Luther Greene Rising as Broadway Producer
Luther Greene a young native of A and Randolph Macon alum, produced Nazimova in Ibsen’s Ghosts on Broadway after a successful tour. His career spans Randolph Macon, University of Virginia, Chicago management, and summer theatres with Margaret Sullavan, earning industry respect for early promise.
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New
Luther Greene
Pr Greene
Noa
Henrik Ibsen
Richmond
Associated
Greene
Nazimova
London
Virginia
Randolph- Macon Academy
Front Royal
Handley High School
Winchester
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland
University of Virginia
Chicago
Modern Art
Newark
Nyack
N. Y
Margaret Sullavan
Carmel
Millbrook
Park Parkway Funds Not Included in Budget Report
The Bureau of the Budget omits parkway funding for Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains in the 1937 plan. Park Service officials say only funds for the next year are sought, with six to seven million available in 1936, and total costs uncertain, as discussions continue on state versus federal contributions.
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Bureau of the Budget
Congress
Shenandoah
Great Smoky Mountain
Park Service
Punch Boards Test In Elyria O
I Q tests that resemble punch boards engage Lorain county rural high school students. Each pupil uses a punch pencil and a test book with an inserted card to punch out entries matching the book of answers.
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Elyria
I. Q
Lorain County
Studebaker St. Regis Sedan Offers Unmatched Luggage Space
The 1936 Studebaker Dictator St. Regis models feature built in trunks with 10.5 to 18.5 cubic feet capacity depending on the version. The cruising and custom sedans boast large door openings and a 53.25 inch rear storage space, plus an automatic luggage compartment light on President models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studebaker
Dellinger
Police candidate answers pursuit by speed
A police applicant faced a verbal test asking how to handle a car chase. He paused, then answered with a brief, confident tactic: "Fifty." The exchange shows a blunt, testy moment in a screening scenario.
Frederick Co-Operative Farm Bureau Annual Meeting Notice
The Frederick Co-Operative Farm Bureau Inc of Winchester Virginia calls its annual meeting for January 18 1936 at 1 30 PM at the Court House Winchester for officer elections and business. All members urged to attend. J L Jolliffe Secretary. 18 11 14 31
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Frederick Co-Operative Farm Bureau, Inc
Winchester
Frederick Co- Operative Farm Bureau, Inc
Court House
J. L. Jolliffe
Public Sale of 8 Acre Property in Frederick County Virginia
Trustee Herbert S. Larrick will sell at public auction in Winchester Virginia on Wednesday January 29 1936 at 2 PM a tract of land eight acres and 24 square poles in Stonewall District about three miles west of Winchester. Terms: one third cash on sale day, balance in annual installments with notes payable from one to two years, secured by deed of trust and building insurance policy. Auctioneer C I Brumback. Record references Deed Book 147 page 27 Frederick County VA.
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W. M. Grady
Frederick County
Winchester
Stonewall Magisterial
Herbert S. Larrick
C. I. Brumback
Damage suit of 10000 filed over wreck near Berryville
Faither Coffman a 70 year old man sues Mrs. Mary Warfield of Baltimore for 10000 exemplary and compensatory damages in Frederick county circuit court alleging a September 28 1935 rear collision on Berryville Pike caused a comminuted fracture of his right leg and other injuries. Coffman says hospital bills totaled 143.85 and the suit cites a Virginia auto code provision for service across state lines via the motor vehicle commissioner.
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Faither Coffman
Mary Warfield
Cross Street
Baltimore
Joseph B. Newlin
Frederick County
Coffman
Berryville Pike
Mr. Newlin
United States
Virginia
Attorney Newlin
John Q. Rhodes
Motor Vehicle Commissioner
Decaes
Joker Sends Odd Goods to Milwaukee Home
A Milwaukee family received a strange sequence of deliveries from an anonymous joker. Orchids, a table and six chairs, large cheese and crackers, wrapped packages, and two tons of overdue coal arrived C. O. D. at Henry Kohnert’s home. Police were asked to locate the sender.
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Milwaukee
Henry Kohnert
Kohnerts
Woodstock Man Makes Living By Whittling Seeds
Woodstock Virginia resident Silver Bill Lytton, 73, carves peach seeds into baskets sold as watch fobs and charms. He has whittled for nearly 50 years, supports his craft from a bench outside a drug store and under the courthouse colonnade, giving away baskets unless asked for a tip.
