Front Royal Notables Attend School Play and Weekend Travels
Local residents joined Front Royal figures at Handley high school in Winchester to see Alice In Wonderland. Weekend visitors include Miss Jeanne McCoy of Washington at Fairlawn Inn, and several residents plan trips to Staunton Charlottesville and Washington for social and civic engagements.
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Front Royal
Alice In Wonderland
Handley High School
Winchester
George Morton
Helen Weaver
A.C. Carson
Caroline
John Hedrick
Q. D. Gasque
Jack Fielder
Jeanne McCoy
Washington
Fairlawn Inn
Still Destroyed in Blue Ridge Moutains Report
A 200 gallon still and several hundred gallons of mash were destroyed yesterday morning in the Blue Ridge mountains three miles south of Browntown. The operation was carried out by three federal officers and E. C. Smith of Front Royal with no arrests reported.
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Front Royal
Blue Ridge Mountains
Browntown
E. C. Smith
Front Royal Bowlers Join Tri State League
Front Royal Bowling team today enters the Tri State Bowling League with teams from Frederick Maryland Hagerstown Maryland Martinsburg West Virginia and Winchester. This marks the first organized league effort for Front Royal since the Valley league dissolved about six years ago. Team members include Wallace Thomason David Rust Buford Armel Billy Smith Norris Baggarly Harvey Johnson and Johnnie Marchi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Frederick
Hagerstown
Martinsburg
W. Va
Winchester
Wallace Thomason
David Rust
Buford Armel
Billy Smith
Norris Baggarly
Harvey Johnson
Johnnie Marchi
Italian air raid maims hospital ward and nurse recalls escape
A nurse recounts a merciless Italian attack that struck a hospital with five bombs. Two sick wards and the instrument room were destroyed, and Miss Heevig broke her leg fleeing to the trenches after lying in a trench until 3 p.m. due to fear of renewed bombing.
Rotarians Invite Farmers As Guests At Rural Urbance
Front Royal Rotary Club hosted its annual Rural Urbance at the Aston Inn last night with G. Tyler Miller as president presiding. The speaker was W. R. Legge of Winchester on The Farm Boy At The Cross Roads. The event was organized by the rural urban committee and honored Warren County farmers and business men including G. W. Lewin George Wallihan J. E. Hotchkiss A. K. Davis and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Aston Oo
G. Tyler Miller
W. R. Legge
Winchester
Legge
Cross Roads
A A. Kidd
O .R. Bowen
Warren County
G. W. Lewin
George Wallihan
J. E. Hotchkiss
A. K. Davis
William Balwin
Frank Simpson
Charles Jones
Arthur Trenary
R. L. Sowers
Henry Hughes
J. J. Foster
Billy Bierer
Harry Marton
George Marlow
Steve Lawson
Theodore Massanes
Ollie Redman
Ransom Stickley
Tuncary
Lovell Cooley
J. H. Downing
D. M. Cloyd
Emmanuel Stickley
Ernest Marlow
H. L. Mathews
A. G. Leach
O. W. Borden
J. Hich Downing
Church School Ends at Front Royal Church
The training age for Christian workers at Front Royal Methodist Church closed last night after a week of sessions. Rev. C. A. York presided over the final meeting.
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Front Royal
Fit Royal Methodist Church
C. A. York
Mussolini Attacks Sanctions in Fiery Parliament Speech
Mussolini warned that proposed oil embargo sanctions jeopardize peace and accused the League of Nations of a biased penal code against Italy. He defended fascist resolve, praised Italy’s effort in Ethiopia and proclaimed continued resistance and victory plans.
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Il Duce
Premier Laval
France
Mussolini
Italy
Eric Drummond
Ethiopia
The
League
Geneva
Reneon
Field To Go On Air Tonight
Arthur M. Field city manager will broadcast from 7 15 to 7 30 over WJSV Alexandria to discuss municipal administration issues. This program is part of a Virginia League of Municipalities series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur M. Field
WJSV
Alexandria
Field
Virginia League of Municipalities
Widely Known M. E. Divine Passes Away
M. E. Divine died at 3 30 yesterday after a 10 week illness. He was born October 9 1862 in Westminster Maryland and lived in Clarke county. He served as an itinerant preacher in the Baltimore Conference for 30 years. Funeral Monday at 2 from the Brucetown home with ministers Harry S. Myerly Thomas Morgan Hubert Sydenstricker J D Russell J M Brown Strieby and W W McIntyre. Burial in Green Hill Cemetery Berryville with nephews acting as pallbearers.
