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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1937

Page

3

Conservation efforts outlined by State Commission on Development

The State Commission of Conservation promotes attractive communities to lure visitors and encourage voluntary residence adoption. Since 1926 the Commission comprises six divisions Forest Service Geological Survey History and Archaeology Parks State Publicity and Water Resources and Power. Three divisions are technical and four function as fact finding groups while two focus on related resource programs.

State Commission of Conservation State Commission On Conservation and Development Forest Service Geological Survey History and Archaeology Virginia Frederick County Division of Parks Piedmont Region Tidewater Cape Henry Westmoreland County State Publicity Richmond Virginia Tourist Bureau American Automobile Association Washington Commission

Virginia natural resources and conservation program overview

A Virginia official outlines the work of the Forest Service Geological Survey and Water Resources divisions, detailing reforestation efforts near Charlottesville, topographic maps for Frederick County, mineral resources in limestone, groundwater supply challenges in Winchester, and the role of the History Parks and Publicity divisions. The commission promotes publicizing findings to attract tourism and industry.

Forest Service Division Virginia Charlottesville Geological Survey Division Frederick County United States Geological Survey Charles Butts Raymond Edmundson University of Virginia Valley Stephens City Geological Survey

Vidrine Convicted of Murder in Louisiana Woman Slaying

Melvin Vidrine, 27, Evangeline Parish farmer, found guilty of murder without capital punishment for killing his common law wife Flozina Vizinat, 24. The jury imposed a life sentence after he testified she begged him to shoot her as she was tired of living.

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