Frederick County 4-H Mobilization Week Planned March 4 12
Frederick County 4-H clubs with about ten clubs and hundreds of members prepare for Mobilization Week March 4 12 under Miss Ruth McNeil and Raymond Hoover. 1943 results include canned vegetables meals served and substantial farm contributions by boys and girls. Winners in state and county contests receive War Bonds and recognition, while fund drives for War Bonds show strongcounty support. The council plans a March 45 radio program over WINC to explain club work and federal leadership efforts.
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Frederick County
Ruth ‘McNeil
Raymond Hoover
el Svrouse
Hugh Dailey
Whitacre Club
Burl Carpenter
Round Hill Club
Ruth Feeley
Friendly Grove Club
4-H
American Youth Foundation
Shelby
Michigan
United States
Frederick 4-H Council
WINC
Winchester
4-H Club
Whitacre
Gainesboro High School
Fourteen 4-H All Stars Named Across County
The county names 14 All-Star 4-H members including Margaret Brumback Clarence Cather Raymond Carpenter Alma Crosen Linda Daily Keller Hilda Whitacre Nelson Carpenter Harry Heishman Denver Heishman Mary Judy Esther Cooper Mary Virginia L Duvall and Mary Gay Marker. The All-Star honor recognizes outstanding club members whose service extends beyond 4-H and into community programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Brumback
Clarence Cather
Raymond Carpenter
Alma Crosen
Linda Daily Keller Hilda Whitacre Nelson Carpenter Ee
Harry Heishman
Denver Heishman
Mary Judy Esther Cooper
Mary Virginia L. Duvall
Mary Gay Marker
Local News from White Post and Nearby towns
Miss Virginia Leigh Ribble returns from Winchester Memorial Hospital after an appendectomy. Mrs. Meade Conley plans to return from University Hospital Charlottesville where her brother Ernest F. Meade is under treatment. Chaplain Arthur Ribble has rejoined his Idaho camp. Sgt E S Elsea reports furlough in London. Mrs Lelia Shumate visits Hartford Connecticut with relatives Horner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Post
Virginia Leigh Ribble
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mamie Denny
C. O. Dearmont
Meade Conley
University Hospital
Charlottesville
Ernest F. Meade
Reynolds Green
Arthur Ribble
Idaho
Ernest Elsea
Sgt
E. S. Elsea
London
England
Lelia Shumate
Horner
Hartford
Conn
4-H Round Hill Club Holds Valentine Party
Janice Stine of the Round Hill Club was chosen Queen and Burl Carpenter named King at a party where attendees dressed as mountaineers. Other clubs like White Hall hosted events such as a weenie roast. The Frederick County 4-H Council, composed of club officers, elects county officers and meets quarterly in Winchester. A square dance is planned and all are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Stine
Round Hill Club
Burl Carpenter
Tokes Inn
Opequon
White Hall
Frederick
Winchester
Death of Newton Larrick Ends Useful Career in Hayfield
Newton K. Larrick a prominent Hayfield resident and former teacher and correspondent for The Star died at DeJarnette Sanitarium Staunton aged 75 after a three and a half year illness. His funeral March 2 at Mount Olive United Brethren Church drew a large crowd. He left a son Roy S. Larrick a grandson Russell Larrick and two sisters and was noted for community service and travels across the United States. He will be remembered for aiding the poor and needy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayfield
Newton K. Larrick
Frederick County
Mount Olive United
L. C. Messick
E. B. Smith
Albin
Mr. Larrick
DeJarnette Sanitarium
Staunton
John H
