Virginia Farm Policy Praised As Sound Practice
An outsider lauds Virginia’s progressive farm policies rooted in colonial tradition. The piece reviews Virginia agriculture from colonial times to 1930s, praising soil improvement, diversification, and stable governance while contrasting with western wheat policies and highlighting Virginia’s land values, tenant patterns, and rural life protections.
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Timid Philosopher and Steam Whistle Inventor Note
Schopenhauer feared letters, revealing his incurable timidity. An English organist devised the locomotive steam whistle, linking music history to rail travel.
Clarke County Jury Rejects $10,000 Claim
A Clarke County jury found in favor of Central Meat Market in the estate of Thomas J. Smallwood versus Central Meat Market. Smallwood’s heirs sought 10 000 for damages from a 1934 Berryville Millwood highway crash that killed Smallwood hours after admission to Winchester Hospital. The defense cited driver Wiley’s reckless driving plea.
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Clarke County
Smallwood Estate
Central Meat Market
Berryville
Thomas J. Smallwood
Smallwood
Oscar Rutherford
Irwin Wiley
Berryville Millwood
Here
Winchester Hospital
Wiley
Jordan and Edmunds
Waynesboro
Moore and Williams
Frank Oh Wray
Central
Reuben Funk
Albert Thom
Pson
Julian Berlin
Guy McDonald
J. H Cruber
Hoe
G. Owens
A. Hollingsworth
A Fathom Origins and Marine Use
A fathom equals six feet and was defined as the arm span of a man. The unit originated from a man’s reach and is now used mainly in nautical measurements for depth and distance.
Rev Dr Freed Speaks at Grace Lutheran Three Meetings
Dr C A Freed D D of Columbia South Carolina will preach at Grace Lutheran Church Sunday December 8. He formerly served as pastor here and now leads the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Columbia and teaches practical theology. He will meet at 2:30 pm with Winchester Conference church delegates about Voigt memorialship plans and at 3:15 pm address Lutherans of the conference in the church auditorium.
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C. A. Freed
D. D
Columbia
8. C
Grace Lutheran Church
Freed
Lutheran Theological Seminary At
Winchester Conference
Voigt
Escape From Devil's Island at Hable's Palace Today
Norman Foster Florence Rice and Victor Jory star in Escape from Devil's Island at Hable's Palace Theatre today only. Supplementing the feature is Call of the Savage and a cartoon. Tim McCoy and Alice in Wonderland come to Palace Saturday with Riding Wild and The Miracle Rider plus a cartoon. Parents urged to bring children to see this unusually large program for the money in Winchester.
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Norman Foster
Devil’s Island
Hable’s Palace
Florence Rice
Victor Jory
Devil's Island
Hable’s Palace Theatre
Legion of Lost Souls
Call of the Savage
Tim McCoy
Palace
Hable's Palace Theatre
Tom Mix
Winchester
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Braddock St
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North Frederick Turnpike
Albin
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Laura M. Miller
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East Cork St
M. M. Lynch
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