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Myerly
Carroll County
Wesminster
Jesse
Jane Elizabeth Gilbertly
Clarke County
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland
Baltimore
M. E. Church
South
Katie Grant
Gilbert Myerly
Maryland
Harry Stockton Myerly
Piedmont
W. Va
Brucetown
Harry S. Myerly
Thomas Morgan
Hubert Sydenstricker
J. D. Russell
J. M. Brown
Strieby
W. W. McIntyre
Winchester
Green Hill Cemetery
Berryville
Harry Grant
Paul Pierce
William Swimley
Walter Hardesty
Roger Risslep
President To Outline Ideas On Farm Industry
President Roosevelt ends Warm Springs visit with plans to outline his agricultural ideas to the American Farm Bureau Federation in Chicago and to attend Notre Dame University in South Bend for an honorary degree. He will address Congress when it reconvenes and travel by special train after the talks.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Pine Mountain
Congress
American Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
Notre Dame University
South Bend
Ind
Italians Bomb Desseyi Raid Strikes Near Emperor
A squadron of 18 Italian planes bombed Dessye where Emperor Haile Selassie is directing operations. The attack lasted about four hours with heavy bombs aboard. Diplomatic protest from Addis Ababa reached Geneva as casualties and exact damage remained unreported.
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International Red Cross
Addis Ababa
Geneva
Dessye
Eritrea
Haile Selassie
Bandits Take Bank Visibly in Knoxville Road Heist
A three-man bandit gang hijacked a bus on the highway to Knoxville forcing passengers to lie down. They robbed Citizens Bank in New Tazewell of about $1,000 before fleeing as a posse pursued them. Moss was captured near Bunchtown.
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Knoxville
Percy Turvis
J. Wesley Brewer
Knox County
Bunchtown
New Tazewell
George Wilbur Moss
Bob Hatfield
Citizens Bank
Green declines to resign from high labor post
William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, refused John L. Lewis's invitation to quit and chair a new industrial union committee. Green said he is not head of any group within the federation and aims to prevent internal splits while supporting craft union policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Green
A. F. of L
Atlantic City
United Mine Workers’ Chieftain
Committee For Industrial Organization
Labor
National Association of Manufacturers
Relief Projects To Be Held Open In County
Several WPA work relief drainage and grading projects stay open while authorities assess sufficient county labor. Tentative plans include Middle town Star Tannery DeHaven and possibly Wardensville road near Gore. Currently laborers are scarce and transportation needs may limit assembly at sites.
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Middletown
Star Tannery
DeHaven
Wardensville Road
Gore
Carter Trial Is Continued In Va. Collision Case
William A. Carter of Washington D C has his trial on a liquor driving charge postponed to December 16 by Trial Justice Loring Rackley of Berryville Virginia due to the defendant's poor health. He was injured November 27 when his car hit an apple truck driven by Robert Hester of Raleigh North Carolina on the Blue Ridge near Paris Virginia. The truck belonged to Marin J. King of Raleigh and was bound from Inwood West Virginia.
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William A. Carter
Washington, D. C
Loring Rackley
Berryville
Carter
Robert Hester
Raleigh
N. C
Blue Ridge Mountains
Paris
Maryin J. King
Inwood
W. Va
Endeavor Group Opens Meeting With Banquet
Christian Endeavor Societies of the Western District of Virginia opened a two day convention at Strasburg with Miss Cathleen Shiplett presiding. The program features a banquet at 6 15 tonight and an address by Rev. George Earle Owen on Our Challenge and The Importance of Choice.
