Front Royal Social and Personal News Highlights
Miss Mary Ashby Slaughter arrives from Washington to visit her mother Mrs. Frances W. Slaughter. Charles Smoot, grandson of Senator Reed Smoot, spends weekend with friends. former Randolph-Macon Academy student. Numerous local visits, school events, and weekend travels across Front Royal and Warren County.
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Front Royal
Warren County
Mary Ashby Slaughter
Washington
Frances W. Slaughter
Charles Smoot
United States
Reed Smoot
Utah
Smoot
Randolph-Macon Academy
Mary LeRoy
James Golden
Sunset Lodge
Baldwin School
Bryn Mawr, Pa
Anta Haley
Warren County High School
Roosevelt outlines plan to eliminate grade crossings nationwide
President Roosevelt announced a four point program to spend 100 to 200 million dollars on grade crossing eliminations. The plan requires land provided by states, targets main line railways, and promises full federal funding with a July 1 1936 completion goal. Richmond and Virginia officials welcomed the outline expecting jobs and road projects funded by the program.
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Roosevelt
Bureau of Public Roads
Richmond
H. G. Shirley
Federal Public Works
Virginia
Shirley
Lions Present Benefit Show in Front Royal
The Great Hupman Trial presented last evening by the Front Royal Lions Club drew over 600 attendees for charity. The program featured a mock trial, the Royal Parkway Orchestra conducted by Jimmy Doman, and specialty numbers, praised as the finest in recent years by local talent.
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Front Royal
Great Hupman
Front Royal Lions Club
Royal Parkway Orchestra
Jimmy Doman
Timely Tips On Spray
Schedules FRONT ROYAL April 13 Announcement from County Agent D M Cloyd states a favorable spray season with buds opening rapidly. Begin spraying Delicios and scab susceptible varieties with summer strength lime sulfur at the first pink in the blossom center and continue until all susceptible varieties are covered twice. Mix 10 quarts lime sulfur 32 Baume to 100 gallons.
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Front Royal
D. M. Cloyd
Miss Smith Speaks at Front Royal Rotary Meeting
The Front Royal Rotary Club invited Miss Dorothy Smith administrator of the Northern Virginia Emergency Relief Administration area office in Front Royal as guest speaker. She outlined the scale of relief work and the application process for benefits. Attendees included Rev. J. W. White and Frank Raflo. The club will elect officers at the April 19 meeting.
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Front Royal
Afton Inn
Benefit Set by Front Royal All-Stars for May 20 Circus
Front Royal All-Stars announce a benefit performance with the King Cole Society Circus at their stadium on May 20. The show runs in the afternoon and evening to aid an unspecified cause.
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Front Royal
Front Royal All-Stars
Death of Nathan Blakemore Ties Local Resident to Savage
Word came that Nathan Blakemore a former county resident died Thursday night at his home in Savage Maryland Funeral services will be held at his Savage home tomorrow at 2 o clock
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Front . Royal
Nathan Blakemore
This County
Savage, Md
Jail Empty at Front Royal After Nine Months
For the first time in nine months the Warren county jail is empty. It last held inmates yesterday at 1 o clock marking a rare quiet period after a long stretch with at least one prisoner.
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Front Royal
Warren County
Transfer of Lot on Jackson Street to Ramsey and Bank of Warren
Substitute trustee transfers ownership of a lot on Jackson Street formerly improved with a factory building to George C. Ramsey and Bank of Warren for 650 dollars. Deed recorded April 12, 1935.
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Front Royal
John H. Downing
George C. Ramsey and
Bank of Warren
Jackson Street
Marriage license issued for 15 year old bride Kathleen Lawson
From Warren county clerk, a marriage license was issued yesterday to Miss Kathleen Lawson of Front Royal and Milbert Jenkins of Bentonville. The bride, aged 15, had parental consent for the ceremony. Rev. R. B. Clagett of Front Royal Methodist Church officiated.
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Front Royal
Warren County
Kathleen Lawson
Milbert Jenkins
Bentonville
R. B. Clagett
Elimination of Monopoly Asked by Farmers to Senate
Farmers speaking through the National Grange protested to the Senate finance committee that recovery was retarded by a disparity between agricultural and industrial prices under NRA. They demanded elimination of monopolistic code provisions if the recovery law is extended.
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Washington
National Grange
Senate Finance Committee
NRA
Italian Premier Plea For Armed Austria At Danubian Talks
Three nations attended a Danubian conference seeking guarantees of Austria's independence with Germany and France present. A Rome meeting is set for May 20 to discuss broad topics and possibly pave the way for a wider European conference on stability.
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Austria
Germany
France
Rome
Europe
Varied Weather Indicated For Coming Week
Weather outlook spans North and Middle Atlantic states with rain possible Tuesday or Wednesday and again late in the week. Warmer at start, cooler midweek, then warmer Friday, and colder at week’s end. South Atlantic states expect generally fair skies with Friday showers, warmer early and colder northward at week’s close.
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Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
College Students Strike Over War Across Nation
Thousands of college and high school students protested war with parades and meetings while clashes occurred on some campuses. Demonstrators attacked militarism and fascism, praising pledges to resist armed conflict as police and schools reported mixed turnout and scattered disruptions.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Roosevelt
Hitler
Mussolini
Senator Long
Father Coughlin
Haverford College
Syracuse University
Harvard
New York
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
Columbia University
College of the City of New York
New York Board of Education
Jack Melso
Imposed Fines in Police Court Judge Names
Several cases heard by Judge Donald Weems ended in fines. William Homer punished for reckless driving with damages payment, Frank Micciche fined 3 dollars for illegal parking, William H Guthrie 5 dollars and costs for no dog tag, Mrs. George McFarland 5 dollars and costs for no dog tag, Lacey Corbin forfeited 15.25 dollars collateral for reckless driving, Hawk Haymaker 5 dollars and costs for no dog tag, James Glenville of Martinsburg no operator's permit and 10.25 dollars.
