Denies Meningitis Cases At Harmony Hollow Camp
FRONT ROYAL VA December 91 The post denies rumors of three meningitis cases at Harmony Hollow ecc camp. Captain John L De Witt says only one case occurred, John Adams Williams of Hopewell, sent to Walter Reed Hospital in Washington and died Saturday. The camp remains under quarantine until Friday unless new cases appear.
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Front Royal
Harmony Hollow
John L. DeWitt
DeWitt
John Adams Williams
Hopewell
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Officer Honored At Remount Depot Farewell Dinner
FRONT ROYAL Dec 31 The Quartermaster Corps detachment at the Remount Depot held a farewell dinner for Master-Sergeant John Vander Veer. He completes 25 years of service in the U S Army today after serving at the depot before and after World War I. During the war he led the 326th Field Remount Squadron. He demobilized, re enlisted and rose to sergeant, retiring as a warrant officer and thus becoming a captain in the Reserve Officers Corps. Toasts were given by Marcel Bzdek with remarks from Col W W Whiteside and Major Peter F Meade.
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Front Royal
Quartermaster Corps
Remount
John Vander Veer
Vander Veer
Uni States Army
326Th
Reserve Officers Corps
Marcel Bzdek
Col. W. W. Whiteside
Peter F. Meade
P L Rogers Heads Front Royal Fraternal Order
P. L. Rogers of Central City is elected head of Front Royal Council No. 39 Fra ternal Order of Americans for 1935. The officers listed include Percy L. Rogers president Robert T. Ritenuor recording secretary E Barr Samsell financial secretary and others with Jacob Ritenour chaplain and Wade H. Ramey outer guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Per L. Rogers
Central City
Percy L. Rogers
Robert T. Ritenour
E. Barr Samsell
W. H. Henry
Chas. L. Reeves
Jacob Ritenour
Marshall
O. J Reed
J. W. Simons
Wade H. Ramey
W. E. Fuqua
Presbyterians Present Pageant at Front Royal
A large audience watched a pageant titled Ye Shall Find the Babe at the Presbyterian Church. Local artist Wilmer Gettier painted scenery. readers were W. C. Deming and Mrs. M. C. Vint. carol soloist Mrs. S. Byrne Downing. choir directed by Mrs. E. L. Grubbs with organist Mrs. Harold Stossel. The cast included Virginia Barbara Higgins and Joseph Carl Stossel among others and featured angels, shepherds, and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Barbara Higgins
Joseph
Carl "Stossel
Angel Gabriel
Sammy Dunn
Shepherds
Robert Lewin
Ray Houghton
Eldridge Groge
Billy Shannon
Giles Downing
Angels
Elsie Stossel
Elizabeth Gettier
Roberta Kerfoot
Ruth Gilkey
Virginia Downing
Lucy Dunn
Eugene Stossel
Preston Shannon
Wales Darby
Marie Elliott
Vaughan Skelton
Wallace Reed
Margaret Oliver
Gladys Oliver
Bible Class Names Officers Riverton Methodist Church
The Riverton Methodist Church Men’s Bible Class elected officers yesterday morning. President Morer M. Martin, vice president W. Norcross, secretary Marvin Grim, treasurer J. E. Harris, W. W. Steed assistant, teacher W. A. Henson, assistant Mortimer Martin, membership chair A. B. Franken, finance chair J. E. Harris. Officers assume duties next Sunday.
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Front Royal
Men’s Bible Class
Riverton
Exchange greetings from Front Royal to San Francisco
One of the longest telephone calls ever made from Front Royal involved Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Stokes and their family exchanging Christmas greetings with Mrs. J. F. Skelly of San Francisco. Mrs. Skelly is the Stokes daughter, formerly Louise Stokes. Dr. J. F. Skelly is doing his internship in a San Francisco hospital.
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Front Royal
E. H. Stokes
J. F. Skelly
San Francisco
Calif
Skelly
Stokes
Louise Stokes
Skely
San Francisco Hospital
Front Royal Social and Personal News Roundup
Social notes from Front Royal and Warren County list visits by Mrs. W. J. Bowers and others, dances at Updike's Hall and West Main street host houses, births at Johnson's Nursing Home, and local sermons with Rev. T Eugene West. Names include Miss Mary Leroy Golden, the Garbers, Miss Pauline Compton, and Lt. W. W. Whiteside among residents and visitors.
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Front Royal
Warren County
Tax Questions and a New Year Dinner in New York
Washington explores a tax plan for 1936 as Morgenthau gathers data for a balanced Congress facing state and local levies. A New York dinner anecdote follows, where a 24 year old chemical engineer discusses unemployment, floppy corporate attitudes, and a plant saving $3,000 daily on chemicals after his departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Treasury
Morgenthau
White House
Congress
Tax rate spread drives costly shopping across borders
The article notes wide gaps between local tax rates in different areas and argues that national averages mislead taxpayers. It states heavy city county and state taxes push prices up, prompting residents to shop across state lines where tax burdens are lighter, increasing cross-border shopping.
