Certified Seed Classes At Corn Show Attract Attention
Blacksburg Va Dec 12 Certified classes in corn and soybeans at state corn and seed show attract attention as Virginia Crop Improvement Association officials note entries must pass 1927 field inspections. Winners include first in white and yellow corn and sweepstakes at the state fair. Virginia soybean sample won second at the Chicago Hay and Grain Show.
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Blacksburg
G.W. Patteson
Virginia Crop Improvement Association
Virginia
Chicago
Women blamed for rise in cigarette use in 1920s study
Richmond report notes a marked rise in cigarette consumption attributed to female smokers. T. M. Carrington, chairman of the Tobacco Association of the United States, cites that women account for about a quarter of the increase in demand.
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Associated Press
Richmond
T.M. Carrington
The
Tobacco Association of the United States
Tobacco use and cigarette production rise sharply in early 20th century
The speaker cites women smoking as a factor and notes U S cigarette production climbing from 16 billion in 1914 to about 5 billion in 1926 and an estimated 93 billion for 1927 as totals are compiled. He weighs rising demand against social changes.
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Demahit
United States
Lindbergh Likely To Put Off Flight To Mexico City
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh said weather conditions likely delay his Mexico City flight by ten days or more. After talks with weather bureau officials and naval hydrographic officers, he noted a low pressure area over the Rio Grande and expected the start from Bolling Field in ten days to two weeks.
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Associated Press
Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Mexico City
Weather Bureau
Naval Hydrographic Office
Rio Grande
Bollingfield
West Virginia Fruit Growers Meet in Charles Town
The West Virginia Horticultural Society will hold its annual meeting in Charles Town on February 9 and 10 with an officer election every two years. Secretary Harley Crane of Morgantown notes a surge of requests from exhibitors for the event, signaling a large display of products. State Senator Frank B. Robinson is president of the society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Horticultural Society
Charles Town
Harley Crane
Morgantown
Martinsburg
Frank B. Robinson
Crane
Weir Bros Sell Thoroughbred Jumpers to Richmond Buyer
James T and Edward R Weir of Clarke county near Bethel on Shenandoah River have sold several thoroughbred jumping horses to J Young of Richmond Virginia. The brothers and sons of R E Weir have earned fancy prices for the horses shipped to Richmond and focused on jumper breeding with success in steeplechases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James T
Edward R. Weir
Bethel
Shenandoah River
Clarke County
J. Young
Richmond
Messrs. Weir
R. E. Weir
Beef Cattle Pays Better Than Dairy Cows In Valley
Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station reports in Bulletin 257 that beef cattle farms earned more than pure dairy operations in Shenandoah Valley for 1924. Comparing three farm types dairy only, dairy beef mix, and beef only shows operator earnings of 577, 769, and 847 dollars respectively.
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Shenandoah Valley
Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station
Virginia
Augusta
Rockingham
Last of the Dixie Artillerymen Dead
Peter Broy, 86, Confederate soldier and last Page county Dixie Artillery member, died at Brand after two weeks of heart trouble. He served throughout the Civil War, was cited for gallantry, never wounded, and engaged in mercantile business and farming after the war. Survived by his brother Andrew and one sister. never married.
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Peter Broy
Page County
Dixie Artillery
Brand
Brow
Andrew Broy
Broy
Virginia Legion Chief Opposed To Prohibition Poll
Dr. Israel Brown commander of Virginia American Legion denounces a proposed national prohibition poll as not in the region's best interest and opposes its carryout. He will attend a Indianapolis conference where the proposal may be discussed. In Spokane General James A. Crain asks Spafford withdraw the poll and demands a public correction.
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Associated Press
Newport News
Israel Brown
Virginia Department of the American Legion
Edward E. Spafford
Dr. Brown
Brown
Indianapolis
Spokane
Wash
Edward E. Spaffaed
The
American Legion
James A. Crain
Legion
Drain
Spafford
Public sale of five city lots in Winchester Va
Special Commissioner Herbert S Larrick will sell at public auction on December 21 1927 at 11 A M in front of the County Court Winchester Va five vacant lots on the south side of Virginia Avenue each 55 feet frontage and 150 feet deep in a desirable residential area. Terms: one third cash and the remainder in two equal annual installments secured by deed of trust and bonds bearing interest semi annually.
