Brumback Heads Frederick for Staunton County Meeting
Cc I Brumback veteran Frederick county supervisor and chairperson will attend the League of Counties annual meeting in Staunton Virginia. The convention opens Friday December 9 and runs through December 10. The meeting also covered awarding the county clerk’s office equipment contract to Pifer Printing Company at 1 44 99 f o b with bids from five others. Supervisors ordered $7 500 paid to Commercial and Savings Bank to retire a note in full.
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Cc. I. Brumback
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Frederick County
League of Counties
Staunton
Pifer Printing Company
Commercial and Savings Bank
DuPont Delivers Vision On Financing and Industry Role
DuPont outlines a broad plan mentioning a 25 billion dollar financing program as “staggering” yet feasible through cooperative effort. He credits industry and science with boosting purchasing power and acknowledges agriculture’s current limits while stressing responsibility and national progress.
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DuPont
United States
Wedding Invitations at Star Job Prin
Invitations issued by Star Job Prin headline this wedding notice. Mr and Mrs invites guests to the ceremony and reception for the couple with details about date time and location as published in the community newspaper.
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Star Job Prin
Valley Sees Coldest Night Despite Elevation Variations
Winchester residents and Shenandoah Valley neighbors cooled to 18 degrees above zero, with unofficial readings 6 degrees lower. Factors include elevation and possible faulty thermometers. In Atlanta, temperatures reportedly dipped to 12 above zero per fruit industry reports.
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Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester Research Laboratory
Atlanta
Lions Club Forms Aid Coalition With Fellowship Group
At a 100 percent attendance meeting the Lions Club agreed to cooperate with the Fellowship Club and designates a committee to lead the effort. A charity basketball game is set for Handley gym Tuesday night December 14 between local All Stars and a Martinsburg team. Proceeds will benefit charity through the Fellowship Club. Directors meet tonight at the George Washington Hotel at 7:30. F A DeFontee of Chevrolet Motor Co spoke on car manufacture with an educational reel showing hijacking dangers. William Bell of Philadelphia joined as a guest of R Voitel.
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Lions Club
Fellowship Club
Handley Gymnasium
Martinsburg
George Washington Hotel
F. A. DeFontee
Chevrolet Motor Company
William Bell
Philadelphia
R. Voitel
Nationals Favor Slower Baseball for 1938
In Chicago on December 7 the National Baseball League voted unanimously to use a slightly heavier, slower ball in 1938 compared with the senior circuit's ball from last season.
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Chicago
National Baseball League
Constance Worth Files Divorce From George Brent
Blonde film star Constance Worth of Los Angeles filed for divorce from Irish actor George Brent at a brief hearing, charging he was absent from home on several occasions without explanation.
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Los Angeles
Constance Worth
George Brent
Georgia man urged as successor to temperance preacher
A letter to a Winchester businessman claims Joe George of Atlanta Georgia seeks to replace Elmer Watson as head of Joe George's Temperance Union. The missive details sermons attacking drink and depicts Elmer's death as a result of his public intoxication. The writer offers the job with a small salary and continued access to alcohol.
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Elmer Watkins
Joe George
Joe George's Temperance Union
Atlanta
Elmer
Winchester
Miner Lost in Briar Hill Mine Is Found Alive
Lawrence Lee a 28 year old mine book keeper was lost in the Briar Hill workings since Sunday morning and found today at the bottom of an adjacent air shaft He had roved the underground labyrinth for hours before miners heard his shouts and brought him to safety He was exhausted but composed and sent home to rest the state mine inspector said
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Pinckneyville
Lawrence Lee
Briar Hill
Leonard Forster
Lee
Baucoup
Stare Niles
Forester
Funeral Services Set For Miss Julia B Wright
The funeral for Miss Julia B Wright daughter of the late Gen and Mrs Robert L Wright will be held Wednesday at 2 30 PM from Christ Episcopal Church. Interment is in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers include H D Fuller Dr B B Dutton Julian W Baker W Nelson Page W A Baker and Robert Smith. Relatives from Summerville and Mobile are arriving for the service.
