Accidents Prompt Calls for Safer Hunting Practices
The Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries reports hunting accidents as a recurring issue and urges sportsmen to practice strict gun safety. Chairman Carl H. Nolting presents a Hunter's Decalogue with ten rules covering loading, handling, target verification, and avoidance of risky situations to prevent tragedies.
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Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Commission
Carl H. Nolting
Nolting
Scout Troop 40 Plans Camporee and Recruitment Contest
The Scout Scribe notes Troop 40 opened with the oath and flag salute then a short drill. Discussion covered next week’s Camporee and a contest offering a prize to the boy who brings in the most new members before November. Scribe Edward T. Clark reports Tom Pollard’s tender foot test and the meeting ended with the Scout master’s benediction.
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Troop 40
Tom Pollard
Local Court Docket Tallies DUI and Disorderly Offenses
Monday trials before Trial Justice Donald Weems list defendants from Washington D C Gore and area with charges including drunk and disorderly driving under liquor influence and disorderly conduct. Sentences include fines 10 to 100 dollars and periods of imprisonment or suspension for multiple defendants.
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Court of Trial
Donald Weems
Jesse Watson
Columbia
D. C
Olan Anderson Miller
Gore
Raymond Kline
Northwestern Grade
Paul Ppoint Volr
Lee Ashby
Halifax
William Slonaker
Pine Street
William L. Bowman
Edmunds St
N. W
Washington
Maynard Baker
Fishers Hill
Sarah Brooks
Haddox Row
I Newcome
Duain Duncan
Weston
W. Va
A. J. Tavenner
Frederick County
Frank E. Loery
Forest Gulick
Frank E. Lorey
James Good
Examinations for Civil Service in National Defense
Civil Service Commission seeks qualified inspectors for War Department quartermaster corps with openings paying 1620 to 2000 a year plus 3 12 percent retirement. Posts include hats hosiery textiles clothing and related junior inspector roles. Also open competitive exams for aquatic biology veterinary and bacteriology posts with salaries up to 3200. Details from Herman Lee at the local post office.
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Civil Service Commission
Quartermaster Corps
War Department
Commission
Washington
Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
U. 8
Public Health Service
Federal Security Agency
Herman Lee
U. 8. Civil Service Examiners
Knitting at Nebraska Game Lifts Spirits at KU
Kansas University fans saw a 53 to 2 defeat by Nebraska on October 22. A solitary female spectator kept her afternoon cheerful by pulling out knitting during the third quarter, proving morale can endure amid a lopsided outcome.
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Lawrence
Kas
Kansas University
Nebraska
Answers to Today's Quiz Show Read on Page Four
Answers to test questions printed on page 4 list six items with partial solutions. The responses include baseball teams the Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers, and names and places such as Stanford White, Tibet, and Passamaquoddy.
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Unknown
Cincinnati Reds
Detroit Tigers
Fish
Needles
Tibet
Stanford White
Black Patti
Yies
Passamaquoddy
Consideration of Others in School Conduct
A student plea for recognizing helpers in classes, dances, and plays and urging gratitude. It urges thoughtful conduct in halls, avoiding hit and run behavior, and apologizing when bumping into someone.
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Moter
Library Club Elects New Members for Book Week
The Library Club held its second meeting with many attendees and announced new members Colleen pageant Mary Carson Betty Forrest Kathleen Harman Mildred Kramer Betty Alden Pifer Julia Rena Richards Naomi Shanholtz Josephine Unger Kula Yentral They planned Book Week with the theme Good Books Good Friends and invited ideas for exhibits from Miss Payne and members.
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Library Club
Colleen Pageant
Mary Carson
Betty Forrest
Kathleen Harman
Mildred Kramer
Betty Alden Pifer
Julia Rena Richards
Naomi Shanholtz
Josephine Unger Kula Yentral
Miss Payne
Mudd Miller Striker Fowle Over Seamstress Taylor
Dirt replaces Mudd in a wordplay list. The sequence swaps surnames with related occupations and color terms in a chain of substitutions. The result mixes names and roles to form a playful, shifting roster.
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Babe Ruth
Clark Berryville
Boyce Popeye
Henry Latin
Butler
Open Forum: Student urged care to keep school attractive
A letter to the editor notes summer painting of the lunchroom, play court, and study hall to improve the school. It urges students to avoid defacing walls with graffiti and to protect Handley High School’s high Virginia rating.
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Handley
Virginia
Pigskin Parade: Lettermen in Backfield Roles
Bobby Green, in his second year as a letterman, versatility in backfield and solid pass defense. Jack Boyce Sadie quarterbacks but does not call signals, often bucking the line. Eli Garber, junior, is a strong right half back, bucking the line and a top pass catcher. Clayton Cochran, second year letterman, excels at running reverses and solid defense.
