Soil Building Payments Approved For Virginia Farmers
Virginia cooperators may receive soil-building payments under the 1936 agricultural conservation program. Payments depend on acres in soil-conserving crops, legume and green manure seeding, forest trees, lime and superphosphate use, and erosion controls with specific per-acre rates and deadlines.
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Virginia
O I
Pred Stine
State Agricultural Conservation Committees
Land Grant College
Sudan
James Hawkins Celebrates 77th Birthday With 9 Children and 68 Grandchildren
In Shelby North Carolina on May 6 James Monroe Hawkins marked his seventy seventh birthday and learned he has a child or grandchild for every year he has lived. Nine children and sixty eight grandchildren attended the celebration revealing the large family.
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Shelby
N. C
James Monroe Hawkins
Read expresses gratitude for festival help
The Star reports Mr Read saying he feels under obligation to all who assisted with the festival last week. He cannot thank everyone personally but wants them to know his gratitude for making the celebration a success.
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Read
Agreement On Housing Program Reached in Washington
In Washington on May 6 an agreement on major points of a new housing program for low income people was reached and the administration expressed hope it would be enacted.
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Washington
Roosevelt Sets Finances for 876000 Housing Bill
President Roosevelt said only financing and administration remain to settle. The plan centers on a four year program of loans and grants to local housing bodies for home construction and slum clearance under Senator Wagner's measure totaling 876000.
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Roosevelt
Wagner ‘Dny
Enlistments in Military Service Named in Local Notice
The local army recruiting announces the enlistment of Alle Shaver of Stanley Acey E Alger of Luray and Charles E Woodward of Linden. The first two join the Twelfth Infantry Fort Howard Md while Woodward enters the Thirty fourth Infantry Fort Meade Md. All have been sent to their posts for duty. The office reports requisition for a large number of enlistees.
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Alle Shaver
Stanley
Acey E. Alger
Luray
Charles E. Woodward
Linden
Twelfth Infantry
Fort Howard
Thirty-fourth Infantry
George G. Meade
Men for service in Hawaii Pana ma and the Philippines
Those interested are requested to get in for service in Hawaii Panam a and the Philippines. The notice calls for volunteers or respondents to join the service program. However text is fragmentary and uncertain about dates or specific units.
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Hawaii
Panama
Philippines
Office details vacancies to begin May 15
The local office states that preparations for these vacancies will begin May 15. This notice outlines the planned start date and the vacancy handling process.
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Keller Hardware Store
Automobile Mechanic’s
Thermos
Rose M. Keller
George Keller
Winchester
Western
Remington
Carpenter’s Tools
Disston
Hibbard
Pike
Jointer
Bradley
T. F. Timberlake
Furnux
Hank
John S. Miller & Company Hardware
Moling & Cather
Hamburger’s Specialty Shop
N. Main Street
Harry B. Davis
The
H. B. Davis Co
Baltimore, Md
Davis
Morey
Davie
H. B. Davis
Alconon Ntay
Baltimore
Jno. S. Solenberger & Co
Winchester, Virginia
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