Winchester groups push to secure rights of way for routes 7 11 50 and 275
A Winchester chamber vigilance committee aims to obtain a definite state highway program for completing routes 7 11 50 and 275. Members include W M Krise chair Andrew Bell secretary and city officials business leaders and supervisors. The group urges cooperation with property owners to secure rights of way and fair funding. Efforts target Route 7 improvements Route 11 underpass at Strasburg and Route 275 relocation of a convict camp to boost trade with West Virginia.
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Council Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
State Highway Commission
W. M. Krise
Andrew Bell
A. M. Fielc
R. Gray Williams
R. E. Buncutter
Peyton J. Marshall
Charles H. Harper
H. B. McCormac
T. Russell Cather
Shirley Carter
W. Nelson Page
R. S. Smith
B. P. Harrison
R. B. Snapp
T. B. Patton
I. Brumback
Board of Supervisors
Winchester
Frederick County
West Virginia Line
Middleburg
West Virginia
Strasburg
W. Va
Roanoke
Tennessee Line
Federal grant for water may be ready soon
City officials expect a federal grant of 239000 dollars to help fund Cedar Creek water shed development, reducing the remaining needed to 293000 dollars. The project would create about 245 jobs for a year and raise water rates by 2.5 cents, with savings from soap and plumbing costs. A bond election could be called within 30 days.
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PWA
Washington
Cedar Creek
Danville
Winchester
Boy of 11 Faces Murder Charge in Tennessee
Eleven-year-old George Snow appeared in Wartburg court charged with first degree murder for fatally stabbing 16-year-old John Holt last February 10. Holt and his sister Rosa 14 were returning from-grandmother’s house in Crab Orchard when the attack occurred.
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Wartburg
Tenn
George Snow
John Holt
Snow
Holt
Rosa
Crab Orchard
Catholic Youth Organization Is Put Under Ban
In Baden province the Catholic Youth organization Deutsche Jugendkraft was dissolved and its property confiscated. The move follows government action against confessional groups and signals a broader suppression of non Nazi youth groups through bans on indoor sport and limits to religious cultural and charitable activities. Minister Wilhelm Frick had previously restricted such organizations.
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Karlsruhe
Germany
Deutsche Jugendkraft
Baden
Wilhelm Frick
Good Music For Park Square Dance
The Park Association square dance at the Park pavilion Thursday night July 25 promises cooling breezes and tinkling music all evening. All who enjoy this form of evening diversion are invited to attend.
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Park Association
Park Dance Pavilion
Park Pavilion
Valley Baptist Association Holds Fifty Third Annual Meeting
Delegates from Shenandoah Valley and adjoining West Virginia gather at Winchester First Baptist for the Shenandoah Baptist Association session. The Harvard lodging plan with 35 cent lunches is used as women serve meals. tonight features a Christian pageant The Challenge of the Cross followed by remarks from Miss Blanche Sydnor White.
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The
Baptist Church
Shenandoah Valley
West Virginia
Shenandoah Baptist Association
First Baptist Church
Washington and
Piccadilly Streets
E. T. Clark
Winchester
Harvard
Women’s Missionary Union
Foreign Missionary Board
Overton Dunn
Blanche Sydnor White
Baptist Women’s Missionary Union of Virginia
Resignation Sought to Create Parole Board Vacancy
Washington July 24 Attorney General Cummings disclosed he asked and obtained the resignation of Dr Amy N Stannard from the U S Board of Parole to create a vacancy for Judge T Webber Wilson of Mississippi, shifted from the Virgin Islands by President Roosevelt. The move ends controversy over island administration and Dr Paul M Pearson was removed as governor of the islands and assigned to the housing division of PWA.
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Washington
Cummings
Amy N. Stannard
United States Board of Parole
T. Webber Wilson
Mississippi
Roosevelt
Virgin Islands
Stannard
San Franscio
Ickes
Mills Seek Restraint on Agricultural Adjustment Act Taxes
Judge John Paul in Harrisonburg schedules hearings for the Winchester Milling Company and others to restrain N. B. Early Jr from collecting wheat processing taxes until the AAA constitutionality is decided. Temporary injunctions were granted to 12 mills, with June taxes deposited in court to be held until the Supreme Court ruling. Over a million dollars in taxes are frozen by court orders in Virginia.
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John Paul
United States District Court
Harrisonburg
Winchester Milling Company
N. B. Early, Jr
Internal Revenue
Virginia
Lynchburg Milling Co
Clarke Milling Co
Berryville
Springdale
Bartonville
Frederick County
Paul
AAA
Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
Supreme Court
Richmond
Enormous Flood Death Toll Reported Across China
Shanghai reports 30,000 bodies recovered near Hankow from floods along the Han and Yangtze rivers. Far higher losses feared as Yellow River floods expand across Shandong and threaten 1 million people in Kiangsu and neighboring provinces.
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Hankow
Shanghai
Shantung
Han Fu Chu
Nanking
National Manufacturer Seeks Representative in Winchester Area
A national manufacturer seeks a man to represent them in Winchester and vicinity. Selling experience helpful but not essential as training in selling and demonstrating the product will be provided. Apply by letter to Sales Manager, 14 South Kent Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 7-24-1p-1t.
