Autumn Madness Gridiron Showdowns Highlight Big Weekends
Pittsburgh faces Fordham at home and Notre Dame meets Army at Yankee Stadium in a weekend of major college football. Pitt and Army both boast strong offenses led by Sutherland and Crowley callouts, while Fordham eyes a first big upset after a string of unbeaten play. Notre Dame, boosted by a standout line and backfield of Stevenson, seeks to reclaim past glory against Army, with high stakes for national rankings.
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New York
New Heights
Pittsburgh
Fordham
Notre Dame
Agmny
Panther Stadium
Yankee Stadium
Pitt
Jock Suth
United
Sutherland
Marshall Goldberg
Dick Cassiano
Harold Stebbits
John Chickerneo
Rams
Jim Crowley
Len Eshmont
Purdue
Fire at Quantico Marine Post Destroys Two Buildings
A $50 000 fire at Quantico Marine Post in Quantico Virginia destroyed two buildings including the Post Exchange picture hall and gymnasium and the laundry. Officers estimate the damage at about $50 600 with the blaze detected shortly after 5 am.
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Quantico Base
Quantico
Antico Marine Post
Caus
Post Exchange
State Funds To Be Paid In Second Virginia Installment
Virginia localities to receive a total of 1 847 000 in the second quarterly installment from the state for school expenses. Checks were mailed or will be mailed to cities and counties including Harrisonburg 5 009 Rockingham 26 000 Augusta 28 000 Shenandoah 19 000 Page 10 000 Frederick 10 000 Winchester 6 000 Staunton 5 000 with December 5 as the tax deadline and January 1 as the expected third payment date.
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Richmond
Virginia
Sidney B. Hall
Harrisonburg
Rockingham County
Augusta
Shenandoah
Page
Frederick
Winchester
Staunton
Members Of Bund Attacked In Newark
In Newark New Jersey on October 27 police used night sticks to stop a disorderly crowd of several hundred attacking uniformed members of the German American Volksbund as they tried to leave a meeting. Five men were arrested after anti Nazi marchers demonstrated outside for over two hours.
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Newark
N. J
Volksbund
Germany
Senator Aubrey Weaver Breaks Shoulder in Accident
State Senator Aubrey G. Weaver of Front Royal slipped on the pavement in Harrisonburg in front of City News stand and fractured a shoulder bone. He sought doctors and was taken to Winchester Hospital where an X ray showed a badly fractured bone.
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Aubrey G. Weaver
Front Royal
Harrisonburg
Weaver
Jos. L. Wright
P. W. Boyd
Winchester
Winchester Hospital
Rush Holt Reframes Football Tactics as Coach
Washington senator Rush D Holt compares politics to football in an interview. He recalls coaching interference to lure the ball carrier away and notes both fields reward independent thinking and surprising the opposition. Holt reflects on lessons from Bedford City Virginia 14 years earlier.
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Eddy Gilmore
Washington
Rush D. Holt
D-W. Va
Solan
Bedford City
Holt
Service Sunday at St. Pauls Lutheran Church
Services will be conducted Sunday morning at 11 o clock at St. Pauls Lutheran Church by the Rev F L Roof pastor who has arrived from Tennessee to take over the parish formerly served by Rev Snyder Alleman There will be no evening service at Trinity in Stephens City due to Reformation services at Woodstock by churches of the Winchester conference.
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church
F. L. Roof
Tennessee
Snyder Alleman
Trinity
Stephens City
Woodstock
Winchester
How To Be Great Sermon At Cedar Cliff Church
Rev A B Mann of Thomas West Virginia conducted services at Cedar Cliff Presbyterian Church Vaucluse this week in place of Rev J T Owen. He preached that Naaman was great only after surrendering to God. Junior Choir and soloist Scott At a of Winchester performed. Tonight's sermon theme is What Shall I Do To Be Saved with the Senior Choir leading.
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A. B. Mann
Thomas
W. Va
Cedar Cliff Presbyterian Church
Vaucluse
J. T. Owen
Naaman
Scott Ata
Winchester
Judges 1939 Team To Play Martinsburg Here Friday
Winchester hosts Handley 1939 squad in first home game against Martinsburg Bullpups at the local stadium. The Attorneys meet the Bullpups after a scoreless Martinsburg tie and both teams test new coaching plans under Otis Snag Sargeant amid a reshaped roster.
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Martinsburg
Winchester
Handley
Ochs
Maddox
Noth
Ing
Otis “Snag” Sargeant
Day Seen as Moment Gonorrhea Could Be Eradicated
Dr. Walter Clarke told the American Public Health Association in Kansas City that gonorrhea may soon be eradicated following smallpox and other diseases thanks to sulfanilamide heat treatments and hormone therapy. He noted public interest and federal funding boost control efforts and called gonorrhea the most neglected major communicable disease after the common cold.
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Kansas City
America
Walter Clarke
New York
American Public Health Association
American Social Hygiene Association
Clarke
Robert Lewis
Yale University
Switch In Names of Horse Verified
LAUREL Md October 27 The Maryland Racing Commission announced it is convinced the horse racing in Maryland as the five year old James A is really the four year old Play Pal Jervis Spencer Jr chairman said the horse will be allowed to race at Pimlico under its real name Play Pal There are no penalties for owners or trainers pending proof of the switch Details show Play Pal formerly known as James A won at Delaware Park July 7 defeating Sun Egret Bull Whip and others Trainer R L Hanna claimed the real James A for Mrs E B Gilkes at Tropical Park Fla Mott bought the horse from Hanna and is the present owner with Matt Smart as trainer
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Tom Mott, Sr
Washington
Play Pal
Matt Smart
James A
Sun Egret
Bull Whip
Delaware Park
R. L. Hanna
E. B. Gilkes
Tropical Park
Fla
Bluenose Takes Her Title Home
Bluenose headed for Canada with strong prospects to retain the International Fishermen's Trophy title. Captain Ben Pine of the Thebaud criticized race management after the final race, while Angus Walters of the Canadian Cup Defender complained of scheduling and delays in Gloucester.
