Statewide praise follows Virginia travel letters
Travel officials and executives from the American Steamship and Tourists Agents Association and Bartlett Tours Company praised Virginia’s scenic spots and historic monuments. They urged aggressive promotion to boost tourist arrivals, with statements from F Irvin Davis Ward G Foster and Jacob Loeb Langsdorf noting Virginia’s diverse attractions and the need to spread propaganda to develop tourism.
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Virginia
F. Irvin Davis
American Steamship and Tourists Agents Association, Inc
New York
Jacob Loeb Langsdorf
Bartlett Tours Company
Phil Adelphia
Ward G. Foster
Mr. Foster
Travel Information Service
Mr. Hall
Must Tie Dogs After Sundown In Shenandoah
Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors passes a six month trial resolution prohibiting dogs from running at large between sunset and sunrise effective June 1. Exemptions cover dogs under owner control. Fines range from 5 to 25 dollars for violations amid complaints of killed game and livestock losses.
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Woodstock
Shenandoah
Forest Fire Losses Fell Below Four-Year Average
Wilbur C. Hall, chairman of the State Conservation and Development Commission, reported in Richmond that this spring has seen 549 fires burning over 15 000 acres across 64 counties. The total burned area stands about 25 000 acres below the four year average.
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Richmond
Wilbur C. Hall
State Conservation and Development Commission
Recent Transfers In County Realty
Listing of county realty transfers includes Alonza G Da et ux to Dwight M Davison and reverse transfers at Sunnyside with nominal consideration. Annie S Triplett et al to Walter P Anderson describes two tracts totaling 14 acres near Kernstown plus 10 acres by railroad. Roy D Muse et al to Annie M and W Bruce Muse notes two thirds undivided interest in Muntzing subdivision lot. Herbert S Larrick special receiver to Commercial and Savings Bank covers 58 acres near Northwestern Grade. Larrick as special commissioner to Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co lists 115 acres known as Sherman Homeplace along Northwestern Grade. M M Lynch trustees to Corrie Lee Swimley 2 12 acres and buildings in Bruce town.
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Alonza G. da
Dwight M. Davison
Sunnyside
Alonza G. Davison
Annie S. Triplett
Als
Walter P. Anderson
Kernstown
Roy D. Muse
Annie M
W. Bruce Muse
Muntzing
Shawnee
Herbert 8
Larrick
Commercial and Savings Bank
J. C. Sherman
Stonewall
Herbert S. Larrick
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
Turkey Gobbler Acts as Father and Mother to Flock
BROOKSVILLE Florida May 6 A large turkey gobbler shepherds a brood on L D Hathaway dairy farm. The hen disappeared about three weeks ago and the gobbler joined her after a week. Hathaway found the dead hen near the nest two weeks later and the gobbler now cares for the young birds.
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Brooksville
Fla
L. D. Hathaway
Hathaway
Warrant sweep targets 21 in Virginia liquor case
Norfolk, May 6 An officer sweep began today on 21 of 23 defendants indicted by a federal grand jury for a liquor tax evasion conspiracy dating to 1934. The group operated stills in southeastern Virginia and North Carolina with residents from Portsmouth Cradock Southgate North Carolina and Elizabeth City involved.
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Norfolk
Virginia
North Carolina
Portsmouth
Cradock
South Ae N. C
Elizabeth City
Junior League Considers Change in Political Stand
Delegates at the sixteenth annual conference of the association of junior leagues debated shifting the group’s long standing policy of non participation in legislative matters. A Friday vote will decide how far the league alters its traditional stance. Three radical plans were rejected as the body weighs future action.
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Richmond
Association of Junior Leagues
Toronto
Laughing Irish Eyes at Hables Palace Tonight and Thursday
Hable's Palace presents Laughing Irish Eyes with Phil Regan Walter C Kelly and Evalyn Knapp. The show promises charm romance and laughter as a homespun hero from the old country sails the high E s to romance.
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Palace
Phil Regan
Walter C. Kelly
Evalyn Knapp
Queen Shenandoah Crowned In Blossoms Tribute
Grace England Turner of Pueblo Colorado pens a homage to Cornelia Anne Larus proclaimed Queen Shenandoah XIII amid Shenandoah valley bloom praise. The verses bless the queen and the apple blossoms symbolizing sweetness and youth in a ceremonial tribute.
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Cornelia Anne Larus
The
Shenandoah
Shenandoah XIII
Grace England
Turner
Veta Ace
Pueblo, Colorado
Hamilton by-law rewrites define proper bathing suit
Hamilton Ont council clarifies bathing suit rules as City Solicitor A J Poson states any garment is acceptable if it prevents indecent exposure. The renovated by law targets indecent exposure this summer, allowing swimmers to be eyed under the new standard.
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Hamilton
A. J. Poson
Not Billed And No Billed Detroit Wrestler Case
Circuit Judge Marschner finds cauliflower ear and occasional dizziness do not entitle wrestler Jack Thomas to damages. The 38 year old alleges permanent disfigurement from being thrown from Hyman Fishman’s car near Perryville Ohio.
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Detroit
Marschner
Buit
Jack Thomas
Hyman Fishman
Ivan the Terrible
Perryville
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