Waxes Date of Interest Nears in Front Royal Primary
In Front Royal Virginia the Democratic primary on August 6 features seven offices with limited opposition. Candidates include Marvin A. Trout and Hupert H. Marlowe for Circuit Court clerk, four for sheriff led by Roy F. Collins, and two for Commissioner of Revenue, plus unopposed incumbents Aubrey G. Weaver, S Byrne Downing Sr., and John H. Downing. Board of Supervisors races add several consolidations across districts.
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Front Royal
Trout
Marvin A. Trout
Hupert H. Marlowe
Roy F. Collins
Ernest E. Marlowe
Linden
Jubal E. Maddox
Samuel W. Winsburro
Front Yal
Commissioner of Revenue
Steve D. Boyd
George L. Wilkison
The
Fork
Weaver
Aubrey G. Weaver
State Senate
S. Byrne Downing Sr
John H. Downing
Commonwealth Attorney
County Board of Supervisors
Cedarville
John B. Earle
Board of Supervisors
Harry E. Martin
G. W. Duncan
Wade Hunt
Randolph Updike
Browntown
South River
F. T. Rudacille
Lawrence Swan
C. Oma Maddox
Trial Justice Fines Several In Public Drunkenness Cases
In Front Royal the court of trial justice fined James and Ernest Garrison 5 dollars and costs each for public drunkenness and sentenced them to 30 days in jail but suspended remaining time after 12 days served. James Bundy was fined 5 dollars and 6.50 dollars costs for public drunkenness. Earl Butler was fined 10 dollars and 3 dollars costs for assault and battery on Jess Daniel.
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Front Royal
William C. Armstrong, Jr
James
Ernest Garrison
Armstrong
James Bundy
Earl Butler
Jess Daniel
Front Royal Lions Club to Host Dr. Carper Speech
The Front Royal Lions Club meets at the Fairlawn Inn with Dr. O. W. Carper as guest speaker. He will discuss a topic of current interest to club members this evening.
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Front Royal
Lions Club
Fairlawn Inn
O. W. Carper
Carper
Heavy Rain Forces Postponement of Firemen Carnival
Heavy rain fell in Front Royal last night around 10 o clock, scattering the large crowd at the Firemen Carnival. Officials expect the event to be extended by another night due to the weather.
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Timberville
Rockingham
Broadway
Mayland
Harrisonburg
Black
North Main Street
Timberville Broadway
Rawley Springs
Dale Enterprise
Shenandoah Valley League Standings and Upcoming Games
Standings show Culpeper leading with 12 wins and 4 losses, followed by Front Royal 13 6, Charlottesville 10 6, Harrisonburg 9 8, Heurich 7 9, Staunton 5 9, Orange 6 12, and Waynesboro 6 11. First Half ends Sunday. Today Heurich at Culpeper and Staunton at Harrisonburg. Wednesday Charlottesville at Waynesboro. Thursday Front Royal at Orange.
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Wweeks
Culpeper
Front Royal
Charlottesville
Harrisonburg
Heurich
Staunton
Orange
Waynesboro
Front Royal Chamber Passes Resolutions in Ettmueller Memory
The Front Royal Chamber of Commerce board of directors adopted resolutions in memory of Oscar Ettmueller, a former director, at its meeting last evening.
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Front Royal
Front Royal Chamber of Commerce
Oscar Ettmueller
Legion's Cash Bonus Policy Denounced as Selfish
Dr John W Inter of Montgomery called the American Legion cash bonus policy selfish during an Alabama department convention address in Mobile on July 16. The former national chaplain spoke to Legion members about postwar veteran benefits.
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Mobile
Ala
American Legion
John W. Inter
Montgomery
Alabama Department
Judge James T. Hallinan Elected Grand Exalted Ruler
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks unanimously elected Judge James T. Hallinan of the New York Supreme Court as Grand Exalted Ruler. The 1936 grand lodge convention was awarded to Los Angeles, while Miami, Florida, withdrew from hosting.