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Gloucester
Mass
Bluenose
North Atlantic
Canada
Motors
Ben Pine
Gertrude L. Thebaud
Thebaud
Angus Walters
Walters
United States
Pine and
Morton
Charles Lyons
Miss Hadow To Speak At Sweet Briar Founders Day
Sweet Briar College observes Founders Day on October 28 with 11 oclock chapel exercises led by Grace Hadow principal of the Society of Home Students Oxford University. President Glass presides and Dean Emily H. Dutton will announce.
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Sweet Briar
Sweet Briar College
Grace Hadow
Society of Home Students
Oxford University
Oxford
Lady Margaret Hall
Somerville
Glass
Robert A. Magill
St. John's Church
Lynchburg
Emily H. Dutton
James E. Michael
Seabiscuit and War Admiral Prep for Pimlico Showdown
In Baltimore on October 27 Seabiscuit and War Admiral entered final training for the mile and three sixteenths Pimlico Special. Jockey George Woolf, aboard the Biscuit, voiced confidence predicting a front finish. The race offers a $15,000 stake and marks the first meeting of the champions.
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Baltimore
Seabiscuit
George Woolf
Georgia
War Admiral
Western Plains
Georgie
Charles S. Howard
Pimlico
Oysters Feature Campaign Speeches By Gubernatorial Candidates
In Baltimore on October 27 oysters were served at political events for Democratic candidate Herbert R. O Conor and Republican candidate Harry W. Nice. O Conor pledged to oppose Chesapeake Bay oyster bed leases. Nice promised more oysters for watermen under a rehabilitation program during speeches in Cambridge and Denton.
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Baltimore
Chesapeake Bay
Herbert R. O’conor
Cambridge
Harry W. Nice
Denton
Illness Fatal To John Sours
A heart attack proved fatal to John Sours 43 in Covington Virginia on Monday. He was born August 2 1895 in Page County. Survived by brother David Sours parents Charles and unnamed mother two sons Melvin and William Henry Souis. Funeral details pending with shipment to Omps Funeral Home Page County.
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John Sours
Covington
David Sours
Mount Williams
Page County
Charles Sours
David
Melvin
William Henry Souis
Stanley
Omps Funeral Home
Fuller Rites On Friday
Funeral services for Ellis J. Fuller, 62, native of this city, will be held Friday at 3 PM from Centenary Reformed Church. He died at the local hospital after a short illness. Burial will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery with Masonic rites performed by Winchester Hiram Lodge No 21. Survived by wife Adelaide Hamilton, son Ellis J. Fuller Jr., Winchester, and siblings Julia and John.
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Centenary Reformed Church
Ellis J. Fuller
Puller
John W
Comfort Carper Puller
Frederick County
Washington, D. C
Adelaide Hamilton
Ellis J. Puller, Jr
Washington
John Puller
Winchester
Julia Puller
John Thomas
DAC
Bethesda Aoe A. F
A. M
Bethesda
S. L. Plickinger
D. D
Norman Uphouse
First Brethren Church
Mount Hebron Cemetery
A. PF
Hiram Lodge No
Moving Objects Seen Topsy Turvy
CHICAGO Oct 27 A second grade pupil eight year old Richard Kenealy reads upside down and backward. He describes motion as inverted with wheels in the air. Dr S J Krump an optometrist calls the case unique and suggests muscle training to improve his vision.
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Chicago
Richard Kenealy
Richard
S. J. Krump
Mother of Five Killed By Train Near Relay Maryland
Marie Dodson a 48 year old mother of five was found dead beside Baltimore and Ohio tracks in Relay Maryland. Patrolmen said a west bound freight train struck her as she crossed the tracks en route to a nearby grocery store. Train crew said they knew nothing of the accident.
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Baltimore
Marie Dodson
Baltimore and Ohio
Relay
Joseph Larsitis
Norman Brooks
Halethorpe
Navy Day Observed Amid War Readiness in Roosevelt Message
Navy Day events in Washington featured sea forces displays and celebrations while behind the scenes the fleet buildup continued. President Roosevelt in a radio address urged arming to deter aggression and in a letter to Secretary Swanson said the fleet must be ready to provide positive protection against any aggressor.
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Washington
America
Naval Service
Roosevelt
Swanson
Aimee’s Castle Sold As Bargain
In Los Angeles on October 27 two hardware dealers bought Sister Aimee Semple McPherson’s Jerish Castle named El Minera overlooking Lake Elsinore for about $119000 with $29000 in gold leaf adornments. Roy and John Scantland said they may turn the estate into a rest home or a military school.
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Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
Jerish Castle
Aimee
el Minera
Lake Elsinore
Roy
John Scantland
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Aubrey Weaver
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Rush Holt
Beltane , Va
St. Paul’s
Sargent
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Robert Hadden Haining
Palestine
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E. Piccadilly St
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