Mrs Flora Williams Dies in California Home Visit
Mrs Flora McDonald Williams 88 formerly of Clarke county died at her son Eustace Williams Anchorage Kentucky home in Glendale California. Survived by daughters Mrs Ewing Cockrell Warrensburg Missouri and Mrs Angereau Gray Anchorage Kentucky and son Eustace L Williams Anchorage Kentucky plus six grandchildren. She was active in the Daughters of the Confederacy serving as treasurer general three times.
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Berryville
Glendale
Calif
Flora McDonald Williams
Clarke County
Anchorage
Kenneth McDonald
San Francisco
Hunter McGuire McDonald
N. C
St. L. A
Dam Bill Will Pass
Florence Herald reports a dam bill advances and is expected to pass, signaling approval from the legislature. The article notes proponents argue flood control and water management benefits while opponents cite cost concerns.
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Florence Herald
Wheat Seedings Rise in Virginia for Next Year
The Federal State Crop Reporting Service reports Virginia wheat acreage at 665000, up 2 percent from last year, with crop condition at 71 percent of normal. Rye sown for grain is 61000 acres, up 20 percent, with 73 percent normal condition. Milk and eggs show declines, cow milking at 14.9 pounds per day and eggs at 16 per 100 hens, while farm labor demand runs at 155 percent.
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Virginia
Federal State Crop Reporting Service
John A. Hicks
Flags Over Embassies and the Pacific Highway Mileages
A foreign embassy in this country may fly a foreign flag without the American flag when under the jurisdiction of its home nation. The Pacific highway from Vancouver to the Mexican border near San Diego runs about 1 675 miles.
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Vancouver
Mexican Boundary Line
San Diego
Boy Scouts Share Toys and Help 100 Children in Clarke County
Clarke County Boy Scout circle distributed toys including hobby horses wagons candy and oranges to 17 needy families totaling about 100 children. Helpers such as rural carriers and bus drivers aided delivery to mountain areas and schools. Generous donors funded provisions clothing and new home furnishings for a burned family.
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Shenandoah River
Ane
Backwoodsman doubts surrender. Thompson in Yorktown campaign
A Detroit News report notes a Louisiana woodsman saying he did not know Lee had surrendered. It states Big Bill Thompson remains deeply involved in the Yorktown campaign.
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Lee
Big Bill Thompson
Yorktown
Detroit News
Meaning of Col Legno in Music Notation
The term col legno means with the wood and directs players to strike the strings with the bow stick rather than the hair. It indicates a percussive effect distinct from standard bowed tone.
Medico Should Be Cheerful Says Chinatown Sage
The sage known as Hi Ho of Chinatown urges doctors to blend medical skill with acting to appear cheerful under all circumstances as highlighted by the Washington Star.
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Hi Ho
Chinatown
Washington Star
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Christmas Club
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Harry G. Grimm
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