Front Royal merchants hear highway route plans
John H. Downing reported at the Front Royal Retail Merchants Association meeting that Virginia State Highway Commission chair Henry G. Shirley announced a definite plan to route the John Marshall highway from Linden via the Wapping road to the Chester Gap road southeast of Front Royal. The commission will conduct a full survey of the area before a final town route is chosen. The association formed a committee to interview highway officials and secure favorable action, and requested space at the jail area for extra car parking to ease street congestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
John H. Downing
Massey
L. B. Dutrow
Stephen M. Boyd, Jr
Aubrey G. Weaver
Wade H. Massey
Washington, Va
W. H. East
Staunton
State’ Highway Commission
Warren County Board of Supervisors
L. S. Rohr
Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
Death of Eight-Month-Old Boggs in Front Royal
Charles Epes Boggs, eight months, son of Colonel and Mrs. John C. Boggs of Randolph-Macon Academy, died after bronchial pneumonia. Brief services were held at his late home with ministers from three churches. The body was sent to Blackstone, Virginia, for funeral and interment tomorrow at 2 PM.
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Charles Epes Boggs
Front Royal
John C. Boggs
Randolph-Macon Academy
R. B. Clagett
Front Royal Methodist Church
H. W. Shannon
Front Royal Presbyterian Church
Moorman Parker
Warren
Methodist Church
Blackstone
Miss Theora Manuel dies at 17 in Front Royal
Theora Vivian Manuel aged 17 daughter of John W and Hilda May Loving Manuel died yesterday at her parents home in Oranda near Strasburg. Survived by parents two uncles Edgar and Marvin Loving of Strasburg funeral set for tomorrow at 2 PM from First Baptist Church Front Royal with pallbearers listed.
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Front Royal
Theora Vivian Manuel
John W
Hilda May Loving Manuel
Manuel
Oranda
Strasburg
Edgar
Marvin Loving
First Baptist Church
Helen Frye
Charlotte Higgins
Alice Thompson
Emma Mauck
Lorraine Updyke
Catherine Clem
Randolph-Macon Academy Tops Strasburg High in Opener
Front Royal April 2 Randolph-Macon Academy baseball team met Strasburg high school this afternoon at 3 30 o clock. This was the first of regular season games. Tomorrow the cadets face Warren County high school. The academy lost a practice game Saturday to the Front Royal All Stars.
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Front Royal
Randolph-Macon Academy
Strasburg High School
Warren County High School
Academy
Front Royal All-Stars
Social And Personal News Of Front Royal and Warren County
Front Royal Virginia items note Mrs J Cunningham of Hedgesville West Virginia visiting Rockland. Frank R Simpson improving at home in Rockland. Kenneth Simpson also improving from pneumonia. Winnie Weaver Hollins student and daughter of Senator Aubrey G Weaver visiting in Royal avenue. Benjamin J Sager heads to Norfolk for several days. Kenneth Price Helen Frye and Ruben Walton group visited Washington DC and saw cherry blossoms. Maurice Bowen ill with influenza improving. Mrs Julian N Major hosted a Tuesday Bridge Club. will host weekly contract table. William C Armstrong Sr returns from Johns Hopkins. R R Griffith of S G Allens Insurance attended Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Loudoun County meeting in Waterford. Front Royal Lodge 374 I O O F to confer initial degree on class. Daisy Winters confined at home with grippe. Elsworth Bower ill in Winchester Memorial Hospital improving. Adjutant General S Gardner Waller spent weekend here. Rev Homer H Sherman attends Baltimore Conference Hyattsville and Alexandria meetings. Edward T Whitworth and Bryan Rudacille in Bealeton for field trials. Billy Simons returns to Pittsburgh after illness recovery at home. Julia M Harnsberger of Richmond spent weekend with parents J Baldwin Armstrong.
Moody Eyes Comeback But Stays Amateur in Tennis
Helén Moody, sidelined by recent condition checks, hopes to return to international competition in tennis. She plans to start with smaller events to rebuild form and says she would not turn professional, though she would consider acting in a movie.
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San Francisco
Helen Wills Moody
Heart Attack Proves Fatal To Navy Hero's Son
Dr. Winfield Scott Schley 61 son of Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley dies of heart attack in New York. Born in Annapolis he studied at St John’s College and Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. Survived by widow two daughters and a sister. Fund value set for Thursday.
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New York
Winfield Scott Schley
Santiago
Naval Academy
St. John’s College
Annapolis
Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
Thursay
Cigarettes And Silk Stockings Burglar's Loot
Police in Hagerstown Maryland investigate a burglary at a residence on April 2. A male offender broke in and items taken include cigarettes and silk stockings. Detectives question whether a female accomplice who smokes may be involved.
