Funeral services were held in the Methodist Episcopal Church in Berkeley Springs West Virginia with Rev Frank Is aacs and Rev M Harris officiating. Burial followed at Greenway Cemetery. Survivors include four sons two daughters a sister Mrs Mary E Bechtel and two brothers Henry G Wheat and James Wheat. Albert Z Hunter son of the deceased attended with his family.
Editor W Nelson thanks supporters for their cooperation in the Mail Early campaign. He notes a great success this year and wishes best regards for the coming year.
Inquiries at the Virginia tourist bureau in Washington show most visitors in the coming weeks will tour Williamsburg, Richmond, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Roanoke, Hot Springs and Charlottesville. Travel remains seasonally slow but steadier despite recent severe weather.
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