Charlottesville Commissioners Vote To Reduce City Tax Rate
Charlottesville City Commission voted to lower the tax rate from 2.40 to 2.00 dollars per hundred assessed value for fall taxes. A public hearing date will be set this week, with the rate to be adopted 30 days after the hearing. The city has operated within budget and shows a 15,000 dollar surplus, while paying 62,000 dollars on investments and 10 dollars for a new fire engine.
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City Commission of
Lottesville
Fred L. Watson
Kumquat Origin and Meaning in English
The term kumquat derives from the Cantonese kamkwat meaning gold orange. The word entered English via Cantonese speakers. Kumquat is a variant of Citrus japonica noted to originate from Japan.
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Japan
Virginia Christian Endeavor Society elects president
Miss Margaret Frances Richards chosen president of the Virginia Christian Endeavor Society. Fire companies at the state convention near August to compete as individuals. J. G. Fosbrink named head of Winchester Shrine Club for the coming year. Farmers and Merchants National Bank declares the regular 6 percent semi annual dividend. Pupils in Winchester Public Schools raise funds to memorialize Judge John Handley as weather prevents Byrd from flying to Paris. Local children decorate Mt Hebron Cemetery graves of benefactors. Shenandoah Valley Inc warns of foreign advertising schemes. Lindbergh flies New York to Washington round trip in five hours. Fifteen years ago demand for first Liberty Loan Bonds noted. The Star notes old war poems of the south as suitable now. War relief sends Belgian aid again. Marshal H Russell and bride due for visit. Pershing in England reportedly keen for action.
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Margaret Frances Richards
Virginia Christian Endeavor Society
Hoover
Marion
President Harding
J. G. Fosbrink
Winchester Shrine Club
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
Winchester
John Handley
R. E. Byrd
King
New York
Paris
Mt. Hebron
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Charles A. Lindbergh
Washington
First Liberty
Nemo
The
Star
South
Winchester War Relief Association
Marshal H. Russell
James B. Russell
John J. Pershing
England
Con
Quiet Election At Front Royal
At Front Royal Virginia the town election resulted in reelection of the mayor and all council members. May B. J. is noted among those reelected.
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Front Royal
B. J
Graduate Nurses Set One-Year Duty Rates at Winchester
The graduate nurses of Winchester Memorial Hospital announce a fixed rate of five dollars per 12 hour shift for one year from today. The policy excludes alcoholics and mental cases. The notice is issued by the president of the Alumnae Association.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Alumnae Association
Hillidge Reelected Unopposed Amid Quiet Election
Hillidge won 420 votes as an unopposed candidate. Cann on reelected were G. N. Buck H. H. Marlowe BE T. Whitworth J. H. Shiner. Other candidates included E. H. Stokes Le Roy Corron and C. A. Simpson. The election was one of the quietest in years with a small turnout.
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