Clock Stopped 40 Minutes Before Death in Clocktower
Albert Le a Minn Oct 6 The janitor Bill Broteke 71 at Freeborn County courthouse found a stranger hanged in the clocktower above the 1887 courthouse. The man, unidentified, may have halted the clock for 40 minutes before his death, a mystery locals note while the clock’s history of stoppages is contested.
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Hal Boyle
Albert Lea
Minn
Bill Broteke
Freeborn County
Bill
Beill
Clock Tower
October 1940s Sales Directory Highlights Local Auctions
A condensed list of upcoming auctions and sales in Virginia Maryland and West Virginia areas. Entries include buyers such as James C. Sipe Mrs R Schneider H Gilmore Young D S Miller W O Beatty William Boyce Sam Loy Farm Attie Kiley Frank Royston with goods ranging from dairy cows horses farm machinery livestock household goods and antiques.
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James C. Sipe
Berryville
R. Schneider
Kernstown
H. Gilmore Young
Poolesville
Montgomery County
W. O. Beatty
Instown
S. Miller
Gore
State Rt
Whitacre
Orses
William Boyce
Sam Loy
Round Hill
Attie Kiley
Clearbrook
Frank Royston
Boyce
M K Sandy Dies In Stephens City
Melvin Karcofe Sandy a 65 year old farmer and lumberman died at his Stephens City home after a five year health decline. He leaves seven sons and four daughters with a brother in Broadway. Funeral 2 pm Wednesday at his home with Revs Riggleman and Day officiating. Interment Green Hill cemetery. Body at Jones Funeral Home.
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Melvin Karcofe Sandy
Stephens City
Mr. Sandy
Rockingham County
John Henry
Marion Karicofe Sandy
Cora L. Mason
Church of the Brethren
Raymond L
Robert L
James H
John M
Melvin K
William E
Charles R. Sandy
Frances Shiley
Louise Buckley
White Post
Catherine Yancey
Mary Ritter
Winchester
Marion B. Sandy
Broadway
W. L. Riggleman
W. L. Riggleman and the Rev. E. C. Day
Green Hill Cemetery
Jones Funeral Home
Answers to the Daily Quiz Printed on Page Four
Answers list for the newspaper quiz includes North Dakota for question one and the phrase In God We Trust for two. Other items name the Kansas City Star, the grandson, the steamer Peary, the larger portion ceded by Virginia, St. Louis Missouri, Rome, the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Alf Landon of Kansas.
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North Dakota
Kansas City Star
Peary
Virginia
St. Louis
Rome
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Alf Landon
Kansas
Do planets shine by reflected light
The reply explains that stars generate their own light while planets do not. Planets are cooled and emit little light, with only a faint glow from reflected sunlight.
Miller wins expert final at Winchester motorcycle meet
Several thousand spectators watched Bill Miller of Mountville Pennsylvania win the expert final in 7 minutes 18 seconds at the Winchester Motorcycle Club event. Geo Sabine of Gaithersburg Maryland fell to avoid the fence but escaped with minor injuries, while Bob Wells of Alexandria remounted to finish fifth after a late fall. Other results include amateur and novice heats with riders from Baltimore Washington Alexandria and Hanover among others.
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Bill Miller
Mountville
Winchester Motorcycle Club
George Sabine
Gaithersburg
Miller
Bob Wells
Alexandria
Leon Clickenstaff
Frederick
North Turn
Winchester
Ed Albright
Baltimore
Don Klunk
Hanover
Cameron Bailey
Richmond
J. Clever
Wm. Jones
Edgewood
John Dronebrug
Joe
Paul Waters
Hagerstown
Geo. Sabine
Smithburg
Bill Keane Washington
Ken Hosteter
Joe Burroughs
Walt Durbin
Balta
Fred Webb
Roanoke
Geo Beerft
Washington
Bombers Fall to Rockets 12-0 in Home Opener
About 400 fans watched the Brown Bombers lose 12-0 to the Northwest Rockets of Washington in the opening home football game. The Rockets scored both touchdowns in the first half on a drive and a long pass, while the Bombers failed to mount a sustained rally in the second half. The Culpeper Dragons visit next Sunday.
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Brown Bombers
Northwest Rockets
Washington
Rockets
Culpeper Dragons
Imported Horses Require Certificate On Swamp Fever
Virginia bans import of horses from 14 states including West Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania unless accompanied by a veterinarian signed certificate from the origin state stating the horse is not affected with or exposed to swamp fever. State veterinarian H C Givens announced the regulation to protect Virginia horses.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
H. C. Givens
Was Spartacus Real and His Speech Deliverance
Spartacus was a historical figure but history does not record him delivering the famous oration. The speech was authored by Elijah Kellogg, a Congregational minister and writer for the young, born Portland Maine May 20 1813 and died Harpswell Maine March 17 1901.
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Spartacus
Gladiators
S.T. A
Elijah Kellogg
the Young
Portland
Maine
Harpswell
Mundt Reports Europeites Slugging It Out In Public Debate
Representative Karl Mundt on a congressional committee said Europe is in a toe to toe struggle between communism and democracy. He criticized American information programs as weak and noted Western Europe shows cooperation while Soviet-influenced states resist. Mundt cited Greek morale gains from aid and a fragile Greek coalition as signs of political shifts.
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Rome
Karl E. Mundt
Europe
Mundt
U.S
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Greece
Chest Clinic Planned At Miller School
The Frederick County Tuberculosis Assn will hold a chest x ray clinic from 6 p m to 10 30 p m tomorrow at the Miller school on Whitlock Ave. It primarily serves Frederick County teachers required to have a chest X-ray under a recent county board of education resolution, but is open to any food handlers.
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Frederick County Tuberculosis Assn
Miller School
Whitlock Ave
Frederick County
County Board of Education
James W See 78 Orchardist Dead in Frederick County
James W See a 78 year old orchard manager and longtime Timberville native died at his Frederick County home. Survived by wife Marietta Neff two sons Hermand Lester and Alvin two daughters Elizabeth two brothers Vandiver and Frank Lee plus three grandchildren. Funeral arrangements include a 12 30 arrival at Jones Funeral Home Timberville Evangelical Reformed Church service at 2 30 with interment in Timberville Cemetery.
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James Wallace See
Frederick County
See
Nimrod
Margaret Sherman See
Matthias
W. Va
Timberville
Marietta Neff
Tee
Hermand See
Winchester
Lester F
Alvin N. See
R. 1
Elizabeth See
Vandiver See
Harrisonburg
Frank Lee
Shirley
Jones Funeral Home
Evangelical Reformed Church
S. L. Flickinger
Stanley Vetters
E. B. Moore
E. L. Simmers
Paul Messick
J. W. Madigan
H. W. Boyd
Highway Fatalities Six Over Week End
Six people died in Virginia highway accidents over the weekend with seven others injured. Three men perished in the Roanoke area and a Leesburg high school girl Harriet Graves was killed when her car hit a bridge. Two pedestrians also lost their lives on highways.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Roanoke
Harriet Graves
Leesburg
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Guernsey
Jersey
Coleman Dunn
Fred Neher
Junior
Philco
Crosley
Coleman Dunn, R. P. & C. R. Duvall
Jolliffe, Snider & Hershman
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Jardiniere
Rogers
G. G., Baker
Clara
James W. See
Douete Furereo
Fort Burns
Minoneus
United States
Municipal Finance Officers Association
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Cameron St
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Valley W’strip & Awn. CO
C. I. Brumback & Sons
DeSoto
Chapman Motor CO
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