State Budget Hearings Outline Finances for Next Biennium
State budget leaders hear requests from the State Board of Education and the State Board of Health for fiscal needs in the coming biennium. Major A Willis Robertson requests a 56265 decrease for the Game and Inland Fisheries Commission while warning of potential revenue losses from hunting licenses.
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Associated Press
State Board of Education
State Board of Health
A. Willis Robertson
Game and Inland Fisheries Commission
Hoover
William H. Schwartzchild
Richmond
Schwartzchild
William E. Carson
Treasury
Joseph W. Chinn
Commission of Fisheries
Virginia
J. Gordon Bohannon
Port Authority
Charles Bolling
Stratford
Robert E. Lee
Shelton Horsley
Virginia Academy of Science
Amble Johnson
Richmond Battlefield Parks Association
General Assembly
Apple Crop in the Nation Shows Mixed Outlook
New York reports heavy apples in Niagara Orleans and parts of Monroe counties while other areas show little more than last year. Non commercial sections suffer larger declines due to pests and scab. Delaware notes dry weather increasing moth injury and variable fruit size. Ohio mentions a shortage of
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Truin
Access
Com
South Central Division
New York
Virginia
Pacific Coast
Washington
Oregon
Wenatchee
Yakima
Niagara
Orleans
Monroe
Delaware
Ohio
Brucetown Deaths and Visits Highlight Local News
Brucetown residents and relatives are featured in a busy local schedule. Miss Elsie Vincent to Baltimore visits vacationing with the Smiths. the Simmons family from Eagle Rock join Whitacres for weekend. a farewell to Mr George Leaper precedes Danville Military Academy enrollment. Births noted for Jobe couple. Barr reunion at Shady Grove marked Labor Day. Huyett Jobe to study in Washington.
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Brucetown
Elsie Vincent
Baltimore
J. R. Smith
Selma Simmons
Ruth
Billy
Frank Simons
Eagle Rock
Andy Whitacre
Hugh Brill
Bob Massey
Ryan
George Leaper
J. Swimley, Jr
Leaper
Newton Clark
C. J. Clark
Danville Military Academy
Danville
Gladys Snapp
Williamsport
Rhodelle
Danny McKee
White Hall
William Frederick Jobe
Edwin Stine
Albin
J. P. Fine
Rhodelle Whitacre
Shady Grove
Juanita Huyett Jobe
Washington, D. C
Police Court In Quiet Term
In contrast to recent weeks the police court blotter was small and uneventful. Three drunken driving charges in previous weeks, today none. A woman charged with possessing 99 bottles of home brew. fines issued for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Creswell home brew charge continued after police found the seized supply on the suspect’s premises by warrant. Judge Weems imposed three fines: Charles Erick twelve dollars, Blain Bean twelve dollars, Fairfax Splawn twelve dollars.
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Weems
Charles Erick
Blain Bean
Gainesboro
C. W. Hollis
Memorial for faithful slaves of John Brown raid set for Harper’s Ferry
The National Society of the United Daughters of the Confederacy plans an October 10 unveiling at Harper’s Ferry of a boulder memorial to slaves who remained faithful during John Brown’s 1859 raid. Delegations from Virginia and West Virginia will attend, with Mrs. L. M. Bashinskey of Troy, Alabama, arranging details.
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J Brown
Harper's Ferry
National Society of the United Daughters of the Confederacy
L. M. Bashinskey
Troy
Ala
Mages Snook
Jes E. Bolling
Virginia
Bashinskey
West Virginia
John Brown
Connecticut
Harpers Ferry
United States Arsenal
Drought Relief and Road Work Boost Virginia Spending
Government spending in Virginia jumped in 1931 as drought relief and public works expanded. Figures show 1930 spending at 32.997 million and 1932 at 43.771 million, with orchards near Waynesboro in Augusta County noted for productivity.
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Virginia
Harpers Ferry memorial to enslaved loyalty unveiled
A boulder will be unveiled by the U D C to honor the loyalty shown by Harpers Ferry slaves to their masters during a historical period. The scene features the involvement of Brown and notes compulsory companionship in the event.
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Brown
Harpers Ferry
Federal Relief In Virginia Set At 75 Million
White House release states federal construction maintenance and drought relief expenditures in Virginia for 1930 and 1931 total 75 million dollars, one sixteenth of the national total. The Commerce Department division of public construction prepared the compilation and also outlines estimated expenditures for the first half of 1932.
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Virginia
White House
Washington
United States
Division of Public Construction
Commerce Department
Mr Sullivan Sells Augusta Orchard
Wilhelmina Orchards owned by J. J. Sullivan of Winchester have been purchased by C. C. Bowman of Mount Jackson. The consideration was not disclosed.
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Mr. Sullivan
Augusta
Waynesboro
Wilhelmina
J. J. Sullivan
Winchester
C. C. Bowman
Mount Jackson
Whole Apple Should Be Eaten
Washington report says do not peel apples as peeling contains six times more Vitamin C than the flesh near the core. English scientists warn that fastidious peeling may cheat the apple eater and reduce health benefits.
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The
Associated Press
Washington
Science
Silly boy hopes to win fame through farming schemes
Passage suggests a boy may grow to influence farming policy and lobby Congress, reflecting a cynical view of political power and advocacy driven by those who understand their aims. The text contrasts imagination with real world political strategy and outcomes.
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R. J. Scott
Augusta County
Saventap
Northern Virginia Power CO
Chnfral
Bandio
General Electric
N. B.C
Joan S. Miller & CO. Hardware and Household Supplies
Congress
Lupton Orchard Service CO
Loudoun Street
John S. Solfnberger & CO. Inc
Ples
Fred C. Strype
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