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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1935

Page

5

Interest grows in Front Royal soft ball league

Front Royal clubs and industries show rising interest in a local soft ball league. Rotary and Lions Club discussions plus Wallace Thomason select players indicate plans for four teams. Schwarzenbach-Huber Silk Mill and Billy A lead entries with games expected in the evening twilight.

Front Royal Front Royal Rotary Club Lions Club Wallace Thomason Schwarzenbach-Huber Silk Mill Billy A

Warren Native Chosen To Head Keuka College

Dr. J Hillis Miller a Warren county native was elected president of Keuka College at Keuka Park New York succeeding Dr A H Norton He studied at Randolph Macon Academy University of Richmond University of Virginia Columbia Union Theological Seminary Bucknell University where he served as dean of students He is 36 years old.

Front Royal J. Hillis Miller Waren County Keuka College Euka Park New York A. H. Norton Miller Walter Miller Rockland Warren County Randolph-Macon Academy University of Richmond University of Virginia Columbia University Union Theological Seminary Richmond Harry Emerson Fos~dick Bucknell University Lewisburg

War and Peace Theme Highlighted by Front Royal Speaker

Sig bert Robbins told the Front Royal Rotary Club that educators should teach that disease poverty and unemployment are arts of war. He urged informing men of the reasons before they fight. Guests included B Ney Scheuer and several visitors from nearby towns and cities.

Front Royal Sigbert Robbins Front Royal Rotary Club Mny Mr. Robins Robbins Harry B. Raflo B. Ney Scheuer Elliott D. Marshall Scheuer Carrie Scheuer Warren County High School Front Royal Bank A. B. Agee Warrenton David Goodman Philadelphia Julian Everly Charles Platt N. P. Fitts Harry Marshall Crim Strasburg

Many Foreign Cars Are Checked

The Front Royal Chamber of Commerce sponsored reformation booth on Main street and Royal avenue opened at 10 this morning. It provides Skyline Drive information and records out of state cars passing through town. In a two hour period more than 50 foreign cars were counted.

Pront Royal Front Royal Chamber of Commerce Main Street Royal Avenue

Masons To Lay Cornerstone At Front Royal Building

Front Royal July 20. Town Manager Dutrow says the cornerstone ceremony for the new Municipal Building hinges on arrival of structural steel expected early next week. If on site, work will begin and the cornerstone laid in the first week of August with the Masonic Lodge of Front Royal handling the ceremony.

Front Royal Masonic Lodge Dutrow

Shenandoah Valley League Results and Standings

Staunton defeated Charlottesville 8 to 4. Standings show Culpeper .795 and Front Royal 13 7 .659, Charlottesville 10 10 .500, Harrisonburg 7 10 .412, Staunton 7 10 .412, Waynesboro 6 11 .353. First half ends Sunday with games today and tomorrow including Heurich at Harrisonburg and Charlottesville at Front Royal.

Staunton Charlottesville Culpeper Front Royal Harrisonburg Heurich Orange Ise Waynesboro Orange Harris’burg

Front Royal Social Roundup Shows Local Arrivals and Travel

Local notes from Front Royal Virginia dated July 20 describe residents traveling to Baltimore and Washington for visits, festivals, and weekends. Several guests arrive at the Proctor and Bierer homes, while others attend music events at Massanetta Springs and Skyline Drive outings.

Brown Clears At 14 Feet In British Meet

Yale captain Keith Brown pole vaults 14 feet at White City stadium to lower British record for the second time in eight days. Harvard Yale and Oxford Cambridge teams combine as British team leads with four firsts to two after six events.

London Keith Brown Yale Harvard

Staunton Plays Here Tomorrow in Valley League showdown

FRONT ROYAL July 20 The Staunton club climbs to fifth in the Valley League as it meets the All-Stars in a key upcoming game here tomorrow afternoon. The All-Stars occupy the second berth and seek to extend their strong position.

Front Royal All-Stars Staunton

Advice On Infantile Paralysis From Health Nurse

FRONTROYAL July 20 Mrs Hannah Weiser Health Nurse for Warren County states avoid gatherings of children especially when food is served to prevent infantile paralysis The germ source is an infected person or carrier The germs spread in secretions and carriers may outnumber cases She urges use of individual drinking cups sterilized cups and glasses and to keep filth and flies away from homes and premises

Hannah Weiser Warren County

Marriage License Issued After Courthouse Closure

The first license since the Warren county courthouse closure was issued to C. J. Cunningham of Hedgesville West Virginia and Mildred Lee Sowers of Success yesterday afternoon in Front Royal.

Front Royal Warren County C. J. Cunningham Hedgesville W. Va Mildred Lee Sowers Success

Fishing Permits Reopened As Shenandoah Clears

After two weeks of scarce licenses due to river mud, fishing permits resume as Shenandoah water clears and more licenses are issued.

