Crop News Showcases Volunteer Reporters in Virginia
Two thousand reporters formed the volunteer Federal Reporting Service corps, with 65 Virginia correspondents documenting crops and weather for 25 years. The Virginia office in Richmond, led by Henry Taylor, feeds data to Washington where crop reports influence market prices. May estimates for Frederick County show wheat 95 and corn 75 with rainfall boosting prospects for bumper yields across crops and gardens.
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Virginia
Farflung
Im: T
Federal Reporting Service
United States
Richmond
Henry Taylor
Clarendon
North Carolina
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Virginia Department of Agriculture
Taylor
Washington
Crop Reporting Board
Frederick County
N. K. Larrick
Henry M. Taylor
Couny
Boy uses air rifle to kill hawk after weeks of hunting
In Roseburg Oregon 11 year old Wayne Johnson used an air rifle to kill a poultry-killing hawk on the first shot after watching his father and neighbors attempt to shoot it with rifles and shotguns for weeks.
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Roseburg
Ore
Wayne Johnson
Mrs Dole Hosts June 23 Cocktail for Engaged Couple
Mrs Richard E Dole invites guests to a June 23 cocktail party at 5 pm honoring Miss Virginia Jacobs and Mr Archibald R Dunning. The Clarke County scene includes theatre, social dinners, and upcoming wedding plans for Jacob's nuptials with Dunning.
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Richard Dole
Millwood
Richard E. Dole
Virginia Jacobs
Archibald R. Dunning
William Thomas
New York City
Boyce
Thomas
Mary Campbell
Oliver Campbell
East Norwich
Long Island
Clarke
Miss Jacob
Neville Miller Named NAB President Candidate
Neville Miller formerly Louisville mayor and now Princeton assistant to the president is expected to be named president of the National Association of Broadcasters. NAB plans previously set a $40,000 yearly salary for the selected leader.
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Louisville
Princeton University
Neville Miller
National Association of Broadcasters
Central Press
Weekend social round at Clarke estates features notable guests
New York and Ohio guests visit Clarke homes as Mrs Consolvo hosts Eventide with William Byrd. Dinner honors Ellen Craighill at Minturn hosted by Mr and Mrs Mitchell. The Glen hosts Marcus Harris and Nathaniel Page for a weekend, Springsbury hosts George Greenhalgh Jr. with parents. Play Gardens hosts Edward G Butler and guests, including Major Edwin Percy Chambers, Mary Page and William Bell Watkins. Godfrey Phillips of Toledo visits Clarke with weekend guests Goodbody and G Butler attending cocktails.
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Charles Consolvo
Gordon Dulaney
Alexander Gordon
Elizabeth Gordon
Randolph Dulaney
Mary Dallam
Baltimore
Richard E. Byrd
Winchester
John Downing
Front Royal
Leed Riley
Berryville
Joseph Wright
George Smith
Suzanne Bourding
New York City
Edward Butler
Melvin Green
East Lynne
Karl Boy-Ed
William Bell Watkins
Richard E. Dole
Ned Lewis
DuPiester
New York
Mary Dougherty
Margaret Dole
Anne Meade
Louis Meade
William Bell Watkins, Jr
James DuPiester
Nathaniel Page
Chevy Chase
Marcus Harris
Washington
Ellen Braighill
Roland G. Mitchell
William Byrd
Eventide
Clarke
Henry P. Mitchell
Minturn
Ellen Craighill
George Greenhalgh, Jr
Springsbury
Mrs
George Greenhalgh
Cleveland
Ohio
Edward G. Butler
Godfrey Phillips
Toledo, Ohio
Goodbody
Toledo
G. Butler
Fruit Association Opposes Bone Amendment and Rate Hikes
The PrattCoast Association votes to enlist Northwest fruit interests to oppose the Bone amendment to the AAA marketing measure, seeking support from Washington and other states. They plan a soft fruit rate committee to fight a 5 percent rise on top of existing 5 percent increases by the Interstate Commerce Commission, with specific rate jumps from 1.59 to 1.66 per hundred and 1.50 to 1.58 for certain minimums, and 1.63 to 1.70 for the far east and south routes. I L Plette, manager, urges strong action.
