Social and Personal News From Front Royal and Warren County
Front Royal and Warren County social news notes visitors and weekend returns. Mrs J W Simons hosts her daughter Helen Simons of Washington this weekend while Cadet Harold Smoot leaves for Washington after measles treatment. Local residents attend hospital updates and Easter visits with family and friends in Winchester Washington and Fredericksburg areas.
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Front Royal
Warren County
Helen Simons
Washington
J. W. Simons
Harold Smoot
Randolph-Macon Academy
Choral Club To Present Program At Warren High
The Choral Club of Warren County High School and the Rhythm Band under Mrs Lottie West Whitehurst present a concert Friday April 26 at 8 15 pm in the high school auditorium. They will perform two and three part choruses and the rhythm band will offer songs rhythms and dances. Funds from the program go to a library fund for playground equipment with a silver offering and no admission charge.
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Front Royal
Warren County High School
Lottie West Whitehurst
Easter Services at Calvary Episcopal Church
The Easter service at Calvary Episcopal Church will be conducted by Rev. R. A. Castleman of Falls Church Virginia at 11 a.m. The program includes processional hymns, chants, “The Strife is Oer,” a sermon by Rev. Castleman, offertory, communion hymn, and “Jesus Christ is Risen Today” as the recessional.
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Front Royal
Calvary Episcopal Church
R. A. Castleman
Falls Church
Sullivan
Mornington
Bartlett
Buck
Corbin
Fortay
Paxton
Monk
Stainer
Hodges
Dudley
Whitney
Jesus Christ
Davidica
Hollenga To Be Speaker At Front Royal Chamber Meeting
Dan Hollenga secretary of the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce will be guest speaker at the Front Royal Chamber of Commerce annual meeting. The event at the Afton Inn on Tuesday evening April 30 at 6 30 will also elect officers for the ensuing year drawing a large attendance.
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Front Royal
Dan Hollenga
Chamber of Commerce of
Alexandria
Front Royal Chamber of Commerce
Afton Inn
Sees Need For More Hotels Front Royal
Allen J. Saville of Richmond tells Front Royal Rotary Club that Virginia’s tourist lure brings in 50 to 75 million dollars yearly and that at least 50 good size hotels should be built in Richmond to accommodate visitors. The club elected Colonel John C. Boggs Stephen M. Boyd Jr Jack Morgan L S Rohr Oscar Ettmuller G Tyler Miller Raymond Jones and W R Lee as directors with Grover Hillidge becoming vice president and Rev H W Shannon named. Guests included Bascom J Rowlett Alvin Haley and William C Deming.
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Front Royal
Allen J. Saville
Richmond
John C. Boggs
Stephen M. Boyd, Jr
Jack Morgan
L.S. Rohr
Oscar Ettmuller
G. Tyler Miller
Raymond Jones
W. R. Lee
J. Grover Hillidge
H.W. Shannon
Bascom J. Rowlett
Alvin Haley
William C. Deming
Enlistment in CCC Sent From County Men
W R Beaty Woodrow W Figgins and J H Williams have been sent to Fort George Meade Maryland for transfer to the Civilian Conservation Corps.
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Front Royal
W. R. Beaty
Woodrow W. Figgins
J. H. Williams
County
Fort George Meade, Md
Civilian Conservation Corps
Guilty Verdict in Liquor Case Shocks Courtroom
Justice Olmstead presided as Lynwood Smeldley was found guilty of selling illegal liquor on two counts and fined $5 with six months on each charge. He also received an unfinished four month term paroled for selling liquor to minors. Other cases included a dismissed reckless driving charge and a $1 fine for L S Pearson for driving without a permit.
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Front Royal
Walter G. Olmstead
Lynwood Smeldley
James Foxx
Bayliss
South River
L. S. Pearson
Linden
Front Royal All Stars Open Season Against Majestic Radio
Front Royal All Stars set to host the Majestic Radio club of Washington in a 3:30 p m season opener. Local probable lineup includes Van Dick Beemer Simpson Fitzgerald Lacy McFall Goodwin Lyle McFall Thornton Nesbitt Cassorotti and Downing.
