Front Royal Brevities Busy Social Round Updates
Mrs. Richard Collins visits his mother in Washington with family. Betty Backes from New Jersey stays with aunt Mrs. Thompson in Lee Street. B W Carper of Newcastle and family visit Dr. O W Carper in Virginia Avenue. The Johnstons of Tenafly join relatives in Blue Ridge Avenue. Branham family returns from Baltimore after funeral in Lewes. Dr. J H Branham died recently. B A Fristoe with the U S Bureau of Public Roads ill at home. Dutrow family and Miss Anne Thwaite travel to Paintsville Kentucky. Evanses visit Richmond after staying with Major and Mrs Frank Evans. Mrs. Douglas Jackson improving at Johnson Nursing House. E Stokes family tours Canada by motor. Alvin Johnson dines with Stephen Boyd at Camp Echo by Shenandoah River. H C Coe, recently operated on, returns home from Winchester.
Adult Colored People Learn About the Three R's
R superintendent at federal education request plans a survey to identify adult colored residents with no schooling. Dr. Mickens to chair a committee to educate adults in the three R's and has called a meeting at St Paul’s Church on North Loudoun Street next Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Bureau of Education
Mickens
St.Paul’s Church
Winchester
St. Paul’s Church
North Loudoun Street
Championship For Ladies At Winchester Golf Club
The Winchester Golf Club ladies championship runs September 3 to 30 with a 18 hole qualifying round finished by September 2 for over 16 members. The local ladies have notable wins this year against Catoctin Club Frederick and Waynesboro Par Club, with a close 7 to 5 loss at Martinsburg.
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Winchester
Catoctin
Frederick
Waynesboro, Par
Martinsburg
Waynesboro
Mrs W C Armstrong Improves at Winchester Memorial
Mrs W C Armstrong, formerly a patient at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, is now at Winchester Memorial Hospital and her condition is reported to be much improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Armstrong
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Party at Rockland home entertains many friends
Mildred and Alice Sowers hosted a large gathering at their Rockland residence on Thursday night. Many young Front Royal residents joined the party, enjoying the evening in a cordial social setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Msses
Mildred
Alice Sowers
Rockland
Front Royal
By Miss Boyd and Mrs Cofey
Two writers credited as Miss Boyd and Mrs Cofey contributed to the column or piece, indicating a collaborative authorship from the figures in the local page. The brief note suggests involvement in a society or domestic topic typical of the era’s household sections.
Young jockey injured after fall in Berryville race
Floyd Tomblin about 20 years old was thrown from his horse in the first Berryville Horse Show race. He suffered a severe brain concussion, was unconscious, and rushed to Memorial Hospital. doctors expect a full recovery as he remains under care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Tomblin
Berryville
H. W. Luttrell
Delaplane
Tomblin
L. M. Allen
Memorial Hospital
Parlett
Young Tomblin
Clifton Tomblin
Clarke County
Audley
B. B. Jones
Quarles Invited to Speak at Frederick County Religious Ed Meeting
Garland R. Quarles superintendent of city schools and Handley High School principal has been invited to deliver an address at the Frederick County Council of Religious Education convention. The event takes place at Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South, with Rev. Snyder Alleman not presiding over all sessions. Clergy and others will preside at various times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland R. Quarles
Handley High Schol
Frederick County
Light Returns To Brighten Life In Polar Wastes
In Little America Antarctica the sun briefly appeared at noon after four months of darkness. Temperatures reached 60 degrees below zero as a small group welcomed the sun while reflecting on winter confinement, routines, and plans for the expedition's new season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little America
Antartic
Carbone
Hearing in Gas Case Postponed in Virginia
Norton Virginia August 25 A hearing in the case of Gregory Thomas manager of Motor Service Oils Inc Appalachia charged with violating the state petroleum code has been postponed until September 15 At the request of the United States attorney the hearing was continued after being scheduled for yesterday Charges were filed after he drew contracts with the State Highway Department for gasoline at prices below code minimum levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Norton
Gregory Thomas
Motor Service Oils, Inc
Appalachia
United States
Thomas
State Highway Department
Virginia 1935 motor tags shown in Richmond office
John Rhodes, director of the Division of Motor Vehicles, displays a new Virginia 1935 license tag in his Richmond office. The tag features five black zeros on white with Virginia 1935 in black, signaling the upcoming tag season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Richmond
John @. Rhodes
Division of Motor Vehicles
Virginia
Girl Lands In Jail Instead of Meeting Sailor
Louise Nordin a 16 year old from New York was detained at a hotel in Annapolis after running away to see John H. Weber a sailor on the battleship Wyom ing. She was placed in Anne Arundel county jail at the request of New York police chief inspector Lewis J Valentine and awaits relatives to take her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Annapolis
New York
Wyoming
Louise Nordin
Anne Arundel County
Louise
Lewis J.valentine
New York Police
Charles E. Myers
John H. Weber
Body of Convict Found Stuffed in Trunk at Stotesbury Home
The trunk within the areaway of General Louis W. Stotesbury's residence contained the badly crushed body of Bernard McMahon, an ex convict known as Dalton or Murray. McMahon, with six prior arrests since 1914, was last jailed in 1933 for truck theft and had Bronx as his last known address. The three by two foot metal trunk held severed legs wrapped in brown paper. discovery by caretaker Tony Tarantino arose during morning duties, prompting police to remove the body to the morgue. Police surmise the trunk was left overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
York
Louis W. Stotesbury
Bernard McMa
McMahon
Dalton
Murray
Elmira
Bronx
Tony Tarantino
Stotesbury
General Stotesbury
State of New York
Tarantino
Special Trains Rally Germans Toward Saar Territory
More than 200 special trains moved toward the Rhine today as Germany mobilizes loyalty for the Saar tomorrow. The region votes January 13, 1935, on sovereignty under League of Nations mandate or attachment to France. Chancellor Hitler will speak as the loyalty display foreshadows German sovereignty marches.
