Program To Get Underway On Thursday
Boy Scouts of the Central District Shenandoah Area across Clarke and Frederick counties and Winchester begin the 30th anniversary of Scouting February 8 to 14. Leaders including Walter Head and James E. West will speak via national broadcasts starting 10 30 p m. Local Scouts cooperate with The Winchester Star publishing scout news and present work to Lions Kiwanis Berryville Chamber of Commerce.
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Boy Scouts
Shenandoah Area
Clarke
Frederick
Winchester
Gill
Scoutine
Toa
Walter Head
St. Louis
Boy Scouts of America
James E. West
Boy'se
Florida
Winchester Star
Scout News
Shenandoah Area Council
Central District
Lions and Kiwanis Clubs
Berryville Chamber of Commerce
Andrews To Be Woman's Club Speaker At March Meeting
Matthew Page Andrews of Baltimore and formerly of Shepherdstown is set to speak at the Clarke County Woman's Club March meeting. His talk will be titled The greatest mystery in modern history. The event will be in the American Legion building.
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Matthew Andrews
Woman’s Club
Berryville
Matthew Page Andrews
Baltimore
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Virginia
Clarke County
Rose MacDonald
Andrew
American Legion
Garland Quarles
Handley School
Winchester
Hawthorne
Hawthorne Library
Richard B. Smith
Robert R. Smith
Louisa Smith
Lorenzo Lewis
C. Williams
John B. Neill
W. T. Lewis
Kate Powers
Emily McCormick
Grace Church
S. C. Williams
A. M. Kerfoot
R. N. Dorsey
Ollie Thomas
Children Plight Spurs Lords Debate on Education War Policy
The House of Lords considered how to resolve wartime schooling issues after removals to safe areas. An Archbishop of Canterbury inquiry discussed compulsory attendance in safe zones and extended schooling for youths aged 14 to 20. Reports noted many children returned home as air raids did not materialize and teachers argued schooling risks outweighed neglect.
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London Times
London
Gere
Nem
Clarke council bans nonmembers from fire truck ride
Berryville Virginia February meeting approves a resolution barring all but active or deputized John Enders Volunteer Fire Company members from riding the fire truck. The move, effective immediately, aims to prevent accidents involving inexperienced riders.
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Berryville
John Enders Volunteer Fire Company
Nation Remembers Thomas Jefferson Memorial Cornerstone
President Roosevelt dedicates the Jefferson Memorial cornerstone ceremony on the Tidal Basin in Washington. The $5,000,000 project, designed by Eggers and Higgens, features a Pantheon like hall with 50 marble columns and Vermont Danby marble blocks shipped to Washington for precise fitting.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Jefferson Memorial Commission
Eggers & Higgens
Memorial Hall
Lincoln Memorial
Jefferson Shrine
Vermont
America
Pickle Pointer and Quick Tricks for Busy Kitchens
A column by Frances Peck shares quick kitchen hacks and simple recipes for busy hosts. It includes a fat ground steak and onion casserole, a cheese wrapped over buns cooked over coals, a ketchup fried egg sandwich idea, and canape fillings with cream cheese and tomato ketchup. It closes with a steak and vegetable pie with corn bread topping and a corn bread batter recipe, aimed at speedy entertaining.
Tidewater Virginia Peninsulas Describe Geography
The text explains Tidewater Virginia comprises four peninsulas averaging 70 miles long, including the Eastern Shore with Accomac and Northampton counties and bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay. It notes the other peninsulas are formed by the Potomac Rappahannock York and James rivers.
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Tidewater
Virginia
Maryland
Atlantic Ocean
Chesapeake Bay
Accomac
Northampton
Potomac
Rappahannock
York
James Rivers
City suppliers contracts awarded in bids and zoning plans
Council awarded bids for kerosene sand cement and trucks and pipe. Sand LeRoy Franklin of Stephens City to supply sand at $1.10 per ton. A C Oates low bidder for 1000 barrels cement at $2.19 per barrel. Pine Motor Co. $1613 for two cab over engine trucks. Glaize and Brother bid $429.75 for sewer pipe. Zoning plans for three residential areas approved Washington and Stewart streets Fairmont avenue and Greystone Terrace. Council adjourned after nominations for a temporary chair with Dr Allen T Hawthorne elected.
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LeRoy Franklin
Stephens City
A. C. Oates
Pine Motor Company
Glaize
Brother
Charley Rouss Fire Company
Ate
Miller
Bilt
Star
Tuck
Halifax County
Washington and Stewart Streets
Fairmont Avenue
Greystone Terrace
C. R. An
Canvass To Begin For 850 Untagged Dogs In County
Frederick county faces a canvass for 850 unlicensed dogs after the January 31 deadline passed. Game Warden FP W Pingley warns fines and costs around 3500 as Winchester hosts 300 offenders. He urges reporting lost or found dogs and notes a $5 reward for information leading to convictions. Sheep killers roam north of Clearbrook and south of Stephens City. owners must license dogs over 4 months old.
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Pingley
Frederick County
FP. W. Pingley
The
Star Today
Winchester
Game Commission
Virginia
Clearbrook
Stephens City
Answers to Today's Quiz A Quick Reference List
Answers to test questions printed on page 4 include a young swan hieroglyphics eyes Tennessee Her etik not heretik and the celestial pass in front. It belongs to Mexico. Naming the points of compass in order. Golf.
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Tennessee
Mexico
Armory Site Morality Question Hangs Over Hawthorne Council
Hawthorne notes a 1938 bond issue and a $12000 state grant for an armory. Before the election the council advertised the site at Rouss Springs and discussions say there is a moral obligation to place the armory in the park. City solicitor James J. Reardon says no strict legal binding yet determined.
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Rouss Springs
James J. Reardon
Park
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National Council of Boy Scouts
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson Memorial
the Jerse
Pickle Pointer
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Heins Home Institute
William Levi
Frank E. Tappan
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Kote
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Iumber
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