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Bobby Green
Bobby
Letterman
Jack Boyce
Sadie
Eli Garber
Eli
Clayton Cochran
Clayton
Who's Who In Mrs Thresh's Room
A captured yearbook-like listing names multiple curiosities. It names students such as Mildred Smith Jeanne Baker Betty Vickers Mildred Garber Marjorie Frye Sara Daucherty and Mary Gerank with awards like Biggest Tease Most Musical and Most Athletic.
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Muriel Brokenbrough
Betty Canbell
Mildred Smith
Betty Vickers
Ethel Punk
Jeanne Baker
Betty Bick
Mildred Garber
Marjorie Frye
Sara Daucherty
Mary Gerank
Handley High School Alumni Timeline Highlights
Seventeen years ago Handley played Charlottesville High School. Seven years ago Horace Hott became yearbook Editor in chief. Six years ago Miriam Curry became Junior Class president. The Turner Ashby Chapter showed Sidney Lanier to Handley High. A Washington trip prize awaited the top attendance and punctuality class.
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Handley
Charlottesville High School
Horace Hott
Miriam Curry
Turner Ashby
Handley High Ool
Sidney Lanier
Washington
Mifflin Clowe
Mrs. McNally
Booster Club
Mrs. Perry
Gossip and Teen Talk at Harrisonburg High
Local chatter notes Hilda Armel with a new watch and Ann Woolfolk driving Sinclair trucks. Pupils discuss homeward worries after Harrisonburg game, private dancing lessons, who the brunette with Paul Cram is, and Miss Larrick’s room intrigue.
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Hilda Armel
Ann Woolfolk
Jokes and Q A Ghastly Mix of Schoolroom Banter
A string of jokes and quips from a class setting featuring students and teachers. Lines reference Lincoln Gettysburg address Romeo Juliet geography geometry and Sir Walter Raleigh with playful puns about history and figures. The source captures schoolday humor and classroom camaraderie.
Balloon Promotion Promises Big Boost for School Spirit
Booster Club sells maroon balloons with a white H to raise school spirit. Mr. Hale plans to inflate them with gas for a nickel each. Buy one to support the Judges and display at the next game. watch for a sal notice.
Singing In The Rain Cheering Section Shines
At Saturday’s game the Handley band features a list of performances and singers. The lineup includes Thelma Edwards and Paul Cram performing Only Forever and more with Ward Whitham and Dick, Bichert with Fansler, and Shryock among others.
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Thelma Edwards
Paul Cram
Wayne Whitham
Blue Love Birds
Jack Seal
Margaret Dick
Patrica Barr
Dotty Moore
Mr. Ochs
Bill Louthan
Jean Bichert
Vincent Fansler
Sien
Charles Odd
Susan Shryock
Handley School Notes On Facilities And Activities
Handley auditorium houses 1520 seats and 43 light switches while the building features 66 main floor rooms and 60 hall lights. A Bible from the Golden Rule Bible Class was donated to the school. Mrs Peery coached an Interscholastic girls team. Miss Beckwith’s first study hall caused Mr. Coe to mistake her for a student. Mrs Barr’s office was once the boys shower room. Busts of Washington Jackson Lee Jefferson and Hunter McGuire adorn the main hall. Junior play casting is underway for late November and Handley pins with football motifs will be sold for 10 cents.
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George Washington
Appropriate Program For Registration Day
A patriotic assembly on Wednesday morning featured the band accompanying songs America and God Bless America. Mr. Quarles stressed that registration day is historic in peacetime and urged preparedness as Europe’s conflict shows the need for citizens to guard the country. He compared Revolutionary spirit with today’s patriotism before the pledge and march exit.
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America
Diplomats Meet for Conference Across Europe
Belgrade reports October 22 as British Minister Sir Ronald Campbell traveled to Istanbul. He is to join the British ambassador to Turkey and ministers to Bulgaria and Greece for talks, signaling an effort to unite Yugoslavia with Britain and Turkey against Germany.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Ronald Campbell
Istanbul
Tur
Key
Bulgaria
Greece
Ere
Turkey
Seventh and Eighth Grade Soccer Championship at Junior High
In physical education, seventh and eighth grade classes form teams and elect captains. Morning and noon sessions select winning squads. final matches determine the eighth grade winner, then a final junior high title game pits seventh and eighth grade champions against each other.
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M. C. Arnold
Eva Bledsoe
E Braithwaites
Retaoin
Martha Bowers
M. E. Norris
CO. Omps
M. A. Howard
T. Copenhaver
M. Bowers
Inquiring Reporter Weighs Girls Attending School Dances
The exchange features Charlotte Schlack and others praising school dances for fun and variety. Some view the dances as a chance for girls to be noticed, while others question whether girls should have to ask to attend.
