Front Royal Brevities Update From Town Notables
In Front Royal on Monday visiting friends, Mrs Holt mother of a motion picture star. Joseph Carson and son Joseph III arrived Saturday to see Senator and Mrs Aubrey Weaver. Lieutenant Carson aboard the U S S Lexington will join the U S fleet to Norfolk. George Morton and son, with Mrs Morton and her parents, left for Richmond after visiting. C Smith of sails in Baltimore as guest. Carolyn Carson, daughter of Judge and Mrs A C Carson, underwent a tonsil operation at Winchester Memorial Hospital Monday and is recovering well. Mrs Stephen Reynolds of Washington visits Gen and Mrs Beverley Brown at Druid Hill. Gus King drove to Winchester for the day. E L Gruver returned to New York City after visiting relatives. S A Rothe of Baltimore visits Front Royal on business and stays at Strickler House. Mae Hillidge visits New York with relatives and plans to stay about a week longer. Arthur Kresge Jr progressive illness improving at home.
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Joseph Carson
Joseph
Carolyn Carson
A. C. Carson
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Stephen Reynolds
Washington
Beverley Brown
Druid Hill
Miss Mae Hillidge
A. D. Cone
New York City
Miss Hillidge
New York
Mrs J W Kenner Funeral Rites At Front Royal
Funeral services for Mrs Joseph W Kenner mother of Mrs Aubrey G Weaver were held at the Weaver home in Royal Virginia. The Rev T Eugene West Baptist Church pastor officiated with interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery. She died Friday night after a paralytic stroke ten days earlier. She was born 76 years ago near Cedarville Warren County. Survived by son Ernest L Kenner Louisville and five Melton siblings.
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T- Royal
Joseph W. Kenner
Aubrey G. Weaver
T. Eugene West
The
Baptist Church
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Kenner
W. N. Melton
Melton
Cedarville
Warren County
Weaver
Discovery of John Paul Jones grave in Paris 1905
General Horace Ster locates the grave of John Paul Jones in the Protestant cemetery Paris after a public funeral. Remains are shipped to the United States aboard the armored cruiser Brooklyn and buried at Annapolis Naval Academy. Four thousand pea-packers strike in California impacts canaries and pea supply.
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John Paul Jones
Horacester
Paris
France
United States
Brooklyn
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Washington Star
California
Canaries
Roanoke Visitors Return From Front Royal
Miss Mary Lou Yancey and Miss Hattie Pearl Watts return to Roanoke after several days as guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Grant in Front Royal.
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Mary Lou Yancey
Hattie Pearl Watts
Roanoke
Front Royal
Mrs. E. W. Grant
Mrs. Stephen M. Boyd Jr Hosts Bridge Luncheon
Mrs. Stephen M. Boyd Jr. was hostess at a bridge luncheon Tuesday in honor of Mrs. Walter Boyd of New York.
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Stephen M. Boyd, Jr
Walter Boyd
N. Y
George White's Scandals at the Palace Today
The Fox Film production George White's Scandals opens at the Palace Theatre today and runs Wednesday and Thursday. George White directs a star lineup including Rudy Vallee, Alice Faye, Jimmy Durante, Cliff Edwards, and Ad rienne Ames with 150 chorus girls, lavish dancing and song hits.
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Rudy Vallee
George White
Palace Today
Fox Film
Palace Theatre
White
Jimmy Durante
Alice Faye
Cliff Edwards
Gregory Ratoff
Adrienne Ames
Dixie Dunbar
Gertrude Michael
Vallee
Faye
Durante
Edwards
Dunbar
Georgie Hale
Spencer Tracey Stars In The Show Off At Capitol Theatre
Warner Bros Capitol presents Spencer Tracy starring The Show Off with Billy Barnes at the organ. Cast includes Madge Evans Henry Wadsworth Lois Wilson Grant Mitchell and Claude Gillingwater in a modern theatre classic comedy. Death Takes a Holiday returns tomorrow with Frederic March as Death and Billy Barnes at the organ. An Apple Blossom Festival of Music also accompanies the evening.
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Spencer Tracey
Capitol Theatre
Billy Barnes
Modern Theatre
Madge Evans
Henry Wadesworth
Lois Wilson
Grant Mitchell
Claude Gillingwater
Kitten
Little Theatre
Winchester
Nappers adopt new policy for volume business
C Ray Hansen asserts kidnapping gangs shift to volume ransoms from 1 000 to 5 000 with quick payment. He warns all cities face the threat and urges citizens to report to the U S Bureau of Investigation and follow federal directives before any ransom is paid. He notes gangs will widen operations to boost revenue.
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Winchester
C. Ray Hansen
New York
Hansen
State’s Attorney's Staff
Chicago
Bureau of
United States Bureau of Investigation
Washington
Kentucky's name origin and early history in brief
The term Kentucky is described as Indian in origin with meanings such as at the head of a river and river of blood. The region was an Indian hunting ground later explored by Daniel Boone in 1769, settled at Harrodsburg in 1774, and admitted to statehood in 1792.
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Kentucky
Daniel Boone
Harrodsburg
Public notice for beer license at American Restaurant
On May 4 1934 the undersigned will appear before the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board for a license to retail beer and ale over 3.2 percent at the American Restaurant. The beverages will be consumed on the premises.
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Thecoholic Beverage Control Board
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Boscawen
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Mrs. Holt
Jack
George Morton
Mrs. C. Smith
Baltimore
Gus King
E. L. Gruver
Mr. Gruver
Mrs. E. J. Hillidge
8S. A. Rothe
Strickler House
Arthur Kresge, Jr
J. W. Kenner
Bickers Motor Co
Cammer Tire Co
Braddock & Boscawen
Sts
Pea Hable’s Palace
Warner Bros. Capitol
Shell Station
Martinsburg
Amherst
Boscawen Sts
Pike
Valley Ave
Braddock St
Twin-City Oil & Cas Corp
Nappers
United States Department of Justice
Investigation Bureau
N. Braddock ST
Baker’s
S. Loudoun St
Gus Chambersfi
H. B. Sandy
E. Boscawen St
Winchester, Va
Thay Toile
Boller
American Tobacco Co
John W. Rosenberger & Co
S. Braddock Street
OkeKnor
Munter
BY J. Carroll Mansfield
Pe ‘Sausvraty
Clark
Critter
Southern Chemical CO
Hagerstown
Mountain View Nursery CO
Halfway
Maryland
N.R. A
Krueger’s Ales
New Jersey
Krueger’s
Virginia
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