Virginia conservation commission approves Apple “Hero” film
The Virginia Conservation Commission accepts for distribution a 15 minute color film titled A of Fruits about apples from blossom to serving. Narrated by Alois Havrilla the one reel film covers Virginia West Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania with scenes of the Winchester Apple Blossom Festival and Martinsburg harvest festival. It will be loaned free to groups though insured transport to Richmond is charged.
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Virginia Conservation Commission
Alois Havrilla
Apian Apples, Inc
Howe Williams
Richmond
Commission
Virginia Industries
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Winchester
Martinsburg
W. Va
Luise Rainer Granted Divorce From Clifford Odets
Los Angeles May 15 A Superior Court judge granted Luise Rainer a divorce from New York playwright Clifford Odets after testimony over quarrels related to her acting career. Judge Thurmond Clarke, who married the couple in January 1937, issued the decree.
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Los Angeles
Luise Rainer
Clifford Odets
New York
Thurmond Clarke
Luxury Liner Returns to Port in Hoboken
The Holland-America liner Niew Amsterdam docked in Hoboken two days early with eight German crew members as prisoners. The $15,000,000 flagship carried 250 passengers, eighty more than the May 4 West Indies cruise, while the Netherlands remained neutral.
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Hoboken
N. J
Niew Amsterdam
West Indies
Paul Urges Vets to Recapture Ideals at Banquet
Federal Judge John Paul spoke at the Rion-Bowman Post banquet in Harrisonburg Virginia urging World War I veterans to reclaim their idealism and to oppose politicians and veterans who use the movement for selfish aims. He warned against propaganda claiming soldiers were duped into war.
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Harrisonburg
John Paul
France
Rion-Bowman Post
Paul
Veterans’ Organization
State Finances Held Unaffected
Virginia Comptroller Leroy Hodges said the recent stock and bond market sell off would largely spare the commonwealth's securities. He noted only prolonged slumps would dent incomes, predicting effects would appear in 12 to 18 months with lower income taxes.
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Richmond
Leroy Hodges
Virginia
Bustard Bill To Be Discussed In Richmond
State Game Commission will meet in Richmond to salvage parts of the Bustard Game Bill killed in committee. Delegate Maitland H. Bustard of Danville will attend to aid the discussion. G Walter Mapp of the Fisheries Commission will visit to align jurisdiction between the two panels.
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Richmond
Carl H. Nolting
The
State Game Commission
Maitland H. Bustard
Danville
Game Study Commission
Nolting
G. Walter Mapp
Commission of Fisheries
State Fair Set To Open September 23
Richmond officials of the Virginia State Fair Association decided to hold the 1940 fair September 23 238. Charles A Somma secretary and general manager said reservations and contracts with exhibitors and concessionaires showed a marked improvement over 1939, described as the most successful ever held.
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Richmond
Virginia State Fair Association
Charles A. Somma
Association
Harvest at Stillmeadow captures a hopeful America
A reader laments a world turned mad yet finds solace in Gladys Taber’s Harvest at Stillmeadow. The review praises the book as a simple, warm chronicle of dogs, family, chores, and enduring American values. It celebrates contented toil, humor, liberty, and peaceful living as comforts amid fear.
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Iowa
America
Gladys Taber
Connecticut
Stillmeadow
Little, Brown & Co
Kennebunk
Swiss Train to Watch for Parachute Attacks
Basel May 15 The Swiss learn from the Belgium and Netherlands invasion and train to cope with parachute troops. Thousands not in the army guard utilities and communications. Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and aged women receive instructions to watch for parachute troops and to respond to air raid warnings.
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Basel
Belgium
Netherlands
Graduates See More Factory Jobs for Higher Pay
The New England Council reports that high school graduates entering factory work will earn more than counterparts in office or white collar roles. A survey of over 100 plant managers in six northeastern states shows the shipyard path yielding higher earnings after one, two, and three years, favoring factory positions.