Sarah E. Larrick
Roy S. Larrick
Winchester
Russell Larrick
United States Army
Ella Larrick Bowman
Vernie Larrick Richard
Indiana
the Star
United States
Larrick
Carlton Ramey
Sloan Wolfe
4-H Girls Help Feed Our Soldiers
Ruth McNeil reports 4-H club girls in Fred mobilize food as their weapon for Victory in 1944. The Leave a Clean Plate and Stop Food Waste campaigns urge balanced diets, health pledges, and equal help for soldiers and allies during mobilization week March 4 to 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth McNeil
Home Dem
Inn
Fred
Rio Grande to Cape Horn a Latin America portrait at Handley
Handley Library lends Carleton Beals book Rio Grande to Cape Horn a vivid look at Latin America and attitudes toward the United States. Beals draws on twenty five years living among peasants and leaders across twenty republics to explain the Good Neighbor policy and its need to win public support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande
Cape Horn
Carleton Beals
Latin America
United States
Mexico
Central America
Handley Library
Livestock Auction Set for May 20 in Clarke County
A public livestock auction is scheduled for May 20 in Clarke County with about 40 head to be sold. The sale, organized by cattle growers led by County Agent I. Fred Stine, will feature 25 registered heifers and 15 registered bulls from Angus Hereford and Shorthorn breeds. Breeders from Clarke Frederick and Shenandoah counties agreed to consign stock to bolster local breeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Stine
Clarke
Frederick
Shenandoah
A. Mackay Smith
Graham Dougherty
Chapel Hill Farms
Clarke County
Harry L. McCann
Mr. Robinson
R. Lee Barney
J. H. Punkhouser
Frederick County
D. W. Burruss
A. C. Clark
Richman
E. E. Golliday
Shenandoah County
Revised Prices On Food Items Effective Soon
The Roanoke District OPA announces new dollars and cents ceilings for staple foods to take effect March 10. Some items like macaroni and dried prunes will see price reductions while canned vegetables may rise due to the 1943 pack. The three month price list covers two store size categories and aligns with a nationwide quarterly revision.
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Roanoke
OPA
Martinsburg Man Fatally Hurt In Virginia Car Crash
Private First Class Walter A. Cox 27 of Martinsburg West Virginia died at Medical College Hospital from injuries after the car carrying four soldiers from Camp Butner North Carolina left Brook Road and struck a tree near Norwood Avenue late Sunday night. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs William A Cox of Williamsburg and his wife Mrs Lelia Cox of the same address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Walter A. Cox
Martinsburg
W. Va
Medical College Hospital
Camp Butner
N.C
Brook Road
Norwood Avenue
Cox
William A. Cox
Williamsburg
Lelia Cox
Junior Evening Star Gossip From The Bi Thar School
The note writes about local high school social life with names like Merle Cochran Patsy Helen Brown Hank and Jean. It mentions dances dates and crushes and hints at upcoming departures next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marty
Merle” Cochran
Doc” Coffelt
Patsy
Helen Brown
Handley School seniors and cadets feature in 1944 notes
Elsie May and Eloise Garrabrandt are highlighted as seniors in the Handley High School scene. The piece mentions their musical talents, cadet corps service, softball involvement, and plans after graduation while noting many school statistics and a booster program update with defense stamp sales and a trainer plane goal.
