Valley Shenandoah Valley Inc Meets on Printing bid and meeting date
The Shenandoah Valley Inc executive committee meets in Lexington to select a printer for 100000 Shenandoah Valley folders and set the annual meeting date. Bids from six printers will be reviewed with a contract to the lowest bidder if workmanship and delivery are satisfactory. The annual meeting and officer election are expected in April with a featured speaker sought. Earl L. Valentine is the long-serving president.
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Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Lexington
Robert E. Lee
Shenandoah Valeo, Inc
Valley Council Cited For Spirit Of Patriotism
Washington March 4 Harry Slattery Rural Electrification Administrator cited Congress the Shenandoah Valley Defense Council as an example of REA cooperative community spirit He noted officers organized the group and inventoried production facilities for defense materials in the cooperative area pooling over 100 machine tools and skilled labor for two shifts The council can accept pieces orders from large contractors and REA does not seek extra funds for these preparedness activities
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Washington
Harry Slattery
Congress
Appergee Vitee Defense Council
REA
Shenandoah Valley Defense Council
Construction times for battleships and stadium seating
The Navy says battleship construction averages 48 months with a best case around 42 months. The Roman Colosseum seated about 50,000, while the Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles is cited as the largest in the United States with seating around 100,000.
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Navy Department
United State
Memorialseam
Los Angeles
United States
Literary contests spark student talent this year
A small group seeks to use time for debate public speaking and language contests. Students of Handley aim to showcase reading, one act plays and language skills, hoping for district and state success.
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Handley
Fragmented town chatter from a late column
Readable snippets show local gossip about students, players, and social lives. Mentions include Phyllis Fowle Danja Henie Huyett Logan Massey Charles Grim Judy Light and Eli Garber with various rumors and school events.
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Phyllis Fowle
Bill Miller
Bill
Danja Henie Huyett
Logan Massey
Charles Grim
Mardens
Eugene Babb
Judy Light
Eli Garber
Agnes Morrison
Mary Jean
Bill Groff
Colleen Crowser
Ann Williams
South
Harrisonburg
Mrs. Walton
Howell River
Helen
Garber
Houghton
Tha
Sam Boreeo
Wayne
Hawthorne
Colleen Cather
Among Our Faculty Claude Dudley Bennett
A note about Claude Dudley Bennett a longtime government and history teacher at Handley for six years noted as an character in the old school. Rumors mention a hometown possibly Denville and a Virginia University graduate of 1935.
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Bennett
Handley
Denville
U. Virginia
Prof
Paper Waste Sparks Call for School Pride
A student note laments excess hallway litter and urges pride in the school. It asks energetic students to pick up stray paper and keep the building neat and clean, calling for cooperation among peers.
Louise Travers Chosen to Represent Handley in Spelling Contest
Louise Travers will represent Handley in the district spelling contest to be held at Fredericksburg. Miss Laughton oversaw contests with students from each grade to determine the Handley winner. We wish Louise luck at Fredericksburg and hope she advances to Charlottesville for the state contest.
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Louise Travers
Handley
Fredericksburg
Miss Laughton
Louise
Charlottesville
F F A Minstrel Preview Highlights Assembly Skit
The Handlian staff staged a brief skit during the assembly showing consequences if the Handlian deposit is not paid by the 28th. A preview of the F F A minstrel, set for Wednesday, promises a hilarious show based on what was presented.
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Handlian
Senior Privilege Proposed by Jim Thomson at Council Meeting
At the last Executive Council meeting Jim Thomson introduced a plan for seniors to go first in the lunch line all year, with other rooms following. The council favored the resolution and it will be taken before Mr. Quarles. They also discussed locker congestion and a proposal to move lockers near Miss Laughton to Joyce’s cross corridor.
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Jim Thomson
Thomson
Quarles
Miss Laughton
Joyce
Cross Corer
Why Teachers Go Nuts Assembly Presentation
Miss Beckwith’s advisee group answered why teachers go nuts in assembly Wednesday. Miss Abigail Absinia appeared unfazed by the students attempting to wreck the school and accepted most any answer, illustrating teachers are not driven nuts but may be nuts to begin with.
