Congress record breaker for big things in new deal era
The first session of the seventy fourth Congress set a record by passing the largest appropriation in legislative history, the 4.88 billion dollar work relief bill. It faced unprecedented constitutional questions after Supreme Court rulings on the NRA and gold policy as it sought to repair programs and push new controls, with debates shaping 1936 politics and labor reform advancing via the Wagner bill establishing a labor card to oversee collective bargaining.
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
NRA
High Tribunal
NIRA
Roosevelt
Alcohol Control Administration
Wagner
D-Ny
Valley native Charles F. Hisey linked to Washington murder case
Charles F. Hisey a 52 year old linotype operator at the Government Printing Office Washington charged with the murder of Miss Vergie Lyttle a boarder in his home and wounding Washington policeman Robert T. Talbert who tried to arrest him He had worked as a linotypist for Shenandoah Herald Woodstock Va in 1925 He was born in Edinburg son of the late Homer Hisey and brother of Russell Hisey a Harrisonburg barber
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Charles F. Hisey
Government Printing Office
Washington, D. C
Vergie Lyttle
Hisey
Robert T. Talbert
Washington
Shenandoah Herald
Woodstock
Edinburg
Homer Hisey
Russell Hisey
Harrisonburg
Hable’s Big Double Western at Palace Today Only
Tom Tyler in Coyote Trail and Ken Maynard in Mystery Mountain play the Palace today only. Vaudeville acts and an Oswald cartoon accompany the features for a family thrill show.
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Hable
Palace
Tom Tyler
Ken Maynard
Tom
Ken O
Grace Moore
Grace Moore Stars in Love Me Forever at Hables Palace
Grace Moore headlines the new triumph Love Me Forever at the Palace Theatre on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday. The Columbia drama romance and music features Leo Carrillo and the team of Bartlett Allen and Schertzinger in a stirring tale of luxury and hardship brought together by fate.
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Grace Moore
Star of
Palace Theatre
Columbia
Leo Carrillo
Michael Bartlett
Robert Allen
Victor Schertzinger
Bryant Reports Canadian Farm Trends at Middletown Grange
Bryant of Fishers Hill Grange spoke on Canadian agricultural trends and new fuel substitutes under development that could aid farmers and motorists. R H Baker National Grange Deputy discussed Progress of Grange Work in Virginia, a Judy sisters play highlighted the program, Norma Judy read Building a Temple. Attendance was strong and the event was open to the public.
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Co. K. Bryant
Fishers Hill
Middletown
Canada
R. H. Baker
National Grange
Virginia
Judy Sisters
Norma Judy
Lorene Sutphin
Reading
Funeral Rites for Capt Thomas Phalen Draw Large Gathering
A large crowd from across the Baltimore and Ohio region attended the funeral of Capt Thomas Phalen at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in Harrisonburg. He served in mining related work and spent years as a passenger train conductor before retiring. Death followed a paralysis stroke. he had poor health for years. Father William J. Meredith led a requiem mass and praised Phalen as a Christian gentleman, loyal husband and father, and long time employee of the company.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Washington, D. C
Thomas Phalen
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Harrisonburg
Phalen
William J. Meredith
Spirituals To Be Feature Of Vesper Service
The Congregational Christian Church holds an outdoor Evening Vesper on the Cather lawn at 302 West Boscawen street starting 6.45 p.m. The program includes Marie Fries reading The Ante-Bellum Sermon by Paul Laurence Dunbar and a Braddock Street quartet led by Edward Moten, Willard Gibson, Cecil Pearson, and James Laws with Blanche Gibson on piano. Margaret Richards leads the vesper with a focus on God as expressed in spirituals.
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Congregational Christian Church
Cather Lawn
West Boscawen Street
Marie Fries
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Braddock Street Baptist Church
Edward Moten
Willard Gibson
Cecil Pearson
James Laws
Blanche Gibson
God
Margaret Richards
The Colonial Style and Georgian Roots in Early America
The Colonial and Georgian styles trace to the pre Revolution era as a Renaissance influenced tradition using orders and classic detail. Mount Vernon is cited as a beautiful example with rich doorways Palladian windows tall pilasters porticoes mantels staircases and ornamental ceilings.
