Social News Briefs From Front Royal This Weekend
Miss Minnie Weaver hosted a Saturday afternoon at the Weaver home honoring Miss Virginia Carson whose May 23 marriage to Lieut. Warren Whitside is planned. Out of town guests included the Leachs of Harrisonburg and Browers of New York City. Several Washington residents and local families enjoyed weekend visits and travel, with many planning summer stays and short trips.
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Front Royal
Minnie Weaver
Aubrey G. Weaver
Virginia Carson
Warren Whitside
William Brower
New York City
Mrs. Brower
Annie Compton
Jane Brower
Washington
Major
Mrs. Rolfe Millar
Death of Albert Grove in Front Royal at 18
Albert Grove son of Mrs. Sarah Tharpe Grove and the late Roy Grove died at his aunt's home from pneumonia at age 18. He leaves his mother and siblings Gladys Delma and Agnes Grove and Howard Grove. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 30 pm at Scott and Stokes chapel conducted by Rev. Emory Trainham.
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Front Royal
Albert Grove
Sarah Tharpe Grove
Roy Grove
Nellie Henry
Howard Grove
Gladys
Delma
Agnes Grove
Scott and Stokes Funeral Home
Emory Trainham
The
Baptist
Epworth Courses At Boyce On Thursday
The Epworth Training Conference sponsored by the Warren Riverton Union opens at Boyce on Thursday with Miss Eva Massie as dean. Two courses will be offered including Education Work For the Church led by Rev. C R York and The Life of Christ by Rev. Garner Butt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Epworth
Warren-Riverton
Negro Injured At Lyons Village Car Collision
Negro Web Smith, a well known local man, is hospitalized in Georgetown after a Saturday morning car strike in Lyons Village. He was knocked about twelve feet, suffering a broken leg and head injuries while working with Harry Reid. Two men were arrested.
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Front Royal
Web Smith
Georgetown Hospital
Lyons Village
Smith
Harry Reid
Sherman to Teach at Cumberland Christia Workers School
Dr. H. H. Sherman left April 26 for Cumberland Maryland to teach at the Christia Workers School under church auspices. Other instructors include Dr. H. Syden striker of Braddock Street Methodist Church in Winchester.
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Front Royal
H. H. Sherman
Cumberland
Christia Workers School
Churches
H. H. Sydenstriker
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Winchester
Frederick farmers told final wheat contract checks arrive
Good news to Frederick county farmers who signed 1935 wheat reduction contracts as the remainder of the checks, totaling 5,999.57, have arrived at the office of County Agent I. Fred Stine and may be collected upon request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
I. Fred Stine
Democratic Leaders Meet Tonight in Front Royal
The Democratic County committee meets at Senator Aubrey G. Weaver’s home to call a county convention for selecting delegates to the State convention set for June 16 in Norfolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Democratic County Committee
Aubrey G. Weaver
Norfolk
Randolph-Macon Baseball Edges Shenandoah Valley 7 6
The Randolph-Macon Academy baseball team defeated Shenandoah Valley Academy 7 to 6 on the local diamond Saturday afternoon. The game was tied in the fourth inning before Randolph-Macon took the lead in the later action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Randolph-Macon Academy
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Old Reservoir Roof Destroyed By Weekend Fire
A fire at the old city reservoir on a hill behind Handley High School destroyed nearly all timber frame support of its tin roof. Russell Penn of the city water department alerted firefighters who allowed the blaze to burn out as crews planned a full roof replacement and cleanup. The reservoir, out of regular use, is a reserve facility. origin undetermined, though youths were seen nearby earlier.
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Old City
Handley High School
Russell Penn
City Water Department
Reservoir
Prominent Attorney and Marshal Dies in Crash
Ralph Worley a 45 year old Kingsport Tenn attorney and United States marshal for East Tennessee was fatally injured when his car collided with a rock on the Johnson City Kingsport highway last night after sideswiping another vehicle. His wife was critically injured in the wreck in Bristol Va.
