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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1937
Page
5
January 11, 1937 issue of the Handley High School Junior Evening Star urges campus pride and cleanliness. A feature quotes Marion Hurst praising students who keep the grounds neat and inviting. Also notes on calendar events such as assemblies booster meetings basketball games and girl’s activities plus a soapbox on chewing gum misuse.
White Post and nearby towns report residents returning after Christmas to Danville and other locales. Families from Berryville to Richmond and Washington visit relatives, celebrate with dinners, and attend weddings in Winchester.
Jean Forney urges stopping constant gum chewing to boost focus and energy for school tasks. The note suggests chewing less could improve study efficiency and attention.
The Execu tive Council met with Joe Ritter presiding. John Gano announced honor pledge cards to be issued Monday and returned by January 20 with 20 cards per representative. The Handlian Staff extended deposit deadlines indefinitely to assist those unable to pay and urges prompt payments for a 1937 Handlian.
Eight captains choose teams as faculty sponsors oversee the intramural league. Snag Sargent referees. Teams include I led by Clowe, II led by Baker, III led by Boyd with sponsors Legge Browning Yates, and players named for each squad.
A list of property deeds recorded in the Winchester Corporation Court clerk's office shows transfers of lots and buildings across multiple streets including North Market, Market and Clifford, North Loudoun, West Gerrard and Stonewall avenues. Notable sums include 19 000 and 6 800. An offhand incident in Dallas mentions E E Wallace escorting a juvenile offender through a revolving door.
The OCR text lists multiple teams with captain names and sponsors followed by long rosters of players. Each line features a team designation, captain, sponsor, and players such as G Whitam and Andrew Grove, with others like Jonas Chamberlain and Charles Gibbons in subsequent squads.
Friday night Handley defeated Little Theatre in two games after a first win by the latter. The matches were exciting and tested Handley’s skills. Emily Rosenberger scored 102 points and Dorothy Larrick 100 as top scorers.
Three years ago excitement built as Oranges and Shamrocks eyed volleyball drills. Six years back Handley School featured Mr. Finley supervising Senior girls, while Mr. Quarles prepared a bulletin notice about candy wrappers. Margaret Butsler pleaded for G Dues in room 25.
A brief note recalls photographs of each class to be taken for the Handlian publication thirteen years past.
Amid rumors a blond headed senior slips on the alley floor and a graceful nose-dive signals a flurry of gossip. Celebrations for Snooks Rinker and husband draw luck. diamonds and dances spark chatter about acade mics and reunions.
A humorous transcript features Ella at the almond counter asking who attends to nuts. A jerk promises to wait. Donald Clowe cites three sentence lengths: five year ten year and life. Billy Bell recalls a remark about foreign entanglements, prompting questions about timing.
A daily feature on John Hix highlights Winchester a Civil War town. The piece describes 72 town handovers between North and South, including four changes in one day and five flips at the Taylor Hotel, with references to Read and Sheridan. An aged resident recalls Sheridan’s ride and Milroy’s retreat in 1863.
A bill in Congress would grant federal funds to states for public schools with no strings attached. It would start at 100 million dollars in the first year, rising by 50 million annually to a maximum of 300 million, allocated by state school populations ages five and up.
Mae West stars in Go West Young Man a rural comedy of love on a Pennsylvania farm opening for a three day engagement at the Capitol Theatre. Randolph Scott plays a mechanic and inventor while Warren Williams is her press agent and Lyle Talbot pursues her as another swain.
A union of families with opposing views on the New Deal announces the engagement of Eleanor Katharine Roosevelt to Reverdy Wadsworth. Eleanor is the daughter of Mrs. Henry Latrobe Roosevelt, whose late husband was a Navy official and cousin of the President. Reverdy Wadsworth is the son of Rep. James W. Wadsworth of Genesee New York. The piece notes Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. is engaged to Ethel duPont, from a family opposing the President’s reelection, announced last fall.
A provocative remark questions why cooperation is needed and cites Em Phipps asking why anyone would seek blood from a turnip, reflecting local sentiment on collaboration and contribution.
A letter from Wm. C. Billings of Denver extols All-Bran as a natural laxative that relieves constipation by adding bulk and absorbing water. The ad claims two tablespoons daily with meals, offers a money back guarantee from Kellogg Company, and notes the product is made by Kellogg in Battle Creek and sold by grocers.
Warner Baxter and June Lang star in The White Hunter at Hable's Palace today and Tuesday joined by Gail Patrick and Alison Skipworth. Drama pits a man against betrayers as love and ferocity clash. Fox News Reel accompanies the feature.
Fasteeth powder keeps teeth firmly set with no gummy taste or feeling. Sprinkle on plates to eat and laugh in comfort. Available now from your druggist in three sizes.
A feature on a Barbara Bell daytime frock designed for winter wear on southern coasts in pastel linens and tie silk. Describes fabric options, braid trim, double breast detail, and suitability for office or college wear, with pattern No 1239 B and sizes 32 through 44.
The notice promotes Marian Martin Pattern 9922 in sizes 14 to 44 with a slimming effect through a structured bodice pleated sleeves action back and rounded revers. It explains fabric choices percale or seersucker and includes a diagram and Lew Chart. Orders to Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept 232 W. 18th St New York.
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