Presidents with Many Sons and Daughters
An exploration of presidential families notes Rutherford Hayes with seven sons and William H. Harrison with six boys and four girls while five presidents had more daughters than sons. It also mentions George Washington as unusually childless and recalls staffer Vic Randall at the News-Worker and Hazel Hix resuming night shift.
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John Quincy Adams
United States
Rutherford Hayes
William H. Harrison
Thomas Jefferson
John Tyler
Zachary Taylor
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
James Monroe
William McKinley
Woodrow Wilson
George Washington
Finishing Department News Highlights Local Visits and Illness
Social notes record gatherings and guests from V. P. I. Max Meadows and Charlottesville. The piece lists several families hosting or visiting, plus health updates including Mrs. Dennis Ratcliff in the hospital and Miss Cecil Holliday off work for her mother’s illness.
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Cecil Holliday
Death of John Lucas Richardson at 35 in Lynchburg
John Lucas Richardson 35 died May 29 after a lengthy illness in Catawba Sanatorium. He was a Fairview Baptist Church member in Lynchburg and survived by wife, one son, mother Mrs. Caroline Richardson, two sisters Mrs. L C Marshall and Mrs. Verlie Lindsey, four brothers George Carl Ted of Lynchburg Homer of Detroit. Funeral held Friday at 4 PM at the Lynchburg Baptist church, Rev Mansfield officiating, burial at Spring Hill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lucas Richardson
Early Southern
Dobson Mills
Catawba
Fairview Baptist Church
Lynchburg
Caroline Richardson
A. L. Richardson
L. C. Marshall
Pulaski
Verlie Lindsey
Spout Springs
George
Carl
Ted
Homer
Detroit
Michigan
Baptist Church
Mansfield
Spring Hill Cemetery
Funeral note for John Lucas Richardson in Lynchburg
Mrs Early Southern attended the funeral of her uncle John Lucas Richardson in Lynchburg on Friday. Mrs Woodie Sutphin is visiting her sister Mrs Early Southern.
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Mrs
Woodie Sutphin
Mrs. Early Southern
Night Loopers News Highlights Local Visitor Gatherings
Mrs. Cleve Byrd and son Carson of Superior West Virginia visited the Callahan home over the weekend. Mrs. Byrd remained for a month while Mr. Byrd returned to Baltimore. Virginia Whitaker and son Tommy visited John Chandler in Poplar Hill, and Fred Carper with children visited W H Hoback in East Pulaski. Guida Sharpe from Radford State Teachers College stayed with sister Jesse Webb in South Washington Avenue. Lewis Andrews drove to Salem on Sunday.
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Cleve Byrd
Carson
Superior
West Virginia
Brown Callahan
Callahan
Clyde Byrd
Baltimore
Mr. Byrd
Mrs. Byrd
Virginia Whitaker
Tommy
John Chandler
Poplar Hill
Fred Carper
W. H. Hoback
East Pulaski
Guida Sharpe
Radford State Teachers College
Jesse Webb
South Washington Avenue
Day Knitters News By Custis Howlett
Mrs Eula Horton visited the Brattons Sunday. J W Whisman of Sugar Grove and Ray Prater also visited. G H Nicewander of Princeton WV visited Mrs J S Gusler who is ill. Albert Alderman and daughter Elizabeth and Dorothy Combs visited Roy Millicons in Radford last weekend. S J Davis Cripple Creek is ill at Clarence Hagee’s. Arlee Thompson visited Sunday. Abbie Gallimore Otley Jackson and children Earl and Howard were guests of Claude Holliday Sunday.
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J. W. Whisman
Sugar Grove
Ray Prater
G. H. Nicewander
Princeton
West Virginia
Albert Alderman
Elizabeth
Dorothy Combs
Roy Millicons
Radford
S. J. Davis
Cripple Creek
Clarence Hagee
Arlee Thompson
Thompson
Abbie Gallimore
Otley Jackson
Earl and
Howard
Claude Holliday
Lawrence Hagee Undergoes Major Operation at Roanoke Hospital
Lawrence Hagee underwent a major operation at a Roanoke hospital on Monday. Mr and Mrs C R Holliday and Mr and Mrs McGlothin attended a grave decoration in Carroll county Sunday. Miss May Corder visited her friends nearby.