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Woodstock
Silver Bill
Shenandoah County
Lytton
Small Boy Dies From Diphtheria
George Dennis Powell Jr. died at age two and a half from diphtheria at his parents home in South Indian Alley. Survived by parents George D Powell and Bessie Willison, a brother Lawrence B and sisters Iola M and Bettie J. Burial held at Junction West Virginia with no public service due to contagion. All other children received toxin antitoxin treatment. England's bread consumption is 15 percent lower now than in 1920.
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George Dennis Powell
George D. Powell
South Indian Alley
Powell
Bessie Willison
Burlington
W. Va
Lawrence B
Iola M
Bettie J. Powell
Junction
Bill to destroy red cedar trees near apple orchards
A Virginia General Assembly bill proposed by Senator Cather would declare red cedar trees within three miles of any apple orchard a public nuisance and require owners to destroy them under order of the state entomologist. The act would take effect upon passage due to an emergency clause.
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Star
Mond
General Assembly
Cather
King of Bur lesque leads at Hables Palace Theatre
Warner Baxter headlines a million dollar cast in the Fox musical King of Bur lesque at Hable's Palace Theatre. Also starring Alice Faye Jack Ookie Mona Barrie Arline Judge Gregory Ratoff Dixie Dunbar Fats Waller and Kenny Baker. Fox News Reel to accompany.
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Warner Baxter
Fox
Hables Palace Theatre
Alice Faye
Jack Ookie
Mona Barrie
Arline Judge
Gregory Ratoff
Dixie Dunbar
Fats Waller
Kenny Baker
Fox News
Man Dies After Car Plunges Into Potomac River
Henry Stewart of Levels Hampshire county West Virginia drowned when his car swerved near a bridge over the south branch of the Potomac and submerged in five feet of water. Walter Butler found the overturned vehicle, police were called from Romney, and the body was recovered. Stewart leaves a widow and four children.
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Henry Stewart
Levels
Hampshire County
W. Ve
Walter Butler
Potomac River
Romney
Garvin
Stewart
Springfield
Virginia may split hunting and fishing licenses
Proposals to divide Virginia's combined hunting and fishing license into separate permits for each sport were reported in a draft by the Commission on game and inland fisheries. Revenue from twin permits would fund an eastern Virginia fish hatchery. The bill would extend the skunk trapping season to March 31 in several counties and call for a statewide game survey.
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Richmond
Virginia
Commission On Game and Inland Fisheries
C. H. Nolting
Commission
Eastern Virginia
Warren
Fairfax
Greene
Prince William
Culpeper
Madison
Rockingham
Nose-waving aroma draws Warsaw shop crowds
A Warsaw delicatessen advertises its hot dogs, hams, and gurst by placing the meat in a special case and pushing the scent into the street through a tube and electric fan. The unusual method aims to attract buyers by smell.
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Warsaw
Breckenridge Seeks Petitions For Ohio Primary
Col Henry Breckinridge of New York asks the Ohio Secretary of State for sufficient petitions to qualify for the May presidential primary. Secretary George My ers provided 50 petitions and asked for technical filing details. Breckinridge, former assistant Secretary of War, aided Byrd at the 1932 Democratic convention and has been counsel for Lindbergh since his Paris flight.
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Columbus
Henry Breckinridge
New
of State
Qu Ate
George Myers
Breckinridge
Wilson
Harry F. Byrd
Ginia
Roosevelt
Charles A. Lindbergh
Paris
Volunteers Rally Behind Hewitt Heiress in Sterilization Suit
In San Francisco on January 14 attorney Russell P. Tyler said over 200 people volunteered to aid Ann Cooper Hewitt in her $500,000 damage case against her mother Maryon Hewitt McCarter and three doctors. He noted many would testify or provide affidavits while process servers pursued co-defendants. some affiliates offered help at their own expense. The story also mentions butterfly species with male and female color variations.
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San Francisco
Russell P. Tyler
Ann Cooper Hewitt
Maryon Hewitt McCarter
Tyler
Process
Mary Scally
Tillman E. Tilton
Samuel G. Boyd
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Federal
Studebakers
Maryland
Joker
England
Bill
Hable’s Palace
A.B.C
Victoria Prints
Matelasse
Adeline
Cretonnes
N. Loudoun St
L. R. Smith, Inc
Winchester, Va
Katharine Hepburn
Madison Square Garden
New York
Breckenridge
Ohio
Hewitt Girl
Amherst & Boscawen
Valley Ave
Braddock
Republic Oil. CO
East Piccadilly
Westinghouse Automatic
Northern Virginia Power CO
The
Mayes Produce Co
Haldeman Produce
Douglas A. Sale
Accountant & Auditor
Chevrolet
Harley-Davidson
Shenandoah Motor CO
Sam
Goodrich HedroLak
Cammertire CO
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