National Park Office in Front Royal to Close January 21 1936
Shenandoah National Park offices established December 1 1928 in Front Royal Va will close January 21 1936. Deeds for park lands in Warren Rappahannock Page Rockingham Madison Greene Albemarle and Augusta counties were accepted December 26 1935 after condemnation and court action. The office opened under William E Carson and Alexander Stuart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Shenandoah National Park
William E. Carson
State Commission On Conservation and Development
Harry F. Byrd
Emma K Stokes
National Park Service
Warren
Rappahannock
Page
Rockingham
Madison
Greene
Albemarle
Augusta
George C. Peery
Carson
Ickes
Interior Department
Via
United States Supreme Court
Commission
Secretary of the Interior
Harold F. Ickes
Wilbur C. Hall
Commission On Conservation and Development
Hall
Alexander Stuart
Stuart
S. H. Marsh
Bridgewater
Shenandoah National Forest
George Washington National Forest
W. H. Stoneburner
Virginia Forest Service
Marsh
U. S. Forest Service
Stokes
Charlottesville
Prompt Action Prevents Fire Loss In Front Royal
Fire was spotted in the Compton building at Main and Chester streets last night. Quick arrival of the fire department limited damage. A chimney blaze at the rear of the Compton Kilby store threatened the wall but was controlled. Dr and Mrs W W Sonner stayed Sunday with Miss Mary King in Washington. Miss Susan Woolston visits Baltimore and Washington this week. Mrs Frances Sterritt returned from a visit to ponies and relatives in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Compton
Main
Chester Street
Compton-Kilby
W .W. Sonner
Miss Mary King
Washington
Frances Sterritt
Washingon
Harmony Hollow CCC Camp Could Stay In Front Royal
An official order transfers Harmony Hollow CCC Camp 1,398 to Roxbury Virginia around January 9. Front Royal citizens and local leaders press to rescind the transfer. Capt. John L. DeWitt Jr. has led the camp for about three years and efforts aim to keep the camp in Front Royal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NT Royal
Harmony Hollow
CCC
Roxbury
Richmond
Lynchburg
Front Royal
L. B. Dutrow
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Fechner
John L. DeWitt, Jr
Front Royal Social Roundup of Holidays and Travel
Front Royal notes residents traveling to Galax Hollins College Memphis Texas and Florida for holidays and work. Several hosts and visitors are listed including Mrs E D Poulton Mrs Violette Collins Miss Elsie Young and Miss Frances Bolen with various gatherings at homes and clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Young
Roanoke
George C. Ramsey
Baltimore Livestock and Produce Markets Summary
U S Department reports narrow demand with few sales of cows and heifers and lower hog prices around 20 lower. Calves and lambs show mixed values with limited demand, while Philadelphia live poultry and eggs hold steady with modest price ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
U. S. Dept. Agric
Philadelphia
Plymouth Rocks
U. S
Local Markets Note on Daily Market Corrections
The Star reports that local markets are corrected daily but declines responsibility for typographical errors that may appear. Readers are advised to verify figures independently.
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The
Star
Local Wholesale Market Prices for Feed and Grain
A scanned listing shows wholesale prices for patent brand and short patent bags in various weights, plus cracked corn, shelled corn, scratch feed, corn meal, egg mash, mixed feed, and dairy feeds. Also listed are prices for butter, cows, sheep, lambs, and hog feed, with numerous numeric per bag or per hundred entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sddekein
Kasco
Oluar
Local Retail Market Price List for Animal Feeds
The list shows prices for 98 lb and smaller bags of feeds including cracked corn shelled corn and corn meal, with options from Kasco and various bag weights. Egg mash and creamery butter appear with separate price lines. Prices range from about 1.60 to 7.45 per per bag and per barrel, with several items repeated or garbled.
