Social And Personal News Of Front Royal and Warren County
Mrs Higgins and daughter Evelyn and Mrs Kibler and daughter Gloria visited in Washington. A group of 20 Warren and Rappahannock teachers observed Orange schools. G Tyler Miller, Warren Rappahannock schools superintendent, in Washington. George Johnston ill but somewhat improved. Sheriff Collins and family returned to Philadelphia. Miss Mary Ashby Slaughter returned to Washington. Several local residents visited Winchester, Baltimore, and Rockland. Memorial hospital patients Elsworth Bower and Obie Carter improving. Many weekend visits and trips to Richmond, California, and other locales noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
James Higgins
Evelyn
I. O. Kibler
Gloria Kibler
Washington
Farm Students Enter A Virginia Fertilizer Contest
The Virginia Division of Agricultural Education announces a contest for all Virginia vocational agriculture students. It aims to show the economic value of cotton fertilization with judging by yield per acre, total profit per acre, cost per unit, and submitted records. Prizes come from the Chilean Nitrate Educational Bureau and the Barrett Agricultural Development Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Division of Agricultural Education of Virginia
Virginia
J. J. Foster
Warren County
Hgh School
Chilean Nitrate Educational Bureau
Barrett Agricultural Development Bureau
School Leaders Touring County
Front Royal April 15. Officials from the state department of education visit Warren and Rappahannock county schools this week. Ruth Henderson observes Warren County high school today, with G Tyler Miller and Leslie Fox to inspect Rappahannock high schools tomorrow. E E Worrell visits Warren county Thursday and Rappahannock county Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Warren and Rappahannock County
State Department of Education
Ruth Henderson
Warren County
G. Tyler Miller
Warren-Rappahannock
Leslie Fox
Rappahannock County
E. E. Worrell
Midnight Deadline for Virginia License Plates 1934
State Police officer Turner A. Slaughter announced a midnight deadline tonight for the 1934 Virginia license plates. No vehicles bearing these plates will be allowed on the highway after midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Turner A. Slaughter
Virginia
Cooley Family Visits Relatives and Local Concert
Mrs. George W. Cooley Miss Katherine Cooley and Mr Kenneth Cooley visited relatives in Strasburg on Sunday. Miss Hazel Eshelman was a visitor in Winchester Saturday. Miss Margaret Brice returned home to Wilmington NC after a month with her aunt Mrs Buller. A band gave its second concert in the school chapel today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. A. Bell
Winchester
George W. Cooley
Katherine Cooley
Kenneth Cooley
Strasburg
Hazel Eshelman
Margaret Brice
Warren County High School
School Grant Change by Ickes Sees Reduction to 15000
Harold S. Ickes United States Secretary of the Interior approved a change requested by the Warren county school board converting a loan and grant for River ton and Front Royal new schools into a 15000 grant. The 30 million bond issue had been sold to a financial house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Warren County
Riverton
Harold S. Ickes
United States
Lindwood Smedley Held on Liquor Charge
Lindwood Smedley was arrested Saturday evening on a charge of possession of illegal liquor. His case will come before the Trial Justice's court on Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Lindwood Smedley
Man Barricades Himself in Garage and Fires on Officers
In Birmingham on April 14 a man barricaded in his garage during a robbery pursuit shot two officers and was severely wounded before surrendering after a gun battle that lasted over an hour. About 1,000 shots were fired as Gilham resisted inside the cluttered space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
J. H. Early
Gilham
Avondale
William P Heskett 64 Dies After Brief Illness
William P. Heskett aged 64 died at Winchester Memorial hospital shortly after 11 o clock from a paralytic stroke following spinal meningitis contracted Friday night. A Fork district farmer and Methodist, he is survived by his widow Eva Simpson Heskett, three daughters Pauline Heskett R ford Lillian Nelson and a son Huston Heskett and Ray Heskett. Funeral at Bennett's Chapel Wednesday at 2:30 conducted by Rev Moorman Parker with Rev W E B Canoles assisting. Pallbearers named C C Proctor Philip Hockman W F Priest Robert Corron Hillard Stokes Edward Sealock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
William P. Heskett
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Heskett
Fork
Eva Simpson Heskett
Pauline Heskett
R. H. Redford
Washington, D. C
Lillian Nelson
Savannah
Huston Heskett
Christiansburg
Ray Heskett
Bennett’s Chapel
Moorman Parker
Warren- Riverton
W. EB. Canoles
C. C. Proctor
Philip Hockman
W. F. Priest
Robert Corron
Hillard Stokes
Edward Sealock
Death of Mrs Virginia Elizabeth Putman at Royal avenue
Mrs. Virginia Elizabeth Putman aged 62 died suddenly from a heart attack at the home of Mr and Mrs Clarence Ritenour on Royal avenue after resting on their porch following a visit to Riverton. She was daughter of John Martin of Riverton and the late Mrs Sarah Martin. Surviving are two sons Reginald Butler and Raymond Butler and six brothers and two sisters. Funeral plans await Raymond Butler’s arrival from North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Virginia Elizabeth Putman
Clarence Ritenour
Royal Avenue
