Wheat acreage control plan pays farmers in Frederick and Maryland
Frederick County wheat growers may receive about 28000 dollars under a government plan to reduce acreage and maintain wheat prices. The plan provides twenty cents per bushel with eight cents due next June, based on a 187020 bushel five year average. Maryland growers could gain about one million dollars if they sign wheat acreage contracts.
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Frederick County
Grover Kinzey
Smith- Hughes
Harrisonburg
John R. Hutchison
State Agriculture Extension Service
Hutchison
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Agricultural Extension Service
Maryland
Annapolis
Articultural Adjustment Administration
T. B. Symons
Maryland Extension Service
State Firemen Open Session at Harrisonburg
The 47th annual Virginia State Firemen's Association convention opens in Harrisonburg with welcomes from city officials and the presiding officials. Delegates from many towns attend as committees meet and officers prepare for a two day program including races contests and a grand parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Virginia State Firemen’s Association
Court House
Kavanaugh Hotel
Old Dominion
Parks Wilson
Presbyterian Church
Ward Swank
John W. Morrison
Samuel T. Montague
Richmond
Aubrey G. Weaver
General Assembly
First Baptist Church
East Market Street
Assembly Hall
F. H. Wheeler
Clifton Forge
First United Brethren Church
Virginia Fire Chiefs Association
Kavanaugh Palm Room
Friddles Grill
Alexandria
Newport News
Hampton
Charlottesville
Covington
Fredericksburg
Luray
Orange
Lexington
Winchester
Waynesboro
Staunton
Culpeper
Strasburg
Shenandoah
Phoebus
Hot Springs
Suffolk
Woodstock
Salem
Edinburg
Court Square
Edward J. Lamb
Virginia Chiefs Convention
State Firemen’s Association
Virginia Association
Wheeler
Lamb
Rattlers Enrich Forest Workers in Virginia
In Luray Virginia Civilian Conservation Camps workers earn extra money by catching rattlesnakes with forked sticks made like modern fish gigs. Collected snakes sell for high prices to George F Pollock of Washington, a Blue Ridge summer resort operator. Two workers typically handle each snake after a domestication course.
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Luray
George F Pollock
Washington
Blue Ridge
Winchester Food Stores Adopt New Operating Hours Code
Food retailers in Winchester announce new uniform hours under a Code of Fair Competition aligned with the National Recovery Administration. Stores open at 8 a.m. and close at 5:30 p.m. daily except Saturday until 10 p.m., with NRA insignias urged for noncompliant shops.
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Winchester
National Recovery Administration
NRA
Brown's
Brown's Meat Market
Fair Play
Buhl's Cash
Pure Food
Sunshine Grocery
J. F. Massey & Son
Lewis & Trenary
Fries Grocery
Earl C. Fries
W. B. Snider & Son
Sanitary
Sanitary Cash
J. B. Winkfield
City Meat Market
Larricks
Bailey Bros. Hawkins Grocery
Economy Food
Lunsford Grocery
A. R. Patton Bowleys
Joseph S. Pattersor
Winchester Fruits
L. D. Ritter
J. F. Kremer & Bro
Harry J. Brown
Keffer’s
L. E. Harris & Co
Eagles
Frank Clevenger
Peoples Bargain
Anderson’s Meat Market
E. N. Hardy
Quicks
Orange
Guillanis
Sanitary Grocery Co
Spades Grocery
A. R. Loy
Six Missing Children Sought After Beach Tragedy
Life guards and police searched Rockaway Beach for six orphaned children missing after a bomber attacked the shore. One child drowned in the incident, part of a group of 105 from the Price of Judah Homes on an annual outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Rockaway
Price of Judah Homes
Cook's Service Garage Special Prices on Truck Parts
Special prices offer 10 percent discount on all parts used in repairs at Cook's Service Garage. This notice targets truck owners and customers seeking repair services at the shop.
