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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1939
Page
3
1940 AAA program will increase soil conservation emphasis says S K Cassell Virginia AAA executive after National Conference in Washington. Small farmers gain easier access with a $20 soil building allowance and up to $30 per farm for tree planting. Community committees will handle more field administration and crop insurance oversight.
Legal notice stating that the signer, Mrs. Virginia Sandlin, will not be responsible for debts incurred by others. Dated January 15 with 6t indicating a filing or due date.
At the Northern Virginia Power Company annual meeting in the sbrough and Carter building Captain Lewis F. Cooper was re elected president and Col. R. P. Chew re elected vice president. Directors re chosen include EB Weems Shirley Carter A Moore Jr Harry Warden S L Hoover T B Patton and R Gray Williams.
Rome reports discussions over Italian port concessions to Germany at Trieste in exchange for increased German trade through the Adriatic. Analysts note Trieste a strategic, historic Austro-Hungarian harbor with potential impact on Yugoslavia and Central Europe as Nazi diplomacy presses for influence.
New York July 18 Madcap Merry Fahrney Chicago's much married patent medicine heiress has started action to divorce husband Count Oleg Cassinii the count's mother disclosed today She said details are unavailable and the couple wed ten months ago at Elkton Maryland The mother noted she does not know where Merry is staying and the Count's brother Count Ignor a Washington gossip columnist was recently tarred and feathered in Warrenton Virginia.
CRISFIELD Maryland July 18 One hundred and fifth farmers cooperated in trapping reports large catches of Japanese beetles as infestation peaks in Somerset county In Princess Anne Jack Barnet in charge of trapping said 40 000 to 50 000 beetles are caught daily Truck crops have escaped serious injury though strawberry plants and soybeans show slight damage Some swamp woodlands and trees are flecked with brown foliage where beetles fed The old Romans called the little finger auricularis to remove ear wax.
The passage notes Germany’s potential entry into the Trieste issue could reshape the alliance with Hitler and Mussolini. It recalls Mussolini’s March statement that Italian interests extend to the Mediterranean and Adriatic, reflecting Italy’s influential aims in the region.
Central City Colorado hosts the eighth annual play festival attracting a star cast for Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Yeomen of the Guard. The opera house anchors a two week event as crowds fill crowded streets and travelers arrive from many states to enjoy the mountain town’s transformation.
July 18 Manchoukuo asks Moscow for direct protection after Soviet air raids on railway hubs. Fighting continues near Nomonhan Hill with possible Mongol incursions into Manchukuo. Tokyo holds emergency cabinet talks as Japanese army weighs diplomatic talks or reprisals.
A Detroit woman, Willo Sheridan, 23, named Miss Michigan Aviation by Governor Dickinson, visits New York for a week to represent Michigan's aircraft industry. She notes little of the perilous high life warned by the governor, amid dignitaries and crowds at the World's Fair.
The 80-year-old governor warned of risks to unprotected girls near a so called hellish drink. Willa said the warning scared her and that she would conduct a special investigation tour to verify the claim.
Helgoland the North Sea island known as Holy Land attracts visitors with tax exemption and duty free shopping. Tourists can buy American cigarettes Havana cigars French wines and English goods without customs charges.
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