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Bristol
Ralph Worley
Kingsport
Tenn
United States
East Tennessee
Johnson City-Kingsport
Youths Pay Costs After Assault Charge at Mount Airy
Pay costs ordered for Roderick Wallace and Cather Orndorff both of Fawcett Gap after they were charged with assault on Talmadge Lofton in a road fight near Mount Airy following a school entertainment. No warrant sworn, so no further prosecution today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roderick Wallace
Cather Orndorff
Fawcett Gap
A. J. Tavenner
Talmadge Lofton
Lofton
Mount Airy School
Notable Guests at Apple Blossom Festival Weekend
Mr and Mrs Douglas Lindsey of Alexandria Virginia will be guests during the Apple Blossom Festival hosted by Mr and Mrs Robert Green and Mr and Mrs Horace Brown. Paul P Pierce who recently had an appendectomy at Memorial Hospital is reported by friends to be improving satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Cassell
Calverton
Lloyd Sonner
Cassell
Harrisburg, Pa
Harrisburg Baseball Club
Douglas Lindsey
Alexandria, Va
Robert Green
Horace Brown
Paul P. Pierce
Memorial Hospital
Friends Today
Countywide Educational Meetings Highlight 1936 Soil Plan
County reports thirteen meetings completed for the 1936 soil conservation program. Sign up days will start the week of May 4 at eleven community centers for farmers to fill worksheets. State officials Shackleford and Spen assist. I Fred Stine notes voluntary participation and potential payments based on worksheet data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Shackleford
George
Spen
Fred Stine
Stine
Baltimore Markets Report on Livestock and Produce Prices
Baltimore markets list produce and prices for apples and potatoes from Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia. Also includes Baltimore and Chicago livestock figures with cattle hogs sheep and related feeds and packaging prices.
Local Market Prices From The Star Listing
Local wholesale and retail market prices list grains, feeds, and livestock with brand names Crystal Magnolia and Kasco. Prices cover flour, cracked corn, corn meal, mixed feed, dairy feed, eggs, spring chickens, turkeys, butter, veal, cows, steers, heifers, sheep, live hogs, and retail brand items.
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Star
Kasco
Seay Ceadaans
Market In Stocks Shifts Sharply Amid Heavy Trading
New York April 27 The stock market saw one of its sharpest reactions in 21 months with many leading issues down one to six points. Ticker tape lagged floor trades at the peak while volume declined later and price changes remained muted. Transfers around 2,000,000 shares. Foreign exchange moved little with the French franc up fractions of a cent and sterling steady. Closing prices featured downward moves in many major names including General Electric American Can U.S. Steel and Johns Manville among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
al. Chem. & Dye
Am. Tel. & Tel
Anaconda
Beth Steel
New
Chrysler
Com! Credit
Corn. Prod
Elec
Gen. Mills
Gen. Mot
Int. Harvester
Johns Manville
Kennecott
Mont.Ward
N. Y. Central
Penn. R. R
Sears Roebuck
Sou. Pac
Ltd. Oil N. J
Texas Corp
UN. Pacific
U.S. Steel
Woolworth
Wheat and Grain Prices Fall Across Chicago Markets
Chicago April 27 prices weaker amid export purchases near 2 million bushels. Wheat May 97 7 8 to 98 July 86 3 4 to 87 Sept 85 3 8 to 5 8. Corn May 61 5 8 to 7 8 July 60 1 4 to 3 8 Sept 59 1 4. Oats May 25 3 4 to 7 8 July 26 1 4 to 3 8 Sept 26 7 8. Rye May 51 1 2 to 5 8 July 51 1 4 Sept 51 7 8. Barley May 41. Chicago cash grain quotes include wheat No 2 red 1.00 1 4, corn No 3 62 63 1 2, oats No 2 white 29 1 2 34, yellow No 2 seed 53 93 nominal. Baltimore quot: Wheat 97 cents, yellow corn 3.25, white corn 3.50 delivery at mill.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain
Baltimore
Trace of Poison Reported Found In a Man's Body
Autopsy at Culpeper hospital showed traces of poison in Turner one time resident and father of two. Coroner Dr Stringfellow said details await lab report over several days. Commonwealth's Attorney R A Lee Turner had treated for heart and kidney issues and became deranged before hospitalization. A separate case: Jenkins and Back charged with reckless driving in a fatal Sperryville Pike crash. Richard Reed sought as witness with capias issued after nonappearance.
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Taher Iitay Enn
Culpeper
Turner
J. L. Stringfellow
Commonwealth
R. A. Lee Turner
Charlottesville
Lilly Burke Foster
Marshall
Sperryville Pike
Charles Jenkins
Lewis Back
Jenkins
Back
Richard Reed
Reed
Pink Petal Trail Divisions Form For Parade
First Division leaders include Captain W A Baker George H Grim E C Goss and J P Hayley. Units from American Legion V F W posts across several states join the parade with the Greenbrier Military School Cadet Band Piedmont Virginia Fruit Growers Association and Charlottesville Chamber of Commerce among entries. Second Division marshals list J T Engle Emma Ginn Baker Norman Haymaker and others as the march forms on Cameron Market streets with head on West Boscawen Street.