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Christian Endeavor Societies
Virginia
Strasburg
Cathleen Shiplett
Staunton
Elizabeth McKnight
Richmond
George Earle Owen
C. M. Martin
Winchester
Budapest
Margaret Richards
Asylum Inmates Free To Confess Starting Fires
In West Virginia officials renewed their hunt for a hospital firebug at the State Hospital for the Insane. Superintendent J E Offner reviewed a 16 year old inmate Earl James Loyd confession, later discarded, who had admitted starting several blazes including a $45,000 October 3 fire. Previously 17 year old Forrest Culver had confessed to the October blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
W. Va
State Hopital
J. E. Offnner
Earl James Loyd
Offner
Loyd
Forrest Culver
Cairo University Students Clash With Police at Giza Bridge
About a thousand Cairo University students clashed with police for thirty minutes at Giza bridge after being denied permission to erect a memorial on campus for classmates killed in the recent riot. Dozens of police and students were knocked down but no serious injuries were reported as police fired over heads and used birdshot.
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Cairo
Cairo University
Giza Bridge
Hutzler Charged With Possession Illegal Liquor
A Frederick county jury hears the case of Ray Hutzler charged with illegal possession of liquor. Evidence shows liquor found at the Hutzler residence. Hutzler appeals from a six month jail term and $250 fine. Reynolds withdraws appeal after combined 60 days and $150 fine and costs. license revoked on separate count. Court set cases for Monday December 1636.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Ray Hutzler
W. J. Lupton
E. W. Tevalt
T. N. Cather
Es Solenberger
Vernon D.er
Hutzler
A. J. Tavenner
John Crisman
Greenspring
Harry L. McCann
J. W. Newcome
ABC
Irvin Reynolds
Trial Justice Court
F .Ashley
R Ashley
Barton
Reed
John W. Rees
Robert T. Barton
Butler
Six Frederick county school lots sold at public auction
Six school properties in Frederick County were sold at a public auction in front of the county courthouse, bringing a total of 1627. Gainesboro and nearby lots sold to Joshua Place for 316, Redlands church land to Redlands Methodist for 150, Chestnut Grove lot to George W. Bowers for 45, Patterson site on Whitacre Berkeley Springs road to Harry Gardner for 420, and other parcels to L ut trell and Braithwaite. Four other advertised properties were withdrawn due to unsatisfactory top bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Gainesboro
Gainestane
Joshua Place
Cross Junction
E. W. Braithwaite
Redlands
Whitacre
Redlands Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Railroad Union
Paul Luttrell
Chestnut Grove
George W. Bowers
Patterson
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Harry Gardner
Another New Clipper Ready For Final Test
The Hawaiian Clipper, last of three Pan American flying boats built at Glenn L. Martin in Baltimore, will leave for Miami next week for reconditioning and preparation for service between San Francisco and Manila. It is a sister ship to the China and Philippine Clippers and was the first constructed but never entered regular service.
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Baltimore
Glenn L. Martin
Pan-American Airways
Miami
Fla
Martin
San Francisco
Manila
P. I
China
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Winchester Evening Star
Gussie McFall
This Bureau
Telephone Front Royal 149-R
North Fork
South Fork
Front Royal News
Cleo Guy
Charlie Ambler
Harry Reid
Charlottesville
Messrs
Bernard
Fristoe
Arthur Sonner
Phil
Charles Richardson
North Carolina
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
H. Battle
Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway
Aubrey G. Weaver
Bernard Fristoe
Mary McNeill
Mrs. W. P. Hines
F .R. Slaughter
Claude Clayton
Mary Ashby Slaughter
R. E. Purdum
Mary Louise Purdum
Charles ‘Stossel
R. E. Herr
Woodstock
Jack Fielding
Katie Jones
Jordie
Jessie Jones
Frank Humphrey
Church
M. E. Divine
Harry Lee Myerly
Craft Union Movement
Santa Claus
Santa
Endeavor Group
Strasburg Church
Reynolds
Seneca
Kentucky
NEW Deal
A. B
Happy” Chandler
Joe Chandler, Sr
Chandler
Corydon
Joe Chandler
Hamburger’s
N. Main Street
T. F. Timberlake
Betty Shop
W. Boscawen St
Moling & Cather
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