Steps Are Taken For Reviving Old Virginia League
Lynchburg and Roanoke leaders at a meeting in Lynchburg discuss reviving the Virginia League with possible additions including Norfolk Richmond Portsmouth and several Virginia and North Carolina cities. The plan contemplates shifting Piedmont League teams and expanding Class D into Class C with Roanoke Lynchburg Staunton Harrisonburg and other cities.
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Lynchburg
Roanoke
Chamber ‘of Commerce
W. G. Bramham
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Ralph Daughton
Norfolk
Richmond
Portsmouth
Petersburg
Newport News
Danville
North Carolina
Virginia
Staunton
Harrisonburg
Waynesboro
Charlottesville
Covington
Clifton Forge
Questions and Answers Clippings of Historical Quiz Debates
A compiled Q and A from 1930s quizzes covers Gershwin inspiration for Rhapsody in Blue, Father’s Day honorees, Charles Laughton birth details, the Fahrenheit scale namesake, troikas, Albert Hopkins Dickens collection at Yale, 1820 free and slave states, tsetse fly disease spread, U S rum from Puerto Rico, early U S paper money, New York ice cream consumption, Erie Canal water ceremony, Republican sunflower symbol, and stereotyping invention by William Ged.
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United States
Puerto Rico
New World Map Promises Broad View of World News
An advertisement for a large 21 by 28 inch world map highlights its five color printing and up to date geographic data. It urges every home, office, teacher, and student to obtain a copy by mailing ten cents postpaid to The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau, Washington D C, with name address and city.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Beaumont Triumph Riles Houston In Texas League Protest
Manager Al Vincent of Beaumont baseball faced Houston in a Texas league game played under protest after a Houston fan clapped and a loudspeaker blared the Beer Barrel Polka. Beaumont won amid wagging worry. Oklahoma County owes creditors $5 307.
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Houston
Tex
al Vincent
Beaumont
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma County
Park Roads Open Within Shenandoah National Park
The Senate Public and Lands Committee backed a Byrd resolution requiring the National Park Service to keep Brown's Gap road and the Gordonsville New Market Turnpike open for public travel within Shenandoah National Park Virginia. The measure counters a park service plan to close access roads to Skyline Drive to collect park fees. Representative Smith urged approval, noting local importance for market access in the area. A similar resolution has been offered in the House.
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Senate Public and Lands Committee
Byrd
Smith
Dva
Park Service
Washington
Stray Example Quote From Commissioner on Unpaid Bills
Commissioner Grover Pendleton comments on a strange condition where people owe money and refuse to bring in or collect their bills. He notes the money is available but some do not come in to pay.
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Grover Pendleton
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Harry M. MacLaughlin
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Suzanne de la Salle Hiteman
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China
Thomas Diamond
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Oman
Bulova
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Evans
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