Putman
John Martin
Riverton
Sarah Moore Martin
Samuel Butler
William Putman
Reginald Butler
Raymond Butler
North Carolina
William
George
Russell
Staunton
Early
Berryville
Tulson
Wheeler Proposes Government Ownership of Railroads
Senator Wheeler of Montana proposes outright government ownership and operation of the railroads starting next January. He drafts a bill for a federal corporation to take over carriers by exchange of securities or eminent domain, with compensation in government guaranteed debentures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senator Wheeler
Dmont
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Wheeler
Congress
Joseph B. Eastman
Federal
Federal Corporation
U. S
British Budget 1935 36 Forecast Surplus Amid Cheerful Trade Outlook
Neville Chamberlain outlined a budget showing an estimated surplus of 5.61 million pounds for 1935 36 as he reported a total revenue of 735.58 million pounds and ordinary expenditure of 729.97 million. He noted defense needs of 10.5 million pounds and an income tax rise to 237 million pounds, with trade recovery lifting exports 10 million pounds in the first quarter of 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons of Great Britain
Chamberlain
Ask Rule To Prevent Raise In Coal Rates
One hundred eighty coal mine operators in four states ask the U S courts to stop the Interstate Commerce Commission and railroads from applying increased freight rates next Saturday. A suit filed in Richmond Va charges the commission acted arbitrarily when it authorized emergency surcharges to freight rates until June 30 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Richmond
Virginia Skyline Drive Promises Thrilling Tourist Route
Virginia promotes a statewide travel campaign via Metropolitan Sunday Papers and The Literary Digest. The ads tout Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive as a safe, scenic route with guard rails and sweeping vistas promising up to 72 million dollars in annual visitor spending. Readers are guided on how to reach the drive from north or south and urged to visit other state parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Literary Digest
New Yorker
State Conservation Development Commission
Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountain
Shenandoah National Park
Shenandoah Valley
Middleburg Races Deliver Thrills for Large Crowd
The timber race was won by Indigo of the Northwood stables. The William Skinner Memorial, two and a half miles over brush, went to Our Friend of Mrs. Verner Z. Reed Jr. ridden by Noel Laning. Rose Hill timber, three miles, was won by Chatterplay owned by Paul Mellon and ridden by Jack Skinner. Old Bachelor two miles brush for the Loudoun Plate, ridden by W Bethel, and the Three Oaks on the flat ended with Sea Chief owned by Paul Mellon and ridden by James Ryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indigo
Northwood Stables
William Skinner
Brush
Our Friend
Verner Z. Reed, Jr
Noel Laning
Rose Hill
Chatterplay
Paul Mellon
Jack Skinner
John H. Whitiney
W. Bethel
Sea Chief
James Ryan
Congress fights to pass New Deal social measures amid recovery fears
The piece weighs whether Congress can adjourn quickly while pushing essential bills, including social security and New Deal acts. It warns against emergency powers and urges broad forward looking reforms to sustain democracy and economic stability. Anxieties about banking, taxation, HOLC, and NRA shape the debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HOLC
NRA
Senate
House of Representatives
New York
Congress
Germany
Roosevelt
United States
Townsend's Influence Overshadows Roosevelt on Social Reform
Democratic managers contrast President Roosevelt and Dr. Townsend, noting Roosevelt seeks political reason and year-end election impact, while Townsend demands immediate several hundred dollar pensions. Townsend commands a large following, intensifying partisan debate over social security timing and scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Congress
F. E. Townsend
Dr. Townsend
Townsend
AAA May Not Be Able To Pay For Wheat Reduction
Washington reports AAA plans to raise wheat production to avert shortages while promising to pay farmers for reductions under contracts. McCarl questions payments but AAA says erroneous reports of definite rulings are incorrect. Plan: increase spring wheat, possibly modify terms, with drought and dust storms looming in Texas Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Washington
McCarl
Western Wheat
Farm Administration
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Guymon
Okla
Methodist Church
American Red Cross
Rock Fall at Niagara Gorge Near Tower Arch Bridge
Several tons of rock tumbled from the gorge bank into the river at Niagara Falls Ontario near the tower arch bridge last night. The rockfall occurred where a large rock projected over the cliff wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Ontario
Niagara Gorge
Tower Arch Bridge
Mt Airy Members To Be Initiated
The Middletown degree team will visit and exemplify several degrees for the Mount Airy Grange near Opequon on Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Airy
Middletown
Mount Airy Grange
Opequon
600 Convicts Strike at Ohio Penitentiary
In Columbus on April 15 six hundred Ohio penitentiary prisoners walked out in protest of the State Board of Paroles continuing parole applications. Warden James C. Woodard reported no disturbances and declined to comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
State Board of Paroles
