Opinion of Banks Tested
A New York study described as typical of urban life found 57 percent of interviewees had no prejudices about banking while 43 percent did. The survey, by the Research Council of the American Bankers Association, aims to help banks test public opinion as an asset for banking. Among prejudice cases 8 percent were social, 8 percent generalized banking prejudice, 17 percent tied to local history and experience, and 10 percent had mixed prejudices.
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New York
Research Council of American Bankers’ Association
Soil Fertility Key in Controlling Erosion
An old article discusses erosion in pastures and rotations, urging added plant food and lime to boost sod quality. It notes corn and small grains need feeding while hay benefits from residues, citing a Glade Spring trial showing 2.5x yield with proper fertilization and liming.
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Glade Spring
Local Bowlers and How They Stack Up In Late Plays
Reports show Hershey Pints and Beta Sigma Phi leading in late plays with top individuals like Jacper G A A 123 and Handley 117. High team scores include Boyce 481 and Star Office 477, while pinfalls list Beta Sigma Phi 1356 and Boyce 13446 across matches.
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Boyce
Beta Sigma Phi
Little Theatre
Handley
Cammers
Star Office
Winchester Knit
Berryville
Jacper
Lillis
Rice
Star
Feltner
Line
Lillis Handley
Clevenger
Es . M. Clevenger
Aeaee
F. Feltner
Kemper Picked to Join Gov Price's Incoming Staff
Richmond January 8 The selection of Col William M Kemper of Danville as executive assistant marks Gov Price first appointment for the incoming administration Kemper who led the road league and headed the Danville Military Institute for 15 years will keep his civic ties and resume duties with enthusiasm The governor elect said clerical staff mostly remains intact and named several Richmond officers as possible gubernatorial aides
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Gov
Erecr
James H. Price
William M. Kemper
Danville
Price
Kemper
Col. Kemper
Road League
Virginia Military Institute
Harrison J.price
Mills F. Neal
Robert D. Barton
E. E. Goodwin
Emporia
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Peter Saunders
State Board of Motion Picture Censors
State Jobless Figures Are High
Richmond January 8 John Hopkins Hall Jr state labor commissioner said the national unemployment census placed 84 487 Virginia jobless with 15 to 20 percent error due to voluntary reports He argued many seasonally idle workers listed as unemployed and noted his records showed not more than 50 000 unemployed in October and doubt the rise by mid November.
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Richmond
John Hopkins Hall, Jr
Virginia
Hall
Fight Fans Pay Tribute To Neil At Madison Square Garden
In New York on January 8, 11000 spectators at Madison Square Garden paid silent tribute to Edward Joseph Neil Jr., AP war correspondent and sports writer. A spotlight on a laurel wreath marked his ringside seat as announcer Harry Balogh spoke of Neil's sports-writing and taps sounded by a bugler. The tribute echoed a similar remembrance nine years after Tad Dorgan’s death.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Edward Joseph Neil, Jr
Associated Press
Harry Balogh
Neil
Garden
T. A
Tad) Dorgan
Judges Lose First Basketball Game To Harpers Ferry
The Handley Judges resumed interscholastic basketball with a 35 to 26 loss at Harpers Ferry W Va. After a week of practice the team showed nervousness but potential as they restart the program amid renewed student interest and limited local support. Remaining schedule lists games through February with several home matches.
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Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Handley
Fet
ITV i Icisas Vaees
Ati
Sveasner
Ole Yeakle
Coos
Bill Bennett
Pete Him
Charles Town
Hagerstown
Boyce
Martinsburg
Albin Brevities from Alb in Virginia Dated Jan 8
Mrs William Cochran visits Baltimore sister Mrs Dave Hartman. Eppards return from Elkton after a week with relatives. Glaizes move to Winchester for holidays with Mr Leslie. Miss Mildred Snyder returns to Flora McDonald College Red Springs NC after holidays with parents. Luther Patton Jr GWU student spends Christmas Day with father. Paul and Ralph Eppard visit Elkton parents T W Eppard. Williams near Opequon and John Perry host. Miss Louise Perry visits sister Mrs James Russell. Mrs Evelyn Christian dies Winchester Memorial Hospital. Sympathy to husband and two children. Mrs Brandon Allamong of Winchester visits mother Mrs Bessie Rosenberger. Miss Ruth Perry visits near Opequ.
