Gainesboro High School Farm Council Sets Comprehensive Plan
Gainesboro High School forms Agricultural Advisory Council chaired by Fred Braithwaite II to guide a five year program. Members include R Lee Barmey Clay Rogers and Lee Whitacre. Goals cover cash crops weekly farm income, poultry flock expansion, pasture improvement, wildlife conservation, school classes and FFA activities aligned with a broad rural development plan.
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Gainesboro High School
Farm Council
Fred Braithwaite
Gainesboro
H. G. Ramsey
R. Lee Barmey
Clay Rogers
Lee Whitacre
Gore High
Hollis Reports 104 August Arrests and City Expenditures
Hollis reports 104 arrests in August with categories including drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Expenditures totaling 2471.85 were approved by the Common Council, covering salaries, motor maintenance, teletype rent, and radio power upgrades for county officer communications.
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Police Department
Common Council
Alexandria Radio Company
Board of Supervisors
Alexandria
C. W. Hollis
Market Quotes Include Potatoes Poultry and Livestock
Baltimore stock and commodity pages report potato and sweet potato prices steady amid mixed grain and livestock values. Cattle and hog markets show steady to higher tones with fat cows, vealers, and various weight classes listed. Chicago and New York markets reflect mixed gains and general hesitance ahead of tax and foreign policy developments.
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New York
Senate
Local Markets The Star Correction Note
Market listings appear daily with price data and items for sale. The Star disclaims responsibility for typographical errors and omissions in the market listing.
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The
Star
Short Patent Brand Prices and Miscellaneous Goods
A compact listing of patent brand bag prices per barrel for various bag sizes from 12 to 98 pounds, plus mixed feed, middlings, corn meal sacks, and small farm items. Also notes prices for Guinea coins and Leghorn frier chicks, with miscellaneous entries and units.
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Celta
Correns
Grain Markets in Baltimore Prices per Bushel
Wheat No 2 red winter spot 110 1 4 with September 110 1 4. Corn 88 90. Winchester Market Wheat 1.04 per bushel. Corn 88c per bushel. Barley 65c per bushel. Prices based on deliveries at mill.
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Baltimore
Winchester
Spring Lambs Birger Iatie sens creek 33 Creamery butter
Wholesale creamery butter item listed with Birger Iatie and a 33 cent price. Vague OCR fragment notes lambs and creamery terms without clear context or full details.
McVicar Invited To Join Winchester Sister City Chamber
Winchester Virginia chamber head C P McVicar is invited to become an honorary member of the Winchester England Chamber of Commerce. Gordon Watson reports his council unanimously voted to accept the election and foster closer Anglo American business ties.
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McVicar
Sister City Chamber
C. P. McVicar
Winchester
Chambers of Commerce
Virginia
Gordon Watson
Local Livestock Auction Prices Report
Receipts include cattle 325 head veal calves 175 sheep and lambs 590 butcher hogs 122 shoats and pigs 180. Steers mostly 8.00 to 9.50 with some above 10.00, West Virginia yearlings at 55.00, best calves 14.00 per hundred, cutters 5.15 to 5.75, fat cows 5.85 to 6.60, bulls 7.00 to 8.25, veal calves 11.50 to 12.00, hogs 11.25 to 11.50, lambs 8.50 to 11.00, shoats 12.00 to 12.25, pigs 5.50 per head. Fresh cows and springers in demand, top cow 116.00, many 95.00 to 100.00 per head.
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Baltimore
Vabubas
U. S. Dept. Agri
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
West Virginia
Par Sons
Inquiring Reporter on Dresses During Wartime Material Save
Readers share views on whether women should shorten skirts to conserve fabric for defense efforts. Respondents largely endorse current lengths with brief notes on knee coverage and waistline positioning, referencing wartime fashion as a guide.