Front Royal Shenandoah

Senate probes eye munitions ties to Italy Ethiopia

Twenty agents of the Senate munitions investigation were ordered to monitor arms firms for dealings with Italy or Ethiopia. Chairman Nye warned a major war could erupt from the Italo Ethiopian dispute and likened it to 1914 1918. Emperor Haile Selassie urged world peace while defending Ethiopia, asserting it will resist invasion to the last man. Italian officials noted Ethiopia’s hostility in the Addis Ababa text and prepared for potential conflict with transports and wartime officer promotions.

Washington Senate Italy Ethiopia Nye R-Nd Addis Ababa Haile Selassie Mussolini Europe Rome Monte Bianco Naples East Africa Arabia Tokyo Japan Luigi Mariani Eiji Aman Foreign Office Innsbruck Austria

Public Sale Of Larrick And Larrick Realty Auction

Public auction set for July 30 1935 at 1 PM in Middletown Virginia offering six parcels of land totaling about 76 acres with an orchard warehouse and creek bottom land plus additional Middletown Land Improvement Company Lots. Terms: one third cash day of sale the rest in two equal annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance. See plats at Herbert S. Larrick office Winchester VA.

Larrick & Larrick, Inc Middlestown State Bank Middletown Epi Marlboro Road Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Middletown Land Improvement Company Herbert S. Larrick Winchester C. L. Owings B. ©. Brumback

Campaigns Against Ethio Extend Into Austria

Reliable authorities state proposed anti Ethio actions continue to move across into Austria, signaling expanded regional activity and potential diplomatic tensions.

Austria

Parents Urged To Keep Youths At Home In Poliomyelitis Outbreak

Health officials report seven poliomyelitis cases in the region with Arlington and Montgomery newly affected. Since June, 11 cases have been recorded across 44 counties and six cities, indicating wider spread in the state as authorities urge parents to keep youths at home. Floyd King of Cole Brothers' Circus and Clyde Beatty's units held a conference with state health officials in Richmond to discuss the outbreak response.

Reporunswick Arlington Montgomery Richmond Floyd King Cole Brothers Clyde Beatty

Divorce Granted After Seven Years Separate Spouse

Notice to friends states a legal divorce from Blanche Walker of Winchester Virginia on incompatibility after seven years apart. The author has since married Matilda Adams of Washington Virginia and resides near Martinsburg West Virginia.

Blanche Walker Winchester Matilda Adams Washington, Va Martinsburg W. Va

Hable's Palace Showcases John Wayne Ken Maynard Western Features

The Palace Theatre presents John Wayne in Rain bow Valley and Ken Maynard with Tarzan in Mystery Mountain for today only. Also billed are Junior Coogan in Boosting Dad and an all colored cartoon Candyland with Werewolf Of London shown Monday and Tuesday, plus Fox News reel and a novelty.

John Wayne Ken Maynard Palace Theatre Rainbow Valley Tarzan the Rattler Junior Coogan London Warner Oland Henry Hull Fox News

Wild Animal Exhibition Cancels 10 Engagements in Virginia

The announcement by Mr. King after a talk with Virginia health commissioner Dr. I C Riggin cancels ten scheduled engagements in Virginia due to an infantile paralysis epidemic. Reports show 14 new cases, raising total since June 1 to 173.

Virginia Mr. King I. C. Riggin

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The Winchester Evening Star Richard K. Eddy Telephone Front Royal 213 Warren Masons Shenandoah Valley League Front Royal News Carrie Clark Baltimore Julian Major Neville Major Venelia Kettleberger Annie Buck Mattie Brown Jennie Brown Leon Jones Jones Burgie Simpson Clark Massanetta Springs Virginia Chapman Luray Mrs John Wood Apple Wood Linden Damon Gasque Worthy Paree Ed. Jackson John McClure Virginia McClure Minneapolis Minn Rafio Goodman Rotary Club Mable Branson E. R. Wiley Albert Cramer Martha Ruth Phillip Cramer Melissa McKay Oscar McKay C. S. McKay Raymond Weiser Merle Tracy Skyline Drive George Robertson C. C. Proctor West Main Street Lillian Skyles L. B. Dutrow N. W. Brooks Monroe Brooks Camden, N. J Mrs. Winston Heming Washington, D. C Mrs. C. C. Procter Muggs McGinnis Yoo Ke “Clapp Central Press Associ Beaure Ajee Larrick Larrick Realty Rotary-Lions Capitol Theatre RKO Radio H. Rider Hagegard Randolph Scott Helen Mack Nigel Bruce Helen Gahagan Kor Merian C. Cooper Hable’s Palace Every Goodyear Faurot Buncutter Tire Co Stabe Sherwin Williams John S. Miller & Company Sherwin-Williams Paints Electrolux Winchester Furniture Co Fairmont Avenue Loudoun Street Peyton Street Cork St Herman H. Hable Stewart H. D. Robinson J. Frank Bayliss Amherst Street Magruder’s Nursery N. Main Hot Point Electric Range N. Braddock S. A. Riley Stephenson Ralph W. van Sickel Confluence Care Star Office A. C L. J. Kilby Flint Hill P. O. Box Woodstock Avenue Teachers’ Exchange Kansas City Kans Bruce Shade Peoples Drug Anna By Wally Bishop Mama James Francis Alexis
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