Senior Interviews Jane Lovett A Brat with Broad Interests
Janet Lovett, a senior at Solenberger, serves as literary editor of the Handiian and participates in Pen and Palette Club, Library Club, Monitor Commission, and the Senior Prom Banquet Committee. She studied journalism at Northwestern last summer and aims for aviation, languages, and public relations after the war, weighing training options between Missouri and North.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Lovett
Solenberger
Janet Lovett
Handiian
Pen and Pallette Club
Library Club
Monitor Commission
G. O
Janet
Northwestern University
Missouri
North
Garber Highlighted as Five Foot Five Guard
The red headed guard wearing number 58 is George Garber. At five feet five and 136 pounds he played junior varsity for two years and varsity this year. Keep up the good work, George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Garber
George
Handley Notes Stirring Lunch Room Facts
A fragmented item hints at school details: number of stools in the lunch room, male teachers count, and mentions about picture postcards and Mr. Quarles. It also references Juniors and an upcoming event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Mr. Quarles
Ian
Little Known Facts About Mr Walter Knee and Handley
Mr Knee, a Democrat with 19 years at Handley, reflects on his office renovations and pageant projects. He notes finishing one third of the back corridor, maintaining the alma mater, and creating features like the Old Woman's Shoe and Dutch Windmill. He also attended Charles Town races before the gas shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Knee
Mr. Knee
Miss Corkey
Handley
the Charles
Snook Snoopers Mailbox News Comic Snippet
Short comic item noting little mail this week and a tease about a girl Margel and a boy Billy from Gore. Norma and Alton exchange letters at school, and Betty Stuart signs his letters. Ends with a playful admonition to write more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margel
Gore
Billy
Norma
Alton
Betty Stuart
Schutte
Will Look To Youth For Our Leadership
Franklin D. Roosevelt urges 4-H Club members nationwide to lead in wartime service from March 4 to 12 Mobilization Week. He emphasizes youth as a powerful force shaping peace, progress, and food production for victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Coun
Pune
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Greeks Lead In Bond Selling
Virginia Greeks under Sam Souras Peter V Stieffen and George Subley led foreign origin groups in selling war bonds in Richmond Norfolk and Newport News during the fourth loan drive Sam U Troy reports to the Virginia War Finance committee. Foreign groups in the state sold 1190725 in bonds with an average per family of 744 and Greeks accounted for 415500 at about 1118 per family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Sam Souras
Norfolk
Peter V. Stieffen
Newport News
George Subley
U. 2
Samuel Z. Troy
Virginia War Finance Committee
Town Manager Plan Discussed in Abingdon Meeting
Dr. W D Cameron outlined the town manager and town sergeant plan at Abingdon Virginia as officials in Ac ten praised the system. Dr E P Berlin reported postwar planning results and a committee visit to the town council. Roy O Locke received a Boy Scout statuette for chairing the financial drive. presentation by Dr D Blanton Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abingdon
W. D. Cameron
Ville
Acten
E. P. Berlin
Roy O. Locke
D. Blanton Allen
Special Commissioners Sale of Timber Land Near Romney WV
Public auction scheduled March 9 1944 at Romney Court House for a 227 acre timber tract near Lehew Hampshire County West Virginia. Estimated 300000 feet saw timber and cordage pulpwood plus mine props bark and other timber products with terms 1 third down and balance in one or two years at 6 interest or all cash day of sale. Boundaries shown by Scott Miller and G EK Kump S Zimmerman special commissioners Romney WV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehew
Hampshire County
West Virginia
Court House
Romney
Carrier’s
Lehew. W. Va
Gore
Scott Miller
Prapoe
Mobilization Week Urges 4-H Leaders To Enroll Members
Frederick county text calls for more 4-H volunteers as leaders to build character and support war efforts. It notes 4-H members promote food production and community service through selling War Bonds, Red Cross drives, and postwar agriculture planning.
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Maurice Carpenter
Fats
THE
Food Center
N. Loudoun St
Tayle
Silco Cut -Price Stores, Inc
All Stars
Berryville, Virginia
J. W. Olcott
Sale
Mgr
Newton Larrick
Mr. Stine
J. Carl Coiner
Barney
Burruss
McLaughlin
Angus
Berryville
Junior Evening Star
Handley High School
Snooper
Bill Medary
Lem
Bill
Hank
Jean
Tommy
Keith Ritter
Stephens City High
Dorothy
Betty
Colleen
O. K
Watt
Dot
Billy Crismore
Elsie May Louthan
Elsie May
Elsie
Vious Bailey
Eloise Lowery
Eloise
Booster Club
Handley Ex
Armed Services
John Handley
America
Ireland
Washington
W. R. McCormick
Cleveland
Ohio
Barr
Boxley
Browning
Brumback
Clowe
Dunlap
Garrabrandt
Grove
Hall
Hyatt
Peery
Rice
Snider
Thresh
White
Cence
Hya
Finkelstein
Clove
Brown
Rosenberger
Gray
Boxle
Junior
G. EK
KUMP
S. Zimmerman
Haldeman
I. Fred Stine
Red Cross
Florida
Selid
Aan
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