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Columbus
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
James T. Hallinan
New York Supreme Court
Los Angeles
Grand Lodge
Miami
Fla
Fire Destroys Set at RKO Studio Ranch
Hollywood July 16 A storage building and a movie set burned at the RKO Radio studio ranch twenty miles north of the city. No injuries were reported. Studio manager C D White could not explain the blaze. This marks the second blaze within a month destroying sets at the ranch.
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Hollywood
Rko-Radio
Here
C. D. White
Harrisonburg
all-Mayland
D. S. Wampler
Mayland
Briery Branch
Carrol Wampler
Howard Turner
Wampler
Hose Company No. 4
Valley Pike
S. M. Powell
Deadlocked On Private Pensions
Washington July 16 Senate and House conferees said they had a complete agreement on the social security bill except for the Senate amendment to exclude private pension plans where there was a deadlock awaiting House action.
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Washington
Senate
House
Young Democrats of Texas Oust Elliott Roosevelt Victory
Fort Worth July 16 executive committee members of the Young Democrats of Texas scored a smashing defeat to a resolution seeking to remove Elliott Roosevelt son of the president from the vice presidency of the organization.
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Young Roosevelt
Fort Worth
Tex
Young Democrats of Texas Today
Elliott Roosevelt
Front Royal Guests and Visitors Parade Through Town
Front Royal notes a stream of visitors and guests including Mrs Lynn Delashmutt from Washington and Miss Alice McKay from Baltimore. Local residents entertain friends from Chicago Washington and Cleveland while others travel to Chicago for work or nursing home visits.
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A. J. McKay
Baltimore
Alice McKay
Mr. Byrne Downing
Norma Smith
Luray
Dorothy K. Smith
The
Plains
Man Wanted for Slaying Admits It to Seattle
John Ellis, in Seattle jail, confessed to being the man Kent County Maryland authorities seek in the fatal stabbing of Kelly C. Terry at a Chestertown tavern. Sheriff John Bennett and deputy son plan to bring him back by car to face charges. Mrs. Gladys Terry, widow, is with relatives in Virginia recovering from shock.
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Chestertown
Mad
Stephen R. Collins
Seattle
John Ellis
Kelly C. Terry
John Bennett
Kent County
Ellis
Terry
Gladys Terry
Virginia
Tydings Attacks Amendments Again
Senator Tydings of Maryland attacked the administration AAA amendments as price fixing and a path to pile more suffering on the farmer. He spoke in Washington on July 16 criticizing the proposed changes and their impact on agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senator Tydings
D.-Md
Hail Size of Guinea Eggs At Kernstown
A severe late afternoon storm hit Kernstown and surrounding areas with hail described as large as guinea eggs. Damage appeared limited to orchards near Bartonville and reports of broken windows in Augusta are unconfirmed.
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Kernstown
Bartonville
Ray Omps
Ray Robinson
C. A. Robinson, Jr
Hugh Brill
R. W. Hockman
S. Haldeman
Howard Lamps
W. W. Glass
Augusta
W. Va
Claims A New Glider Record
OROVILLE Washington July 16 A new glider altitude record of 5700 feet or 4300 feet above his takeoff was claimed here today for Lloyd Artman of Oroville Washington State College aeronautics student. Taking off yesterday from Mount Hull in a primary glider of his own design Artman was up three hours.
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Oroville
Wash
Lloyd Artman
Washington State College
Mount Hull
Artman
Ill carnival worker Thomas Bright improves at hospital
A colored man named Thomas Bright, employed at the carnival at the fair grounds, fell ill early today and was taken to Memorial hospital by Officers Ritter and Plank. He was reported improved by this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Bright
Memorial Hospital
Ritter and Plank
LaFollette Holds Whip Hand in Adjournment Fight
The House rejected a move to force adjournment by a 259 to 86 vote. Sen LaFollette of Wisconsin would control any quick adjournment and tax bills, while Rankin warned against dropping key measures as Congress fights pending tax and TVA legislation.
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Washington
House
Congress
Representative Deen
D-Ga
Representative O'Connor
New York
LaFollette
Deen
Capitol Hill
P-Wis
Samuel B. Hill
D-Wash
Ways and Means
Taylor
Colorado
O’connor
Rules Committee
Rankin
D-Minn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Three Lost Lives In Lake During Sudden Storm
In Utowanna Lake New York a mother guide and a seven year old boy drowned after a rubber ball, two girls Cornelia and Henrietta Schwarz aged seven and three testified. The boy Joseph Middlebrook of Pittsburgh fell overboard. guide Victor Van Ree dove for him and drowned as the storm rose and caused floods in northern New York.
