Poor Farm Children Hunger for Nutrition Says Magazine
The Septem ber issue of Successful Farming Magazine reports that farm children in America's richest farming regions suffer serious mal nutrition though not from poverty. Government and university surveys show three of five schoolchildren lack wholesome diet. root beer floats and candy fix meals. A hot lunch program funded by federal and state agencies is proposed to improve diet and learning outcomes.
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Successful Farming Magazine
Red Cross
Wisconsin
Consolidated School
Hopalong Cassidy
Hopalong
United States
Department of Agriculture
Department of Education
Winchester Camera Club annual outing and awards
About fifty members and friends attended a Winchester Camera Club weiner roast at Shade's Park with roast weiners hamburgers chips pickles coffee and drinks. C C Dettra showed color and sound films of the Winchester Firemen parade and Havana life. Lamp won first in black and white for Lost Cause at Gettysburg while Murphy won color for Evening Glow at Daytona Beach. Next theme Harvest Time. Committee included Stade Dettra Chamberlin Stipe and Murphy.
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Winchester Camera Club
Shade’s Park
C. C. Dettra
Winchester Firemen
Havana
Clarence H. Lamp
Virginia
Gettysburg
Charles Murphy
Daytona Beach
Florida
E. Earl Stade
C. Dettra
Paul Chamberlin
H. Randolph Stipe
Charles E. Murphy
Clearbrook Firemen Complete Red Cross First Aid Course
The Red Cross Standard First Aid Course was completed by Clearbrook volunteer firemen under W. H. Lawrence Jr. The July 19 to August 7 class enrolled 15. Certificates issued to William Boden Charles Duvall Paul Chrisman Leo Webber Eddie Lawrence Jimmy Lawrence Douglas O’Connell Holmes Linaburg Herbert Taylor Pat Russell H O Leight Donald Leight Charles Russell vasta O’Connell Robert Russell.
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Red Cross
Clearbrook
W. H. Lawrence, Jr
William O. Boden
Charles Duvall
Paul Chrisman
Leo Webber
Eddie Lawrence
Jimmy Lawrence
Douglas B. O’connell
Holmes Linaburg
Herbert Taylor
Pat Russell
H. O. Leight
Election Contest Sought Over Aug 7 Primary in Princess Anne
The People's Ticket filed a suit in Princess Anne County contesting the August 7 primary results. A three judge court heard witnesses including Norma Murphy who claimed her absentee ballot was marked by D J Vaughan and she signed a voucher without reading. Gordon Oliver testified precinct tally discrepancies and Russell W Chaplain testified ballots found in Brooks Bridge Precinct exceeded the poll book by four.
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Princess Anne
People’s
Princess Anne County
Norma Murphy
D. J. Vaughan
Mass attack report near Carthage during joint maneuvers
Sheriff C J McDonald said six white soldiers attacked Lula Mae Artes a 30 year old New York woman and mother of two during Exercise Southern Pines last Aug 15 in the rear of an Army truck. The women escaped while a Negro youth was held at gunpoint. arrests have been made.
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Carthage
N. C
C. J. McDonald
Lula Mae Artes
New York
McDonald
Ase
Applications Pour In For Big Levels Hunting Plan
About 500 requests have been received for hunting in the Big Levels Wildlife Management Unit near Stuarts Draft Augusta County Forest Supervisor E M Karger said. The controlled hunt covers the 30000 acre George Washington National Forest refuge with 625 hunters planned and applications accepted through October 10. Deer or bear may be taken.
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Harrisonburg
Big Levels
Stuarts Draft
Augusta County
E. M. Karger
George Washington National Forest
Habit Caused Death Near Roosevelt New York
The badly burned body of Mary Galazak, 49, was found on a lawn near her son's house in Roosevelt New York. Police call it an accident and theorize she used matches to look into her handbag, with a book of matches found in her clenched hand.
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Roosevelt. N. Y
Sam Galazak
Uniondale
Mary
Northern Virginia Counties Lead in Cattle Production
Blacksburg reports that Virginia's upper valley and northern counties surpassed Southwest Virginia in cattle income for 1949. Loudoun and Fauquier together accounted for half of Southwest Virginia's cattle sales, while statewide farm numbers shrank as average herd sizes grew.
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Virginia
Blacksburg
J. D. Johnson
The
Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station
Loudoun
Fauquier
Johnson
DeHaven Dies in Illinois After Illness
Howard O. DeHaven formerly of Frederick County died at his Oak Park Illinois home after a long illness. He was born in Chestnut Grove Frederick County son of Isaac and Harriet DeHaven. He and his twin brother moved to Illinois fifty years ago where they made bicycles and later ran an automobile agency. He is survived by his widow Anna Blackwell of Illinois a son Howard B DeHaven of Chicago and relatives in Winchester and Frederick County. Funeral rites were held Saturday in Oak Park with interment in Mt Emblem Cemetery.
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Howard O. DeHaven
Frederick County
Oak Park
Itil
Chestnut Grove
Isaac
Harriet DeHaven
Mr. DeHaven
Illinois
Anna Blackwell
Howard B DeHaven
Chicago
Winchester
Mt. Emblem Cemetery
Trial Justice Handles Large Prince George Court Docket
Trial Justice W Francis Binford collected 4478.30 in fines and costs in Prince George County Court yesterday, handling 142 cases the largest docket since 1941. Seventy five speeding and twenty four reckless driving cases were heard, many on routes 460 and 301 during Labor Day weekend, with speeds up to 90 mph.
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Prince George
W. Francis Binford
Prince George County
Groundhog birth timing and litter size
Groundhogs hibernate through winter and emerge in spring. At the end of April or early May the female gives birth to three to nine blind helpless young.
Foster Grandparent Movement Proposed by New York Doctor
Dr Frank Fremont Smith proposed a Foster Grandparent Movement to link children with loving elderly caregivers. He said this informal program would foster warm regard for the elderly and alleviate loneliness, benefiting overall aging population health and attitudes toward seniors.
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ST. Louis
New York
Frank Fremont-Smith
Will the white penny ever be valuable
There is no way to know if the white penny will gain value. In 1943 the Mint produced 1 093 836 670 of these coins.
Kern Building Permit Error Corrected
A building permit listed for Richard D. Kern was shown as 54500 dollars but should read 4500 dollars. The erroneous figure appeared in last week’s permit list and has been corrected to reflect the proper amount.
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Tinue
Camera Club
Planters Chemical Corp
Norfolk 12
Associated Press
RLD
St.Joseph Aspirin
Plough, Inc
V. R
Stephens City
Balenciaga
Ed Sullivan
WTOP
George
Mercury
Washington
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