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Tenney and Company, Inc
New York
Detroit
I. Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Iee Associ Press
Ted Press
The Marketer Makes Its Bow to Apple Growers
The Marketer debuts under Carroll R. Miller as secretary-manager of Appalachian Apples. The monthly magazine aims to disseminate market information promptly to members, tracing apples from packing shed to consumer. Miller notes the distribution system evolved rapidly, with both faults and strong value, and urges cooperation with grocers and receivers to boost sales.
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the Star
Carroll R. Miller
Appalachian Apples
Pete ‘Hele
Thee
Mr. Miller
America
Pacific
Hugman
Miller
Apple Crop Outlook for 1938 Apple Growers Discuss Factors
The Marketer reports factors affecting the 1938 apple crop. The coming crop is estimated at 134 million bushels, down 76 million from last year, with orchard production very light due to freezes. Export prospects improve as European buyers show interest despite reduced U.S. output in the Midwest.
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Appalachian Apple Association
England
Europe
Midwest
Ohio
Giri
Arkansas
Virginia Apples Face Midwest Demand Amid Factors At Play
The article notes heavy Midwest crop this year but predicts strong demand for Virginia apples from the Midwest. Unfavorable factors include weak consumer buying power, large apple stocks, and a new large citrus crop in prospect, all affecting this season’s apple market.
Apple Market Fight Over Downward Price Schemes
Apple growers face opportunistic speculators offering far lower prices while citing USDA bulletins. European and U S markets show low fruit offers despite a smaller crop, with the industry urged to resist internal and external pests targeting prices. Dr Ockey and Dr Snyder studies are cited as helpful.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Ockey
Snyder
Federal Department of Agriculture
Plan to supply Shenandoah Valley with gas advances
A plan to supply natural gas to the entire northern Shenandoah valley has moved forward and the charter of incorporation has been granted. Lieut and Mrs Julian B Lindsey left China before the undeclared war with Japan began. R E Bayliss brings home a 30 pound bonita from Chesapeake Bay fishing with friends. Henry Patterson astonishes Clarke county gardeners with a giant tomato plant yielding over 145 tomatoes.
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Shenandoah Valley
Julian B. Lindsey
China
Japan
R. E. Bayliss
Chesapeake Bay
Henry Patterson
Clarke County
Noted Clarke county figure Bennie Layton slain in gunfire
Bennie Layton a respected Clarke county Black man is killed and David Jackson is wounded by pistol fire fired by Fred Cooper. Governor Pinchot declares martial law in Pennsylvania coal fields as 16 000 miners strike. Helen Crisman and Bruce Gorham wed at 8 am in bride’s mother’s home. West Virginia Racing Commission receives December Race meet application from Charles Town Jockey Club.
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Bennie Layton
Clarke County
David Jackson
Fred Cooper
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Helen Crisman
Bruce Gorham
Bride
West Virginia ‘Racing Commission
Charles Town Jockey Club
Ten Years Ago Highlights Across Nation and World
Mrs Elsie V Swimley dies after five weeks in Memorial Hospital. American athletes lose three World Olympic final events in Amsterdam. President Coolidge lauds the South’s Civil War recovery while dedicating a Union memorial in Minnesota. Gene Tunney retires from professional boxing.
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Elsie V. Swimley
Ross Swimley
Memorial Hospital
Amsterdam
Holland
President Coolidge
Union
Minnesota
Heat halts U S Cavalry drill and safety records noted
Twenty five years ago heat forces suspension of regular drill for U S Cavalry here. The Pennsylvania Railroad reports a record of safety with only four deaths per 100 million passengers last year. Elder J W Smoot of West Virginia becomes pastor at Whitacre Baptist Church. Sixty five mutinous prisoners from Sing Sing are moved under guard to Auburn.
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U. S
Pennsylvania Railroad
J. W. Smoot
West Virginia
The
Baptist Church
Whitacre
Sing Sing
Auburn Prison
Mexico
American Association of Railroads
A-A-R
Washington
Hull
Henry Moling house sale closes North Main street deal
Forty years ago Mr. George Jolliffe buys the Henry Moling house on North Main street via Hans brough and Carter agents. Controversy over the Front Royal road ends with toll free status. Paving requires Main street roped off due to unheeded danger signs. A. 8. Sports advertises a fourth load of fresh southern watermelons arriving via B&O.
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George Jolliffe
Henry Moling
North Main Street
Hansbrough and Carter
Front Royal Road
Main Street
Sports
Answers to Questions by Frederic J. Haskin
The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau offers readers the chance to ask a factual question. Send the question to Frederic J. Haskin in Washington D C with three cents for reply.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskins
Washington, D. C
Louis Schmeling Fight Ends By Technical Knockout
The Louis Schmeling bout on June 22, 1938 ended with a technical knockout after Schmeling’s corner threw in the towel though not recognized in New York. The referee warned ring entrants would end the fight.
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Joe Lars
Max Schmeling
Louis Schmeling
Schmeling
New York
Schmeling Wagee
Ethnology Boosts Italian Mixing Amid Fascist Claims
News behind the News notes ethnologists dismiss pure Aryan myths about Italians citing extensive mix from Italic, Etruscan, Ligurian, Umbrian and Greek ancestry. It critiques Mussolini's nationalist narrative and reports on Morgenthau Paris society chatter and a Mexico rail payment dispute reflected in U.S. diplomacy. The piece also describes secret Washington channels for presidential communications via Arlington and naval links to the Canal Zone.
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Washington
Il Duce
Italy
Smith- Sonian
Mussolini
Paris
Morgenthau Hob
Morgenthau
London
H. Merle Cochran
Night Serenade Sparks Tense Love Triangle on Texas Ranch
In a Spanish adobe setting Ellen hosts Felix Montoya who serenades her under stars while Bill Baron seethes with jealousy. Felix bonds with Ellen and impresses ranch hands, altering routines as Bill plots with mounting frustration. The week blends work, music, and competing affections amid the desert nights.
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Bill
Ellen
Bill Baron
Irock
Felix Montoya
Felix
Aron
Pablo Rivera
Casa Hermosa
Billie
Buckshot Brown
Bill Hope
Elen
Mexico
Tucson
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R. J. Scott
Illinois
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Michigan
Virginia
Wenatchee
Gene Tunney
Martha
Romania
Victor
Marway
Norway
Sogne Fjord
Jotunheim
W. H
A. Re
Canada
Buffalo Park
Wainwright
Alberta
Stephen Hales
United States
O. Henry
India
Susan B. Anthony
O— Q
University of Paris
J. Edgar Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Dorothy Parker
News Item
American Youth Hostels, Inc
Northfield
Mass
Paul Mallon
Heaven
State Department
Berlin
Tokyo
Rome
Roosevelt
Galapagos
Uss
Houston
Naval Radio Station
Arlington
Potomac
White House
Rudolph Forster
Fdr
Canal Zone
Cocos Island
Scott
New Guinea
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Cordyceps Militaris
AdIs
Imusic
Miliar
Gill
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