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Washington
Mount Vernon
Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company meeting notice
The Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company announces its stockholders annual meeting in Winchester Virginia on Friday September 6 1935 at 12 15 P M at the office of R Gray Williams Counsel. Purpose to elect a President and Board of Directors and to address other business as needed. G F May Secretary.
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Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company
Winchester
R. Gray Williams
G. F. May
Winchester Scouts Cancel Indoor Meetings and Plan Jamboree Refunds
Scouting programs across Winchester and Frederick County run through June to August with various troop activities while indoor meetings are paused to curb infantile paralysis risk. National Jamboree refunds for fees and uniforms are offered, and the President's August 21 address stresses service and constitutional duty.
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White Rock
Winchester
Frederick County
Girl Scouts
Berkeley Springs
Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts of
Stephens City
FFA
Winchester Boy Scout
National Scout Office
Local Social Notes From Canterburg Virginia
News of the counties reports many residents visiting relatives and friends across Harrisonburg Winchester Luray and Gore. Mentions include Dovel family bereavement Pendleton Flemings Painter Larrick and Orndoff families with gatherings illnesses and travel at Berryville Horse Show and local weekend visits.
Hogue Creek Locals Visit News From Newport News
Hogue Creek residents note Mr. Larrick of Newport News visiting his parents Mr and Mrs S T Larrick. He is joined by his niece Miss Frances Larrick who spent five weeks in Newport News. Miss Opal Davis of Gainesboro visited Miss Pauline Clowser. Mr and Mrs Leon Bell and daughters Rosalie and Anna also involved.
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Hogue Creek
Larrick
Newport News
S. T. Larrick
Frances Larrick
Opal Davis
Gainesboro
Pauline Clowser
Leon Bell
Rosalie
Anna
Whitney Pictures Being Exhibited
John Hay Whitney advances into film presenting Becky Sharp the first Whitney color feature and La Cucaracha the experimental short. Becky Sharp adapts Thackeray’s Vanity Fair from Langdon Mitchell stage version and signals the start of a planned Technicolor production program.
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John Hay
Jock) Whitney
Whitney
Becky Sharp
Langdon Mitchell
Thackeray
Dick Reunion Brightens Angers Area Activities
Social overviews from Angers West Virginia describe a lively Dick family reunion near the area with a large attendance and a fine program. Nearby travel included Lafe Puffinburger and the Mauzy couple visiting Martinsburg and Williamsport for gatherings. A new daughter arrived to Mr. and Mrs. Dick, while Mrs. Soults plans a sale on August 31 and relocation near the Canadian border.
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Thelma Dick
Martinsburg
Suny
Leslie Dick
Baby
Frank Murphy
Harry Bohrer
Harry Bageant
Cumberland
Junior Dick
Reynold’s
R. P. Soults
Tattooing Farm Fowls Promoted by Virginia Poultry Federation
The Virginia State Poultry Federation endorses tattooing and registering all domestic fowls and livestock on farms. A tattoo device buyer must have an official brand registered with the state police, county sheriffs, adjoining counties, poultry buyers, and state police in neighboring states. The federation provides a farm sign reading thieves beware stock on this farm marked and registered with Virginia state police and local officers. Many farmers have already tattooed birds and livestock and are urged to do so for protection at low cost.
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Virginia State Poultry Federation
Virginia State Police
Federation
Virginia
France Sees Smaller Apple And Pear Crops This Season
A Paris cable from the American embassy reports notably reduced apple and pear harvests in France for 1935-36. Nearby export regions Switzerland and Belgium show crop deterioration, while Spain also faces a smaller orange crop limiting European supplies. US imports to France will hinge on license taxes and quota sizes after 1934-35 shipments of 1,043,000 bushels apples and 297,000 pears.
