Frederick County Supervisors Hold June Session
Frederick County Board of Supervisors met in the County Clerk’s building for their regular June meeting. They approved a 2000 accident policy for I W Ebert aiding cow tuberculin testing and authorized transfer actions on county notes. The board agreed to accept a deed for a road from Mine Bank road to Middletown road once drawn and signed. The Frederick County School Board was authorized to borrow 5000 for current expenses. Claims for sheep killed by dogs were considered, with damages payable only if the owner presents the claim in person. All members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
E. R. McDonald
Mine Bank Road
Middletown Road
Frederick County School Board
C. T. Brumback
Phil H. Gold
E. W. Adams
W. H. Branner
C. M. Rosenberger
Electric Spark Ignites Gasoline Blaze in Maryland Plant
Fire at the Mid-Valley Oil storage plant in Stevenson Maryland started by an electric spark spread through two gasoline and fuel oil tanks and damaged nearby buildings and homes. Truck driver C F Hoover suffered burns on hand and leg after a spark from an electric pump ignited 150 gallons of gasoline at the loading platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Mid-Valley Oil Company
Stevenson
Green Spring Valley
Shell Oil Company
Pikesville
C. F. Hoover
Spain Excludes Church Leaders Over New Religious Law
Madrid June 3 President Alcala Zamora and cabinet members who support the new religious congregations law were excommunicated by the Catholic Church. The measure creates civil societies of orders with 38 000 nuns and monks and hands over art treasures to the state. The law bars religious orders from education outside hal and imposes taxes on organizations with 4 000 monasteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cone
Madrid
Alcala Zamora
Alcala - Zamora
Gasoline Prices Jump 16 Cents Across Winchester Area
Retail prices for all gasoline grades rose by 16 cents in Winchester with cash payment discounts of 2 cents. Other Virginia localities followed similar increases. Richmond and Lynchburg posted gains around 3 to 3.4 cents and subsidies varied by location with cash rebates in effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Virginia
Richmond
Lynchburg
Danville
Roanoke
Norfolk
Masked Man Remains Buried at Ridgeway Resort
A man described as the masked figure from Martinsburg continues to be buried at Chuck and Ray's Dine and Dance in Ridgeway West Virginia. The manager reports the volunteer slept well last night and hopes to stay buried for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
Chuck and
Ray
Ridgeway
W. Va
S.P.C.A to Hold Rummage Sale Next Week
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will hold a rummage sale the latter part of next week. Friends may donate clothing or other items by notifying Robert Ward or Miss Frances Page for collection arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Robert Ward
Frances Page
Man Caught Ransacking Car in Winchester
Police report officers arrested Clarence Fries at Frederick Plaza while he was taking merchandise from a parked car. Chief Hollis said Fries is jailed while investigators determine if he is linked to several recent automobile robberies in Winchester.
