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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1939

Page

10

Choosing The Right Farm To Make Living A Major Decision

Va May 18 A farm must be chosen for living and family as a farmer. good land costs less than its value while poor land is inflated. Poorly managed land can be revived with effort and may be a bargain. Young buyers with small down payments may struggle to cover improvements and loan repayments.

Ns. Va BH. ON. Young Econ Current Extension Division D&ck Dr. Young

How To Hold FALSE TEETH More Firmly In Place

How To Hold FALSE TEETH More Firmly In Place ad urges sprinkling PASTEETH on dental plates to reduce wobbling while eating or talking. The alkaline powder purportedly improves grip, avoids sour taste, and helps odor. Sold as FASTEETH at drug stores.

Miss Textile 1939 Queen of Gastonia Cotton Festival

Miss Textile 1939 crowned queen at the Gastonia North Carolina cotton festival. Miss Jessamine Boyce of Gastonia sits on a cotton machine throne with a cotton spindle scepter and cotton cloth royal robe.

Gastonia N. C America Jessamine Boyce

Good Roses From Cutting

A. G. Smith Jr of the Virginia Agricultural Extension Division explains how to take green wood cuttings from roses. Cuttings should be 3 to 6 inches with three buds, planted in sand or light soil, and kept moist until roots form.

A. G. Smith, Jr Virginia Agricultural Extension Division Farmers’ Bulletin V.P. I

Judging a Farm for Purchase and Building Costs

The article outlines how to evaluate farm value including land fertility versus building value. It cautions against overbuilding, stresses efficient use of capital for productive purposes, and recommends appraising land with crops growing and inspecting foundations and roofs.

Answers to Today’s Quiz Listed By Page Four

Answers to test questions printed on page 4 include Lauderdale county Alabama in the Tennessee River Hernando Cortez The Netherlands Arctic Ocean Count Galeazzo Ciano Department of Labor disputed pronounced as disputant James J Corbett and Foreign Commissar of Soviet Russia.

Tennessee River Lauderdale County Alabama Hernando Cortez The Netherlands Arctic Ocean Galeazzo Ciano Department of Labor

Injuries Fatal To Race Driver

Bud Henderson of Akron Ohio died from injuries suffered at Langhorne Speedway after a crash. Hospital officials cited shock following amputation of his left leg as the cause of death.

Bristol Bud Henderson Akron Langhorne Speedway

Public sale of furniture and house goods in Winchester Virginia

The undersigned will hold a public auction at 330 North Cameron Street Winchester Va on Saturday May 20 1939 starting at 10 oclock A M. The sale includes beds bureaus chairs tables and other furniture mattresses pillows stuffed with geese and duck feathers sewing machines carpets rugs stoves and dishes. Property may be inspected before the sale at the place of sale. Harry R Kern Commissioner Gertrude Fitch John M Miller.

North Cameron Street Winchester Harry R. Kern Gertrude Fitch John M. Miller

Public sale of city real estate in Winchester Virginia

The trustee will offer at public auction on Friday June 2 1939 at 11 o'clock in front of the county courthouse Winchester Virginia a lot at 663 North Cameron Street fronting 66 feet with a stucco house. Terms require half cash and balance in two equal yearly installments secured by a deed of trust and a policy of insurance.

Winchester Virginia County Court House Cameron Street Bailey

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