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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1929
Page
6
On January 1, 1929 the A A A reported a new high roll of affiliated clubs in the United States Canada and possessions. The twelve months strong growth added more than 100 new A A A modules in as many highway communities.
The A A A expands in New England, the south and southeast while Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois form a motorist bulwark. Pacific coast units stay aligned with national progress. 1929 club development targets the middle west inter-mountain region and the southwest. A North Carolina grower earned $800 per acre from cabbage as a side crop. Detroit News.
The Virginia State Conservation and Development Commission releases a four color sixty page booklet titled The Beckoning Land for visitors. The guide features plates on scenic beauty highways monuments and notable figures plus a four color relief highway map showing about 800 tourist spots and eighteen three to twelve day tours. Governor Byrd writes a foreword linking the text to illustrations and local communities are urged to publish regional guides as well. The two free publications Industrial Virginia and Beckoning Land form part of a two year publicity program led by chairman W E Carson.
Canterbury Virginia March 20 social and personal notes show residents visiting relatives attending events and moving between towns. People include Frank Atkins Pansy Snow Blair Virginia Joe Madagan Stephens City R. E. Albin and others with illnesses visits and travel to Winchester Martinsburg Edgewood and Roanoke.
A Battle Creek doctor cites constipation as a major cause of misery and promotes Rexall Orderlies. The tablet draws water into the colon to soften waste for a gentle natural movement. Chew one at night for relief by morning. 24 for 25c at Rexall Drug Stores. Brooke's Pharmacy.
The Atchison Globe comments on progress and the prevalence of empty talk, noting that enthusiasm for advancement is often accompanied by trivial chatter and overstatement. The piece surveys contemporary opinions and the tone remains cautionary.
Shenandoah Valley Inc plans an April 23 meeting in Staunton with short talks on the National Park, Valley Pike improvements, and tourist publicity. Col H. F Benchoff says speakers from the National Park Service, Highway Department, Virginia Conservation Commission, and Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce will share plans. The morning session aims to form policy to push Valley development forward.
An advertisement claims MELLO GLO Face Powder is preferred by beautiful women for a flawless look with no flakiness or shine. It promises a French process that reduces pores and offers smooth application for a youthful bloom, sold by Baker's Drug Store.
It quotes Josh Billings on how luck shapes success, juxtaposing cleverness with fortune. The remark implies talent and luck interplay in achievement.
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