Virginia National Guard to Train at Beach and Front Royal
Virginia National Guard units will train at Virginia Beach and at Front Royal in the Shenandoah Valley. About 3,000 troops to encamp on the coast and 600 to move by truck to Front Royal for tents outside town. Training starts Saturday for a two week period as infantile paralysis cases rise in the state.
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Richmond
Ner
Waller
Virginia National
29Th Signal Corps
110Th Ambulance Corps
111Th Field Artillery
54Th Field Artillery Brigade
Front Royal
Shenandoah River
Norfolk and Western
National Guard
246Th Toast Artillery
Fort Monroe
Milton A. Reckord
Baltimore
Virginia
Maryland
Virginia Field Artillery
Camp Cascade
Pennsylvania
Mt. Gretna
Silk Mill In Front Royal Now Operating Five Days A Week
William C. Deming announced that the Schwarzenbach Huber Silk Mill is now running five days a week at 95 percent capacity. The update was delivered in Front Royal on August 14.
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Frontroyal
William C. Deming
Schwarzenbach ‘Huber
Shenandoah Valley League Scores and Upcoming Games
Culpeper 9, Weaver 2. Harrisonburg 4, Staunton 1. Standings show Cal Front Royal Harrison. Schedule lists 232 games this week with Thurs and Sun matchups including Staunton at Orange Charlottesville at Culpeper and Waynesboro at Front Royal.
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Cal Front Royal
Harrison
Charlottesville
Waynesboro
Orange Staunton Weavers
Staunton
Orange
Culpeper
Front Royal
Weavers
Sun
Harrisonburg
Green Hill C C C Defeats Silk Mill In Softball
Front Royal August 14 Green Hill C C C beat Silk Mill 8 to 1 in a league game. Harmony Hollow Co C C C routed Shirley's Frigidaire s by 5 to 1. Standings show Green Hill 5 1 1 0.750 leading, Harmony Hollow 3 1 1 0.750, Lions 2 2 0.500, Frigidaires 2 3 0.400, Silk Mill 2 3 0.400, Riverton Lime 1 3 0.250, Rotary 0 5 0.000.
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Front Royal
Green Hill C. C. C
Silk Mill
Harmony Hollow Co. C. C
Shirley’s
Te & L
Green Hill
Palace & i
Harmony Hollow
Lions
Riverton
Condition Of Rivers South Fork Very Muddy And High
Local river report notes the South Fork running very muddy and high, indicating strong current and elevated water levels affecting nearby shores and crossings.
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South Fork
Front Royal Guests Gather for Week of Visits
Mrs. Eugene Davis hosts guests from Winchester and others include Miss Ruth Jackson of Washington D C and Miss Annie Compton returning from Washington. Several locals plan trips to Greensburg Springfield and Camp Pickett Spring as 600 National Guard artillery units arrive for camp.
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Front Royal
Vea
Eugene Davis
Frank Eustier
Frank, Jr
Winchester
William C. Weaver, Jr
Ruth Jackson
Washington, D. C
Miss Jackson
Professor Kitchenwalder
Philadelphia
Annie Buck
Mattie Brown
Camp Pickett Spring
Sue Brown
Jennie Brown
Miss Mattie
Washington
Convict Captured Near Rileyville After Break
Word from convict camp No 19 near Rileyville states a young black inmate who escaped early yesterday morning was captured about 2 30 yesterday afternoon. He was described as a trusty prisoner.
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Front Royal
Rileyville
Doctors Hear Discussion Of Paralysis In Northern Virginia Meeting
In Royal Virginia the Medical Society of Northern Virginia met in the Masonic Hall with Dr. B Hunter delivering a talk on The Interpretation of Hemogram and Its Relation to Diagnosis and Therapy. The focus included infantile paralysis and vaccine serums for early attack. Several physicians were elected to attend the Norfolk medical meeting in October and the society will next meet in Winchester.
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Josea
Royal
B. Hunter
Acine D. C
Medical Society of Northern Virginia
Masonic Hall
Hunter
Woman's Auxiliary
Presbyterian Church
E. C. Stuart
Winchester
A. T. Hawthorne
J. B. McKee
H W. Miller
Woodstock
George Smith
James A. Miller
H. I. Pifer
Norfolk
D. M. Kipps
Front Royal
H. W. Miller
C. H. Brown
Rappahannock County
C. H. Iden
Clarke
Local Minister Fined On Double Parking Charge
Rev Dr H H Sherman of Front Royal was found guilty of double parking while selecting a watermelon and fined $5 by the trial justice. He can appeal to the circuit court convening September 2. Town Sargent E C Smith made the arrest.