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Winchester
Kent St
Philadelphia
Hotel executive Carlton Collins dies after stroke
Carlton M. Collins a prominent Frederick county hotel executive with interests in Washington Pittsburgh and this city died at the Washington Home of the Incurables after a stroke. He was 67 born July 17 1869 in Collinsville Frederick county and rose to manage the Shoreham Hotel in Washington He aided survivors after the Knickerbocker disaster and was active in local Democratic politics and family affairs.
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Carlton M. Collins
Frederick County
Washington
Collins
Shoreham
Knickerbarre
Risiag
Sarre, S
Wibatine
Mr. Collins
Charles P
Virginia Bohrer Collins
Collinsville
Strikers Return To Jobs In Terre Haute After Labor Holiday
In Terre Haute Indiana workers return to plants and shops as unions end a two day general strike in sympathy with the stamping mill dispute. T N Taylor says federal mediators can settle talks and most of the 22000 sympathy strikers have heeded the request to resume work at Columbia Enameling and Stringing.
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Terre Haute
Ind
T. N. Taylor
State Federation of Labor
Taylor
Columbia Enameling and Stamping Company
Man Fined for Drunkenness in Police Court
Roy Cameron charged with being drunk in Police Court today was fined ten dollars and twenty five cents.
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Roy Cameron
Gore Picnic Event with Beauty and Fidlers’ Contest
Saturday July 27 brings a local picnic featuring a chair-plain beauty contest and fidlers’ contest with entertainment. Modern Woodmen of America sponsors the event location and admission details are listed in the notice.
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Big Gore
Modern Woodmen of America
Route funds allotted across Winchester area roads
The State Highway Commission announced $13.5 million in road allotments for the region, with $108,000 for Route No. 12 Eastside Highway and $40,000 for Route No. 55 John Marshall Highway. Local towns including Winchester, Front Royal, Luray, and Woodstock receive substantial shares plus $100,000 for Route No. 7 rebuilding and $18,347 for Winchester. Additional allocations cover Harrisonburg Elkton Pike, Rockingham county works, and progress projects.
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State Highway Commission
West Virginia
Winchester
Front Royal
Luray
Warren
Page Counties
Linden
Ryville
Front Roy
Woodstock
Harrisonburg
Elkton
Rockingham County
Econdary Road
Harrisonbr
Virginia State Highway Commission
Associated Press
Richi 2Nd Las
Frederick County Board praises treasurer’s tax collections
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors met in special session to review R. S. Smith's year end accounts for June 30, 1935. They unanimously approved his delinquent property list and complimented him on efficient collections. The board also heard requests for street widening funds and sidewalk repair with a $50 cap.
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Frederick County Board of Supervisors
R. S. Smith
East Boscawen Street
Cameron
Kent Streets
Boscawen Street
Star
Byrd Recovers as He Records Antarctica Expedition
Admiral Richard E. Byrd, at his summer home in Southwest Harbor Maine, compiles records from his last Antarctica expedition. Ordered by his physician to stay in seclusion, he receives no mail or phone inquiries while slowly recovering from stove fume poisoning sustained at Little America.
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Southwest Harbor
Richard E. Byrd
Antarctica
Little America
Pleasant Valley Yard Party Postponed
A Pleasant Valley yard party was postponed to a later date as organizers note delays and reschedule plans. The notice provides no new date and encourages residents to watch further announcements.
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Pleasant Valley
Percy Millers Named President of Woollen Mill
At a Winchester Woolen Company board meeting Percy Miller was elected president succeeding Charles P. McVicar. Elwood Smith became vice president and McVicar was named treasurer. Stockholders named Brook Rind to fill Sheetz vacancy as the woolen mill operates all looms serving 150 workers amid uneven economic conditions.
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Winchester Woolen Company
Percy Miller
Charles P. McVicar
Elwood Smith
Miller
McVicar
Main Weaver
Secr Stary
H. C. Sheetz, Sr
Sheetz
Brook Rind
Martinsburg
Ras Sone Dig Ggg
Jones Concern
Arthur G. Jones
Max Krol
Rind
C. P. McVicar
M. D. Weaverr
Stuart Perry
W. A. Bailey
Fred S. Hunt
World News at a Glance Highlights and Tradeoffs
Senate passes amendment bill and sends it back to conference while investigations uncover unauthorized telegrams to lawmakers. In London Britain eyes Geneva action on the Italo Ethiopian dispute as Red Cross reports flood deaths in Shanghai.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Senate Utilities Lobby Investigation Committee
Norfolk
Aubrey
George William Neidecker
Newport News
Travelers’ Bank of
Paris
Wimbledon
Eng
Wilmer Allison
Heiner Kenkel
Germany
Shanghai
Red Cross
London
Samuel Hoare
United States
Geneva
Ethiopia
Rome
Italy
Great Britain
Yard Party Benefit for Young People in Stephenson Va
A yard party benefit is planned in Stephenson Virginia on July 25 with rain contingency for the following night to aid local youth groups. The notice lists dates and program details in a brief community notice style.
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Stephenson
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