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Associated Press
Germany
Rhine
Saar
League of Nations
France
Rhineland
Hitler
Republicans To Consider Naming Senate Candidate
Virginia Republicans met in Richmond to nominate a candidate to oppose Democratic incumbent Harry F. Byrd in the fall election. Byrd was renominated without opposition. Col. Henry W. Anderson of Richmond was discussed but sources say he would not accept. The committee has two members from each of Virginia's nine districts, chaired by H. B. McCormac of Winchester.
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Richmond
Virginia
United States Senate
Harry F. Byrd
Col
Henry W. Anderson
Anderson
H. B. McCormac
Winchester
Park Club to Meet Woodstock at Sunday Game
The Woodstock Valley League club managed by Dick Forsythe former Park player and featuring the Baker Brothers of Luray Morrison Brubaker and other top players will face the locals. Forsythe will play third base as he has all season.
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Woodstock
Adding 2 Rooms At Kernstown Sanitary Work
Bricklayers and other artisans add two rooms to Kernstown school to form a four room building for the coming session. One new room at each end of the old structure with a three foot offset, brick veneer front, and a furnace under the building. Plumbers also work at Stephens City schools as part of county relief work program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kernstown
Stephens City High
Search Renewed For A Firebug
Athens residents renewed their search for the alleged pyromaniac after a night of watchful waiting failed to bring his arrest. Deputy state fire marshals state troopers deputy sheriffs and city police patrolled Athens streets seeking the incendiary blamed for six fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Athens
W. Va
Vagrant Drew Six Months Jail For Panhandling
Ennis Jennings of Happy Creek was sentenced to six months in jail in Police Court after two complaints were filed. He allegedly went to homes on North Kent street asking for food then returned later saying he would be back for breakfast. Officers said he pressed for meals. L. D. Thomas of Middletown earned $10.25 for public drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ennis Jennings
Happy Creek
North Kent Street
L. D. Thomas
Middletown
Card Players Routed By Fire Finish In Street
London August 25 Fire at Crockfords Club in Carlton House Terrace started in the restaurant and spread rapidly. Members in night attire fled while others completed their games in the street. Firemen contained the blaze with minimal damage to the premier game house.
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Associated Press
London
Crockford
Carlton House Terrace
Mrs Hickey Faces Murder Charge in Tugboat Death
Norfolk, August 25 Mrs Charles E Hickey mother of two sons will have a preliminary hearing in Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Monday on murder charges in the death of her husband a tugboat steward He died in a local hospital last night from pistol wounds police say were inflicted by his wife in an attempted defense of her sons from bodily harm at his hands
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Norfolk
Charles E. Hickey
Hickey
North Star Grocery to Open Tonight at Cameron Street
Martin Williams announces the formal opening of North Star Grocery Store at 219 North Cameron Street. Williams, owner and manager, will welcome friends and patrons at 7 o clock with a full line of groceries and staples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Williams
North Star Grocery Store
North Cameron Street
Williams
When Mussolini Was Just an Unwanted Citizen in 1915
The article recalls Benito Mussolini as a ordinary Italian citizen in 1915 during an archist demonstration when he was arrested and jailed for being insubordinate. It notes the shift in attitude by 1922 as fascism rose after the Blackshirts march on Rome.
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Benito Mussolini
Mussolini
Ecoming
Italy
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Richard Collins
Collins
Miller
Washington, D. c
Betty Backes
South Orange, N. J
W. R. Thompson
Lee Street
B. W. Carper
de Newcastle, Va
Mrs
O. W. Carper
Virginia Avenue
W. &. Johnston
Tenafly, N. J
B. T. Branham
Mr. Branham
J. H. Branham
Lewes
Del
University of Virginia
B. A. Fristoe
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
L. B. Dutrow
Gladys
Jane Dutrow
Anne Thwaite
Petersburg
Paintsville, Ky
W. I. Dan
Frank P. Evans
Alice Evans
Douglas Jackson
Johnson Nursing House
Mrs. E. Stokes
Miss Kitty Stokes
Canada
Alvin Johnson
Stephen Boyd
Camp Echo
Shenandoah River
Overall
H. C. Coe
Memorah Hospital
Miss Boyd
Mrs. Cofey
Supt
Quarles
Polar
Sailor
Bernard McMahon
Saar Valley
Senate
The
Big Sister
By‘les Forgrave
Louis
MR Stokes
Buddy
MR. Stokes
ASN
Tadding
Il Duce
Libbey-Owens-Ford
John W. Rosenberger & Co
Quality Building Materials
Winchester, Va
P. O
General Electric
Sylvania Lamps
R. C. A. Tubes
John S. Miller & Company
Geo. W. Kurtz
Cameron Street
Free State
Cammertire CO
NIM Cra
OPA Braddock & Boscawen Sts
le Pema
Bickers Motor Co
U. S
Herrell Sales Corp
Loudoun St
J. S. Solenberger & Co
Shell
Martinsburg Pike
Shell Station
Amherst & Boscawen Sts
Valley Ave
Braddock St
Twin-City Oil & Cas Corp
Bidg
Baker’s Service
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