Boy Scout Camping Underway in Shenandoah Area
The Shenandoah Boy Scout camp program progresses with Front Royal opening today under Scout Executive Henry. J Herbert Shelley of Berkeley Springs is assistant camp director and John Wilson of Grove City will teach craftsmanship. Charlies Town W Va camp closes Monday and Winchester area camps open at White Rock July 22 with 45 boys enrolled from New Market Luray and Strasburg. Troop 40 Winchester will bring 12 boys and 2 leaders to White Rock for week one.
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Shenandoah
Henry
Front Royal
Opera
J. Herbert Shelley
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
John Wilson
Grove City
Charlies Town
Winchester
White Rock
New Market
Luray
Strasburg
First Baptist Church
Apple Prices Higher in British Market This Week
A cable from the London office of the foreign agricultural service reports higher apple prices at British auctions with brisk inquiry for sound lots. Australia and New Zealand shipments decline and weekly imports are light. Pear prices rise in London but fall in Liverpool as the Australia New Zealand season ends. First California Bartlett pears arrive next week. best apples average 2.28 dollars a bushel in London, pears 3.04 dollars a week.
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London
The
Foreign Articultural Service
Australia
Liverpool
New Zealand
Prisoners Begin Highway Building
Laborers from Pendleton county join Hardy county crew for a 65 mile road project near Moorefield. About 170 prisoners housed at a Baker Wardensville camp along Highway 23. First hard surfaced stretch Baker to Wardensville to the Virginia line. Additional 150 prisoners expected soon.
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Moorefield
W. Va
Hardy County
Pendleton County
Baker
Wardensville
Virginia Line
Mathias
Baltimore and Philadelphia Market Quotation Summary
Market notes from Baltimore and Philadelphia dated July 14 show dull potato trades on the Eastern and Western shores with weak prices for produce including apples and eggs, while poultry markets slide on young chickens and stay steady on fowls. Chicago activity lifts hog prices modestly. cattle and sheep mixed with steady to higher readings for select hogs and lambs. Grain markets in Baltimore echo prior prices with No 2 red winter wheat around 68 1/2 cents and corn at 60 cents per bushel based on mill deliveries.
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Baltimore
Duchess
U.S
Eastern Shore
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
U. S
Philadelphia
Plymouth Rocks
U. S. Dept. Agri
Baltimore Livestock
U. S. Dept. Ag
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Baltimore Grain
Winchester
Futures And Cash Wheat And Other Grain Quotations
Chicago July 14 market rally as investors seek wheat cash and futures gains with warm belt weather and need for rain. Cash grain bids shown for No 2 red and No 2 hard wheat with prices and futures quotes for corn oats soybeans rye and lard futures.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Stock Market Report Shows Modest Gains and Light Profit Taking
New York July 14 The stock market faced light profit taking with uneven prices but no real weakness. After four climbing sessions the list paused for a breathing spell as volume hovered around 600000 shares. European markets held steady and bonds edged higher as investors eyed business prospects and political news.
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New York
Financial District
Washington
Commission House
Winchester Hancock junior boarders plan Ca Capon State Park picnic
About 45 Winchester Junior Board of Trade members and 25 to 30 spouses and friends will attend the Hancock Maryland Junior Chamber of Commerce picnic at Ca Capon State Park near Berkeley Springs West Virginia. Activities include softball swimming tennis riding boating and fishing with a picnic supper available for a small fee and members may bring baskets.
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Winchester Junior Board of Trade
Hancock
Kremer
Winchester
J. P. Arthur
J. Russell Bucher
Douglas Cather
Jack Crowl
Ray Garrabrandt
George Radford
John W. Rice
John A. Rhodes
J. Howard Riley
Fred M. Ritter
J. Kenneth Robinson
Otis Sargent
Joseph Schroth
John and
Char s Ross Claims Estate Shares in Ross Trust
Gustav Blair known as Charlie Ross involved in long dispute over a 437000 Ross family trust. He arrives in Philadelphia to pursue an estate claim while planning a remarriage that is deferred. Blair asserts independence from the Ross family and questions Walter Ross's stance in the kidnapping saga.
