New York Orchardists Tour Virginia Valley Overnight in Winchester
A party of 225 New York orchardists spent the night in Winchester after arriving to view Shenandoah Valley apple country. They toured Timber Ridge and Stevens City, met Strathmore hosts, and planned stops at Rosemont and Front Royal before continuing to Washington.
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New York
Winchester
Tour Valley
Atlantic Seaboard
City
George Washington Hotel
Martinsburg
W. Va
H. Carroll Miller
Appalachian Apples, Inc
Timber Ridge
E Y
Turkey Knob
Stevens City
Cedar Creek
Shenandoah
Matley
Strathmore
Frank Whissler
Virginia Horticultural Society
Luray
Rosemont
Front Royal
Skyline Drive
Byrd
Answers to test questions printed on page four
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Alaska
Asia
Union of Soviet Socialist
Greenland
Sir Thomas Lipton
Gaucho
Scout Campaign Expands Leadership Roles in Ben Belchie Plan
Organizing for the Boy Scout drive, Ben Belchie announces extra personnel for general solicitation. Division I Major Mrs. Barton lists team captains and assistants, followed by Division II and III captains. A meeting is set for August 21 in Rouss City Hall to select workers, with each division housing seven teams of seven. Further plans aim to finalize team rosters and hold division meetings before September.
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Ben Belchie
Robert T. Barton
Clarke T. Cooper
Peyton Marshall
Ray Garrabrandt
Alton Powell
W. W. Baker
J. H. Minnigerode
R. G. Williams
A. H. Morgan
C. H. Schutte
John Glover
W. P. Harty
Horace Browne
W. K. Sirbaugh
George Barnsley
Robert Green
Col Ashby Miller
B. F. Arthur, Jr
Floyd Haines
Laurens Jones
L. B. Sirbaugh
E. B. Cooper
Alan Peery
Phil Hunter
C. F. Schenck
John Glaize
P. G. Ireland
John Seabright
Council Chamber
Rouss City Hall
Oere
Septemer
Officers Named At Market Street Methodist Church Meeting
At the Fourth Quarterly Conference held at Market Street Methodist Church the Rev W W McIntyre presiding elected officers and committees for the coming year New stewards include Andrew Babb Oscar Harry Roger Laign A M Lewis George Sanders Dr R R Sartelle and Mrs William Wood Re elected trustees are Trovellis Clark George H Eagle and Claude M Grim J A Stretchberry named financial secretary and Paul Chamberlin secretary of church conferences Elected church school superintendent A C Halvosa with E William Argenbright as assistant superintendent W R Johnston chosen lay leader and chairs named for synance membership pastoral relations music parsonage property repairs welfare Delegates chosen A C Halvosa to Virginia Conference in Lynchburg October 15 20 Paul Chamberlain alternate Conference action planned Dewitt property at 419 West Clifford Street may be purchased and the parsonage at 312 South Cameron offered for sale if the sale is approved
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Market Street Methodist Church
W. W. McIntyre
Andrew Babb
Oscar Harry
Roger Laign
A. M. Lewis
George Sanders
R. R. Sartelle
William Wood
Trovellis
Synance
H. Delmer Robinson
W. R. Johnston
George Eagle
A. C. Halvosa
Delmer Robinson
H. H. Willis
Virginia
Lynchburg
Paul Chamberlain
Dewitt
Johannes
West Clifford Street
District Building Committee
South Cameron
Methodist Picnic Heads to Cacapon Park
Members of Market Street Methodist Church left this afternoon at 1 for an annual picnic at Cacapon Park in West Virginia. A large party attended and arrangements were led by committee head Wilbur Johnston.
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Market Street Methodist Church
Cacapon Park
W. Va
Wilbur Johnston
Poisoning Outbreak From Inedible Mushrooms Rises in Occupied France
In the German occupied zone of France many people are poisoned by toadstools with twenty deaths in the last forty eight hours. Mushroom consumption has spiked as families seek to supplement rationed food amid wartime shortages.
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France
White Hall Grange Reports From State Convention
White Hall Grange No. 870 heard reports from nine delegates who attended the state convention in Blackstone Virginia. Delegates from White Hall included Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Strother Wayne Guthrie Mr. and Mrs. Frank Strother Miss Ethel Barrett and Miss Marjorie Lewis with Wayne Guthrie delivering the official account.
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White Hall
Blackstone
Wayne Guthrie
J. B. Lewis
J. M. Strother
Frank Strother
Ethel Barrett
Marjorie Lewis
Dry spell slows Virginia crops in week ending August 16
The U S Weather Bureau and Virginia Crop Reporting Service report widespread crop decline from insufficient moisture with some areas in the north and southwest showing better progress. Corn and tobacco suffer most while cowpeas soybeans and peanuts fare relatively better. Watermelon benefited from rains, peaches move to market.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Extension Division
Virginia Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Virginia
Baltimore and Chicago Market Quotations Aug 20 Livestock and Produce
Potatoes steady in Baltimore markets with U S Cobblers at 1 15 25 per 100 lb sack. Live cattle calves hogs and sheep varying by weight with mixed trends in Baltimore Chicago quotes share strength and price ranges. hogs top near 11 90, cattle lean heavy, sheep steady to firm. Major entities: Baltimore Chicago U S Dept of Agriculture.
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Baltimore
N. J
U. S
Baltimore Grain Market Closing Prices
Baltimore on August 20 reports Wheat No 2 red winter at 109 cents spot domestic 109. Corn 89 to 91 cents. Winchester Market Wheat 1.03 dollars per bushel. Corn 84 cents per bushel. Barley 60 cents per bushel. Prices based on deliveries at mill.
