Virginia Gold Cup entries close in April
Warrenton Va March 26 Entries for the sixteenth annual Virginia Gold Cup meeting to be run May 1 at Broadview estate near Warrenton will close April 20 The association expands the program to include three hurdle races The Noel Laing Memorial at Montpelier Hunt Meeting is renamed Fauquier plate with unchanged conditions The six race card features the Virginia Gold Cup about four miles on a timber course and the Virginia National about three miles on an English park type brush course designed by William du Pont Jr
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Warrenton
Alexander B. Hagner
Broadview
G. Randolph Scott
Noel Laing
William du Pont, Jr
Warrenton Hunt Cup Races At Broadview Schedule Set
The Warrenton Hunt Club announced a slate of hurdle and timber races with purses from 300 to 1500 dollars. The event includes the Warrenton hunt cup the Broadview and Fauquier plates plus an agriculture purse for local farmers. Secretary treasurer George W. Cutting notes highway improvements ease access and an automobile viewing park will place the course under watch from cars.
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Brush
Warrenton Hunt Country
George W. Cutting
Association
Broadview
Two Flower Types Give Plants Self Pollination Edge
The term clestogamous describes plants bearing two flower types such as the whilkwort. If one flower set is destroyed the underground flowers still produce seeds through self pollination.
Roundup of early 1930s baseball and sports chatter
Eddie Brie tz surveys a broad springtime notes page touching on Washington Cincinnati Boston New Orleans and Cleveland prospects. Mentions Virgil Davis Dick Coffman Lou Berger Ernie Lombardi Bill Tilden and Joe Louis with speculative bets and manager opinions.
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van Mungo
Lou Berger
Indiana
Cliff Bolton
Clark Griffith
Hubbell
Bill Tilden
New Orleans
Larry Gilbert
Ernie Lombardi
Reds
Paul Waner
Babe Phelps
New York
Joe Louis
Braddock
Boston Bees
St. Petersburg
Paul Mickelson
Stuart Bell
Cleveland Press
George Jeffcoat
Dodgers
Jim Peterson
Naval patrol to carry on despite Valencia note
British officials said the four power naval neutrality patrol will continue its work as it lacks jurisdiction over government or insurgent shipping. Valencia and Burgos regimes were excluded from the control plan after objections. Despite the note, officials expect little practical impact as 27 nations pledge to bar war materials to Spain.
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London
Valencia
Burgos
Spain
Cafe Shake-Down Busted in Gotham by Jury Verdict
A $2,000,000-a-year restaurant shake-down scheme, created by a murdered gangster and tied to the city’s economy, was smashed today as a blue ribbon jury in supreme court returned its verdict in New York.
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Cafe
Gotham
New York
Supreme Court
Guilty Verdicts Prompt Emotional Reactions in Court
In a state trial court last night the word guilty was uttered 182 times as seven defendants were found guilty of extortion and conspiracy tied to a restaurant owners' association and the operation of two restaurant employees' unions. Relatives sobbed in corridors while two defendants protested innocence. Maximum terms face each man in the 200 to 300 year range.
Brevard College President to Speak at Bethel High
Waynesville March 26 Dr ER J Coltrane president of Brevard College will deliver the annual commencement address tonight at Bethel high school.
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Waynesville
ER. J. Coltrane
Brevard College
Bethel High School
Virginia Teacher Named Master Teacher of Vocational Agriculture
John W. Studebaker announced Woodlawn High School instructor W. L. Creasy as the master teacher of vocational agriculture to the south for 1936. The honor includes a $100 cash prize. Creasy stood out among 961 teachers across 12 states. runner ups were George N. Wakefield second, J. H. Mitchell third, and C. T. Pardue fourth.
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Washington
John W. Studebaker
W. L. Creasy
Woodlawn
South
Creasy
George N. Wakefield
Homestead
Fla
J. H. Mitchell
Baldwin, Ga
C. T. Pardue
Paris, Tenn
Prize Roosters To Aid Blind Children Auction Planned
In Montgomery 24 prize roosters donated by state governors, the Postmaster General, a U S senator and a mayor await auction by the Lions Club. Proceeds fund aid for blind and near blind children.
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Montgomery
Ala
James A. Farley
U. S
Lions Club
All-Bran testimonial boosts constipation cure claim
A mother credits Kellogg's All-Bran with ending her severe constipation after childbirth. She says the cereal provides bulk, absorbs water to form a soft mass, and supplies vitamin B and iron, reducing the need for medicines. Battle Creek firm endorses product through ads.
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Alyndris Re ’Y Road
Oxford
England
Kellogg's
Battle Creek
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Heloise Martin
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Southern Manor Quality
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Southern Manor
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White House
N.B. C
Southern Manor Pineapple
D. P. Blend Coffee
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Pound
Eddie Brietz
Atlanta
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Bucky Harris
Senators
Red Sox
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Virgil Davis
Giants
Dick Coffman
Gulfport
Travis Jackson
Jersey City
Joe McCarthy
Virginia
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