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Philadelphia
Charlie Ross
Arizona
Ross
Gustav Blair
Phoenix
Blair
Germantown
Walter Ross
Charlie
Ambonian
Walter
North Carolina Teachers Tour Stops in Winchester at Hotel
Ninety five teachers from eastern North Carolina on a historical tour led by Paul T. Ricks visited Winchester after Niagara Falls and the New York World's Fair. They viewed Handley High School first, then stayed at the George Washington Hotel before continuing to Natural Bridge.
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North Carolina
George Washington
State Teachers’ College
Greenville
N. C
United States
Paul T. Ricks
Niagara Falls
Canada
New York World’s Fair
Winchester
Andrew Bell
Handley High School
Natural Bridge
Eugene R. Branch
George Washington Hotel
Ricks
Reac
Long List of Names Appears in Document
A sequence of numerous individuals is listed, including Verlus Sirbaugh, Dr. Leon Slavin, C. D. Smaltz, Upton Sni der, Denver Spring, Joseph Stine, Joseph Thomas, Alvin C. Tavenner, Willard Spaid, Lee Grant, Kenneth Grimm, Orville Hoover, William Hohannes, Peach Hockman, Ralph Hardy, Burr P. Harrison, William L. Harris, Roy Carper, Jack Hun ter, Asbury Jackson, Lynn Kelley, H. D. Koontz, J. Thomas Kremer, Dr. James Madden, Robert Mason, Ed Molden, H. B. McCormac Jr., Russell Newcome, Richard Owen, Thurman Potts.
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James Madden
Robert Mason
Ed Molden
H. B. McCormac, Jr
Russell Newcome
Richard Owen
Thurman Potts
Answers to today’s quiz list of ten questions
Answers printed on page four cover topics from geography and science to people and language. The list names Sierra Madre platinum Radu Irimescu a misclassification of flying mammals the word regardless Baer a device for measuring walking distance title used for a monk and the country Germany.
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Sierra Madre
Radu Irimescu
Max Baer
Germany
How Women in Their 40s Can Attract Men
Practical advice for women in their 40s worried about appeal to men. Encourages fresh air and eight hours of sleep. Recommends a women’s tonic, Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, to improve vitality and calm nerves per period tone.
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Ydin E. Pinkham
Dismissals of Strikers Continue Across WPA Projects
Washington reports show at least 16 000 workers have been discharged as WPA protests over the 130 hour month continue. AFL leaders plan to meet President Roosevelt to press objections while Pennsylvania launches a state-wide strike of 25 000 to 30 000 skilled laborers on WPA projects.
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Chicago
Washington
Murphy
United States
WPA
East St. Louis
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
AFL
Dan Tracy
Federation
Electrical Workers Union
White House
Pennsylvania
AFL - Organized
James L. McDevitt
McDevitt
AFL Pennesylvania Federation of Labor
Miss Williams 84 Died Today at Opequon Va
Miss Sarah Elizabeth Williams native of Frederick county died at 8 this morning at the home of Mr and Mrs C J Fawcett in Opequon Virginia where she had spent most of her life. She was born February 27 1855 and was in her 85th year. She leaves two sisters and a brother. Funeral at St Pauls Lutheran Church Opequon Sunday at 3 with Rev Frank Roof officiating. Interment in Friends Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Body at Omps Funeral Home until service.
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Sarah Elizabeth Williams
Frederick County
C. J. Fawcett
Opequon
Miss Williams
Samuel and
Katherine Pitcock Williams
Emmaline Pitcock
Winchester
Ellis Maley
Albert Williams
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Frank Roof
Stephens City
St. Paul Church
Anti British Show Attracts Tokyo Protesters
An anti British rally in Tokyo gathered a large crowd marching through the business district to the Imperial Palace embassy. Police held ground inside as demonstrators hurled banners and shouted calls to quit aiding Chiang Kai Shek and withdraw from the Far East. The protest coincided with Hachiro Arita inviting the British ambassador to discuss the Tientsin conference likely to begin tomorrow.
