Firemen Plan Relief Bill Appeal and Membership Drive
At a Virginia State Firemen's Association meeting in Charlottesville the Executive Committee voted to carry the Firemen's Relief Bill to the Supreme Court of Appeals. The bill would let volunteer departments collect one half cent on each $100 of fire insurance in their communities. The group also launched a drive to enroll every volunteer company in Virginia, with about 200 companies overall and only around seven currently in the association. The Friendship company in Staunton is enrolled, and other local departments, including Cumberland Dabney, were represented by members of the Virginia State Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia State Firemen’s Association
Charlottesville
Supreme Court of Appeals
Fred W. Forney
Forney
Virginia
Friendship
Bers
Cumberland Association
Dabney
Staunton
Virginia State 'S Association
Many Thrills During Fruit Harvest Fete
Martinsburg hosts the fifth annual Apple dom festival from November 9 to Armistice Day in honor of West Virginia apple industry. King and queen will reign over a three day program featuring murals booths pie contests fiddler events and an apple pageant directed by James M. Sellers. The coronation and grand ball cap the festival on November 10.
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Panhandle
West Virginia
Martinsburg
United States
Oldbony
James M. Sellers
Martinsburg Chamber of Commerce
Sunday Sodas May Be Sold Here Despite Ban
The Common Council overrode Mayor Ward's veto to allow Sunday sales of ice cream soda and confections at Sunday Sodas Places. Voters split along party lines with Anderson, Batejer, Barr and Gray voting to sustain the veto or the ordinance's passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Ward
Messrs. Anderson
Batejer
Barr
Gray
Baker
Dellinger
Forney
Grimm
Hable
Henry, Page
Patton
Armistice Day Parade to Honor Apple Rulers in Martinsburg
parade organizers announce a four mile procession featuring bands floats and mounted units with the 260th Coast Artillery from Washington DC among participants and anticipate crowds exceeding last year’s 40 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
260Th Coast Artillery
Washington, D.C
Hunters Return With Ducks And Coyotes Near Arapahoe
In Arapahoe Nebraska Thomas Carter went fishing but carried a gun and returned with six ducks. C Vernon Evans hunted pheasants and came back with a coyote, framing a day of small game hunting in the area.
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Thomas Carter
C. Vernon Evans
Answers to test questions printed on page four
The fragment lists multiple choice responses: New York for question one, exclusion from religious privileges for two, General Ismet Inonu for three, forty five dollars for four, White river non navigable for five, four for six, solid liquid and gaseous for seven, Neva for eight, fantasy not fan tas y for nine, New York for ten.
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New York
Ismet Inonu
White River
Bad Crash At Charles Town In West Virginia
William Mason of Blairton is in critical condition after a collision on the Berryville road near Charles Town. Mason lost his left arm after a fracture and amputation, while Charles Fox in the other car suffered a crushed nose. both cars were demolished and several passengers were treated at local hospitals.
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Charles Town
W. Va
William Mason
Blairton
Kings Daughters Hospital
Martinsburg
Here
Berryville Road
O. G. Webley
Mason
Eugene Baltimore
Jefferson County
Berryville
Charles Fox
Baltimore
Charles Town General Hospital
Fox
Mayfield Family Travels 50 Miles By Tractor In Quick Run
Stephensville Texas farmer J W Mayfield's car sputtered to a stop forcing a long ride on a tractor. He and his wife then drove to Bluff Dale about 50 miles away in good time, reporting the unusual trip.
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Mayfield
Bluffdall
Trade Above Expectation
Federal Reserve Bank report shows Fifth District September activity above seasonal expectations. Coal mining led gains due to domestic demand and exports, while unemployment claims declined. Cotton mills increased daily operations. tobacco manufacturing rose vs 1938. department store and furniture sales outpaced August and year ago figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Bank
Fifth Reserve District
Budget Items Of Virginia Scrutinized
A group of advisors convened by Governor Price studied proposed state budget items for the upcoming biennium. The close session examined effects of current conditions on Virginia finances and included notable lawmakers, university and commerce officials. A legislative commission on the school system neared completion of its report with recommendations on trustees election and the three point program for pay, textbooks, and retirement.