Curious People and Pets in Local Gossip
A fragment lists chatter about a pupil mischief, a math curiosity about two billion times, and a note on school days remaining. It mentions a group of boys roaming with cameras and flash guns in the countryside.
Senior Play Teases Emotions in Final Act
Ruby Landacre 41 presents a playful Senior play themed around tears laughter and farewell as the dreaded hour nears. The piece invites expressions of love and humor amid staged emotions in a school setting.
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Ruby Landacre
Similes Without Key Pairs In A Poem
A string of lines likens things to missing counterparts. Names such as June White Kerrs Isabel Anna Igare Handley Mudd Susan and Sam Rhodes appear amid comparisons to absent items. The piece centers on implied separations from companions, clocks, and landscapes.
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June White
Kerrs
Heaven
Hell
Jimmy
Isabel
Ems
Anna Igare
Handley
Mudd
Susan
Butler
Shry
Morse
Marian
Sam Rhodes
Whitham
Hawthorne
Thelma
Paul
Ann
Inquiring Reporter on Junior High Dance Age
The poll of local residents shows mixed views on junior high students holding a fourth dance. Responses range from cautious support to concerns about age and supervision, with several favoring supervision and others calling it too early.
Fire echoes and beer pranks on Madison Street
A tale from Chicago on Madison Street follows a man from the East who stops for a beer. Each time he mistakingly shouts fire and returns to find his glass empty. He discovers a note saying I spit in this beer and later learns someone else wrote So did I guiding a humorous exchange among patrons and locals.
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Chicago
Madison Street
Maroons Defeat Shamrocks in Season Volley Ball Series
In a boys girls season volley ball series the Maroons beat the Shamrocks in all four games. First day scores were 15 9 and 15 7 in favor of the Maroons. Wednesday the Maroons won 15 11 in the first game and Shamrocks won 15 14 in the second. Final game saw the Maroons prevail 15 4.
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Shamrocks Aeay
Maroons
Shamrocks
War Censorship Warns US Readers
The Star cautions readers that news from much of Europe is censored before transmission to the United States, noting probable suppression of details amid wartime reporting.
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the Star
Europe
United States
Metropolitan Mutual Life Insurance in Action Report
Metropolitan funds invested for policyholders aided government, industry, and farming, supporting jobs and public buildings. Low interest rates pressured earnings and dividends. Welfare activities included nursing, health literature, and safety campaigns, contributing to better health nationwide. Mortality for industrial policyholders stayed at a record low.
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Metropolitan
America
Mutual Life Insurance Company
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Spirit of Patriotism
Claude Dudley Bennett
aOs
Evon
Tess
John Carson
John
George W. Kurtz
Dixie Fugitt
Virginia Mackey
Jane Jakimier
Miss Finkelstine
Gretna Patton
Ann Dunbar Williams
Jonedith Henry
Marion Johnson
Dowell Howard
Paul Tomney
O. K
Uncle
Vic
Mr. Bennett
Duell Glover
Winchester FurniTure
Samoa
Charles H. Thompson
Knights Key
Florida
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Life Insurance In Action
New York State Insurance Department
National Government
Securities
U. S
Frederick H. Bcker
Eperick H
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Madison Avenue
New York
N. Y
Leroy A. Lincoln
Corry Coleman Entreal
Canada
Pacific Railway Company
Newcombcn
Western Union Telegraph Company
N. Ry
Metropolitan Life
Thomas H. Beck
The
Collier Publishing Company
Walter
Hiew Yi
Samuel W, Fordyce
St. Louis
Fordyce
Ammory Houghton
Cing
N.Y
Corning Glass Works
Louis St. ST. Laurent
Quebec
St. Laurentine, Devlin &Taschereau
Ernest B. Norris
Washington, D. C
Southern Railway System
Thomas H. McInnerney
National Dairy Products Corp. Purk. Reep
General Electric Company
Juan T. Trivot
Pan-American Airways System
Weneee S B. Ae
New York, N. Y
Rent, Brown, Inc
New York City
San Francisco
Ottawa
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