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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1937
Page
7
Registered pears cattle fair oodatock Shenandoah Wet Bowen Shorthorn Breeders May 22 Household goods Mrs E M Dove 239 Millwood Ave Pe 25 1 p m W ArBuncut ter Albin Va Household goods implements
Chicago May 1 grain authorities say ample wheat supplies should ease scarcity expectations as the 1937 harvest nears. The new crop in Illinois Indiana and Iowa may double last year’s output, with Texas and Oklahoma set to grow and ship earlier. Overseas carryovers dwindle as Canada and Argentina influence prices.
White Post residents report winter departures and summer returns including Mrs Valley Fritts and daughter Mary Lou at Mt Airy Berryville visitors from Baltimore and Washington D C attend the Apple Blossom Festival and relax with local families Several local residents and relatives are named with weekend visits and stays at homes in Berryville Leesburg and near Winchester The list includes the Haymakers Buckleys Denny Massey Conley and others with church and social events noted across the region
May 17 1937 issue details weekly activities and student notices at Handley High School. It lists weekly schedules for Glee Clubs baseball practice and play rehearsals, an editorial thank you to Mr Woods, and features short student jokes and a class notes section with senior portraits and quotes.
Raymond Campbell debuts this year as a fast runner, with talk of fire trucks or a silver haired senior as potential rivals. MIFF CLOVE trains for high jump records by leaping fences in Tin Can Lurka. BILL BAKER uses chairs for low hurdles and scored points last year in the state meet, aiming to repeat. HALFORD BAKER, longtime track member, excels in athletics and may soon be a Monopoly ace. BOB SUTTON notes the veteran still atop the Ole Handley record for speed.
Quent in Flickinger and Tom Rosenberger star in pole vault and sprint results while Lohr Dunulap, Billy Bell, and Judge Tavener show promise in football and track . The piece praises their records and wishes them luck for next season.
Shenandoah Herald reports Woodstock overflowed with Winchester visitors for the Apple Blossom Festival. Hotel Woodstock and lodging houses filled as town headquarters. restaurants saw heavy patronage and soft drink demand surged. Main Street traffic was busiest on Sunday afternoon.
A playful list centers on Handley students and staff including Billy Bell Gus Cahill and Quentin Flickinger with humorous avoids and imagined situations. It captures a light school-moment tone as personalities and daily quirks are teased amidst a festival theme and a prompt about exams.
The Greens and Oranges held their first baseball practice Friday evening in the gym. At the end Miss Boyd called a meeting and the group decided to move games outdoors this summer and to enter a team in the Ladies Baseball League of Winchester.
Traffic data show southbound cars moved at about 600 per hour during a one hour check between five and six. No accidents were reported and local officers made one arrest for reckless driving.
Washington May 16 Official government payrolls show 829 193 persons on April 1 including civil service and non civil service workers. Total employees have climbed since 1926 with large gains in Works Progress Administration and Emergency programs. Major agencies listed include Home Owners Loan Corporation, Treasury, and Resettlement Administration.
In Hayfield Virginia on May 17 the Luttrell and Mount Williams debating teams drew a good crowd. The topic was whether heredity exerts a greater influence over the human mind than environment with affirmative speakers Prof. R. L. Triplett Noel C. Williams and H. A. Snapp and negatives W. F. Luttrell Howard Luttrell and John Luttrell. The judiciary ruled for the negative. The event featured lively orchestra music and closed Friday with a picnic.
Cumberland Maryland May 17 police say two men removed a 500 pound safe from Lee Greens garage and left it unopened on the highway near Mt. Savage James Dorsey 22 Mt Savage was arrested in connection with the heist and confessed involvement with another man who fled the scene The safe held 500 in cash and checks
A burglar who paused to bathe while robbing a home in Annapolis, Maryland, left lights on and an open rear door. Four bottles of alcohol, a gold ring, and perfume were taken, with every room entered and a soap stained bathroom found. Police seek the suspect.
Fayetville headline reports rural policeman Derb Carter tracing a stolen mule across three counties without dogs or devices. He recovered the mule after a lengthy pursuit, noting the beast had cast a shoe before fleeing.
The Barbara Bell Pattern Book promises well designed and becoming patterns. Send fifteen cents to obtain a copy and learn sewing tips from The Evening Star’s fashion page.
Ad for Barbara Bell Pattern No 1812 B for a 2 3 4 5 year old daughter offering a matching undies and frock outfit. Describes pleated frock with collar front buttoning and same material undies. Perale or dimity fabrics. size 5 uses 3 yards 35 inch material plus contrasting yardage. 15 cents for pattern.
Bright summer frock pattern 9277 features a surplice neckline with a slim bodice and distinctive sleeves. Printed cotton options and easy beginner directions accompany the pattern, offered in multiple sizes with 15 cent pattern price and 25 cents for book and pattern together.
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