Mrs Chamblin Seriously Hurt In Cellar Fall
Mrs William T Chamblin of Clarke county suffered injuries when she fell down a concrete cellar stair at the Funkhouser home while serving refreshments for a reception. She was taken home for treatment and showed slight improvement after medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Chamblin
White Post
Clarke County
Joseph H. Funkhouser
Double Tollgate
Chamblin
Funkhouser
Ladley Husted
Kathryn Amelia Funkhouser
Washington, D. C
Death of Mrs. Frank Paule in Saint Louis
Mrs Charlotte J Paule 90 formerly of Brucetown Frederick county died in Saint Louis Mo where she had lived with her nieces B Mandle and Miss Callie James She was widow of Frank Paule sister of the late Katherine Samuels Her body to be brought to Martinsburg W Va for 2 PM funeral at Southern Methodist Church Brucetown with interment in Brucetown Cemetery pallbearers listed as William and Walter Dunn Lewis and George Walker Jack and Howard Boden
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte J. Paule
Brucetown
Frederick County
St. Louis
B. Mandle
Callie James
Paule
Martinsburg
W. Va
Southern Methodist Church
Thomas Morgan
William
Walter Dunn
Lewis
George Walker
Jack
Howard Boden
German Court Hears Case of Elsa Sittell for Nazi Salutes
Elsa Sittell, 31, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Saar, faces banishment after allegedly laughing at Nazi stormtrooper uniforms and calling Reichsfuehrer Hitler a Jew. Judges expect a verdict soon after New Year’s. She has spent nine days jailed in a tiny cell and planned to vote in Saar on January 13.
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Waldmohr
Germany
Hitler
Elsa Sittell
New York
Saar
Hunting Season Closing Today for Wild Game in Frederick County
The hunting season ends today in Virginia counties west of the Blue Ridge and many other areas. Turkey rab bits squirrel grouse and quail cannot be hunted. Fur bearing animals hunting licenses rose to 1 867 this year from 1 513 last year with C C Branner as Frederick county clerk. Two Things Genius Knows There are two things which only genius knows the one humanity and the other art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Ridge
Frederick
Virginia
Frederick County
C. C. Branner
Surviving Fliers Begin Trek Back To Civilization
Four men survived a Friday crash in the Adirondacks eight miles from Morehouseville New York and were guided by woodsmen and state conservation officers through three feet of snow toward Morehouseville. Three walked with rescuers while one man with a wounded hip stayed at the crash site awaiting later transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morehouseville
N. Y
Here
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Utica
Hoffmeister
Conservation Department
Hamilton Cheques
CCC
Ernest
Dale
Dryer
Frank Walker Sentenced For Store Burglary
Frank Walker of Middletown colored was convicted of entering the store of Little and Larrick and stealing merchandise worth about $5. He received one year on the state road and a $100 fine from Trial Justice A. J. Tavenner with added time if the fine is unpaid, nearly two years total. A brother Everett Walker was arrested for receiving stolen goods but dismissed.
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Frank Walker
Middletown
Little and Larrick
Winchester
A. J. Tavenner
Walker
Everett Walker
Notable statement on human racial classification
A writer divides humanity into three main races the whites the yellow browns and the blacks. Each group contains several sub races or types commonly referred to as races.
Local Markets Corrected Daily
Market listings are updated each day by The Star as current prices and items. Note the paper does not assume responsibility for typographical errors or misprints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Local Wholesale Market Flour and Feed Prices Noted
A wholesale market listing shows patent brand flour by bag and per barrel, egg mash, corn meal in sacks, screenings, and various feeds. Prices span 6.25 to 7.15 per barrel for flour, with feed items priced around 1.70 to 2.25 per unit and livestock values noted for cows, steers, lambs, and hogs.
Local Retail Market Prices for Feed and Creamery Goods
A list of feed and dairy product prices including 98 lb bags at 7.25 per barrel, 48 lb bags at 7.40, 24 lb bags at 7.45, various 12 lb and 24 lb bag offerings, cracked corn at 2.05, egg mash and screenings, corn meal, bran, middlings, and mixed dairy feeds with prices shown in per barrel or per bag terms.
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iGhanecae
Ces Gale
Segerse
Elanvesvese
Sesnesseeness
Dresse
Porte
LOUR
Seers Eess
Fatal Baltimore Mystery: Mrs Briscoe Shot in Cellar
Miss Katherine Briscoe 57, sister of City Councilman Philander C. Briscoe, fatally injured in her Baltimore home cellar. Police found no weapon. coroner ordered autopsy amid questions whether a loaded cartridge or furnace explosion caused the wound.
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Baltimore
Katherine Briscoe
Maryland
Philander C. Briscoe
William S. Pye
Briscoe
Ferdinand C. Link
Miss Briscoe
John P. Briscoe
F. T. Knox
Beach quake rattles Pacific coast from Mexico to Washington
A strong earthquake felt Sunday along the West Coast from Mexico to Washington caused no serious damage or loss of life after extensive checks. The main shock originated near the Gulf of California and was recorded in the Imperial Valley and San Francisco areas. A Seattle seismograph captured the high intensity as the needle shook from the drum.
