Fruit Growers Convene at Roanoke for 44th Annual Meeting
The Virginia Horticultural Society opens its 44th annual convention at Hotel Roanoke with T. J. Andrews presiding. Mayor Walter W. Wood gives the welcome, and 600 members are expected. Government horticultural experts and Virginia orchardists will speak through Thursday noon. Senator Harry F. Byrd attends a Wednesday dinner. Edmund H. Harding of Washington DC entertains.
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Virginia Horticultural Society
Hotel Roanoke
T. J. Andrews
Roanoke County
Walter W. Wood
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Winchester
Edmund H. Harding
Washington, D. C
Chamber of Commerce
B. C. Moomaw, Jr
Covington Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence T. Berry
G. T. French
Arthur C. Hackendorff
W. Catesby Jones
Youth Indicted On Murder Count In Virginia Raids
Patrick county grand jury indicts Walter Collins age 22 for murder in Deputy Sheriff Walter Willis death during liquor still raid. Victor Easter is also indicted for murder and Collins relatives face charges for manufacturing and operating a distillery. Easter pursued in Willis Gap area near VA NC lines. Defense counsel named as John D. Hooker.
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Martinsville
Patrick County
Walter Collins
Walter Willis
Victor Easter
Collins
John Walter Collins
Bernie
Easter
Commonwealth
Frank P. Burton
Young Collins
Willis Gap
Virginia
North Carolina
Burton
J. T. Clement
John D. Hooker
Soil Districts Are To Organize
Blacksburg Dec 5 Supervisors of three Virginia soil conservation districts formed by vote of landowners will meet this week to organize and propose work programs. Natural Bridge district meets Lexington Tuesday. Blue Ridge district meets Rocky Mount Wednesday. Piedmont district meets Nottoway Court House Thursday. Elected supervisors are T E Jamison L H Teaford W P Whipple J K Phelps Kennon C Whittle Troy C Brown J A Hardy Jr Charles Mayer and G W er.
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Virginia Soil Conservation
Natural Bridge District
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L. H. Teaford
W. P. Whipple
Blue Ridge
Rocky Mount
J. K. Phelps
Kennon C. Whittle
Troy C. Brown
Piedmont
Nottoway Courthouse
J. A. Hardy, Jr
Charles Mayer
G. W. Er
Dear Miss Chatfield Advice on delays and working wife choice
A young couple faces repeated setbacks to marriage as funds drain for family emergencies. The advice urges the fiancée to pursue a business course and employment, delaying marriage if the fiancé resists a working wife, to avoid harming his pride and future harmony. Caroline Chatfield signs off.
St. David's Church locals travel to Hagerstown
Mr. Carl Golladay of Winchester visited St. David's VA and traveled with Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Walter and daughter Meta to Hagerstown Maryland to visit Mrs. Elmer Ridge and family. They returned with Miss Irene Walter who had visited Mrs. Ridge.
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ST. David's Church
Carl Golladay
Winchester
H. E. Walter
Meta
Hagerstown
Elmer Ridge
Irene Walter
Local notes on residents and healings
Mr C E Stephens has returned home from Washington with his daughter Miss Threasie Stephens who underwent an operation there. She expects to return home in a few days. Mrs Laura Smoot visited Mrs D T Stephens and Mrs T A Crabill recently. Mr Albert Johnson is at home near here. Mr S E Walter, ill for some time, does not improve.
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C. E. Stephens
Washington, D. C
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Vicks
Secret weapon to combat mines now being used
London report says Britain uses a new secret method to counter German magnetic mines. Volunteers on trawlers reportedly employ the guarded technique while neutral experts discuss using a metallic object between wooden boats to trigger the mines. The export blockade proceeds with tight watch at Gibraltar Suez and Dover straits.
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Washington
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Suez Canal
Straits of Dover
Prime Minister Chambers Opens Secret War Supplies Session
London sources say Prime Minister Chamberlain will allow a secret parliamentary discussion next week on war supplies, after pressure from labor and liberal leaders. The move echoes wartime secrecy, though officials fear false reports.
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London
Chamberlain
Patrolman Wallace Arrests Street Musician on Slug Charge
New York patrolman Wallace arrests Nicholas Olskowsky, 54, a shaggy haired street musician who planned a French horn attack on a subway turnstile. Police found six bank books showing deposits of $47,830 and cash totaling $691 with three more slugs.
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Wallace Matters
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Matters
Dinner Tomorrow by T. B. Workers Benefit Supper
The colored division of the local Tuberculosis Association will hold a benefit supper tomorrow evening from 5 to 9 at Emma Parks Robinson’s home on South Braddock Street. Meals may be eaten at the Robinson residence or called for or delivered. Committee members include Emma Parks Robinson Jennie May Manuel Lottie Paynter Sue Tokas Buller Louise Davis Rose Pinkett Robinson Hattie Gibson Estella Nickens and Marcia Taper.
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Tuberculosis Association
Robinson
Emma Parks Robinson
Jénnie May Manuel
Lottie Paynter
Sue Tokas Buller
Louise Davis
Rose Pinkett Robinson
Hattie Gibson
Estella Nickens
Marcia Taper
Rev John Sproul Continues Revival Services This Week
Rev John Sproul continues revival meetings at the Sarah Zane Fire Co hall throughout the week excluding Thursday. Tonight he will discuss Divine Healing and on Wednesday evening his sermon will be Mother's Heart. Evening services start at 7 30.
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John Sproul
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