Good Progress In Soil Work By Virginia Farmers This Spring
March weather slowed growth but by April 1 Virginia farmers had plowed most land and planted early crops. Wheat stands were below average as 1940 prospects depend on moisture. grain stocks vary, with corn higher than last year. Pastures and fruit prospects are mixed, with fruit set awaiting warmer weather and citrus likely down after freezes. Milk and egg production per cow and per hundred hens show modest changes from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
United States
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Virginia
Ising
Carolinas
Georgia
Florida
History of the Annual Apple Blossom Festival
A 1930 feature recalls Winchester's seventh Apple Blossom Festival on April 24 with a 10 000 person parade led by the Navy Band Miss Suzanne Pollard crowned Queen VII and an estimated 125 000 attendees over two days The event drew 40 278 cars and was praised as a nationally known festival boosting Virginia's profile.
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ABF
Winchester
United States Navy
Suzanne Pollard
John Pollard
Virginia
Miss Pollard
England
State Highway Department
Portsmouth Star
Commonwealth
Old Dominion
Things That Count Editorial and P T A Meeting At School
In the Sidney Gore School News the editorial reflects on progress and personal responsibility. The regular P T A meeting is set for Tuesday night, April 16 with a literary program including a one act play Inter viewing Servant Girls featuring Reva Michael Eva Foreman Mary Virginia De Haven Garlandine Constable Juanita Brill Irene Mauzy and Rosalie Fox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reva Michael Eva Foreman
Mary Virginia de Haven
Garlandine Constable
Juanita Brill
Irene Mauzy
Rosalie Fox
High School Girls Organize Softball Team Plans
The girls in the high school form a softball team and plan to schedule games with nearby schools. Sixteen players practice daily during activity period. Several outstanding prospects for the team are noted.
Junior League Meeting Attended by Local Students
The school sent elementary delegates Corrine Wingfield and Louise Berryhill and high school delegates Ralph Frye William Clowser and Willis Michael to the Junior League meeting in Springfield and Luray on Friday April 13. Reports are due next Wednesday in assembly.
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Springfield and
Luray
Corrine Wingfield
Louise Berryhill
Ralph Frye
William Clowser
Willis Michael
Er ica Docked in Los Angeles After Silent Voyage
Captain Inar Mouritzen steered the Danish liner Erica into Los Angeles harbor after an eventful voyage from Copenhagen with radio silent and undisclosed whereabouts. Invasion of Denmark clouds the ship’s uncertain future.
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Inar Mouritzen
Erica
Los Angeles
Copenhagen
Denmark
Apple Milk Makes a Hit In Medicine
Reported at the American Chemical Society meeting in Cincinnati the apple milk process blends ground apples with skim milk to yield a one cent per pound food suitable for candy and medicine. Researchers from Virginia Polytechnic Institute describe the mixture as wholesome and marketable for infant diarrhea remedies.
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Cincinnaty
American Chemical Society
F.C. Wilbrandt
R. D. Sieg
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
American Public Health Service
Florida
A. J. Nolte
H. W. von Loesecke
U. S
Winterhaven
United States
Nature
O. N. Jitkow
Marston T. Bogert
Columbia University
Treasury Status: Receipts and Debt Figures for April 12
The Treasury reports on April 12 receipts of 9.85 million dollars and expenditures of 21.31 million. Gross debt stands at 42.59 billion, up 1.85 million from the previous day.
Gainesboro High School Senior News Highlights April Events
The senior class promotes the play Under Western Skies at the high school auditorium on Friday April 19 at 8 p.m. Admission for adults is 25 cents and 5 cents for children. Junior class officers and committees are listed, plus biographical notes on seniors Curtis Braithwaite and Virginia Kern. The Bozo Minstrel Show by F F A is praised, and the Northern Triangle Federation meets April 16 at 8 p.m. A series of lighthearted prompts about students follows.
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Gainesboro High School
Emogeap Fout
June Unger
Nelson Beard
Robert Philpott
Lola Unger
Irene Davis
Garland Adams
Elwood Rogers
Bunker Hill
Court to hear partition and executor inquiries in Snapp estate
In Frederick County Virginia the court orders a commissioner to inquire into the real estate owned by Julian B. Snapp Jr. and the estate of Martha Louise Snapp deceased, determine shares, feasibility of partition, and settle accounts. A hearing is set for April 1940 at Winchester with Master Commissioner J. W. Baker and attorney M. M. Lynch listed as counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Virginia
Julian B. Snapp, Jr
James Ollie Windle
Martha Louise Snapp
North Loudoun Street
Winchester
Virginia Catfish Changing Tactics
James River catfish in Buckingham Virginia appear to shift behavior altering tone as reports indicate less aggressive feeding and new patterns in spring. Local anglers note calmer catches and potential habitat changes affecting fishing practices.
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Virginia
Buckingham
James River
Fish tale explains catfish with rabbit in stomach
Sportsman John Wood claims the half grown rabbit found in the six and a half pound catfish pulled from the river explains the strange catch: they were chasing rabbits and spitting in fishermen’s eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wood
Gaithersburg Methodist Home to Mark Fourteenth Anniversary
The Methodist Home for the Aged in Gaithersburg Maryland will celebrate its fourteenth anniversary on Saturday April 20. The event is organized by the Home Guilds of the two Washington districts under Mrs Ida R Groover with a two to five afternoon reception and birthday cake to be cut by Dr and Mrs E V Regester. The home has housed 173 guests in fourteen years and currently hosts about 70 residents, with an average age near 80. Located on a 125 acre farm the home relies on voluntary contributions and has reduced debt by 105000 in fourteen years leaving about 20000 owed. Superintendent Rev Herman M Wilson invites attendance.
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Methodist Home For
Gaithersburg
Washington
Methodist Church
Ida R. Groover
E. V. Regester
Old
Montgomery County
Herman M. Wilson
Odd Fellows To Hear Mr. Ginther
The Virginia Oddfellow editor B. F. Ginther will speak tonight at the Tri County Odd Fellows Association meeting hosted by Madison Lodge. Virginia Master L. G. Heflin and regional leaders Stickley Vaucluse Robertson Warrenton Saar Grand Masters attend as guests. The public is invited and the session opens at 8 o'clock.
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B. F. Ginther
The
Virginia Oddfellow
Tri-County
Odd Fellows Association
Madison Lodge
L. G. Heflin
Virginia
Stickley
Vaucluse
Robertson
Warrenton
Saar
Ginther
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Are
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Virginia Nixon
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Eunice Foreman
Juanita Roe
Edna Rosenberger
Helen Hook
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Mr. de- Haven
Stanley Biggert
Hitler
Nar Mouritzen
Position of the Treasury
Gainesboro School News
Shessie Ruble
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Marguerite Wisecarver
Junior News
Curtis Clinton Braithwaite
Fred Braithwaite
Cross Junction
Boys’ Athletic Association
Virginia Kern
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Hayfield
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Glee Club
Gore High School
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Elliss Bayliss, Jr
Pennsylvania
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Reet
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M. M.lynch
P. Q
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Firestone
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N. Loudoun St
George W. Kurtz
Victor
Psat Sk Oe
Odd Fellows
Mr. Ginther
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Joe McCarthy
Licestr & Myzas Topacco Co
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