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Britain
Chiang Kai-Shek
Far East
Imperial Palace
Tokyo
Tientsin
Hachiro Arita
Robert Leslie Craigie
Conduct Rites For E. H. Grove
Funeral services for Edward Harris Grove of 1301 Valley Avenue were held at 3 p.m. at his residence. The Rev. Charles H. Punk and Rev. W. L. Dudley officiated. He was the son of William A. and Emily Grove and lived much of his life in Frederick county. Pallbearers included five sons and one grandson: William A. Grove, Charles E. Grove, Claude M. Grove, Stanley H. Grove, Lovell H. Grove, and Robert E. Hockman. A large gathering attended.
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Edward Harris Grove
Valley Avenue
Charles H. Punk
Church of Christ
W. L. Dudley
Grove
William A
Emily Grove
Frederick County
William A. Grove
Charles E. Grove
Claude M. Grove
Stanley H. Grove
Lovell H. Grove
Robert E. Hockman
Treasury Status July 12 Receipts Expenditures Net Balance Debt
Treasury figures dated July 14 show receipts of 10,024,652.36 and expenditures of 24,812,068.47, leaving a net balance of 2,731,739,224.30. Gross debt totals 40,605,009,541.28 with gold assets at 16,174,427,662.15.
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Treasury
Washington
The
Clarke County expects record primary turnout in 1930s style
Clarke County will see a surge in qualified voters for the August 1 primary, with TreasurerWilliam D Burtner now estimating up to 1980 to 1985 eligible voters and about 1800 expected to vote. The registration rise, especially among colored voters, marks an unusual growth from 1935 levels.
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Berryville
Clarke County
William D. Burtner
The
Star
Mr Brown to Preach at Stine's Chapel
The Rev J T Brown pastor of Grace Methodist Church at Middletown Virginia has accepted an invitation to preach at Stines Chapel on the Gainesboro turnpike Sunday night at 8 o'clock. Everyone is invited to this service.
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J. T. Brown
Grace Methodist Church
Middletown
Stine’s Chapel
Gainesboro Turnpike
Methodists Begin Revival On Sunday In Darkesville
United revival services start Sunday under the two Darkesville churches in West Virginia. Rev. Sadesky of Bunker Hill and Rev. Fielding of Ridgeway will lead with alternating sermons. Choirs from both churches join, and ongoing personal work aims to energize the community after the uniting conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darkesville
W. Va
Mr. Sadesky
Bunker Hill
G. H. Fielding
Ridgeway
Uniting Conference of Methodism
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Commercial Small Loan & Finance CO
E. Boscawen St
Parlett Funeral Home
Gainesboro Road
E. Piccadilly St
Fred
Boyd
Stock Market Report
Am. Can
Am. Rad
Am. Smel
A. T
Anaconda
B. and
Bethlehem
Chrysler
Can Edison
Gen. Cigar
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Genl
Motors
Goodyear
Int. Har
J. Manville
Kennecott
M. Ward
Natl. Dairy
Packard
Penney (Jc
Penn. R. R
Republic Steel
Southern R
O. of N. J
Texas Corp
Union Pac
U. S. Steel
Va. Car Chem
Western Union
Woolworth
Hancock, Md
Briggs
Andrew G
North Jae Assurance
Richmond
Sheneedand Valley Nail Bank
Chas. Ross
E. H. Grove
Clarke
Burtner
Mr Brown
Stine’s
Methodists
John W. Rosenberger & CO
S. Braddock St
Sinclair
Oorvince John C. Woolfolk Sinclair
UCC
Philco
Anderson
C. I. Brumback
Board of Supervisors
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