Decline Tracks U S Apple Crop as Season Advances
September bulletin from Winchester Virginia reports a sharp decline in the national apple crop, not exceeding twenty million barrels or two thirds of last year's government figure. Western box apples fall to about two thirds of last year with many small fruit. New York and Hudson Valley suffer light Baldwin crop and scab. Virginia harvests vary by variety, with Piedmont Winesaps and Pippins fair and Valley Works very light. Prices rising for select varieties. cannery stock scarce. cider apples hard to sell. English crop quality down. Canada forecasts down 25 percent with fair quality.
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Virginia State Horticultural Society
Winchester
Lake Section
Hudson River Valley
New York State
Baldwin
Piedmont
Virginia
Yorks
Bens
Grimes
Staymans
Jonathans
Attractive Girl Injuries Worse Than First Reported
Miss Kitty Barnett of South Market street remains in Memorial Hospital after a two car Valley Pike crash. Doctors say injuries are more serious than initially believed, with a severed arm laceration from embedded bracelets, elbow cuts, facial gashes, ligament damage, and slow but improving recovery.
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Kitty Barnett
Walter Barnett
South Market Street
Valley Pike
Memorial Hospital
Miss Barnett
Nick Barnett
Martinsburg Firefighters Threaten To Strike Over Pay
Martinsburg firemen warned the City Council they will strike within 10 days unless their demand for pay equal to the police at 1320 dollars a year is granted. Eight men on duty 21 hours daily seek a 120 dollar raise from the current 1200 dollars. the chief and assistant are excluded.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Large Barn Destroyed in Page County
Luray Sept 11 The large frame barn of Russell Jenkins one mile southeast of Stanley in Page County was destroyed by fire.
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Page County
Luray
Russell Jenkins
Stanley
Fire Destroys Barn With Wheat Hay Grain Loss
The structure burned Tuesday afternoon destroying wheat hay and grain stored inside. The barn contained a very large quantity and the owner faces a severe loss with only partial insurance coverage.
Virginia Freight Rate Readjustment Sought
Acting for the State Corporation Commission, Mason Mangham filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission a complaint urging adjustment of discrimination against Virginia points in freight rates to North Carolina versus rates to other North Carolina points.
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Richmond
Ept
State Corporation Commission
Mason Mangham
Interstate Commerce Commission
Virginia
North Carolina
Paddock Equaled 100 Yard Mark Then Sets 175 Yard Record
Charles Paddock, world champion sprinter, equalled his 100 yard mark of 9.45 seconds on a turf track in Cleveland. A few minutes later he broke the world record for 175 yards with a 17.45 second performance, surpassing Huben’s 18.40 second record set earlier in Berlin.
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Cleveland
Charles Paddock
Paddock
Huben
Berlin
Visits to Maurertown Mark 22 Years Since Return
Maurertown residents recount reunions as several visitors arrive. J Meredith, who left in February on business, returns from Raleigh to his old home area. Jessie Crabill, visiting from St. Louis, remarks on his 22 year absence and works with Illinois Missouri Barbers Supply. Albert E. Shaver travels from Chesapeake Beach to manage the town electric department. Margarite Afflick from Winchester visits her aunt Emma Bauserman as the community hosts gatherings at Zion Church.
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Maurertown
Zion Church
J. Meredith
Unday
Ralei&h
N. C
Silas Ritenour
McKeesport
Harry Ritenour
Fort Valley
Jessie Crabill
St. Louis
Chesapeake Beach
Electric
Margarite Afflick
Winchester
Emma Bauserman
Missouri Seeks Oust of Standard Oil in Anti-Trust Case
Jefferson City Mo Sept 2 Attorney General Barrett filed in the Missouri Supreme Court a motion to oust the Standard Oil Company of Indiana from Missouri alleging violations of state anti trust laws.
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Jefferson City
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Missouri
Supreme Court of Missouri
Barrett
Huff Family Returns from Summer in Rosenberger
Mrs. Harry Huff and daughters Amelia Douglas and Helen returned to Philippi West Virginia after a summer visit with Mrs. Huff's father in Rosenberger. J E and A R Snapp attended the St Paul picnic last Saturday.
Local Visitors Return From Opequon Stop
Mrs. Guy and Miss Clara Margaret Frye visited relatives at Opequon. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Snapp and their son have returned to Philadelphia after visiting relatives nearby.
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Urday
Guy
Frye
Clara Margaret
Opequon
C. H. Snapp
Philadelphia
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J. W. Cammer & Sons
Kernstown, VA
Winchester Garage
D. W. McIlwee
Maj
Cooley
B. Piccadilly St
Maxwell
J. H. Cooley
Chrysler
Walley Radiator & Welding CO
United States
Cork ‘Streets
Moses
Standard Oil
Rosenberger
Prince of Wales
Haddox
Balan
T. W. Russell
Box
City
Buick
H.W. Ebert
Vaucluse
Buffalo Marsh
Jersey
Guernsey
Winchester Hudson Company
Hudson
Essex
Mid City
Winchester Hudmpany
Hudson-Essex
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