30 000 Acres of Timber Suffer Damage By Fires
Virginia forest fires caused by careless activity burned about 30000 acres of timberland, destroyed buildings and livestock, and totaled an estimated 500000 dollars in damage. Foresters fought fires across Caroline, Richmond, Northumberland and New Kent counties with lines held Monday.
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Virginia
State Forester
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F. C. Pederson
Charlottesville
Forester
Pederson
Powhatan
Caroline County
Virginia Dratt
Woodford
Lillie Gravitt
Bowling Green
Richmond
Northumberland
New Kent
Appomattox County
Appomattox
Brookneal
Morris Church
Henry County
Blue Ridge Parkway
Tom Garry
Low Gap
Caroline-Virginia Line
Bobblett’s Gap
Parkway
Greece Faces Greek-Troop Withdrawal as Axis Push Escalates
The article discusses the retreat of Allied and Greek forces amid German advances in Greece and the risk of losing Athens. It weighs the possible evacuations by sea to Egypt or Crete, notes heavy German bombing of ports, and argues the situation, while grave, does not mirror Dunkirk and is not decisive in the war.
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Athens
Thermopyae
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Peloponnesus
Egypt
Crete
Africa
Dunkerque
England
Greece
Roosevelt
Mediterranean
Balkans
Odd Requests Reach Virginia Conservation Commission
In Richmond April 23 an admirer from North Hollywood plans to place two Confederate battle flags in her living room after offering a dollar for purchase. Clarence Smith notes the agency handles odd inquiries from out of state while promoting historic sites, rocks for garden displays, Virginia wood for a puzzle map, and public marriage license rules.
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Richmond
Old South
North Hollywood
Calif
Stonewall Jackson
Andes
Yxsate Conservation Commiss
Clarence Smith
The
Conservation Commission
Virginia
Virginia Rocks
California
United States
Leaf Brings $43 In Maryland
A top price of 43 per hundred pounds was paid for tobacco at the opening session of Southern Maryland loose leaf auctions. Officials said about 240000 pounds sold at auction floors in Upper Marlboro Waldo Hughesville and La Plata netting an estimated 60000 for Southern Maryland growers. Price averages ranged from 20 at Hughesville to 29.88 at Upper Marlboro and were generally higher than a year ago.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Upper Marlboro
Waldo
Hughesville
la Plata
Card of Thanks for Henry Shiley
The family thanks friends and relatives for kindness during illness and death of Henry 8 Shiley and for cars and flowers. By his wife and children.
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Henry
Shiley
Supreme Bench Considers Disciplinary Case Against Attorney Jones
Baltimore April 23 judges of the Supreme Bench considered testimony from disciplinary proceedings by the Baltimore Bar Association against Willis R. Jones attorney and Maryland Board of Correction chairman. The bar accuses Jones of excessive fees dual representation and withholding information from client Joe Cambria baseball club official and scout during the laundry sale case.
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Supreme Bench
Baltimore Bar Association
Willis R. Jones
Maryland Board of Correction
Jones
Bar Association
Joe Cambria
The
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Improper Use of Backfires Raises Fire Risk in Maryland
Baltimore April 23 Walter J Quick assistant state fire service warns residents about the dangerous use of backfires as wildfires swept Maryland. He cites fire chiefs describing homeowners lighting backfires that frequently escaped control amid spreading woodlands and threatened properties. The chaotic scene highlights safety concerns and the need for proper fire management.
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Baltimore
Walter J. Quick
Maryland
Quick
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