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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1940
Page
9
Troop One reports a close contest won by the Beaver patrol by one point. An advancement chart drew interest as Saturday's planned hike aims to complete second and first class outdoor requirements. Meeting closed by Scout master’s benediction. EMORY TINSMAN, Scribe.
Scouts met at 7 30 p m with Scout Law and Flag Salute. Lester Arnold leads Explorer patrol in formation as plans for future exploring form. 18 scouts attended with visiting recruits. airplane contest ends with 10 entries and a dollar model prize to be awarded next Friday.
In Capetown Union South Africa on March 12 46 German prisoners arrived after scuttled steamers were intercepted for internment in South Africa.
The Fashion Notes page surveys Paris influence on Handley styles over twenty years and notes trends from hoops to bustles and fitted coats. It highlights Senior dance outfits with bustles and strapless dresses, maroon and white carnations, and local style quirks such as Jack Sale’s shirt style and Phyllis Fowle’s ribbonless hair trend.
History notes the 1927 Apple Blossom Festival grand scale with a 15 foot high Queen Shenandoah IV float, 155 floats and cars, 29 bands, and a four mile parade that took 90 minutes to pass a point. About 75 000 spectators attended as newsreel firms vied for festival coverage.
The piece notes spring signs at Handley including a piano and counting chant for a pageant, a bicycle parade of youths, young lovers, and roller skating stunts. It mentions a street noise and garbage crew aftermath, with humor about hospital windows and hurried crowds.
Students share reasons for looking forward to the festival. Nancy Lee Coble wants to try neon signs, Patricia Barr seeks something new, Bobby Green hopes for big money and a great time, Phyllis Fowle plans to throw an apple to the Queen, Ralph Bailey aims for new music, Virginia Mackie wants a break from classes, Marion Hurst seeks the best time even if it’s the last year, Mr Ochs hopes Mrs Barr performs well, Ann Robinson anticipates fun, Richard Brown and Susan Shryock look forward to no homework and more.
Fragmentary notes mention selling records and a person named Kitty Baker in a context about books. The text is unclear about events, dates, or outcomes.
The girls won 15 to 11 to clinch the series. Lineups include Landacre Massey Hawthorne Browne Fawcett English Light Carpenter Baker Trenary En Boys White Moore Anderson Gar ber Miller Bobby Taylor Line Robinson Louthan Green walt Richards Whitham.
A lively campus event at the University of Virginia features a skit titled What Are They Worthee. Performers from the Tumbling General Motors style show present comedic acts and playful routines with Laughton and Martin in the spotlight. The program blends humor and athletic display.
Handley defeated Staunton in a close game on senior night. Four Handley seniors Charlie Patton Irvin Zuckerman Tom Ritter and Carrol Rowe played their last game, each honored with a cheer. A late tied score moment saw Staunton miss a free shot, sealing Handley’s win.
Biographical notes list Jean Hamman and Virginia Hockensmith among senior club members. Details include hobbies, favorites in music and songs, and ambitions such as record collecting and bookkeeping. Activities include booster club and senior play cast participation.
Limited readable items name individuals Browning Zimmerman Hurst Mildred Smith Dotty Hawthorne and Baker with ant fin in fragmented fashion. The text suggests a roster or description list without clear event or context.
Apologies and corrections about Leap Year dance dates for Dou nty Moore Dotty Hawthorne Ann Williams. Mentions heart breaker Hurst and reconciliation, Pan Hell dances at Randolph Macon College, Miller's nose and Jack Boyce's eye, boys beaten by girls in volleyball, spinach advice, crossed telephone wires Deedie talking to Tom in Blacksburg. References AMEC club constitution by Senior play cast and theater in Washington starting with G.
Open Forum from Handley High School reflects on practice discipline and student support for the basketball team. Natalie Brown urges consistent practice and orderly conduct, while Colleen Clowser notes the team’s effort and spirit despite losses and hopes for a similar attitude next year.
Former Handley students recall Nancy Lee Coble and seniors Jackie Catherine and Farley in early grades. They describe buses, snow closing schools, gym suits, broken bleachers, and notable pupils Mary Maxwell Bond and Robert Lucius Bridgers with locals Hamman and Brooksie.
A compact catalog of song titles and performers including Lester Arnold Blue World Bill Sullivan Say It Isn't So Earl Quarles Changing World New Regulations A Man and His Dream Charlie Patton Jitterbugs Mary Jean and Bill Groff How I Miss You Deedle Tech Day In Day Out Bee and Bur Got My Eyes On You Arabian Dance There’s Something About a Soldier Jackie Leatherman You Go To My Head You’re Letting the Grass Grow Under Your Feet Irvin Zuckerman.
From our files a year ago festival began the Maroons won two of three in volleyball. Virginia Student Government representatives were elected. Three years ago track began with many boys out for practice. The Senior Class will present the annual play The Youngest. Four years ago spring football practice started. Five years ago the latest fad at A Sandley was licking lollypops. Six years ago Mrs Hodge's pupils performed in assembly. Miss Laughton and Mr Brown ing directed the senior play Adam and Eve. Sixteen years ago basketball season closed with a banquet hosted by Miss Potts.
Fragmentary dialogue list features actors Bob Bridgers Margie Dick John Knight ee Kern een Hoffman Steve Spanos Bill Kingree Nelson Buhl. Phrases show informal banter and stage chatter as cast members discuss lines and props.
Senior practice runs late as Bob Bridgers plays a pompous sixteen year old club president and Mary Hodgson stars as Snookie in Life at Sixteen. Nelson Buhl as Fattie provides laughs while the March 15 performance at 8:00 pm offers 25 and 40 cent tickets. OURS, the senior class, urges friends and parents to attend.
The list names members and roles in the Secret Seven including Carolyn Hoffman Mrs Hollis and the Hollis twins Snookie and Marjorie. Other figures include Marion Hurst Margeret Dick Wilbur Kern Steve Spanos Nelson Buhl Bill Kingree Kathleen Garrett John Knight Jean Hammill and Elsie Tagget among bank workers and associates.
Funeral services for Leo Leonidas Bowman 1867 1967 a longtime Stephens City resident were conducted February 28 at home and Refuge Church with Rev Lloyd M Lucas and Rev Homer Welsh officiating. Survived by widow two sons John G Philip C Roy T a daughter Mrs Clara Keller and nine grandchildren. Pallbearers named James Orndorff Austin Conner Amiss Lillard John R Bray Russell Neville J Milter Jett.
Chinese pirates attempted to seize cargo ships in the inner harbor opposite Hong Kong. A Portuguese patrol boat exchanged shots with the raiders, forcing their launch ashore on March 12.
The excerpt introduces Lucille Spillman Boots and Marie Kline Daisy as distinct figures in the Secret Seven circle, with Spillman described as a prominent member and Daisy depicted as a troublesome pest, framing a small community vignette.
Seventeen year old Elizabeth Henderson, cousin of Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt, told classmates at Miss Madeira's School on the Potomac in Virginia she will not return for her Senior year next fall. Her home is Stamford Connecticut and she has been spending winters at the White House.
A two story frame house fire in North Bergen New Jersey killed four people Jenssen Sr 65 his wife Elizabeth 61 their son Charles Jr 21 and guest Joseph Russell 61 who was visiting for the weekend Firefighters battled the blaze but the victims perished before rescue efforts could reach them.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for positions including assistant mycologist soils at $2,600 yearly in the Bureau of Plant Industry and chief research and statistical service at $5,600 yearly in the Office of Education Federal Security Agency Service Board of Examiners. Applications must be filed in Washington D C by March 25.
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