Rare Relics at Berryville Confederate Day Exhibit
Berryville Virginia January 15 relics from the Civil War era join items in a Grace Episcopal Church exhibit honoring Gen R E Lee's birthday on January 19. Highlights include a sterling egg-caster with cups and a note signed by Wilkes Booth and a unique cartoon called Virginia Pawsing.
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Berryville
R. E. Lee
Parish Aid Society of Grace Episcopal
Thomas A Moore
Jeffayson County
W. Va
Richmond Blues
Charles Town
John Brown
Wilkes Booth
Frank V. Tilford
Moore
Crehen
Richmond
Virginia Pawsing
Lincoln
Abe
Virginia
Bible Class Campaign Boosts Tuberculosis Fund
Mrs D W Ritenour chairs a Christmas salute drive for the Tuberculosis Society as Charles P McVicar reports 45 dollars in bonds and a strong response from Bible classes. He notes men and women shared meals and bought bonds through Mrs Rosenberger.
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D. W. Ritenour
Tuberculosis Society
Charles P. McVicar
McVicar
Brisk Upswing Seen in Wheat Prices on Crop Fears
Chicago January report notes brisk upturn in wheat due to crop dangers from wintry weather and snow shortages. July wheat rose as government backed buyers prepared for immediate delivery, boosting prices amid strong buying and Farm Board influence.
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Chicago
Farm Board
Front Royal merchant fined for fur purchase without permit
In the county magistrate court yesterday afternoon Justice A. J. Tavenner fined Ane Bs Stokes a Front Royal merchant ten dollars plus costs totaling 15.29 for buying furs for wild animals in Frederick.
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County Magistrate’s Court
A. J. Tavenner
Ane Bs
Frederick County First Arrest Under New Permit Law
Mr Stokes failed to possess a required permit to purchase hides and furs. Game Warden P W Pingley arrested him, marking the first arrest on this charge in Frederick County since the permit law’s passage at the last legislative session.
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Stokes
P. W. Pingley
Frederick
Wheat and grain prices posted in Chicago market
Chicago cash prices list futures style quotes for wheat, corn, oats, barley and seeds. No 1 red wheat at 82 1 2 to 83 1 4. No 2 yellow corn 70 1 4, No 3 white 71 3 4. oats No 2 white 34. barley 42 to 66. timothy seed 8 75 to 9 00. clover seed 14 75 to 22 50. lard ribs bellies at 8 62 to 11 62.
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Chicago
Richmond Cash Grain Prices on January 14 Quotations
Wheat car lots list No 2 red winter Va to 90 No 3 red Va to 88 Virginia bag lots to 90 Corn car lots No 2 white 89 No 3 white 87 No 2 yellow 87 No 2 yellow 85 No 2 mixed to in a No 2 white 86 Virginia bag lots to 86 corn on cob 84 Oats car lots No 2 white 44 No 3 white 43 No 2 mixed 43 No 1 mixed feed 35 No 2 red rustproof 54 No 2 bu rt 54
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Richmond
Virginia
Wheat Prices In Baltimore Market You Note
Wheat prices in Baltimore show No 2 red winter domestic spot at 81 halves with 81 1 2 for January and 82 1 2 for February. Garlicky domestic spot and January figures noted with similar shifts.
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Baltimore
Philadelphia Produce Auction Prices Report
Philadelphia prices list live poll Yowls fancy Plymouth Rock broilers White Leghorns mixed colors Butter-top eggs firsts and seconds across multiple categories with scores and date given January 14. The data show numerous per unit prices for Plymouth Rock varieties and egg quality classes in a brief market bulletin.
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Philadelphia
Plymouth Rock
Baltimore Produce Prices on Potatoes Eggs and Chickens
Eastern Shore of Virginia sweet potatoes in barrels priced at 3.50 to 4.00 per barrel. Nearby fresh graded firsts eggs bid at 25. Chickens, old heavy, quoted at 23 to 24. Baltimore market report dated Jan 14.
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Baltimore
Virginia
U. S
Poultry Prices Reported From Washington and New York
Washington and New York poultry price lists dated Jan 14 show assorted live and dressed values. Eggs steady with various grades, turkeys chickens and fowls listed by weight and condition. New York live poultry prices by freight and express, including turkeys ducks and broilers with ranges.
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NEW York Poultry
New York
Hennery Brown
Pacific Coast
Express
Roosters
Turkeys
Ducks
Richmond Produce Note on Butter and Creamer Prices
A brief Richmond market item from January 14 notes butter and creamer carton prices, with partial pricing fragments and unclear package details. No specific figures or full items are readable.
Poultry Market Report Highlights Mixed Lot Quality
Lot numbers 30037 and 25090 show steady demand for small hennery classes. Leghorn hens bring 16 to 17 cents, colored hens 21 to 23, chickens 22 to 26, and 2 lb broilers down to 30 cents.
Commodity and Livestock Markets Mixed Across Cities
Baltimore and Lancaster reported steady to unchanged cattle and hog prices with top quotes for pigs and light hogs around 9.35 and 9.50, while Chicago showed firmer values for cattle and calves with top hogs near 14.25 and veal at 11.50. Government bonds edged higher with Liberty and Treasury issues listed and prices posted by New York brokers.