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Richmond
Price
General Assembly
W. A. Garrett
Henry
Aubrey G. Weaver
Front Royal
Robert W. Daniel
Brandon
Ashton Covell
House of Delegates
W. H Neff
Abingdon
Frank Moore
Lexington
Virginia
Lloyd M. Robinette
Lee County
State Board of Education
Apple Market Shipping Point Prices Saturday Report
Winchester and Martinsburg area demand slow to steady with carloads listed. U S No 1 York and Grimes barrels and stayman boxes shown with multiple sizes and minimums, prices cited. Rochester New York market dull. cold storage apple types priced with minimum sizes and cents per unit.
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Winchester
Martinsburg
Yorks
U. S
Grimes
U. S. No
U.S
Staymans
Rochester
N. Y
McIntosh
Ona
R. I. Greenings
Congressmen breakfast joke told by Rodgers in Virginia
Rep Robert L Rodgers recounts a Washington trip with a colleague to a Virginia tourist home for breakfast. The landlady charges two breakfasts at 75 cents each, totaling $1.50. When asked if eggs are scarce, the landlady quips that Congressmen are.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titusville
U. S
Robert L. Rodgers
Washington
Virginia
Rodgers
Move Crozet Body Could Be Relocated to V M I Grounds
Virginia Military Institute seeks court approval to move Colonel Claudius Crozet’s remains from Shockoe Cemetery to the Lexington campus. The 1864 burial, an 1816 immigrant with a Lafayette letter, helped found V M I’s board and contributed railroad engineering work. A hearing is set for November 6.
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Richmond
Virginia Military Institute
Claudius Crozet
Shockoe
Institute
Lexington
Crozet
Lafayette
West Point
Board of Visitors
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Virginia Mountains
Abram Staples
Gamble Bowers
Bowers
Colonel Crozet
Larrick Heads County Farm Program Committee
Delegates from county districts met at the courthouse to form a county committee for the farm program year starting November 1. John W. Larrick Jr was re elected chairman with E M Funk as vice chairman and Landon B Whitacre as regular member. Regular and alternate posts were set and district representation rotating. A final compliance check for the 1939 program will begin tomorrow under A F Lillard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Larrick, Jr
E. M. Funk
Landon B. Whitacre
J. N. Good
E. A. Richard
Back Creek
Gainesboro
Stonewall
Shawnee
Opequon
A. F. Lillard
Granddaughter Allows W M K Club to Move Remains
Adele Crozet Mills, identified as his sole descendant, granted the W. M. K. club of Richmond permission to relocate his body. The decision centers on honoring the deceased while engaging the club in the arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adele Crozet Mills
W. M. K. Club of
Richmond
Pacific Sharks No Longer Safe In California Waters
In 1938 California sharks surged to about seven and a half million pounds, with experts predicting the figure will rise. Livers yield rich vitamin A and oil for feed. carcasses become fish meal. The soup fin shark supplies the prized ingredient for soup, while many catchers report smaller sharks, two to ten feet long, with some fighting until weighed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Pedro
Calif
California
Pacific
R. S. Croker
State Bureau of Marine Fisheries
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Stokol
Mervel W. Adams
Piccadilly St
Great Britain
Floyd Bennett Airport
Europe
House of Representatives
Senate
Shenandoah Valley Cooperage Company
Coopers
E. P. Bean
R. A. Shafer
L. A. Hudson
Warden Clagett
Harry C. Warden
Elizabeth Clagett
Clarke County
Grace Episcopal Church
George S. West
William B. Clagett
Claremont
Warden
Harrison
Seventh Congressional District
Thomas W. Harrison
W. R. Talbot
Dabney C. Harrison
Luther. Pannett
Arapahoe, Neb
Arapahoe
Martinsburg Hospital
Stephensville
Tex
J. W. Mayfield
Zellaradio
Miles Music
Loudoun
Federal Reserve Board
SILCO
Group of Advisors
Apple
A. F. Rees, Inc
Leesburg, VA
Berryville, VA
Britain
Kingsley Wood
John Simon
London
Larrick
County Agricultural Committee
Big One
Winchester Business College
Rosenberger’s
John W. Rosenberger & CO
Braddock St
Jones Funeral Home
Birs. Morris
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