Folks and Flowers Kin In Grand Old Dominion
A Virginia tale of Cousin Lillibelle and her gardens shows how people and flowers are tied by lineage and taste. The narrator recalls gardening lore, gingham versus silk flowers, and how each plant belongs in its proper place.
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Grand Old Dominion
Lillibelle
Mary Blaine Shepherd
Petunias
Persus
Emily Dickinson
Williams
Dorothy Perkins
Eunice
Lilli Beldhed
Divorce Action in Winchester Court Quietly Filed
The Corporation Court of Winchester, Virginia, orders Louise Washington Hawkins to appear in a divorce suit brought by the plaintiff on the grounds of desertion. The defendant is not a Virginia resident. Publication required weekly for four weeks in the Winchester Evening Star and posting at court front door by August 18, 1941.
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Corporation Court
Winchester
Benjamin Os Pe Ieaweins
Louise Washington Hawkins
Louis Washington Hawkins
Virginia
John W. ‘Bias Op. Q
Moisture Variability Impacts Virginia Crops by Aug 23
Weather data show wide moisture differences across Virginia with light to heavy rains yielding limited crop gains. Northern areas and parts near Richmond and Suffolk saw adequate moisture for regrowth, while Danville Staunton Tidewater regions remained driest. Late crops improved after rain. corn mostly mature. peaches largely harvested in the south with September finish in the north. Farmers begin corn cutting.
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Virginia
U. S. Weather Bureau
Extension Division
Virginia Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Richmond
Suffolk
Danville
Staunton
Tidewater
Potomac
Rappahannock
Trainees Eligible for Army Release by December
At Camp Lee August 27, trainees in the quartermaster and medical replacement centers were advised that eligible men may be released from the army by December 10 upon proper written application. About 3,000 men over 28 meet criteria. releases depend on unit commanders and are to the enlisted reserves.
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Camp Lee
James L. Welchel
War Department
Charles D. Hartman
Quartermaster Replacement Center
William R. Dear
Late News Timetable from The Star Across Cities
The Afternoon News notes that press time on The Star aligns with 9 P M in London 10 P M in Berlin and Rome and 11 P M in the Balkans. It presents a global clock for edition timing.
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STAR
London
Berlin
Rome
Balkans
Daily Cross Puzzle Highlights A Mixed Grid of Clues
A compact crossword with across clues including Jewish month subsides and market, plus drive out tangle places carriage epoch alcoholic liquor and more. Down clues feature entreats earnestly rule of diet portions, expose to moisture type measures forbids Hindu narrow waters and other entries.
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Switzerland
Border
Unclear Word List Clues Prompt Unknown Word Set
A fragmented OCR excerpt lists assorted terms and phrases such as Afternoon receptions Wisdom Strikes Beleaguer Sloths Family Rising above water English re sort town Music note Shut up To haul To weary. No coherent event or entities identified.
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Wisdom
Beleaguer
Growers Should Watch Apples For Stick Spray
Virginia apple growers are advised to monitor crops over the next week to ten days to time the hormone spray that prevents premature dropping and improves color. Horticulturists note when fruit pulls easily from the spur, spray is needed. full effect appears within 24 hours and lasts about ten days.
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Blacksburg
Virginia
Virginia Tech
L. W. Moore
Winchester Star Information Bureau Question Answer
The Winchester Star notes readers may consult the Information Bureau for factual answers to questions. The reference points to Page 4 for details and guidance on obtaining reliable information.
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Winchester Star Information Bureau
New Game Council Elects Officers In Virginia
Ben Temple of Rosegill Middlesex county was chosen as president of the state advisory council for the Game and Inland Fisheries Commission. Jordan R Pugh 3rd of Norfolk was named vice president and C G Jackson of Hot Springs secretary. The group includes nine district members and nine executive committee appointees plus Dr Calvert Tyler Newport News Dr C T Mercer Norfolk J A Tyler Holdcroft M E Blanton Cumberland County Dodson Bennett Danville B A Burch Roanoke W W Wharton Harrisonburg T T Wright Arlington and Dr W C Caudill Pearisburg. Governor Price urged merit based public service and possible fewer better paid wardens. Chairman Carl H Nolting welcomed the delegation and Laurens Handy outlined agency plans.
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Richmond
Ben Temple
Rosegill
Middlesex County
The
Game and Inland Fisheries Commission
State Commission On Game and Fish Problems
Jordan R Pugh
Norfolk
C. G. Jackson
Hot Springs
Calvert Tyler
Newport News
C T. Mercer
J. A. Tyler
Holdcroft
M. E. Blanton
Cumberlang County
Dodson Bennett
Danville
B. A. Burch
Roanoke
W. W. Wharton
Harrisonburg
T. T. Wright
Arlington
W. C. Caudill
Pearisburg
Govenor Price
Carl H. Nolting
Estimated U S workers eligible for union membership
It is estimated that 28,000,000 people in the United States would be eligible for union organizations. Of these, about 5,500,000 belong to Railroad Brotherhoods and roughly 2,000,000 to company unions.
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United States
Held On Charge Of A Slaying In Woodville
John Deal, 32, is jailed in Rappahannock County charged with the shotgun slaying of Thomas Flincham, a 58 year old widower. The body was found beside a wood pile at Flincham's home two miles from Woodville. Sheriff J M Lillard and Commonwealth's Attorney W Frank Moffett investigated and arrested Deal at the scene. Pellets pierced Flincham's back, and the gun was recovered but no shell found. Deal says he was in the house when he heard a shot and found the body 15 to 20 minutes later. Flincham reportedly had $50 from Culpeper recently, $14 used on a suit found in the house.
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Woodville
John Deal
Rappahannock
Thomas Flincham
J. M. Lillard
Commonwealth
W. Frank Moffett
Deal
Roomer
Flincham
E. W. Brown
Lillard
Culpeper
State Owned Cars to Curb Speed for Gasoline Saving
RICHMOND August 27 state owned cars and trucks will have speed limits to cut gasoline use and raise safety. Passenger cars cap at 45 miles per hour and trucks at 35. These maximums exceed the previous by law. A survey found 549 passenger autos and 2,789 trucks in state ownership with 123 cars and 2,576 trucks operated by the highway department.
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Richmond
Senger
Per as used in architecture decorative diapering
Per as is a decorative treatment for plane surfaces featuring small repeated designs such as conventional flowers or devices. Each motif is enclosed by continuous geometric moldings, creating a diapered pattern across the surface.
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Boston
Margaret Lee Runbeck
Chrisian Science Monitor
Virginis
Yancy Mills
Charlottesville
Hubert
Mor
Kentucky
Georgia
Carolinas
George W. Kurtz
J. W. Grove Furniture Co
Loudoun St
DIAL
Miles Music CO
West Boscawen ST
Daily Cross
Val
NORD
R.O .T.C
J. Leee
Reserve Officers Corps
Brandon
Navy
New Game Council
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Goodrich
B. F. Goodrich
Bament
Egoodrich
Silvertown Stores
E. Piccadilly ST
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