Calendar of school events and activities
The Junior Evening Star lists weekly activities including Boys and Girls Glee Club at 9:00 and Band Practice at 3:00 on Tuesday, assembly at 9:00, Executive Council at 3:00, and a basketball game with Charles Town. Thursday has practice, Friday features a 1:30 contest at Hagerstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Executive Council
Charles Town
Hagerstown
Evening Star
Jean Moling
Margaret Bean
OATS
Jean Baker
Study Hall A Tale Of Overworked Exuberance And Dreams
A lively Study Hall vignette surveys students as true expressions show the daily grind of exams and schedules. It notes an optimistic student rushing to finish work, a clockwatcher, a brainy thinker, a social hopeful, and exhausted peers. The piece closes with a wakeup to new year 1938 and a push to fresh beginnings.
Magician Donatello Dazzles At Wed Program
The Wed gathering featured Donatello the magician entertaining all, with some puzzling moments. Kenneth Heine contests the claimed eating feats of a Whiting boy, while Paul Hunter of the General Organization outlined a self government plan for halls and lunch hour. Quarles announced a boys basketball start with Harper's Ferry, then Miss Haynes led songs, complemented by a Haynes and Finkelstein two piano mix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donatello
Kenneth Heine
Paul Hunter
Mr. Quarles
Harper's Ferry
Miss Haynes
Haynes
Finkelstein
New Heaven in Education Says Ruth Simmons Editorial
Ruth Simmons editor of the Berkeley Springs Berkeley Light reflects on education as a new heaven for ambitious youth. She argues modern high schools must train people to live and fit them for work, noting fathers cannot always mentor sons in trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Simmons
Berkeley Springs
Berkeley Light
Fragmented Prose and Jests From an Old School Reader
A jumble of dated student jokes and classroom banter from a 1938 issue. Largely dialogue snippets feature Miss Laughton, Tweedie Dee and Tweedie Dum with puns on cleaning tools, fashion, and school life. Subtexts include light humor about love, aging, and miscommunications.
Guess Who Gender-Feminine Height-5 feet 9 inches
Freshman 15 year old Dee Sencindiver blonde blue eyes dances holds on mugzgins phone 811 Emmie. masculine 17 year old Rodney brown hair works geometry football 419-J horsefeathers monogram club.
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Dee Sencindiver
Mugzgins
Tle
Emmie
Monogram
Executive Council debates amend General Organization Constitution
Historical clock recount shows multiple years of council actions. Amendment to Article II Section 1-B discussed. Earlier, monitors were elected to enforce a clean-up plan. Dates reference January 22 exams and a new sponsor for tenth grade after Miss Knight’s marriage with Miss Ritter as top honoree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Organization
Executive Council
Miss Knight
Miss Ritter
Executive Council Hears Monitors Appointments and Badges
The council discussed appointing two more monitors by the committee in charge and procuring badges to be kept by President Paul Hunter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Executive Council
Paul Hunter
Be It Ever So Humble There’s No Place Like School
In a desk side chat students recall holidays and tease about school routines. They admit missing friends, lines, and French class as the New Year returns them to campus. The trio reflects on social rituals and the pull of the old routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamma
Daddy
Relly
Bessie
Anthony Taliaferro
Santa
Inquiring Reporter Island Companions List
A playful street interview lists names offered as dream island companions. Respondents include Wini Bailey, Peggy McIntyre, Derek Hayley, Simone Simon, Zorpha Seabright, Henry Baker, Betsy Birmingham, Otto, George Hott, Halford Baker, Edith Dunn, and Tarzan Forney, reflecting varied local personalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lohr Zumee Coe
Wini Bailey
Peggy McIntyre
Derek Hayley
Simone Simon
Zorpha Seabright
Wil- Henry Baker
Betsy Birmingham
Otto
George Hott
Halford Baker
Shenandoah College
Edith Dunn
Tarzan Forney
Grandma Plans Plan to Be Botha ae a to planning expedition
An elderly note from Grandma outlines a whimsical space journey listing names tied to planets and traits, imagining sending friends to the moon Venus Mars Saturn Pluto and the sun before choosing to delay the trip. The tone mixes affectionate humor with imaginative travel dreams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Botha
Earth
Moon
Ruth
Chubby
Cuthbert
Venus
Mr .Browning
Louise Miller
Saturn
Dick Kern
Pluto
Ann Oakes
Newsettes 4 1937 Sweet Reminiscence and Local Whimsy
A campus blurbs page recalls 1937 memories noting Gus Cahill’s lost direction near Clearbrook and a Santa wish for a baby doll. It hints at a freshman organize effort and shows Louise Miller’s happiness with a left hand hint. Mentions Miss Holland Ochs Rice Kaythin Hewitt and Louis Meade plus George Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Cahill
Clearbrook
Cupids
Miss Holland
Mr. Ochs
Miss Rice
Kaythin Hewitt
Pauls Midnight Mare Ends in Wild Rural Chase
Paul searches for his cat Kitty after she laps milk and disappears into the woods on Kay Hill. A Miller notes Kitty was seen smoking a Campbell while a lunch wagon stops Paul for food. A Swede named Hurst drives to the scene, Kittty is found dead with a fowl, and the old man Yost is blamed for wine. Paul and Kitty return home. The family mourns and the town gathers as they all live happily ever after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Hill
Paul
Hurst
Cross Roads
Kitty
Yost
MO Ace
Ink press disaster halts Sun News staffer report
A printer's ink pressure drum exploded during duties at a Sun News office. One staff member was exposed to kerosene and taken for medical evaluation as damage to the newsroom was assessed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice
Dee
Sun News
Inaugural Virginia Military Show Opens Parade
Brigadier General Gardner Waller announces a large inaugural parade in honor of Governor James H. Price on Jan. 19. more than 1,800 troops will march with 37 units from Richmond and surrounding cities including police, bands, infantry, artillery, coast artillery, naval militia, and school cadets from multiple towns.