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Clarence Fries
Frederick Plaza
Hollis
Fries
Winchester
Cincinnati mother pleads as infant is kidnapped
Mrs. John Sneed of Cincinnati reports her five week old baby missing after a woman posing as a nurse took the child from the home. The mother only learned of the abduction when a letter arrived claiming the infant was being held at a nursery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sneed
Cincinnati
Sneed
Early closing of stores begins June 19 citywide
Merchants agree to daily afternoon closing at 5 o clock from June 19 through Labor Day to give workers rest. Firms cited include Montgomery Ward Consumers Utilities Co Winchester Furniture Nave s Style Shop Shawnee Building and Loan Assoc National Sales Store Hamman s Dollar Store J C Penney Northern Virginia Power Co and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery Ward and Company
Consumers ‘Utilities Company
Winchester Furniture Company
Nave’s
Shawnee Building and Loan Association
Hamman's Dollar
J.C. Penny and Company
Northern Virginia Power Company
General Typewriting Exchange
L. R. Smith, Inc
McCrory
J. J. Newberry and Company
Gray and Sheetz
Wonder’s
Winchester Printers and Stationers
Moling and Cather
Keller's
Johns. Miller and Company
George W. Kurtz
R. M. Swimley
Frank Gearing
Grove's Department
Huntsberry’s
Lovett Brothers Shoe
Hamburger’s
F. W. Woolworth and Company
Princess Mary
Keystone Shoe
Shirley Shoppe
Lovett Shoe
Bell Clothes Shop
J. S. Solenberger and Company
T. F. Timberlake
Wheat market closing prices from Chicago and Baltimore
Daily closing quotations supplied to The Star by Winchester Milling through Stickell Sales. Chicago prices list July 72.14, September 74, December 76.74. Baltimore spot wheat 83. Winchester spot 80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Baltimore
the Star
Winchester Milling Corporation
Stickell Sales Corporation
North
Washington Street
TF Oppermunty
Man Held Here On Serious Count
James Mahoney 30 of Winchester is held on a serious charge alleged to involve misconduct with young girls. Chief Hollis says a hearing will be held before Justice Donald L. Weems in Juvenile Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Mahoney
Winchester
Hollis
Mahoney
Donald L. Weems
Eight Robbers Hold Up Two Illinois Banks
Eight robbers held up two banks in Calum, Illinois, shooting two people and escaping with about 2500 dollars from each bank. The bandits rode two cars down Main street firing in all directions, terrorizing the town for ten minutes before fleeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Associated Press
Callom
Ill
Main Street
Colored Man Dies In Hospital In Millwood
Thomas Banks Jr. died in Memorial Hospital from diabetes after several days as a patient. He was about 42, a son of Thomas H. Banks, survived by his father two brothers and many half siblings. Funeral set for 11 a.m. tomorrow at Little Chapel in Millwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Banks, Jr
Millwood
Clarke County
Memorial Hospital
Thomas H. Banks
Little Chapel
Clock Started To Determine Winner At Handley High
Hodgson and Brown jewelers plan the clock race to award wrist watches to the senior boy and girl of Handley High School. For eight years the clock has marked the winner by the position of its hands and a small photo gallery on the dial. The clock runs tonight and will stop early next week revealing the winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodgson and Brown
Handley High School
Massanutten Plans Graduation Of 30 Cadets At Exercises
Massanutten Military Academy will graduate 30 cadets in final exercises after a baccalaureate address by 4 H Bos and a music recital in Lantz Hall. Cadets Paul Hawkins and Stanley Taylor delivered the salutatory and valedictory as a senior banquet preceded the ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massanutten Military Acadri
Confederation
Lantz Hall
George Washington Hotel
Paul Hawkins
Stanley Taylor
Allen Meek
Trinity Reformed Church
York, Pa
Alvin Curtis Amos, Jr
Pittsburgh
Dudley Stine Chapman
Woodstock
Robert Arthur Christy
Forest Hills
L. I
Frederick L. Cogswell
Robert Howard Fagan
Morganza
Harvey Norman Goldstein
Milton Leonard Golstein
Brownsville
Ernest
Roller Galladay
Paul
George Hawkins
Frederickstown
Elmer D. Kline
Sipesville
Robert James Meighan
Ill
Stanley Lee Waesche
Washington, D. C
J. A Williams
Hampden Sidney
Ralph Grigsby Dies of Stroke on Clarke Farm
Ralph Grigsby of Clarke County dies of a stroke. Funeral set for Monday at 10 AM from the Church of the Sacred Heart with High Mass by Rev. Father R. E. Hannon. Burial follows in the Grigsby family lot at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Grigsby
Clarke County
Church of the Sacred Heart
Father R. E. Hannon
Mount Hebron
Profit Taking In The Market
New York markets faced broad declines amid profit taking with trading volume around 3.8 million shares. Sterling opened at 4.01 dollars as late rally attempts narrowed losses but failed to lift closing prices.
