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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1939

Page

6

Policemen On Run At Capitol Amid Name Confusion

Capitol policemen report name confusion among lawmakers as multiple McMillans Kennedys and Andersons create misdirected visits and mail. With two Clarks Johnsons Thomases in the Senate, officers struggle to guide visitors to the correct offices amid crowded halls and similar names.

Eddie Gilmore Washington Capitol Capitol Hill Representative McMillan Congressman McMillan South Carolina McMillans John L. McMillan Thomas Sr Kennedy Ambrose J. Kennedy Maryland M. J D-Ny New York City Martin Michael Congressman Anderson Anderson H. Carl C. Arthur John Z Andresen August H. Andersen Minnesota Allens Johnsons House Senate Clarks Thomases Dworshak, Monkiewicz Kociolkowski

Appalachian Apple Belt Backed As Nation's Best

Carroll R. Miller of Appalachian Apples, Inc. says the Appalachian apple belt is the most favored in the nation with a large crop and selling above profit lines. He spoke after addressing the Massachusetts Fruit Growers Association and cited storm impacts in New England and frozen crops in the Midwest.

Appalachian Carroll R. Miller Appalachian Apples, Inc Worcester Mass Massachusetts Fruit Growers’ Association New England Midwest Northwest

Appalachian Growers Face Posthurricane Losses And Storage Sales

Miller reports cold storage reports show an active to heavy movement from storage into consumption. He notes hurricane damage across eastern Connecticut and Massachusetts with unmarketable crops and uprooted trees hindering the fall 1938 apple crop recovery efforts.

Miller Connecticut Massachusetts New England

Plants Named for People

Poinsettia honors Joel R. Poinsett. Wisteria carries Caspar Wistar’s name. Fuchsia was named after Leonard Fuchs. Forsythia celebrates William Forsyth. Bougainvillea commemorates Louis Antoine de Bougainville. Paulownia commemorates Grand Duchess Anna Paulowna.

Joel R. Poinsett Caspar Wistar Philadelphia Leonard Fuchs William Forsyth Luis Antoine de Bougainville Anna Paulowna Paul Iv

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