Hartless Girl Awakens Eye Opening Hopes Rise
Relatives in Lynchburg Virginia report 15 year old Lucille Hartless recovering after three months asleep from encephalitis. Doctors say she has opened her eyes and can swallow food with progress seen recently. Dr Sam Wilson calls the improvement encouraging and believes long term recovery is possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
Lucille Hartless
Lucille
Sam Wilson
Market In Stock Prices Mixed As 1935 Upturn Studied
The market held a bullish tone but with limited commodity strength. Bonds and foreign exchanges were steady while industry benefited from holiday easing. Auto makers reported 1935 output valued at 2.186 billion dollars and silver production fell in November, with expectations of steel gains early next year. Franc and sterling moved little in early New Year trading. Selected 2 pm stock quotes included Allied Chemical 157 and General Motors 56 3 4 among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Reeves
Automobile Manufacturers Association
United States
Bank of France
Futures And Cash Wheat And Other Grain Quotations
Closing grain prices show May and July wheat figures with corn oats rye and barley futures. Cash wheat and corn prices appear, followed by Baltimore and Winchester market quotes for wheat and corn with mill delivery basis notes.
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Chicago
Winchester
Thirty Two Guests At Big Rutherford Christmas Dinner
On Christmas day Miss Minnie Rutherford and Mr Rutherford hosted thirty two guests for a festive dinner with turkey chicken ham oysters salads vegetables fruits cakes and desserts. Relatives and friends enjoyed the annual Rutherford event with many named Rutherford relatives in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Rutherford
Minnie Rutherford
Mr. Rutherford
Rutherford
Henry Rutherford
C. A. Rutherford
Edythe LaShure
Helen
Viola
Catlett
Virginia
Jack Rutherford
Anna Frye Rutherford
John Rutherford
Freddie Baker
J. M. Rutherford
Helen Weir
Walter Rutherford
Frances Rutherford
Walter Jr
Franklin Rutherford
Denzil Kackley
Page Rutherford
Roger Hardesty
Billy Thatcher
Ada Oppie
Winchester
Terrellee
Elbert Carisle
New Year Dance Hosted by Junior Auxiliary at George Washington Hotel
A large crowd will greet the New Year at the George Washington Hotel for the Junior Auxiliary of Memorial’s annual New Year’s Eve dance. Reservations top 230 with 222 counted, decorations feature jungle animal silhouettes and balloons, and Bud Codora and His Pennsylvania Ramblers provide the music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington Hotel
Memorial
J Engle
James Miller
Jack Engle
Mason Carpenter
Delmar Robinson
Jack Minnegerode
Virginia Tayloe Boyd
Boyd
Philip Wiliams
Thomas Kremer
J. M. Steck, Jr
Elsworth Johnson
Edward Barr
Frank Armstrong
Thomas Gibson
Clark Cooper
John McKee
Bud Codora
Pennsylvania Ramblers
Four Escape Convicts Recaptured In Virginia County
Four convicts who escaped from Camp No. 29 near Cross Junction are back behind bars. Jim Turner and Leo Wyatt were recaptured in Patrick County and questioned in robberies, with Henry Perkins and Jake Poteet surrendering later to penitentiary authorities in Fredericksburg and Richmond. Tom Turner and a woman named Billy Norman were held for harboring the fugitives at the Turner home in Northern Patrick County as a posse from Patrick, Pittsylvania and Henry counties recovered loot including merchandise worth 50 dollars and a sawed-off shotgun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Turner
Leo Wyatt
Cross Junction
Associated Press
Patrick County
Stuart
Henry Perkins
Jake Poteet
Fredericksburg
State Penitentiary
Richmond
Brother
Tom Turner
Billy Norman
Durham
N. C
Patrick
Pittsylvania
Henry County
Tom
Wyatt
Winchester
Climax
Pittsylvania County
Resolution
Hupp Suspends For New Capital
DETROIT, Dec. 31. The Hupp Motor Car Corporation suspended operations today. General counsel Alexander J. Groesbeck announced that the company is awaiting acquisition of additional working capital and is seeking to borrow from $500,000 to $1,000,000. The firm, one of the oldest automobile concerns here, holds assets and is in better shape than a year ago but has long suffered from cash shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Hupp Motor Car Corporation
Alexander J. Groesbeck
Groesbeck
Speilman Claims An Alibi Night Of Dynamiting
Dewey Speilman, jailed on a dynamiting investigation in Cross Junction, claims an alibi. Officers say the blaze occurred under a Chevrolet coupe’s hood with 5 to 6 feet of fuse, and a burned fuse is in sheriff McCann’s possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Speilman
Ray Calvert
Cross Junction
Spellman
Berkeley Springs
H. L. McCann
Funeral services for Joseph Ranson
The funeral of the late Joseph Ranson, a colored man who died yesterday, will be held at 2 30 PM Thursday from Paynter funeral chapel. Services will be conducted by Rev Laws and Rev J W Thomas. Interment will be in Orrick Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Ranson
Paynter
Laws
J. W. Thomas
Orrick Cemetery
Plea of Edith Maxwell Advised In Murder Case
Defense argues evidence linking iron to Trigg Maxwell’s death is insufficient for first degree murder instruction. The court notes the short form indictment allows a brief charge of a specific crime rather than detailing all alleged illegal actions.
