High View Hosts Pomona Grange Preparatory Meeting
Frederick County Pomona Grange meets at High View next Monday at 8 pm to plan Virginia Grange state convention in Winchester. Host Grange will organize special committees and welcome visitors with an anticipated record convention size and a program led by Master B O Brumback and Lecturer R H Hammond. Middletown Grange plans its own Friday meeting highlighting convention prep and youth opportunities.
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Virginia Granges
Winchester
Frederick County
Pomona Grange
High View
Pomona
Virginia Grange
B. O. Brumback
R. H. Hammond
A. F. Lillard
Middletown Grange
Odd Fellows
D. N. Gruver
R. A. Wall
Edna
Ellen Brumback
E. M. Funk
J. H. Brumback
Jones Funeral Home Ad Promises Service for All Families
An advertisement from Jones Funeral Home at 302 S. Loudoun St. asserts that no family will be denied service due to financial condition, reflecting over 17 years of business experience.
42 Singers to Perform in Winchester Friday
Dr Glenn T Settle announces a cast of 42 in Wings Over Jordan to appear in Winchester Friday August 4 in a Methodist Church event tied to the world service movement. Auditorium choice to be decided next Monday. About 20 000 former Baltimore audience attended. Local church funds support benevolences and Memorial Hospital donation.
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Glenn T. Settle
Winchester
Wings Over Jordan
J. W. Langford
John Mann Methodist Church
Baltimore
Wings Over
Jordan
World Service Movement
Methodist Church
John Mann Church
Memorial Hospital
Farm Security Policy Discussed at Rural Ministers School
BLACKSBURG July 13 The Farm Security program was described by B W Hudgins assistant administrator at Virginia Tech Rural Ministers School. Dr John R Hutcheson director of the extension division discussed public agricultural program trends while Hudgins said the program aims to lift the underprivileged and provide a path to higher living standards.
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Blacksburg
B W. Hudgins
Virginia Tech
John R. Hutcheson
Hudgins
Sacred Music Festival at Massanetta Springs
July 21 at Massanetta Springs features a 500 voice festival choir directed by Dr. John F. Williamson with lectures by Geoffrey O Hara. Notables Wilson Angel Martha Lipton and Handel Messiah duet with bass Henri Scott and A Capella Choir of Hagerstown under Raymond Hollinger.
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Massanetta Springs
Vesper Hill
John F. Williamson
Geoffrey O'Hara
O’hara
O'Hara
Wilson Angel
Richmond
Martha Lipton
LoRean Hodapp
Westminister School of Music
Raymond K. Hollinger
Henri Scott
Metropolitan Opera Company
Lives With His Face Shot Off
In Bluefield West Virginia July 13 Blake Lowe a Richlands Virginia road worker survived a dynamite blast that tore away his face leaving eyes nose and lips destroyed and flesh seared yet he stayed conscious and pleaded not to tell his wife. The explosion occurred while drilling bed rock two miles from Tazewell Virginia and also injured coworker James Higginbotham a local Black man with another worker sustaining minor injuries.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Blake Lowe
Bluefield Hospital
Richlands
Lowe
Tazewell
James Higginbotham
Good Peach Crop Forecast Across Timberville Area
Virginia Cooperative Crop Reporting Service notes a generally good peach crop in Timberville with declines elsewhere. In Nelson and Augusta counties crops are light, while Crozet Albemarle and Roanoke show prospects similar to Rockingham. The July report details vary by district.
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Timberville
Virginia Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Nelson County
Augusta County
Crozet
Albemarle
Roanoke
Rockingham
Yard Party Benefit for Old Preachers Pension Fund
A Saturday night yard party is planned for July 15 to raise funds for the Old Preachers Pension Fund. The event promotes community support and features a social gathering in conjunction with the church or local group hosting the drive.
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Reliance
Old Preachers Pension Fund
Slight Rise in Virginia Farm Acreage and Weather Effects
Virginia crops for harvest are estimated at 3.644 million acres, up modestly from last year. Weather through spring and June brought mixed results with drought in May and June but beneficial showers later. corn yields near 24.5 bushels per acre and wheat and barley show gains in area while oats and cowpeas rise.
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Virginia
Virginia Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Equip Now with Goodrich Life Saver Tread Tires
Advertisement from Goodrich SilverTown Stores at Corner Braddock and Boscawen urges customers to equip vehicles with Life Saver Tread tires.
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Goodrich
Silvertown
Braddock & Boscawen
Rathbornes Return to Safe Jump at New York World’s Fair
J Cornelius Rathborne and wife Nancy Huidekoper Rathborne made a second parachute descent from the 250 foot World’s Fair tower after a prior 125 foot delay caused by a cable jam. They used the opposite chute side with eleven canopies, thanked tower mechanics, and reported business up at the event despite the earlier mishap. Mrs Rathborne said she loved it but would not go up again.
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New York
J. Cornelius Rathbornes
Guy Whro
Rathborne
Nancy Huidekoper
Baltimore
Hugh M. Nelson
Long Branch
Clarke County
Mrs. Rathborne
Resc
William Gertis
Harry Mitchell
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Middletown Group
Jerusalem
The
Star
Pure Oil
Pure OH Company
Dr. Williamson
Massanetta
Dean
Doan
Lipton
Rathbornes
United Food Stores
White House
Milnut
Wright’s
Griffin’s
United
Bailey Bros
Eagle’s Market
Larrick’s Grocery
Brown
Riley's Market
Ohi
Dey
Vata
Caraja
Gill’s Hotel
O. K
Ivory
Tilly
Edie
Med
America
Ceylon Gardens
Lipton's Tea
Good Housekeeping Bureau
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