Apple Growers Of West Coast Face Problems
Apple growers in the western United States face financial strain from debt and low prices. Washington accounts for over half of western apple production, with high packing and transport charges shaving profits. A decline in trees since 1920 worsens the outlook, while marketing issues reduce returns on fresh apples and threaten orchard viability.
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al Abou
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Mountain States
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Chicago
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Virginians Not Taking To Nudism
AMELIA COURTHOUSE July 29 There aren’t enough nudists in Virginia to keep George K Leary's nudist camp in operation He and Mrs Leary have decided to end the enterprise They will stay at Hermitage plantation until their lease expires early next year Leary calls the venture a red ink proposition.
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Amelia Courthouse
Virginia
George K. Leary
Oyster Grounds Inspected On Virginia Waters
Chairman Richard Armstrong and Virginia Fisheries Commission members aboard the tug Commodore Maury inspected state oyster grounds today. Hearings on oyster fishing regulations are being held during the trip.
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Richard Armstrong
Virginia Fisheries Commission
Commodore Maury
Woman trapped by folding chair in Kansas City
Mrs. Carol Devote Wright, 74, was imprisoned for 15 minutes when a folding chair collapsed under her. Neighbors, alerted by her screams, released her and alerted authorities.
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Kansas. City
Carol Devote Wright
Little Family Is In Sorry Plight
Mrs. C. B. Davis, a music teacher with no pupils, and her two children Jim 15 and Catherine 11, are homeless in Orange Virginia after eviction for unpaid rent. They spent a second night outdoors, sleeping on furniture in the yard of a former home following a berry picking trip.
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Orange
C. B. Davis
Jim
Catherine
Locomotive Stares Down Worker Near Rail Near Charleston
William Tuttle a 55 year old navy yard worker dozed on tracks near his home in Charleston South Carolina and rolled onto cross ties as a freight train approached The engineer stopped in time preventing serious injury Tuttle suffered only a small scalp cut and was not hurt otherwise
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Charleston
8. C
William Tuttle
Navy Yard
Tuttle
Man Dragged To Death By Horse On Farm Near Prospect Hill
Ww III Va July 29 Tom Ralls 20 unmarried farmer died today from kicks by a horse on the Doeller farm at Prospect Hill near here. Ralls tried to mount the horse while ploughing when his foot caught in a trace chain the animal bolted dragging him and kicking him. His skull was crushed and his clothes torn. He was a Warren County native.
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Ww III
Tom Ralls
William E. Doeller
Prospect Hill
Here
Ralls
Ball
Warren County
Smokes Cigar On Fifth Birthday
Charles Mickey Norman, 34, celebrated his fifth birthday by smoking a cigar. From Patterson New Jersey, he has smoked since he was 14 months old and hoped to attend a movie with upstairs smoking.
Do You Like To Watch The Stars
Astronomy is America's popular hobby with a Winchester Evening Star booklet on the field. It covers early celestial observations in China and Babylon, and the giant 200 inch Palomar telescope lens for Carnegie Observatory. The 48 page booklet features four photos and a coupon for ten cents.
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America
Washington Information Bureau
Winchester Evening Star
China
Babylon
Carnegie Astrophysical Observatory
Mount Palomar
California
Battlefield Braves Capture Virginia Legion Junior Title
The Battlefield team from Richmond suburbia won the Virginia American Legion junior baseball championship with a 10 to 8 win over Southern Athletic Club of Richmond after beating Fredericksburg 7 to 2 in the morning.
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Richmond
Battlefield
American Legion
Virginia
Southern Athletic Club
Battlefield Nine
Fredericksburg
Information Bureau at Name Street City State
Information Bureau operates from Name Street in City State with mail directed to Washington D.C. District offices handle inquiries and correspondence for federal outreach and public affairs. Local offices coordinate communications and distribute material to residents and organizations.
Convict Faces Trial for Murder in Pen Break
Ralph Stonebreaker, 26, stands trial in Richmond for murder in a failed Virginia State Penitentiary escape last month. Eight convicts seized a guard in a truck. Powhatan D. Bass died, triggering murder charges against all in the group. Ed Weal was previously mistried. Debie Coleman died from injuries.