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Associated Press
New York
Typewriter Branch Opens in Winchester This Week
The Royal Typewriter Company's Baltimore division opened a Winchester office at 128 1 2 North Loudoun street with James H. Toms as manager. Service will cover Clarke Shenandoah Frederick Greene and Page counties Virginia and Berkeley county West Virginia. Toms is an experienced Royal employee. repairman is John Gjerulff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Typewriter Company
Baltimore
Winchester
North
Loudoun Street
James H. Toms
Royal Typewriters
Clarke
Shenandoah
Frederick
Greene
Page Counties
Berkeley County
W. Va
Toms
Tennessee
Royal Firm
John Gjerulff
Rites Tomorrow For Mr. Grant
Funeral services for Paul T. Grant of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company will be held tomorrow at 4 PM from his home 614 South Cameron Street. The Rev EB A Lambert and the Rev Dr Frank T McFaden will officiate. Interment follows at Mt Hebron Cemetery with telephone colleagues as pallbearers including George W Higgins L L Pingley W B Pingley J E Mc Carty C N Mallory and F C Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul T. Grant
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
South Cameron Street
EB. A. Lambert
Braddock Street
Methodist Church
South
Frank T. McFaden
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Mt. Hebron
Mr. Grant
George W. Higgins
L. L. Pingley
W. B. Pingley
J. E. McCarty
C.N. Mallory
F. C. Campbell
Trucks Obtain School Bus License Controversy
Southwest Virginia men were paid $5 monthly while the rest of a $30 share went home. trucks were weighed at scales owned by W. M. Menefee & Sons and required $60 for six trucks. The boys contributed $40 in minutes to cover the balance as Pursenell urged funds for licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
Virginia
Pursenell
Bristol
Division of Motor Vehicles
W. M. Menefee & Sons
Southern States Hold Key to 18th Amendment Repeal
Bishop Cannon argues repeal should not be partisan and rests with Southern states. He warns the outcome hinges on whether churches unite to oppose repeal as a moral issue and avoid aligning with federal finance politics. He stresses Southern Democrats face pressure to back administration, while religious followers must vote by principle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Church of Christ
Son of God
Weather outlook for North and Middle Atlantic States
Weather update from Washington on June 3 forecasts local showers starting Monday night or Tuesday across the North and Middle Atlantic States. Cooler conditions expected Tuesday night into Wednesday, followed by warmer weather on Thursday.
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The
Associated Press
Washington
North
Middle Atlantis
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Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Loretta Young
Warner Bros
Jimmy Dolan
Warner Bros. Capitol
Aline McMahan
Jack Haley
Comedy & Cartoon
Robert Montgomery
Madge Evans
Walter Huston
Jimmie “Schnozzle
Durante
Tim McCoy
Rusty
State Farm Mutual
Alfred M. Best Company
W. T. Anderson
White Hall
R. R. Duvall
Stephenson
A. L. Fisher
Middletown
Geo. V. Maus
Dist
Edinburg, Virginia
Gray & Sheetz
Jefferson Davis
Kentucky
Benna Vista
Mexico
President Pierce
Farmers & Merchants National Bank & Trust Company
BANK
Hansbrough & Carter Loans
Spain
S.P.C. A
Baby
Alger H. Abbott
Berlin
Harry C. Brindle
Theodore Robert Doran
Detroit
Mich
Paul E. Hay
Anthony Francis Romaska
Providence
R. I
Ralph Grigsby
Clarke Farm
Typewriter
City
Fay Wray
Ralph Bellamy
Aitles
Ae Picea
Per Ee Tae
Gloria Swanson
United Artists
Bishop Cannon
E. Boscawen St
Haiti
J.W. Arthur
General Insurance
Rouss Ave
Hamman’s Dollar Store
Rinnelfesch
Scott
Certified Public Accountants
TAX Counsellors
AUDI
Systems
Boscawen Street
Richmond, VA
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