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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1941
Page
3
A columnist urges students to study intensively for two weeks to catch up on last year’s material. A diligent student is praised while others risk poor scores and broken spares as exams approach. The message emphasizes immediate effort to break 50.
The Judges opened with a 17 to 15 loss to Berkeley Springs Indians as Pope Huyett and Whit ham led scoring. Junior Varsity fell 12 to 11. On Tuesday they lost 27 to 15 to Charles Town Purple Panthers with Butch Robinson and Pope top scorers. Junior Varsity score noted as Charles Town 19 Handley 3. Friday in Shepherdstown they lost 33 to 14 with Pope Robinson and Huyett high.
Delmar Robinson known as Butch plays guard for the team in his second year and is valued for a steady, cooperative game. Wayne Whitham, a junior guard, is also praised as a fair player who works well with teammates and is set to be eligible for a third year next season.
Colleen Bageant, senior in Stenographic-Commercial, plans to attend Strayer's Business College in Washington next year. She aims to become a skilled stenographer whether or not she continues to college, and she participates as a soprano in the Glee Club while enjoying reading dancing and socializing.
Blacksburg January 14 A 6000 acre site near Dublin is reported as the chosen location for a bag loading plant to serve the $35 million smokeless powder complex between Blacksburg and Radford. A federal representative may be sent to acquire property affecting 40 to 60 families, with a prior site near Warne rejected. Transportation concerns at Radford include limiting public traffic on a highway through the area and reinforcing the Route 11 bridge as major issues for the plant vicinity.
A list of performers and song titles including He's In The Army Now by Mary Wayne Whitham and Here Comes The Bride by He len McClure and Frances Jen kins with Beautiful Katies by Jack Boyce and I Dream of Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair by Bill Shewan plus You Are My Sunshine by Lester Arnold Drummer Boy by Bill Miller I'd be Lost Without You by Jimmy and Isabelle Bad Humor Man Exams Rhythm On the River from Jim Thomson and Can't Get Indiana Off My Mind by Betty J. Gearing.
Chatterboxes started the New Year with a party during advisory period last Monday. Girls exchanged gifts from names drawn and the room rang with oohs and aahs. Many may earn demerits for bringing chewing gum. They donated Willa Cather's Sapphira and the Slave Girl to Mrs Peery and enjoyed refreshments served as a New Years gift.
A nostalgic note recalls past gym attire with black bloomers and middies. It mentions full participation in dues, modest sleeves, Nancy Gano’s curls, Handley’s military training, a dry roof, and juniors avoiding large rings, while noting no girls in the and.
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company is cited as the largest chain in the United States with about 10,000 grocery stores.
Albert Franklin Howard, 80, founder of the Farmville Creamery and head of several Virginia creameries, died after a 10 day illness at Southside Hospital Farmville. Born near Morrisville he moved to Farmville and reorganized major creameries in 1920 and later established facilities in Weyers Cave Staunton Harrisonburg and other towns. Survived by his second wife Ellen Smith. Funeral at 2 p.m. Friday at Doyne Funeral Home Needham burial.
Ida Randall recounted a strange sequence starting with a dream of a gift of three one dollar bills and escalating to finding a bankroll hidden in the lining of a trunk in her basement. She described discovering a roll of bills wrapped in old newspaper behind the trunk lining.
The report shows Miss Collette's room leading with fifty six of all rooms in Winchester's school system. Miss Robertson Miss Barr and Miss McCue follow closely. The advisory group with the highest June attendance earns a free Washington trip. Miss Nixon's Virginia Avenue School room won the past two years. the next result will be announced next month.
Open letter from Colleen Clowser '41 criticizing boos and hissing at a basketball game. She urges Handley to preserve its reputation for fine school spirit and rejects negative crowd behavior.
Yehudie's diary recounts a cold chaotic day with frozen water in test tubes and mischief in classes including French and history. Richard Brown, set to graduate in June, plans to study navigation and considers his college options while pursuing the General Organization and Academic Course.
Wilmer Salmon, 22, clashed over politics at a Kansas City dinner. His raised fist struck a potato bowl, breaking it and cutting his hand as mashed potatoes sprayed the guests.
Reading through Handley fashions, students show red knee socks angora mittens and reversibles. Sweater sleeves lengthen while hunting caps ear muffs and saddle shoes dominate. Bundits for Britain pins on sweaters and dresses tempt donations for the cause.
One year ago Charles Town beat Handley 32 to 12. Handley intramural season opens as Butch Robinson is elected Sophomore Class president two years ago. Four years ago captains and sponsors chosen for intramural basketball. Emily Rosenberger and Dorothy Larrick top Handley bowlers. Five years ago Lucille Elmore Revue placed second in a faculty sponsored series.
A school executive council meeting decided to discontinue lunch hour dances due to complications. The note references exams and social life with mentions of students, a football trophy, and upcoming Handlian sale. The piece hints at various crushes and social events among seniors and juniors.
Ed. Ferguson and his son Keith escaped unharmed after a truck overturned in a road hog incident in Bau dette Minnesota. The driver responsible fled the scene, heading home after the crash which wrecked the vehicle.
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled that voters must decide if a town may exceed the 18 percent debt limit to fund a publicly owned power plant. In South Hill, a $150,000 project was halted after councils approved bonds without a referendum. The Galax case echoed the issue, tying revenue certificates to bond limits and voter approval.
Under the navy department reorganization, Vice Admiral Adolphus Andrews current commander of the Pacific fleet scouting force will assume command of the third naval district in New York with the rank of rear admiral.
A Virginia court notes towns again face limits on using public funds for electric plants. South Hill sold its plant to Virginia Public Service Co. A rival council approved a new $150,000 plant funded by revenues over years. Galax voters previously approved a $287,000 system with federal help and revenue bonds. Appalachian Electric Power Co. and taxpayers challenged the plan in Danville court.
A brief notice from the Winchester Star Information Bureau in Washington DC directs readers to page 4 for answers to questions of fact.
Today in Congress routine business includes the Democratic steering committee selecting party appointees on standing committees. The Naval Committee resumes study of progress in the defense program as the House is in recess. The Senate yesterday upheld Speaker Rayburn and referred the aid bill to the Foreign Affairs committee.
Richmond Jan 14 Most seasons on game in will close next Monday Jan 2 the State Commission on Inland Fisheries today An exception will be the entering season on possum accor and mink which extends to January 31 The season on squirrels also will be open in Halifax Lun enburg Mecklenburg Prince William Spotsylvania and S counties until January 31 The possum season in a county only will remain open until March 15.
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