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Baltimore
Winchester
Boston Wool Market Shows Spotty Trading for August
Boston wool market activity was uneven with scattered sales. Texas wools sold at 1.03 to 1.07 dollars per pound scoured, while graded fine territory wools of short to good French combing length brought 1.00 to 1.05 dollars per pound scoured.
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Boston
Texas
Modest stock market lift on steady steel buys in New York
New York reports a mild buying movement lifting prices in the steel sector and spreading to other industries. At midday the gains ranged from fractions to about a point, with close prices slightly under the day’s highs and about 500000 shares traded.
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New York
Cattle and Veal Prices Slide in Mixed Market Report
Receipts totaled 350 cattle 150 veal calves 500 sheep and lambs 150 hogs and 200 shoats and pigs. Prices mostly steady with last week except butcher heifers 25 to 50 lower due to quality. Steers medium to good up to 9.60. butcher heifers 7.50 to 8.50. veal calves 12.75 to 13.15. butcher hogs 11.00 to 11.50. light weights 10.50. Bulls mixed 7.50 to 8.25 top 8.95. Fat cows 4.50 to 7.00. cutter cows 4.50 to 5.25.
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Baltimore Livestock
Baltimore
U. S. Dept. Agri
West Virginia
Chicago Livestock Chicago
Bethel Church To Be Marked As Memorial
Bethel Baptist Church near Swood will be made a memorial with the church building grounds and cemetery lot conveyed to trustees as a memorial to faithful members who died. Pastor Dr Robert F Caverlee will preach at 11 am EST and Dr E T Clark will confirm trustees at 2 30 pm EST.
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Bethel Baptist Church
Swood
Robert F. Caverlee
Baptist the Urge
E. T. Clark
Winchester
B. B. McKay
C. T. Wiley
Henry E. Hawkins
A. Mackey Smith
Alfred M. Kerfot
Dr. Clark
Bethel Memorial Baptist Choir
Bethel Church
God’s Acre
Martha Morgan Lohr
Arlington
Charles Shumate
Boyce
Marshall Gore
Luther Poston
Harry L. Estep
Front Royal
Isabelle Dove Showalter
Phillip Revell
Millwood
Mary Revell Webb
James Pyne
Sarah Silman
Paris
William Silman
Mollie L. Shipe
Elizabeth Cornwell
Berryville
Bethel Baptist Memorial Church
Stephens City Elects Southern States Directors
Howard Massie and Jacob Hiser were elected to the Southern States board at a patrons meeting in Stephens City. Amiss F Lillard became president. other directors include S Preston Carbaugh I W Scothern and Melvin K Sandy. The plant report noted a $28000 last year, largest in history.
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Howard Massie
Jacob Dc
Hiser
Southern States Service
Amiss F. Lillard
S. Preston Carbaugh
I. W. Scothern
Melvin K. Sandy
Messrs
Massie
C. R. Hawkins
Lloyd W. Painter
I. W. Scuthern
Ray E. Albin
J. H. McDonald
Carl E. Martin
Fred A. Dobbins
Cc. O. Watson
Julian Carbaugh
A. F. Lillard
Virginia Stickley
Market Report On Livestock Prices And Trends
The report notes lighter shoats with most sales from 11.50 to 12.50 per hundredweight. Pigs sold active and steady with bulk from 4.00 to 5.75 per head. Dairy cows remain in good demand with several above 100 dollars. Fresh cows and springers sold 60 to 85 per head, old cows down to 40.00.
Byrd urges single director for defense reorganization
Senator Byrd urged a complete overhaul of the defense production system calling for a single head to streamline power and end overlapping authority. He criticized current output in tanks anti aircraft guns planes and ships and urged mobilization steps to speed defense progress.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Senate
America
Roosevelt
Samuel I. Rosenman
New York State Supreme Court
OPM
OPACS
Stephen Early
England
Virginian
United States
All Day Meeting August 31 at Mountain Falls
The annual all day meeting of the Methodist Church near Mountain Falls is set for Sunday August 31. Schedule includes Sunday School at 10 o clock E S T with J L Hershman and a sermon at 11 by Rev W P Good from Springfield W Va. Dinner in the grove and 2 30 afternoon sermon by Rev Harry Paul Baker.
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Methodist Church
Mountain Falls
J. L. Hershman
W. P. Good
Springfield
W. Va
Harry Paul Baker
Methodist
Strasburg
E. Aes
C. G. Russell
Treasury Receipts and Debt Figures for August 18
Treasury data show receipts of 122,088,910.20 and expenditures of 95,795,651.03 for August 18. Gross debt stands at 50,205,470,577.67 with an increase of 44,583,163.39 over the previous day.
Clarke County Nurse Resigns In Clarke County
Mrs L J Langbein resigns after two and a half years as Public Health nurse for Clarke County under the Clarke County Nurse Association. Miss Katherine Anderson of Winchester will fill the post starting immediately. About 25 members attended the meeting at Woodley house with Mrs Graham Dougherty presiding.
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Berryville
L. J. Langbein
Clarke County
Clarke County Nurse Association
Ayoon
Woodley
Graham Dougherty
Langbein
Richard B. Smith
Katherine Anderson
Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Dougherty
Thomas Blackwell
Blackwell
E. A. Lindsey
James Lindsey
B. B. McKay
Agnes Mitchell
William B. Watkins, Jr
J. D. Griffing
A. M. Kerfoot
Emily Powers
Thomas Elsen
R. G. Mitchell
A. C. Cummins
Dole
Mary O’fallon
McGehee
Shelton
Charles F. McIntosh
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Three two piece toys with applique clothing and overalls in embroidery. Pattern 7076 includes transfer for three toys and making directions and materials. Send ten cents to W Dept 259 W 14th Street New York NY with name address and pattern number.
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14Th Street
New York
N. Y
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