Local Post Earns Honors at Virginia Legion Assembly
The Robert Y. Conrad Post No. 21 Winchester led by Commander A. J. Novick earned a meritorious service citation at the Newport News assembly. Delegates backed playgrounds pools Boy Scouts support and Apple Blossom Festival aid while opposing World War II poll tax exemptions. Col. B. M. Roszel elected national delegate in Paris and Col. Bryan Conrad district committeeman. next meeting September 12 to review convention and install officers.
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Virginia
American Legion
Winchester
Newport News
Robert Y. Conrad
A. J. Novick
Boy Scout Movement
America
Department of Public Affairs
L. L. Trahan
Committee On
United States Navy
Paris
Myrtle White
Bryan Conrad
Winchester Post
American Legion Department of
High Cost of Living 150 Years Ago in Virginia
The Virginia Gazettes item from Williamsburg deplores rising prices. It notes William and Mary College board rose to 26 pounds per year and announces Rev. James Madison as college president for the coming year.
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Associated Press
Virginia Gazettes
Williamsburg
William and Mary College
James Madison
Hagerstown Mayor Maintains 20 MPH Fire Truck Rule
Mayor Charles E. Bowman of Hagerstown Maryland said a fire department speed limit of 20 miles per hour when responding to alarms would stay in effect. He cited citizen safety and reported support from leading taxpayers despite opposition from volunteers.
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Charles E. Bowman
Hagerstown
Mission Society Frederick District Meets Next Week
The annual meeting of the Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of Frederick District Baltimore Conference M E Church will be at Market Street M E Church next Thursday September 15. Morning session at 10:30 with luncheon at 1. Afternoon session at 2. Delegates from Cumberland Hagerstown Martinsburg Frederick and nearby points will attend.
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Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
Frederick
Baltimore
Methodist Episcopal Church
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
R. N. Compton
Cumberland
Lyle P. Hooper
Hooper
Randolph Tucker Shields
Winchester
China
Hagerstown
Martinsburg
Metals of Two Wars In Virginia Memorial
Metals from old war instruments once used by French soldiers in storming British positions are featured in a Virginia memorial. The display recalls shared wartime history and honors those who fought in the two conflicts commemorated.
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Metals of
Virginia
The
Associated Press
Yorktown
Memorial forged from metal used in historic wars
A compact report notes metals fused from Yorktown defenses and Argonne forest relics to mold a memorial honoring Lafayette era forces who gave their lives for American Independence.
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Yorktown
Argonne Forest
Lafayette
Jury Duty Leads to Bootlegging Evidence Findings
Scotts Bluff Nebraska September 10 Jack Shaddick sat on a jury that tried a man for bootlegging. Distilling paraphernalia was offered in evidence and Shaddick examined the apparatus. Days later officials raided his home and found a double boiler still apparently newly made and patterned after the one shown in court. Shaddick's own outfit will be shown in a courtroom.
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Associated Press
Scotts Bluff
Neb
Jack Shaddick
Shaddick
Virginia farmers struggle as crops fail to cover expenses
Virginia agronomist Dr. Hutcheson at Virginia Tech says average state yields fail to pay acre costs for corn wheat oats hay and potatoes with current farm prices. He notes soil fertility and seed quality impact profits and suggests alternative livestock and poultry as profitable options.
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Blacksburg
Virginia
Teson
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Hutcheson
College Farm
Lexington Hosts Two Big Games in One Day
Lexington Va prepares for two major football games on September 10 with North Carolina facing Virginia Military Institute at noon and Washington and Lee meeting Virginia on Wilson Weld at 2 45 p.m. The day doubles as Home Coming for alumni of both schools and promises the largest crowd in the town's history.
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Associated Press
Lexington
North Carolina
Virginia Military Institute
Washington and Lee
University of Virginia
Wilson Weld
Humane Society Aims to End Dog Cropping Reform Effort Gains Backing
Albany report notes the American Humane Association pushing to ban cropping of dogs under Kennel Club rules. Richard Craven urges the American Kennel Club to bar cropped dogs from shows after a certain date. He cites the English Kennel Club action 30 years prior and argues cropping is cruel and outdated.
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Associated Press
Albany
N. Y
American Humane Association
Richard C. Craven
National Humane Review
American Kennel Club
Kennel Club
Craven
Has Two Rattlers For His Pets
RICHMOND Virginia September 10 Leon Childress on the Petersburg pike near Richmond keeps two rattlesnake pets captured near the capital. One measures seven feet three inches with 18 rattles, the other eight feet with 22 rattles. They are the only rattlesnakes reported in the vicinity.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Leon Childress
Petersburg Pike
Childress
Virginia
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