Boxboard Plant Closure Clouds Shenandoah Valley Industry
Shenandoah Boxboard Corporation faces possible permanent shutdown as new owner Reichhofer Container Company reportedly closes the plant during ownership transfer. A survey tomorrow will assess demand for fiberock containers and other products, with 60 to 75 workers affected.
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Shenandoah Boxboard Corporation
Andrew Bel
Chamber of Commerce
H. M. Keickhefer
Kieckhefer Container Company
Delair
N. J
Preston
Bell
Reickhofer Company
National Fruit Product Company
Shenandoah Valley Apple Cider and Vinegar Company
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
Keickhefer Container Company
New Jersey
Three Rivers
Mich
White Pigeon
Wilmington
Lodge of Sorrow draws large crowd in Fredericksburg
A crowded Winchester Lodge No. 867 service in Fredericksburg honored 70 members who have died since Feb 27, 1904. B P O E member B F Cole of Fredericksburg delivered a masterly address from The Book of Life. The program featured The Chanters, organ music, solos, and a closing ode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Cole
Fredericksburg
Lodge of Sorrow
Winchester Lodge No. 867
Commonwealth
Chilhood
Cole
Order
Floyd Haines
Billy Barnes
Lillian Oakes
Lodge
R. B. Nelson
Miller Brothers
T. W. English
M. L. du Charme
Andrew Bell
Joe DuPuy
E. T. Snider
One Probably Is Killed In Wreck Of a Fast Train
A Southland Express derailed near the Florida Georgia line killing one believed dead and injuring seven, with fireman A W Bremer missing. Switch tampering suspected as the cause and engineer B F Vanmetre among the injured taken to a Thomasville hospital.
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St. Petersburg
Fla
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Chicago
Detroit
B. F. Vanmetre
Lakeland
Thomasville
Vanmetre
Columbia
8. C
Southern Railway
Here
George Fenner
Admits Killings of Sheriff and State Trooper in 1933
Francis McNeiley a 23 year old Iowa farm hand confesses to killing Boone County Sheriff Roger Wilson and Missouri State Police Sergeant Ben Booth during a June 1933 gun battle. He says a companion assisted. McNeiley’s confession absolves Adam Richetti while Charles Pretty Boy Floyd was later killed by federal agents.
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Francis McNeiley
Iowa
Columbia
Roger Wilson
Boone County
Missouri
Ben Booth
McNeiley
Adam Richetti
Ohio
Charles
Pretty Boy) Floyd
Post Blown Off Course In Trial For New Record
Wiley Post landed at Muskogee Municipal airport after taking off from Bartlesville in a bid to set an altitude record. He reported getting lost and planned to return to Bartlesville after refueling, while unsure if he broke the 47 352 52 foot Donati record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
Wiley Post
Bartlesville
Post
Here
Phillips
O. K
Lieut
Renato Donati
Italy
Young People Service at Rest Church on Thursday
The Francis Asbury Young People's Union will meet Thursday evening December 6 at 8. The Rest Church and Payne's Chapel youths will lead the worship with Rev. C. A. York of Front Royal Va as speaker. Small pageants will feature missionary work. bring clothing and supplies for a mission box.
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Young People’s Service
Rest Church
Francis Asbury Young People’s Union
Payne's Chapel
C. A. York
Front Royal
Young People's Conference
Federal Judge's Son Held On Murd er Charge
The 19 year old son of Federal Judge Franklin E Kennamer faced arraignment on a murder charge for the death of John Gorrell, a dental student. He did not speak in court as attorney Flint Moss waived reading of the information and pled not guilty. Crowd of women gathered outside. he was escorted through the court by deputies and held in the county jail, with officials saying he shot in self defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin E. Kennamer
Flint Moss
John Gorrell
John R. Woodard
Kennamer
Holly Anderson
Gorrell
Slain Insurance Executive Was a Key Witness
CHICAGO December 3 A former Springfield Illinois insurance executive H B Hill who was found shot to death in his car Saturday was slated to testify today as a key witness in the investigation of a Chicago swindle led by assistant Thompson. Authorities consider possible links to arrests of Joseph Baiata and David Barry in a scheme to seize Abraham Lincoln Life Insurance through the Amalga Trust and Savings Bank. Hill had been president of Abraham Lincoln Life and his testimony was deemed highly valuable by prosecutors.
