Progress Report on Farmers Work As Weather Aids
Following rains in the prior week the May 30 survey says crop growth was generally satisfactory. Moisture deficits in eastern counties hurt peanuts germination and hay pastures, while most sections saw improvement though barley and alfalfa were nearly mature. Soybeans and peanuts planting slowed, 70 percent of peanuts in ground, and harvesting began in parts.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Extension Service
Virginia Cooperative Crop Reporting
Noble Sacrifice in Seattle Ends with Broken Leg
Daniel McDonald leaped to aid a stumbling friend in Seattle on June 4. He grabbed the friend but fell himself and suffered a broken leg in the process.
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Seattle
Daniel McDonald
McDonald
Local Notes From Lebanon Church Area
Community news from Lebanon Church Virginia and nearby towns. Mentions Ivy H confined with severe sore throat. Visits by James Pingley family from Baltimore and others with relatives. Wedding of Lucille Rudolph to Samuel Walter May 23 in Washington. Lois Hershman ill with chickenpox. Funeral of Annie Elizabeth Himelright at Villa Church. Continuous updates on local residents and milestones.
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Lois
Mildred Pence
Trout Run
Edith Smith
Mary Keler
Boyd Himelright
Rose Keller
Alice Whetzel
Oranda
Roy Henderlite
Pennsylvania
Engde
Clarence Wilkins
Strasburg
Lucille Rudolph
Samuel Walter
Winchester
Edgar Smith
Washington, D. C
Grover Rudolph
Rudolph
Strasburg High School
Winchester Nurses’ Training School
Sibley Hospital
Washington
Walter
J. W. Walter
North Cameron Street
Handley High School
Naval Base
Norfolk
Lois Hershman
Bear disregards whistle on Midlands tracks in Ute Pass Canyon
A cinnamon bear near the Midlands Terminal Railroad tracks in Ute Pass Canyon ignored Engineer J. W. Logan’s whistle. The bear paused to look at the locomotive then calmly wandered away, Logan saying the bear did not seem to care.
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Colo
Midlands Terminal
Ute Pass Canyon
J. W. Logan
Logan
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