Greater Net Profits Set As Objective
Frederick County through Community Agricultural groups will hold eight meetings in January to discuss farm problems and raise net income for individual farmers. Sessions begin January 3 in Gainesboro and run through January 16 at Gravel Springs. Topics include soil conservation, better farming on smaller farms, farm credit and insurance, with leader training December 31 to prepare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Board of Agriculture
Gainesboro
Gore Lodge Hall
Middletown Agricultural Building
Mt. Airy
White Hall
County Court House
Esterday
aTeck Stephens City Agricultural Building
Gravel Springs
Fred Stine
Frederick County
Communityultural Committee
Smith Island Trains Residents in Emergency First Aid
Smith Island residents receive first-aid training to cope with sickness or accidents on the ice bound Chesapeake Bay. The program, active since 1936, reports 140 participants who could qualify for emergency aid. Dr William F Stout, age 80, is available to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crisfield
Smith Island
Chesapeake Bay
Wilburt V. Hunter
J. Millard Tawes
Cress
William F. Stout
Rites Set for Mrs Edna Wisecarver in Winchester
Mrs Edna Wisecarver wife of C A Wisecarver died after three months illness at Memorial Hospital born September 3 1894 in Kernstown Frederick County. Survived by husband two daughters brother and two half sisters funeral Thursday at 2 from Willow Lawn with Rev Homer Welch interment Mount Hebron Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Kerin Wisecarver
C. A. Wisecarver
Memorial Hospital
Wisecarver
Frederick County
Williams
Kerin
Ida M. Kerin
Kernstown
Winchester
Willow Lawn
Homer Welch
Stephens City
Mount Hebron
Lynchburg
Minerva Pangle
Irene Copenhaver
Winchest
Dukes Center Has Catch In Back On Hand
Pasadena Calif December 28. Duke center and co captain Dan Tiger Hill suffered a back injury while going down under a punt. He will rest this week but be in shape for next Monday's Rose Bowl tilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
Dan
Tiger) Hill
Duke
Hill
Coaches favor keeping football rules as is
Chicago reports the football coaches association opening session favored retaining the current code. Proposals discussed included abolishing the point after touchdown and moving goal posts, but President Harry Stuhldreher urged coaches to keep pace with the game and concentrate on teaching rather than frequent changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Football Coaches Association
National Collegiate Atheltic Association
Association
Harry Stuhldreher
Wisconsin
East Moline Post Office Delivers Christmas Stamp Request
During the holiday season a mail box contained two 1 cent stamps with a note asking they be attached to two stampless envelopes mailed earlier. A clerk fulfilled the unusual request after a careful search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Moline
Stars Foresee 1939 Hollywood Prospects From Norvell
Astrologer Norvell predicts 1939 will bring marriages and career highs for stars like Shirley Temple and Bette Davis, with Hedy Lamarr nearing Greta Garbo’s glory and Joan Crawford set to marry again. Tragedy and heartbreak loom, but he hopes these portents fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyrone Marty
Cray
Patsy Lee Parson
Shirley Temple
Robert Taylor
Jeanette MacDonald
Gene Raymond
Gracie Fields
Errol Flynn
Lili Damita
John Barrymore
Elaine Barrie
Alice Faye
Tony Martin
Jon Hall
Frances Langford
Norvelle
Bette Davis
Mae West
W. C. Fields
Carole Lombard
Clark Gable
Norvell
Adrianne Ames
Whitney Bourne
Penny Singleton
Vincent Price
Joy Hodges
James Ellison
John Garfield
June Wilkins
Hedy Lamarr
Greta Garbo
Joan Crawford
Franchot Tone
Hollywood
Park Directors To Confer In Washington January Meeting
Secretary Ickes approved plans for a national park superintendents conference to be held in Washington January 5 to 10. The meeting aims to discuss improvements in operating developing and administering the national parks for the traveling public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ickes
Eye Specialist Dr Beverley Kennon Dies in Norfolk
Dr Beverley R Kennon 67 a nationally known eye nose and throat specialist died of a heart attack at his Norfolk residence. He had struggled with heart trouble for weeks and previously served at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary for three years including postgraduate studies in Vienna and London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Beverley R. Kennon
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
Vienna
London
Annual Meeting Notice of Farmers and Merchants Bank Winchester
Notice to shareholders of Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company of Winchester Virginia for the annual meeting at the banking house corner Loudoun Street and Rouss Avenue Winchester Tuesday January 10 1939 at 11 AM to elect directors and transact other business as needed. J H Yost cashier and official notice dated December 7 14 21 28 1 4 51.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
Winchester
Virginia
Farmers & Merchants National Bank and Trust Company of Winchester
