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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1937
Page
2
The page lists weekly school activities from Monday to Friday including assemblies and exams. It includes student notes on cheating, exam tips, and a mock advisory by Anthony Taliaferro with executive council actions. It also records past and upcoming games, student profiles, and reminiscences from years gone by.
Last Friday in the gym the Greens and Oranges opened with a close 8 to 11 win for the Oranges after a poor season. A Tuesday rematch followed, the Greens pulling off a 13 to 12 victory in a dramatic finish. The text ends before the third game.
In the Circuit Court of Frederick County Virginia on May 12 1937 John Coontz sues James R Affleck's heirs and others to sell the real estate of James R Affleck and convert the proceeds to cash, to interpret the will and distribute proceeds. Ardella Settles Morris Hillyard and John Hottle must appear within ten days and a notice is published weekly in The Evening Star for four weeks.
A satirical note contrasts presidential limits with monarchical power. It imagines a U S president barred by the Senate from attending his brother's wedding, underscoring doubts about executive authority and family influence.
The entertainment committee of Greenway U. B. Church announces Children’s Day services on June 20 at 8 o’clock. The public is invited to attend.
Memorial Day exercises were held in Hollywood City Richmond as tributes paid to war dead. Prominent attorney John J. Witr spoke of national heritage and duties of citizenship, urging vigilance to preserve democracy for future generations.
A 48 page collection titled Americas Favorite Poems compiles best loved verses chosen by newspaper readers nationwide. The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau offers the booklet for ten cents postpaid, with a coupon and mail to Washington D C.
Warner Bros presents Wake Up and Live at the Capitol Theatre starring Walter Winchell Ben Bernie and Alice Faye. The musical features a famed Winchell Bernie feud on screen with Patsy Kelly Ned Sparks and Jack Haley delivering comedy and nine Gordon Revel songs amid song and dance numbers.
The Shenandoah Area Council President Eugene B Cooper presided at the May Court of Honor where Frank Horton received the first Scout Executive honor and Laurens Jones earned the Scoutmasters Key Award. Camp White Rock two weeks in August cost 14 dollars. Jamboree attendees include Arthur Tinsman and Steve Spanos.
Former Mount Hermon School dean Thomas E. Elder defends against a gun threat accusation brought by ex-staffer Allen Norton as a varied list of Scouts earns merit badges. The scene includes multiple named Scouts and badge awards across carpentry metalwork life saving and more.
Story recounts a court scene where a convicted thief, facing sentence, remarks that the more a man has the more he wants. The kindly judge then imposes ten years of hard labor and asks how much more the thief would like. The tale reflects courtroom humor and human nature.
Loretta Young Tyrone Power and Adolphe Menjou star in Cafe Metropole at Hable's Palace for three big days starting Monday. A Fox News reel screens with the feature as the cinema lineup promises lush settings and romantic intrigue.
Ridgeway hosts a yard party on Thursday June 3 with a supper plate served from six o clock for 25 cents to benefit Paynes Chapel. Proceeds support the chapel and community efforts.
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