County Women Realize Large Sums From Club Activities
Frederick County home demonstration clubs and related groups reported 1939 gains from canned foods and market sales. Members produced 16 819 quarts of fruits vegetables and meat valued at 1 35 with nine active clubs and multiple demonstration projects. Home and roadside development and health campaigns saved money and improved rural homes with repairs and trees planted. The county homemakers market yielded 6620 01 from surplus products with eleven sellers, poultry leading and earnings aiding a daughter’s college expenses.
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Frederick County
Madaleine Blair
Gaines
Back Creek
Opequon
Tonewall
Sa Farm
Cannins
Handley Library Notes on Banned Books and Virginia Titles
Readers at Handley Library note how censorship spans centuries with titles banned in Rome England and Italy. The catalog lists Virginia books and global travel and fiction options including The Grapes of Wrath Candide and Knight Without Armour among many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Steinbeck
Rome
Abelard
Force Letters
Ernest HemingWhy
Italy
Boston
Watch and Word Society
England
Spain
Germany
John Milton
Daniel DeFoe
Voltaire
Books on Flowers and Garden Ideas From Various Authors
A list of garden and flowers books including Contance Spry Dorothy Biddle A M Kirby L B Wilder L W Ramsey M Cl Sed Helen Wilson R M McGurdy Wheelwright and A M Earle. Mentions window and house garden topics with notes about borrowing from Handley Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Biddle
A.M. Kirby
L. B. Wilder
L. W. Ramsey
Helen Wilson
R. M. McGurdy
Road funds may cut primary highway projects
Richmond report states Highway Commissioner Henry Shirley proposes preserving at least 8.5 million dollars yearly for secondary roads while reducing primary project allocations by 700 thousand dollars. The plan may drop one primary project in each of eight road construction districts starting after July.
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Richmond
Henry Shirley
Answers to Today’s Quiz Column
Answers to test questions printed on page 4 list the Yukon River Basin in Northwest Canada Mount Whitney in California No 50 the higher the number the finer the thread John Adams Mortarboard or Oxford cap Outward The State of Vatican City Principality of Monaco Republic of San Marino Principality of Liechtenstein Republic of Andorra He can refuse to accept any piece of mail New Mexico Auction or Contract Bridge
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Yukon River Basin
Northwest Canada
Mount Whitney
California
John Adams
Vatican City
Principality of Monaco
Republic of San Marino
Principality of Liechtenstein
Republic of Andorra
New Mexico
High Place Is Won In Home Work
Mrs. Walter Adams of the North Frederick Clubs was named outstanding individual in Frederick county home demonstration work for 1939 by Miss Madeline Blair. Adams organized efforts, attended district and state meetings, and canned 600 quarts valued at $179.70. her club received a $50 prize from the contest. Other honors went to Rebecca Lodge and Hilda Whitacre for 4-H. Homemakers sold $6,620 in surplus farm products through the Winchester market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Adams
North Frederick
Frederick County
Madeline Blair
Blair
Adams
Miss Blair
Rebecca Lodge
Hilda Whitacre
County Council
Rebecca
Hilda
At-Star
Winchester
Coal Combustion Study Underway in Clarksburg
A series of tests to detect objectionable gases from improper combustion of coal oil and gas in Clarksburg plants and homes is led by State Geologist Paul Price under WVU Resources Board. Dr George Suter and Dr E T Roetman assist with Miss Mary Wisecarver testing air for carbon monoxide and other hazards and medical checks when needed. Results will be shared with industry public utilities stores and private individuals.
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Clarksburg
George M. Suter
Baltimore
Paul H. Price
West Virginia University Resources Board
Suter
E. T. Roetman
State Health Department
Mary Wisecarver
F. M. Wisecarver
Winchester
Artillery Fire On West Front Reported By French
Paris reports artillery fire on multiple western front sectors today with usual scouting actions. The morning communique states nothing to report, indicating no major developments to announce.
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Paris
New Hampshire For Roosevelt
Eight delegates at large and four district delegates pledged to Roosevelt were elected in New Hampshire’s 1940 primary, with Republicans choosing an unpledged delegation. The Democratic slate must vote for Roosevelt at the convention unless released, while GOP delegates favored Styles Bridges and other leaders amid a tight race for four at large seats.
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Manchester
N. H
New Hampshire
James A. Farley
Garner
Roosevelt
Granite State
Acard
Styles Bridges
Bridges
Charles W.tobey
United States
George H. Moses
Huntley Spaulding
Francis P. Murphy
Glass Eyes Democratic Edge as Republicans Vote Democratic
In Washington March 13 the scene shifts to party loyalties as Senator Glass says if every Republican voted Democratic next fall it would make him unhappy. Senate Majority Leader Barkley notes that Democratic power rests on Republican votes, while Glass questions the idea of all Republicans backing the Democratic ticket.
