Man Admits Helping Wife Die in Hewlett Case
Latins Edward Johnson of Nassau County admitted to attaching a hose to end his wife’s life after a nurse alerted authorities. The couple’s marriage faced years of illness and the wife reportedly begged for death as detectives and the district attorney investigated the suspected euthanasia.
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Hewlett
N. Y
Yeesens
Edward Oar
Maseeu County
Omar
Archibald Wood
Far Rockway
Wood Steeth
Johnson
Gensum
Neary
Cora Mosher
Fawcett Gap Notes and Mr Raymond Visit in DC Area
Fawcett Gap notes and Mr Raymond spent the past weekend at Mr Burkharat's gamer home near Needmore Washington DC. Fawcett also spent the weekend with her mother Mrs Brumback. Mrs John Lakenan, who suffered a paralytic stroke, remains about the same. Dr Stuart has been attending. Oliver McDonald and Mrs Anna Brumback were in Win.
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Raymond
Burkharat
Needmore
W. Washington, D. C
F. P. Brumback
John Lakenan
Stuart
Oliver McDonald
Anna Brumback
Win
Booster Initiation Sparks Fashion Craze at School
Calendar lists assembly and games while students dress eccentrically for Booster initiation. Observations trace outfits of Farley Massie Dotty Hawthorne Jane Dick Edith Dunn Wini Sargent Squeeker Miller and others, with commentary on school spirit and editorial on supporting the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vageeee Farley Massie
Dotty Hawthorne
Jean Forney
Marion Hurst
Jean
Marion
Maggie
Jane
Edith Dunn
Wini” Sargent
Fragmentary notes on ground ties collection from Oct 3 1938
Brief fragment notes mention ties on the ground to be collected or returned to the stand on Monday October 3 1938. The text is incomplete and lacks additional context or names.
School Notes and Student Highlights of Leytown
Nancy Groff arrived at Hand ley. All the seniors were freshmen. Allie and Dick were the model couple. Mr. Ochs got married. Mr. Browning's angels presented Romeo and Juliet. Miss Haynes took the school by storm with her Christmas program. The S H E I K amused us in assembly. Lohr Dunlap was a weewee tot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allie
Mr. Ochs
Browning
Bill and His Shadow at the Sickbed
A junior high scene centers on Bill who resists a doctor visit for a suspected cold while his dog Tippy shadows him. Dr. Jones arrives, but Tippy lunges and nips at the doctor interrupting the examination.
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Dr. Jones
Tippy
Bill
Janet Lovett
Mrs. Jones
Dr. Ones
Our Team This Year Inspires School Spirit and Pride
The letter praises a high school football squad as the season begins. Despite recent graduations, the author highlights a strong, improving team, credits the coach, and looks forward to successful games and a final prideful season ending with the beloved alma mater.
Handley's Song Sheet 1 Summary Plays
The list presents 15 song titles and performer credits from Handley’s Song Sheet. Items include Bewildered by Dick Sutton and There a Brand New Picture by Betty Jee, with student names and campus references across the set.
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Dick Sutton
Betty Jee
Mulberry Bush
Joe Campbell
Winnie Bailey
Small Pry
Johnny Seneeadiver
Prince
Maggie J. Athey
Bygones Be Bygones Ann Light
Allie
J. Hamman
U. of Va
P. S
Yeakle
Honor Court
Sidelights on Our First Game of the Season
Report on the season opener held September 24 notes strong student cheering and praise for the cheerleaders Ottie and Dick. The Junior Class earned a 14.65 profit from the year’s first fundraiser while bottle throwing caused losses and safety concerns for spectators.
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Ottie
Student Assembly Reports Constitutional Revisions and Potter Talk
Isabelle Simpson briefed the student body on Handley’s revised Constitution during Monday assemblies to simplify it. On Wednesday a visiting potter gave an engaging program detailing history and technique, making a jug and two vases to illustrate the process.
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Isabelle Simpson
Handley
Assem
Harvest Moon Over the Corn Shocks by Gatewood
The poem describes a harvest scene as the full moon rises over harvested corn shocks. The speaker admires the moon’s glow casting shadows on the grain and notes its ascent from the hillside to the blue night sky before bidding farewell.
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Gatewood
Oddball Lines and Shipboard Gag Lines from a Dated Page
A collage of quick exchanges and scenes: Percy phoning a date request, a gown loan for a dance, jokes about electricity and switches in the dark, Allie visiting Bermuda on a ship of which the captain shows skyrocket storage for distress signals, and a foreman testing a steel plate using a two foot rule with a hand span and fingertip measure.
