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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1934

Page

6

Silver wedding anniversary hosted in Front Royal

In Front Royal on December 24 C Thomason and spouse celebrated their 25th anniversary with about 50 friends at an informal At home. The home featured silver decor and flowers. Guests entered, refreshments were buffet style, and a prayer followed the singing of Bless Be the Tie That Binds.

Front Royal C. Thomasonco Marie Mar Marjory Rhodes Marvin Steed R. Moorman Parker Thomason J. H. Light J. W. Morgan B. C. Steele A. B. Franklin W. J. Cary J. L. Baker Mortimer Martin

No Plane Crash Found After Piru Search

Deputy sheriffs in Piru California said a search of the Piru mountains found a burned area identified as a brush fire. After a tedious climb down Keyes Canyon the team reported reports of an airplane crash were unfounded.

Piru Calif Piru Mountains Keyes Canyon Ventura

Drunken driving fines and penalties handed to motorists

Russell Smedley lost his driver's license and received a suspended 30 day sentence plus a $100 fine in Judge Olmstead's court for drunken driving. George Johnson was fined $5 plus costs for lacking an adjustment sticker on his car.

Front Royal Russell Smedley W. G. Olmstead George Johnson

Front Royal Warren County Social and Personal News Load

Frank Humphrey a George Washington University student visits town. Lawrence Boerner and wife visit Mrs Boerner s parents at Afton Inn. Helen Bowman joins Elizabeth Thompson on relatives trip to New Jersey and New York. Sheriff and Mrs Coles host Rebecca Collins from Washington for holiday. Merle Grubbs of Radcliffe College visits parents. Neville Major and Billie Van Deusen V M I cadets spend Christmas furlough at home. Arm strongs announce birth of daughter in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Margaret Miller of Washington visits parents in town.

Front Royal Frank Humphrey George Washington University Helen Bowman Elizabeth Thompson New Jersey New York

Community Christmas Tree Service Held in Front Royal

The King's Daughters sponsored a December 24 Christmas tree service on the Court House lawn with a large crowd. A helpful program was presented and many needy families will receive food toys and clothing gifts from local business people and private citizens alike.

Front Royal King’s Daughters Court House

Revolt Against King Zog Denied by Albanian Legation

London dispatch reports the Albanian legation dismissing claims of a revolt against King Zog as an old story. A spokesman said if true, the legation would be first to hear of it.

London Athens Zog

Radio Program Listing From Philco Schedule

Daily radio lineup listing 6:00 PM to 11:30 PM shows across WEAF WJZ WOR WABC and more. Includes Leipzig Bach Christmas Oracle, US Army Band, The Shadow, Amos and Andy, Plantation Echoes, Lone Ranger, Red Davis, Just Plain Bill, Kate Smith Revue, Rosa Ponselle, Cuban etc. Notable guests and orchestras across stations.

WEAF Leipzig Germany St. Thomas Church WOOR Uncle Don WABC Buck Rogers WJZ American Legion Frank N. Belgrano, Jr Bobby Benson Weaf—Press Ferdinando Wjz—Press the Shadow Carol Deis Three X Sisters Billy Batchelor WOR Lowell Thomas Wabc—Press Amos Andy Moyrt Marge Lum Abner Plantation Bill Red Davis the O'Neills Uncle Ezra Broadway Temple Choir Dangerous Paradise Boake Carter Weaf—Himber Orchestra Lone Ranger Jan Garber Robinson Buckaroos Edwin C. Hill Richard Crooks Kemp Kate Smith Weaf—Gypsies Rosa Ponselle Wwor Corinna Mura Wabc—Gluskin Orchestra Burnett Weaf — Eastman Orchestra Ironians Quartet Cleveland Orchestra Wayne King James Hamilton Lewis Illinois Variety Musicale Tiny Tims Nevws Meetin’ House Wabc—Concert Orchestra Moonbeams Kiriloff Wabc—Spiritual Music Poland Czestochowa Legend of Wenceslas

Benefit Dance Planned at Updike's Hall

Arrangements by Paul Rudacil le and Grover Hillidge for a Tuesday night benefit at Updike's hall in Front Royal. The floor show promises the best ever with the Kentucky Night Hawks as the band. Proceeds go to the Tuberculosis Association.

Front Royal Updike Paul Rudacille Grover Hillidge Kentucky Night Hawks South

River ton man fined and jailed for yearlong permit revocation

Edward Folks of River ton was fined 100 dollars plus costs, received a 30 day jail sentence and had his permit revoked for one year when he appeared before Judge Olmstead.

Front Royal Edward Folks Riverton Olmstead

Christmas Seals Bring Health To County Children

Christmas Seals help county children with tuberculosis by funding sanatorium care. Seals cost a penny each and are sold at the Tuberculosis Association headquarters in Moling and Cather store No. 120 N. Loudoun Street. Give health this season by purchasing seals for needy cases.