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Julia B. Wright
Robert L. Wright
Rosedale
Albin
Frederick County
Christ Episcopal Church
Robert B. Nelson
E. Summers McGavock
Opequon
Burnt Church
Miss Wright
Mount Hebron
H. D. Fuller
B. B. Dutton
Julian W. Baker
W. Nelson Page
W. A. Baker
Robert Smith
Clarke County
Leslie Kline to Address Middletown Grange Tonight
Leslie D. Kline Frederick County schools superintendent will speak on Know Your Government at the Middletown Grange meeting. Miss Ann Starling rural schools supervisor and R A Wall county teachers association president will attend and preside. The program starts at 8 with a business session beforehand and 1938 Grange official installations discussed.
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Middletown Grange
Leslie D. Kline
Frederick County
Berry Draws Five Years Imprisonment
W. R. Berry alias William Siders was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary by Judge Philip Williams in Frederick Circuit Court for felonious and malicious assault on his former wife Mrs. Virginia Emmart. Berry has been in custody for months in lieu of a $5,000 bond and pleaded not guilty. Barry Harrison prosecuted, and Charles L. Widmyer represented Berry. The alleged attack used a fist a brick and stabbing. Tomorrow judge Williams will hear the Dewey Elliott theft of meat from a smoke house near Gore case ARRESTED after years at large by Sheriff J W Newcome.
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W. R. Berry
William Siders
Virginia Emmart
Philip Williams
Frederick
Berry
Charles L. Widmyer
Berryville
Barry Harrison
Commonwealth
Emmart
Williams
Dewey Elliott
Gore
Elliott
J. W. Newcome
Local Markets Daily Prices and Grain Market Rates
The Star lists wholesale and retail prices for flour, corn, meal and livestock feeds, plus butter, dairy and meat goods. It shows patent and mixed brands for bags from 12 to 98 pounds, with prices and calibers for corn meal, middlings, oats, and various turkey and poultry items, alongside live animal prices and retail butter.
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LOGO
Banquet Tonight Honors Handley Grid Men
Handley High School gridmen conclude the 1937 season with a banquet in the school cafeteria. Coaches, guests including E B Cooper and J B Yates attend, while departing seniors Red Baker and others sit at the head table. Lettermen receive monograms as awards are presented.
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Handley High School Gridmen
Garland R. Quarles
E. B. Cooper
W. R. Legge
J. B. Yates
Pinckney Arthur
B. B. Dutton
Handley
Red Baker
Robert Campbell
Billy Baker
Dick Rosenberger
Bernhard Waterman
Leary Baker
Booster Club
Miss Holland
Winchester Kiwanis Club
Martinsburg
Veteran Daniel F. Miller Undergoes Hip Riveting Operation
Daniel F. Miller, a Frederick county Confederate veteran nearing 100, had his fractured hip riveted at Memorial Hospital after a fall at Albin. Surgeons used local anesthesia. Miller reported in excellent spirits and “tip-top” recovery, marking his first illness in years. Riveting has been performed at Memorial Hospital for about three years.
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Daniel F. Miller
Frederick County
Memorial Hospital
Miller
John Clayton
Albin
Grain futures and cash markets slide amid Argentine crop scare
Chicago reports wheat down more than a cent as the Argentine crop scare eases and traders await private damage confirmations. Prices for wheat, corn, oats, soybeans, and rye shift across nearby and deferred contracts while cash values show slight declines or firmness by grain class. Baltimore and Winchester markets echo mixed results with wheat near 98 cents and yellow corn around 70 cents per bushel.
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Chicago
Argentina
Baltimore
Winchester
Quarrington Court Sinking in Red Sea
Lloyds agent at Port Said reports the 7900 ton British steamer Quarrington Court en route from Baltimore to Calcutta was sinking slowly in the Red Sea.
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London
Lloyds
Port Said
Egypt
Quarrington Court
Baltimore
Calcutta
Red Sea
Unclear Feed Price List Rendered
Fragmented OCR text lists animal feeds with inconsistent names and prices such as Middling 2.50 and Egg Mash, plus several garbled entries. Missing clear items, units, and structure render the data unusable as a standard price sheet.
Markets Review of Livestock and Produce Prices
Baltimore markets show produce largely unchanged with fowl and poultry prices noted. Cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep listed with ranges and declines or stability compared with prior levels, while Chicago and Philadelphia notes provide bulk price movements for hogs cattle and poultry.