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Chicago
H. B. Hill
Springfield
Esere Thompson
Lessoned Todayompson
Springa
Hill
Joseph Baiata
David Barry
Abraham Lincoln Life Insurance Company
Amalgamated Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
Thompson
Guar
Rivers Rampage in Victoria Floods Worst Disaster in History
Flooded rivers in Victoria recede leaving thousands isolated. About 40 people dead and 8,000 homeless as waters from the Yarra and other rivers rise. Damage estimated at £1,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
Victoria
Yarra
Bank of Monterey Robbed Over Weekend
Bank of Monterey burglarized over the weekend with $5,000 in cash and $5,000 in bonds stolen. Vault entered by an acetylene torch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monterey, Tenn
Bank of
Monterey
Frederick Goes On Trial In Frederick County Circuit Court
John Howard Frederick of Washington DC goes on trial before Judge Philip Williams charged with manslaughter in a fatal June 23 crash that killed Gibson Shull. Jury sworn and testimony begins with James Madagan describing the collision on the Valley Pike near Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Howard Frederick
Washington, D. C
Frederick County
Philip Williams
Gibson Shull
Harry Lamp
C. S. Solenberger
Joseph V. Taylor
Hinkle Boyd
George A. Wiggington
E. H. Woore
W. L. Palmer
Byron O. Brumback
George H. Inskip
W. H. Gordon
J. A. Ellenbass
H. L. Cadwallader
James Madagan
C V A L Football Tie To Be Decided In Hagerstown
Garland R. Quarles and John Parsons travel to Hagerstown Maryland with Cumberland Valley officers to decide whether to playoff the football tie among Cumberland Handley Waynesboro. Quarles and Parsons favor a playoff after Handley players voted for one. A late decision was expected after the Waynesboro game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland R. Quarles
John Parsons
Handley
Hagerstown
Cumberland Valley Athletic League
Quarles
John D. Zentmeyer
Hagerstown High School
Bond Reduced for Mrs. Francis Robinson in Kidnaping Case
In Louisville federal court Judge Charles I. Dawson cut Mrs. Francis Robinsons bond to 25000 and postponed her trial on the kidnapping charge of Mrs. Alice Stoll to February 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Francis Robinson
Alice Stoll
Charles I. Dawson
Winchester's Charles Rouss remembered in local history
Ma Winchester recalls the life of Charles Baltzell Rouss a prominent Winchester businessman. The article notes the Rouss family arrival in 1846 from Woodsboro Maryland and hints at the store owner’s notable role in the town, inviting further memory on the subject.
Wheat checks arrive for Frederick county
The long delayed wheat checks for Frederick county were received at the office of County Agent I Fred Stine around noon. The checks pay the second installment of the 1933 contracts, totaling $2 54249, delayed by Washington. Signers of wheat reduction for 1933 are listed for their records.
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Sam
Frederick County
Kieckhefer
Delair
N. J
New Jersey
Shenandoah Valley
Keikheffer
I. Fred Stine
Ashington
Perso
Leineed Binet
Tercentenary Observed for Old Saybrook Celebrations
Interest centers on Old Saybrook 300th anniversary events including a proposed flotilla visit by U S S Bushnell submarine and destroyer ships. The Saybrook founder David Bushnell features in local heritage with Bushnell relatives tied to Connecticut figures and a shrine to the inventor at Westbrook.