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Allie
Bermuda
Peter
Pete
Newsettes Spark Weekend Gossip and Questions
Citizens send in Kanawha gossip topics about Allie and Pat after a Sunday walk home. Rumors swirl about Eleanor Leatherman’s followers, Duke's remarks, and the Duchess linked to Friday through Sunday events. A hatchet incident involving Ma sey Hurst is noted, plus rumors about a new Post Graduate and Strasburg whispers reaching Winchester.
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Allie
Pat
Eleanor Leatherman
Masey Hurst
Strasburg
Winchester
Martha
Relief funds diverted claim sparks West Virginia clash
Senator Rush Holt asserts that a West Virginia Young Democrats convention is controlled by federal officials diverting relief money. He cites a September 14 letter from Patrick inviting him to participate and notes an implied ban on speaking about Jeffersonian Democracy.
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Washington
Rush Holt
Young Democrats
West Virginia
Clarksburg
Holt
Patrick
West Virginia Young Democrats
Sesson
Pat
Rush
Field Returns From Convention
Arthur M Field city manager has returned from Boston Mass where he attended the 21st annual convention of the International City Managers Association held September 26 to 29 On Tuesday morning during a session for managers from cities of 10000 to 30000 population he spoke on How Can Personnel Problems Be Handled In Small Cities.
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Arthur M. Field
Boston
Mass
International City Managers’ Association
Mr. Field
Tron Lung Man Breathes Longer
Frederick B. Snite Jr., an infantile paralysis patient in an iron lung, marked about midway to his third birthday in Chicago on October 3. Attendants report his breathing periods have reached up to 38 minutes, a notable improvement from his initial few seconds without the respirator.
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Chicago
Frederick B. Snite, Jr
Public Sale of City Realty in Winchester Va
Trustee under a 1937 deed of trust for Eva Brown and others will sell at public auction in front of the County Courthouse in Winchester on Tuesday October 18 1938 at 11 AM. Three parcels on North Loudoun Street and Highland Avenue are offered with terms: one third cash and two equal annual installments with bonds, interest, and deed of trust securing the price.
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Eva Brown
City of
Winchester
Towit
North Loudoun Street
Wilson
North
Loudoun Street
City Hotel
Highland Avenue
Herbert
Larrick
C. I. Brumback, Ai
Handlian First in Class B for 1938 Handley Yearbook
The Handlian staff at Handley High School earned first prize in Class B for the 1938 yearbook, awarded by the Virginia High School Literary and Athletic League secretary Charles H. Kauffman. Editor was freshman Jean Whitehurst of Westhampton College. Marshallite from John Marshall High School won Class A, Ellerson High School won Class C, and The Peanut of Suffolk High School received an honorable mention in Class B.
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Handlian
Handley High School
Virginia High School Literary and Athletic League
Charles H. Kauffman
Jean Whitehurst
Westhampton College
Richmond
John Marshall High School
Marshallite
Ellerson, Va
Peanut
Suffolk High School
Suffolk
Battle Abbey To Get Jackson Books
The Confederate Memorial Institute will display General Stonewall Jackson's entire library and remaining manuscripts at Battle Abbey in Richmond Virginia. The board found Jackson kept nearly all his purchased books from West Point life. after his death in 1863 his widow preserved the collection and the walnut bookcase.
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Richmond
Confederate Memorial Institute
Colman and Bride Honeymooning After California Wedding
Ronald Colman and Benita Hume, both English actors, wed near Santa Barbara on a Friday night and are honeymooning in northern California. Colman, 47, and Hume, 32, had both been married before and met socially about a year and a half ago after years of denying plans to marry.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Ronald Colman
Benita Hume
California
Colman
Miss Hume
Hollywood
Suburban Eng Employees Benefit From Boss Will Liquidation
The workers at Suburban Engineering Co anticipate profits from the late Henry G. Barbey's will which provides for liquidation of the firm and division of the estate, estimated at about 1 million dollars, among employees.
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New York
Suburban Engineering Co
Henry G. Barbey
Average rainfall figures from 25 year period 1913 37
The record shows present and past rainfall details with four hour totals ending eight am and year to date figures. It lists average monthly rainfall for 25 years 1913 to 1937 with values for January through December and the annual total 35.36 inches.
Windsor Cattle Herd Sells For 10000 At High River Sale
The Windsor herd of Shorthorn cattle sold for 10000 on 170 head at High River Alberta. Royal owner of the Ep ranch saw Gilbert Elken Harold Hefstrand of North Dakota and E J Whitlaw of Toronto among the top buyers. About 500 cattlemen attended the six hour sale.
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High River
Alta
E of
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