Virginia farmers urged to apply more lime for soil health
Virginia Tech experts W H Daughtrey and P H DeHart say farmers used far less limestone than needed, urging about 1.5 million tons annually to maintain soil reactions. They note supply gaps, pricing, and the role of lime in a broader soil management program including legumes and crop rotations.
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Blacksburg
Virginia
Virginia Tech
W. H. Daughtrey
P. H. DeHart
Daughtrey and DeHart
State Agricultural College
Style Your Home With Paint At No Cost To You
A painting and decorating service offers a free home inspection to assess and recommend work to restore a house’s appearance. M. M. Bailey Painting & Decorating invites inquiries and provides contact number 663-W.
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M. M. Bailey
Petticoat Regime Ends in West Virginia Town
In Friendly and Webster Springs, women officials lose elections as men reclaim control. Mayor Stella Eddy and recorder Elgie Rustemeyer see term ends, while Juanita Delamore wins only three votes against curfew laws. Kenneth White is re-elected.
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Friendly
W. Va
Petticoat
Stella Eddy
Ohio River
Elgie Rustemeyer
Citizen's Party
Webster Springs
Juanita Delamore
Kenneth White
Odyssey Ends As St Louis Returns 907 Refugees To Sea
The liner St Louis carrying 907 Jewish refugees sailed along the Florida coast after five days seeking landing rights in Cuba. Cuba refused asylum again, prompting renewed appeals to President Roosevelt from a passenger committee led by more than 400 women and children aboard.
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Miami
Fla
Germany
St. Louis
Florida
Cuba
Roosevelt
Toeless shoes fade from fashion at Boston fair
In Boston at the 20th Annual Shoe Fair, about 600 manufacturers forecast toe less and heel less styles for fall. Heels will drop for day wear and rise for evening wear with worn slippers reduced to straps.
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Boston
Japs Protest Soviet Attitude in Tokyo Note
In Tokyo a protest to Soviet Russia demanded immediate discontinuance of its attitude after a month of border clashes. The protest alleged invasions of Manchoukuo territory triggered the clashes and noted the note was filed with the Soviet consulate general at Harbin.
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Tokyo
Russia
Manchoukuo
Domei
Hsinking
Harbin
Pleasant Grove Sunday School rally notes and deaths
Pleasant Grove U B Church hosts a large Sunday School rally on May 28 with the Grace M E Church quartet from Keyser West Virginia among attendees. The report cites a fatal automobile accident near Washington for Loring Oates and lists local visitors and upcoming memorial services.
Gore Brevities In Gore Virginia Items
Gore Virginia brief notices report Mrs. G. W. Skelton returning from Harrisonburg visits. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Hill and daughter Jane return from two week vacation. Elmo S. Turner improves after hand infection from an insect bite. Will Havermale visits Winchester to see Mrs. Dora Barnes who is ill. Ruth Larrick to assist at Western Frederick Bank for several days. Mr. and Mrs. William Sechrist …
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Western Frederick Bank
William Sechrist
Community notes from Capon Springs to Valley Home
The Gore Ladies Aid Society met at Mrs. Mellon Adams home with Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Parish as hostesses. Olga Solon and Miss Rodgers of Moorefield visited Rosewood Inn. Sympathy extended for the passing of Mrs. Ferworth. Visitors at Valley Home included J. J. Derving and family, Lou Carrico family, and H. E. Potts. Willing Workers Class to meet Wednesday night June 7. Mount Olive church visitors Hale Moore and Frye visited Union Sunday School. Kiddie party planned by Sunday School classes for next week.
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Johnny
Betty Ann
Kenneth Lee
Fred Whitlock
Geraldine
Marvin Oates
Capon Chapel
Keyser
George Pugh
Loring Oates
Washington, D. C
Winchester
S. J. Goode
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Anna Mellon
Miami, Fla
Sallie Oates
Virgil Albaugh
Capon Bridge
J. L. Mellon
White Hall
Clark Miller
Gore Ladies Aid Society
Mellon Adams
Adams
Parish
Olga Solon
Rodgers
Moorefield
W. Va
Rosewood Inn
Ferworth
Valley Home
J. J. Deving
Lou Carrico
Petrie Family Weekend Visits Highlight Stephens City
June report lists Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Petrie of Washington visiting relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Co. I. Brumback and Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Petrie. Richard Petrie and daughter Jane joined at Blue Ridge View with the Petries. Charles Halland DeFriese families noted in gatherings.