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Beach
Pacific Coast
Mexico
Washington
Gulf of California
Imperial Valley
San Francisco
Peninsular
University of Washington
Seattle
Closing grain quotations reflect mixed futures in Chicago
The report lists futures and cash prices for wheat corn oats rye and barley with December 31 quotes. Notable figures include Wheat Dec. at 97 3 8, May 99 1 2 to 5 8, Lard Dec. 13.05 and Bellies 16.00, while cash grain in Chicago shows No 2 yellow corn at 93 1 2 to 95 and No 2 white at 1.02 3 4.
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Chicago
New
Orn
Old
Cats
Baltimore
Pennyweight Dwt Abbreviation Origin and History
The term Dwt stands for pennyweight, a weight of 24 grains equal to 1/20 of an ounce. It traces to the denarius weight, a Roman coin once 1/72 of a pound and later debased. The Penny of the New Testament era is linked to this history.
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Nero
Indianapolis News
Livestock and Produce Market Highlights Across Regions
Market reports show cattle and hog pricing with uneven gains and top bids around 8.50 for hogs and 9.50 for lambs. Philadelphia live poultry prices list Plymouth Rocks and Leghorns in several Fancy to ordinary grades, with dressed poultry and butter values noted.
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Philadelphia
Plymouth Rocks
Northwestern
Virginia
Western
Southwestern
Ducks Western
Geese Western
Maryland
Capon Fancy
White Hennery
Midwest
New Year Optimism Lifts Market Yet Stocks Hold Gains
Markets open with cautious optimism as New Year outlooks rise across steel and industrials. Prices for sugar rubber silk and cotton edge higher while gold and foreign currencies recover, and iron and steel stocks see sustained demand.
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Steel
Richard Whitney
The
Stock Exchange
Radio Station Schedule for New Year's Eve 1925
Radio listings detail an all night schedule across WEAF WOR WJZ WABC and others with programs from orchestras choirs and famed performers. Highlights include The Shadow Cinical news updates and a New Year celebration from Byrd Expedition at Little America alongside Rose Bowl football coverage and classical concerts through 4 AM.
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WEAF
Cugar
WOR
Uncle Don
Wjz
Gould & Shefter
WABC
Buck Rogers
Oslo
Norway
Weaf—Ranch Boys
Bobby Benson
Weaf—Press
WOOR
Ferdinando
Wjz—Press
Hendrick Shipstead
Minnesota
Wwoor
Amos
Andy
Mort
Marge
Lum
Abner
Plantation
Just
Bill
Uncle Ezra
Woor—Channing Choir
Boake Carter
Himber
Lone Ranger
Emery Deutsch
Edwin C. Hill
Gladys Swarthout
Wjzz
Kate Smith
Weaf—Gypsies
Wabc—Warnew
Corinna Mura
Wabc—Gluskin Orch
Wwor
Kemp
Byrd
Little America
Lyman
St. Thomas Carillon
Lehman
Albany
Also Mentioned on This Page
Warren County Bureau
Winchester Evening Star
WM. Herring
Ion and Advertising Service
Royal 213
P. L. Rogers
W. J. Bowers
Annie Compton
James Marshall
Betty Marshall
Harry Reid
John Wall
Miss Helen
T. W. Tayloe
Episcopal
James W. Golden
Sunset Sage
Mary Leroy Golden
Baldwin School
Bryn Mawr
Richard Garber
Josephine Garber
Fairfield
E. R. Thompson
South Riverton
Evelyn Griffith
Frostburg
Mary Ashby Slaughter
F .R. Slaughter
Manor Avenue
William Herring
J. Frank Forsyth
Frank Rd
W. G. Olmstead
D. Frank Kell
Party of Friends
Updike’s
Mrs. G. Tyler Miller
West Main Street
Richard Hines
Lyle Hansbrough, Jr
Pauline, Compton
Sue Compton
Blue Ridge Avenue
H. E. Richardson
Reliance
Johnson's Nursing Home
the Star
T. Eugene ‘West
First Baptist Church
Florida
William R. Bierer
John Bierer
Charlottesville
Methodist Church
Riverton Church
Emory Trainham
Laurensburg, N. C
Robert Fechner
W. W. Whiteside
Col
Mrs
W W. Whiteside
Remount Depot
Central Press
Charles P. Stewart
Uncle Sam
East 45Th Street
Leslie Eichel
Frank Paule
Saint Louis
Adirondacks
Old Baltimore
West Coast
Hara
Allied Chemical
American Can
American Smelters
American Tel. & Tel
Atch
Topeka & S. Fe
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
Consol
General Electric
General Motors
Goodyear
Int. Harvester
Johns Manville
Montgomery Ward
N. J
Philco
Miller & Anderson
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