Cooperative Plans Annual Meeting in Winchester Hotel
Southern States Winchester Service board plans the annual patrons meeting for Thursday August 3 at Sarah Zane Fire Hall. Carl May reports yearly progress. a Junior Board of five promising farmers is elected Jack Larrick Ray Brumback Robert Dailey Clarence Lamp and Jonas Chamberlin.
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Board of Directors of
Southern States
Winchester Service
George Washington
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Carl May
Jack
France And Turkey Prepare To Sign Mutual Peace Pact
Paris reports France and Turkey ready to sign a declaration pledging Balkan and eastern Mediterranean peace. The accord aims to gain Soviet adherence to the Franco British front and includes Hatay territory arrangements from Frenchmandated Syria. Foreign ministers Bennett and the Turkish ambassador will sign at the foreign office.
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Paris
France
Turkey
Balkans
Mediterranean
Russia
Great Britain
Dardanelles
Black Sea
Romania
Georges Bennett
Foreign Office
Ankara
Republic of Hatay
Syria
Bonnet
Hatay
Norfolk and Western Wins Harriman Safety Medal
The Norfolk and Western Railway earned the E. H. Harriman memorial gold medal for 1938, recognizing the highest safety record among large Class 1 railroads. W. J. Jenks accepted the award at a Yale Club luncheon, praising officers and employees for the record low casualty rate for passengers and employees.
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New York
United States
Norfolk and Western Railway
E. H. Harriman
American Museum of Safety
W. J. Jenks
Should I Keep Working or Rely on My Husband's Income
Dear Miss Chatfield weighs a couple's conflict over roles after a wife builds a career to support a family while the husband loses work. An outsider's view urges the wife to quit, restore home life, boost her husband’s status, and later pursue adoption. The column notes shifts in attitudes toward working wives and stresses choosing homelife when luxury versus normal home life is at stake.
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Miss Chatfield
Caroline Chatfield
Railroad Safety Gains Shown in I C C Records
Official I C C records indicate passenger casualties per million near Norfolk and Western in 1938 fell 85.6 percent from the 1923-25 average. Employee casualties per million man hours also declined, by 83.7 percent, reflecting safety improvements over time.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Norfolk and Western
27 000 000th Ford Is Coming to Local Stop
The 27 000 000th Ford car on a transcontinental tour will stop Friday and Saturday June 23 and 24 at Bickers Motor Co. It carries felicitation messages between California and New York officials and is due at 5 30 p m.
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Bickers Motor Co
Ford
United States
Olson
California
Lehman
New York
Rossi
San Francisco
la Guardia
Leland W. Cutler
Grover Whalen
Savings In Transfers Of Highways Shaping State Policy
Richmond June 22 survey officials told the Legislative Highway Study Commission that moving 1,832 miles of primary highways to the secondary system could save about 40 million dollars in construction costs over 20 years based on traffic demands. The average travel on these miles was 141 vehicles per day. The plan also recommends upgrading 109 miles of secondary roads to primary status. Governor Price urged a long-range state-wide view, while Col. Battle called for a larger state police force to boost highway safety. The report notes projected costs for various expansion options and cautions that the final decision rests with the people.
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Richmond
Legislative Highway Study Commission
Burton Marye, Jr
Highway Commission
Aubrey G. Weaver
Price
Col. M. S. Battle
Henry G. Shirley
Boy Scouts Return From Fishing Trip
Eighteen members of Troop 9 Boy Scouts of America returned from a trip to Galesville Maryland on Chesapeake Bay. Accompanied by Lester Arnold scout committee chairman Harold Rowe scout master and James Early lifeguard the group enjoyed camping despite poor fishing and a few sea sicknesses during rough water outings.
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Troop 9
Boy Scouts of America
Galesville
Chesapeake Bay
Lester Arnold
Harold Rowe
James Early
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Leicester St
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