Japanese Beetle Threat Across Virginia Fruit Orchards
State entomologist T French warns Virginia fruit growers not to assume safety from the Japanese beetle which has existed in Virginia for over a decade without major orchard damage. He urges continued support for quarantine and control programs as the beetle slowly advances toward Virginia orchards and could become a persistent burden on growers.
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Virginia State Bertical Society
T. French
Richmond
Virginia
Andy
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Virginia beetle control program through patrols and traps
The Virginia Department of Culture and Bureau of Entomology detail a beetle control program for 1940 including road patrols at 14 Virginia stations, fertilizer and soil treatments, beetle traps, farm product platforms, and parasite releases. It notes compliant public cooperation, inspections of trucks, and plans for 1941 emphasizing patrols trapping free areas soil treatment nursery inspections and parasite introduction.
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Virginia Department of Culture
Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Maryland
New Jersey
Ted Eee
Amissville
U. S
Paris
Harros
Bluemont
Gaylord
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Fredericksburg
Florida
Winchester
Baltimore
Virginia
United States Department of Agriculture
North Carolina
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Entomology and
Britain Loses New Submarine
Extensive discussion on beetle control and quarantine actions in Virginia orchards. The report calls for continued cooperation to keep the Japanese beetle out of fruit regions, with potential new quarantine areas including Winchester and Danville and mentions soil treatment and trapping as options.
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Virginia
Washington
Rappahannock
Berryville
Clarke County
Winchester
Frederick County
Front Royal
Strasburg
Harrisonburg
Timberville
Luray
Woodstock
Danville
North Carolina
Petersburg
Emporia
Virginia Department of Agriculture
Chambersville Notes Revelry and Births Fill Local Gossip
Chambersville notes report visits among Racey Bradfield and Rosier families. Charles Ward and family, June and Betty, with Jake Ward of Indianapolis, visited G L Rosier. F W Pingley welcomed a daughter Frances May. Guests included Winchester residents Maude Brewer Bessie Lonas Smith Adams Maynard Brewer and C J Keckley.
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Chambersville
Charles Racey
R. N. Bradfield
Charles Ward
June
Betty
Jake Ward
Indianapolis
Ind
G. L. Rosier
F. W. Pingley
Frances May
Maude Brewer
Bessie Lonas
Smith Adams
Maynard Brewer
C. J. Keckley
Winchester
R. F. Bradfield
Richard Boyce
Charles Boyce
F.C. Boyce
Mary Ritter
Newport News
Sally Belle Pingley
Isabelle Rosenberger
Henry Ford Praises Newspapers As Daily Educators
Henry Ford declares newspapers the best educators noting they arrive daily and stay up to the minute in insight. He emphasizes their timely information supports learning and public discourse.
Local Church Holds Election for Virginia Conference
Members of the United Brethren Church in Winchester voted for ministers and laymen to represent the Virginia conference at the 33rd general conference in May at South Bend Indiana. Final results depend on returns from all charges in the conference.
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Congregation of the
United Brethren Church
Winchester
Virginia
South Bend
Ind
L. G. Bridgers
J. Per
Martinsburg
Wade
Miller
Dayton
J. R. Collis
C. W. Tinsman
Inwood
W. P. Anderson
J. H. Roebush
U. S. Fries
George C. Ludwig
Keyser
W. Va
W. S. Good
Harrisonburg
Stassen Elected President of State Governments Council
Governor Harold K. Stassen of Minnesota is elected president of the Council of State Governments for 1941, succeeding Governor Lloyd C. Stark of Missouri. The council provides services to states in legislative and administrative fields.
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Chicago
Harold K. Stassen
Minnesota
Council of State Governments
Lloyd C. Stark
Missouri
Impressive Funeral Service for George Taylor
A simple yet impressive funeral service for George Taylor was held yesterday afternoon at his late residence 409 me. The service conducted by Rev. T. M. Swann included readings from Tennyson and Now The Laborer's Task Over. Relatives and friends attended, with floral tributes and pallbearers including R. B. Slonaker J. Kuykendall R. O. Pitch and others. Interment followed at Mount Hebrew Cemetery in Romney West Virginia.
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George Taylor
T. M. Swann
Tennyson
R. B. Slonaker
J. Kuykendall
R. O. Pitch
R. Barr
Samuel Unger
Tyler
Cecil Bailey
Orchester
W. M. Williams
Romney
W. Va
Mount Hebrew Cemetery
War News Censored Cautions for U S Readers
Readers of The Star are cautioned that news from most of Europe is subject to censorship before transmission to the United States.
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the Star
Europe
United States
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