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Richmond
Ralph Stonebreaker
Virginia State Penitentiary
Stonebreaker
Powhatan D. Bass
Ed Weal
Debie Coleman
Veal
Bass
Youth Director Names Administrative Assistant to NYA Virginia
Dr. W S Newman head of the National Youth Administration in Virginia announces T Edwin Burke of Salem as administrative assistant to the director effective August 1. Burke previously taught vocational agriculture at Andrew Lewis High School Salem for years. The NYA staff remains unchanged other than Burke. Henry L Caravall remains assistant director in charge of project operations. Frances Sanders continues as girls' work consultant and assists in the school aid program.
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Richmond
W. S. Newman
National Youth Administration
Virginia
T. Edwin Burke
Salem
Burke
Andrew Lewis High School
Newman
NYA
Henry L. Caravall
Frances Sanders
Failed to Get Bride in Jersey City Case
Phillip Bar bra jailed as Anthony Del Monte claimed he paid $40 for a wife. An unidentified Port Chester woman was not the bride, and Barbara allegedly failed to deliver the promised marriage. Del Monte alleges Barbara took the money in return for securing a wife living in Port Chester, N Y.
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Jersey City
N. J
Phillip Barbara
Anthony del Monte
Port Chester
del Monte
Barbara
N. Y
Meditations On The Bible Forward In Faith And Determination
The meditation urges believers to move forward in faith without fret, trusting the Holy Spirit and providence. It cites Exodus and Luke verses, urges steadfastness, humility after a fall, and prayer for guidance to please God through action. Bible reading referenced Luke 9:46-62. Reverend C Be Seastrunk.
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Israel
Jesus
Farmers Better Off Than They Were In 1932
BLACKSBURG VIRGINIA July 29 Farmers are about twice as well off now as in 1932 despite drought says John R Hut cheson director of the Agricultural Extension Division at a State Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs meeting Purchasing power is needed to keep the country going and industry has picked up with farm prosperity Speakers included Rev Lee C Sheppard pastor of Blacksburg Baptist Church and Dr Elbert M Conocer director of the Inter Denominational Bureau of Architecture New York
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Blacksburg
John R. Hutcheson
Agricultural Extension Division
State Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs
Lee C. Sheppard
Blacksburg Baptist Church
Elbert M. Conocer
Bureau of Architecture
New York
Rates For State Cabins and Bath Houses Reduced
Richmond Va July 29 A slight reduction in rates for cabins and bath houses in six state parks was announced by Wilbur C Hall chair of the State Conservation and Development Commission The new cabin rates are 15 a week for two persons 20 a week for three or four 25 for five and 30 for six Any person staying longer than a week is charged 1 a day All bath houses have also reduced from a 25 cent rate The weekly attendance report shows 8304 visitors for the week of July 2026 Hungry Mother Park leads with 4212 visitors Westmoreland 541 Staunton River 1070 Seashore 955 Douthat 1075 Fairy Stone 541 Douthat Beach and bath house work may finish by October with temporary facilities existing in the meantime.
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Richmond
Wilbur C. Hall
State Conservation and Development Commission
Hall
Westmoreland
Douthat
Staunton River
Hungry Mother
Seashore
Marion
Clifton Forge
Virginians Favor Mint Juleps Over Tom Collinses
The ABC Board reports Virginians drank the equivalent of 90,624 Tom Collinses in June, more than in 1935. Gin sales dropped from 28,511 gallons to 27,095 gallons, a decline of 1,416 gallons.
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Richmond
ABC Board
Double Trouble in Canton Woman’s Bid Ends with New Hip Break
Miss Almeda Ramsey of Canton, long bedridden by a hip fracture for nine months, attempted to win a position and tragically broke the other hip in the effort.
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Canton, II
Almeda Ramsey
Police respond after multi vehicle crash in town
A police radio car and an ambulance were sent to a motor vehicle crash. En route they met another ambulance carrying two officers. A third ambulance and police car reached the original wreck where no one was injured and the driver of the first ambulance was arrested for careless driving.
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New York
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