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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1933
Page
2
Frederick county home demonstration groups launch a countywide drive titled More Living From Garden and Pantry Shelves. The plan urges larger year round gardens to supply fresh and stored vegetables at low cost, outlining rules to plant at least seventeen vegetables and provide year round supplies.
Miss Elisabeth Farrar, county agent for Coc tion, invites residents in the area to join a garden project. Report your enrollment at once as the campaign aims to collect vegetable quantities, including 15 quarts of tanity area and 18 quarts of other vegetables.
A Virginia state police survey for 1932 shows 577 stolen cars recovered with an estimated value of 450 dollars each, and 259 thousand dollars recovered in cars and taxes, while 20,339 investigations were conducted. The force, 100 officers strong, cost about 2,540 dollars per officer per year but generated substantial revenue through fines and gas tax enforcement.
A historical look at Frederick County schooling discusses consolidated one room schools, teacher layoffs from 105 to 90, and the impact of state supervision on funding. It notes the county’s lack of bank debt, reliance on state and literary funds, and ongoing building upgrades while highlighting teacher development and curriculum reform efforts.
Frederick County School Board reports a balanced budget and maintains a policy to keep the budget in balance as the majority of county teachers are enrolled at the University of Virginia.
A formal recommendation from the State Road Commission to the Maryland and West Virginia legislatures urges erection of a free bridge 1000 feet below the existing toll bridge across the Potomac at Shepherdstown. The proposal was presented in Charleston along with state transport plans.
The report on the recent conference with Maryland Road Commission notes a recommendation to advance a plan. It states two ceramilecion units and one altenees have decided to take over the present arrangements.
Tea should not stand longer than three minutes after pouring freshly boiled water over leaves. In three minutes the leaves give up most flavor aroma and caffeine. If steeped longer, tannin overflows and tea often appears cloudy.
William H. Woodin, newly named secretary of the treasury, appears in a New York radio studio for his first broadcast. He spoke not as a political figure but as a public servant addressing the nation on economic policy and national finance.
Geese are long lived birds with ages often reaching fifty years or more. Records show individuals living seventy or eighty years in England and America, and ages over a century are possible.
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