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Alda Kegley
Cassie Kegley
Pulaski Hospital
Elmer Eversole
C. C. Davis
Edna Manuel
Lawrence Hagee
Roanoke Hospital
Carroll County
May Corder
Elsie Dalton
Ocie Hancock
Herbert Dean
Carroll Sunday
Local Social Roundup and Farm Economy Snapshots
Mrs Mary Corder of Wytheville and other locals visited relations and attended a graduation in Max Meadows. Arthur Pickerel returned to Roanoke, Betty Bandy resumed work, and several Harlow and Hancock family members were noted. U.S. tenancy rate in 1937 stood at four of every ten farmers. Farm exports to trade partners rose 50 percent 1935 to 1938 while overall farm exports dipped slightly. Farm bankruptcies fell 70 percent from 1933 to 1938.
Farm mortgage debt hits 20 year low in 1939 fall
The United States farm mortgage debt fell to its smallest level in two decades during the fall of 1939, reflecting a notable downturn in agricultural financing.
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Gage
US Farm Exports to Latin America Rise After 1932
Farm exports to Latin America climbed from 38 million dollars in 1932 to about 53 million dollars in 1937 and 1938, reflecting growing regional demand for United States agricultural products.
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United States
Latin America
Farm land loss in U S in a century of cultivation
After a century of intense farming US land shows severe destruction and threats to vast tracts nearly equal to all cropland. Experts warn ongoing practices risk long term agricultural viability and food security.
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United States
Erosion and Leaching Drain Organic Matter on Harvested Acres
Erosion and leaching account for 40 percent of annual organic matter loss on the nation’s harvested lands, while crops themselves remove about 26 percent.
Irregular Farm Livestock Ownership in 1935 Census
The ten leading cotton states show 2 714 000 farms with 1 758 000 without dairy cows 973 000 without hogs and 340 000 without chickens according to the 1935 census.
Farm Income Surge Highlights 1938 Rise Over 1932
The data show cash farm income nationwide in 1938 rose 73 percent compared with 1932, reflecting a strong post drought recovery. The increase marks a notable expansion in agricultural earnings across the United States.
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Mamie Cregger
G. W. Reynolds
Helen
Ruth
Belva
Jenkins Jones
George Hix
George Jones
Ethel Hagee
Mackleysburg
Pennsylvania
Sue Haga
Florence
Colleen Semones
Junior Jennell
Jack Gordon
Belspring
Jane
Winifred Semones
Max Meadows
Brownie Miller
Helen Callahan
Wytheville
Dnuuvo
J. D. Huddle
Hazel Stuart
Virginia Vandegrift
Bobby
E. C. Powers
Tommy Powers
Robert Hutchens
Speedwell
Mabel Powers
Muriel Lytton
Mrs. Homer Hawkins
Haynes Stafford
Nellie
Ruby Borrer
Alma Hart
Washington, D. C
Woodsie Nelson
Vic” Randall
News- Worker
Vic
News-Worker
Hazel Hix
Hallie Elkins
Francis Richardson
Pauline Porter
Garnette Shufflebarger
Charlottesville
Carl Shufflebarger
Pennington Gap
Dennis Ratcliff
Clara Craig
Arthur Pickerel
Grace Cray
Baptist Memorial
Mildred Hufford
Lewis Andrews
Salem
Custis Howlett
Eula Horton
Harry Bratton
C. R. Holliday
Mrs. McGlothin
Mary Corder
David Whitaker
Ada Harlow
William Groseclose
Walter Harlow
Gladys Howlett
Roanoke
Betty Bandy
Ruby Hancock
Lorene Hancock
Christiansburg
J. W. McAllister
U. S
United States Farm
Electric Shop
Kes
Pulaski Motor Company, Inc
Zephyr
Norge Refrigerators
Ford Tractors
Firestone Tires
Zenith Radios
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