Fathers and Sons Banquet Held by Clarke FFA Chapters
The Berryville and Boyce high school Future Farmers of America held their annual Father and Son banquet in the local school auditorium with many attendees. Charles Ramsburg and Brooke Neville served as toastmasters. Dowell J. Howard gave the principal address on agricultural education and civic citizenship. Short talks followed from Clarke County School Board members and local educators, with entertainment by a vocal trio and dancers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Boyce
Future Farmers of America
Charles Ramsburg
Brooke Neville
Brooke
French Ramey
Berryville High School
Louise Ramsburg
Howard
Dowell J. Howard
Winchester
Northern
Virginia
Farmers of America
Boyce Agricultural High School
Charles O. Dearmont
Ralph M. Ware
C. B. Carr
Clarke County
Charles Beard
D. G. Cooley
Frances Wolfe
A. F. Robertson
J. McL. Carr
Berryville Presbyterian Church
Dorothy Whipple
Katherine Childs
Vernon Pifer
Ellis Jackson
Helen Berry
C. H. Young
Hair Density by Hair Color Reported in Study
A study notes women with black hair have about 600 hairs per square inch on the scalp while blondes average around 760 and brown haired individuals about 650 per square inch. The figures illustrate color correlated variation in hair density.
Bloom Time in Valley Apple Orchards Varies Widely
Martinsburg West Virginia March 25. The Journal prints twenty five year bloom dates from Tablers orchard Stewart Orchard at Tablers. Expectancy tables place blossom time within April 14 to May 10 with many years clustered late April to early May. 1912 and 1921 stand out as anomalies affecting averages and normality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
W. Va
Grover Horner
Tabler
Stewart Orchard
E. C. Sherwood
Dates of Annual Observances Through 1932 List
A sequence of dates from May 5 1917 to May 9 1932 appears, listing annual observances. The fragment ends with two question marks indicating missing entries.
Frederick County Crime Report and Local Civic Notes
Officers report two robberies as having occurred in Frederick county during a 12 hour period. P P Pilcher of Salisbury N C recently elected city manager of Winchester will assume his post about May 1. Thirty two candidates are seeking county and state offices in Clarke Frederick and Warren counties. Rev Robert B Nelson will head a local branch of the Better Homes of America organization. The engagement of Miss Mildred Love Milleson to R Thomas Elsen of Berryville has been announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
P. P. Pilcher
Salisbury
N. C
Winchester
Clarke
Frederick
Warren
Robert B. Nelson
Better Homes of America Organization
Mildred Love Milleson
R. Thomas Elsen
Berryville
Fiddlers Contest Prize Goes To Bartonsville Youth
Five years ago world apple market trends halted as Thomas Walters of Bartonsville won first prize of $0 at a fiddlers contest in Brunswick Maryland. Dan Wince, a local youth, was voted the most popular young person in a Peoples Drug Company popularity contest. Mrs Robert T Barton Jr of Richmond attends an Easter concert at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Gray and Sheetz promote spring boys wash suits priced from $1 to $3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Walters
Bartonsville
Brunswick
Dan Wince
Peoples Drug Company, Inc
Robert T. Barton, Jr
Richmond
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Gray and
Sheetz
Springs
Fifteen Years Ago Forces Called as Nation Mobilizes
Fifteen years ago Company I of the Virginia National Guard was called to arms for the second time in 12 months. Samuel E. Sampsell notes a local youth has enlisted in the United States Navy. America awaits Congress convening on April 2 with anxious nerve. Josephus Daniels wired The Star that the navy needs many more men. German submarines are reported to have sunk 76 ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia National Guard
Samuel E. Sampsell
United States Navy
All America
Congress
Josephus Daniels
Star
Quilt making teaches daughters practical sewing skills
The piece notes wife preservers quilts are popular as a fine way to teach daughters to sew. It suggests choosing simple block patterns to keep children from becoming discouraged. It also mentions an unnamed Ma lower and an expedition funded by merchants with Captain Thomas Jones aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ma ‘Lower
Thomas Jones
Novel Stunts Planned At The Airport Sunday
At Admiral Byrd Airport on Sunday spectators will see balloon bursting contests, a dead motor landing and an exhibit on how not to fly an airplane. A race between a local flying club plane and a New York visiting ship tests which can leave the end after the shortest run. The dead motor landing has a 3000 foot ascent and a glide to a perfect touchdown. Pilots include Herbert Schutte and Roy Richards of Winchester, G M Smith of Zanesville, Ohio, George Schecter and Duke Douglass of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Byrd Airport
Flying Club
New York
Travelair
Herbert Schutte
Winchester
Roy Richards
G. M. Smith
Zanesville
Ohio
George Schecter
Duke Douglass
Ford Car Award At Capitol In Winchester Tonight
A Ford car will be awarded at the Capitol tonight at 9 o clock to a person in the audience. Thousands of ballots have been cast over six weeks with tickets from admission and purchases at Bickers Motor Co. Those in line before the theater will be considered in the drawing, which Mayor Shyrock will conduct with a Chamber of Commerce secretary Andy Bell heading the committee. The program includes Racing Youth and a Newman Travelogue of Oberammergau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Capitol
Bickers Motor Co
Shyrock
Andy Bell
Our
Chamber of Commerce
Slim Summerville
Zasu Pitts
Local press notes by Press Radio BiNe Service
A fragmented line from a 20th century bulletin lists Press Radio BiNe Service, Inc and Ciselenatl Obhe in unclear association. The readable portion offers no verifiable event, date, or formal action.
