Frisch Named National League Most Noble Player
Frank Frisch captain of the St. Louis Cardinals was voted the National League Most Noble Player for 1930 by baseball writers. He won with 65 points, ahead of Chuck Klein and Bill Terry, in a three way contest. Elwood English finished fourth with 30 points as notables from other teams also received votes.
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Associated Press
New York
Frank Frisch
St. Louis Cardinals
Hall of Fame
Frisch
Baseball Writers
William J. Slo¢dum
Baseball Writers Association of America
Abe
Chuck Klein
Phillies
Bill Terry
New York Giants
Klein
Terry
Elwood English
Cubs
Vance
Fordham Flash
Keystone
St. Louis
Paul Waner
Hack Wilson
Cardinals
Pepper Martin
Burleigh Grimes
Bill Hallahan
Jim Elliott
Phila
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Brlyn
Finn
Bklyn
Clark
Root
Chist. L
Chi
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Fitzsimmons
N. Y
Wreiht
Gelbert
St. In
Meine and Thevenow
Pittsburgh
Bissonette
Brooklyn
Martin
Grimes
Johnson
Hallahan
Hogan
Walker
Middletown News Highlights Local Visits and Homecoming
Middletown residents join regional gatherings and a Yorktown celebration. Herbert Rhodes and Fred Larrick visited Charlottesville and Richmond to see relatives, then attended Yorktown events. Local families attended Odd Fellows homecoming in Lynchburg and shared weekend visits with friends and relatives across Virginia and Washington.
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Middletown
Herbert Rhodes
Fred Larrick
Charlottesville
Lexington
Willam Rhodes
Paul Rhodes
Richmond
Yorktown
Odd Fellows
Tnuir Childrens
Lynchburg
Claude Stickley
Leslie Wright
H. S. Jones
C. F. Carper
Julian Kline
Cornwallis
George Washington
Myrtle Rhodes
Frances Jolliffe
Virginia Grantham
Miss Peyton
Miss Woodward
Public sale notice of 16 shares Potomac Edison 17 percent preferred stock
Public sale to be held in front of the Court house at 11 o clock on Tuesday November 3 1931. Items include 16 shares Potomac Edison Company 17 percent preferred stock Shenandoah Valley National Bank estate of Geo H Magruder and 10 shares Potomac Edison Company 7 percent preferred stock Admin Est Katherine Rauhof 1047 Wed Sat 7t
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Potomac Edison Company
Shenadoah Valley National Bank
Geo. H. Magruder
Potomacdison Company
Shenadoah Valley National Bank Admi
Katherine Rauhof
Whitacre Notes and Visitors in Whitacre Virginia
Whitacre Virginia October 21. Edward Knee and family called on friends in the village. Martinsburg West Virginia visitors include Mrs. W B Rind and son Harry. Irene Strother spent Sunday with Mildred and Goldie Sargeant. J D Barrow and sons Billy and Guy returned home with Mrs Barrow. Thelma Ruth Eileen visit Angers Store residents. Rea A Whitacre and Mrs Hollis Braithwaite called Sunday. Rev S J Goode spent a night with Mr and Mrs Landon Whitacre. Allen Lee and Carolyn Loy visited grandmother Annie Whitacre. Mrs Ellis Haines and Florence Whitacre attended an evening in the village. Ruth Smith and Nat with Catherine Haines and Rhodella Adams visited Mrs George Whitacre.
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Whitacre
Edward Knee
W. B. Rind
Harry
Martinsburg
W. Va
Irene Strother
Mildred
Goldie Sargeant
J. D. Barrow
Billy
Guy
Elkins
Barrow
Landon Whitacre
Allen Lee
Carolyn Loy
Annie Whitacre
Ellis Haines
Florence Whitacre
Ruth Smith
Nat
Catherine Haines
Rhodella Adams
George Whitacre
Winchester’s Home Run King Receives Cup Honor
Abner I. Johnson, star of the Winchester Park Association baseball team, earned a silver loving cup after hitting 10 home runs in the just finished season. The award was presented by A. G. Swanson, a local furniture dealer and auctioneer, and the cup, engraved with Johnson’s name and homer motif, is on display at Swanson’s South Loudoun street store.
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Abner I. Johnson
King
Winchester Park Association
A. G. Swanson
Johnson
Hit Run Driver Says Robbers Forced Fear of Stopping
MARTINSBURG West Virginia Oct 21 Lee A Brown near here says he did not stop after striking a pedestrian with his car because he believed the man and a companion were robbers. The injured man is John Thomas of Stanley Virginia. Brown reported the incident to police. Stanley and his companion were in the area seeking apple picking work.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Lee A. Brown
Here
John Thomas
Stanley, Va
Brown
Stanley
Lexington
Washington and Lee
Sawyers
Bailey
Mattox
de Hart
Virginia Cavaliers
West Virginia
Generals
Scottish Rite Masons Plan Fall Reunion in Alexandria
The Valley of Alexandria Virginia Scottish Rite Masons announce their fall reunion at the Masonic Temple from October 26 to 29. A large class will receive degrees with delegations from Winchester Harrisonburg Front Royal Woodstock Strasburg Clarendon Frederickburg and Fairfax taking active part in the degree conferrals. The event opens October 26 with the fourth and fourteenth degrees, and Front Royal will confer the thirteenth degree with rehearsals in their town.