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Front Royal
H. H. Sherman
Sargent E.C. Smith
Julia Wagner
James Haun
Haun
The
Commonwealth
John H. Downing
W. LeRoy Corron
No Ceremonies In Laying Of Cornerstone
FRONT ROYAL Aug 14 From the office of the town manager announcement was made this morning that the laying of the cornerstone on the new municipal building and court house will not be accompanied by any public celebration due to the continued prevalence of infantile paralysis in the state The Masonic order is requested to lay the stones in accordance with their rites within the next week For this reason the town manager requests all organizations to have a list of their members and officers at once.
Ontario Premier says talks on Dionne quintuplets film contracts
In Toronto Aug 14 Premier Mitchell F Hepburn announced negotiations have begun for the five Dionne sisters to appear in films. The decision on movie contracts will rest with the guardians of the quintuplets as Hollywood reports circulate.
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Toronto
Mitchell F. Hepburn
Ontario
Hollywood
Death of Ridgeway Youth Melvin F Swartz at 18
Melvin Franklin Swartz, 18, of Ridgeway West Virginia, died at Memorial hospital after a brief illness from acute appendicitis. He was stricken Friday and underwent an emergency operation with complications. Survived by his mother Daisy Swartz and siblings E N Swartz Roy Lawrence Luther Donald Lee Paul Della and Mrs Austin Dunlap. Funeral at Rest Virginia home of E N Swartz and burial at Ridgeway Methodist Cemetery with Rev. Stevens officiating.
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Melvin Franklin Swartz
Ridgeway
W. Va
Memorial Hospital
Albert Swartz
Daisy Swartz
Vienna
E. N. Swartz
Urial
Mr. Stevens
Mr. Swartz
Rest
Roy and
Lawrence Swartz
Luther Swartz
Smithfield
Donald Lee
Paul Swartz
Della Swartz
Austin Dunlap
Bunker Hill
Paralysis Seems To Be On Wane in Virginia
Virginia health officials report infantile paralysis on the wane with eight new cases, down from eleven last week and a peak of 23 in one day. Cases span Roanoke, Albemarle, Alleghany, Isle of Wight, Rockbridge, and Richmond, totaling 401 since July 1 and 155 since August 1.
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Virginia
State Health Department
Albemarle
Augusta
Bedford
Fauquier
Goochland
Nelson
Prince Edward
Prince William
Norfolk City
Peters City
I. ©. Riggin
Riggin
Sidney B. Hall
Richmond
Roanoke City
Albemarle County
Alleghany
Isle of Wight
Rockbridge
I. C. Riggin
Baby Carriage Sorely Needed in City Relief Drive
Miss Nan Keating city relief director issued an S O for a used baby carriage to aid a poor family. The carriage is needed to assist a small child to be placed outdoors. People with a spare carriage should contact Miss Keating at phone 1351.
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Nan Keating
City Relief
Miss Keating
Congress May Quit Session Next Thursday
A high Democratic House leader said the Senate plans to adjourn soon after voting on the Guffey coal stabilization bill. Two New England Senators told him they had an understanding with Senate leaders to scuttle the bill and adjourn by Thursday of next week.
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Washington
House
Senate
New England
Testimony In Mooney Trial Read At Hearing
John MacDonald testimony from the 1917 Tom Mooney parade bombing trial and a later affidavit were read at a hospital hearing in Baltimore. Deputy Attorney General William Cleary and Mooney’s counsel John Finerty argued over procedure during cross examination of the aging witness.
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Baltimore
John MacDonald
Tom Mooney
San Francisco
MacDonald
Mooney
William Cleary Ofalifornia
John Finerty
Cleary
A. BE. Shaw
California Supreme Court
No Danger From Militiamen Is To Be Expected
Front Royal, Aug. 14. County health officer Dr Lyle F Hansbrough received word from state health officer Dr I C Riggen that there is no great danger from the Virginia National Guard encampment. He said the 600 men present pose no more risk than ordinary tourist traffic and the town may set conditions for visits by the troops.
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Front Royal
Lyle F. Hansbrough
I. C. Riggen
Virginia National Guard
Hansbrough
Clipper Sets New Pacific Flight Record From Pearl Harbor
The Pan American Clipper, with seven crew members and 3000 pounds aboard, set a new record for the Hawaii to Midway leg and arrived at Midway after a 1323 mile flight from Pearl Harbor. It plans Wake Island tests en route to establish a California Canton mail and passenger route with Wake as a nightly stopover.
