Longtime Page County–Winchester Resident Hershberger Dies
George W. Hershberger aged about 87 88 died at Memorial Hospital after several days illness. He lived in Winchester Frederick County and farmed near Kernstown before moving to Ohio and California. Survived by son William E Hershberger Newark Ohio and four daughters including Lena Hershberger Berkeley Cal and Hilda Hershberger now in California. Funeral plans await his son's arrival from Ohio.
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George W. Hersberger
Page County
Winchester
Prederick County
Memorial Hospital
Hersh
Emanuel
Printz Hershberger
Luray
Frederick County
Kernstown
Hershberger
Mary E. Smith
Ohio
Lena Hershberger
John C. Gold
The
Baptist Church
Mary G.yer
West Monmoat Street
John Elmer Hershberger
William E. Hershberger
Newark
Mary Zinsmeister
Newark, O
Eula Bovard
Akron
Berkeley
Calif
Hilda Hershberger
California
Joseph Hershberger
Uray
Vivian Hershberger
John
Winona Timberlake
Virginia tobacco markets open with mixed prices
The Virginia old belt markets kicked off the selling season as prices ranged from 18.15 to 22 cents a pound. Lawrenceville posted a 120000 pound opening at about 21 1 2 cents, Brookneal sold around 160000 pounds near 20 cents, and South Hill averaged about 20 cents as over a thousand farmers waited through the day. Some growers expressed satisfaction while others were disappointed with low grades dragging averages.
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Associated Press
Virginia Old Belt
Lawrenceville
Brookneal
Old Bright Belt
North Carolina
South Hill
Plans for law exams completed by state board
Maury B. Watts announces that the State Board of Law Examiners has arranged for Dean George Ferguson of the University of Virginia to conduct preliminary examinations for applicants seeking a law license by proving an equivalent two years of academic education. The preliminary tests will be on the second Tuesday in November and the last Tuesday in May.
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Richmond
Maury B. Watts
State Board of Law Examiners
George Ferguson
University of Virginia
Ferguson
Agent Accused Of Theft From Rogers Widow
John J. Kemp a 51 year old broker known as the actors insurance man was arrested on charge of stealing a 2524 dividend check from the widow of Will Rogers. Detectives said his past sales and speculation involving scores of celebrities could total 300000.
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Will Rogers
John J. Kemp
Equitable Life Insurance Society
School Heads Close Meeting in Virginia Conference
Virginia School superintendents from over 100 cities and counties wrap two day conference in Richmond. Eliot V Graves urged statewide safety education and drills. Sidney B Hall discussed budgeting and new state fund allotment method based on attendance census and teaching load. D W Peters outlined methods to improve instruction in Virginia schools.
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Richmond
Virginia
Eliot V. Graves
Sidney B. Hall
Dr. Hall
Hall
D. W. Peters
State Department of Education
Illumination Trial Aims to Cut Highway Fatalities in Virginia
Richmond reports a new highway safety experiment by the state to light a one mile Petersburg pike stretch to reduce crashes. The motor vehicles division notes 373 fatal accidents in the first seven months of 1935 versus 296 in 1934, a 26 percent rise, while Virginia total accidents rose 8.5 percent to 5 821.
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Richmond
State Highway Department
Motor Vehicles
Petersburg Pike
Bellwood Crossing
John Q. Rhodes, Jr
Virginia
King Demands Spending Slash Drives Fiscal Reform
Senator King of Utah, ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, urged a big emergency spending cut and a balanced 1938 budget. He called for a rigid fiscal policy, keeping government within its proper sphere and avoiding rigid taxes to counter socializing forces.
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Washington
King
Utah
Senate Finance Committee
Danville Votes Bonds For Power
Danville voters approve a 1,513,000 bond issue to build a hydro electric plant at the Pinnacles of Danville Patrick County. The project will be boosted by a WPA grant of 1,237,909.
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Danville
Dan
Patrick County
Eviction Effort Fails At Shenandoah Home
Luray October 1 officers tried to read an eviction order to Melancthon Cliser and his wife at their Shenandoah National Park residence. Cliser refused to listen and locked himself in the kitchen as Sheriff E L Lucas Deputy Claude Shaffer and Commonwealth's Attorney Lynn Walton departed. Cliser has rejected payment for land and ouster orders, while state park officials await transfer to the national park service.
