Coop parade stars Pitt 800 champ at Columbia next fall
Johnny Pitt the Olympic 800 champion will study at Columbia as a graduate student and run for a local athletic club. The column notes big offers for Claire Bee at Long Island U and mentions Owls football prospects, Lou Nova’s prep trip to Hot Springs, and other sports roundups including boxing and tennis gossip.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Coop
Johnny W Pitt
Columbia
Claire Bee
Long Island U
Texans
Rice
Owls
Lou Nova
Hot Springs
Max Baer
Italy Can Wait For Advantages From Germany’s Czech Absorption
ROME March 20 Virginia Gayda Fascism's spokesman argued Italy could wait for gains from Germany's absorption of most of Czechoslovakia. He also signaled to France and Great Britain to learn what they might offer to satisfy Italy's natural aspirations.
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Rome
Virginia Gayda
Italy
Germany
Czechoslovakia
France
Great Britain
School Schedule Briefs For Upcoming Week
A compact timetable lists events: Monday fast paced rehearsals at 2 40 and 3 10, Tuesday boys glee club at 2 40, Wednesday assembly at 2 40, and Thursday with Friday labeled PRIDAY.
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Boy's Glee Club
Local school sports and student notes at Boyce High
Reading notes cover Helen Mc Clure Colleen Hoover Burgess and Boyce High rings, Cookie Sarah Sullivan and a mystery ride to school. Mention of Margaret Hott in hospital with appendicitis and Rowe missing pep talk. Final lines hint at Mitchell receiving a three toned knitting tie from Maggie Athey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen McClure
Colleen Hoover
Burgess
Cookie
Sarah Sullivan
Dot Hawthorne
Butch” Robinson
Butch
Skip
Margaret Hott
Margaret
Rowe
Mitchell
Maggie” Athey
Pet Hates and Harsh Nights in City Notices
The item lists various readers and complaints including Harold Patton Dark Nights Miss Martin Harold Patton Edwin Snider March Jeanne Miller five o clock rehearsals on Wednesday evenings Carolyn Hoffman being pinched on the shoulder Squeaker Miller competition and Woman Orchid lip stick Catherine Campbell typing payroll sheets se Loy literature and type.
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Harold Patton
Miss Martin
Edwin Snider
Jeanne Miller
Carolyn Hoffman
Squeaker” Miller
Catherine Campbell
Se Loy
Glee Club Concert Postponed to April 14
The annual spring concert by the Glee Club directed by Gwendolyn Haynes was postponed due to illness in both the school and city. The new date is Friday April 14, following Easter, with hopes that all invitees will keep the evening open.
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Glee Club
Gwendolyn Haynes
Local School Singers Spotlight In August Concert
A midweek program features student performances of classic tunes and novelty numbers. Sara Sullivan Allie Cooper Marion Hurst Basil Hayley Tom Whitham Glee Club members and teachers present selections including Penny Serenade My Heart Belongs To Daddy and Ain't What Cha Do It The Way You Do It with bands and choirs engaged in a lively afternoon showcase.
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Cookie
Sara Sullivan
Butch” Robinson
Allie” Cooper
Marion Hurst
Basil Hayley
Tom Whitham
Skip” Snider
Penny Serenade
Mary Lois Bean
Daddy
Anne Hatcher
Betty Pierce
Gene Dunn
Jean Whit
Chatter: A Cappella Choir Debate and Festival Plans
Miss Haynes displays pride in the A Cappella Choir after their debate last Friday. Shirley Williams returns to school amid Apple Blossom Festival rehearsals and plans. The Senior play committee sets ticket prices at 35 and 50 cents with opening at 8 p.m. Theodore Yokem D D.
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Theodore Yokem
D. D
Spring Ball Camps News Notes from Across the Nation
AP reports from Florida, Texas, Louisiana and beyond on spring training actions. Lou Gehrig’s rusty play, Bill Dickey and DiMaggio lifting a 12-7 Yankees win. Boots Poffenberger falters for Detroit. Doc Prothro resting Phillies ahead of Harlingen trip. Bill Terry plans a Giants practice game with LSU veterans. Walter Masterson shines for Washington, holding Detroit to two hits in four innings. Bill Weber eyes a big Reds season after an 8-1 loss to Boston. Dodgers pause on Medwick but keep him nearby. Oscar Vitt nods to Lyn Lary’s golf while Jimmy Webb proves steady for Cleveland.
