Farm land values rise above WWI peak in most states
A study by the American Bankers Association using U S Department of Agriculture data shows California leading gains with November values 213 percent above the 1912 14 base and over 25 percent above the 1920 high. Several other states report near peak numbers and nationwide values sit about 60 percent above the 1935 39 average though still about 22 percent below the 1920 high.
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American Bankers Association
U. S. Department of Agriculture
California
Alane
Connecticut
Florida
Kentucky
Newersey
North Carolina
Oregon
Rhode Island
Washington
Arizona
Colorado
Delaware
Maine
Maryland
Uusetts
Michigan
New Hampshire
Newark
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Vermont
Pirginia
Army Screening Test Aims at 10000 draftees for efficiency study
The Army begins screening 10 000 recently drafted men for a uniform efficiency test. Half will be general service and half limited service. Data will assess group efficiency and potential for training, not individuals, guiding postwar staffing without altering each man’s status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Staff
War Department
Education Struggles Loom For U S Colleges
The piece argues colleges and universities face years of enrollment swings as teachers depart for war jobs and student demand surges. It notes teaching these swollen classes is hard and many institutions will have to turn students away.
Education for Returned Veterans Aims for Expanded Programs
A North Carolina committee proposes temporary extensions of secondary school programs to include one or two years of college work. Ideas include more on campus housing and expanded extension services by state universities. The state and private schools face a challenge to keep education available to all or risk long term losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Railroads Face Hard Times As Demands Grow
The piece argues Congress may push government purchase and control of railroads but predicts a gentler path through ruinous rates and costs. It credits wartime rail leadership, notes 1942-45 performance, and warns of bankruptcy within five years amid heavy wage demands and renewed competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress of the
United States
A. F.whitney
Army Navy E Award for efficiency awarded to local mill
William H. Lawrence Jr owner manager of the Clearbrook Woolen Mill received notice from the War Department that his plant earned the Army Navy E Award. Fourteen local men were ordered to report for induction by the Winchester Draft Board. May 3 1945 marked the 31st anniversary of the Highland Avenue Presbytery Chapel.
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William H. Lawrence, Jr
Clearbrook
War Department
Winchester Draft Board
Highland Avenue
Denny Guest at Presbyterian Men’s Club and Local Scout News
Five years after leading major universities, Dr. George H. Denny appeared as a guest of honor at the Presbyterian Church Men’s Club. The Worcester Star cooking school at Sarah Zane Fire Hall ended with hundreds of homemakers in attendance. Beatrice Bell of Roanoke accepted the invitation to direct the Annual Girl Scout Camp at White Rock.
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George H. Denny
Washington and Lee University
University of Alabama
The
Presbyterian Church
Winchester Star
Sarah Zane
Beatrice Bell
Roanoke
White Rock
Rifle Team Nets First in 3rd Corps Area Match
The Company I rifle team led by George Miller J P Blount Edwin H Smith Glenn Seabright and Eugene Grimes won first place in a 3rd Corps Area competition. Miss Virginia Carson of Riverton becomes engaged to Lt Warren Whitside. Earl Lefty Lake former Handley athlete pitched a no hit no run game for V P I defeating W and L 2 0.
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Company I
George Miller
J. P. Blount
Edwin H. Smith
Glenn Seabright
Eugene Grimes
Virginia Carson
Riverton
Warren Whitside
Earl
Lake
Handley
Who Is Who Contest Winner Named
Twenty five years ago the Who is Who contest in the Star was won by Miss Isabel McCann of Stephenson Virginia. Funeral services for Captain R E Trenary a Confederate veteran were held at the home of his son and daughter in law on Sharp Street. Rouss Garage the oldest public garage in the Shenandoah Valley is for rent.
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Isabel McCann
Stephenson, Va
R. E. Trenary
Fred Trenary
Sharp Street
Rouss
Shenandoah Valley
Textile plant to open in Riverton or Front Royal area
Forty five years ago a new $30,000 textile industry was reported to be opening soon in Riverton or Front Royal. A separate item notes a property on Peyton Street purchased by Mrs. I. N. Good. The B and O Railroad tests four cigar shaped locomotives reaching a mile per minute speed.
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Riverton
Front Royal
Peyton Street
I. N. Good
B. & O. Railroad
Russia and Paris talks shape Anglo American policy
In a Washington column the writer argues Russia cannot accept peace while occupying Hungary and Europe. He notes Soviet troops and harsh disarmament stances stall treaties and suggests Byrnes pressured Molotov, predicting a reoriented Anglo American policy after Paris.
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Washington
Paris
Russia
Europe
Abe
Hungary
Ghengis Khan
America
Byrnes
Molotov
Tre
Germany
Labor unions and democracy under pressure in 1946
Walter I. Priest of Bluemont Virginia argues labor unions wield too much power and warns of a dark period for democracy in 1946. He condemns the Wagner Act and questions coal field strikes while noting shifts toward atomic energy and technological change.
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Winchester Evening Star
Labor
Congress
Lewis
Walter I. Priest
Bluemont
Virginia
Strength For By Earl L. Douglas D D
A Turkish official once held a Christian missionary teacher’s coat as a sign of respect. The tale shows how Christian service can move even devout Muslims to acts of deference. The minister, Earl L. Douglas, reflects on fifty years of Turkish ministry and the impact on leaders and students.
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Turkey
May 17 1 PM Aberdeen cattle sale Berryville grounds
Sales directory lists events in Berryville and nearby towns including Aberdeen cattle at Berryville Horse Show grounds under Wm Bell Watkins, May 17 1 PM. May 18 2 PM 84 lots on Greenwood Road led by L Elwood Smith. May 18 1 PM Registered Polled Shorthorn cattle at Winchester Auction Market with Harry L McCann as Secretary. May 18 11 AM Bunker Hill Magne household goods. May 18 10 AM George P Kern farm Sensency area. May 18 10:30 AM Charles Town WV Antique and modern furniture Market with Sarah Coe and Winchester Market Sale & Show supervised by I Fred Stine.
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Berryville
Bell Watkins
Berryville Pike
Greenwood Road
L. Elwood Smith
Winchester Auction Market
Harry L. McCann
Sec’t
Bunkerhill
Magne Household Furniture
Lee
George P Kern
Sensency
Articles
Geo. Ern
Charles Town
W. Va
Sarah Coe
Winchester Avirmeces Sale & Show
I. Fred Stine
Fox Valley Pet Show Plans May 26 in Aurora
The Fox Valley Animal Welfare League announces a pet show in Aurora on May 26 open to any non pedigreed animal. Early entries include an Albino mule two fox cubs ponies goats rabbits mice a turtle and dogs and cats. prizes include dogs with pedigrees.
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Aurora
Ill
Fox Valley Animal Welfare League
How's Your I. Q Quiz Questions Page 2
A reader asks seven quiz items covering GAO duties famous comets names Easter date Bremerhaven location Vatican sovereignty and US Army in Germany. some questions request a date or country, others classify a term or person.
Principal ore for aluminum is bauxite
The primary ore from which aluminum is obtained is bauxite. It is refined to produce alumina then smelted to aluminum metal.
Navy destroyers named for officers and Navy men
Destroyers in the U S Navy honor individuals including Navy officers and enlisted men as the namesake. The practice extends to other officials with recognition for their service.
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U. S. Navy
Navy
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