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Stephens City
Kenneth Petrie
Washington
Co. I. Brumback
R. L. Petrie
Richard Petrie
Jane
Blue Ridge View
Charles Hall
DeFriese
North Mountain Socials At Snapp Home and Church Service
North Mountain Va June 7 guests from Martinsburg Hagerstown Lenore Arlington Lanham and Winchester visited Snapp and Miller households for dinners and a large Memorial service at St John Lutheran Church with speakers Rev Win B Smith and Rev R B Nelson. J B Snapp led the church choir for over 50 years.
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North Mountain
T. Hite Frye
Turner Frye
Loring Frye
Glenn Frye
Martinsburg
J. B. Snapp
Hollis Snapp
Hagerstown
Bertha Ashwood
Lenore
H. A. Snapp
Arthur Miller
Winchester
Holmes Spillman
Arlington
Harvey
Lanham
Ivan Miller
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Edwin B. Smith
Gravel Springs
R. B. Nelson
Green Spring Locals Attend Social at Zeiler and Graham Homes
Green Spring Virginia June 7 guests of Mr and Mrs Charles Zeiler and Mr and Mrs Graham included Theodore Haver his three sons Ellwood Bennie and David from Omps West Virginia Mrs Samuel Unger Mrs C E Omps Mr and Mrs Preston Henshaw Virginia and James Mitchell Omos of Winchester Miss Betty Sendil Canton Ohio spent weeks with aunt Rose Runkles Paul Gano and Melvin Kesner visited Jane Milburn and family Sunday White Hall school will close for season Friday.
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Green Spring
Charles Zeiler
Graham
Theodore Havermale
Ellwood
Bennie
David
Omps
W. Va
Samuel Unger
C. E. Omps
Preston Henshaw
Virginia
James Mitchell Omos
Winchester
Betty Sendil
Canton
Rose Runkles
Paul Gano
Melvin Kesner
Jane Milburn
White Hall
Rocky Mount to Have ABC Store
The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board announced a state liquor store will open in Rocky Mount on Thursday. It is the first ABC store in Franklin County and drew a protest from the Danville district conference of the Methodist Church over lack of a referendum opportunity. The board said a 1936 agreement to defer a Rocky Mount store was not acted on.
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Richmond
Rocky Mount
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Franklin County
Danville
The
Methodist Church
Coast is clear for those who clear it as they go
Dear Miss Chatfield offers guidance to aspiring writers. Jane urges a young person to start by writing, study, and persistence, noting a southern mill girl who rose through reading, classes, and nightly toil to publish. The column stresses practice, courage, and gradual skill over chasing instant smash hits.
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Caroline Chatfield
Jane
Tom Thumb Nuptials Postponed To Monday Night
The Tom Thumb wedding at Mountain View School has been moved from Friday night to Monday night at 8. The postponement is due to the groom’s illness and a date conflict with an entertainment at Gore on Friday.
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Mountain View School
Gore
Roach to Lecture at Gravel Springs
Allen G. Roach of the Anti-Saloon League of Virginia will speak at St. James Gravel Springs Lutheran Parish and Bethel on Sunday June 11. He will present a temperance lecture at 11 a.m. at St. James 3 p.m. at Gravel Springs and 8 p.m. at Bethel where the sound picture Ten Nights In a Bar Room will be shown. Public is cordially invited.
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Allen G. Roach
Anti- Saloon League of
Virginia
Gravel Springs Lutheran Parish
St. James
Gravel Springs
Bethel
Examinations for U S Civil Service Positions Announced
The United States Civil Commission announced competitive exams for several posts with July 3 deadline. Openings include Assistant Chief Nurse at St Elizabeths Hospital and Nursing School Superintendent at Freedmen's Hospital, both in Washington DC, and multiple Entomology roles with quotas at the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. Applicants must meet age and education requirements and file at the Washington post office.
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United States Civil Commission
Washington, D
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Freedmen's Hospital
Department of the Interior
Washington
DD. C
Bureau of
H. M. Lee
U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners
Rainfall Averages for 1913 38 Period With Totals
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour precipitation ending at 8 a m none for June to date 3 70 inches year to date 17 56 inches. Average monthly rainfall over 1913 to 1938 totals by month range from 1 98 inches in February to 3 68 inches in August. Average annual rainfall for the 26 year span is 35 09 inches with figures courtesy of Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
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