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W. A. Baker
George H. Grim
E. C. Goss
J. P. Hayley
Cameron (Market) Street
Piccadilly Street
Drum and Bugle Corps
Fromerican Legion
Hundington
Fort Stevenes
Washington, D. C
First Virginia National Guard Band
Petersburg
Richmond Blues
Richmond
Queen’s
American Legion Guard of Honor
Rosslyn
Princesses
Overseas
Harrisburg Post
Harrisburg
Cumberland
Cumberland, Md
The
American Legion
Lynchburg
West Newton
Fort Stevens No
Parsons, W.W. Va
Charles Town
W. Va
J. T. Engle
Emma Ginn Baker
Norman Haymaker
Wendel Goode
McSherry
Lupton
Thomas Kremer
North Cameron (Market) Street
West Boscawen (Water) Street
Greenbrier Military School Cadet Band
Lewisburg
Piedmont Virginia Fruit Growers Association, Inc
Charlottesville Chamber of Commerce
Himelright
R. Mason Rector
Allen Perry
Frank Gearing
Homer C. Lyman
Cameron
Celanese Athletic Association Band
C. L. Robinson
Winchester
Virginia Apple Storage
Water
Baltimore
Float
Springs
Boiling Springs
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Virginia
Retail Grocers Association
Orbisonia
Winchester Cold Storage Corp
Miller and Anderson
Waynesboro
Joe
the Motorists
Winchester parade rosters list bands and divisions across Cameron Street
A lengthy roll of marshals and entries outlines the Third through Sixth Youth divisions forming on Cameron Street with head positions on Bos-cawen and Piccadilly. Participating bands and groups include Waton-Lee High School, Westminster Maryland, Randolph-Macon Academy, Shenandoah Valley Academy, John Marshall High School, Massanutten Military Academy, and many others from Winchester Frederick County and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Street
Boscawen Street
Waton- Lee High
Wagton-Lee High School
Westminster West Minster
Randolph- Macon Academy
Front Royal
McKinley High School
Washington, D. C
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Winchester
John Marshall
Richmond
George Washington High School
Alexandria
Massanutten Military Academy
Woodstock
Marshals
Stuart Yeakley
Charles Smith
Earl Hawkins
Harrett Adams
M. H. Porterfield
John D. Kern
W. R. Legge
I. Fred Stine
Baltimore Loew's
Baltimore
Banner
the Progress of
Father Time
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Warren County
Winchester Evening Star
Gussie McFall
Front Royal News
William Leach
Harrisonburg
Mr. Leach
Thornton Leach
Rolfe Pochon
Mr. Warner
Mountain View
G. W. Stewart
Annapolis, Md
Sadie Samsell
H. M. Kerns
Herman Clayton
Margaret Miller
R. E. L. Miller
Hilton Freeman
J. B. Harnsberger
Frank Forsyth
William and Mary College
Jack Horoshoe
Buffalo
N. Y
Dorothy Lee Cox
Martinsburg
Mrs. Smith Thompson
Gean Ficklin
J. A. Silman
Herbert Chilcotte
Ballston
John Hoskins
Town
Mrs
Hollis Hoskins
Mr. Moreland Venable
Mary Casey
Mr. Venable
Clarence Venable
Grafton Ramey
Roanoke
Boyce
Negro
M. A
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
U.S
U. S
Maine
Delaware
Jerseys
L’s
U. 8
Biniecette Cave
Chiemmota
Aeese
Van
Martinsburg High School
Girl Scouts
Mass
Gir
Ban- Mass
Apple of the Nations
Scouting
Washington County Council
Hagerstown
Shenandoah
Shenandoah Area
Boy Scouts
Elkins
W.va
E. R. Hook
Betty Shryock
Virginia Dove
Ansel Solenberger
Walker McC. Bond
Harry McCann
Chloe Mudd
Victory High School
Clarkshoro
Hopewell
Friends Society of
Bydock
Daniel Morgan
Ritchie County
O Jones
Clarke
Berryville
Lahfy
Clowe
Jewelers
N. Loudoun Street
D. R. Thomas
M. B. Clowe
Mer
Laub
Bureau of Rodent Control
Farmers
Miller’s Medicines — News
Montgomery
South
Loudoun St
Ecru
Ishopping Centre
Winchester, Va
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