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Interstate Commerce Commison
St. Paul
Omaha
Kansas City
Far East
Plette
Yakima Apple Outlook Favorable in Valley
A Yakima valley survey reports good crops of all fruits except apricots prunes and grapes. Early drop remains but expected to be normal. Granger shows strong apple prospects while Jonathan apples are light in Naches Heights Tieton and Cowiche areas with other varieties from moderate to good.
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Yakima
Wash
Yakima Valley
Granger
Naches Heights
Tieton
Cowiche
Jonathan
Doctors Eat Lead Sprays For Tests
Dr. R. R. Sayers reported to Henry Wallace that two staff doctors volunteered to take five times the allowed lead arsenate for tests. Over two months no deleterious effect was observed. Breathing spray studies proceed with no injurious effects so far, though results are pending.
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R. R. Sayers
Henry Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
Sayers
Baltimore Woman Seeks Divorce Over Abuse and Gum
Mrs William V Kail received a divorce from Judge C Gus Grason after testifying that her husband beat her and would not buy her even a stick of gum.
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Baltimore
William V. Kail
C. Gus Grason
First Aid Booklet for Households Offered
A Bureau offers an authoritative First Aid booklet covering home, camp, hike, and outing accidents. It explains how to assemble a first aid kit and is quickly navigable by index. Priced at 10 cents per copy, send name, address, and coin.
Coupon Request for First Aid Booklet
A reader encloses ten cents in coin wrapped in paper to obtain a copy of the booklet FIRST AID from The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau. Name street city state provided for mailing to Washington D C.
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Evening Star
Omps Funeral Home
Dr Chas Yoder to Speak at Brethren Church Services
Dr Charles Yoder, known for work in theological education and author of Gods Means of Grace, will speak at two Brethren Church worship services on Berryville Avenue tomorrow at 9 30 a m and 7 30 p m. He helped found Brethren mission work in South America and was elected church moderator during his furlough. A cordial welcome is extended to all.
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Charles Yoder
Brethren Church
Berryville Avenue
South America
United States
General Conference of Brethren Churches
Payoff Fails To Stimulate Trade In Cleveland
In Cleveland the recent 37 million Union Trust payoff did not spur spending. Recipients used funds to pay bills and save, with no noticeable rise in department store, specialty shop, or auto sales. Banks cleared past due accounts, signaling cautious consumer outlook.
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Cleveland
Union Trust Co
Valedictory Speech for Class of 1938 Readers
A valedictory address reflects on education as the nation’s foundation and high school as preparation for life. The speaker emphasizes four education levels, credits teachers and peers, and bids farewell as graduates face new paths.
Salutatory remarks at 1938 commencement ceremony
A salutatory address welcoming graduates, parents, friends, School Board, Superintendent, principal, and teachers. The speaker reflects on gratitude, the start of future careers, twelve years of study, the class motto You cant undo whats done, and optimism for the world ahead with a cheerful farewell to Boyce High.
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Boyce
Ole’ Boyce High
Frost Dims New York Crops Across Rochester Area
A heavy frost Wednesday night caused significant damage to fruits and vegetables in Rochester area. Early estimates place Orleans County crop losses in the thousands with 35 percent of the tomato crop destroyed in some canning firms. Potatoes suffered notable damage while Barre Elba Midlands truck farmers saw reductions. Wayne and Monroe counties reported no damage.
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Rochester
N. Y
Orleans County
Barre Elba- Midlands
Wayne
Mon- Toe
Policeman Thomas Murray Retires. Last Paycheck Lost and Found
Chicago officer Thomas Murray ends 31 years of service as he leaves the station with his final paycheck, then discovers the check missing at home. A railroad porter named William Brantley found the check on a station platform and returned it within a day.
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Chicago
Thomas Murray
William Brantley
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