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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1939
Page
9
A Handley High School student publication titled The Junior Evening Star dated Monday September 25, 1939. This school paper presents early student writing from Handley High School placed in a local community paper format.
The notice lists weekly practice times for Monday through Friday. Activities include soccer ball and booster club practices on Monday, band and soccer practice on Tuesday, and a Handley vs Berkeley game on Friday at 2:30.
Students are urged to start the new term by studying early and paying G. O. dues. The piece highlights benefits of a 1.50 admission for home games and programs, encourages participation in soccer, basketball, football, and intramurals, and motivates all students to earn their letters by trying.
Jane Myers appears sad as Dorothy left and nightly rides may stop. Band members head to Front Royal for dates while Handley girls are surprising. Hubert and Bee object to tin cans tied on cars amid Ferdinand trouble. Booster Club sells megaphones again. Football players look good despite newness. Mary Maxwel Bond Dorothy DeGrange Bev Randolph leave for school. Helen Grove favors Lovett's Shoe Store for a Junior boy. A new math teacher suns her child beside a geometry book after noon.
The Junior Class met in the upstairs study hall and re elected its officers Delmar Robinson Jr president Dotty Robinson vice president Dorothy Moore secretary and Duell Glover treasurer for the year.
Robert Bridgers was sworn in as president of the General Organization during Monday’s assembly. He pledged to work for the group’s success with support from members, as officers Barnhart and Forney took roles and Booster Club members paraded in diverse outfits.
Friday’s assembly served as a practice to showcase nominees D Moore P Fowle M Papas D Moore for Handley’s cheerleader positions. From this group four students will be elected two girls and two boys to serve the full year.
The executive council met Friday and established October 16 as the final day the special $1.50 rate will apply for the year. After that, the monthly rate becomes 25 cents. The Monitor System and Corridor Commission were also discussed. Robert Bridgers appointed Farley Massey as Monitor System chairman and Philip Barnhart as Corridor Commission chairman.
Local notes report visits from H O Weichsel and Howard Weichsel and families from Monessen and Winchester. Memorial Hospital updates reveal E Brengle Jr recovering after surgery. U B Conference attendees listed. Mt Olive services planned October first at 11 am.
Residents share last day plans with quirky picks. Allison Burgess would spend it on the farm while Cookie jokes about a harem. Nancy Gano would visit Berryville avenue and Bee Cather aims for one heck of a good time. Betty Pifer would simply sit and wait, Billy Butler would do things he has always wanted, Carol Lindstrom would call a taxi for one last fling, and Jack English would go to Yorks.
A list of nine students nominated by Mr. Quarles was presented to the executive council Friday. It was approved and these students are now members of the Handley Honor Court. Those chosen include Howard Cather Irvin Zuckerman Duell Glover Morris Cather Dowell Howard Nina Ramaciotti Jacquelin Womack Ann Robinson and Jean rt.
The Junior High School will edit a new monthly magazine replacing the Junior High News. A name contest will select a title with a free subscription for the winner. Temporary staff include Editor in Chief Pavey Lupton and Betty Hengeveld as Associate Editor.
The Handley library announces a fresh start with a Junior High section added this summer. Old books have been rebound and hundreds of new volumes arrive, enriching our newspaper files with The New York Times and other departments.
An anonymous note celebrates returning to Handley, noting changes and new students while old routines persist. The writer praises new afternoon assemblies, the refreshed schedule, and the familiar support of the school community as football season and clubs resume.
Many of Mr. Hannam’s friends express concern and wish him a speedy recovery after an infected hand leaves him in hospital care.
Greenway Gleanings notes J H Funkhouser driving to town with daughter Helen Marie to dine with C L Funk in Winchester. Eva Bell Walker visited Lees Nancy Perry recently. William Madagan and children from Millwood spent time in the area.
A collection of short lost and found items from a school setting. Names like Florence Nightengale Jackie Womack Skip Snider Phillis Fowle Mr Bennett and Mrs Browning appear with items and classroom moments. The tone recalls a quaint historical newspaper briskly listing curiosities and small events.
Theodore Yokem writes of return to routine with football practice and upcoming games. Cheerleaders need support while junior class refreshment stand is noted. Mentions girls playing football and a first assembly program alongside soccer practice.
Browning's room presents a musical program with six boys performing tunes including Beer Barrel Polka Concert in The Park and Mexicali Rose. Irvin Zuckerman MCed, keeping the crowd lively as the first assembly by an advisee room.
A humorous rundown of odd outfits worn at a recent event. Students like Dotty Moore in mismatched garb and Frances Bickers in dark glasses drew attention, while others sported unusual hats, sleepwear looks, and makeups. The scene ends with a note that Boosters will add four members in January.
Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Ruben Clark with guests Mr and Mrs Leslie White visiting the former's parents.
Washington reports faster production at American aircraft plants with half the factories on double shifts. The Army Air Corps expansion of 300 million dollars could finish six months earlier than planned. War Department support and voluntary pace set by manufacturers drive the schedule.
Mr and Mrs Holmes Cadwallader visited Boyce on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Combs and daughter and Mrs Daisy Grubbs motored to Warenton recently to visit relatives.
Rev L C Messick preached his last sermon for the conference year at Mt Pleasant. Locals note he might return next year. Mr Roy Brill and family visited Mrs Bessie Rosenberger, and several residents were seen at the Perry and Milhon households. Mrs Atha Dyke returned home from Star Tannery.
Mt Falls Virginia September report lists Angela Orndorff and family visiting H A Tevalt and others from Martinsburg and Stephens City. Relocation of the road about a mile east of the village nears completion with several locals employed in the works.
BERKELEY SPRINGS W Va Sept 25 The Potomac toll free million dollar bridge will be formally christened Saturday October 7 in public ceremonies led by Hancock officials. The bridge a Wichert type will be the largest of its kind in the world and designed to self support if a pier is washed away. The floor has been poured but general public traffic will not begin until November.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Oates attended the dedication of Route 275 at High View West Virginia. Miss Martha Bucher and Sonny Bucher visited Mrs. E. H. Tevalt in Winchester. Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Hulver and Mr. Harry Bucher traveled to Baltimore on business. The Tevalts and their son Luther visited relatives here on Sunday. Miss Mary Tevalt and Mrs. Paul Golliday visited Miss Martha Bucher on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Fahne stock of Martinsburg spent Sunday with Mrs. Elta Hodgson.
Mr Carryer outlined an October 7 ceremony on the Maryland side of the bridge to be completed by then. The program details are undecided with no ribbon cutting definite. The bridge may be called Hancock bridge. the American Legion name failed. Governors and chiefs of West Virginia Virginia and Pennsylvania are invited. A military parade with guards from Martinsburg Winchester Hagerstown and a Chambersburg cavalry unit will escort state officials. Carlisle Military Band to head procession. Afterward guests visit Woodmont Rod and Gun Club.
An eye witness account reports British troops crossing to France aboard four iron grey transports carrying 1,500 men. The men appeared in high spirits despite lighthearted mishaps with life belts and a choked shipwide loudspeaker playing Chopin.
The minimum enlistment height for the United States Army Air Corps is 5 feet 4 inches.
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