Virginia’s prosperity outlined by Gov Byrd in 1920s record
Virginia is praised for rapid wealth growth, low taxes, and strong road and farm programs. The piece notes massive state investment in education, health, and agriculture, plus plans for a Shenandoah National Park and a new tax system shifting toward intangibles. It also mentions Ponzi’s disguise on a steamer and arrest details.
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Shenandoah National Park
Virginia
Baltimore
Pennsylvania
Texas
Union
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Pulaski County
Northampton
Accomac
Blue Ridge Mountains
Great Harbor
Hampton
Old Dominion
Shenandoah
Saete
Richmond
General Assembly
New York
Bureau of Municipal Research
Charles Ponzi
Italy
Police Department
Houston
Tex
Ponzi
Massachusetts
Virginia Emphasizes Power Growth for State Prosperity
A Virginia address outlines plans to cut departments, adopt constitutional reforms, and boost efficiency while highlighting power potential. It cites 810000 horsepower from streams with only 109798 developed, notes coal reserves of 21000000000 tons, and describes the state waterpower commission surveying development. Governor Byrd is expected to issue further directives.
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Virginia
United States Geological Survey
State Waterpower and Development Commission
Commonwealth
Old Dominion
Industrial Progress in Siskiyou Since Civil War Noted
A statistical feature surveys Sy county’s postwar industrial growth highlighting key sectors, employment shifts, and output gains. It traces major plants, investment surges, and regional development patterns influencing the local economy through successive decades.
Market Report from The Star Local Wholesale Prices
Local buyers quoted today for wheat, flour, corn meal, middlings, and feeds. Prices cover young guineas, chickens, eggs, butter and dairy fats with ranges for hay and grain products.
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Star
Otev
Cceceves Etoe
Bee - SA
Fragmented OCR Food Goods List
A garbled OCR snippet lists flour middlings, mixed feed, corn barrels, and creamery items with unclear quantities. The legible parts reference standard middlings and a 5.00 price point for several items, but most details are unreadable.
Market Ledger Fragment With Scattered Figures
Fragmentary market notes show mixed prices and tallies for poultry cattle and other goods. The readable items include Young chickens Old Hens and scattered price marks, but most data is garbled and incomplete.
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Wewa
Witkeaey
Sores Sc
Wheat and water updates in Oranda area notes
In Oranda Virginia, July seventh reports say the wheat crop is generally good while oats are expected to be poor due to low moisture. local resident James M Brumback deepened his well and now has a strong water flow. various residents including Jodie Hausenfluck, Jesse Racey, Harry Coffelt, and Rev Abshire with sister Ella travel or visit in Washington DC and nearby towns, with multiple weekend gatherings and family visits noted.
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Orando
James M. Brumback
Richard Abshire
Ella
Washington, D. C
Charlotte Himelright
C. C. Himelright
Charlotte
Israel Lindamood
Cottontown
O. L. Mawrey
Stephens City
Clarence
Capp and Hopewell Farm
Henry Bly and
New Oxford
Earl Cooley
Burton Boyer
Valley Pike
Earl Nate
York
Norman Small
Martinsburg
W. Va
Harry Henson
Working Fund Determination for a National Bank
The article explains how banks use checks to minimize cash handling and outlines reserve requirements. It assumes $2,000,000 deposited at Typical National Bank, with a 10% reserve needs and additional funds for out of town check collection. It lists cash in vault and balance figures totaling $1,620,000 after reserves.
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Federal Reserve Bank of
New York
Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank
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Gov
Byrd
Harry F. Byrd
Manufacturers Record
Matt
Jeff
Bud Fisher
ST. Louis
of Cov
Vumnless
Market Report
Bale
Eve
Chichester
Oranda
Jodie Hausenfluck
Jesse J. Racey
Hugh
Harry Coffelt
Total
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Winchester
E. M. Rudee
Funk & Son
S.S.S
Petit By
B. Clowe
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