Prosperity Path Amid Europe Gloom For 1939
VANNAH GA December 22 1939 prosperity in America contrasted with gloom in Europe. Babson index rose from 94.7 to 116 by Christmas as industry and wages improved though unemployment remained high. Despite war fears and tax worries many Americans were better off, with hopes for peace in 1940.
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Vannah
Europe
United States
Canada
America
Owever
Hitler
Poland
Roosevelt
Moone's Emerald Oil Offers Quick Relief for Itching Skin
A bold claim promotes Moone's Emerald Oil as fast relief for eczema itching and skin eruptions. The ad targets those with fiery itching feet and rashes promising healing or money back if not satisfied.
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Moone
Virginia Crops Exceed 1938 Totals, Says Official
Henry M. Taylor reports Virginia 1939 major crops beat 1938 in production and value. Truck crops total $5,217,000, down 5 percent from 1938. Acreage reached 1,405,000 with 26 bushels per acre, producing about 36.53 million bushels worth 26.30 million dollars. Tobacco led cash income at 19.9 million, while apples peaches and pears declined from last year.
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Richmond
Henry M. Taylor
Virginia Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
Virginia
Commonwealth
False Alarm Report From Abilene Sparks Police Search
A frightened woman phoned the Abilene police claiming two men kidnapped a person and placed them in a car's baggage compartment. Captain Harry Hutchinson of the highway patrol located the vehicle, saw two men release a third, and a mechanic offered a clarification about claims of a missing person.
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Abilene, Tex
Harry Hutchinson
Highway Patrol
Three Youths Are Given Life Terms In Bank Holdup
Staunton Virginia December 22 three youths were sentenced to life imprisonment for the $3500 robbery of the People's Bank of Stuart's Draft and sent to the state penitentiary in Richmond. Wilson Jacobs Raymond Maloney and Charles L Sloan faced identical sentences after plea deals and a brief jury deliberation. Sloan claimed innocence saying he was not in Stuart's Draft October 31 and lent his car to Maloney.
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Sloan
Roanoke
Stuart
Paul Johnson
Maloney
Washington
Jacobs
W. A. Bussey
Baltimore
Answers to Today’s Quiz
Answers to quiz on page 4 list ten items. Topics include geography biology and history with references to South America the Netherlands Colombo Arlington National Cemetery and a classification on arl.
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South America
The
Netherlands
Arlington National Cemetery
Colvin Funeral To Be Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. Colvin mother of Miss Genevieve Colvin and Mrs Clyde Donald of this city will be held from the home of her daughter at 437 West Antietam street Hagestown Md tomorrow afternoon at 2 o clock as reported by the Star.
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Colvin
Genevieve Colvin
Clyde Donald
West Antietam Street
Hagerstown
Growth at National Fruit Plant Sparks Expansion Talk
Winchester plant, key in the National Fruit chain, may build a new warehouse and office. The firm began in Alexandria in 1913, expanded through Waynesboro and Strasburg, with Frank Armstrong Sr as president. The article lists current officers, foremen, and long‑term employees guiding production and development.
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National Fruit Products Company
Winchester
National Fruit
Alexandria
Armstrong Company
Washington
Armstrong
Valley
Piedmont
Waynesboro
Strasburg
Frank Armstrong
National Fruit Product Company
Armstrong, Jr
W. B. Glover
James B. Jones
Ernest E. Schoen
Ward G. Thresh
Paul B. DeHaven
Norma M. Hoke
Clarence E. Hartley
W. Russell Herrell
Clinton D. Stouffer
Ludwig A. Martels
Carson R. Edmonson
George R. Taylor
Robert W. Bowers
H. Dinkel Preffett
Mount Pleasant Christmas Pageant at Mount Pleasant Church
The Mount Pleasant United Brethren Church on the Winchester Charge will hold a Christmas service on Christmas night. The event features recitations and a pageant titled The Star Lighted Path. The public is invited to attend.
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Mount Pleasant
Pleasant Valley Church Plans Christmas Program Sunday
The Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church will present a Christmas program Sunday night at 8 o'clock featuring carols recitations and a pageant entitled The First Christmas Eve. The public is invited to attend this service.
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Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church
Christmas Eve Service At Junes Spring Church
A special Christmas Eve service for the Hedgesville Charge of the Methodist Church will be held at Junes Spring Church Sunday at 6 30 pm. Rev Lavely D Gruber pastor will lead a brief message and special music. The public is invited to attend.
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Hedgesville
Methodist
Lavely D. Gruber
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