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Luray
Page County
Lee Highway
Cliser
Richmond
Wilbur C. Hall
State Conservation Commission
National Park Service
W. C. Armstrong
Front Royal
Hounds of Blue Ridge Hunt Club Report Fine Season Ahead
MILLWOOD VA October 2 Mrs Carrie Nelson Briton visits sister in Great Barrington Mass she is professor of English Latin at Great Barrington School The Blue Ridge Country School opens with students and extended classes from encatades through high school The Blue Ridge Hunt meets at The Moorings grove and Mr William B Watkins reports the puppies working well and a fine season ahead Various social visits and dances accompany the hunting season with many Millwood residents and guests noted at events and residences in the area
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Blue Ridge Hunt Club
Billy Watkins
Millwood
Carrie Nelson Briton
Hugh M. Nelson
Long Branch
Great Barrington
Mass
Great Barrington School
Blue Ridge Country School
Vaida
Gertrude Dougherty
Frazier
Graham Dougherty
Charlotte Meade
Thomas and
Everard Meade
Harry Hansacher
Blue Ridge
Encatades
Margaret Dole
Catherine Stronach
Edsall
Miriam Scott
Washington
William H. Wilmer
Ann Meade
Summerville
Berkeley Jones
Kirkwood
B. O’f. Randolph
Loraine Jones
Philadelphia
Lewis Bridge
Randolph
William B. Watkins
Gr Dougherty
Virgin Watens
Edward Jacobs
Virginia Jacobs
W. Pinkney Wetherall
Alexander MacKay-Smith
T. N. Jones
Joseph Lewis
Peter Williams
Henry Post Mitchell
Roland Mitchell
Ewart Johnston
Sammy Sands
Middleburg
Watkins
H. P. Mitchell
Margaret Cole
Lewis Burwell Meade, Jr
Gunnell Porterfield
Charles Town
Goon Club
Winchester Country Club
Mary Burchard
Tom
University of Oak
Tom Sculley
Chester
Mas Burchard
Mary Ww
Riley
Winchester
Baltimore
Agaret Burchard
Lewis B. Meade
Nora Neville
Stella Shipley
Neodesha
Kan
Hital
Miss Shipley
Cary Shipley
Thomas
Neodesha Priday
Maria Kennedy
Charlotte
N. C
Mary Haskell
Amesbury
Kenedy
Richard P. Whiting
D. Neldringhouse
Pittabingte
Richard Arian
Eerey
Ior
Joni
Thomas Nelson Carter
Powhatan
Robert C. Randolph
Carter
Douglas Crocker
Fitcheburg
St. Timothy’s Schol
Evelyn Merriweather
Richmond
Richard Whiting
Miss Merrisny
Karl Mae
Mian Alta
Germany
Switzerland
Austria
Italy
Europa
Theodore Cox
Washington, Va
Only Floridians To Be Employed
Florida Canal project workers for Ocala must be legal Florida residents and certified as in need of relief, per a letter to R. C. Hobson from Henry Redkey, transient director of the Florida Emergency Relief administration.
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Star
Harrisonburg
R. C. Hobson
Henry Redkey
Florida Emergency Relief Adminiistration
Ocala
Fla
State of
Florida
Ocala Agencies Overwhelmed by Florida Work Troop Warning
A warning letter from Ocala agencies warns of an influx of workers heading to Florida for a major project. The letter notes agencies have been taxed to capacity handling the crowd and public service demands.
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Florida
Ocala
Oldest Zoo Society Formed in Philadelphia 1859
The Zoological Society of Philadelphia was incorporated in 1859, becoming the first organization in the United States dedicated to maintaining a zoological garden.
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Zoological Society of Philadelphia
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Lorna
Bickers Motor Co
Rogers
Winchester Club
Theodore N. Jones
New Market
Hansdon Cary
Virginia Theological Seminary
the Glen
Virginia Watkins
St. Timothy’s School
Catonsville
Linden
Lief
Moling & Cather
Good Shepherd
T. F. Timberlake
Hamburger’s
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