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Charlotte Schlack
Jim Thompson
Edgar Whiting
Buddy Cram
Mr. Bennett
Ann Dunbar Williams
June Cline
The Maroon and White Quill Debuts With Praise
The first issue of The Maroon and White Quill is praised for lively senior high style and standout features. It highlights seventh to ninth graders progress, reviews Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and includes Across the Sea by Courtney Fauver with Brenda Carter and Betty Edmond. The issue showcases football themes, full line-up and game schedule, strong art and color exhibitions, and hopes for future success.
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Dr. Jekyl
Mr. Hyde
Courtney Fauver
Brenda Carter
Betty Edmond
Eirs
Handley Students Battle Rain With Blankets and Umbrellas
Mr Ochs notes the rain at a Handley game as students crowd under blankets newspapers and umbrellas. Alumni like Dunlap Patton Dunn Whitham and Yeakle return to cheer while others brave the damp weather.
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Mr. Ochs
Dunlap
Patton
Dunn
Whitham
Yeakle
Deedie
Tom
Scoots
Winnie
Lester
Hamman
Milk wagon crash nets cats free breakfast for night
Philadelphia report notes neighborhood cats were first on the scene when a milk wagon crashed. More than 20 cats drank from 192 broken bottles of milk spilled on the street.
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Philadelphia
City and County Realty Transfers in Winchester and Frederick County
A list of real estate transfers shows Julia V. Nail and others selling parcels on North Loudoun Street to Abraham C. Schnee for 21000 dollars. Numerous parcels and rights of way are conveyed to the City of Winchester for 1 dollar each for street widening and utilities, plus other private sales in Frederick County including farms, tracts near Kernstown and Brucetown, and a manganese mine outfit sale to American Alloy Corporation for 25000 dollars. Transfers involve many individuals, banks, and trustees with prices and purposes noted.
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Winchester
Julia V. Nail
Abraham C. Schnee
Loudoun Street
R. W. Bowers
G. C. Helsley
Harry W. Stotler
James M. Hott
Marshall Clevenger
Shenandoah Valley Apple Cider and Vinegar Company
Frederick County
City of Winchester
Pairmont Avenue
W. Greenawalt
Greenawalt Addition
H. B.dunlap
Berryville Avenue
F. A. Shryock
L. Harris
Als
Vincent Miller
Harris
E. A. Knight
Daisy E. Williams
Senseney Road
Eva M. Barr
Edith Viola Filetcher
C. A. Walter Et Ux
R. K. Burcham
Opequon
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Brady W. Largent
Kernstown
Arthur Crouse
Boyd R. Waugh
Frederick
John W. Ward
Emma Ward Barrett
J. M. Strother
Lloyd P. Fisher
Carl W. Sirbaugh
Wienchester
Martha Ellen Snapp
Kathleen Snapp
Middle Road
Cedar Creek
C. H. Triplett
Carper’s Valley
Winchster
Lewis A. Hudson
D. H. Sencindiver
Grimes
Charles F. Nelson
American Alloy Corporation
Paddy Run
H. P. McKinney
Thomas L. Perry
Shawnee
Costly Kick Ends Field Trial For Dog Spud
In Nebraska City on October 22 a dog named Spud owned by Robert Poggemeyer was kicked in the face by a pheasant during a championship field trial. Spud reached the finals and was sent to retrieve a shot bird when the pheasant attacked, injuring his mouth and costing him the win.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Spud
Robert Poggemeyer
Henry Ford Praises Newspapers as Daily Educators
Henry Ford calls newspapers the best teachers arriving daily and keeping readers informed with rapid updates. He notes their speed and consistency as a key public resource for education and knowledge.
Death Removes Mrs Graham In Shanghai China
A cable reports the death of Mrs James R Graham in China. Born Sophie Peck in Hampden Sydney Virginia 75 years ago she married Dr James R Graham in 1889 and sailed for the Presbyterian mission field in China where they served fifty years. She is survived by her husband and a daughter, Miss Sophie Graham, of Shanghai.
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Lexington
James R. Graham
China
Graham
Sophie McHenry Peck
Thomas Peck
Union Theological Seminary
Sarah Worthington Peck
Baltimore
Hampden- Sydney
Winchester
Presbyterian
Sophie Graham
Shanghai
War News Censored Caution for Readers of The Star
Readers of The Star are cautioned that news from most of Europe is subject to censorship before it is transmitted to the United States.
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the Star
Europe
United States
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Snowny” Taylor
Mr. Browning
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Jean Shryock
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Sir Walter Raleigh
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