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Corporation Court
City of
Winchester
Maggie E. Fletcher
Als
Asa D. Larrick
Virginia Avenue
Ward & Larrick
Herbert S. Larrick
A. G. Swanson
I. Corinne Barnett
City of Winchester
Corinne. Barnett
Bath Claims Original Home of Motion Pictures
The ancient city of Bath in England is asserted as the birthplace of cinema by local historians citing early visual media experiments and claims of earliest moving-picture demonstrations conducted in the area.
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Bath
England
Public Sale of Real Estate in Frederick County Virginia
Under a 1927 circuit decree in Winchester Seed Co vs Ritter, the county court will sell at 11 at the courthouse front door on January 11 1928 a 61 1/10 acre Stonewall District tract near Stephenson with a seven room dwelling barn and outbuildings. Terms cash as is, mortgage of 3500 with 512 interest, may be assumed if terms met. Special Commissioner Warren Rice with Brannon Clerk.
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Circuit Court
Frederick County
Virginia
Winchester Seed Company, Inc
Arthur R. Ritter
Winchester
Stonewall District
Stephenson
Jordan's’ Spring
Federal Land Bank of Baltimore
Federal Land Bank of
Baltimore
Maryland
Warren Rice
T. R. Cather
I. Co
Administrators Sale Of Valuable Real Estate In Virginia
By authority in the will of John Madigan deceased the administrators c t a offer a farm of about 185 acres in Clarke and Frederick counties. Auctioned January 7 1928 at 11 am at the Winchester Virginia courthouse front door. Terms require one third cash with the balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance. Options include cash sale. Auctioneers Dunn and Duvall.
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John Madigan
Winchester
Virginia
Orsl&sy
Clarke
Frederick County
Chambffi
Miller
Front Royal
James P. Reardon
Burr P. Harrison
Decree Refers Estate Case to Special Commissioner
In the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia executor J Maulsby Smith and administrator James P Reardon are ordered to appoint T Russell Cather as Special Commissioner. He will report on Belle J Tearneys estate including assets creditors accounts beneficiaries and powers to sell real estate under the will with terms of the 5000 sale of Wight Acres upon January 9 1928 at No 34 Rouss Avenue.
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Corporation Court
City OF Wincheser
Virginia
J. Maulsby Smith
James P. Reardon
Belle J. Tearney
Eugenia A. Maskell
T. Russell -Cathy
Belie J. Tearney
Beile J. Tearney
Boyce
Clarke County
Rouss Avenue
Birds grouped like mammals Corvidae include crows ravens and jays
Nature Magazine notes that birds form divisions similar to mammals with the crow family Corvidae encompassing crows ravens jays and magpies. The bill is highlighted as a key common character.
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Nature Magazine
Sale of Fernvale Farm and related lands in Frederick County
Public sale under a circuit decree in the Ethel Elliot vs Agnes Hulver case offers three or more tracts near Winchester Virginia including PEMB FARM 100 acres and two other farms 60 and 200 acres with adjacent lands, plus a Mountain Falls tract 62 1/4 acres. Terms require one third cash and the balance in two annual installments with 6 percent interest. Blanche E Noonan Deputy Clerk certifies bond and security.
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Circuit Court
Frederick County
Virginia
Ethel Elliot
Agnes Hulver
Frederick Oeste
Hig ‘S
Pemb
Winchester
Wiinia
Ceed
W. D. Keffer
P. W. Sale
Winchester and
Hardy
A. J. McIlwee
David Cooper
B. Sale
Mountain Falls
J. B. Keifer
Weaver seeks divorce on grounds of desertion
In Frederick County circuit court 1927 a divorce action is filed by Retta V. Weaver against Robt N. Weaver. The petition seeks a vinculo matrimonii decree on willful desertion and abandonment. The defendant is ordered to appear within days after publication and to respond. Publication is set weekly for four weeks in the Evening Stories of Winchester Virginia, with a notice posted at the courthouse by November 28, 1928.
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Circuit Court
County OF
Frederick
Retta
Winchester
GC. Brannon
C ' H. Brumback
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Brannon, Clerk
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