Appeal For Protection Of Virginia Flowers And Shrubs
Mrs A Milton Eike urges preservation of native Virginia flora and strict enforcement of laws protecting trees shrubs and turf. She cites education through press and schools, entomology programs, nature trails and wildflower sanctuaries, and urges careful harvesting and no trespassing to prevent fires and soil erosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
A. Milton Eike
Temple Bike
Richmond Times Dispatch
Garden Club
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire Girls
RIS Test Promises Kidney Health Trial at Miller's Drug Store
An advertisement from Miller's Drug Store in Winchester Virginia urges a thirty day RIS test to keep kidneys active. The trial treatment costs 25 to 50 cents to 1 dollar and claims no substitutes exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller's Drug Store
Winchester
Winchester Bowlers Triumph Over Charles Town Team
Winchester bowlers overwhelmed a Charles Town VA squad at the Winchester Billiard Parlor on North Loudoun Street. They won five straight games with a total pinfall of 3,102 to 2,558 led by top scores from Karshion 338 and Mason 543 with a promising start to the local bowling season. An interjected note on oysters describes their feeding by filtering water through gills, taking two to five years to reach eating readiness.
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Winchester
Charles Town
Loudoun Street
Judd
Shirley
William
Brown
Mason
Karshion
Bud’agen
Winchester i Jenkins
Taylor
Romick
Shelter
White
Farmers May Receive 100000 Under 1938 Conservation Plan
Frederick county farmers may earn over 100000 under the 1938 Agricultural Conservation program, says county agent I Fred Stine. About 1600 farms eligible for 1939, with Friday April 21 and Saturday April 22 set for farmers to meet committeemen at designated locations for program explanations and farm plans.
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Frederick County
Fred Stine
Star Tannery
Mt. Williams
Mt. View
Mt. Falls
Hayfield
Rock Enon
P. Anderson
Ebenezer
Trone
Gore Postoffice
Grange Hall
Reynolds
Siler Postoffice
Gainesboro
Whitacre Postoffice
Southern States Cooperative
Stephens City
Middletown State Bank
Mar
John W. Larrick, Jr
E. M. Punk
Landon B. Whitacre
William S. Huyett
Elijah Pifer
E. Summers Orndorff
N. B. Fout
R. P. Anderson
B. L. Larrick
Lee Barney
E. Clay Rogers
Eppa L. Luttrell
Max Braithwaite
W. R
Construction Men May Quit Baltimore Strike Threat Looms
Baltimore April 19 A general strike of all union construction workmen in Maryland was threatened for Monday by the Baltimore Building Trades Council unless general contractors agree to use only building materials hauled by union drivers. A conference with a federal conciliator was arranged after an earlier 7:30 a m call.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Baltimore Building Trades Council
Department of Labor
Miss Winchester to Be Named at Encampment Event
Miss Brownie Varnell of Alexandria Va hosts the Veterans of Foreign Wars Beauty Queens during the Virginia Department encampment June 24 29 A 4 State contest will select Miss Virginia with the winner guest at the national contest in Boston next fall Miss Winchester will be announced Thursday and Friday at the Palace Theatre Outsider judges will pick the winners in Alexandria and the city Miss McAbee says gowns will replace bathing suits for the event to color the camp and offer a Boston trip for Miss Virginia
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Brownie Varnell
Alexandria
Virginia Department
Ira McAbee
Virginia
Boston
Winchester
Palace Theatre
Miss McAbee
Man Fined for Reckless Driving After Shoe Toss
Exhibit A Philadelphia style item recounts Pittsburgh man 24 named Vacasky who tossed an 11 size shoe at Mag istrate Anthony Lucas in traffic court. He blamed the incident on his big foot stuck between gas and gear. Magistrate fined him $10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
John Vacasky
Anthony Lucas
Vavasky
Coal Diggers Guarded After Clash With Unions
Non union coal miners resumed operation in Grantsville Maryland after a battle with about 300 union men. State police and citizens guarded the scene as 75 pickets remained, with stones thrown and a youth beaten. Magistrate Zeller reported the situation under control and fines were imposed on a miner for tampering with a vehicle. A bridge damage report circulated among truckers in the Georges Creek area.
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Grantsville
Cumberland
Grantsville Coal Company
Charles S. Zeller
Harry Smith
Frostburg
Zeller
Smith
Georges Creek
Meanest Thief Strikes Three Md. Banks
Federalburg dispatch reports the so called meanest thief has robbed three banks containing funds for children in the primary department. The raids occurred at the Union Church and the Church of God in Federalsburg Maryland on April 19. Authorities investigate and seek suspects in this spree.
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Federalsburg
Union Church
Church of God
Sees Time When Women Will Speak With Own Voice
Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar of Portland Oregon president of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs told the Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs that she expects a time when all women’s organizations speak with one voice on a great issue. She outlined her three year program theme adjusting democracy to human welfare and praised patriotism and democratic ideals amid social and economic change.
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Richmond
Sadie Orr Dunbar
Portland
Oregon
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Dunba
Dunbar
America
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Holds Election
At the Richmond annual stockholders meeting ACL officers and directors were elected. Re‑elected director Daniel C. Roper joins Frederic W. Scott F. B. Adams H. L. Borden George C. Cutler W. W. Mackall Roland L. Redmond L. A. Bize F. K. Borden. Lyman Delano chaired with George B. Elliott named president and other officers reappointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Atlantic Coastline Railway
Daniel C. Roper
Secretary of Commerce
ACL
Norman James
Baltimore
Frederic W. Scott
F. B. Adams
H. L. Borden
George C. Cutler
W. W. Mackall
Roland L. Redmond
L. A. Bize
F. K. Borden
T. F. Darden
Wilmington
Lyman Delano
New York
George B. Elliott
N. C
Road To Bridge Widened To Handle Increased Traffic
Work will widen the 11 mile Boonsboro road leading to the Shepherdstown bridge. Shoulder lanes will be added to raise the road width from about 14 feet to meet standards for heavy travel. When the bridge opens next month, engineers expect a traffic surge along the route as West Virginia improves the Shepherdstown to Martinsburg highway.
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Ing
Able
Smith
Commission
Shepherdstown
Boonsboro
West Virginia
Martinsburg
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Valley Pridelophone
Grocer’s
United Food Stores
Edmonton
Eng
Camel “ Ciawette
Castlier Labacco
U. S
U.S. Army
Dayton
Ohio
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Winchester Cold Storage
C. L. Robinson Ice & Cold Storage
Apple
Kinney
Cya Sds Ael Ie Sanitary
SILCO
N. Loudoun St
Eas
Winchester Furniture Co
South Main St
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