Moisture Shortage Persists Across Parts of Virginia
Weather Bureau reports uneven moisture with some improvement since last week. Northern and southwestern districts show better conditions. eastern and western areas remain dry. Temperatures averaged 74 with 0.48 inch rainfall. Fredericksburg saw 1.45 inches while Callaville had no rain. Corn damage noted in dry periods. early corn in the southeast performed well. Hay harvest, silo filling, and tobacco harvesting were the main farm activities.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Extension Division
Virginia Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Tidewater Virginia
Middle Virginia
Great Valley
Fredericksburg
Callaville
Richmond
Holland and
Onley
Lesnedera
Answers to the Daily Quiz from Page Four
The page lists quiz answers: Kansas. Oh Liberty. ATTENTION. True. German radio propagandist. New York Pennsylvania Illinois Ohio California. Four. Sir E S Creasy. States' rights. A dead body a corpse.
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Kansas
Liberty
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
California
E. S. Creasy
Improvement Noted In Nursery School Scholars
Great improvement in the little scholars of the Gertarde Barton Nursery School was reported at a meeting at Mrs. Barton’s home with nine members present, including Mrs. Barton and Mrs. Lewis M. Allen. The group discussed weighing scales, milk provisions, and notes of thanks from donors such as Misses Mary and Elizabeth Jones and Mrs. O. L. Jamison. The school invites monthly gifts and acknowledges contributions from Howard Shockey and Company, John Rosenberger, Solenberger, Gardner Hillyard, Percy Miller, Lewis Pearson, Geo. H. Eagle, and The Winchester Star.
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Gertarde Barton Nursery School
Barton
R. T. Barton
Lewis M. Allen
James A. Miller
Ashby Miller
Carrie Hunter
Ian MacCallum
Carl Massey
W. A. Baker
Melvin Green
Miller
Mary and
Elizabeth Jones
Frank Crawford
Stewart. Bell
George Smith
Philip Williams
H. B. McCormac
Ashley Miller
Et B. Gilpin
R. T. Barin
Howard Shockey and Company
John Rosenberger
Solenberger
Gardner Hillyard
Percy Miller
Lewis Pearson
Geo. H. Eagle
Winchester Star
50 Foot Width Plan For Baker St Sparks Quit Claim
The city council approved a quit claim to 20 feet of right of way formerly occupied by a warehouse. Harry Benham and Donald McFadden argued the 50 foot street plan dates to an 1846 railway deed and old city maps showing a 30 foot width, and excavation revealed possible foundations of an old building.
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Baker Street
Harry Benham
Southern States Cooperative
Donald McFadden
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Council
W. T. Sullivan
Benham
Winchester and Potomac Railway
Funk and Wilson
Jacy Brandon
Coble
Kremer
Stephens City Council Reports Revenue Increase and Delinquent Taxes
Stephens City authorities received a check for 693.36 boosting available revenue to about 1400. The town council will ask Commonwealth's Attorney W Erle Edwards to pursue around 500 in delinquent taxes. Council also ordered improvements to several sidewalks.
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Stephens
W. Erle Edwards
Commonwealth
A Home Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Your Community
The publication proclaims its focus on local concerns and service to residents with community news, notices, and listings. It emphasizes neighborhood relevance and reader involvement in civic matters.
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DULUX
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Mr. Cowles
Additon
Etyas
Glaize & Bro
Belpod
Hollis
Stock Market Report
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Int. Har
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Natl. Dairy
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Republic Steel
Sears & Roebuck
Southern R
Texas Corp
Union Pac
U. S. Steel
Va.Car. Pfd
Western Union
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B. F. Goodrich
Silvertown
E. Piccadilly St
Local C. of
C. Head
Virginia Livestock Market
North Kent St
Leesburg
E. F. Pressay
W. B. Wagner
Robert Lindsey
William Glaize
America Lanter Nad
Hants Tistae Eae Pine Motor Coq
Baker St
ABC
Stephens City
O B&o
RIP Fares
Washington
Martinsburg
Bear Oon Ferry
Harpers Ferry
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Northern Virginia Power Co
Berryville
Strasburg
John W. Rosenberger & Co
Braddock St
Winchester Dept
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