Community Notices and Local Visits in Front Royal
Front Royal residents report wedding anniversary plans for Mr. and Mrs. Thompson. Numerous visits and travels include Harry Reid and son in Charlottesville, and Carl Thompson in Washington. Mrs. Etta Rackley continues Pall Gospel Mission services in Cumberland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Smith Thompson
Harry Reid
Botts Reid
Ambler Reid
Charlottesville
Etta E. Rackley
Cumberland, Md
Pall Gospel Mission
Mrs. Scott Reid
Washington
Carl Thompson
Town
George C. Ramsey
W. R. Thompson
WPA Grants Totals $74 833 From Administrator William A Smith
Administrator William A Smith announced WPA grants totaling seventy four thousand eight hundred thirty three dollars. Warren county received an allotment of one thousand two hundred fifty four dollars for sewing rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Smith
Warren County
Improved phone service planned for Front Royal
Charles Ward assistant-general manager and Paul Lyday plant supervisor of Southeast Public Service Corp. with Ray Jones group manager met in Washington to finalize cabling and relocation of the Washington exchange to Mrs. Alice Verner's residence. Work expected to finish by December 20 providing Washington with 24 hour telephone service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Charles Ward
Southeast Public Service Corp
Paul Lyday
Charlottesville
Ray Jones
Washington, Va
Washington
Alice Verner
Rohr is Named M. R. A. President
Front Royal December 3 Mrs Violette Collins of Perrine entertained Front Royal Merchants Retail Association members with Mrs S C Payne at the piano Master ceremonies Mr Co acted as host Officers elected were president Lyle Rohr vice president Thomas Kerns secretary-treasurer P M Shirey directors George C Ramsey Johnnie Marchi George N Buck and William C Deming Mrs Collins gave attractive gifts to the ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Violette Collins
Perrine
Front Royal Merchants Retail Association
C. Payne
W. W Sonner
Lyle 8. Rohr
Thomas Kerns
P. M. Shirey
George
C. Ramsey
Johnnie Marchi
George N. Buck
William C. Deming
Collins Sapa
Adies
Avin Stokes Returns Truck From Ashland Kentucky
Front Royal December 3 Alvin Stokes has returned from Ashland Kentucky with a truck found abandoned on a street there last week. The truck, driven by Landon Smith formerly of Lynchburg, had been sent to Fayetteville North Carolina with a load of apples. The driver and truck disappeared and no trace of the driver has been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Alvin Stokes
Ashland Ky
Ashland
Landon Smith
Lynchburg
Fayettesville
N. C
Court News Fines Imposed in Front Royal Justice Court
Albert Vaught was fined $6 and $6.50 costs for being drunk. Frank Figgens paid $5 and $6.50 in costs. B. W. Batts of Richmond was fined $5 and $6.50 costs. Luther Shepherd, colored, dismissed on $6.50 costs. Garland Hale, second offense, fined $10 and $6.50 costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Albert Vaught
Justice Court
Frank Figgens
B. W. Batts
Richmond
Luther Shepherd
Garland Hale
Winchester Apple Blossom Festival Gains Early Planning Push
H B McCormac chairs 36 member committee as December meeting aims to start planning earlier for broader publicity and smoother festival execution. The Apple Blossom Festival now draws national attention comparable to Mardi Gras and the Rose Bowl, with visitors from across the region and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
New Orleans
Pasadena
Calif
Shenandoah-Potomac-Cumberland
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Death of P W Huff Near Berryville
P W Huff aged 63 died at his home along the Shenandoah river near Berryville after a brief pneumonia illness. He is survived by his wife Bettie Tomblin and seven children Raymond Huff Connie Strickler Warda Singhas Rush Johnson Kent Ammie Strother and Herbert Gray. Funeral services set for Thursday at 11 from Duncan Memorial Church South Berryville with Rev J M Brown Jr officiating. Burial will be at Green Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. Huff
Shenandoah River
Berryville
Huff
Clarke County
H. T
Mary Wilson Huff
Bettie Tomblin
Raymond Huff
Connie Strickler
Wardel Singhas
Rush Johnson
Kent
Ammie Strother
Herbert Gray
Clarke Couny
Duncan Memorial M. E. Church
South
J. M. Brown, Jr
Green Hill Cemetery
Wall Street Gains After Overseas Fears Ease
Stocks rose on December 3 as traders bought, led by rails and other sectors, amid reports of moves by Ethiopian Emperor against Italy. International nickel plans boosted optimism for heavy industries, while bonds and foreign exchanges showed mixed movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
New York
Ace
International Nickel Company
Local Market Prices and Varieties in Daily Star Listings
