Boom and Bust Policy Feared by Sanders
Dr. Paul D. Sanders warns at the Virginia State Horticultural Society banquet that war era debt and policy set the stage for a coming boom and bust. He cites WWI mortgage debts, bank failures, and a 1920 price drop, contrasting with postwar strength and current farm income. He urges protecting farm returns to sustain national prosperity.
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Roanoke
Paul D. Sanders
The
Southern Planter
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Sanders
Rock of Gibraltar
Christmas Music Features Clarke Lions Meeting
Clarke County Lions Club met with about 40 members and guests presided by W. D. Wisecarver Jr. Deputy District Governor C. A. Hobert spoke on Lions International growth since 1914 and the Paris, France club charter. Members performed carols and a quintet sang early verses of Silent Night and Come All Ye Faithful. Donations totaling 195 went to Red Cross VA center lighting, Clarke County Berryville Chamber of Commerce, Courier Christmas fund, a plastic eye for a 13 year old, and eye care for county patients. The club also donated 35 toys for distribution.
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Clarke County Lions
W. D. Wisecarver Jr
C. A. Hobert
Winchester
John Friant
Berryville
Arthur Brown
Daniel Elsen
Gelen Sunderland
Robert McDonald
Boyce
Hobert
Lions International
Paris
France
Lions
Julian Everly
Eugene Dunn
Richard Funk
Lawrence Garver
Red Cross
VA Center
Martinsburg
Clarke County
Shenandoah area school projects cited by superintendent
Shenandoah county school superintendent B S Hilton told Strasburg Rotary that New Market cost 70000 Mt Jackson 66000 Edinburgh 49000 Woodstock 75000 and Toms Brook 49000 for building programs. He noted the proposed 200000 bond election and said Strasburg high school has only received 12000 for a heating plant.
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B. S. Hilton
Shenandoah County
Strasburg Rotary
New Market
Mt. Jackson
Edinburgh
Woodstock
Toms Brook
Strasburg High School
Ten Scene Pageant at Grace Church Middletown
Grace Methodist church in Middletown plans a Christmas pageant at 8 p m on Sunday featuring ten scenes from the Noel story. Reader and chorus, solos and duets, oriental stage sets, and colored lights will be used with an offering for the Orphanage and Old Folks home.
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Grace Methodist Church of
Middletown
Henley
Roane
Isaiah
Soldier Hanged For Jap Slayings
Private Statman Armistead of Thomasville Alabama was hanged near Yokohama for the hammer slaying of a Japanese father and two sons and a girl. The 32 year old soldier was convicted of the four brutal killings.
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Tokyo
Pvt
Statman Armistead
Thomasville
Ala
Yokohama
Trooper to Take Railroad Position
State Trooper Harry W. Hansbrough of Front Royal resigns to accept a position with the Norfolk and Western railroad at Shenandoah.
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Harry W. Hansbrough
Front Royal
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Shenandoah
Adopt a Needy Family for Christmas Urged by Fellowship Club
The Fellowship Headquarters in the Cooper building at Loudoun and Piccadilly Streets asks Frederick County residents to adopt a needy family this Christmas. The master list includes elderly people and children, with details to help prepare baskets of essentials and gifts. People may secure names and addresses at headquarters or by calling 3487, and baskets can be delivered Christmas Eve.
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Cooper
Loudoun and
Piccadilly Sts
Frederick County
Fellowship
Post Office Hours Adjusted at Winchester Branch
Post Office Winchester observes Saturday afternoon hours 7 30 a m to 6 p m for holiday mail. Postmaster Carl Campbell notes a Sunday mail delivery but windows closed that day. Cancellations yesterday totaled 62 000.
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Winchester
Carl Campbell
Tydings Promises Hoover Suggestions Will Get Attention
Senator Tydings announces that Hoover Commission recommendations to improve military efficiency and cut costs will receive prompt study in Congress. His Senate Armed Services Committee will have a major role in any proposed reorganizations. The commission report cited high defense costs and ununified services as issues awaiting further review.
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Washington
Hoover Commission
Congress
Senate Armed Services Committee
Tydings
D-Md
Government Reorganization Commission
Herbert Hoover
Commission
Dydings
Hoover commission task force push on defense powers
A task force report says the secretary of defense should gain greater authority over all three military services. It notes proposals from the Hoover Commission fitting certain categories will be advanced by the panel.
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Hoover Commission
Task Force
Secretary of Defense
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