Virginia Farmers Rise After A Decade Of Change
Virginia farmers enter 1940 stronger with better practices and pride. The AAA era reduced tobacco cotton and potato acreage, boosted livestock and forage crops, and introduced important pasture crops. Notable gains include Star Farmer awards for Bristow and Greenlaw and the Best FFA Chapter in America for South Hill.
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Richmond
Virginia
Star Farmer of America
FFA
AAA
Supreme Court
Robert L. Bristow
Middlesex County
Hunter Roy Greenlaw
Falmouth
Stafford County
South Hill
Future Farmers of America
America
Bristow
Greenlaw
Planning Quick Aid for Finland
In Washington on January 4, senators led by Pittman outlined rapid aid for Finland. Proposals include Finland loans from 50 to 100 million dollars, debt relief, and removing limits on 10 million in credits to finance war materials. House member Hook urged a 60 million loan with possible debt refunding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Finland
Pittman
D-New
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
United States
Hook
Dmich
Rep
Smith
Fox hunters use airplane to corral seven foxes
In Michigantown Indiana a group of 60 fox hunters used an airplane piloted by Russell Stair to spot and signal where foxes were. The aerial system proved effective and the hunters captured seven foxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigantown
Ind
Russell Stair
Local county notes fill Stephens City parish with visitors
A stream of visitors and dinners cross Stephens City Virginia as families host relatives from Martinsburg Winchester and surrounding towns. The column lists Grim Ewing Parker Cadwallader and many others visiting or staying with kin, with church and school notes and a butcher reporting hogs slaughtered this season.
Christmas Eve Program at Greenwood Church Delights Sun day School
The Greenwood church Sunday School in Angers Store West Virginia held a well attended Christmas Eve program. Two plays delighted attendees and a beautiful tree stood at center stage. Santa Claus distributed candy oranges and gifts to pupils and adults alike.
Brush Creek Community Notes Start New Year Local Visit Highlights
Brush Creek Va January 5 1926 The reporter extends New Year wishes for luck health and happiness. Notable activities include George Bowers a hospital patient and visits by Julian Beard Ruth Kerns and Ruth Anna Whitacre plus a Timber Ridge Baptist Church meeting. Visitors from Martinsburg and Washington DC are mentioned along with local trips to Winchester.
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Brush Creek
George Bowers
Chestnut Grove
Julian Beard
Pennsylvania
Nelson Beard
A. P. Whitacre
Harry O. Kerns
Gainesboro
R. M. Kerns
Ruth Kerns
S. Carson Whitacre
Laura Dailey
Myrtle Dailey
Anne Dailey
Ruth Anna Whitacre
Martinsburg
Christmas visitation and funeral notices from Mt Pleasant
Christmas greetings parade through Mt Pleasant with visits by Roy Cook and Mary land relatives, Dorsey Ritter family, and Zirkle Williams group. Funeral services for James A. Boyce were held at the Church of God with burial beside his wife. Birth announced for Asbury Boyce’s daughter and community events include Sunday School and services on January 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Pleasant
Roy Cook
Maryland
Dorsey Ritter
Zirkle Williams
Richard
Kathryn
Fannie Williams
Opequon
Joan Perry
Emmerick Copenhaver
Coshocton
Winchester
Vennor Milhon
James A. Boyce
Luther McFarland
Ralph Cather
Church of God
Boyce
John Perry
Edward
Carson Allamong
Kate Allamong
Mt. Williams
Asbury Boyce
Christian Endeavor
John
Perry
Louise
Lucille
Ruth
James Russell
Grimes Gleanings: Mrs Gardner Improves After Arm Fracture
Grimes Va January 5 Mrs Velona Gardner aged woman who recently fell at home near here is recovering well from a fractured arm. Miss Elizabeth Horner of Winchester, a student at a Kentucky College, spent last Friday in the area.
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Stephens City
T. A. Grim
Edna
Frank Ewing
Ray
Betty
Calvin Grim
Janet Rawlings
Wardensville
Lillian Rawlings
James Calvert
Martinsburg
Lomax Parker
Eldridge Lemley
Madison College
Harrisonburg
Paxton Orndorff
Eugene Barr
Strasburg
Holmes Yeakle
Nettie Yeakle
Arthur Lee Ewing
Mae Jane
T. L. Reardon
Rose Marie
Thomas
Kernstown
Earlee
Harry Booth
Anne Orndorff
Ladies Aid
Trinity Lutheran Church
W. H. Herrell
F. L. Roof
Grimes
Velona Gardner
Elizabeth Horner
Winchester
Kentucky
Gainesboro F F A chapter hosts prize fair and fund-raiser
The Gainesboro F F A chapter conducted contour furrowing on three farms with help from Frederick and Mennick of Harrisonburg Virginia. They hauled mail from near Bunker Hill for pasture improvement and held a fun frolic that netted 32 dollars for classroom supplies. Winners included Hugh Dailey for chicks Curtis Braithwaite for corn buckwheat and eggs with various prizes. Elwood Stotler Brown and Arther Brown are among other winners. The chapter plans a father and son get together next month.
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Gainesboro
Frederick
Mennick
Soil Conservation Unit
Harrisonburg
Bunker Hill
F.F. A
Hugh Dailey
Curtis Braithwaite
Evelyn Omps
Solenberger
Winchester
Garland Adams
Junior Bayliss
City and County Realty Transfers Summary
Frederick County records show Walter W. Hicks transferring to Esta L. Mc Kee a tract near Knottsville Road at eight dollars per acre. C W Wisecarver and others transfer to Arthur R. Mason and wife Lot 2 Block 4 Lela Miller subdivision for valuable consideration. Arthur R. Mason and others convey two rakes on Front Royal road to J Leonard Rogers for ten dollars and valuable consideration. Ardel J Moore transfers to Rachel Virginia Moore an interest in a tract near Reynolds Store for one dollar and valuable consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter W. Hicks
Esta L. McKee
Old Knottsville Road
C. W. Wisecarver
Als
Arthur R. Mason
Lela Miller
J. Leonard Rogers
Front Royal Road
Ardel J. Moore
Rachel Virginia Moore
Reynolds Store
Nashville dynamiter claims headache pills caused stumble
A 49 year old man charged with blasting denied drunkenness telling Judge Draper he ate explosive bits to stop a headache. He said the pills are the only thing to quiet the pain after a hard day of blasting, though they make him stagger. The judge released him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
John L. Draper
Local Letters Note Illness and Winter Sports
Residents report illnesses including Mrs Virginia Stotler in Berkeley Springs while Mr and Mrs Ar thur Orndorff host guests. Evelyn Pugh returns from Millbrook after holidays with relatives. Helen Kerns recovers at home as cold weather brings sledding and ice skating, with ten below temperatures on some mornings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Orndorff
Bell Guess
Ethel Guess
J. N. Good
Isaac Kerns
George Shepard
Kerns
Virginia Stotler
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Evelyn Pugh
Millbrook
Roosevelt proposes 26 percent cut in farm programs
President Roosevelt asked Congress to reduce agricultural appropriations by 26 percent for the year starting July 1, cutting the agriculture department budget to 908,255,707 from 1,299,640,970. The economies would account for about half the net reduction in total government outlays, including reappropriation of unused funds and new money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Agriculture Department
Gas Blast Wrecks Store on Belair Road
An explosion wrecked a 5 and 10 cent store on Belair road injuring two men and a woman, with 18 people fleeing. Firemen blamed a gas leak from an underground main seeping into the basement for the blast. Edward Fritsche was hurled into a shaft while investigating fumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Belair Road
Edward Fritsche
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