The Star lists daily market prices for staples including short patent and local flour bags, cereals like corn meal, and dairy items such as butter. It shows varied bag sizes, per barrel pricing, and unit costs, with mixed feed, egg mash, and livestock sketches noted amid typographical errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kasco
Eds van Ene
S.ceeeees
Livestock And Produce Markets Report
Baltimore Philadelphia and Chicago markets report mixed farm prices across cattle sheep and poultry. Cattle steady to lower with declines in some grades, hogs and calves firm, sheep steady. beef and dairy byproducts cited with specific price ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
U. S. Dept. Agric
Philadelphia
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
U. S. Dept. of
Chicago
U. S. Dept
Apple Market Winchester Martinsburg Prices and Terms
Winchester Martinsburg West Virginia moderate wire inquiry with light demand and steady tone. Sales from Cold Storage list barrels and bushel baskets with U S utility 2 percent minimums and price ranges for Yorks Staymans and U S No 1 entries. terms include car load quantities and min 2 percent in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester-Martinsburg
W. Va
C. B
U. S
Yorks
Staymans U
Grain quotes and cash prices across Chicago and Baltimore markets
Closing futures show wheat around 97 to 96 1 4 for December and May contracts. Corn around 57 1 8 to 60 in December through July. Oats near 25 5 8 to 27. Rye 47 1 4 to 51 5 8. Chicago cash grain lists No. 3 red durum to No. 5 white prices. Baltimore spot wheat 95 1 2, yellow corn 90 cents, white corn 93 cents. All figures based on mill deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Baltimore
Winchester
Mrs Harris Dies Suddenly in Maryland Home
The obituary notes the death of Mrs. B. G. Harris at her Maryland home. It recalls her connections to the Parker family and her late husband Harris, a member of a prominent Maryland political and civic lineage. It mentions a large estate once owned by the Harris family and its partial sale in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. G. Harris
Maryland
William McP. Fuller
Winchester
Mr. Harris
Harris
Harris Obituary Notes Survivors and pallbearers
In addition to her husband and her half brother Mrs Harris is survived by one brother John Montgomery Macfarland a leading attorney of Los Angeles Calif Those who are to act as pallbearers include Mann Carter Dr B B Dutton T B Payton Woodhull Baker and Ben F Arthur Jr
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Harris
John Montgomery Macfarland
Losles
Calif
Pall Mann Carter
B. B. Dutton
T. B. Payton
Woodhull Baker
Ben. F. Arthur, Jr
Britain Floats Two Huge Loans as War Fears Grow
The British Treasury announced two loans totaling 300 million pounds amid fears of war. About 200 million may refinance high interest bonds, while 100 million more funds may target other measures. The move signals confidence in British credit and could precede sanctions and defense expansions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Com
Europe
London
Treasury
Tanley Baldwin
League of Nations Committee of
Italy
Royal Air Force
Mrs Isabell Funk Buried In Fort
Funeral services were held Sunday at Detrick M E Church South in Powell s Fort Valley for Mrs Isabell Jett Funk 76 who died November 27. She was daughter of Gideon Jett and widow of Hiram Funk with three daughters and ten grandchildren surviving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detrick M. E
Powell's Fort Valley
Isabell Jett Funk
Mr. Dodson
Punk
Gideon Jett
Hiram Funk
Kirby L. Lichliter
Detroit
Jesse F. Dicks
This City
Guy E. Lake
Keedysville
Sea Tiodine Developed To Combat Goiter At Cornell
At Cornell University researchers describe eight year tests showing eggs and milk enriched with iodine by feeding seaweed to hens and cows. Macrosystis pyrifera seaweed yields iodine in eggs up to 5000 parts per billion and milk 10 to 20 times typical iodine. Goiter common in iodine deficient regions, seaweed kelp from California supplied the iodine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
Cornell University
Mary
Cornell
Odessa
N. Y
California
United States
One Killed Two Injured In Auto Crash At Neck New Jersey
A Baltimore man was killed and two Virginians seriously injured in a wreck in Neck New Jersey. John H. Eborowski died from a broken neck after a collision with John E. Parker of Onancock Virginia. Parker was uninjured then struck by another truck. Philadelphia's John Kling Jr. was arrested for the crash and G. Martin Read of Davis Wharf Virginia was gravely injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. J
Baltimore
Virginia
Philadelphia
John
Eborowski
John E. Parker
Onancock
Parker
John Kling, Jr
G. Martin Read
Davis Wharf
Manufacturers Contend AAA Is Unconstitutional
