120 Families Receive Gifts In Community
In Front Royal Virginia more than 120 needy families in Front Royal and nearby areas received Christmas gifts from townspeople. Sergeant E C Smith oversaw relief distributions funded by merchants and organizations with toy matinees from the King's Daughters and other groups. A list of donors includes Citizens National Bank Bank of Warren Palace Barber Shop Burke's Restaurant and many others with additional contributors from local businesses and the Winchester Coca Cola plant Veterans of Foreign Wars and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
E. C. Smith
Sergeant Smith
Washington
George C. Ramsey
W. C. Weaver and Son
Trout Drug Co
Warren Furniture Co
the Haberdashers
Park Theatre
Murphy Ire
Boston
Warren County
Bureau of the Star
Villa Nova
Compton and Co
Adelsberger’s
Sanitary
Riverton Mills, Inc
Warren Motors
R. F. Collins
B. W. Atwood
Duck Inn
Strickler House
Kilby
Women's Shop
M. L. Scheuer, Maddox and Samsell
Sanitary Meat Market
Front Royal Motors
Thompson's Shoe Shop
Old Virginia Orchard Co
Blue Ridge Brew Distributors
Royal Palace Cleaners and Dyers
E. H. Stokes
Warren Drug Co
Venable’s Drug Co
M. A. Trout
Afton Inn
ABC
Motor Inn
Sager’s
Dick Collins
Green Palm Restaurant
R. R. Griffith
John H. Downing
Robert Hockman
Morris and Craig
C. B. Samuels
L. B. Dutrow
D. M. Cloyd
G. Marchi
H. H. Marlowe
Kendrick and Kidd
J. A. Townley
W. A. Garner
T. 5
Duncan
R. H. Simpson
T. Melton
Winchester Coca Cola
Plant
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Christmas Party Brightens Harmony Hollow Camp
More than 120 children near Front Royal received gifts and a camp program at Harmony Hollow CCC camp on Christmas morning. The celebration, held in the camp recreation hall, was sponsored by camp officers and the Remount Depot personnel.
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Front Royal
Harmony Hollow
Joe Touhey Fined for Intoxication in Front Royal Court
In Judge W. G. Olmstead's court Touhey was fined five dollars and costs for intoxication after an arrest Monday night.
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Front Royal
Joe” Touhey
W. G. Olmstead
Many Springs in Ozarks Highlight Region’s Water Riches
The Ozark region of Missouri contains more than 10 000 springs showcasing a vast natural water resource.
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Ozarks
Ozark Region
Missouri
Drink Crazed Man Ramps, Fires at Wife in Chester Street Home
Irvin Ramey a 45 year old carpenter and family man ran amuck with a shotgun in his Chester street residence. He fired at his wife missing, damaged household effects, threatened Town Sergeant E C Smith and held Sheriff R F Collins at bay before being overpowered and jailed in Warren County. Reported heavy drinking in days leading to the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Irvin Ramey
Riverton Lime Company
Chester Street
Ramey
E. C. Smith
Smith
R. F. Collins
Sgt. Smith
Warren County
Striker Free On Bond of $1,000
Clarence Striker, indicted by a Warren County grand jury, is released on bond of $1,000 furnished by J. Hitch Downing. He will appear in Warren County circuit court on January 7 for a hearing on the felony charge.
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Front Royal
Clarence Striker
Warren County
J. Hitch Downing
Striker
Price Fixing By NRA Code Ruled To Be Invalid
Federal Judge Merrill H. Otis ruled code price fixing under the NRA illegal in Kansas City Missouri. The decision denied a government request to halt Sutherland Lumber Company from selling below code prices. The firm operates lumber yards in Oklahoma Iowa and Nebraska on a cash and carry basis.
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Kansas City
NRA
Merrill H. Otis
Congress
Justis
Robert Sutherland
Mae G. Sutherland
Sutherland Lumber Company
Oklahoma
Iowa
Nebraska
Blue Eagle
Maurice Milligan
United States District Attorney
Capital of Jugoslavia Belgrade Declares Modern Growth
The capital of Jugoslavia Belgrade sits at the confluence of the Save and Danube above Kalemegdan. A Roman citadel from the third century marks ancient Singidunum. Since World War, Belgrade develops into a modern town with wide streets electric tramways and large buildings.