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Associated Press
ST. Petersburg
Fla
Lou Gehrig
New York Yankees
Lou
Bill Dickey
Joe DiMaggio
St. Louis
Orlando, Fla
Walter Masterson
Washington Senators
Detroit Tigers
Bucky Harris
New Orleans
Oscar Vitt
Cleveland Indians
Lyn Lary
Biloxi
Miss
Jimmy Webb
Webb
Major League Teams Hold Exhibitions Across U S Cities
The Associated Press reports exhibition games in Lake Charles and multiple Florida cities plus Los Angeles St Petersburg Sarasota and other sites. Results list wins by New York Chicago Boston Brooklyn and Cleveland with Philadelphia and Detroit played long games and various A N or A C teams competing.
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Associated Press
Lake Charles
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Chicago
St. Petersburg
Jersey City
Cleveland
San Diego
Calif
Berg in Good Form for Mid-South Women's Golf Tourney
Patty Berg of Minneapolis shows strong form in Southern Pines North Carolina ahead of the 11th annual women's Mid-South tournament. After two 76 practice rounds she leads into the 54 hole medal event, with notable entrants including Estelle Lawson Page Deborah Verry Betty Abernathy and other top competitors.
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Southern Pines
N. C
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Estelle Lawson Page
Chapel Hill
Deborah Verry
Massachusetts
Betty Abernathy
Pittsburgh
Miss Berg
Exhibit of Paintings by Phillip Ritz at Handley
A week long study of Phillip Ritz works shown in Handley handley Cochran Gallery Washington features water color scenes from France boats at dusk and city rooftops churches and cathedrals Ritz spent thirty four days on the series Also in the hall Ian Crawford McCallum presents sketches of Winchester landmarks Washington headquarters and the Miller house Both groups remain in the corridor for another week inviting more visitors from town.
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Phillip Ritz
Handley
Cochran
Washington
Ritz
France
Winchester
Ian Crawford McCallum
Miller
Washington Street
Hold Clinic For Colored Pupils At Cedar Hill School
Dr Poulson conducted a clinic at the Cedar Hill colored school on Friday where diphtheria toxoid was given to 30 children. Ernie Cartricht is the teacher.
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Poulson
Cedar Hill Colored School
Ernie Cartricht
Sergeant's Sale of Real and Personal Property in Winchester
By distress warrant for rent in the case O. R. Bailey vs. Robert Harvey the levy is set for March 23, 1939 at 10 a.m. in front of Winchester Court House Virginia. Sale includes Westinghouse radio, living and dining suites, china closet, oil stove, studio couch, beds, kitchen furniture and other items. Terms of sale by City Sergeant Taylor L. L. Barr.
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O. R. Bailey
Robert Harvey
Court House
Winchester
Virginia
Westinghouse Electric Radio
Taylor L L. “Barr
The Borrowers and Their Bad Habits at School
A columnist urges students to carry their own pencils erasers and paper and to stop borrowing combs compacts and lipstick. The piece warns that sharing items spreads germs and damages personal hygiene and reliability.
No Authority To Take Action On Danville Police Case
Richmond reports Attorney General A. P. Staples said he had no authority to act on federal grand jury charges against Danville police officers. He said the matter is for local authorities to handle and that he represents the state only when the case reaches the supreme court.
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Richmond
A. P. Staples
New York
Danville
Staples
Supreme Court of the
Grand Jury
Your Yearbook Handlian Promotes 1939 Handiian
A yearbook appeal urges Handley students to publish the 1939 Handiian. Seniors and undergrads are invited to contribute, with class pages and autographs, to preserve memories of friends, teachers, activities, and school life. Subscribe now.
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Handlian
Handley
Aumatet
Handley School Sees Early Spring Spirit
Four years ago the Handley scene shows students with lollipops as the latest fad. Five years ago practice starts on the Apple Blossom Festival pageant with music filling the building. The Handley faculty and students press on with afternoon practice an early start to spring events.