The National Association of Cotton Manufacturers filed a friend of the court brief with the U S Supreme Court in the Hoosac Mills case arguing the agricultural adjustment act is unconstitutional. It claims the AAA nullifies state sovereignty and grants excessive federal power over local affairs and questions whether Congress can erode state internal control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Supreme Court
National Association of Cotton Manufacturers
Association
AAA
Supreme Court
Hoosac Mills
Boston
Congress
Simple Funeral Rites For Late Mr Solenberger
The funeral for John G. Bolenberger a Winchester businessman was held at 400 South Washington Street with Rev E B McGubin officiating. Interment followed in Mount Hebron Cemetery with active pallbearers and honorary church elders and deacons attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uimont
John
Bolenberer
Winchester
Memorial Hospital
Win¢e
Shenandoah Valley
South Washington Street
E. B. A McGubin
Loudoun Street Presbyterian
Corinthians
Reg Dayson
Mount Hebron
Harry H. Winkfield
James P. Reardon
Charles R. McCann
Ernest Funkhouser
C. J. Brumback
J. Thwaite
B. B. Dutton
E. C. Stuart
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Stewart Bell
Fred
French Chamber Suspends Session In An Uproar
In Paris on December 3 the Chamber of Deputies halted amid shouting as deputies argued over political organizations in France. Radical socialists pressed for dissolution of groups like the Croix de Feau while communist Arthur Ramette accused Premier Laval of aiding milit ant organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
France
Radical Socialist Party
Croix de Fgu
Arthur Ramette
Premier Laval
Landslide buries village Verde Cocha in Andes
A massive landslide in the Andes at Verde Cocha, near Guayaquil, Ecuador, buried the village today and killed 60 inhabitants. Rescue teams found no survivors and could not determine if residents were awakened before the slide struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Verde Cocha
President Roosevelt Returns to Warm Springs
President Roosevelt returned to his Warm Springs home shortly after 11 p m following an overnight stay at Cason Callaway’s Blue Springs estate in Georgia He immediately went to the swimming pool for a dip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Cason Callaway
Blue Springs
W. P. A. Workers Strike in Key West
Key West workers employed by the Works Progress Administration struck today to protest the wage scale. About thirteen hundred workers participated in the action near the WPA project sites in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West, Fla
Works Progress Administration
Prison Break by Convicts' Gang in Charlestown District
A gang of seven or eight convicts escaped Massachusetts State Prison in Charlestown Boston. They attacked guard Frank Shaughnessey and truck driver Louis Richards before fleeing toward the railroad yards. Police and guards recaptured several with one killed and others injured by gunfire and gas the escape involved Philip Red Naples William McManus Frank Joyce Edward McArdle and Charles O'Brien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Charlestown
Boston
Care
Esston
Maine
John Oliver O Somerville
Mass
Louis Richards
Guar
Frank Shaughnessey
Richards
Shaughn
Thomas F. Devine
Frank Joyce
William “Red” McManus
Edward C. R
Corrections
Philip “Red
Naples
Worcester
Bagley
William McManus
Roxbury
Edward McArdle
Charles O’brien
Edward J. Shaughnessey
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Bureau
The
Winchester Evening Star
Gussie McFall
Sit
This Bureau
Telephone Front Royal 149-R
North Fork
South Fork
Front Royal News
Henry
Wagner
Wichita
Kansas
Prank
W. H. Triece
Major
Mrs. Rolfar
Mrs. C. A. Stokes
Miss Grave Piner
Wilmington, D. C
Mrs
Vaughn Butler
Boundry Avenue
Ee Os Jr
M. O. Simpson, Sr
Mary Louise Purdum
Messrs
David Kendrick
Frank Compton
Bessie Walker
Mrs. H. M. Kerne
Leroy Carron
Ma. Burke Fox
William Leach
Thornton Leach
John W. Wood
Luray
Applewood
Linden
Coleman Ware
Maggie Beaty
Florida
Sergeant
Remount Depot
Rohr
Kentucky
Court News
H. B. McCormac
the ‘Markets
Stock Exchange
Allied Chemical
American Can
American
American Smelters
American Tel. & Tel
Iss
American Woolen
Topeka & S. Re
Bethlehem Steel
Consol Gas of
Corn Products
General Electric
General Motors
Goodyear
Int. Harvester
Johns Manville
Montgomery Ward
N. Y. Central
Penn Railroad
Stand Oif of
Texas Corp
Union Pacific
U. S. Steel
Woolworth
APPLE
Richard Parker
Richard Parker, Jr
Douglas
Judge Parker, Jr
John Rae
Charles Own
MacFarland
King
Isabell Funk
Fort
Moling & Cather Phone
Hamburger’s
N. Main Street
Mr. Solenberger
Key West
Charles Town
Amoskeag
T. F. Timberlake
Bond Bros
Just
N. Cameron St
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