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Hagerstown, Md
John
Burglar Strikes Fisher Stores Again Stealing Cigarettes Stockings
A burglar robbed R. Fisher's shop of 8 000 cigarettes and eight dozen ladies silk stockings. A week earlier a Fisher store at Halfway was robbed of cigarettes and silk hose. No other items were taken in either burglary.
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R. Fisher
Fisher
Halfway
Seniors Stage 3 Act Comedy With Strong Cast
The Senior class presented a 3 act comedy with June Bean as the heroine and Carter Baker as the hero delivering convincing performances. Dora Grim Eleanor Scully Virginia White and Tom Rodman provided strong supporting roles amid praised backstage work by Hugh Crisman Ralph Summel Georgia Bywaters May Bywaters Virginia Cather James Goode Helen Hatcher Ruth Trimble Garland Baptist Anna Fugitt and Mrs. Fred Ritter. The class thanked sponsors and local firms for loans and courtesies.
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June Bean
Carter Baker
Dora Grim
Eleanor Scully
Virginia White
Tom Rodman
Hugh Crisman
Ralph Summel
Georgia Bywaters
May Bywaters
Virginia Cather
James Goode
Helen Hatcher
Ruth Trimble
Garland Baptist
Anna Fugitt
Fred Ritter
W. Alan Peery
Kurtz Furniture Co
Virginia Antique Shop
Huntsberry’s Shoe Store
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Star Publishing
Dismissed Ohio Official Found Shot To Death
Edmond G. Mathews once head of Ohio liquor enforcement and a World War veteran was found shot to death in his Columbus home. Coroner investigating with no immediate verdict. He had been dismissed by Governor Martin L. Davey and was to oversee division personnel changes.
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Columbus
Edmond G. Mathews
Martin L. Davey
State Liquor Department
E. E. Smith
Mathews
Scout Leaders Plan Apple Blossom Festival Activities
Scout leaders meet at 7:30 tonight at 32 East Clifford Street to plan duties for the Apple Blossom Festival. Robert Grim presides with Roy A. Cather C. R. Keeler and Lee Coble as speakers. Laurens Jones handles entertainment. Court of Honor set for May 16.
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Laurence P. Jones
East Clifford Street
Robert Grim
Roy A. Cather
C. R. Keeler
Scouts Activities Committee
Lee Coble
Court of Honor
Page Louderbach
Laurens Jones
Appeals Withdrawn and Trials Set at Frederick County Court
Judge Philip Williams opened the Frederick County Circuit Court with several moves. Walter Spaid and Madeline Shane withdrew appeals from prior rulings. Six cases were nolle pressed involving old liquor violations, and a number of civil actions were dismissed or set for trial.
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Trial Justice Court
Nolle
Philip Williams
Frederick County
Walter Spaid
Madeline Shane
Circuit Court
A. J. Tavenner
Spaid
High View
W. Va
Virginia
White Hall
Floyd Brill
Shane
Louis Quantz
Mack Dodson
Tommy Carper
Chester McGinne
Luther Hamilton
Commonwealth
David C. Boles
Bernie F. Strosnider
April Court Docket Highlights Pressed In Local Page
The page lists cases with dates and parties including April 4 Wright v Brumback over dog killing dispute and related actions, April 8 Benham receiver v Grim to collect a $3,000 note from Stephens City Farm Bureau members, and April 22 Malone v Hable seeking $5,000 damages tied to the Malone Hable auto accident.
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George C. Wright
C. S. Brumback
Als
Rinker
H. D. Garrett
John Snyder
H. K. Benham
Old Stephens City Bank
O.L. Grim
Old
Stephens City Farm Bureau
Water System Survey Saves $140 Monthly
During March, 11,187,500 gallons were saved compared with the previous year as leaks were found by the near completion survey. Officials say the monthly saving is about $140 and will grow as the system is fully checked.
Riches To Mark Debate Thursday At Gainesboro Schoolhouse
A debate titled That wealth and luxury increases happiness will be held Thursday at 8 pm in the Gainesboro schoolhouse to benefit the 4 H Clubs. Speakers include J. D. Luttrell Howard Luttrell Ernest Luttrell Ford Luttrell J W Larrick and Wesley Shiley with no admission charged.
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Gainesboro
J. D. Luttrell
Howard Luttrell
Ernest Luttrell
Ford Luttrell
J. W. Larrick
Wesley Shiley
Fire destroys Midnight Fol lies Hotel in Tijuana
A fire on Tijuana's main street destroyed the Midnight Fol lies Hotel and nightclub early today and threatened the block for several minutes. The cause was not immediately determined.
