Virginia turkey production to rise 56 percent in 1951
D A Livermore of VPI reports Virginia will raise 4 571 000 turkeys in 1951 with about 3 000 000 reaching markets after losses and home use. Shenandoah Valley accounts for about three-fourths of output and Rockingham County may produce more than half. Beltsville white turkeys dominate nearly two thirds with about 1 000 000 marketed at 16 weeks old.
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Blacksburg
Virginia
D. A. Livermore
VPI
Shenandoah Valley
Rockingham County
Livermore
Beltsville
Iowa
California
Texas
Minnesota
Police Court Cases Dismissed by Judge John
Disposed cases include George L. Guyton of Burkittsville Maryland fined 15.25 for speeding. The item notes a past court action handled by Judge John within the 24 hour period. The column closes with a trivia question about the first ragtime song and Sigmund Spaeth’s view on attributing that distinction to any single song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Paice Court
Juige John
George L. Guyton
Burkittsville
F. M A
Sigmund Spaeth
May Irwin
Strength For The Day By Earl L. Douglass
A sermon warns that democracy has dimmed under rising authority and totalitarian pressures. It argues that surrendering democratic freedoms erodes spirit and inner value while noting growing opposition to top-down control in free nations.
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Earl L. Douglass
D.D
Czar
Kaiser
Stalin
Hitler
America
Free Nations
Notable historical notices from The Star files
A compact review of past years notes changes in defense leadership, marriages in the local set, and social visits. It recalls General George C. Marshall’s 1947 appointment, local nuptials of Florence Harley and Donald Smallwood, and Jill Pifer visiting Norfolk, among other items from one, five, and ten years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Marshall
Defense
Louis Johnson
Florence Elizabeth Harley
James Harley
Donald Eugene Smallwood
Douglas Smallwood
Jill Pifer
West Leicester Street
H. G. Ashburn, Jr
Norfolk
How's Your IQ Learn to Score on 100 Questions
A quiz promises daily results from 9 to 10 correct answers for Memory Genius down to 4 for Good. It lists ten sample questions on rabies in cattle, a reflectionless character, Gila monster, pantomime senses, epistaxis, lightning fatalities, Dorothy Vernon’s hall, smallest dog breed, Solomon's temple location, and MIT’s location. The page invites readers to turn to Page 2 for correct answers and advertises going away to school in The STAR.
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Dorothy Vernon
Solomon’s Temple
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston Tech
Boston
Local Notices and Personal Updates
R Lee Boxwell of South Kent Street is seriously ill at home after injuries from an auto mobile accident. Mr and Mrs F D Oppie have returned home following a week in Baltimore.
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R. Lee Boxwell
South Kent Street
Local Farm Sold For Five Thousand Five Hundred
Fifty years ago O. O. Wisman purchased the Alfred Bahram farm near Middletown for 5500. Henry McVicar formerly of Winchester became vice president of the American Furniture Company in Mexico City where he resided. H. W. Clowe's Jewelry Store was robbed by a demented man from Clarke County who took five gold watches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry McVicar
Winchester
American Furniture Company
Mexico City
H. W. Clowe
Clarke County
Rainfall Totals and Averages From Historical Records
Rainfall data show 24 hour total ending 7 am today with no September total. Historical totals across 38 years from 1912 to 195? indicate monthly averages in inches with March 2.86, April 2.99, May 3.83, June 3.91, July 3.84, August 3.90, October 3.33, November 2.53, December 2.4 and year-to-date totals 27.89 and 36.73.
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Clay Shull
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Walter Weiner
Walter S. Weiner
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Hamilton Haines
Chevy Chase, Md
George V. Dellinger
Charles Fritts
White Post
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Wilber Sibert
James B. Shull
Marlboro
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Margaret Smith
Ellen Butler
Randolph-Macon Woman's College
Lynchburg
Esther Butsler
Frank Butsler
Robert Clay Lee
Robert E. Lee
Berryville
I.Q
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Brucetown
O. O. Wisman
Alfred Bahram
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