Loudoun Street
Rouss Avenue
Police find missing teen in mountain farm house
Hagerstown Maryland December 28 police located 17 year old Jane Akowsky unharmed but hysterical three nights after she vanished on Christmas Eve. Detective Captain William H Peters said she would not be questioned until calmer and noted a tip linked a dark young man to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Jane Akowsky
William H. Peters
Peters Eelee
Opowsky
Checker
Peters
Akowsky
Captain Peters
Edward Chapman
Joseph Desmond
Robert Clingman
John Hawse To Speak On Youth Crusade Tonight
Randolph-Macon College student and Braddock Street Methodist preacher John J. Hawse will address a 7 30 p m service in the Golden Rule Bible Classroom on The Youth Crusade. The church movement aims to energize youth Christian experience enlist youth as followers of Jesus and prepare for wider church tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Hawse
Randolph-Macon College
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Golden Rule Bible
Youth Crusade
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Jesus
Hawse
Fatal shooting cuts short West Virginia youth
Funeral services were held at the home of his father in Capon Bridge for Fred Schaffenaker 30 who died Monday from a self inflicted shot to the forehead. He fired a .22 rifle while his father and brother were away and left a note saying he was doing the right thing. Survived by his father two brothers and three sisters. Interment at Capon Chapel cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capon Bridge
Fred Schaffenaker
Schaffenaker
Frank
William
Frank Schaffenaker
Bessie Himelright Schaffenaker
Roger
Pittsburgh
Mable Pangle
Hayfield
Edward Roberts
Martinsburg
William Baker
Winchester
Preston Sartelle
Capon Bridge Presbyterian Church
Capon Chapel
Open Season For Debate In Mount Williams
The Mount Williams Debating Society starts winter talks with a curtain raiser at the Community Hall. The second debate on January 6 will cover a current topic. Last week's motion favored abolishing the death penalty. Judges split two to one for the negative. Society officers repeat with C. Williams as president for 15 years tenure, and a full board of officers and a program committee remain in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Williams
Mount Williams Debating Society
New Community Hall
H. A .Snapp
Wesley Shiley
N. B. Fout
N C. Williams
Dick David
J. B. Snapp
Ellsworth Dodson
Lonnie White
W. H. Himel
W. H. Himelright
H. Miller
H. A. Snapp
Firemen Save An Aged Man In Cumberland Blaze
Firemen rescued 93 year old William Baird from a smoke filled second floor apartment in Cumberland Maryland after a basement fire. He was removed to the home of Charles F Heller and examined by a physician who found him none the worse for the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
William Baird
Baird
Bessie R. Baird
Charles F. Heller
New Defense Plans Emphasize Air Power and Panama Canal
Aviation editor Devon Francis reports that Roosevelt plans to seek Congress approval to expand air power to 13 000 aircraft. The strategy treats air power as essential to defend the Panama Canal and Caribbean, complementing sea power with a swift bombing force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devon Francis
Associated Press
New York
Aamy
Navy
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Pacific
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Caribbean
Munich
Farm Cooperatives Membership Count
Answer notes about farm cooperatives show about 3,400,000 members across 10,900 associations.
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D.N. A
Appeals For Federal Aid For Schools In Virginia
Richmond reports a push for a federal aid plan for education ranging from 70 to 199 million dollars over six years. Dr Reeves of the University of Chicago urges swift action to address rural educational disparities, noting low rural teacher salaries and urban migration impacting future American leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Na- Reeves
University of Chicago
Congress
Committee On Education and Labor
Senate
Committee On Education
House
Reeves
America
Virginia
Carnegie Tech Gains Support Before Sugar Bowl
New Orleans December 28 Carnegie Tech, initially an outsider in Sugar Bowl odds against Texas Christian Jaff 2, steadily gained support. Professional bookmakers lowered the odds from 9 to 5 to 8 to 5 as Tech money increased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Carnegie Tech
Texas Christian Jaff
Pittsburgh
Tech
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Frederick County Farmers
Hardie
Barr’s Orchard & Farm Supply
Henry Witts
Julius
Edna Wisecarver
Coaches’ Association
Chicago
Look Mr. Farley
MO. W. Rosenberger & CO
James D. Underhill
Uniontown
Ala
John Hawse
W.va
Mount Williams Club
Stokol
Mervel W. Adams
Palestine
Joseph Barats
Eboney
Revue Ae Palestine
Washington, D. C
Baratz
Dagania
Holy Land
B&o
Baltimore
Harpers Ferry
Baltimore & Ohio
President
Ridgeway
Firestone Auto Supply ‘and Service Stores
Myers
C. I. Brumback
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