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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1938
Page
5
Virginia extension notes the 1938 Agricultural Conservation Program aims for stable farm income through stabilized production, with each farm setting its own goals. It warns that oversupply lowers prices and hurts both farmers and urban buyers, while booms raise costs for equipment and goods.
A garbled OCR line presents several monetary values such as 116,590.15 583.00 1,407.66 and 118,850.81 among others. The text ends with a fragment “on ey” making context and source difficult to determine.
Dr John Finley Williamson directs the Westminster Chorus whose origins trace to a church choir in Dayton Ohio. The famous American conductor, born in Canton, studied voice with notable teachers and built a touring choral program including European tours in 1928 and 1934.
Mr and Mrs R C Green and son Bobby of Winchester were guests of Mrs Dunlap at Boyce. Miss Julia Copenhaver visits her sister Mrs Lewis Long at Rippon W Va. Mrs C B Levi hosted the Monday Club. Mr and Mrs J E McDonald of Happy Creek visited Mr and Mrs Hugh Copenhaver. Mr and Mrs Eugene Owings of Maryland were guests of Mrs T P Jolliffe. Ruth Clarke spent weekend with her brother L E Clark family. Mrs C R Creamer visited Mrs Eustace Jackson at Berryville. Russell Carper of Washington spent weekend with Boyce relatives. W J Hottel of Winchester visited Boyce Wednesday evening.
The record shows present and past rainfall figures with 24 hour totals ending yesterday at five. rainfall for January to date is .51 inch year to date .51 inch. It lists monthly averages for 1913 to 1937 and the average annual rainfall of 35.36 inches.
Rae Va January 12 A F superintendent of Clarke County schools announced at Berryville Chamber of Commerce that he will chair the county event to raise funds for infantile paralysis. The community card party will be held January 29 in Hawthorne Library with committee leaders named and hotel efforts noted.
Clarke County Nurse Association reports December activities by Miss Branch Grove RN. They logged 336 miles and 119 visits plus 83 phone conferences and multiple physician and welfare meetings. They distributed cod liver oil and toothbrushes to rural children, operated on six kids, aided hospitalizations, and supported a boy at Blue Ridge Industrial School. Christmas program aid served 27 families with clothing and food for 172 people, aided by local volunteers and a supervisor with a loaned truck.
Mrs. Bessie Friedman handed the desk sergeant $1 claiming overparking and a lost ticket. The sergeant said police had no record, but she insisted she owed the city and paid what she could, hoping for a chance to settle.
By decree of the Circuit Court of Frederick County Virginia the 50 acre farm owned by the late W T Hansucker will be sold at public auction in front of the Winchester Court House at noon Saturday January 22 1938 The property lies nine miles west of Winchester one mile north of Relief and is bounded by Tilden Snapp Albert Williams and others Possession March 1 1938 Two thirds of the growing wheat crop go to the purchaser with one third held for the tenant Terms require one third cash at sale and the balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust and fire insurance policy. Commissioner M Lynch and auctioneers Duvall Dunn.
Families await Christmas events as a meeting of the association sets plans for the V D Clinic next week to finalize arrangements and coordinate with local groups.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill hear speeches and committee hearings on anti lynching and unemployment. Senate Wage Hour panel reviews new legislation while Farm conferees discuss corn crop control measures. House advances miscellaneous bills and approves a large dependent offices appropriation with veto power on supply items. Pose debates anti lynching bill.
Philo Til and Mrs Ed ward Dilley spend time visiting relatives in hospitals. They share news of a daughter who is being cared for and remain active in family support during this period.
A patient remains in a Chicago hospital while a son is treated in Fargo North Dakota and two sons are hospitalized in Champaign Illinois, reflecting a regional medical action.
Workmen tearing down a theater fountain in Des Moines Iowa found five 10 inch stalks of field corn growing inside the plumbing.
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