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Washington
Senator Glass
D-Va
Barkley
D-Ky
Senate
Glass
United States
Byrd Presses for Budget Diversion Details to Cut Deficit
Senator Byrd of Virginia urged the budget director to name agencies receiving funds under Roosevelt era estimates. He warned against evading the legal debt limit by diversions and introduced a resolution demanding immediate disclosure of a planned 700 million dollar diversion, criticizing delays since January.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Budget Bureau
Roosevelt
Senate
Congress
Will Byrd
Smith
Hoover Says Wire Taps Rare and Limited to Certain Crimes
J Edgar Hoover stated wire tapping by the FBI has been rare and for specific crimes such as kidnapping extortion and flagrant white slavery. He noted the practice was banned then reinstated in 1931 under Mitchell to conform with prohibition bureau procedures amid Senate inquiries into tapping by federal and private police agencies.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Supreme Court
Mitchell
Prohibition Bureau
Justice Department
Henry Ford Praises Newspapers As Up To The Minute
Henry Ford lauds newspapers as the best actors delivering timely news and information, emphasizing their quick arrival and up to date content.
Burlingame Son Held in Patricide Slaying
George Steed of Burlingame California is held by police for the murder of his father Andrew Steed. Authorities say two blasts from a 12 gauge shotgun killed him. Steed allegedly confessed the slaying followed abuse of his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Steed
Burlingame
Cal
Andrew
Yo Steed
New Pursuit Craft Tested in Washington
Washington reports hints the army tests a new pursuit craft faster than the current fighter. Congress debates supplying American planes to France and Britain as the House approves a 655 million dollar expansion bill for naval strength.
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Washington
Army
France
Britain
House
Navy
War Department
Europe
Stephen T. Early
Enlistments in Military Service Reported
Virgil B. Sager of R. F. D. 1 and Harold W. Shenk of Luray enlisted in the army this past week through the local recruiting station. Sager will serve in the medical department in Hawaii while Shenk goes to infantry in Panama. Both are at Fort Slocum, N Y, for a two week wait before sailing. The office notes remaining vacancies in Hawaii and Panama and invites applicants at the post office building every Monday Wednesday and Friday at 11 a.m.
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Virgil B. Sager
Harold W. Shenk
Luray
Army
Sager
Medical Department
Hawaii
Shenk
Infantry
Panama
Fort Slocum
N. Y
Germans Report Taking Prisoners
German detachments scouting on French soil dispersed a body of French troops and took several prisoners, according to today’s army high command communique. The report places action in the Innate forest region on French territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Army High Command
Mock G O P Convention at Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University students plan a two day mock Republican convention on April 23 and 24. The event, drawing delegates from 41 states the District of Columbia Hawaii Puerto Rico and five foreign countries aims to select a presidential candidate and boost student prestige as potential party leaders.
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Lexington
Washington and Lee University
Judson Harmon
Woodrow Wilson
Vandenberg
Alf Landon
Roosevelt
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
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Vicki Vatronal
GSN Platters
John Monk Saunders
Fay Wray
Hollywood
Fort Myers
Fla
Handley Library Notes
Virginia
Mary H. Colemen
H. P. Pakington
Nora Waln
The
Riviera
Helena Maxwell
A. H. Wharton
Finland
Ww. N. Bugbee
Old Virginia
S. W. Massie
Moses the Lawgiver
Louis Golding
Bermuda
Carveth Wells
South Seas
Gifford Pinchot
Charleston
Historic City
South Carolina
W. O. Stevens
Lloyd Douglas
Dorothy Hewlett
Margery Sharp
Barr’s Farm & Orchard Supply
S. Loudoun
Miss Wisecarver
West Virginia
L. M
Kappa Alpha Theta
Indiana
Asbury University
de Pauw University
Greencastle
David Lloyd George
National Defense Public Interest Committee
London
Elm Springs
Mt. East of
Stephens City
Woody Carlisle
Miles Music CO
S. Loudoun St
Treasury
G-Men
Jurist
Henry Ford
C. P
Phonephoto
Yi JR
Jonesdale Hatchery
Tinberville
V. Virginia CE
U. S. Reeves
Peuw
University of Virginia
Mervel W. Adams Plumbing
E. Piccadilly St
A. F. Rees, Inc
Leesburg, VA
Berryville, VA
Winchester Furniture
South Main St
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