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Front Royal
Front Royal All-Stars
Majestic Radio Club
Washington
van Dick
Beemer
Simpson
Fitzgerald
Lacy McFall
Goodwin
Lyle McFall
Thornton
Lynchburg
Nesbitt
Cassorotti
B. Downing
Truck Crash Kills Cattle Near Happy Creek
Edward Stump driving for Walton Brothers ran into a herd owned by Lee Melton near Happy Creek this morning. One cow was killed and three injured, with two likely to be euthanized. A hearing will be held Monday morning in the trial justice court.
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Front Royal
Edward Stump
Walton Brothers
Lee Melton
Happy Creek
Trial Justice Court
Winds Blowing Constantly at Certain Latitudes
The article explains that due to Earth's rotation, some latitudes experience winds that maintain a relatively steady direction throughout most of the year.
Black Man Pleads Not Guilty in Chevy Chase Assault Case
In Rockville Maryland on April 20 the case of a Black man accused of confronting a Chevy Chase girl was moved to trial. The defendant, Poindexter, pleaded not guilty and requested a jury trial. Judge Woodward set May 6 for the trial. Poindexter was arrested in Pittsburgh a few days earlier.
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Rockville
Bureau of Standards
Chevy Chase
Woodward
Poindexter
Pittsburgh
Soldier Bonus Issue Soon To Get To Senate
In Washington on April 20 Congress paused for Easter but prepared for key votes on the soldiers bonus NRA and social security. Senate finance committee extended NRA life for two years and hearings on the soldiers bonus were set for Monday and Tuesday ahead of floor action.
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Washington
Congress
NRA
Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Milk Truck Crashes Into House Hurling Man From Bath
A five ton milk truck veered off Merrick road in Babylon and smashed into Augustus Haff’s house, soaking the living room with milk and ejecting him from the bathtub into the kitchen. The truck lodged so deeply that a house-wrecking crew was needed to remove it. Driver Frank Albino of Brooklyn and Haff escaped serious injury.
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Babylon
N. Y
Merrick Road
Augustus Haff
Haff
Frank Albino
Brooklyn
Orders Re trial of Heart Balm Case
Federal Judge H Holly set aside a $100 000 heart balm judgment and granted a new trial for Mrs Mary Bernardin Bedford Jones the second wife of Henry Bedford Jones author. Evansville Indiana is named in the filing and Chicago is the city of record for the ruling.
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Chicago
H. Holly
Helen Bedford-Jones
Evansville
Ind
Mary Bernardin Bedford-Jones
Henry Bedford-Jones
Strikers Beat Street Car Worker in Omaha Clash
In Omaha on April 20, a street car worker Edgar Anderson aged 46 was beaten amid the third street car strike of the year. He was cut and bruised after pickets formed and confronted him near the car barns.
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Omaha
Neb
Edgar Anderson
Anderson
House and Land Sold At Auction In Stephens City
The estate of Ines and Ida Steele in Stephens City was settled by public auction of a house and 11 acres at the town’s north end. J. D. Steele bid the top amount of 1950 dollars. A GMC 1 1/2 ton truck sold for 400 dollars and a Whippet coach went for 18 dollars.
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Stephens City
Ines
Ida Steele
J. D. Steele
al Omos
Edwards Ex-Wife Weds After Divorce
Mrs Norma Jones Edwards formerly of White Plains N Y and Howard Clayton of Brooklyn and Yokohama Japan were married in Reno Nevada today soon after Mrs Edwards divorced William Hanford Edwards former Princeton football star and port of New York collector The Rev Brewster Adams of the First Baptist Church officiated
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Reno, Nev
Norma Jones Edwards
White Plains
N. Y
Howard Clayton
Brooklyn
Yokohama
Japan
Edwards
William Hanford
Big Bil) Edwards
Princeton
Port of New York
Brewster Adams
First Baptist Church
Jolsons Hope For Children In Future Kids
PHILADELPHIA April 20 Al Jolson and wife Ruby Keeler plan three more years in films then retire to start a family. The couple discusses hopes for children and a quieter life after cinema.
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Philadelphia
al Jolson
Ruby Keeler
Engraved First American Book Plate by Nathaniel Hurd
Nathaniel Hurd of Boston engraved the earliest known American book plate. Made in 1740 it honors Thomas a Dering. This item marks a landmark in colonial decorative arts and reflects early print culture in New England.