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Richmond
Gardner Waller
Virginia
James H. Price
Waller
Richmond Police
Stonewall Band
Staunton
Peery
First Infantry
Richmond Blues
Richmond Grays
Onancock
116Th Infantry
111Th Field Artillery
111Th Field Infanry
246Th Coast Artillery
Virginia Naval Militia
104Th Quartermaster Regiment
Twenty-ninth
54Th Field Artillery Brigade
Bedford
Norfolk
Oe Military Institute
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
John Marshall High School
Thomas Jefferson High School
Benedictine
Charlottesville
Guard of Honor
Petersburg
Newport News
Alexandria
Hopewell
Harrisonburg
Farmville
Martinsville
Emporia
Portsmouth
Hampton
Breaks For Freedom Frustrated In Federal Hospital Plot
In Marion at the Southwestern State Hospital early Sunday an escape attempt ended with one man leaping to freedom and another injured when he fell from a window. Richard Bowers alias Richard Austin 28 of Shenandoah escaped aided by a sheet. Howard Tanner of Lynchburg suffered a broken leg during a similar attempt. Officers with hospital staff halted the plot using tear gas after discovering wire tied patients and guns. Bowers and Tanner were held for observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Southwestern State Hospital
Richard Bowers
Richard Austin
Shenandoah
Howard Tanner
Lynchburg
Bowers
Hugh C. Henry
Petersburg
FE. N. Densmore
Kelly Catron
Tanner
Earl Powell
Western State Hospital
Staunton
Campbell County
Rainfall Totals From Past Year and Monthly Averages
The report lists rainfall amounts ending yesterday 5 PM with present and past totals. January to date is .51 inches, year to date .51 inches, and the 25 year monthly averages for OWs show varying values from 2.30 inches in November to 3.97 inches in July. Average annual rainfall over 25 years is 35.36 inches according to Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Ows
Winchester Research Laboratory
Red Letter Edition The New Testament Holiday Favorite
The Red Letter Edition New Testament is a holiday pick for Sunday School members and readers. It includes sayings of Jesus printed in red and a special section listing biblical places and items. The 254 page volume is bound in black and priced at twenty cents postpaid with a mail order coupon.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Commission To Hear Arguments On Review Day
The State Industrial Commission in Richmond Va will hear arguments on review day with 20 cases presented by a large group of attorneys. Commissioner Parke P Deans noted the lineup marks the largest single day attorney attendance before the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Vsa
State Industrial Commission
Parke P. Deans
Princesa Floats Off Rocks Aids Change at Mindanao Point
A message from the steamer Pandy said the inter island motorship Princesa floated off the rocks at Palawan Point Mindanao Island and moved toward Cebu. The 273 ton vessel had 100 passengers aboard and Panay went to her aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Pandy
Princesa
Palawan Point
Mindanao Island
Cebu
Panay
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Handley High School
the Junior Evening Star
Honey Man
Myself
Mr. Hale
Aby M
Farley M
Tweedie Dee
Chreo
Tweedie Dum
Tweedle Dee
Tweedle Dum
America
Romania
A. O
Black
Mary
Hay
Kathleen
Fry
Joe
Washington
Irving
Browning
George
Ann
Bobby Campbell
Miss Laughton
Billie P
Pete H
Skoots
Skoots R
Winnie
Ee R
Guess
Mr. Browning
Persimmon
Louis Meade
Rae
George Williams
Ottie
Leesburg
Allie Cooper
Esese
Madge
Paul’s
Insane Hospital
Frederick J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Washington, D.C
Commission
Florida Orange Store
N. Main St
McCrory’s
Reese Green
Tangerines
Peck
Benj. Franklin
Den
Miife
CME
Rnval Home Ambulance Service
ORC
SD Gate Aine 22
Omps Funeral Home
Calvin Coolidge
Winchester Evening Star
Winchester
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