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Valley of Alexandria
Orient of Virginia
Alexandria
Masonic Temple
Percy E. Clift
Winchester
Harrisonburg
Front Royal
Woodstock
Strasburg
Clarendon
Fredericksburg
Fairfax
Independent candidate for Frederick County revenue commissioner
H C Moore declares candidacy for Frederick County Commissioner of Revenue as an independent. He notes his status as a disabled World War Veteran and pledges his best service to the public.
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Frederick County
Sale notice for Watson house and lot in Loudoun Manor
Public auction at the Loudoun Manor front County Courthouse at twelve noon on October 24, 1931. Terms require 1 3 cash with the balance due in one and two years. James P. Reardon is the trustee handling the sale.
Whitacre 4-H Club Finishes Record and Sets Day
Whitacre Virginia record books completed by all members at the October 1 meeting. Preparations underway for Achievement Day in Winchester on October 31. Club plans better food work this winter. Next meeting scheduled for November.
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Whitacre
Winchester
Green Spring Notes in Green Spring Virginia
Green Spring notes report locals busy with apples in October. Ray Fries and Kenneth Strowbridge, workers in Winchester, stayed over the weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Strowbridge, at Martinsburg, the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Strowbridge.
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Warren Hammack
Isabelle Hammack
Washington
C. C. Hammack
G. W. Ropp
Green Spring
Ray Fries
Kenneth Strobridge
Winchester
J. Son
Edgar Aecallie
Martinsbigeg
E. H. Strowbridge
Sun Beau Slated To Retire From Training
Laurel Md Oct 21 Willis Sharpe Kilmer owner of Sun Beau a 6 year old leading money winner confirms Sun Briar Beautiful Lady son will be thrown out of training and retired permanently The horse has trained here for the Washington Handicap with total winnings of 375 744 and cups and trophies valued around 80000
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Laurel, Md
Willis Sharpe Kilmer
Laurel
Late Conveyances Of County Realty
Real estate transfers admitted to record in Frederick County include leases for filling station property at Opequon Kernstown and near Hayfield with 1 cent per gallon gasoline royalty. Transfers involve W Maynard Bayliss to Texas Company W E Henson to W A Henson A Y White to Mrs H J Stoehr Emma Shade Potts to I Carson Whitacre Jacob A Rudolph to Texas Company E E Strosnider to Chas M Triplett C F Moss to Lowell Brannon and W H Branner to Texas Company with nominal or low consideration.
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Frederick County
W. Maynard Bayliss
Texas Company
Opequon
W. E. Henson
W. A. Henson
Front Royal Pike
A. Y. White
H. J
Kernstown
Quote and Style Shifts Highlight Modern Truth and Fashion
A reflective line notes truth relies on facts not perception. The piece signals a rising millinery trend as fashion shifts. A stray observation mentions many night cars show only one headlamp, hinting at urban lighting themes.
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Mixed
A dense list of crossword clues across and down with partial letter patterns and fragmented words includingDeserts Obese Matched Proclamation Erudite Vapor Direction Lubricate Rodents Slender marine fish An article Fr An exclamation Part of a hanging scale River in southern China In contact with Immediately Preposition Pertaining to type Temple A pronoun A republic Abbr Consume Hawaiian Islands abbr Printers measure An iota One of two or more Vehicle Lodge Eternity Current To trim Number Reconcile Less difficult Loops Provokes Lists. Down clues include Whirl rapidly cap render Girl s name clerical degree Frozen basket God of light myth So Part of verb to be Spanish sentinel Exclude One Scot Goddess of dawn unit of work fruit plural Opening Simple preposition Like Concerning Insect Mimic Encountered Unit To this extent Originated Half a laugh Majestic Dlot Eyes Scot Raucous Wager Lair Frank Skin Philippine men A course Aroe Scot The egg of an insect Received Before poet Relating to Negative Answer to Previous Puzzle
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China
Hawaiian Islands
Maryland faces V M I in Richmond despite injuries to two regulars
Maryland coach Curley Byrd rests key players Al Woods and Ted Keenan to avoid setbacks before the Southern Conference clash with V M I in Richmond. Elsewhere in Virginia several colleges held scrimmages as Virginia Tech, Washington and Lee, and Virginia prepared for upcoming games including Kentucky and the Cavalier showdown.
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Curley Byrd
Maryland University
Richmond
al Woods
Ted Keenan
Maryland
Hoover deploys razor back hogs to guard Rapidan fishing grounds
A satirical note claims President Hoover set a cordon of razor back hogs around Rapidan Virginia fishing areas to deter snakes. It asserts a hog bite kills a snake and offers a jumbled, humorous definition of a free land with two dubious options.
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Hoover
Rapidan
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