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Boston
New England Council
Council
Ralph E. Flanders
Jones and Lamspon Machine Company
Springfield
Daily Crossword Clues and Answers
A concise crossword theme with across clues and a few entries. Includes items like Friar's title and lofty mountain, plus notes such as Yesterday's Answer and two toed sloth, distributed by King Features Syndicate.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
Bracetown Notes Full of Local Holiday Visits
Bracetown Virginia notes visitors and family updates from Frederick Maryland to Martinsburg West Virginia. Glen Wikirk of Frederick visited Mr and Mrs Andy Whitacre while James Largent of Parsons spent weekend with his parents in Martinsburg. Mrs Paul Atkins has returned home improved after illness. Hugh Brill visited friends in Martinsburg and Ridgely. Roy Bowman and family of Cumberland were dinner guests at J B Snapp. Owen Swimley and family moved to a new home purchased from Julian Snapp. Andy Whitcare and daughter Rhodelle visited Whitacre. Tom Price Leo Price and Ashly Price visited their mother near New Market who is ill. Julian Snapp spent weekend in Cumberland.
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Hugh Brill
Martinsburg
Ridgeway
W. Va
Roy Bowman
Cumberland
J. B. Snapp
Owen Swimley
Swimley
Washington, D. C
Julian Snapp
Andy Whitcare
Rhodelle
Whitacre
Tom Price
Leo
Ashly Price
Price
New Market
Federal Appeal Reverses Nudity Obscenity Ruling
The U S Court of Appeals in Washington overturned a district court ruling that the book Nudism in Modern Life could be confiscated. The court held nudity is not obscene per se and art nudity has long been recognized as the opposite of obscenity, with Justice Vinson dissenting.
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Washington
United States Court of Appeals
Fred M. Vinson
Kentucky
Court of Appeals
Vinson
Tulip Growers Face a Famine
CHICAGO May 15 Flooding the Dutch lowlands as a military measure will be costly to American tulip growers says Elmer A Beamer Michigan state commissioner of agriculture Beamer on a business trip said the land flooded is the tulip growing center of the Netherlands only important source of bulbs American growers import about 150 million bulbs annually from the Netherlands.
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Chicago
Elmer A. Beamer
Michigan
Beamer
Netherlands
Bullet cost cuts salute team at Hillsboro memorial
The Hillsboro New Hampshire American Legion post reduced salutes on Memorial Day from eight to four due to high ammunition prices. Post commander Leon E. Kemp said each of the four firing legionnaires uses 50 wax bullets.
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Hillsboro
N. H
Leon E. Kemp
Notable Residents Visit and Local Social Roundup in White Post
White Post Virginia May 15 social notes list Rev. and Mrs. Arthur Ribble of Hyattsville Md visiting Mrs. Eleanor Conley, families from Richmond Charlottesville Roanoke and Fredericksburg sharing weekends and attending events including an Apple Blossom dance.
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White Post
Arthur Ribble
Hyattsville
Eleanor Conley
James Haines
Richmond
Will Chamblin
Valley Fritts
R. W. Royston
Lexington
Eva Massey
Mabel Massey
Roanoke
Francis Stuart
Charlotte
N. C
Emmett Stuart
Lachey Husted
Bobbie
Charlottesville
J. H. Funkhouser
Edward Lee
Clay Carr
Scout Troop Meetings Report From Stephens City
Several troops met at Braddock Street Methodist Church and Troop 40's Apple Blossom events, with flag and oath rituals, patrol instructions, and a camporee plan. Members like Albert Collan and Dan Saxe’ appear as attendees, with notes on uniforms, a nature test, a cabin being built, and a fundraising stand from the festival.
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Arthur Kiracoffe
Merlin Bly
Roger Laign
Dan Saxe
Board of Review
Dicky Huff
Jack Davidson
Denny Family Weekend Visit and Local Notices
Elizabeth Denny of Winchester and Joseph Denny of Richmond visited their mother Mrs. Anna Denny at White Hall. Mrs. Kenneth Ball and son Kenneth Carvel visited Mrs. Sallie D. R. Dearmont at Meadea. Mr. Max Dearmont has recovered from a week's illness. Mr. Lester Price of Green's Store takes a week's vacation.
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Elizabeth Denny
Winchester
Joseph Denny
Richmond
Anna Denny
A Loyal, Cheerful Guest Woofing at the Gate
A dog describes its owner Arm as steady and cheerful and a good host. He avoids overworking and fretting about unreal outcomes. The narrator praises Arm’s hospitality and the security his friends feel, inviting the hound to visit.
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Amoat
Bracetown Notes
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Victor
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Firestone Auto Supply & Service Stores
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Carl Seabright
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