James C. Woodard
Winchester Apple Blossom Festival Broadcast Preview
Radio programs highlight the Winchester festival with news on the Civil War era stories and the harvest observance. Governor Peery will address the Gulf Hour national hook up from Washington at 8 pm, featuring Winchester Shenandoah Valley orchards and the upcoming bloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Peery
Washington
Shenandoah Valley
Stocks Hold Steady as Metals Rally Fades
New York April 15 prices show markets easing after earlier strength in metals. Official call money rate drops to 12 and a half percent, bonds drift, grains slip, and cotton moves in a narrow range. Selected stocks include Allied Chemical 136, American Can 1194, General Electric 24, General Motors 29, U S Steel 324g, Penn Railroad 2042, Union Pacific 89.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
The
Stock Exchange
Allied Chemical
American Can
American Smelters
American Tel
Tel
Atch
Topeka
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
Consol
Gas
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
Future And Cash Wheat And Other Grain Quotations
Grain quotations from Chicago and Baltimore show futures for Wheat Corn Oats Rye Barley and cash grain prices by grade and delivery. Prices listed include Wheat May 1.00, July 9934, Sep 1.0014 5s. Corn May 885 78, July 82 8214, Sep 7712 5. Oats May 4912, July 434 ¾, Sep 4042 54. Rye May 60 2, July 62, Sep 63 56. Barley May 712, July 67. Lard May 12.85, July 12.85, Sep 12.90. Bellies May 16.70, July 16.77.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Baltimore
Winchester
Local Markets and Wholesale Feed Prices Listing
Local wholesale and retail market prices for flour, corn, meal, feed mixes, and dairy items. Includes patent brand flour bags from 6.00 to 6.90 per barrel, shelled corn and mixed feeds, egg mash, and butter prices. regional price snapshot with multiple line items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Kasco
Platete
Cerree
Hale Seestner Aeele
Css
Esse
Wall Paper History In U S Beginnings At New York Factory
The first wall paper manufactured in the United States was created by John Rugar who set up a factory in New York City in 1705. This item notes early American production dating back to 1765 with Rugar as the pioneer in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
John Rugar
New York City
Baltimore and Philadelphia Livestock and Produce Market Roundup
Baltimore market news reports cattle with steady to weak tendencies for weight classes and strong cows and heifers. hogs slow with mixed price shifts. sheep and lambs show firmer wool lambs and varied spring lamb demand. Philadelphia poultry and egg prices list assorted fowls, turkeys, ducks, and butter with US Department of Agriculture references and assorted grade ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Plymouth Rocks
Increase In Food Prices To Be Investigated
Detroit will host a grand jury inquiry into rising household costs with a focus on milk and bread price hikes. Prosecutor Duncan McCrea petitioned Judge Henry Sweeny for the session, arguing price fixing violations under state anti trust laws. The judge said the one man grand jury will be open and led by his own hand. The milk price topic leads, followed by bread and other essentials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Duncan McCrea
Henry 5. Sweeny
Recorder’s Court
Sweeny
Shryock Estate Faces Suit for Judgment in Frederick Case
A home in Stephens City tied to the Shryock estate is subject to a debt case after a Frederick County jury verdict over a $3,000 note. Pending a motion for a new trial, prosecution will be withheld as the receiver plans to proceed against the Russell A. Shryock estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens City
Frederick County
Russell A. Shryock
Greater powers of Europe form a unity pledge
Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Yugoslavia, Poland and Austria plan to participate in the Danubian conference at Rome in late May. They seek a Central Pact to guarantee Austria's independence and extend mutual non interference assurances. Italy and Britain reaffirm Locarno obligations to Germany and Belgium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pageans
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Rumania
Yugoslavia
Poland
Austria
Rome
Germany
Belgium
Locarno
Italy
Britain
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Winchester Evening Star
Richard K. Eddy
Telephone Front Royal 213
Warren
Rappahannock
Orange
Washington, Va
George T. Johnston
Shirley Collins
R. F. Collins
Washington, D.C
Raymond Collins
Mary Ashby Slaughter
Frances Slaughter
Etta Pressley
Emma Thompson
Louisa
Walter W. Palmer
Fork District
Elsworth Bower
Bunny” Lamb
Carl Campbell
Obie Carter
Ira Cook
Jane
Bentonville
Carl ‘Thompson
T. C. Ramsey
W. R. Thompson
Helen Baker
Mary Louise Purdum
Graham Melville
Baltimore, Md
John and
Dickie
Randolph-Macon Academy
Frank Manuel
Robert Hockman
Virginia Smith
Julia Bowers
Rockland
Mr. Alfred White
Mrs
James Bowers
California
Lieut. Bowers
G. V. Stewart
Barry
Lillian McFall
Helen Simons
Russell Cameron
Malcolm Poston
Leonard Reid
W. M. Longfellow
India
League
Front Royal Methodist Church
BLAIR
Oy W. Venable
Man
Wm. P. Heskett
Fam
Ily
V. E. Putman
Government Bay All Utilities
House of Commons
Middleburg
Central Press
Charles P. Stewart
Capitol Hill
East 45Th Street
By Leslie Eichel
England
Niagara
Long Island
Shryock Estate
Europe
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