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Nathaniel Hurd
Boston
Thomas A Dering
Rain May Mar Easter Parade In Some Sections
Weather outlook shows rain possible tomorrow mainly in the eastern half of the country. The Weather Bureau forecasts considerable cloudiness and possible showers east of the Mississippi, while mild temperatures are expected to persist through Sunday.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Funeral Rites Held For Mrs Emma Grim
Funeral services were held at Refuge Church in Refuge Virginia for Mrs Emma Grim who died last Saturday night April 13 in Staunton after a three week stay in hospital. The Rev F M Lucas led the rites with several hymns and interment followed in the local cemetery. Pallbearers included Robert Painter Wilson Groves Willie Groves Lee Brown and others.
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Refuge
Refuge Church
Emma Grim
Staunton
F. M. Lucas
Refuge M. E. Church
South
Robert Painter
Wilson Groves
Willie Groves
Lee Brown
Messrs. Deets and
Tavenner
Easter Sunday Special Music at Braddock Street Church
Mrs John I Sloat leads a 945 am Bible Class service at Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South with an organ prelude by Mrs Hoye Riley. Vocal duets by Mrs Ray Sartelle and Mrs John S Sloat, quartet numbers by Cather Bly Russell and Dick, and a violin duet with Mary Louise Steele. D B Haines speaks on Life in the Light of Eternity.
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John I. Sloat
Margaret Collins Denny
Braddock Street ‘Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Hoye Riley
Charles Blount
Ray Sartelle
John S. Sloat
Carl Cather
Curtis Bly
Eugene Russell
C. Freemont Dick
E. E. Michael
Mary Louise Steele
Riey
Real estate transfers in Frederick county records
Transfers filed for recording include Burr P. Harrison as special commissioner selling two lots west of Stephens City on Marlboro Road and a brick house and lot in Stephens City for 1800 to Edridge M. Lemley. Potomac Joint Stock Land Bank of Alexandria sells 153 acres west of Stephens City to George C. Wright for 6600. Clyde S. Hoover and wife sell a lot and improvements on Berryville Pike near Winchester for nominal consideration.
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Frederick County
Burr P. Harrison
Edridge M. Lemley
Stephens City
Marlboro Road
Potomac Joint Stock Land Bank of Alexandria
George C. Wright
Clyde S. Hoover
Harry H. Poole
Berryville Pike
Winchester
Governor Kump to Crown Winchester Queen in Coronation
West Virginia Governor Kump, the state’s 19th chief executive, will officiate Winchester’s coronation ceremony. A World War veteran and former Elkins mayor, he has long served West Virginia politics and law with education from Virginia and West Virginia. Preparations for a beautiful coronation are complete.
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Ethelred
British Isles
Winchester
Rome
Virginia
Kump
West Virginia
Conley
Mary Jo Mathews
20Th Judicial District Court
James Cox
Elkins
W. Va
Charleston
Randolph County
Citizens National Bank of
Citizens National Bank of Elkins
Capon Springs
Hampshire County
Benjamin Franklin
Margaret Rudolph Kump
University of Virginia
University of West Virginia
Edna Scott
Impressive Year Highlights For Coro Nation Committee
The coro nation committee is headed by Mrs. J. V. Arthur with assistants including Miss Virginia Boyd. The text notes the involvement of these individuals in supporting committee efforts this year.
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J. V. Arthur
Virginia Boyd
Stock Market Opens Strong After Good Friday Holiday
The New York and foreign markets rallied as traders returned from Good Friday. Industrials led gains with some profit taking late. rails and utilities held firm. Grain pits reopened in Chicago with cereals rising. British pound slipped while French franc steadied. Closing prices included Allied Chemical 146 and U S Steel 33, among others.
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New York
Chicago
London
Grain futures and cash grain quotations across markets
Future and cash wheat and other grain quotations appear from Chicago Baltimore and Winchester markets with May July and Sep futures prices for wheat oats rye barley lard and bellies. Cash grain prices list No 1 red No 3 red dark hard and mixed wheats and various corn prices.
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Chicago
Sim
Six Young People Die as Auto Crashes Into Truck
Early today a car carrying six youths ran off the road and struck a truck head on after failing to navigate a curve. The crash occurred shortly after midnight. villagers aided in freeing victims as Corporal Minnick directed efforts before a wrecking truck was brought in. He called the scene one of the worst he has seen in his police work.
