May 6 1942 Highlights At Hand Nursing And School News
The note details senior girls learning basic home nursing to ease wartime strain, Morris Cather's record 5th year Latin score for Virginia, and upcoming senior play on May 15 with Brenda Carter in the lead role. It also mentions student social notes, elections, and a Virginia Student Government Association meeting held May 1 at Lane High School in Charlottesville.
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Morris Cather
Virginia
Morris
Brenda Carter
Wayne Whitham
Howell Rivers
Bill Butler
Doris Register
The
Virginia Student Government Association
Lane High School
Charlottesville
Military Company Rank Insignia List
The text details a locally created set of rank insignias used by a military company. It notes promotions among the boys and explains regular army rules limit official insignia, so the company adopted its own symbols. The list shows the stripes and ranks currently in use to surprise the members.
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Regular Army
Shamrocks Sweep Volleyball Semi Final to Beat Maroons
On a sunny Wednesday afternoon the Shamrocks defeated the Maroons in the volleyball semi final and final after both teams played hard. Captains were Helen Keibler and Mary Margaret Everhart as both seniors prepare June graduation with diplomas and broad activity resumes.
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Maroons
Shamrocks
Helen Keibler
Mary Margaret Everhart
The
Student Government Convention Sparks Debates and Elections
Ann Robinson was elected state secretary. Handley's delegation included Wayne Whitham Charles Zuckerman Joe Harry Ann Robinson Mr. Bennet and Susan Shryock. Many problems of student government were discussed in groups. After attending the convention and digesting ideas Joe our president should really go someplace.
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Ann Robinson
Handley
Wayne Whitham
Charles Zuckerman
Joe Harry
Mr. Bennet
Susan Shryock
Joe
Field Mouse Wit Opens Talk for Local Group
A series of quick Q and A exchanges highlights a lighthearted club discussion where residents share jokes and quips from Doris Register to Earl Charnock. The crowd savors playful banter about wit versus daily bread and aging technology versus cars.
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Mr. Browning
Doris Register
Doris Jones
Helen Cooper
Earl Charnock
Nesses
Mary Miller
Dixie Fugitt
Marian
Apple Blossom Festival and Monday Night Movie Absences
Fragmented reminiscence lists events and people with missing details. Mentions Apple Blossom Festival, Monday movie nights, and names like Charlotte Sam Morris Cather Dorothy Davis Miss Hyatt with comments on homework and French class. Overall tone recalls school life moments with playful irony.
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Charlotte
Sam
Morris Cather
Dorothy Davis
Miss Hyatt
Joy Joy
English Food and Ice Cream Abundance Compared
A brief note contrasts English eating habits noting that ice creams are plentiful and inexpensive. The passage hints at home consumption and social eating patterns without naming people or places.
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England
Differences in American and English Food Styles
A brief note contrasts American and English diets noting fewer desserts, more puddings with syrup, salads and fresh fruit in the U S. versus England. It mentions fattening desserts, mixed salads with cottage cheese and pineapple, and imports affecting fruit sweetness and variety, including eggplant and corn.
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Wammer
Prewar Spain article noted for The Quill this month
Readers discuss Miss Hyatt's piece on Spain before the war and observe cheerful school tidbits. They mention student romances, uniforms, upcoming school days, and intramural activities highlighting pride and normalcy in campus life.
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Miss Hyatt
Spain
Quill
Joe
Harry
Nina Buckman
Shamrocks
Doris Register
Jack Seal
Margaret Dick
Handley
Anne Woolfolk
Missoula Girl Wins City Marble Championship
Missoula, Mont. Josephine Campbell, 11, won the city marble title and will advance to the state finals as the local competition concluded.
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Missoula, Mont
Missoula
Josephine Campbell
Robins Leave Note in Yard Milk Offer
In St. Louis on May 6 a pair of robins built a nest in Mrs. F W Duenckel's shrubbery. As the nest was completed a slip of paper dangled from the edge reading we leave an extra quart of milk.
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ST. Louis
F. W. Duenckel
Night intruder caught by 12-year-old girl
In Seattle on May 6 a 12-year-old girl named Ann Lindberg heard a prowler at home. She retrieved a flashlight and shined it into the beam catching the intruder squarely.
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Seattle
Ann Lindberg
Prowler Scatters After Warning From Resident
While climbing a wall, a prowler was warned by Ann to leave. The man fled the scene, avoiding police.
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Ann
Woman in Jail After Trespass in City Cemetery
A 40 year old Black woman living in Meridan Mississippi is jailed after sneaking into a wealthy white cemetery. She reportedly ate in a vault and hung her clothes among graves when a body was moved to another cemetery. Authorities say she had been living there and was found in the act.
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Meridan
Miss
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