D N A Sponsors Orthopedic Clinic In Winchester
The District Nurses Association of Winchester announces another orthopedic clinic at their offices next Tuesday August 15 from 9 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 3 30 pm. Dr Robert B Funsten of the University of Virginia Hospital will lead the clinic inviting parents to bring children with deformities for expert advice. Many clinics have provided free services by renowned specialists in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Nurses Association of Winchester
Robert B. Funsten
University of Virginia Hospital
Funsten
Public Auction of Seven Room Brick House At Handley
Public auction at the front of the courthouse on August 12 at 11 a m for a modern seven room brick house with a large garden near Handley. Coleman Dunn, Auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Handley
Coleman Dunn
Funeral Rites Set For Chalmers Bageant At Opequon Church
Funeral services for Chal mers Bageant, a well known local youth killed in an auto crash near Richmond, will be held at 11 o'clock tomorrow at Opequon Memorial Presbyterian Church Kernstown. Interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery. The two-vehicle wreck also left John G Siebel seriously injured. E C Ecks driver of the other car faced court after police custody. Bageant had lived with the Crawfords of Kernstown and worked at local banks and farms before joining the Virginia Seed Service staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chalmers Bageant
Richmond
Opequon Memorial Presbyterian Church
Kernstown
Guy M. Morrow
Opequon Memorial
T. H. Daffin
Gerrardstown
Paul M. Haldeman
Victor Wheeler
Marvin Eckley
Ansell B. Solenberger
John Caldwell
Martinsburg
W. Va
Roy Berryman
Mount Hebron
Young Bageant
E. C. Ecks
John G. Siebel
Staunton
Bageant
Johnson- Willis Hospital
Siebel
Ecks
Henrico County
Henrico County Trial Justice Court, When Seibel
C. Grattan Crawford
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
Winchester
Virginia Seed Service
Shockeysville
J. K. Luttrell
J. D. Luttrell
America
J. T. Luttrell
J K
J. D
Howard Luttrell
W. F .Luttrell
Arizona Votes 3 to 1 to Repeal Eighteenth Amendment
The Associated Press reports that Arizona voters approved repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment by a three to one margin. Arizona thus joins twenty states that have favored repeal since April 3, signaling a major shift in national alcohol policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Relief Grants To Two States Named
Washington Aug 9 The federal emergency relief board announced unemployment relief grants totaling 753 232 for Maryland and 35 000 for Idaho Maryland’s total relief to date rises to 1 213 996 based on a one to three federal to state spending ratio for the second quarter of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Maryland
Idaho
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Yard Party at Burnt Factory August 10
Community yard party planned Thursday night at the Burnt Factory site with a rain date the following night. Event starts at 8 p.m. and is open to neighbors and volunteers.
Tribute by Winchester Scouts to Rev Dr McFaden
The Boy Scouts of Winchester and the Shenandoah Area Council honor Rev Dr Frank T McFaden a long serving Scout official. He chaired district committees and served on the executive and council, led Troop 2 Winchester, and led a Sunday camp devotion at Camp White Rock. His devotion to the Scout Oath and service to boys is remembered.
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Boy Scouts of
Winchester
Shenandoah
New York
Trotsky
Russia
Dr. McFaden
Camp White Rock
Free Stine
Winchester Band Concert on Court House Lawn Friday
The Winchester Concert Band will give a public program on the Court House lawn Friday night. Prof. W. H. McIlwee, director, announced the event and said the program will be printed in the Star tomorrow afternoon.
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Winchester
Court House Lawn
W. H. Mcllwee
Star
Unemployed Must Be Given Work Under NR A Rules
Administrator Hugh S Johnson declared that retailers may not stagger hours or enforce rest periods or shorten store operations without defeating the Recovery Act’s aim to boost employment. He urged stores with sixty hour weeks to hire more workers and keep hours, emphasizing the solemn covenant to reemploy by reducing per worker hours and keeping stores open. Johnson also reviewed the American Newspaper Publishers Association wages and hours code, signaling a possible decision soon and noting questions about whether reporters and desk staff fall under the code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Hugh S Johnson
Johnson
Commerce Department
Hugh S. Johnson
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Soddy Haines Orchestra To Feature At Park Dance
Soddy Haines and his Virginia ten piece group will supply rhythm at the Park Pavilion Friday night. Winchester musicians make their Park debut with dancing from nine to one, drawing a large crowd.
