Front Royal residents visit and regional notices
Front Royal and nearby towns report visits and travels of residents to Washington and other cities. Local people attend weddings funerals and social events while several plan trips to Sparta North Carolina and Berryville. A memorial service in Strasburg honors Mrs W J Olds with local pallbearers listed.
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Bernard Fristoe
Washington
Sparta
N C
Fristoe
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Robert FE. Feckner
Washington, D. C
Co. c. C. Camp P-66
Rutledge
Richmond
McKnight
Front Royal
Strasburg
W. J. Olds
D. M. Kipps
E. L. Grubbs
W. W. Sonner
C. M. Venable
Frank Forsyth
Julian N. Major
T. Samuel Duncan
Mrs. Robinson Seeks A Divorce Action in Warren Circuit Court
Mrs. Robinson of Winchester filed for divorce from Charles F. Robinson of Warren County in Warren Circuit Court on desertion. She is represented by Raymond E. Perrine of Winchester as attorney.
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Aera Bachan
Newcome Robinson
Warren Circuit
Charles F. Robinson
Warren County
Washington Rappahannock Pupils Fail In District Meet
Washington high school in Rappahannock County competed in the district Class C basketball tournament in Charlottesville last Saturday and lost the final playoff to Barbour high school of Orange County by 23 to 11. The team was coached by Max Doman, with his parents Mr and Mrs T B Doman residing in Middletown.
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Front Royal
Charlottesville
Washington
Rappahannock County
Barbour High School
Orange County
Max Doman
T. B. Doman
Middletown
This County
Car Wreck Near Riverton Ends With Child Safe
A colored man from Flint Hill wrecked his car near Riverton and was jailed after the crash. His six month old child, riding with him, was thrown from the car but uninjured. the vehicle dived into a fence and rolled over an embankment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Flint Hill
Riverton
Children invited to aid Fellowship Christmas drive
A community drive by the Fellowship Club mobilizes children to collect toys, clothing, and nonperishable foods for needy youngsters in Winchester and Frederick County. Scouts accept donations at the theatre, baskets will be filled for Christmas Eve, and a Kiddie Show supports the effort. Donations can be dropped at the George Washington Hotel starting December 10, with information available by telephone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
Fellowship Club
George Washington Hotel
Mrs. Mary Alice Latta Jones Dies in Philadelphia at 85
Mrs. Mary Alice Latta Jones aged 85 died Friday at her Philadelphia home where she had lived for years. She was widow of John L. Jones once operator of Jones Creamery on East Piccadilly Street. Survived by son Latta Jones of Philadelphia. Interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning.
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Mary Alice Latta Jones
Philadelphia
Jones
John L. Jones
Jones’ Creamery
East Piccadilly Street
Fletcher Interests
Latta Jones
New Deal Fight Breaks On Several Fronts
The Federal Power Commission argues the holding company act affects the Connecticut Power Company and its customers as interstate lines were severed to dodge federal jurisdiction. Samuel Ferguson, company head, says preserving state sovereignty was preferable to higher losses.
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Federal Power Commission
Connecticut Power Company
Samuel Ferguson
Mrs Vanessa Kittleberger Visits Richmond Party Return
Mrs Vanessa Kittleberger and her daughter Anne and sister Miss Janet Willey traveled to Richmond to visit Mr and Mrs Edward Willey. They were accompanied back by Mrs L C Willey.
