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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1935
Page
2
Farmers face a referendum to decide whether to extend the 1935 corn-hog adjustment program beyond its November 30, 1935 expiry. The leafl et explains supply, demand, and price trends and outlines two options: continue production control or abandon coordinated adjustment.
Mrs. James W. Bageant died at 8 30 p m Friday at her son Harry Bageant s home after heart trouble and dropsy aged 68 2 3 months She was born June 3 1867 in Capon Bridge WV and lived in West Virginia all her life Survived by husband three sons Roy Gardner and Harry two stepchildren two sisters and four brothers Funeral details follow in Unger Store West Virginia
Gardner of Waynesboro Virginia Dr Michael Gardner of Washington DC John Gardner of Cumberland Maryland and F J Gardner of Good West Virginia are named. The funeral of Mrs Bageant was held at Mount Hebron Church in Federick county Sunday at 2 pm. Services were led by Rev Spitzer and burial followed in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were John Hobday Roy Graham Emory Davidson John Bohrer Eddie Shade and Eston Bonner.
Four American marines telegraphers arrived in Addis Ababa to enable the United States Government to maintain close contact with Ethiopia from a distance of 8,000 miles. The arrival was reported on October 16.
A city common council ordinance appropriates up to five thousand dollars for the 1936 budget to erect an armory. The allocation equals ten percent of the federal WPA armory grant, to be sourced from the 1936 budget. Site to be provided by the city. Mayor Co. R. Anderson signed. acting clerk Arthur M. Field witnessed. Dated 10-15-31.
William Cramp of Philadelphia, vice-consul, visits Djibouti to review modern wireless equipment. The agreement aims to provide a safeguard in case Italian forces destroy the Government wireless station, on which the American Legation relies in absence of its own wireless system.
Ernest Thompson Seton names the race horse as the swiftest mammal, with the antelope second and the greyhound third in his ranking.
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