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Haines’ Orchestra
For Rent Fully Equipped Restaurant Ad
Rental notice for a fully equipped restaurant listing 8 9 1p 2 with contact Herman H Hable. Property details appear sparse but indicate available commercial space for occupancy. Local business lease opportunity may attract restaurateurs seeking turn key setup.
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Herman H. Hable
Yard Party Benefit For Macedonia Church League
A yard party at Macedonia Church is set for Saturday night August 12 to raise funds for the Young Peoples League. The event runs from 8 to 9 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. with proceeds supporting church youth activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macedonia Church
Young Peoples’ League
Financial Markets Move Upward in Quiet Trading
Financial markets rose today amid steadiness in business and industrial progress. Stocks advanced one to three points across a broad range with alcohol shares and several specialties in demand. Sterling opened at 4.4912 dollars and call money stood at 1 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Sterling
Gordy Weighs Run For Maryland Governor Nomination
Baltimore sun reports William S. Gordy Jr., levien state comptroller, as a potential candidate for the Maryland governorship. He would seek the nomination if Governor Ritchie retires to run for the U.S. Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baltimore
Aot Nd
William S. Gordy, Jr
Levien
Baltimore Sun
Ritchie
United States Senate
Roosevelt Awaits Word On Cuba Mediation Move
Hyde Park reports President Roosevelt awaits further word from Sumner Welles on Cuba mediation and possible moves. State Department officials stress no planned intervention while hoping for a quick peace. Cuban Ambassador Oscar Cintas seeks a Roosevelt interview to press for talks.
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State Department
Washington
Roosevelt
Associated Press
Havana
Cuba
Machado
Tom
United States
Sumner Welles
Welles
Liberal Party
Rosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Oscar Cintas
Omer Brill To Die In West Virginia Tomorrow
Omer Brill aged 21 is scheduled for execution at the state penitentiary in Moundsville tomorrow morning. He was convicted of murdering Mrs. Love Burch, 55, and her daughter Esther, 17, during a robbery at the Bean Settlement near Moorefield on May 16, which netted him sixty cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Moundsville
W. Va
Omer Brill
West Virginia State Penitentiary
Love Burch
Esther
Bean Settlement
Moorefield
Two Injured In Car Collision With Greyhound Bus
John A. Beale and his son Ivan of Boscom New York suffered minor cuts and bruises in a head on crash with a Greyhound bus at Kernstown three miles south of here. The Beale car tried to pass a road sweeper and drove into a dust cloud obscuring the road. The car was badly smashed and towed by a local garage. The bus fenders were bent. The injured were treated at J E McCarty’s home and spent the night before continuing on.
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John A. Beale
Ivan
Boscom
N. Y
Greyhound
Kernstown
Here
Beale
Gavage
J. E. McCarty
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Dogpor
Pckal
Kinzey
FT Me
Paden
Virginia State Association
MR. Morrison
Weaver
Tidewater
Fire Chiefs
J. A. Speer
National Board of Fire Underwriters
J. L. Taylor
Virginia
Samuel Steiner
Jaynes
James M. Duncan Jr
E. H. Dabney
Fred Jesser
Fred H. Wheeler
J. H. Donnelly
N. H. Garland
Farmville
D. W. Hupp
E. H. Rouse
Fred Forney
Mr. Bageant
Nr.a
Johnson States
Aims
Republic OF Cuba
Luttrells
Luttrell
Collinsville
R. J. Luttrell
Bristol
Ernest Luttrell
W. Luttrell
New Market
Ernest
Arthur Luttrell
Gordy
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