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Baltimore
Lancaster
Jersey City
Chicago
City
New York
Jan
U. S
Liberty
Treasury
D A R Chapter Pays Tribute To Mrs O Neal
The Fort Loudoun Chapter of the D A R notes the death of Edith Jackson O Neal with gratitude for her patriotism and sacrifice. It requests sympathy for her husband and sons, urges them to keep her high ideals, and directs resolutions to be entered in minutes, published, and inscribed in memory.
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Edith Jackson O'Neal
O'Neal
Fort Loudoun
Commonwealth
Evening Star
Katherine Glass Greene
Grace E. Rice
Laura Gold Crawford
Correction notice in Harrisburg death notice
Miss Mary F Peacemaker of Harrisburg requests correction to an obituary stating Charles Peacemaker was her husband. The correct relations are Isaac Peacemaker as husband and Charles Peacemaker as son.
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Mary F Peacemaker
Harrisburg
Charles Peacemaker
Isaac Peacemaker
Radio Listings Echo Busy Winter Schedule
Eastern standard time network rundown lists programs across WEAF WJZ WHN WABC WBZ WHAS and others. Dinners music Hymn Sing varietal dances orchestras and talk segments fill prime slots with multiple stations sharing acts.
Strasburg Bank Elects Directors At Annual Meeting
Strasburg First National Bank stockholders met Tuesday afternoon in the banking building with about two thirds represented. President Copp and secretary Burgess were elected to lead the new board, after a report showed a year with drought related deposit losses but a solid year overall.
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First National Bank of Strasburg
Pred. D. Maphis
Samuel L. Burgess
Charles E. Chandler
Charles M. Chiles
George A. Copp
Ezza W. Foltz
Jesse H. Punk
Henry A. Funkhouser
Charles W. Corwell
Harry T. Hopewell
Illiam F. Lichliter
John Lockstampfer
Fred D. Maphis
Otis M. Smith
Brill and
Brill
Virginia
Shawnee Building and Loan elects directors for 1931
Stockholders met at the Shawnee Building and Loan Association office in annual session to select directors. James P. Reardon was named president with T Russell Cather and John H Rosenberger as vice presidents and A B Solenberger as secretary treasurer. New director Emory N Larrick joined with H J Martin, replacing Iles W Treva, who died months ago. L. L. Jackson and I N Good served as election judges. The 1930 financial statement showed a prosperous year.
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Shawnee Building and Loan Association
L. L. Jackson
I. N. Good
James P. Reardon
T. Russell Cather
John H. Rosenwerger
J. HK. Yest. . Gaad
B. M. Sullivan
M. Lohr Capper
Ww. A. Sale
Emory N. Larrick
H. J. Martin
B. B. Dutton
Mr. Martin
Iles W. Treva
Ouray
James P. Reardorn
T Russell Cather
John H. Rosenberger
A. B. Solenberger
Banks Mark Holiday Closure for Robert E. Lee Birthday
Several Winchester banks announce January 19 as a legal holiday for Robert E. Lee Birthday. Banks will reopen Tuesday January 20, 1931 and all maturing paper due on the 19th may be paid the next banking day.
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Robt. E. Lee
WM. G. Hardy
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Chas, Summers
Union Bank of Winchester
Directors of Boyce Bank Named for 1931
The Boyce State Bank stockholders elected nine directors for 1931 at the January 13 meeting in Boyce Virginia. Kenneth N. Gilpin was named president with R G Mitchell as first vice president and R P Whiting as second vice president. Resolutions honored the late R Powel Page, founder, and a 60 percent dividend was approved. Copies of the resolutions go to Mr Page’s family and two local newspapers.
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Miss Crow
Algiers
Europe
Royce
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Brooklyn
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Panama
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Louisiana
Haiti
Robert Carson
Camp Dix
5. C. Williams
Wed
Ogdensburg
Catonsville
Maud Buckingham
Gettysburg
Smith
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J T. Lindsey
D. L Ramsburg
F. M. Wray
J. W. Barringer
J. L. Humston
J. T L. Jones
W. Barringer
R. M Ware
Lewis F Stolle
Annie B. C. Moore
John B. Neill
Charles Moore
Richmond
W. B. Grove
Frank Harrison
Mary Scott Thompson
Washington
Thomson
Charles Page
Frank Tappan
John B Neil
S.C. Willams
Washneton
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Boyce
Boyce State Bank
Ock
R. Powel Page
A. Lindsay
George H. Burwell
J. L. Carper
Kenneth N. Gilpin
E. A. Lindsay
R. G. Mitchell
M. L. P. Reid
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R. P. Whiting
C. B.arver
C. van Devanter
W. D. Burtner
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Must Be Heard Quote from Rousseau on Learning Value
A reflective line notes that learning gains value when students hear their own voice. It emphasizes the link between expression and meaningful understanding. The aphorism suggests that silent study without dissemination diminishes learning's impact.
Oldest flying tree believed in Santa Maria del Tula
Botanists regard a bald cy press tree in Santa Maria del Tula Mexico as the world s oldest flying tree with an age estimated between four thousand and six thousand years.
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Santa Maria del Tula
Mexico
Ancient corn cultivation evidence found in Americas
Ear specimens and preserved remains indicate corn was grown in the Americas for thousands of years. Basketmaker Indians of the Southwest are linked to early cultivation, and a fossilized ear was discovered in Cuzco, Peru, supporting long-standing agricultural history.
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America
Southwest
Cuzco
Veru
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