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Utowanna Lake
N. Y
Joseph Middlebrook
Pittsburgh
Wictor van Ree
Cornelia Schwarz
Henrietta Schwarz
van Ree
Cornelia
Lillian Prentiss Schwarz
Scarsdale
New York
Great Britain Expands Air Defenses with $25 Million Plan
London reports Britain allocated over 25 million dollars to strengthen air defenses amid Italio-Ethiopian tensions. A supplementary 5.335 million was approved for RAF expansion including personnel and aircraft costs, with most equipment arriving next financial year and plans for about 50 new air stations aligned with 1934 saver program.
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London
Great Britain
Royal Air Force
Bacteria Strengthens Pottery Clay for Workability and Strength
Bacteria added to clays improves pottery strength and workability according to recent tests. Researchers report enhanced plasticity and durability in ceramic wares when treated clay is fired, suggesting potential for greater production efficiency.
Drill Through 30-Foot Wall To Recover Miner
Hazelton Pa July 16 mine rescue crews drilled through solid rock to reach an entombed laborer trapped by water. One body of Robert Hunsicker 40 of Tomhicken already recovered. missing miner John Lingo 26 of Sugarloaf Valley remains. Both men were trapped in the slope of the Tomhicken mines when a pillar hole was drilled activating a mud and water rush.
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Hazelton
Robert Hunsicker
Tomhicken
Hunsicker
John Lingo
Sugar
Shot Unleashes Fury at Irish Funeral Crowd
In Belfast a funeral procession was interrupted by a single shot. A mob seized the gunman hiding in a store and beat him before police intervened. Women and children screamed as the shot rang out, though no confirmed injuries were reported.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Stripping Secrecy From U S Arms Trade urged
Washington July 16 The State Department urged Congress to pass the McReynolds bill creating a national munitions board. Exporters would register and obtain licenses for shipments, laying groundwork for future arms embargo laws.
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Washington
United States
Congress
State Department
Joseph C. Green
Department
McReynolds
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Vatican protests Berlin over concordat terms
Vatican City warns German government that it has failed to fulfill terms of the concordat as protests intensify. The missive follows continued disputes over church rights and state relations in Berlin.
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Berlin
Vatican City
Vatican
Morgenthau Urges New Taxes For Wealth Redistribution
Secretary Morgenthau testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee, estimating potential revenue from new income and inheritance taxes. President Roosevelt defers to the committee to draft a broader wealth distribution bill, with possible tax thresholds reduced to $100,000 for incomes and $10,000 for inheritances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Morgenthau
Secretary of the Treasury
House
Ways and Means
Roosevelt
Cause of Winds Explained by Air Movement
The article explains that uneven solar heating causes air to expand and move, creating winds as warm air flows toward cooler regions. It notes that vertical mixing produces wind and that Earth's rotation deflects wind direction, shaping global patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
The
Washington Star
City Planners Deliberate Zoning And New Streets
City Planning Commission members and visiting zoning experts from Whitman Reynardt and Smith Baltimore discuss zoning's economic value and the three main zones. Local input, hearings, and council review planned to shape an ordinance. arterial street plans and removal of old buildings also featured in the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Planning Commission
Fred L. Glaize
W. C. Legge
Walker Bond
H. Clay DeGrange
Anderson
E. P. Browning
J. R. Brandon
Ezra B. Whitman
Whitman Reynardt and Smith
Baltimore
J. R. Grinnolds
Grinnolds
Frederick
Raleigh
N. C
Salisbury
Infant Buried At Mount Hebron In Quiet Funeral
