Harriman Award Honors Railroads For Safety Efforts
At the thirty third annual luncheon of the American Museum of Safety the Harriman Award recognized three railroads the Chesapeake and Ohio for lowest employee casualty rate and a 27 year passenger fatality-free record the Bessemer and Lake Erie for silver and the Lake Superior and Ishpeming for bronze Judge R V Pletcher and E Roland Harriman presented the medals noting improvements in 1942 railroad employee casualties and safety performance The article also mentions pandanus leaf grass used in South Seas decoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Harriman
Mty
Ameria Museum of Safety
Chesapeake and Ohio Raily Company
Ary W.harriman
Edward H. Haran
Chesapeake Ohio
Fletcher
Weather Review Notes Strong For Farms Across Virginia
The week brought generally favorable conditions for crops with field work about five days late. Wheat harvest began in the north and neared completion in the south, about 25 percent of statewide harvest done. Barley 70 percent, oats 35 percent. soybeans 85 percent planted and peanuts over 90 percent planted. Dry weather reduced early Irish potato yields in the eastern shore while corn thrived. Winds damaged barns and houses in Clarke and Culpeper counties, hail touched several counties, and temperatures ran above normal. The Peavely Evans highway rises to 14 260 feet as the nation’s highest automobile road.
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Loudoun County
Virginia
Clarke County
Culpeper County
Frederick
Bedford
Halifax
Charlotte
Scott Counties
Virginia Airmen Are Decorated For European Exploits
The War Department announced the largest single theater list of decorations for air action by the Eighth Air Force against Germany and occupied territory. More than 1,000 servicemen nationwide received honors such as the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with oak leaf clusters. Virginians named include Staff Sgt. Violet L. Flannary Pennington Gap and Tech. Sgt. Herman C. Myers Richmond among others from Roanoke Bedford Crozet Floyd and Portsmouth.
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Washington
Eighth Air Force
Germany
War Department
State of
the Union
District of Columbia
Violet L. Flannary
Pennington Gap
Rupert G. Thacker
Roanoke
Herman C. Myers
Richmond
Joseph L. Craighead
Bedford
Ralph B. “Adams
Virgil
St. Charles
Freel L. 1- Yard
Crozet
James J. Garris
Portemn
John E
Old Glory Raised in Portsmouth in 1777 Prelude
The flag is believed first raised at Portsmouth New Hampshire on July 4 1777 as John Paul Jones prepared to sail on the Ranger.
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Old Glory
Portsmouth
N. H
John Paul Jones
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Arriman
O. Railway
South Seas
American Institute of Laundering
Wren Colao
RY -Y- Cleo
ARRID
United States
U.S
Eyamck
Miller’s Hardware
Sherwin-Williams Paints
Virgiians
Third Leaf Cluster
Air Med
Owens
Air Medal
William Cowart
Cowart
Henry B. Compton
Floyd
Ang
Peggy Sage
Royal Demuth Pipes
Royalist
Commando
Gue
CONTI
Baty
Hudson
Keen
Regent
Victory Star Design
Johnson & Johnson Baby
D. & R. Beauty
LUX Soap
Guest Ivory
Djer
KISS
Weee
Frostilla
Stearate
Red Arrow Garden
PTA
Daggett & Ramsdell
Mt. Heather
Cologne
Benuzit
Dynam
Scholl
U.S. Pat
Baume Ben-Gay
C. B. Smalts & Son
National Ave
Oodyea Batteries
Dial
Goodyear
Braddock
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