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Jugoslavia
Belgrade
White City
Save
Danube
Washington Post
Kalimegdan
Singidunum
Burona
Front Royal Social and Personal News Notes
Mr. Henry Downing returned to Richmond after visiting his parents. Miss Dorothy Gore visits her mother Emma Gore in Central City. Ellsworth Bower remains convalescing from a broken leg. Capt and Mrs Holladay of Randolph-Macon Academy visit relatives in Orange. Col and Mrs J C Boggs stay with Mrs Boggs’ mother in Blackstone. Notables like Charles Reeves Duncan Gibb and others plan attendance tonight. Harley Cooper hosts a party near Linden. Mr and Mrs R W Payne entertain friends at Christmas. Mr and Mrs P F Gatling of Riverton go to Bogota NJ for winter at their son’s home. Kathleen Warren of Washington visits her parents. Richard Hines ill at home improves. Bernice Putman Christmas guest of Mamie Putman. Rev and Mrs R Moorman Parker travel to Washington tomorrow to visit Mrs Parker’s mother.
Grass Plot On Royal Avenue Is Improving
City Manager Dutrow notes grass on Royal avenue between curb and sidewalk showing healthy growth and expects a pretty street in spring. He urges residents to avoid cross walking on plots and to build personal walkways to curb, while preventing curb damage from cars and unloading wood or coal. Cooperation is sought to ensure uniform growth and improve Front Royal’s entrance.
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Front Royal
Royal Avenue
Dutrow
Valley Airways pilots train at Byrd Airport amid race planned
Visiting planes frequent Byrd Airport as student pilots from Valley Airways excel in licensing tests. The City Council approved 250 dollars to help rent the field leased from Garvin Boles and others. Valley Airways officials urge field leveling to protect equipment ahead of Miami aeroplane races January 10 to 12.
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Lester Forney
George Flenner
James Anderson
H. P. Rhodes
Robert Reardon
Richard Crenshaw
F. L. Woolf
Strasburg
Valley Airways
Department of Commerce
Miami
Florida
Quantico
Langley Field
National Guard
Baltimore
Garvin Boles
C. R. Douglas
George Smith
Cove Oysters and Ancestral Myths in East Prussian History
The bureau of fisheries traces Cove Oysters to small coves along Chesapeake Bay and notes canning in Baltimore by 1820. The Chicago Tribune contrasts ancestor worship among the Chinese with East Prussian claims of long German habitation and ambitions to prove ancestors living there for 10 million years.
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Cove
Bureau of Fisheries
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
Potomac River
The
Chicago Tribune
Record breaks Christmas mail in Winchester city
Winchester post office reports a 25 percent rise in Christmas receipts over last year and more than 40 000 letters and cards handled in a single day amid the mail early campaign. 166 sacks were received on Sunday’s train, yielding a Sunday afternoon delivery due to holiday rush and staff dedication.
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Winchester
Post Office Department
England
Inside Passage described as coastal Vancouver to Prince Rupert
The Inside Passage is a natural sheltered salt water sea route from Vancouver to Prince Rupert in British Columbia. It lies between the mainland and offshore islands and is noted for its mountainous terrain similar to Norway's fjords.
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Vancouver
Prince Rupert
British Columbia
Norway
Governor orders refund of press seat fees in Hauptmann trial
In Flemington New Jersey Governor Moore directed County Prosecutor Hauck to seek repayment of $5 and $10 press seat charges levied by Sheriff Curtiss deputies. The move follows reports reporters were taxed to cover courtroom seating and related trial expenses. The state has appropriated funds to cover trial costs and curbs on alibi law for the Lindbergh case were noted.
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Flemington
N. J
Hauptmann
A. Harry Moore
Anthony M. Hauck
John H. Curtiss
Moore
Hauck
Curtiss
Curtiss Direct 4
Suemé Court
Thomas Wenchard
State House Commission
Trenton
Hunterdon County
County Board of Freeholders
Federal Reserve Board
New York City
New York
Wall Street
Capital Securities Market
Death toll rises in winter blast with ten dead
News from era Canada reports blizzards pushing fatalities to ten with five victims frozen.- Mrs. Ethel Carper of Annapolis Maryland visits cousins Clarence and Hardy on South Braddock Street during the Christmas season.
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Canada
Ethel Carper
Annapolis, Md
Clarence Hardy
South Braddock Street
Guffey Plays Cautious Arbiter In Burns Speakership
In Washington, Pennsylvania Senator Joseph F. Guffey arrives as a potential influencer over the Burns speakership. He avoids committing, saying he will stay hands off while acknowledging influence if needed, as Democratic representation shifts in the new Congress. New York report notes bank rate cuts impact deposits, mortgages, and overall money movement amid a weak holiday money season.