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Tijuana
Mex
Midnight Follies
Market in stocks edges near rails and utilities
New York April 2 The stock market held near prior levels as investors awaited news. Technical factors were cited for cautious buying while grains and cotton were narrow. major movers included Aluminum Co of America and various rail and utility issues with steady to firm sentiment.
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New York
Bouyant
Federal Reserve Board
Wall Street
Aluminum Co. of America
Stock Exchange
Alied Chemical
American Can
American Smelters
American Tel
Tel
Atch
Topeka
San Fe
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
Consol
N. Y
General Electric
General Motors
Goodyear
Int. Harvester
Johns Manville
Montgomery Ward
N. Y. Central
Penn. Railroad
Standard Oil of
N. J
Union Pacific
U. S. Steel
Woolworth
French Deputies Rally Behind Flandin Plans
The piece notes deputies backing Flandin's aviation policy amid broader European tensions. It also covers Lithuania asserting Germany bears blame for Memel statute violations and Eden's Warsaw talks on a possible eastern European security framework.
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Germany
Kaunas
Lithuania
Great Britain
France
Italy
Eden
Warsaw
Festival Floats Feature Unusual Designs At Handley School
Handley School created eye catching festival floats noted for unusual design and success winning first prizes in 1933 and 1934. The 1933 display showcased 14 giant apple blossoms with girls at the center and a 14 foot tall blossom that opened in the middle housing a dressed girl wearing white and pink.
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Handley School
Livestock Market Report From Philadelphia On April Second
Market steady across cattle hogs and sheep with varied weights and prices. Hogs range 9.10 to 9.75 per cwt for lighter to heavier, packing sows 7.45 to 8.30, pigs 7.65 to 9.30, lambs 8.25 to 9.25, ewes 3.50 to 5.00, eggs at 10,006 and poultry prices mixed with top butter grades listed.
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Philadelphia
Futures and cash grain quotations across wheat and corn
Chicago and Baltimore market brief detailing closing prices for wheat corn oats rye and barley with May July and Sept contracts and cash grain bids. Notable figures include Chicago cash No 3 red wheat at 76 cents and No 1 hard at 1.03 1/4, with yellow corn bids around 84 to 89 cents per bushel and lard and bellies quoted for May July and Sept.
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Chicago
Chi Cash
Cago Chicago
Baltimore
Winchester
Hamilton Had Headquarters In Memphis Hotel
Memphis police said Raymond Hamilton, labeled No. 1 Southwest badman, used a Memphis hotel as his headquarters for about three days before his terror spree through Mississippi ended Thursday afternoon and night.
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Hamilton Had
Memphis
Tenn
Raymond Hamilton
Southwest
Badman
Mississippi
Local Market Prices From The Loves Markets
Market listing shows wholesale and retail prices for flour corn meal and animal feeds. Includes contract terms for bag sizes from 12 to 98 pounds and per barrel pricing, with dairy and egg products and butter, plus live animals and hogs, in a dense 1910s style local markets section.
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Star
Atent
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Warren County
Bureau
The
Winchester Evening Star
Richard K. Eddy
Telephone Front Royal 213
Downing
Miss Theora
V. Manuel
Strasburgers
J. Cunningham
Hedgesville
Rockland
Frank R. Simpson
Kenneth Simpson
Frank Simpson
Winnie Weaver
Hollins
Royal Avenue
Benjamin J. Sager
Norfolk
Kenneth Price
Ruben Walton
Washington, D. C
Maurice Bowen
Julian N. Major
William C. Armstrong, Sr
Johns Hopkins Hospital
R. R. Griffith
Aeg
Daisy Winters
Elsworth Bower
Winchester Memorial Hospital
S. Gardner Waller
Homer H. Sherman
Hyattsville
Washington
Alexandria
Messrs
Edward T. Whitworth
Bryan Rudacille
Bealton
Billy Simons
Pittsburgh
Julia M Harnsberger
Richmond
Mrs. J. Baldwkin Armstrong
Helén Moody
Muggs McGinnis
BY Wally Bishop
Jalady
America
Alexander
Muggs
Confess Jr
Lincoln
Ohio
Edmond Mathews
Gov. Peery
the Community Baking Company
Cumberland
Maryland
Flandin
Anthony Eden
Gazetta Polska
League of Nations
Poland
Berne
Switzerland
Nazi Party
Lydia E. Pinkham
Barbara Spears
Akron
Kasco
Renee
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