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Baltimore
Kent Island
Poland seeks outlets for raw materials during Delbos talks
Poland pressed for raw materials and emigration outlets in discussions with French Minister Yvon Delbos before his departure for Bucharest on the second leg of his central European tour.
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Poland
Ign
Yvon Delbos
Bucharest
Stock Market Report Faces Mixed Close in New York
New York stock trading closed with many stocks sliding but steels showing a recovery tone. Secretary Morgenthau announced the treasury offered bonds and notes totaling 450 million dollars, heavily oversubscribed, lending support to market sentiment. Sterling rose to 5 16 cents, the French franc remained at 3.40 ¼ cents.
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New York
Morgenthau
Treasury
Royalists Bid For Favor In Capitol Hill Push
The Royalist Party of America seeks U S rulers in the Duke and Duchess of Windsor plan. Donald W. Stewart says letters were sent to James A. Farley and John Hamilton calling for support and noting the party’s modest nationwide effort. Charlie McCarthy would sit as the sole member of Congress if approved.
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Washington
Royalist Party of America, Inc
Capitol Hill
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
United States
Charlie McCarthy
Congress
Independence
Kas
Donald W. Stewart
James A. Farley
John Hamilton
Democraic
Royalist
Finns Promise Timely War Debt Payment to U.S.
Finland notified the United States it would promptly meet its 232 143 dollar war debt installment due December 15. It remains the only one of 13 war debtors to avoid default on wartime obligations.
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Washington
Finland
United States
Baltic Republic
Hold Youth For Jury In Theft Case
Bernard Cissel twenty five admitted entering two apartments at 10 East Piccadilly street and took about seventeen dollars from Miss Ida Mason and Mr. Donald Albert. He said he hid the money at the Reuss engine house to meet a note due December 15. He was sent to the grand jury by Judge Donald Weems after police court remarks.
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Bernard Cissel
Grand
Donald Weems
Cissel
J. T. Boyd
Francis Funk
East Piccadilly Street
Funk
Indian Alley Boscawen Street
Ida Mason
Nanking siege and Chinese guerrilla buildup reported
Japanese raids near Nanking continued with eight attacks on Shunwan chen area and fears for 17 Americans inside the city. Britain protested bomb damage near Wuhu while Chinese forces claim guerrilla units assembling to harass Japanese in northern China and Shantung progress against Japanese positions near Pangyuan.
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Nanking
Shunwanchen
Shanghai
Great Britain
Wuhu
Internativola
China
Shansi
Chahar
Hopeh
Suiyuan
Peiping
Shantung Province
Pangyuan
Tsinan
Yellow River
Wallace Outline Speech on Economic Plan and Unemployment
Wallace calls for a fair farm program and a well drawn wage hour bill to protect producers and consumers. He urges maintaining a healthy securities market and government spending until private capital fills the gap. He supports reciprocal trade treaties as growth continues. The two phase plan by the committee for industrial organization targets rising unemployment.
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Wallace
Committee For Industrial Organization
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Brumback
Pifer
Lions
Nationals
Brent
Winchester Evening Star
Evening Star
the Star
Apple Capital
Georgia
Elmer Watson
Leslie Kline
Grange
Middletown
The
Star
Sas
Handley Grid
Chicago Cash Grain
Byan
Charlie Chaplin
Paulette Goddard
Walter Winchell
Charlie Chaplins
Charlie
Paulette
Hollywood
Central
U. S. Dept. Agri
Chicago Livestock
U. S
Philadelphia Produce
Stock Market Report
al. Chem
Am. Can
Am. Rad
Am. Smel
A. T. and
Anaconda
B. and O
Bethlehem
Chrysler
Con. Edison
Corn Prod
Cigar
Elec
Genl. Motors
Goodyear
Int. Harvester
J. Manville
Kennecott
M. Ward
Natl. Dairy
NYG
Packard
Penn. R. R
Republic Steel
Southern R
O. of N. J
Texas Corp
Union Pac
Steel
Va.-Care Chem
Va.-Car. Pad
Western Union
Woolworth
Florida
W. W. Bird
Consumers Coal CO
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