Three month old Susan Ann Owens died at her West Boscawen Street home after a brief illness. She is survived by her parents J. W. and Mrs. Owens, sister Margaret, and brothers Jack Dickie Byrd and Jimmy. Funeral was Sunday at 5 p.m. at First Baptist with Rev E T Clark and Rev R B Nelson officiating. burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Susan Ann Owens
West Boscawen Street
J. W. Owens
Margaret
Jack
Dickie Byrd
Jimmy
Radio Broadcast on WMAL Tonight by Major General Reckord
Major General Milton A. Reckord commanding the Twenty-ninth Division will broadcast a 15 minute address over the NBC network from WMAL Washington D C starting at 8 30 this evening July 16 The talk titled History Making and the Twenty-ninth Division will be heard by all division officers enlisted men and their friends and employers urged to listen in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton A. Reckord
Twenty-ninth Division
WMAL
Washington, D. C
Grain prices quoted in Chicago and Baltimore markets
Futures and cash quotations for wheat corn oats rye barley lard and bellies from Chicago and Baltimore market reporters. Wheat July 82 to 82 1 8 and 74 1 4 in Baltimore. Corn July 84 3 8 to 1 2 in Chicago. Baltimore cash grain shows wheat 74 1 4, yellow corn 99 cents, white corn 93 cents per bushel with barrels priced at 4.50 and 4.65 respectively.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain
Baltimore
Winchester
Philadelphia Livestock and Produce Markets Report
Philadelphia market notes from July 16 record prices for dressed poultry live poultry and eggs. U S Department of Agriculture figures show steady egg prices with extras firm on some grades and butter prices across top to lower scores.
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Philadelphia
U. S
Market In Stocks With Mixed Close On Varied Ups And Downs
The market showed two minded trading with some specialties attracting buyers while leaders stood back. Stocks ended mixed with rails and equipment weak, grains slipping after a brief rise, cotton softening, and foreign exchange nudging the pound and franc. Closing prices featured Allied Chemical 157 and U S Steel 367-8 among others, with fund bids around 16.21 and asks near 17.
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Liverpool
Stock Exchange
Allied Chemical
American Can
American Smelters
American Tel. & Tel
Atch
Topeka & S. Fe
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
Consol
Gas of
N. J
Corn Products
Sac
General Electric
General Motors
Goodyear
Int. Harvester
Johns Manville
Montgomery Ward
N. Y. Central
Penn. Railroad
Stand. Oil of N. J
Union Pacific
U. S. Steel
Woolworth
Local Markets and Price List for Bulk and Retail Goods
Local markets publish daily price sheets for flour, corn meal, mixed feeds, dairy fats, and egg products. The lists include patent and standard brands with bulk and retail bag prices, plus quotations for cracked corn, corn meal, creamery and country butter, and lambs and cattle figures.
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The
Star
Kasco
Eeeevs
Esa Heese
Federal Court Declares Processing Taxes Invalid
The Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston ruled processing taxes invalid. Justice Department lawyers prepared to study the decision while many suits nationwide await rulings. Officials expect Supreme Court action and a broader impact on farm benefit payments and billions in taxes collected.
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Circuit Court of Appeals
Boston
Justice Department
AAA
Previou
Cummings
Hoosac
Supreme Court
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Winchester Evening Star
Richard K. Eddy
Telephone Front Royal 213
Waxes
Trial Justice
DR. Carper
Shenandoah Valley League
Legion
Order of Elks
Brookside Dairy
Riverton
Brookside
Front Royal News
Walter G. Olmstead
Virginia Beach
Lynn de- Lashmutt
Elmer Ramsey
Bentonville
Jack Poulton
Poulton
Miss “Iff” Clark
Mrs. A. F. Clark
Mrs. Lemke
Edgar Updyke
Cory Pressman
William Hess
Ohio
Violette Collins
Mrs. L. S. Richardson
Theresa Carroll
Massantutta Springs
Beverly Browne
Mrs
T. M. Howey
Redmond
Fairlawn In
Margaret Grayson
Irving Bierer
West Main Street
Miss Grayson
Frank Grayson
Cleveland
H. F. Tait
Charles Ernest Tait
Harvey Macatee
Edgar Poulton
Dr. Macatee
Skyline Drive
Thomas Clore
Gordonsville
Frank Glover
Area Vera
Royal Avenue
A. E. Clarke
Front Royal Relief Office
Rockingham Barn Burns
Georgia
Morgenthau
Mount Hebron
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