Statewide Relief Plan Launches Subsistence Gardening in Virginia
A new federal relief program starts in Virginia to aid up to 30,000 marginal families by providing seed, fertilizer, and expert canning advice. Urban areas may receive help via the works division of FERA, with local subsistence garden committees forming under county agents and a garden director leading efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Elizabth Farrar
Frederick County
L. B. Dietrick
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
State Emergency Relief Administration
Works Division
FERA
CWA
Mr. Dietrick
William A Smith
Sidney T. Adair
State Relief Oe
Pyle
W. James
Margaret
Social Service Bureau
Ella Ee
John R. Hutcheson
Vv. P.I
Maude Wallace
Eula Porter Robins
A. G. Smith
T. C. Walker
Relief Administration
Smith
Water Therapy and Its Tonic Effects Across Baths
Dr Logan Clendening explains how cold showers and contrast baths stimulate circulation, skin tone, and energy while tepid baths aid sleep. He notes modern plumbing allows home treatments, reducing need for healing springs, and advertises six pamphlets available for ten cents each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Clendening
Clendening
Loyalty Is An Essential Trait Says Admr. Byrd
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd argues loyalty is crucial in exploration. He cites Captain Oates of Scott’s polar expedition as a model, noting that loyal sailors sacrifice comfort and even life for the group. Byrd credits expedition success to loyal team members and cautious selection, framing loyalty as a key reward of hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admr
Byrd
Public Information Committee
Winchester Rotary Club
Richard E. Byrd
Winchester
Captain Oates
Scott
South Pole
Oates
Whitacre Notes Social Visits in Cross Junction Area
Whitacre Virginia March 21 Mrs James Grove of Cross Junction spent one day last week with sister Mrs Roy Parrill. Mr and Mrs Ellis Haines were Sunday guests of Mrs R E L Whitacre. Mr and Mrs George Kimble of Nain called on Mrs 5S W Kimble Sunday. Mr G W Strother is ill with a severe cold. Mrs Richard Pugh spent Sunday afternoon with her sister Mrs Ivan Pugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitacre
James Grove
Cross Junction
Roy Parrill
Ellis Haines
R. E. L. Whitacre
George Kimble
Nain
W. Kimble
G. W. Strother
Richard Pugh
Ivan Pugh
Local Visitors and Family News Across Winchester and Surrounding Areas
Mrs. Paul Braithwaite and daughter Jean visited Mrs. Owen Phillips on Sunday. Numerous neighbors and relatives, including Mildred Sargent, Purcell Braithwaite, and Donald Dolan, were seen at various homes. The column notes ongoing visits, illnesses, and short trips among Whitacre, Braithwaite, Parrill, Fletcher, and related families in Winchester, Gainesboro, Marlowe, and Monessen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Braithwaite
Jean
Owen Phillips
Walker
V. Kimble
Sday
G. C. Peacemaker
Winchester
Mildred Sargent
Irene Strother
Purcell Braithwaite
Donald Dolan
Norman
Norwood Braithwaite
O. P. Adams
Rhodella
Gainesboro
Whitacre
Harry Largent
Mary Lou
Lee N. Whitacre
Roy Parrill
C. A. Parrill
Holmes Fletcher
Ernest
Laura Fletcher
Kenzil Whitacre
Walter Oates
J. W. Whitacre
Oscar Dick
Marlowe
W. Va
Elmer Whitacre
Winona
Mr and Mrs Eddie Largent Visit Mrs Parrill With Son
Mr Eddie Largent and Mrs Largent along with their little son Buddy were calling on Mrs Roy Parrill Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitacre
Eddie Largent
Buddy
Roy Parrill
Bargains for Freedom in Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
Norman Whitaker, imprisoned lawyer associate of Gaston Means, seeks leniency by claiming to reveal where $104,000 is hidden. He writes to District Attorney Roger Robb in Washington and says Means knows the inside story of the Lindbergh kidnapping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Whitaker
Gaston B. Means
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Roger Robb
Washington
Whitaker
Means
Dodge Hydraulic Brakes Surprising 1934 Idea Spread
The 1934 Dodge highlights hydraulic brakes praised for smooth quick stopping with equal pressure on all four wheels. The system remains stable in rain or shine and requires no constant adjustment, promising safer dependable braking without car swerving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DODGE
Baseball Boys Anxious to Start Practice
Local baseball players are anxious to hear the call for practice as good weather returns. J. Peyton Marshall has been elected team manager and will soon begin setting up exercises to prepare the players.
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J. Peyton Marshall
Local Sales and Highway Bids Listing Various Properties and Projects
A town sale directory lists auctions of household goods livestock and farm implements at multiple farms near Burnt Middletown Shockeystville Boyce and Winchester with sealed bids for Route 60 and several Route C projects across Alleghany Norfolk Dinwiddie and other counties under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Details include projected excavation and steel quantities and wage stipulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benj
L. Byers
J. D. Wright
Burnt
C. L. Keeler
Middletown
Dad Miller
Stephens City
Eugene H. Anderson
Estate of
Alberta
B. Luttrell
Shockeysville
Dea
H. Garber
W. J. Cook
Boyce
Perry
Dept. of Highways
Richmond
County
Alleghany
Reinf. Steel
Norfolk
Pittsylvania
Westmoreland
Dinwiddie
Reinf
Chesterfield
Partition Suit Notice in Winchester Virginia Court
In the Clerk's Office of the Corporation Court Winchester Virginia on March 14 1934 a suit by Brown and Robinson against Rutherford Thompson and others seeks partition of real estate conveyed in 1919 with life estates and remainder to children. Observes unknown heirs and nonresidency, requiring appearance within ten days of publication with four weekly notices in the Winchester Evening Star and posting at the courthouse.
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Corporation Court
City OF Winchester
Eora Vv. Brown
Dorothea J. Robinson
Bertha T. Rutherford
Nee Bolden
Cornelia B. Thompson
Nellie V. Brown
Mary C. Thompson
Bertha T. Bolden
City of
Winchester
Virginia
Bolden
Bertha T. Rutherford Nee Bolden
Winchester Evening Star
Corinne Barnett
Kuykendall & Benham
P. Q. Paw
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Big Sister
Thar Bigeon
Pine Motor Co
Central Press Association, Inc
By Les Forgrave
Wingy
Vicks Stainless
Cammer Tire Co
Braddock & Boscawen
Sts
E. W. Armstrong
Company
E. Piccadilly St
Ford Sport Cou
Wwe
Ford
Sickers Motor Co
Neuweiler
Shell
Martinsburg Pike
Shell Station
Amherst & Boscawen Sts
Valley Ave
Braddock St
Twin-City Oil & Cas Corp
Bus Tferminal Bldg
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