County 4-H Show Promises $1000 Attendance Prize
Frederick county hosts a two hour 4-H entertainment unit on May 11 at Gore and Gainesboro schools. Miss Madeline Blair and I. Fred Stine announce a free program featuring Under the 4-H Flag, a news reel, Hidden Values, and a cartoon. A nationwide attendance contest awards $2000 with a $1000 prize to the county with the largest rural attendance share.
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Frederick County
Madeline Blair
Gore School
Gainesboro
Stine
Festival Queen To Be Taken On Flight
Festival Queen Shenandoah XVI Miss Kone Gamer will travel by Esso Marketer a Waco cabin plane from New York to Winchester for the festival. D. M. Hoffman announces the plane will be at the festival for two days and used for sightseeing over local orchards. R. E. Ogertel, aviation division manager, will pilot the craft.
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Shenandoah XVI
Kone Gamer
E Standards
New Jersey
D. M. Hoffman
Ogy
Winchester
New York
R. E. Ogertel
Candidates Enter Senate and House Races in Virginia
Richmond and Williams announce Democratic primary bids for State Senate. Herman A. Cooper declares for Chesterfield Powhatan House seat currently held by Haskins Hobson. Hobson undecided on re election.
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Williams
Richmond
State Senate
Herman A. Cooper
House of Delegates
Chesterfield
Powhatan
Haskins Hobson
Hobson
Virginia Firm To Reduce Power Rates
Virginia Electric and Power Company will cut power rates by about 273000 dollars per year, effective May 1. The State Corporation Commission said the reductions will apply to more customer classes, including large commercial and industrial users such as state, counties, municipalities, and big firms. Since Jan 1, 1934, total reductions reach over 1740000 dollars, achieved through negotiations rather than hearings.
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Richmond
Virginia Electric and Power Company
State Corporation Commission
H. Lester Hooke
Commission
Friendship Fire Company sets April meeting on parade prep
The Friendship Fire Company schedules a special meeting for Thursday evening April 20 at 8 o'clock to arrange the Mummers Parade during the Apple Blossom festival and plan next week's carnival. All members are urged to attend. Capt. WM. Argenbright. Arthritis sufferers urged to seek a Colloidal Sulphur booklet at Baker's Drug Store and try Sulpho-Sol with a 30 day money back guarantee.
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Friendship Fire Company
WM. Argenbright
Baker’s Drug Store
Stricter Law For Marriages Is Proposed
The East Hanover Presbytery considers a report urging tighter rules on marriages involving divorced persons and supports a state premarital physical examination law. The committee, led by Rev. E. T. Thompson, deferred action until its fall meeting October 10–11 in Jetersville, due to minister absences.
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Richmond
East Hanover
Jetersville
Presbytery
E. T. Thompson
Union Theological Seminary
Picket Parade Continues at Liggett and Myers Plant
Pickets circle the Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company plant with no conference planned between union leaders and management. Union leader and plant manager say no new developments. Picketing remains orderly and cordial as over 1,000 workers are affected by the strike.
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Richmond
Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company
Tobacco Workers International Union
G. Horace Flowers
Apple Syrup As A Modifier For Milk
Virginia researchers at theAgricultural Experiment Station explore apple syrup as a milk modifier to boost nutrition and consumer appeal. Dr. Fred Hofmann reports syrup with milk increases minerals and calories, aids digestion, and may ease mixing versus powder forms.
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Blacksburg
Associated Press
Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station
Fred W. HofMann
Hofmann
C. F P. Massey
Virginia Horticultural Society
Ridgewood Orchards, Inc
Winchester
Massey
Council “On Foods
American Medical Association
Senator Ambler Ends Public Service to Return to Law Practice
Richmond attorney Gordon B. Ambler, longtime state senator from Richmond, will not seek re election. He says retirement from public life is for the present to devote full time to his law practice after four years in the senate and a contested 1937 House bid to fill an unexpired term.
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Richmond
Gordon B. Ambler
State Senate
Ambler
Dave E. Satterfield, Jr
House of Representatives
Andrew J. Montague
Virginia firm praised for apple candy samples
Davenport praised a Virginia company after samples of apple candy were shown. He noted few people know candy can be made from apples and urged extensive advertising. He suggested a market among diabetics if the product used a non sugar dusting agent.
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Ers
Virginia
Davenport
Fewer Virginia Farmers Bankrupt in Latest Year
Everly reports a drop in farmer bankruptcies in Virginia to 74 in the year ending June 30 1938 from 123 previously indicating stabilization and faith in soil as safe investment. Nationally bankruptcies among farmers totaled 1799 for the year ending June 30 1938 down 27 percent from 2479 a year earlier.
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Virginia
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
U. S. Department of Culture
Julian A. Ey
Shenandoah Production Credit Association
Everly
United States
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