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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1920
Page
6
The directors of the county fruit growers association urged prompt orders for barrels to prevent a cooperage shortage this fall. A survey showed coop stock inadequate as growers delayed placing orders, risking barrel shortages due to railroad delays.
Berryville Virginia June 8 In Lloyd Allans Post American Legion Circus Day program races include 4 9 flat county horses 3 4 mile Hint open to all 12 mile bicycle race for boys under 13 and more contests. Prizes to be awarded for top performers as announced with a battle tank to be displayed.
Walter W. Pence traveling salesman for Harrisonburg groceries died from injuries after a railway collision near Harrisonburg May 31. He was 42, native of Mount Crawford, Va. He leaves a widow and four children. Funeral at Pence Street Church with Masonic rites. Interment in Codbine Cemetery.
The Salvation Army in this country reaches more than eighteen million annually through street meetings and aid to the poor. It plans a $10,000,000 fund drive May 10 to 20 to support homes, children’s work, rescue services, and hospitals for veterans.
United States Department of Agriculture recommends winter burning of standing alfalfa and red-clover along fences and waste areas to destroy hibernating larvae. Cultivate alfalfa seed fields in winter and irrigate early spring. harvest practices should minimize standing seed and pods to prevent next year infestations. Livestock movement and careful harvest timing aim to reduce per-field chalets fly spread.
The Interchurch World Movement surveys migrant harvesters to address exploitive parasites tied to gambling and opportunistic employers. The piece portrays the harvester as an outcast preyed upon by parasites who reap wealth from his labor, while politicians and railroads exploit him for votes and strikes.
A fragment discusses amber beads as a legacy in old southern households. It notes a custom of wearing amber beads, once common and thought to emit a pleasant perfume when warmed, and mentions a woman raising many children amid changing traditions.
A fragmentary Helgoland legend recalls rocky heights haunted by fairies above a coast where a baby is born and a magical vest is battered. A fairy might try to swap the newborn's fate for her own blue treasure, testing trust and enchantment.
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