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Trigg Maxwell
Fulton
Lindberghs Arrive in Liverpool Amid Hauptmann Tension
The Lindberghs disembarked at Liverpool in heavy rain amid crowds of dockworkers. Police blocked access as Charles Lindbergh, Anne, and Jon traveled in a taxi to awaiting officials. Hauptmann’s impending execution in New Jersey loomed, prompting talk of sanctuary and security measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Jon
Liverpool
Lindberghs
United States
Hauptmann
New Jersey
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Wales
Scotland
Ene
Oter
Immigration Autorities
America
Cardiff
Aubrey Neil Morgan
Charles A. Lindbergh
Morgan
Lind
Berghs’ Visit Tied to Family Safety in Cardiff
A family spokesman said the Berghs would stay with J I M Landaff near Cardiff for some time. They arrived after fears a fate befalling their son Jon could recur, insisting business reasons do not drive the visit.
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Berghs
Filer
J. l. M Landaff
Cardiff
Marygan
Aubrey
Mré. Bergh
Elizabeth
Calif
Prn
Jon
Char Jr
Christmas Trade Surges Past Last Year across Winchester Shops
A broad survey shows Christmas trade and fall patronage exceeding prior years in Winchester, with many local firms reporting gains over 1935 and optimism for 1936. The Capitol and Palace theatres report strong audiences, while retailers like Colonial Art and Craft Shop and candy merchants note solid gains and improving conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Theatre
Stanley Barr
Warner Brothers
Earl Theatre
Washington, D. C
Winchester Theatre
Palace Theatre
Herman HH. Hable
Moling and Cather
Winchester Furniture
Kurtz
Miller and Anderson
Colonial Art
Baltimore
Betsy Ross
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Warren County
Winchester Evening Star
Gussie McFall
National Park
MR. Ickes
Emma K. Stokes
Susan Woolston
North Fork
South Fork
Front Royal News
Lelan Treat
Galax
Treat
State Highway Department
E. D. Poulton
Hollins College
Walter G. Olmstead
Violette Collins
Sue Reid
Ethel Wilkerson
Mrs. Reid
Hugh Naylor, Jr
Memphis
Texas
H. E. Naylor
Barbara Higgens
Luray Avenue
Charles Moling
Winter Haven
Florida
Hitch Downing
Mrs. Moling
Eugene Davis
Davis
Jacob Yost
Frank Butsler
Lillian McKay
Cedarville
Winnie Weaver
Senator
Mrs
A. G. Weaver
Lillian Humphrey
Fred Amiss
Luray
Frances Bolen
Giles Bolen
Hume County Club
Hume
W. J. Farrel
H. H. Downing
C. L. Melton
Mr. Lovellee
Tony
Alice Rowe
North Carolina
Elder
A. L. Harrison
Eebedse
Bec
Emma
Dees
Neuve
Uy Soares
Hartless
Stock Exchange
Allied Chemical
American Can
American Radiator
American Smelters
American Tel. & Tel
American Woolen
Atch
Topeka
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
Consol
Gas of
N. Y
Corn Products
General Electric
General Motors
Goodyear
Int. Harvester
Johns Manville
Montgomery Ward
N. Y. Central
Penn. Railroad
Stud. Oil of N. J
Texas Corp
Union Pacific
U. S. Steel
Woolworth
Ralph B. Snapp
Fairmont Avenue
J. M. Davis
Turner Farmhouse
Climax Station
Martinsville
O. L Jamison
Workingham’s
Hupp
Tiead
HOPEI
Peiping
China
New Hopei Province
Ming Pagoda
Yin Ju-Keng
Speilman
Joseph Ranson’s .Funeral Services
Maxwell
Goodyear Service
Buncutter Tire Co
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