Virginia battles Japanese beetles in Virginia campaign
Virginia becomes a battleground against the Japanese beetle with 12 patrol stations in Virginia and two near the West Virginia line. Federal and state spending totals about 52,000 this year as entomologist G. T. French notes aims to curb invasion and develop better control methods. The beetle reaches Eastern Shore and areas around Richmond Norfolk and Roanoke, feeding on crops trees and roses.
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Deep South
Eastern Shore
North Virginia
Washington
Richmond
Norfolk
Roanoke
West Virginia
French
Mr. French
New Jersey
Connecticut
New York
Decrease in Richmond Fifth District Retail Sales
The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond reports a 3.9 percent drop in September department store sales in the Fifth District from September 1937. For the first nine months, sales are down 4.1 percent vs the prior year. The district lists 26.3 percent receivables collected as of August 1, 1938.
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Richmond
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Federal Reserve
State Council Opens Religious Education Convention
Staunton Virginia hosts the 45th annual State Council on Religious Education opening tonight at the First Presbyterian Church. Dr Hornell Hart of Duke University delivers the keynote on The Christian Challenge to the Modern World. Sessions continue tomorrow and Friday with multiple sectional meetings and further lectures.
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State Council On Religious Education
First Presbyterian Church
Hornell Hart
Duke University
Virginia
Hart
J. Quinter Miller
Road League Set for Virginia Convention Opening
Delegates from every section of Virginia begin arriving for the second annual Citizens Road League of Virginia convention in Roanoke. The event opens with a meeting of the state highway study commission under Senator Aubrey G Weaver. Noted speakers include C S Mullen and Paul B Reinhold with additional talks by Colonel Marion Battle and Colonel W M Kemper.
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Citizens Road League of Virginia
State Legislative Highway Study Commission
Aubrey G. Weaver
Front Royal
G. Leslie Hall
Norfolk
Mullen
Richmond
Takes Trophy Back To Suffolk At Virginia Fox Hunters Show
Miss Antionette Darden rode Dunnar to the hunter championship securing the James C. Causey memorial trophy in Suffolk. Carrolanne's Pride ridden by Nick Wright won the three-gaited saddle horses title. Airflow owned by R. B. Douglas claimed the five-gaited saddle horses crown as 40 horses competed across Virginia venues.
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Antionette Darden
James C. Causey
R. B. Douglas
Airflow
Virginia
Old Letters of Value Received by Virginia Historical Society
The Virginia Historical Society in Richmond reports it is receiving old letters for potential historical value. Dr. R A Lancaster Jr says two collections are received and four more promised, with items over a century old. Fire risk endangers letters stored in trunks and attics and Virginians favor keeping valuable pieces within the state.
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Richmond
Virginia Historical Society
R. A. Lancaster, Jr
Yankees Trade Glenn and Mills in Straight Swap
New York Yankees announced a straight swap sending utility catcher Joe Glenn and outfielder Myril Mills to other clubs. No money changed hands as part of the deal.
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New York Yankees
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Myril
Colonel
Buster) Mills
Lazzeri Cleared By Cubs To Seek Better Baseball Job
Chicago reports Tony Lazzeri, once a Yankees brain, can seek a better major league position while remaining a Cub. Owner Philip K. Wrigley said a blue slip release had not been mailed, Lazzeri asked if he could be released, and the Cubs told him he could pursue a new job when ready.
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Tony Lazzeri
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Tony
New York Yankees
Philip K. Wrigley
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Lazzeri
San Francisco
61st Coast Artillery Ready For Action
Blacksburg Virginia watches the 61st Coast Artillery Corps prepare for a blackout demonstration. Langley Field planes surveyed the town, and an 88 vehicle Coast Artillery train arrived near the Tech campus. Simulated gas air attacks with planes at 100 feet height are planned for 9:30 10:45 tomorrow morning along with a 4 o'clock band concert and 5 o'clock cadet review before the blackout at 7:20 to 7:50 in the evening.
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Langley Field
Tech
Coast Artillery Corps
Blacksburg
Monte Cristo Prison Favorite at Richmond Library
In the state penitentiary in Richmond the Count of Monte Cristo leads the prison library as the most popular work. Prisoners mostly read action stories by Zane Grey and James Oliver Curwood, with a minority preferring history. About 4,000 fiction volumes fill the 5,000 to 6,000 volume library.
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Dumas
Monte Cristo
State Penitentiary
Zane Grey
James Oliver Curwood
Gibbon
Boy Hunter Unnerved Family With First Deer Shot
In Alpine Utah four year old Marlowe Bennet took his father’s high powered rifle and fired a shot in the barnyard. He killed his first big game but the Bennetts later ate pork chops instead of venison.
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Marlowe Bennett
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High Team and Individual Scores At Local Bowling Meet
In a league meet at Health Club and Steam Laundry venues, Licklider led with high individual scores including 367 for D Miller and 366 for Cammers White. Health Club achieved team pinfall 1641 excluding handicap with Steam Laundry and Rouss Fire Co. close behind.
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Triplett
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Rouss Fire Co
Handicap Health
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Hottel
Everly
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Lickliter
Widmeyer
Standard Oil
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Webber
Streit
Clark
Grubbs
Rouss Fire Company
Ed. Burch
B. J. Lovett
J. C. Cammer
M. Sirbaugh
G.G
I Um
Eee
Clevenger
States
Republic Oil Company Dearmont
Bayliss Duvall
Whitacre
Middleburg Hunt Horse Show Draws 450 Entries
Richard S. Peach reports 450 entries for the Middleburg Hunt Horse Show at Glenwood on Saturday. The program includes fifteen classes and a pageant Queen of the Hunt Country. Notables and exhibitors include Mrs. Raymond Belmont Oracle 2nd, John Hay Whitney Easter Hero, Rokeby impersonating Traveller, and entrants from Foxcroft School. Judges are Edgar Scott Sydney Watters and Worth Howard with Mrs. Worth Howard presiding the side saddle class.
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Richard S. Peach
Glenwood
Robert E. Lee
Charlotte H. Noland
John Hay Whitney
New Appeal Pittsburgh Gasoline Price Cut Spurs Milk Bottle Action
Paul Watson, a filling station operator in Pittsburgh, cut gasoline prices by five cents a gallon to attract customers. After the price cut he set out a milk bottle, signaling a promotional stunt amid competition.
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Paul Watson
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