Tomato blight threatens Virginia as crop likely fails
Virginia Extension specialists warn that hot dry weather is needed to halt a widespread tomato blight that could wipe out eastern counties crops. S. B. Fenne notes many canners may skip the season. late plantings may still be saved with copper dusting or spraying if disease has not yet set in.
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Blacksburg
Virginia Agricultural Extension Service
Eastern Shore
Northern Neck
S. B. Fenne
Mr. Fenne
Virginia
Fenne
Athletes Foot Germ Killer Ad Teol At Boyd's Drug
An advertisement promotes Teol a strong fungicide for athletes foot offering a 35 cent refund if not satisfied. Made with 90 percent alcohol it penetrates reaches and kills more germs faster and is available locally at Boyd's Drug Store.
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Boyd's Drug Store
Peteron's Ointment advertised for pile relief
An old Buffalo craggist created Peterson s Ointment for itching and smarting of Piles promising quick cooling soothing astringent relief. The ad urges asking a druggist for a 35c box or 60c tube with applicator with a money back guarantee if not delighted.
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Buffalo Craggist
Peterson
Peter’ Son
Unblock Digestive Tract Ad Urges Carter's Pills
An advertisement promotes Carter's Pills as a remedy to unblock the intestinal tract for real relief from indigestion. It claims 80 percent of food travels the intestinal tract and says constipation causes stomach discomfort. The notice touts gentle action, directing readers to buy at stores for 25 cents.
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Nature
Carter
Berlin memories haunt a wartime encounter on the train
A deserter narrative unfolds aboard a train where a German speaker argues for harsh punishment of an idea and a Marine listener grows uneasy. Corbett meets Nina Gilmore and Mr. Stengel as a Miami hotel deal and past loyalties surface in a tense, continuing scene.
Royal Crown Edges Capitol Restaurant 11 10 in Close City League
Royal Crown rookies beat Capitol Restaurant 11 to 10 after trailing by four in the ninth. Whitlock allowed nine walks and struck out three as Capitol’s eight errors aided the rally. Largent and Spaid sparked the late scoring spree with a triple and timely hits in the final frame.
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Royal Crown
Capitol Restaurant
Whitlock
Battlers
Berry
Swisher
Pingley
Spaid
Largent
Moore
Copenhaver
Spaids
Fuller
Sayles Ee
Seeleerla Cal Copenhaver
Sae
Ly Lee
Zen Luton
Pope
Huyette
Virginia Veterans Repay 29 Loans
Virginia veterans have repaid 29 government guaranteed G I loans for homes and businesses totaling 101595 dollars. 26 home loans worth 97257 and 3 business loans totaling 4388 were paid, with the VA guaranty of 45314 included in the repaid amount. Cronin urged prudent use of the loan privilege within ten years after the war’s end.
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Virginia
G. I
Daniel J. Cronin
Veterans Administration
Winchester
The
Shenandoah Valley Bank
Winchester area residents near shopping center
A regional note shows 52 747 people live within 20 miles of Winchester with a 30 minute slow driving time to Northwest Virginia’s shopping hub.
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Winchester
Virginia
Byron Nelson Favored In Victory Open At Medinah
Chicago July 17 Byron Nelson is favored to win the $10,000 Victory National Golf Tournament opening at Medinah Country Club. Hogan struggles with putting after a costly Augusta Masters miss, while Nelson posted a 69 average over eight rounds in recent events. The event runs Friday after 36 holes of scrambles for pros, amateurs and seniors on No. 3 course.
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Ben Hogan
Byron Nelson
Hogan
Nelson
Columbus
Kansas City
Little Benj
Medinah
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Argus Weekly
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New York Stock Exchange
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