Tuberculosis Association Moling and Cather Loudoun Street

Market in Stocks Quiet as Holiday Trading Fades

New York markets opened with modest Christmas cheer but little buying interest. Equities moved in a dull range after a fairly active start, with a few preferreds gaining about a point while others fluctuated. Grains stayed steady, corn rose about a cent a bushel, and the British pound opened around 94 and a half on the dollar.

Couple Weds at Loudoun Street Pres Church Ceremony

Miss Emily Silver becomes Mrs. Wendell Goode in a quiet ceremony by Rev. E B McGukin. The couple, attended by family friends, plan a Florida honeymoon and will reside on Peyton Street after the new year. Goode works as a chemist at the Virginia Woolen Company.

Clark Smith Goode John Silver Annie J. Silver Mary Baldwin Handley Schools Virginia Woolen Company

Youth Who Slew Father Is Given Year's Sentence

Lowell J. Hash, 22, a Maryland dairy farmer, was sentenced to 12 months in the Maryland house of correction for killing his father Edgar J. Hash, 44, with an iron pipe last June. Hash claimed self defense as his mother, brothers and four sisters testified that the father was drunk and had threatened him.

Rockville Lowell J. Hash Maryland House of Correction Charles W. Woodward Montgomery Edgar J. Hash

Local Markets and Wholesale Flour Price List

Local wholesale and retail market listings show flour prices by bag size and brand, with 98 and 48 pound bags for Short Patent and Patent brands ranging from 6.25 to 7.15 per barrel. Also listed are shelled corn prices, dairy feeds, egg mash, corn meal, screenings, middlings, and various poultry items with assorted prices.

Star Wees Annes Waeevens

Sleuths And Crooks In Yuletide Pact

London reports a gentleman agreement with Scotland Yard to release all but 25 staff tomorrow for Christmas. Crooks usually honor a Christmas truce in London as 500 officers are freed, though 300 can be recalled within ten minutes.

London Scotland Yard Crooks

Man Seven Times Governor Is Dead

George W. P. Hunt, age 75 and seven time governor of Arizona, died at his Phoenix home on December 24.

Phoenix Ariz George W. P. Hunt Arizona

Divorce order recorded in Corporation Court

Bevans were married on November 16, 1920 and the alleged desertion began on or about September 30, 1930. The divorce order is on record in the Corporation Court.

Bevans

Girl Is Saved From Guillotine

Paris dispatch reports President Lebrun commuted the sentence of 19 year old Violette Nozie re from the guillotine to life imprisonment after her mother appealed for clemency.

Paris Albert Lebrun Violette Noziere

Marriage License To Penna Couple

A Pennsylvania pair secured a marriage license Saturday from Do. C. Brannon, county clerk and were married the same day by Rev. Allen Jones of Kernstown. Earl E. Bair of Sylvan and Isabelle M. Lowans of Mercersburg obtained the license. Bair is son of John T. Bair and Lowans is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Lowans.

Pennsylvania Do. C. Brannon Allen Jones Kernstown Earl E. Bair Sylvan Isabelle M. Lowans Mercersburg Mr. Bair John T. Bair John P. Lowans

General Johnson backs probe into his income

Gen Johnson, recently retired head of the NRA, says he has only his army pay and a small equity in a mortgaged cottage. He made the statement as reports reached him that the Senate munitions committee planned an inquiry into his wartime earnings.

Gen. Johnson NRA Johnson Senate Munitions Committee

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Warren County Winchester Evening Star W. B. Thomason Sn Telephone Front Royal 213 Mrs Lawrence Boerner Mrs. Boerner R. W. Payne Afton Inn J. S. Campbell Carrie Thomason Raymond Thomason Greenville R. C. Thomason D. M. Cloyd Washington Mrs. Ray Jones Lee Street Mrs. Jones Rebecca Collins Aap R. F. Coles Ruth Eleanor Mathews Harrisonburg State Teachers College Merle Grubbs Radcliffe College BE. L. Grubbs Frank Stout C. J. Anderson South Riverton Neville Major Billie van Deusen Henry Turner The Park Engineers Bedford Eva Marshall James Marshall Francis Jones Richmond Jones Henry Downing S. B. Downing Mrs. E. S. Williams W. C. Armstrong, Jr Winchester Memorial Hospital Margaret Miller Mrs. R. E. L. Miller Philco Miller & Anderson Merry Christmas Tuberculsois Association G. Silver Daas Mr. Goode Boston Traveler Penna Oo EE Okla Ameri Hughs. Johnson Byrdie Community Oil Service, Inc Jack and You California Community Oil Service Manor Avenue Front Royal, Va Hanks King George WABG Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra Otto Klemperer James E. van Zandt Rome St. Anselmo’s Church Domitilla Catacombs Lionel Barrymore Scrooge Beatrice Lillie Comedienne Alexander Wallcott Metropolitan Opera Haense Gretel Queena Marie Edith Fleischer Geraldine Farrar WNYC Lawrence Tibbett Montgomery Ward Winchester
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