1943 October issue Tattle Tale 2021.02.06

1943 October issue Tattle Tale 2021.02.06

The October, 1943 Issue of the Blacksburg Highschool newsletter "Tattle Tale"

The March, 1943 Issue of the Blacksburg Highschool newsletter "Tattle Tale" that includes school information, activities, and social intrigue that gives a high schooler's interpretation of local culture and activities.

Cover -Orange paper with a picture of a witch sitting on a flying broom behind a branch with an owl sitting on the branch in from of a circle, likely a show of the moon.
Page 1 - Tattle Tale - shows the staff of the news letter, and the right column is about what the Tattle Tale is.
Page 2 - School News - this section includes 3 articles, the first about "Pep Meetings" that the school was having and suggesting that people should join in an help out, the second talks about the now organized student congress, "student Congress Organized." the final article lists the recent graduates of 1943 and what appears to be what the graduates are doing at the time/where they are planning to go with a blurb about this continuing on an illegible section, "page 2."
Page 3 - Jokes - after the jokes, there is an add for buying a subscription to the Tattle-Tale.
Page 4 - Literary - story 1 - "The Whims of the Aunts and Canoes" by Jean McCormack, a short story about using a canoe to get groceries. Story 2 - "The Strange Case of a Toothprint" by Lucille Castleman, this seems to be an ongoing murder mystery that continues on the next page.
Page 5 - Literary - this continues the story "The Strange Case of a Toothprint," by Lucile Castleman on the previous page, concluding this issue of the story by stating that the conclusion will come in the next months issue. After the story, there is a notice about a "War Bond and Stamp Campaign" run by the student Congress.
Page 6 - Decensored - a school approved way to spread what seems to be rumor's for the audience to enjoy and use as they want.
Page 7 - censored - Finishes the Rumors and has a final paragraph that tells people to turn in rumors and things to editors and members of the "Tattle-Tale" team, even going so far as to suggest people open their friend's diaries to get "dirt" to share. After the piece ends a cartoon to symbolize people should join in more school activities appears, working by showing water labeled as "School Activities" and having a boy saying "Come in - the water's fine!"
Page 8 - Sports - the majority of the page is severely weathered and illegible, but it appears to be 3 article, titled " B. H. S. Cheer Leaders," "B. H. S. vs. R. H. S." and "B. H. S. vs. D. H. S."
Page 9 - Clubs - this page has articles on 4 clubs and their latest news and has a continuation from a part of the sports page.
Page 10 - Sports - continues the articles from the first "Sports" page, and continues the article on the Graduate stories from the "School News" page, and finished the article on the "Clubs" page.
Page 11 - Advertisement - The Lyric Theatre, Blacksburg Heating and Plumbing, The Collection at Hunter's, Star Barber Shop, the Corner Drug Store, and the Blacksburg Sample Store.
Page 12 - Advertisement - College Book Store, Rose's, Tech Drug Store, the College Inn, John the Barber and Warren, and the Southern Grill.