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Washington, D. C
Joseph F. Guffey
Pennsylvania
David A. Reed
Joseph W. Burns
Tennessee
House of Representatives
Guffey
Washington
Glect
Capitol Hill
Joe” Burns
Postal savings banks push to cut two percent rate
Banks face pressure from bankers who argue the government cannot afford two percent and that a reduction to one or one and a half percent is likely. The government sustains the two percent rate by withholding 2 percent from banks where it deposits postal savings funds.
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Postal Savings Banks
Life Insurance Premiums Rise As Companies Seek Profits
Life insurance premiums are climbing as insurers struggle to invest large cash reserves. The biggest life insurer plans a 6 percent premium increase for 1935 amid scarce profitable avenues.
Locomotive Explosion Kills 13 in West Virginia Coal Mine Area
A mine locomotive explosion in Montgomery County WV at 6:21 am killed 13 men including fireman Delmar Oxley and engineer W M Blankenship and injured many others. The blast wrecked tracks. bodies were recovered and hospital conditions grim as officials launch investigations.
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Otee
Blankenship
Montgomery
D. L. Oxley
Lincoln County
W. Va
Smee
Boller Falls
C. R. Stahl
The
Coal Company
Coad
Charleston
Koppers Coal and Transportation Company of
Pittsburgh
Coal Valley Hospital
Powellton
N. P. Rhinehart
State Department
Mount Hope
P. D. McMurrer
Earl Morris
Blakenship
P. C. Thomas
Koppers Coal and Transportation Company
Sikhorn- Piney Coal Mining Company
Delmar Oxley
W. M. Blankenship
Powellton Mine Train Accident Leaves Several Injured
An Elkhorn-Piney Coal Mining Co. train carrying Powellton mine workers derailed near Powellton West Virginia about 36 miles east of Charleston. Four coaches and a locomotive transported employees to the coal mine from the village three and a half miles away. An investigation is under way to determine the cause, with the boiler having been inspected August 25, 1934, and found satisfactory.
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Powellton
Elkhorn-Piney Coal Mining Co
W. Va
Charleston
Cdal
Powélston
Two Engine Men Die In Railroad Wreck On PRR
Alexandria Powell a railroad conductor recalls hearing the crash while resting at home and immediately alerted officials after the wreck killed two locomotive workers. The incident occurred on the PRR system prompting investigations and statements from railway officials.
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Page One
Alexandria Powell
Railroad
Train Derailment After Switching Error With Injuries
Joseph Piper reported looking from his house when a switch opened and the train diverted onto a siding. Conductor J D Montooth suffered a slight head injury. Ayres and two mail clerks had minor bruises. The locomotive overturned, baggage car damaged, and three passenger cars derailed.
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Joseph Piper
Ayres
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Warren County Bureau
Winchester Evening Star
W. B. Thomason
Telephone Front Royal 213
Henry Downing
Richmond Yester
8. B. Downing
Dorothy Gore
Mrs
Emma Gore
Central City
Ellsworth Bower
Col
Mrs. J. C. Boggs
Mrs. Boggs
Mrs. Epes
Blackstone
Charles Reeves
Duncan Gibb
Thomas Johnston, Jr
Walter Carter
Harley Cooper
Linden
R. W. Payne
P. F. Gatling
Riverton
Bogota
Kathleen Warren
Mrs. J. J. Warren
Richard Hines
Bernice Putman
Mamie Putman
Byrd Airport
Postoffice
Jersey
Central Press
8 Street
Charles P. Stewart
East 45Th Street
Leslie Eichel
Ataly
Goodrich
Cammer Tire Co., Inc
Braddock & Boscawen
Philco
Miller & Anderson
WEAF
Cugat
WOR
Uncle Don
WJZ
Virginia Falkner
William Lundell
WABC
Buck Rogers
Ferdinando
Bobby Benson
Weaf—Press
Blaine
Press
Radio News
Haymes
Mary Small
Armand Girard
Billy Bachelor
Lowell Thomas
Margaret Brainard
Connie Gates
Centralto
Wabc—Press-Radio
Himber
Amos 'N
Andy
Mourt
Marge
John B. Kennedy
Lum
Abner
Gov
Nick Lucas
John Iden
Boake Carter
Charles Sears
Ruth Lyon
Wabc—Johnson Orchestra
Wabc Gray Orchestra
Jack Arthur
Robert Childe
Larry Larsen
Wabc—Waring Orchestra
Whiteman
Music Hall
Helen Jepson
Lee Reiser
Montreal
Orch
Hollywood
Kemp
Voice of the Crusader
Minneapolis Symphony
Eugene Ormandy
Philco Radio
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