Apple Crop Prospects Improve as Rain Favors Harvest
The Virginia Department of Agriculture reports steady gains in the U S apple crop this month with rainfall boosting prospects. New York leads with a 25 percent increase to about 198 million barrels, while West Virginia Pennsylvania Illinois and Michigan show sizable gains. Washington and California show declines from July. Peach crops drop in July but gains appear in Georgia New Jersey Alabama Mississippi Texas and Arkansas, while New York remains the principal peach shipper. Prices for apples and peaches vary with wholesale ranges around 11 75 per bushel basket and 2 3 per crate.
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Weekly Review of Fruits and Vegetables
Virginia Department of Agriculture
New York
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Washington
California
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Georgia
New Jersey
Alabama
Mississippi
Texas
Arkansas
Elbertas
Youth Meeting Addresses and Reports Summary
Rachel Crigler of Madison Virginia will present the report of the president and committee reports. Clarence C. Dittmer of Brooklyn New York will speak on The Call of Youth for Larger Service. Miss Heath Stickley of Stephens City Virginia will lead the devotional period. Mrs S T Peterson of Chicago editor Luther League of Illinois will discuss Methods.
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Madison
Clarence C. Dittmer
Brooklyn
N. Y
Heath Stickley
Stephens City
S. T. Peterson
Chicago
Luther League of Illinois
Luther League of America
Fresh Air Kids To Be Entertained At Empire Theatre
Empire Theatre managers host New York children staying with Winchester and Frederick county families. On Monday at 2 30 PM a matinee will be followed by a special vaudeville program for the visitors and their hosts, with attendance expected from city and county.
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Empire Theatre
New York
Winchester
Frederick County
Miss Stickley To Conduct Luther League Service
The Luther League of Virginia set to hold its fourth annual convention at Christ Lutheran Church in Staunton on August 19 to 21. About 1,800 young people are in Virginia West Virginia and Tennessee leagues. over 100 delegates expected. Opening services are scheduled for 8 p m on Wednesday with Miss Stickley leading devotions.
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Luther League
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Luther League of the Lutheran of Virginia
Virginia
West Virginia
Tennessee
Christ Lutheran Church, Staunton
Luther Leagues of the
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Martinsburg Boys Are Sentenced To Sunday School
Martinsburg West Virginia Aug 14 five boys were ordered to regular Sunday school through Jan 1 as a sentence after being arrested for minor offenses. The Juvenile Court had fourteen cases before it with one lad charged for stealing an automobile and others for breaking into a mill or stealing from a store.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Short Pastures Could Improve With Manure Application
Pastures degrade over time but improvement is possible. Applying manure, ten to fifteen loads per acre, can boost grass health by next summer, yielding noticeable results if done this season. This older tip emphasizes nutrient-rich additions to revive run-down grazing lands.
Waited Till the Cows Came Home
Sufferer from gases and colic writes of relief after Philadelphia doctors urged surgery. He credits Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy with lasting cure for stomach liver and intestinal ailments, including appendicitis. One dose convinces. money refunded at Baker's Drug Store and druggists everywhere.
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Philadelphia
Mayr
Baker’s Drug Store
Crruggists
Drunken man found with empty ten gallon keg in car
Sheriff Pannett responded to a Welltown pike call about a drunken man and a ten gallon keg in a car. He found the keg empty and unused in a sack with David Tyson of Berkeley County West Virginia.
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Pannett
Welltown Pike
David Tyson
Berkeley County
W. Va
Miss Minnie Doll Laid To Rest In Virginia
The body of Miss Minnie Doll 29 who died at Memorial Hospital yesterday was returned to her home in Toms Brook Shenandoah county Virginia for interment. Funeral services will be held Sunday at two in the Lutheran Church in Toms Brook. She was a cousin of Edward Peer of North Braddock Street and had worked in the Internal Revenue Bureau Washington until worsening illness brought her home for treatment. She is survived by her parents Mr and Mrs George L Doll four sisters Lillie Doll Woodstock Mrs William Golliday Woodstock? and Mrs James Byrd Washington and Mrs Luther Dyke Strasburg.
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Star
Toms Brook
Shenandoah County
Edward Peer
North Braddock Street
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury Department
Washington
Miss Doll
George L. Doll
Lillie Doll
William Golliday
Woodstock
James Byrd
Luther Dyke
Strasurg
Drunkenness Trial Ends With Fine In County Court
A man appeared before County Magistra Taverner this afternoon, found helplessly drunk and locked for trial, and was fined 24 dollars.
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County Magistra Taverner
Wanted Large Clean Cotton Rags for Star Office
The Star prints a notice seeking large clean cotton rags at three cents per pound. Star Advertisements pay.
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Star Office
Shrine meeting to be held at Los Angeles Armory
A Shriner meeting will convene in Los Angeles California at the State Armory in October. The armory building will be completed by then and 4000 Shriners are expected to attend led by imperial potentate James C. Burger of Denver Colorado with many from Winchester and nearby areas.
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State Armory
James C. Burger
Denver
Col
Imperial Potentate
Winchester
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