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Bushnell
Bridgeport
Conn
Saybrook Fort
Old Saybrook
Lonergan
Navy Department
Henry J. Doyle
U. S. S. Bushnell
David Bushnell
Westbrook
Hawaiian
Connecticut
Grover C. Rose
George B. Bushnell
Union Bank
Benjamin Chapman Bushnell
George E. Bushnell
Benjamin Bushnell
Francis Bushnell
Robert Chapman
William Anderson
Norwalk
New England
Woman Named Mary Wright Fined for Disorderly Conduct
Mrs. Mary Wright was fined Saturday in police court on a disorderly conduct charge and lives at 126 South Loudoun Street. Police said the statement was made amid protests by others with similar names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Wright
South Loudoun Street
Full accord on Saar territory signed by France and Germany
Paris bolsters military defenses as France and Germany sign a comprehensive Saar Basin agreement in Rome. The pact covers finances and all issues, with a January plebiscite in Saar. 800 million francs may be used to settle French credits and mine payments.
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Rome
Saar
League of Nations Council
Count de Chambrun
France
Ulrich von Hassell
Germany
Geneva
League
Saarbruecken
Berlin
Paris
Saar Basin
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Hitler
Pierre Laval
von Ribbentrop
Gunmen Rob Occidental Hotel in Washington
Two gunmen robbed the Occidental Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue near the Treasury and Commerce departments early today. They held the night manager and an elevator boy at bay while one thief rifled the cash drawer containing more than $1,000.
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Washington
Occidental
Pennsylvania Avenue
Treasury and Commerce Departments
South End Hose Co Regular Meeting Notice
South End Hose Co calls a regular business meeting for Monday night December 3. All members are urged to attend. Secretary notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End Hose Co
Floods Leave Damage Trail in the Valley
Riverside residents flee rising waters as Maryland and Virginia streams flood the Potomac. Officials warn the river may reach May 1932 levels, threatening cottages and prompting Coast Guard rescues of two boys stranded on a mid river island. A James River flood crest was forecast with widespread damage and a death reported near Shenandoah.
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Washington
Maryland
Virginia
Potomac
Weather Bureau
Harper’s Ferry
Key Bridge
Bert McCann
Eric Jones
Coast Guard
James
Richmond
James River
Lumbia
Carter
Shenandoah
Cub Run
Baltimore Murder Charge Ties to Forister Case
Baltimore Harold A. Johnson is formally charged in the Ronnie the murder of Pauline Anita Forister. A train derailment near an unnamed location injures seven and kills one. Pasadena Audrey Neil Morgan dies after appendicitis surgery. Tulsa Philip Kennamer arraigned on murder warrant. Carlisle police pursue Babes in the Wood details. Annapolis Louis B. Robertshaw named 1935 Midshipman captain. Foreign Rome Saar Basin accord signed by France and Germany. Manila Northern Luzon battered by new typhoon.
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Baltimore
Harold A. Johnson
Ronnie
Pauline Anita Forister
Fla
Aate
Pasadena
Calif
Audrey Neil Morgan
Dwight W. Morrow
Charles A. Lindbergh
Tusla
Okla
Philip Kennamer
Franklin E. Kennamer
Carlisle
Harry W. Nice
State Roads Commission
Los Angeles
Rome
Saar
Manila
Luzon
Hotel Jack Coffee Shop Ad Seeks Local Patronage
Mrs. F. L. Buckley reports a meeting for a hotel coffee shop offering all kinds of food at nice prices from 6 30 a m to 9 p m with local patronage solicited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Buckley
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Southland
A. C. L. Flier
Charlottes
Warren County
Star Today
Tulsa
Frederick
Manuel
Cedar Creek
Valley Pike
Middletown
Young Shull
H. E. Shull
Marlboro
Memorial Hospital
R. E. Bayliss
State Police
Bayliss
Mrs. Robinson
Winchester
Charles Rouss
Mass
Charles Baltzell
Broadway
Rouss
Mr. Rouss
Ular
Bushnell Family
Fortress
League of Nations
Ribbentrop and Laval Center
Elkton
C. C. Cy
Page
Harrisonburg
World News
Annapolis
Louis B. Robertshaw
Naval Academy
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