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Handley
Danville Police Under Review for Malfeasance
A report released yesterday by Governor Price and sent to the attorney general states evidence tends to show that certain officers of the Danville police department have been guilty of gross negligence malfeasance and misfeasance over an extended period.
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Price
Police Department of
Danville
Rooster Leads Hens to Death in Fire at Wisconsin Farm
A poultry house at Maurice Smith’s farm in Lake Molls Wisconsin burned, forcing hens to flee. The rooster returned into the flames and led the hens to safety, earning the animals a famed, if tragic, role in the incident.
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Lake Molls
Wis
Maurice Smith
Woman and A Child Drowned in Baltimore Yard Pool
A two and a half year old boy, Tommy Townsend, drowned in a 20 inch deep yard pool beside his mother Mrs Nelson Townsend. A mongrel dog attempted to rescue him but failed. The body of Mrs Marie Reid, 48, was found in Lake Roland at Ruxton after an estimated 12 hours in the water. relatives say she had been missing since Thursday.
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Baltimore
Tommy Townsend
Nelson Townsend
Margaret Loerwald
Tommy
Marie Reid
Lake Roland
Ruxton
Purcellville Man Killed In Crash Near Martinsburg
Carroll W. Wilson 21 of Purcellville Va died when his car hit a power pole on Charles Town road near Martinsburg W Va. Bernice Heidman 21 also of Purcellville suffered throat lacerations a broken upper jaw and facial cuts. Attendants said her condition was not serious Elmer Fo of Hamilton Va and Fred Hatcher of Wiseburg Va were bruised but not hospitalized State police investigated but no inquest was ordered.
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Carroll W. Wilson
Purcellville
Charles Town
Martinsburg
W. Va
Bernice Heidman
Wilson
Elmer Fo
Hamilton
Fred Hatcher
Wiseburg
West Virginia
California town resumes haircuts after price protest
In Santa Ana barber shops reopen following a price dispute. Barber Jesse James Kerby cut prices in half causing 50 shops to close. After civic leaders pressured Kerby agreed to a 40 cent haircut, 10 cents below the old rate.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Jesse James Kerby
Kerby
Scarlet fever confines seven Glenn Scales children
In Nashau Iowa seven Scales children who earlier had tonsil operations are now hospitalized with scarlet fever. Their father is also ill with the disease while the mother remains healthy.
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Nashau
Glenn Scales
County News Briefs From Ungers Store Virginia
Local notes report several residents ill with colds and flu including Charles Shambaugh Fay Shambaugh Philip Shade and Calvin Heironimus. Fire destroyed a farm house of the Brown-MasGuusta family with no insurance. Various residents moved relocated and visited relatives while others returned from Baltimore and Roanoke.
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Carroll
Troy Dick
Charles Dick
Arvella Luttrell
C. G. DeHaven
D.W. Mauzy
Roy Graham
Anderson Farm
White Hall
Charles Zeiler
Lebanon Church News highlights local events and health updates
Master Clark Orndorff remains recovering after a major operation at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Myrtle Orndorff returns home, while John Norbeck is not doing well. The Home Demonstration Club met March 10 at Lodge Hall with a flower exhibit and contest led by Virginia Campbell and May Himelright. Several residents were noted visiting Strasburg and Fishers Hill, with updates on dinner guests and local improvements.
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Mary Lee Dover
Virginia Campbell
Loisstinger
Dora Kremer
Russell Himelright
Pearl Hodson
G. W. Rhoades
Gloria McDonald
Beulah Bowman
Thelma Keller
Rose Keller
Beatrice Snarr
Viola Cool
Strasurg
Uriah Brill
Would Permit Nazi Germany To Speak In U S
Baltimore March 20 Arthur Garfield Hays Detro neral director of American Civil Liberties Union urged officials let the Nazi speak in the United States He cited Madison Square Garden Nazis taking part in events fundamental to American life and Yorkville N Y parade booes and boos That denial of free speech to fascists could aid dictatorship and undermine democracy if not allowed to speak and assemble
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Baltimore
Arthur Garfield
Hays
Detronel
Americcan Civilies Union
United States
Madison Square Garden
Yorkeville
N. Y
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