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Vanessa Kittleberger
Anne
Janet Willey
Richmond
Edward Willey
L. C. Willey
Colored War Veteran Wilbert Turner Dies in Stephens City
Wilbert H. Turner 47, son of Cornelia Avery, died suddenly at his home in Stephens City after an apparent acute indigestion attack. A World War veteran, he worked for M. J. Grove Lime Co. Survived by his widow Adam Turner, mother, four sisters and two brothers. Funeral set for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Methodist Church (colored) with Rev. Griffin officiating. Burial in the colored cemetery nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbert H. Turner
Cornelia Avery
Stephens City
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Adam Turner
Plan For Peace In Ethiopia Put Before Cabinet
The British cabinet met to consider the Anglo French plan for peace between Italy and Ethiopia. Officials would not disclose details but said approval would be presented to Emperor Haile Selassie and Premier Mussolini if agreed. Preparations for the Geneva meeting on December 12 were under way to discuss oil sanctions against Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Italy
Ethiopia
Paris
Haile Selassie
Mussolini
Geneva
Court Rules In Liquor Tax Case
The Supreme Court ruled the federal government cannot impose a special tax on liquor manufacturers and dealers in dry states after the prohibition amendment was repealed. Justice Roberts wrote a 6 to 3 opinion affirming lower court decisions from Birmingham and Tulsa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Roberts
Birmingham
Tulsa
Italian Officer Killed in Planes Attack Frontlines Report
Rome dated December 9 reports an Italian officer killed in bombardments by Ethiopian raids on northern and southern fronts. A communications released notes ongoing reconnaissance patrols and Eritrean air forces identifying and bombing another Ethiopian camp north of Dessye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Eritrea
Dessye
56 Men Trapped in Kent Mine Fire at Edmonton
Fifty six workers were trapped below ground when flames swept the Kent mine hoist house in Edmonton Alberta. They tried to reach the surface through an air vent as rescue efforts continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alta
Kent Mine
Reduction in Cotton Crop Forecast Shrinks
Washington December 9 The Agriculture Department today estimated the 1935 cotton crop at 10,734,000 bales a reduction of about 3.7 percent from last month’s forecast. The 1935 crop is about 1,098,000 bales larger than 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
White House Wine Is Only Light
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt said today that two American light wines are in limited supply and may be affected by pressuring demand as markets monitor the White House kitchen stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House drinks policy sparks dry forces pressure
A state functions reform reiterates the repeal pronouncement given in reply to press questions about demands for complete prohibition in the White House. The note reflects ongoing tension between state functions serving wine and dry advocates seeking full prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Dowdell Divorce Suit Published In Winchester
In the clerk’s office of Winchester Virginia on November 27 1935 Josephine Hodges Dowdell files to obtain a divorce from Pierce Dowdell on grounds of desertion. The defendant must appear within fifteen days after publication and both a notice and copy posting are ordered with four weekly insertions in the Winchester Evening Star and mailing of a copy to the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orr
Winches
Rohester
Josephine Hodges Dowdell
Pierce Dowdell
Virginia
Winchester Evening Star
Winchester
Corinne Barnes
Notre Dame awards honorary doctor of laws to Roosevelt
Notre Dame conferred an honorary doctor of laws on President Roosevelt and Carlos P. Romulo at a convocation in the university gymnasium. Cardinal Mundelein presided as the ceremony marked 400 years of Catholic action in the Philippines amid the Philippines becoming a separate commonwealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame University
Roosevelt
Carlos P. Romulo
Manila
P. I
Cardinal Mundelein
Chicago
Philippines
Commonwealth
John F. O’hara
Notre Dame
Sudden Illness Fatal To Win M Patton
William M. Patton 51 died at Memorial Hospital after being found severely ill. Authorities believe an overdose of a poisonous mixture caused his death amid longstanding nervous disorders. Survived by widow Grace Hines Patton and eight children. services set for Wednesday at United Brethren Church. Burial Mount Hebron Cemetery with six pallbearers.
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William M. Patton
Frederick County
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Patton
Patton
Winchester
Isaac Patton
Nannie Fletcher Patton
Grace Hines Patton
Holmes
Lawrence
Hugh
Lewis Patton
Emma
Katherine
Wandell Patton
Linden McDonald
George ,Howard
Russell
Albert Patton
Luther Patton
Albin
Bessie Hoover
Gibbons Street
George W. Stover
United Brethren Church
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Ralph Crisman
Guy Trussell
Ashley Boyles
Jerry Clark
James Lamp
Stewart Castleman
Supreme Court Refuses Review of Hauptmann Case
New York reports the U S Supreme Court declined to review Bruno Richard Hauptmann's Flemington trial for the Lindbergh kidnapping. Anna Hauptmann accepts the ruling with faith in his innocence as lawyers vow to continue the fight, exploring next steps including a possible appeal to the Court of Pardons.
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Supreme Court
Hauptmann
Jersey
New York
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Anna
U. S. Supreme Court
Lindbergh
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Mannfried
Mrs. Hauptmann
Supreme Court of the United States
Flemington
C. Lloyd Fisher
Fisher
Egbert Rosecrans
Frederick A. Pope
Pope
Court of Pardons
Belgians Quit Ethiopian Ranks
All Belgian officers in the Ethiopian army handed in their resignations amid a clash with Ethiopian officials and warned they would depart if the dispute remained unsettled in Addis Ababa on December 9.