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Donald Weems
William Homer
Frank Micciche
William H. Guthrie
George McFarland
Highland Avenue
Lacey Corbin
E. Gerrard
Hawk Haymaker
Pine Street
James Glenville
Martinsburg
W. Va
Holds Kerr-Smith Act Is Invalid
Federal Judge Charles I. Daw son in Louis Ky ruled the Kerr-Smith act regulating tobacco production unconstitutional on April 13.
Livestock And Produce Markets Report Prices By Class
Market summary shows cattle calves hogs sheep and lambs with steady to unchanged quotations. Slaughter steers and heifers midrange prices, cows and bulls listed. calves weaners and hogs by weight with specific ranges. packing sows and pigs noted. Egg and poultry statistics from Philadelphia and U S Dept of Agriculture indicate steady top grades and standards.
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Philadelphia
U. S
Senate Leaders Start Revision of NRA Measure
Washington reports Senate administration leaders moved to revise the NRA extension bill amid monopoly charges from Senator Borah. Harrison Wagner and McCarran push changes to restore anti trust provisions and curb price fixing while industry voices vary on extending NRA with limited changes.
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Washington
NRA
Borah
R-Ida
Senate
Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Wagner
D-Ny
Consumers ‘ Goods Industries Committee
John E. Edgerton
Nashville Woolen
Southern States Industrial Council
Engine whistle loud at crossing in Rockville crash
An officer testified after a foggy Rockville bus train collision that the crossing signals were all in good working order and the next east bound train operated its signals perfectly. He stated the investigation found warning devices functioning and the railroad force operating correctly at the time.
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Rockville
Routenberg
NRA Question Halts Inquiry
President Roosevelt halted Senate investigators seeking to learn why Colt Arms Company had not complied with NRA labor clauses. He acted amid ongoing negotiations to settle a strike at the gun plant and hoped for an early agreement between the national labor relations board strikers and the company. The move came as the munitions committee planned to demand Donald R. Richberg explain delays in revoking Colt’s Blue Eagle.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Colt Arms Company
NRA
National Labor Relations Board
Senate Munitions Committee
Donald R. Richberg
National Recovery Board
Blue Eagle
Market In Stocks Ends Saturday On Firm Tone
A lively session with all sections rising, utilities in strong demand and a firm close. Wheat touched new season highs around 1.02 a bushel while cotton advanced and other commodities improved. Closing prices included Allied Chemical 134 1/4 and U S Steel 31 3/4 among notable quotes.
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Stock Exchange
Allied Chemical
American Car
American Smelters
American Tel & Tel
Atch
Topeka
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
Consol
Gas of
N. Y
Corn Products
General Electric
General Motors
Goodyear
Int. Harvester
Johns Manville
Montgomery Ward
N. Y. Central
Penn Railroad
Stand. Oil of N. J
Union Pacific
U. S. Steel
Woolworth
Grain Prices Move Across Wheat and Corn Futures
Chicago and Baltimore market notes show futures for wheat May July and Sept with small price ranges. Corn oats rye and barley quotes listed with May July and Sept maturities, along with lard bellies and wheat prices in Baltimore and Winchester markets.
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Chicago
Baltimore
Dollar Wheat Is Back Again
Chicago observers report dollar wheat returning to the market with bullish buying that added about 11 million dollars of value to winter wheat in the ground. May and September futures rose above the dollar, lifting the crop’s perceived value on forecasts of a 435 million bushel harvest despite dust storm conditions in the western wheat belt.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Colorado
Wheatlands
Minneapolis
City
May Vote Today On Pension Plan
Washington reports House leaders move to a direct vote on the Townsend old age pension plan to end the session fight. They cite the social security bill aim to end public sales of tax exempt federal securities as a key argument. Speaker Burns signals he might allow a special resolution to ensure he can vote against the Townsend proposal.
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Washington
House
Burns
Townsend
Local Market Prices From The Star Ledger
Market notes show various bagged feed prices including Patent Brand 98 lb bags at 6.50 and 48 lb bags at 6.65 with multiple sizes for corn meal and egg mash. Listings contain discrepancies and typographical errors common to the era.
Hall's Expectorant Promoted For Cough Relief
Promoters claim Hall's Expectorant soothes irritated throat membranes and speeds relief from colds. Marketed for over 25 years with high demand, it is sold by Peoples Service Drug Store at 9 North Main Street in three sizes 35c 60c. fre.
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Hall
Peoples Service Drug Store
North Main Street
UCV Leader Denounces Students Calling for Peace
Confederate Veterans leader denounces student strikers, urging harsh discipline and stating they should be spanked for their actions. The remark targets students who protested for peace.
Public sale of Stephens City house and lots announced
The notice states a public sale at 11 a m on Saturday April 20 1935 of real estate in Stephens Virginia seized by Inez Steele and Steele, including four lots with detailed boundaries and descriptions, offered as parcels or as a whole. Terms require one third cash with two equal annual payments at 6 percent interest secured by deed oftrust and insurance.
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Inez Steele
Steele
Stephens Virginia
Valley Turnpike
M. E. Church
N. E
S. E
P. B. Stickley
Stickley
Harry R. Kern
A. J. Tavenner
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