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France
Switzerland
Belgium
Paris
United States
I O O F Big Convention to Draw Odd Fellows Reach
Several thousand Odd Fellows from Maryland Pennsylvania Delaware West Virginia North Carolina and the District of Columbia are invited to attend the northern Virginia Odd Fellows Association annual session in Alexandria on September 21 Senator Harry Byrd and Representative Wilburn Cartwright Oklahoma will speak at the program in the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Parke Deans of Richmond will be honored in a special ceremony
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Odd Fellows
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Delaware
West Virginia
North Carolina
District of Columbia
Northern Viginia Odd Fellows Association
Alexandria
Harry Byrd
Wilburn Cartwright
Oklahoma
George Washington Masonic National Memorial
Parke Deans
Richmond
New International
Order
Memorial to Jas. Madison in Washington Proposed
A Senate resolution by Senator Harry Byrd would set up a nine member commission to plan design and construct a permanent memorial to James Madison in Washington. The commission would have three appointments at large by the President, three by the Senate via the vice president, and three by the House speaker.
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Washington
James Madison
United States
Senate
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
House
Walnut Springs to Host Valley Disciples Convention
The Valley district of the Disciples of Christ will hold its next annual convention at Walnut Springs Church in Shenandoah County in September 1936, not at Luray as previously announced. L. L. Hockman chaired the committee that recommended Walnut Springs, and the report was adopted by the canon.
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Valley District
The
Disciples of Christ
Walnut Springs
Shenandoah County
Luray
Ebenezer Church
Gore
L. L. Hockman
Devotional Program Led by Mrs. Lou Larrick
A devotional program led by Mrs. Lou Larrick will be held. The class thanks those who taught during the summer in Mrs. Light's absence.
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Lou Larrick
Overruling Supreme Court Amendment Path
The only way to overturn a Supreme Court decision is to amend the Constitution in the specific provision the court found to prohibit legislation. The note highlights the constitutional route as the sole method to alter or negate Supreme Court rulings.
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Supreme Court
Mrs J H Light To Address Bible Class At Braddock Street
Mrs J H Light will speak to the Margaret Collins Denny Bible Class at Braddock Street M E Church South on Sunday morning. The visiting teacher returns after a long absence and will present a message with the subject Barn-
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Margaret Collins Denny
Braddock Street
M. E. Church
South
J. H. Light
Saint Hilda's Hall prepares students for college exams
Saint Hilda's Hall in Charles Town West Virginia offers country day and boarding programs for boys and girls. The school emphasizes small classes and a balanced curriculum with music art dramatics and secretarial studies aiming to ready students for college entrance exams.
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Peterkin Hall
Court Order Needed To Fix Liquor Status
A Staunton state liquor store cannot refuse sale to a person as an habitual drunkard without a court order. Major F. M. Sizer notes clerks can deny intoxicated patrons, but must have court authorization to label someone an habitual drunkard. The clerk said the man sold was not intoxicated and no names were submitted. The store’s first year profit totaled $59,607.29.
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F. M. Sizer
Staunton
Brothers Enlist In U S Army
Sergt Frank Likar at the United States Army recruiting office reports enlistments by brothers Frank and Samuel Hale of Sweetland for infantry in Hawaii and Edward E. Lake of Front Royal Virginia for Coast Artillery in Panama. All are at Ft Slocum New York awaiting the next transport sailing to their postings.
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Frank Likar
United States Army Recruiting Office
Frank and
Samuel Hale
Sweetland
Infantry
Hawaii
Edward E. Lake
Front Royal
Coast Artillery
Panama
Ft. Slocum
N. Y
Hog Sales Slow Bat Prices Hold in Virginia Market
Virginia hog sales move slowly while bat prices hold firm says J. H. Meek, director of markets, noting most hogs sell in fall and spring. Current quotations are $1 to $1.50 lower than last week, yet still double prior figures.
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Virginia
J. H. Meek
State Department of Agriculture
Virginia Lambs Top the Market
Graded lambs numbering 1,550 head have been shipped by the Rappahannock County Live Stock Association to the Eastern Live Stock Cooperative Marketing Association in Jersey City. Most have topped the market with 177 head shipped Monday. One more shipment of 200 is planned.
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Rappahannock County Live Stock Association
Eastern Live Stock Co-operative Marketing Association
Jersey City
Washington
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Edward Madigan
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Roy Albin
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Mack DeHaven
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Scott White
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William Good
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Charles Town
North Potomac St. Hagerstown
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Shenandoah Motor Co., Inc
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Virginia Lambs
John W. Rosenberger & Co
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Valley Ave
Braddock
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Winchester Furniture Co
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Northern Virginia Power CO
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