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Addis Ababa
Stock Market At Midday Advances And Slows On Mixed News
New York December market activity shows some issues reaching multi year highs while leaders retreat under moderate profit taking. Grains stay within narrow bounds and cotton ignores government crop forecasts as bonds hold steady and foreign exchange edges lower.
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New York
Local Markets with Mixed Feed Prices and Livestock Rates
The page lists several feed and grain prices including patent brand 98 lb bags per barrel at 6.50 to 7.00, 48 lb and 24 lb bag rates, cracked corn at 2.08, shelled corn 1.95, corn meal 10 lb sacks at 0.30, middlings and mixed feeds, dairy and country butter prices, and live stock ranges for cows, steers, heifers, sheep, lambs and turkeys. It reflects daily market quotes with scattered OCR errors.
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Ose
Tecoedy Cen Psy
Dee
S.esereeces
Baltimore and Philadelphia Livestock and Produce Markets Summary
Baltimore market reports cattle 1,400 with slow trade and mixed grades. hogs 1,650 fairly active with gains to 15 higher. calves weak to 560 lower. sheep 1,400 active with lambs weak. Philadelphia poultry prices vary by breed and weight. butter and eggs listed with multiple standards. Chicago markets show hogs 15,000 with top 10.00. cattle 13,000 with mixed demand. calves and sheep also noted with price ranges.
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Baltimore
Dec
U. S. Dept
Philadlephia
Philadelphia
Plymouth Rocks
Rae Cristia
Mustevy
Northwestern
Western
Southwestern
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ducks Westren
Maryland
Dept. of Agri
Chicago
Closing grain prices and quotations across futures and cash markets
Chicago futures show Wheat Dec 94 7 8 to 95 with May 94 7 8 to 95 and July 89 to 89 1 8. Corn Dec 58 to 58 1 8 May 58 7 8 to 59 July 60 1 8. Oats Dec 24 7 8 May 26 1 2 to 5 8 July 27 3 8. Rye Dec 47 1 8 May 50 1 8 July 50 1 2. Barley Dec 40 1 2 May 43. Lard Dec 12.50 Jan 12.37 March 12.40 May 12.30. Cash wheat firm in Chicago with No sales reported and bids for various mixed and colored wheats. Baltimore spot wheat No 2 red winter 94. Winchester markets list wheat 90 cents, yellow corn 90 cents, white corn 93 cents and $4.65 per barrel. All quotes rely on mill deliveries.
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Chicago
Baltimore
Winchester
Birds Need Winter Food Aid From People
Winter snow covers the ground and blocks birds from their main food sources. The article urges residents to help by offering bread, suet, sunflower seeds, or other scraps hung in trees, bushes, or clothes poles to sustain birds during starvation risks.
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Bureau
The
Gussie McFall
Telephone Front Royal 149-R
North Fork
South Fork
Front Royal News
Lee Cox
Dorothy Cox
Martinsburg
W. Va
Smith Thompson
Cox
C. A. Stokes
Miss Dorothy
Claude, Jr
Mrs. Duffy May
Roanoke
Mrs. May
Mrs. Smith Thompson
Isa Compton
Miss Annie Compton
Lynn de Lashmutt
de Lashmutt
Judge
Walter G. Olmstead
Willis Shuler
South River, N. J
Harold Schurer
Berryville
M. L. Schurer
Selma
Alice McKay
Bryne Downing
Major
Mrs. S. Rolfe Millar
Sadie Hines
Mrs. W. P. Hines
Shirley Collins
R. F. Collins
Rolfe Pochon
Misses Millars
John H. Downing
Warrenton
Malissa McKay
Wash, D. C
Lee Mel
Mary Louise Purdum
Helen
Misses Beulah
Dorothy Gore
Charles Menefee
Kings Daughter’s
Randolph Burner
C. ‘W. Burner
Allie Johnson
Ethel Wilkerson
Cary C. Harrison
Fort Worth
Texas
Philip Eastham
Washington, Va
Zlasta Zwttler
Edward
Louis
Zwttler
President Roosevelt
Notre Dame University Gymnasium
John F. O'Hara
M. Patton
Old County
L&t
Stock Exchange
Allied Chemical
American Can
American Radiator
Amerccan Smelters
American Tel, & Tel
American Woolen
Atch. Topeka
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
Consol Gas of
N. Y
Corn Products
General Electric
General
Markbet
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