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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1941
Page
10
A school style note promotes table manners and dining room conduct with rules on invitations seating order serving and clean habits. It emphasizes politeness self respect and daily practice of good manners at home led by Isabelle Sheetz.
The ee ee Chapter members run an active shop program mowing and beautifying the school campus lawn. The effort, described as one of the most important jobs, emphasizes neat surroundings and friendly local pride.
Faculty members Mrs. Charlie Bass, Mrs. Julian Gregory, and Mrs. R. E. Walton have taught during the illness of Miss Garnet Hamrick, Miss Sue Pullins, and Mrs. William Stickley II. Both faculty and students miss their friends but enjoy having Walton, Gregory and Bass around. It’s truly an ill wind that blows no good.
A collection of brief items mentions a small girl with dark hair from Chester and several school happenings. Other notes recount Glynn Combs narrowly escaping a car incident and various Junior activities and student names amid classroom antics and portraits from the period.
A school note reports Maurice C ter Philip Loy William Mowery and Kathryn Smith declaring a truce as juniors and seniors prepare for finals. James Summer quits calling others sissy while James Alexander sets a mannerly example. With twenty three days left, students brace for exams despite spring fever and measles roll stable.
The list names primary and elementary pupils who did not miss a day in the six weeks ending in March. Notables include James Brumback, Billy Bass, Nattie Sue Brill, Kenneth Boons, Margaret Carper, Lacy Carper, Preston Conner, Eugene Copeland, John Ward Cornwell, Harry Clark, Patsy Carper, Marthena Clevenger, Elsie Dovell, Fletcher Dellinger, Geraldine Dellinger, Cathrine Dodson, Elva Dovel, Lewis Ewing, James Far Ewing, John Martin Ewing, Ruth Fisher, Glenna Fink, Tracy Fink, Evelyn Gassare, Verlene Godlove, Betty Haines, and Lawrense.
A list of residents and relatives appears in the community register including Betty Jean Johnson Ed loving Katty Lemley Mau rice Lemley Wayne Lowery David Loving Harsel Lindamood Glenna Orndorff Evaline Perkins Gardner Richard Henry Ritenour Ruth Rinker Pearl Strasnider Douglas Stout Mary Smith Bobby Seal Ruth Snapp Shirley Seal Alma Shifflett Ralph Teets Robert Trenary Billy White Joyce Wolfe Eva Belle Walker Evelyn Warren Floyd Whitacre.
Baltimore May 8 An airplane factory built less than ten years ago sits idle at Curtiss Caproni on the Baltimore airport. The 200000 square foot facility remains in good condition with only a caretaker current while executives say it is too small for today’s longer production lines in aircraft manufacture.
An enemy ship was bombed and sunk by a Royal Navy Cler man plane. Details about the ship and its tonnage were withheld. The Patia is not listed in naval references, and was not the 5,355 ton freighter Lloyds lists. The admiralty stated Patia shot down the attacking bomber before sinking.
The war in Europe and London’s public television fade to the lab. Defense needs and FCC delay on operating standards may restrict U S television progress. The FCC moved second date for commercial programs to July 1, replacing last September 1. TV set manufacture halted since last summer due to operator design flux awaiting ruling.
FASTEETH is an alkaline denture aid that holds false teeth more firmly without gummy taste. Sprinkle a little on denture plates to improve eating and talking comfort and reduce plate odor. available at drug stores.
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