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William Cochran
Dave Hartman
Baltimore
T. W. Eppard
Elkon
M. S. Glaize
Winchester
Leslie
Mildred Snyder
Flora McDonald College
Red Springs
N. C
Ruth Perry
Zirkle Williams
Opequon
Illnesses Spread in Mt Pleasant Area
Mt Pleasant Virginia report notes Mrs Emma Elliott visiting Mrs John Perry on a Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Asa Racey shows slight improvement after serious illness. A wave of colds and grippe hits the community, especially school children. Mr Zirkle Williams and his family, including their son Richard and mother Mrs Fannie, are mentioned amid the spread of illness.
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MT. Pleasant
Emma Elliott
John Perry
Asa Racey
Zirkle Williams
Richard
Fannie
Card of Thanks for Sympathy and Support
Richard J. West expresses gratitude to friends for kindness during his wife’s illness and death, noting help with transportation and flowers.
For Sale Property of late A L Pingley
Property of late A L Pingley offered for sale a practically new 7 room house with over an acre on highway Route 50 three miles west of Winchester Immediate possession available. Apply to C E Pingley Route 3 Winchester Va (1 8 21)
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A. L. Pingley
Winchester
Shell
Mount Weather
Provence Chapel
Maurice F. Castleman
Berryville
Washington and Lee Thwarts Maryland in Opener
In Lexington Virginia the Generals of Washington and Lee beat Maryland 31 to 29 in the first Southern Conference game of the season. Washington and Lee led from the start and held off a late Maryland surge that cut the margin to two points.
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Lexington
Washington and
Lee
Generals
Maryland
Fire Leads To A Slander Suit In Virginia Resort
William R. Bryce operator of Bryce's Cottages at Basye near Orkney Springs is named defendant in a $5,000 slander suit filed by Edgar Eli Harry. The plaintiff claims Bryce circulated that he set fire to the house he lived in on the Orkney grade. Harry is noted as a plant experimenter and expert in his field.
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Woodstock
William R. Bryce
Bryce
Basye
Orkney Springs
Edgar Eli Harry
Orkney
Will Rogers Humorous Story About Acting Echoes
Two actors in a New York restaurant joke about remembering past shows and tease a year without a bed in it calling it the Miracle. The piece lightly notes actors’ ups and downs and the joy of discussing shows, with a nod to Will Rogers style.
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New York
American News Features, Inc
Perjury Charged In Liquor Case Roanoke
Henry Ralph Landrum of Roanoke was jailed on a perjury charge after leaving the witness stand in a United States district court liquor case. He testified that he gave a woman a quart of whiskey and placed ten gallons on Wright’s premises, then admitted he had denied ownership at a commissioner’s hearing.
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Roanoke
Henry Ralph Landrum
United States District Court
Landrum
Charles Wright
Margaret Chandler
Wright
Joseph H. Chitwood
Mr. Chitwood
Budget Book 1938 Now Being Mailed
The Winchester Evening Star offers a Household Budget Booklet for 1938. Thirty two pages with monthly accounting pages and practical thrift guidance. Enclose ten cents for cost and postage to receive the durable budget tool.
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Winchester Evening Star
Three Over Easy Eggs in Utah Desert Ad
A Denver ad claims A H Spencer offers three eggs in the original nest for sale. He says he staked the area where found them in the Utah desert and that the eggs talk with pictures of dinosaur eggs he has seen.
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Denver
A. H. Spencer
Utah
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