Brucetown Circuits Weekly Church Schedule
Brucetown Circuit lists services for multiple churches with Sunday School times and preaching at Brucetown Hi League and adult worship at 7.30 p.m. Westville towns hold services with Sunday School in 2 p.m. and preaching at 3 p.m. Burnt Factory notes Epworth and preaching at 8 p.m. Crume and Stephenson include Sunday School and Epworth League sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Clark
Brucetown
Weiltown
Burnt Factory
Epworth
Crume
Stephenson
Frederick Circuit M. E. Church South Services
Rev H L Myerly presides with Relief Sunday School at 10 am Morning worship and sermon by H L Shiley at 11 am Epworth League 7 pm with Easter service Lamps afternoon worship by H L Shiley 3 pm Paxton Chapel Sunday School 10 am Evening worship and sermon by H L Shiley 8 pm Round Hill Sunday School 10 am Epworth League 7 30 pm Macedonia Sunday School 10 am Epworth League 7 30 pm You are cordially invited to attend these services.
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Myerly
H. L. Shiley
Epworth League
Paxton Chapel
Round Hill
Epworth
Macedonia
Reliance U B Charge Seeks Sunday Services and Meetings
Rev H E Richardson leads Sunday School at Reliance Ridings and Greenway with a 10 am service. Stephens City hosts Sunday School and a 2:30 pm sermon with a 3:30 pm quarterly business meeting. An evening program includes a stereopticon lecture on The Life of Christ and a Palms solo. Evangelist Sweet and wife will perform nightly gospel meetings for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Richardson
Reliance
Ridings
Greenway
Stephens City
Christ
Monda Evangelist Sweet and Wife
Nineveh Presbyterian Church Morning Service Notice
Rev D. R. Witherspoon will conduct Sunday Morning worship at 11 15. The congregation is urged to meet immediately after the service and every member is asked to be present. John B. Earle is listed for morning school duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RE. D. Witherspoon
John B. Earle
Mipne
Presbyterian Church Services at Clearbrook Sunday
The Presbyterian Church at Clearbrook Virginia will hold Sunday services at 3 p.m. The Rev. Allen Jones of Stephens Station will preach. A cordial invitation extends to residents of the Clearbrook neighborhood to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearbrook
Allen Jones
Stephenstation
County Presbyterian Church Services and Pastor Jones
The Rev Allen Jones pastors County Presbyterian Cedar Creek Marlboro Sun Gey School holds services at 10 a.m. Sunday School at Cedar Cliff Vaucluse 9 30 a.m. Christian Endeavor at 6 45 p.m. Preaching at 7 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Jones
Cedar Creek
Marlboro
Sun Gey
Cedar Cliff
Vaucluse
Christian Endeavor
Easter Services at Galilee Church of Disciples
Rev F B Sapp invites all to Easter Sunday service at 7 30 p m with an Easter message. All are welcome to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galilee
Church OF Disciples
F. B. Sapp
Victorian Era Furniture: 1827 to 1900 overview
The Victoria period in furniture spans 1827 to 1900 with mid Victorians noting Civil War era links. It is often linked to plush upholstery and machine made designs that critics labeled poorly conceived despite its wide production.
Berryville Personal and Social Notes Update
Mrs. Frank M. Wray returns from Parkersburg W V with house guest Mrs David Walker of Hickory NC who hosted a bridge luncheon. Capt J Baldwin Neill leaves for Toledo to join Herrick Manufacturing Co. Mrs Rollins Wilbur is an uncle of Mrs Neill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Frank M. Wray
Edward Gilkerson
Parkersburg
W. Va
David 8. Walker
Hickory
N. C
J. Baldwin Neill
John B. Neill
Toledo
Ohio
Herrick Manufacturing Company
Rollins Wilbur
Cleveland
Wilbur
Myron T. Herrick
France
J. Baldwin Nelil
Rabbit with Uneven Ears Killed Near New Orleans
A rabbit near New Orleans was found dead with one ear about two inches shorter than the other. Observers speculated the ear regrew after loss, drawing a comparison to a lizard tail.
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New Orleans
Tax burden contrasts ancient and modern systems
The passage notes that ae eee tax is an ancient method used by Greeks and Romans, and that modern charges in many states are lighter than those historic impositions, implying a long tradition of tax practices.
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Koei
Winchester Furniture CO
South Main Street
Christian Science Society
Greenwood
Salem
Andrew Hart
Mother Church
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Mass
Wayne Theatre
Waynesboro
Ford
Capitol Tonight
Egypt
John Foster
People's Bargain Store
Graham
Pt. Graham
Peoples Service Drug Store
North Main Street
Kenneth E. Henry & Company
Main St
Jesus
Jesus the Christ
Brucetown Circuit
Reliance U. B
Nineveh Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church
County Presbyterian
John 8. Goldsmith
Charles M. Broun
Roanoke
C. T. A. McCormick
Joseph F. Moore
Joseph F. Moore, Jr
Episcopal High School
Alexandria
Goodwin H. Willams
Airlie
Bethesda
Tom Pey
Thomas M. Reynolds
Norwood
Gertrude Reynolds
Charles *. McGuire
Washington
Lorenzo Lewis
Episcopal High
Jaquelin & Powers
John Rhoades
Middlesboro
Harry. Byrd
Rose MacDonald
Rabbit
Glaize & Lockhart
Vigoro
Ino. S. Miller & Co
America
Herrell Sales Corp
S. Loudoun St
U.S. Royals
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