Higher Standards For Frederick Teachers Adopted
Frederick County School Board adopts policy requiring a normal professional certificate for all teachers after the 1939-40 session. About 13 teachers now hold lower certificates. they have two years to qualify. Superintendent Leslie D. Kline notes the standard requires four years of high school plus two years of training. The move aligns with state policy ending elementary certificates.
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Frederick County
Leslie D. Kline
State Board of Education
Dr Pepper Nine Busy This Week
Walter Johnson and his Dr Pepper nine will play single games in Herndon and Fredericksburg after a double header with Park. Saturday they meet Herndon Rifles at 2 30 in Herndon. Sunday they face Fredericksburg Red Sox in Fredericksburg at 3.
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Walter Johnson
Dr. Pepper
Herndon
Fredericksburg
Peppers
Herndon Rifles
Latters’ Park
Arch McDonald
Johnson
Fredericksburg Red Sox
In Hospital Tom Ritter Recovering After Appendicitis Operation
Tom Ritter, son of Mr and Mrs T Ritter of Valley Avenue, is in Memorial Hospital recovering from an emergency appendicitis operation performed last evening. His condition is satisfactory.
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Tom Ritter
T. Ritter
Valley Avenue
Memorial Hospital
Frog-Hunting Officers Abandon Quest On Opequon
Sergeant Francis Funk and State Officer Prillaman halted a frog expedition after dark when water moccasins surrounded them. They killed two snakes and retreated to the city, confirming local reports that parts of the Opequon are infested with reptiles.
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Francis Funk
Prillaman
Opequon
Hollis Heltzel
William Bayliss
Britain Sends Note To Hitler
London reports Prime Minister Chamberlain relayed a personal message to German Ambassador Von Dirksen after Hitler’s peace assurances. Discussions at No 10 included Wiedemann’s envoy with Viscount Halifax and focus on Czechoslovakia’s German minority. Fletcher to press for a Commons statement on the reply.
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London
Chamberlain
Hitler
Fuehrer
Europe
No. 10
Downing Street
Herbert von Dirksen
Berlin
Fritz Wiedemann
Viscount Halifax
Wiedemann
Halifax
Czechoslovakia
Chamberlain von Dirksen
R. T. H. Fletcher
House of Commons
Herr Wiedemann
Pigs Swim In Tar Pool After Hot Day In Grundy
In Grundy Virginia two pigs cooled off at a roadside pool that appeared inviting but proved dangerous when the surface turned tar instead of mud. Their playful swim ended with surprised squeals as the sun set and the tar cooled.
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Grundy
Inch Of Rain Revs Crops In Frederick County
Frederick county farmers rejoiced at a full inch of rain during the night and yesterday, a “million dollar rain” that may lift corn and other crops toward a fair yield though high ground corn may suffer. July rainfall totals reach 1.54 inches, 1.83 inches below the 25 year average.
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Frederick County
Man Charged With Forgery Sent To Grand Jury
L. K. Clendening of South Loudoun street was ordered sent on to the grand jury on forgery counts by Judge Donald Weems. He was taken into custody in Cumberland Maryland and brought back to Winchester for a hearing. A forged check was used to pay for merchandise. witnesses say he claimed ownership of an automobile and long residence in town. Bond set at 1 as the court warned cash payments only from reliable sources to protect new local stores.
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L. K. Clendening
Loudoun Street
Donald Weems
Clenden
Cers
Cumberland
Winchester
Clendening
Weems
Officers Study New Navy Base
Five high ranking officers considered in private today whether to recommend further development of naval bases in the Pacific. A general inquiry into naval bases was directed by Congress in approving the fleet expansion program. Rear Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn heads the group in the first such study in 16 years. The board weighs a permanent base in the Philippines, expanded Guam and American Samoa facilities, and other stepping stones across the Orient and South Pacific.
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Washington
Pacific
Congress
Arthur J. Hepburn
Alaska-Aleutians Islands
Philippines
Guam
American Samoa
Orient
South Pacic
President Has Right Under Law To Travel At Public Expense
The Richmond News Leader reports that the President may use public funds for travel to support party campaigns or for official duties, with funding rules described as discretionary. It notes the law authorizes $25,000 for travel and entertainment and an additional unspecified amount, and discusses naval ship costs and the President’s travel record, including extensive time away from the White House.
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Richmond News-Leader
Washington
White House
United States
Executive Mansion
Army
Navy
Naval
Roosevelt
Hawaii
South America
Pleasant Grove Memorial Service Observed for Mount Pleasant School
The annual memorial service for the old Mount Pleasant School will be at Pleasant Grove United Brethren Church four miles east of Capon Bridge, W Va. on Sunday July 31. Sunday School starts 1 a m with preaching at 11 a m and a school grounds marker dedication at 2 p m. Ministers and other speakers will address the crowd. attendees are invited to bring lunches.
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Mount Pleasant
Pleasant Grove
United Brethren Church
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Gene Autry at Hable's Palace in Gold Mine In The Sky
Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette star in Gold Mine In The Sky at Hable's Palace Theatre Saturday. The No 1 screen cowboy thrills with western songs and fan favorites.
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Gene Autry
Smiley Burnette
Hable’s Palace Theatre
Frog Races At The Park At Winchester Playground
Children at Winchester playground enter their frogs in a park race sponsored by the WPA Play Leader Garrish. The event on the volley ball court runs between 11 and 12 with a blue ribbon awarded to the owner of the winning frog. Public invited.
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Mark Twain
Tom
Winchester
WPA
Garrish
Machine Age Flanks San Francisco Primary Ballots
San Francisco ends voting machines for August primary with pencils due to crowded ballot. Many candidates filed for county committeemen leaving no room on machines for city and other races.
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San Francisco
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