Revolution forecast for farmer remedy colchicine and plant breeding
Colchicine, a gout remedy, shown at a Carnegie Institution exhibit to double plant chromosomes and enable fertile hybrids. Researchers led by Dr. Albert F. Blakeslee report potential for hardier onions radishes and clover from treated seeds, with broader cross breeding possibilities and widespread public curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Albert F. Blakeslee
Cold Springs Harbor
New York
Carnegie
Reynolds Store Notes Dinner Guests and Guests in Winchester
Reynolds Store notes in Virginia report weekend and holiday visits. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Shenk hosted guests from Winchester and Baltimore. Several families, including the Luttrells and Hovermales, spent Christmas and weekend gatherings at multiple homes near Winchester and Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Moore
Ardell
T. P. Hovermale
Ridge
Richard Hovermale
R. P. Anderson
Carson Whitacre
Siler
F. B. Hovermale
Omps
Statin Lineweaver
C. W
William Wight
Jeanneth Wright
E. K. Meade
Edgewood
Robert Goodwin
Rev
and Robert Goodwin
Birth Announcement and Christmas News from Rock Enantems
Christmas passed quietly in Rock Enantems with congratulations for Mr and Mrs James Good on a newborn baby. Mrs Maynard Larrick and Mrs Jarre Anderson visited. Wesley McKeever is home for holidays. John Will Larrick remains seriously ill. Clifford Orndorff's brothers visited. a large panther roams the area, its cries heard nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Enon
James Good
Maynard Larrick
Winchester
Jarre] Anderson
Wesley McKeever
Town
John Will Larrick
Clifford Orndorff
Star Tannery
Lone Star pupils vote short Christmas vacation
Eagleville Missouri Mrs Fern Ballew a Lone Star rural school teacher let her pupils choose the length of their Christmas break they decided on one day instead of two weeks or longer
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Eagleville
Fern Ballew
Lone Star Rural School
Vets Fade From Golf's Pictures
Richmond dated wrap recounts 1937 Virginia golf highlights. Ernie Ball fell just short of dethroning Bobby Cruickshank in the state open. Lily Harper beat Susie Ingalls in a dramatic women’s final. UVA students Payne Cushman win amateur title. Leo Walper takes Middle Atlantic PGA Championship. Cruickshank Ball and Harper represent Virginia in the national open.
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Barton Pattie
Richmond
Virginia
Ernie Ball
Farmington
Bobby Cruickshank
Lily Harper
Susie Ingalls
Hot Springs
Gallerites
Lily
University of Virginia
Dick Payne
Walter Cushman
Charlottesville
John Shorey
Staunton
Wynsol Spencer
Newport News
Payne
L. B. Peterson
Cushman
Middle Atlantic
Leo Walper
Washington
Cruickshank
Ralph Guldahl
Sam Snead
Eight drink pledges in 1938 vow before Omaha judge
Eight men arrested for drunkenness appeared before Municipal Judge Lester Palmer in Omaha Nebraska and each promised not to drink in 1938 with a pledge of a year in jail if they break the vow. The judge released them all.
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Omaha
Neb
Lester Palmer
Palmer
Annual Meeting Notice for Winchester Bank Shareholders
Notice is given of the annual meeting of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company of Winchester Virginia. The meeting will be held at the bank’s Winchester location corner Loudoun street and Rouss avenue on Tuesday January 11 1938 at 11 oclock A M. Directors will be elected and other business may be conducted. H Yost Cashier.
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Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
Winchester
Virginia
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and ‘Trust Company of
Loudoun Street
Rouss Avenue
Feee Virginia
H. Yost
Fromme resigns as WVU agriculture dean replaces him
Dr. Fred D. Fromme resigns as dean of West Virginia University college of agriculture to join the U S Department of Agriculture in Washington as chief administrator in the experiment station office he came to WVU in 1928 from Virginia Tech Dr Clayton R Orton succeeds him as dean Orton has led the forestry school since 1929 with J Oliver Knapp named acting director of the agriculture extension division.
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Morgantomn
W. Va
Fred D. Fromme
West Virginia University
College of Agriculture
Clayton R. Orton
C. 8. Boucher
Fromme
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
West Virginia
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Orton
School of Forestry
J. Oliver Knapp
Millwood Social Roundup Delights Local Guests and Holidays
Mrs Earl Boy Ed hosted at Callenger with guests including Mrs George Burwell and Mr George Burwell. Kenneth N Gilpin led a hunting breakfast at Scalbey as crowds from Winchester Middleburg and Clark attended. Numerous visits and dinners marked a festive period at Woodley Red Gate The Glen Fairfield Randolph Moorings and other local spots with gatherings, travels and dances noted for December holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millwood
Earl Boy-Ed
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Mrs. Sandbourne
Hans de Meer
Edward Jenkins
Red Gate
Press Held Not Free As Claimed
Yale professor Alfred M. Lee told the American Association of Teachers of Journalism in Columbus that press freedom is economically restricted to those with funds. He cited monopolistic control in 1 457 cities, mass production, and national news agencies as key causes, noting laws target minority organs more than large papers.
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Columbus, O
Alfred M. Lee
Yale University
Yale
American Association of Teachers of Journalism
Lee
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Best Liar To Receive A Medal In Burlington Contest
Burlington Wisconsin on December 29 reports the Burlington Liars Club plans a New Year’s Day winner for a ninth annual tying contest. President O C Hulett notes a diamond studded gold medal was made after Mrs Gale Barnhouse of Fowlerville Michigan claimed last year’s medal was stolen. Numerous entries from across the globe describe elaborate lies, including a New York City woman’s water claim and a Tacoma Washington farmer’s tale of watermelons used to irrigate crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington, Wis
Burlington Liars Club, Inc
O. C. Hulett
Gale Barnhouse
Fowlerville
Mich
C. Koroscil
New York City
John Zelenak, Jr
Tacoma
Wash
Hulett
Roosevelt Bills Seek Labor Wage Hour and Crop Controls
M W Thatcher legislative representative of the National Farmers Union said he told President Roosevelt of a formal agreement with the labors non partisan league to push wage hour and crop control laws. Thatcher was a White House visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
M. W. Thatcher
National Farmers’ Union
Roosevelt
White House
Brucetown Methodist Union Organized by Circuit Stewards
The Rev W O Talbert led Brucetown charge stewards at the parsonage to form a Brucetown Methodist Union. The new board will include all church officers and teachers and meet monthly to oversee circuit work. John O Hardesty elected president George Yeakley secretary and Harvey Fishpaw treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Talbert
Brucetown
Morningside Drive
John O. Hardesty
George Yeakley
Harvey Fishpaw
Bank cashier shoots at skylight during Cornell game
Gerald Hill a town bank cashier fired a pistol at the skylight during a Cornell College basketball game in Lisbon Iowa. A pigeon carcass fell to the floor as students in the stands above laughed.
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Lisbon
Iowa
Gerald
Toot) Hill
Cornell
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