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Page One
Minnick
Man and Seven Children Die in Cottage Fire
In Saint Emile de Lorrette Ville Quebec a man Alphonse Renaud and his seven children were burned alive when a coal oil lamp exploded and ignited a wooden summer cottage. A servant girl survived the blaze.
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ST. Emile DE Lorretteville
Que
Alphonse Renaud
How to Make Melba Toast From Stale Bread
Guidance on using stale bread to create Melba toast by slicing thin and slow drying in the oven until brown. Notes it is served with salads and is easier to digest for those with stomach trouble than regular bread.
Livestock and Produce Market Prices Report
Philadelphia April 20 live poultry mixed colors 21 24 white leghorns broilers by weight 19 22 dressed poultry unchanged butter top grades 36 39 92 score 36 91 score 34% 90 score 34 89 score 33 eggs 3383 firm U S specials whites browns 27 27 42 U S extras whites browns mixed colors 25 44 26 44 U S standards Nos 1 2 24 4 Nos 3 4 23 44 24 U S trades 22 12 23 cattle 200 steady slaughter steers good 9 75 11 75 heifers 1 75 9 00 cows good 6 75 7 75 bulls good beef 6 50 7 50 calves 150 weak to 25 cents lower hogs 200 steady pork quotes 9 30 75 9 45 75 9 00 35 8 75 9 30 pigs 100 130 lbs good and choice 7 75 9 50 spring lambs 10 00 11 00 good 9 00 10 00 lambs 90 lbs down 8 50 9 50 ewes 90 per lbs good and choice 4 00
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Baltimore
Philadelphia
U. S
Csevneisses
BPR
Peden Ielete
Lipo Orore
Wiel Piers Ecece
Local Markets and Wholesale Market Notice
Local markets section notes daily accuracy and disclaims responsibility for typographical errors. Nonspecific wholesale market update appears as a brief listing without detailed data or figures.
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The
Star
Flour and feed price list with varied bag sizes
A dense price sheet lists flour, corn, middlings, and feeds by bag and barrel. It includes patent and short patent flour, shelled and cracked corn, mixed and scratch feeds, egg mash, dairy feeds, and creamery and country butters with multiple price points per bag size.
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Winchester Evening Star
Richard K. Eddy
Telephone Front Royal 213
Ernest Pearson
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Hisworth Bower
Albert Bower
Mae
Virginia Burch
Irene Strode
Boyce, Va
Messrs
Robert Massie
Walton Lilliard
T. C. Lea
Cheese” Oden
Washington, Va
N. R. Chadwick
Hackensack, N. J
Frances Shibley
Washington, D. C
Mrs. A. Shibley
Charles Barett
Bureau of Public Roads
Mrs
M. J. Barett
G. L. Willihan
Kansas City, Mo
William Bierer
Aubrey Stokes
Mrs. A. S. Hammock
Deering House
Virginia Avenue
S. L. Rohr
J. J. Corder
Leesburg
John Lee
Wardensville
J. J. Horton
Fredericksburg
Mr. John Buck
Baltimore, Md
Mr. Buck
Merdith Buck
H. C. Coe
Muriel Coe
Mr Coe
Rev. H. S. Coe
Giles B. ‘Cook and
Bim
Carl Campbell
Calvary Church
Hollenga
Dyke’s Hall
CCC
Smedley
All-Stars
Charlotte
N. C
Woodrow Shropshire
Robert Barnes
H. C. Little
C. S. McLaughlin
R. C
J. W. Eady
T. M. Gordon
Goering
Germany
Hermann Goering
Emmy Sonnemann
Berlin
Reichsbishop
Bill” Edwards
Jolsons Hope For Children
County Realty
West VA
Stock Exchange
Allied Chemical 146
American Can
American Smelters
American Tel & Tel
Atch
Topeka & S. Fe
Bethlehem Steel
Uaiysicr
Consol
General Electric
Goodyear
Int. Harvester
Johns Manville
Montgomery Ward
N. Y. Central
Penn. Railroad
Stand
N. J
Unon Pacific
U.S. Steel
Woolworth
Beltimore
Wenders
Hall
Peoples Service Drug Store
North Main Street
Peopiany Service Drug
Jno. S. Miller & Co
Eag
Buncutter Tire Co
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