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Midway Island
Pan-American Airways Radio
Pan-American Airways
Honolulu
Oaiu Island
Clipper
Wake Island
Wake
Airways
California
Canton
Atoll
Mossie L Cooper Granted Absolute Divorce
Mossie L. Cooper has been granted an absolute divorce from Arthur Cooper in Frederick County Circuit Court. Judge Philip Williams signed the decree on statutory grounds and neither party may remarry within six months from the signing date.
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Mossie L. Cooper
Arthur Cooper
Philip Williams
Frederick County
Henry Gold Joins Farmers and Merchants Bank as Runner
Henry Gold, son of Mr and Mrs Phil H Gold of this city, began duties last night as a runner at the Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company.
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Henry Gold
Phil H. Gold
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
Reprieve For Man About To Die In New Jersey Chair
John Favorite a 25 year old water mechanic was saved from the electric chair by a last moment comrade plea. Charles Weise 23 admitted to the murder of Wyborny gasoline station operator Englewood Cliffs and asked to take the blame. Governor Hoffman granted Favorite a one week reprieve while investigators review Weise’s statement.
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Trenton
N. J
John Favorite
Payi
Favorite
Wyborny
Hoffman
Weise
Mark O. Kimblerling
Col
Bootleggers of Tennessee Hold Trade Meeting
CHATTANOOGA Tenn Aug 14 The Times reports a bootleggers convention held last night at a secluded roadhouse. Two big-shot retailers urged an end to a liquor price war and the group agreed to sell no whisky cheaper than one dollar a pint effective this morning.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
The
Times Today
Market Opens Steady as Stocks and Currencies Firm
New York August 14 The stock market opened with a steady tone as overnight news items and currency firmness guided trading. Major currencies advanced with the British pound around 4.98 and French francs near 0.64, while a list of selected stocks closed mixed including Allied Chemical 165 American Can 142 and General Electric 32 3 4.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Allied Chemical
American Can
American Smelters
American Tel. & Tel
Atch
Topeka & S. Fe
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
Consolidated
Gas of N. Y
General Electric
General Motors
Goodyear
Int
Harvester
Grain quotations from Chicago and Baltimore markets
Closing grain prices list for Chicago and Baltimore on August 14 detailing Wheat Corn Oats Rye Barley and related futures and cash quotations with specific price ranges for Sept Dec and May contracts. Includes lard bellies and note on mill delivery basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lard
Bellies
Local Markets Fluctuations in Early Daily Prices
Local wholesale market list details patent brand flour prices for 98, 48, 24 and 12 pound bags, Cracked Corn, Scratch feed, Corn meal and egg mash, with several figures and placeholders. It appears as a scanned market page noting varied per barrel or per hundred costs and draft entries for livestock and dairy items.
Local Retail Market Flour Prices and Supplies
The listing shows multiple bag sizes for flour, including 98, 48, 24, and 112 pound bags with varied prices. Additional items include 12 and 24 pound bags, cracked corn, shelled corn, corn meal in bulk and sacks, middlings, mixed feed, scratch, egg mash, and butter products noted with unit prices and shorthand descriptors.
Produce Market Delayed by Wire Trouble at Major Markets
Baltimore and Philadelphia produce markets were not received by The Star today due to wire trouble. Live and dressed poultry in Philadelphia remained unchanged while other items were not reported.
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Baltimore
Philadelphia
The
Star Today
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Lee J. G. L. Kibler
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Ellen Earle Jones
Milldale
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Louise
Virginia Eustler
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Aubrey
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Solomon
Benjamin Belchie
Fairview Beach
Sue Bierer
Greensburg, Pa
Annie Compton
William McCarthy
Killehevelin
W. E. Carson
H. W. Shannon
Mary Ward Shannon
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Mr. Owen
Storm
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Elizabeth Pelawin
Brownn
Roy Holbrook
Charleston
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Rose
Oscar B. Hunter
Dionne Pictures
M. F. Swartz
Ridgeway, W. Va
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Bootleggers of Tennessee Hold Trade Meeting
Rye
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Star
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Cesses
Eeee
Ceeseee
Aktiaedicie
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Fon Creamery
Batiste
Dimities
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T. F
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Hamburger’s
N. Main Street
Winchester Furniture Co
Main St
Mexico
Puebla
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