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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1935
Page
7
Garden and Flower Care Tips for Harvest and Preservation
Onions are ready when tops die and fall over and should air dry in a frost-free place. Pickle small onions or save for planting. store dry in crates for air circulation. Currants and gooseberries trim oldest stems after harvest to encourage sturdy bearing. mid summer pruning yields fruit. Chrysanthemums may host ants. scatter tobacco dust or soak ground with tobacco tea. For cut flowers, keep in water overnight and re-arrange in clean vases. aspirin or salt do not extend life per researchers.
Close Ties Of Home And Farm Emphasized In Virginia Tech Talk
At the Institute of Rural Affairs gathering in Blacksburg Miss Connie Bonslagel Arkansas home demonstration agent outlined how farming and home life are closely linked. She stressed that the agricultural adjustment program aims for better farm prices while freeing land and labor for a year round garden and well stocked pantry, benefiting farm families with steady food dollars and self sufficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
Connie Bonslagel
Arkansas
Institute of Rural Affairs
Virginia Tech
Price Fixing Dropped From AAA Amendment Bill
Congress removed price fixing from the administration’s AAA amendment bill after a brief House Senate conference. The four year wheat contracts for 1936 39 set a 15 percent acreage cut and offered protections if the Supreme Court voids the program, with growers able to withdraw after two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
AAA
House
Senate Ament
Senate
Chester C. Davis
Supreme Court
Davis
Secretary of Agriculture
Farmers Institute Discusses Income, Birth Rates and Homes
Dr. F A Pearson of Cornell outlined changes in farmers income while Paul V Maris of rural rehabilitation discussed program standards of living. Dr O E Baker stressed declining farm birthrates and Mary Rokahr and Hallie L Hughes led talks on farm home improvements. TVA phosphate demonstrations were noted in Virginia Basin counties and T B Hutcheson of Virginia Tech described TVA coordination with seven states agronomy section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Pearson
Cornell University
Paul V. Maris
Division of Rural Rehabilitation
O. E. Baker
U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Mary Rokahr
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Hallie L. Hughes
TVA
Virginia Counties
Tennessee River
T. B. Hutcheson
Virginia Tech
Agronomy
Farmers’ Institute
Auto Wrecks On Highways Injure and Halt Traffic
Two auto wrecks occurred within 24 hours on area roads. T. S. Largent, 73, was in a Model T that overturned after a collision with a truck driven by Ira Hoffman, 38, of Culpeper near Lupton's curve west of the city. Largent suffered soreness and bruises and stays bed-bound. Hoffman’s truck struck the car’s rear fender and wheel. A hearing to determine fault is set for Saturday at 10 a.m. Before Stephens City, E. B. Ambrose backed into a passing truck driven by J. R. Hull of Baltimore, causing about 75 in damages. Hull took responsibility and continued on his trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. S. Largent
Bri W. Largent
Lupton’s Curve
Ira. Hoffman
Culpeper
Sargent
A. J. Taverner
E. B. Ambrose
Carpenter
Stephens City
White Post
Benefit Payments Restored To Vets
The Senate approved a House bill restoring benefits to Spanish American War Boxer Rebellion and Philippine Insurrection veterans. The bill, 74 to 1, would reinstate nearly 50 000 pensioners at an estimated first year cost of $45 581 132, with Senator Hastings the sole dissent. The measure had passed the House unanimously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
House
Veterans’ Administration
Mit
Tier
Hastings
Gerald Thompson Sentenced to Death in Illinois Murder
Gerald Thompson, 26, was convicted of murder of Mildred Hallmark, 19, and sentenced by a circuit court jury to death in the electric chair. The motive and confession are noted, with defense counsel Ben Thurman appealing for mercy and a new trial to be heard August 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Gerald Thompson
Mildred Hallmark
State Hall
Springdale
Ben Thurman
Kellogg All Bran Helped Hollister Woman Says Relief Found
Mrs Sallie Snyder of Hollister California reports years of bowel trouble eased after using Kellogg All Bran. She notes daily movements improved and credits the product with bulk to exercise the intestines and added vitamin B and iron. Two tablespoons daily suggested. substitute for patent medicines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellogg's
Peoria Man Confesses to Attacks on 16 Girls and Slaying Attempt
Police said Mildred, a cafeteria hostess, was driven to the edge of the city where she was attacked after resistance. He confessed to 16 other assaults and a diary recounting further attacks, though those details were not admitted into evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred
Peoria
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