Five S. V. A. Players Named In All State Military Teams
Shenandoah Valley Academy's 1937 football lineup earns five players on the All State Military Academy lists. S. V. A. ends John Strandwitz Waite Brewer, guard Alvin Wenzel tackle Russell Linehart and fullback Louis Harper are on second or honorable mention. R. M. A. places Gerald Williams on second team and Joe Frene Bob Murray on third. Massanutten Fork Union and Staunton led first selections. The team averaged about 200 pounds per man.
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John Strandwitz
Louis Harper
Alvin Wenzel
Russell Linehart
Waite Brewer
Gerald Williams
Massanutten
Fork Union
Staunton
Presiding Judges of Handley Team
Editor's Note this is the fourteenth daily sketch of Handley High School football players. Maurice Perry nicknamed Mickey starred in 1937, scoring the only touchdown against Martinsburg and helping hold Waynesboro to one score. He excells in blocks and tackling and plans to be the regular blocking back in 1938 with Kern Cather Dunn and Whitham. Perry is 18, 5'8", 170 pounds, in the eleventh grade and eligible for 1938.
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Maurice Perry
Mickey
Kern
Martinsburg
Waynesboro
Perry
Rosenberger
Handley
Cather
Dunn
Whitham
Funeral Rites For Chas W Fletcher
Charles Wesley Fletcher a Frederick county truck farmer died suddenly Saturday morning at his Front Royal pike home from a heart ailment. The funeral was at 2 pm from the home with Rev. Waters of Macedonia Methodist Church officiating. Interment followed in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers were Asa Rosenberger Mick Carper Allen Wenzel James Seabright Stover Carper and Mr Sirbaugh. Surviving are his widow three sons and four daughters including Mrs Virgie Pugh.
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Charles Wesley Fletcher
Frederick County
Front Royal Pike
Mr. Waters
Macedonia Methodist Church
Mount Hebron
Asa Rosenberger
Mick Carper
Allen Wenzel
James Seabright
Stover Carper
Sirbaugh
Fletcher
Virgie Pugh
Virgie Pangle
Star
Des Moines Gun Charge Highlights Western Carry Claims
Des Moines police court hears Bob Watkins charged with carrying concealed weapons. He says he carried a six shooter in a holster in western style and resists the claim it was concealed. Watkins compares treatment to a prior arrest in Fort Smith Arkansas.
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Des Moines
Bob Watkins
Watkins
Texas
Fort Smith
Ark
Firefighting Hero Rescues Truck Fire in Ontario
William Slape chased and boarded a burning furniture truck after the driver abandoned it. He drove three blocks to a firehouse where firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze.
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Ontario
Calif
William Slape
Slape
DAILY CROSS WORD PUZZLE DOA Yellow Swedish coin
Across clues list fragmented entries from a crossword puzzle including references to things like a lake an omen a shrub and many partial terms. The page shows puzzle numbers and stray letter fragments from several rows across and down, with partial headings and erratic spacing. The exact full solution cannot be determined from the provided fragment.
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E. Ind
Son of Man
Torrid Tague
Chess duel begun 1914 ends after 2314 years
Frank J. Marshall and Kurt G. W. Ludecke began a chess game in New York on July 31 1914. Interrupted by World War I news, they resume today with the same board and position, now 2314 years later, as captured by the Montreal Press.
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Frank J. Marshall
U. S
Kurt G. W. Ludecke
New York
Montreal
L'Rcss
Redskins Thrash Giants to Reach Eastern Title Playoff
Washington Redskins topple the New York Giants 49 to 14 at the Polo Grounds to clinch the Eastern Division championship and set up a playoff rematch with the Chicago Bears at Wrigley Field. Cliff Battles and Sammy Baugh powered the rout as 58,000 fans watched. Giants coach Steve Owen had doubted Washington’s line.
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Gayle Talbot
New York
Cliff Battles
Will O' the Wisp
Sammy Baugh
Washington Redskins
Sammy
Cliff
Redskins
New York Giants
Polo Grounds
Washington
Clift
Didoes
Chicago Bears
Chicago
Wrigley Field
Bears
Chicago Cardinals
Giants
New Yorkers
Steve Owens
Washington Line
Reverdy Johnson House Moves Toward St John's College
A 1750 Reverdy Johnson house viols a historic block during relocation in Annapolis Maryland. The 44 foot structure was loaded onto a 20 foot trailer and moved four blocks toward St Johns College before rear timbers failed blocking College Avenue. Traffic rerouted as red lanterns mark the stalled house.
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Annapolis
College Avenue
Baltimore
Reverdy Johnson
St. John's College
Telephone Company
The
College
St. John Street
William Curry
Reverdy Johnson Revered as Senator and Diplomat of Maryland
The late Reverdy Johnson distinguished himself in the United States Senate and in the American diplomatic service. He was one of Maryland's most eminent lawyers and the grandfather of Mrs. John Heber Flood of Winchester, formerly Miss Mary Contee Johnson, daughter of the late Col. and Mrs. Edward C. Johnson.
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Reverdy Johnson
United States Senate
Maryland
John Heber Flood
Winchester
Mary Contee Johnson
Edward C. Johnson
Major League Trade Shakes Up Tigers and White Sox
Detroit’s Mickey Cochrane trades Gerald Walker Marvin Owen and Mike Tresch to Chicago for Vernon Kennedy Tony Piet and Dixie Walker. The deal triggers criticism in Detroit while Chicago gains praise for general manager Jimmy Dykes.
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Milwaukee
Mickey Cochrane
Detroit Tigers
Jimmy Dykes
Chicago White Sox
Cochrane
Gerald Walker
Marvin Owen
Mike Tresch
Chicago
Vernon Kennedy
Tony Piet
Dixie Walker
Detroit
Bargain Found Ring Restores Lost Jewelry in Sanford
Velma Johnson spotted a ring at a five and ten cent store in Sanford North Carolina. The ring had been lost by a store executive's wife and was valuable enough to merit a reward, which she earned by returning it.
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Sanford
N. C
Velma Johnson
Pittsburgh Student Promotes Early Class Attendance
Duquesne University senior Frank Gill works at waking peers for 8 a m classes. He promotes the slogan that failure to attend early classes has blighted more careers than any other cause. His first day on the job he overslept.
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Pittsburgh
Frank Gill
Duquesne University
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Military Academy
Nho
Jack Hodgson
Hilltoppers
Episcopal High School
Alexandria
Bacon
ASCO
Harry H. Willis Real Estate
Baker & Anderson
N. Braddock St
R. M. Swimley
Geo. Washington Hotel
Handley Team
Handley High School
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Lastic
Chas. W. Fletcher
the Gun-Shy
Carters
Daily Cross
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Fai
Wala
Etephane Bros., Philos
Beverly Johnson
Mrs. Flood
Central Press
Portland Cement Association
State Planters Bank & Trust
Richmond
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
MO. S. Solenberger & CO
N. Loudoun St
Chesapeake and Potomac
W. Boscawen St
Wallen
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