Merchants Group Opposes Virginia Retail Sales Tax
Front Royal Retail Merchant's Association voted to oppose any retail sales tax in Virginia. The group adopted a resolution condemning the tax as harmful to business and burdensome to citizens least able to pay. A $10 band contribution was approved for the Front Royal Band and a candidate questionnaire was authorized.
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Merchants Group
Front Royal
Front Royal Retail Merchant’s Association
Royal Club Inn
Virginia
Heavy Docket In Justice Court
In Front Royal Virginia Trial Justice Walter G Olmstead heard a busy docket. C Bolt Leesburg guilty of possession of illegal ardent spirits sentenced to 60 days in jail and fined 50 dollars plus costs. Herman Richardson Loudoun county sentenced to three months in jail 100 dollar fine and costs with license revoked for one year. Driving without operator's permit fined 10 dollars plus 9 75 costs. George Jordan colored guilty of carrying a concealed blackjack sentenced to 60 days in jail and fined 20 dollars plus costs with jail term suspended for good conduct. Hollis Fletcher improper parking fined 1 50. Earl Menefee William Pearson Jr Norris Baggarly James King and Walter Dodson drunkenness fines 5 dollars plus 7 50 costs. King three months sentence suspended on good conduct.
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Front Royal
Virginia
Walter G. Olmstead
Do. C. Bolt
Leesburg
Herman Richardson
Loudoun County
George Jordan
Hollis Fletcher
Junior-Senior Hop At A. M. A. Tonight
Commencement week at Randolph-Macon Academy resumes with the Junior-Senior dance in the school auditorium. Ray Frye and his orchestra provide music. Tomorrow at 2 30 p m the annual drill among three companies occurs on parade grounds followed by a regimental parade. An awards banquet caps the week with athletic and other honors.
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Front Royal
Randolph-Macon Academy
Ray Frye
Social And Personal News Of Front Royal and Warren County
Social and personal items summarize visits retirements and travel in Front Royal and Warren County. Residents include Shirley Collins from Washington D C visiting his parents Sheriff Roy F Collins and wife. Several locals attend a party at Llangollen near Upperville hosted by Mary and Margaret Lowe.
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Front Royal
Warren County
Shirley Collins
Washington, D. C
Roy F. Collins
Alice
Mildred Sowers
Mary Frances Simpson
Mae
Virginia Burch
Messrs
W. LeRoy Carrow
Henry
Robert Sowers
Llangollen
Upperville
Mary
Margaret Lowe
Front Royal Band Holds Its First Rehearsal
The Front Royal band met for its first rehearsal in the Warren County High School auditorium with 35 musicians. The group combines the Warren County high school band and members of the former Front Royal Town Band, plus guests from Jimmy Doman's orchestra. Captain E. C. Dean directed the band, also Randolph-Macon Academy band director. Temporary chairman L. B. Dutrow attended and spoke on future prospects.
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Front Royal
Warren County High School
Front Royal Town Band
Jimmy Doman
Orches
E. C. Dean
Randolph-Macon Academy Band
L. B. Dutrow
Charity Ball Planned at Updyke's Ballroom by Lions
Final plans for the Lions charity dance are set for Friday evening in Updyke's ballroom. The Royal Troubadours under Jimmy Doman will provide excellent music with top Valley musicians in the orchestra.
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Front Royal
Lions
Updyke
Royal Troubadours
Jimmy Doman
Page Endorses Senator Weaver for Renomination
At a Page County Democratic Committee meeting State Senator Aubrey G Weaver was endorsed for renomination to the Senate.
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Front Royal
Page County
Democratic Committee
Aubrey G. Weaver
Senate
G O P Leaders Discuss 1936 Battle In Illinois Meeting
Former President Herbert Hoover and Frank Lowden of Illinois say the 1936 campaign will hinge on proposed changes in the form of government. Lowden noted the issue will be major as discussions unfold. Hoover spoke at Drake University before visiting Sinnissippi Farm and planning a trip to New York for a directors meeting.
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Oregon
Ill
Herbert Hoover
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Lowden
Hoover
Arch W. Shaw
Chicago
Sinnissippi
Washington
Drake University
Des Moines
New York
Shaw
Insurance Company
Death Summons Mrs Charles Thomas in Washington
Mrs Rebecca Baxter Thomas aged about 54 wife of Charles Thomas died this morning at 718 Eighth Street Northeast Washington D C due to bronchial complications after a recent mumps attack She was visiting relatives including her aunt Miss Agnes Willis during the Apple Blossom Festival Survived by husband two daughters sister stepmother and four half brothers Funeral at 2 30 this Thursday from the family home with interment in a Washington cemetery
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Rebecca. Baxter Thomas
Charles Thomas
Eighth Street
Washington, D. C
Thomas
Agnes Willis
North Kent Street
Samuel
Henrietta Willis Baxter
Washington
Winchester
Agnes Richardson
Mollie Baxter
That City
Wesley
William
Harry Baxter
Washington Cemetery
Col Lindbergh Withdraws As TWA Advisor
Wilmington Delaware June 4 Henry M Dupont chairman of Transcontinental Western Air Lines said Col Charles A Lindbergh has withdrawn from active part in TWA management as technical adviser for a time at least The decision followed earlier board discussions and was attributed to personal affairs and a desire to be away from New York politics were denied by Dupont as a factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
Henry M. Dupont
Transcontinental-Western Air Lines
Charles A. Lindbergh
TWA
Dupont
Lindbergh
New York
Bonus Forces To Carry Fight To The People
In Washington, bonus forces in Congress decided to drop cash-payment demands this session and shift to a public campaign for enacting the Patman inflation bill next session. The timing would place the fight before the presidential election, with some supporters calling it strategic. House and Senate leaders in the Patman coalition said Roosevelt’s opposition would require too great a sacrifice for a compromise now.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Roosevelt
NEWSPAPER GUILD OPENS SESSION IN CLEVELAND
Heywood Broun New York columnist and Guild president stands with John Eddy New York secretary and Emmet Crozier Newark treasurer as the American Newspaper Guild opens its annual convention. The main issue debated is whether to seek AFL affiliation.
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Heywood Broun
New York
American Newspaper Guild
Cleveland
John Eddy
Guild
Emmet Crozier
Newark
The
Journalists’ Organization
American Federation of Labor
Roanoke Leader W S Battle A N W VP Renowned In Virginia
W S Battle of Roanoke rose to prominence as vice president of the Norfolk and Western railroad, becoming one of the state’s most widely known figures through his leadership in business and regional affairs.
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Virginia
W.S. Battle
Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company
Tacoma leads in chase for Weyerhaeuser kidnap case
Federal agents increased field presence in Tacoma and Seattle as investigators pursue the George Weyerhaeuser kidnaping. Officials said bystanders receiving stolen $200000 ransom notes will be compensated and new bills issued to replace them. Authorities focus on a northwest gang while denying Barker Karpis gang involvement.
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Tacoma
Wash
Weyerhaeuser
Department of Justice
Department
George Weyerhaeuser
J. P. Weyerhaeuser
Issaquah
Seattle
Wife of Congress Member Is Dead
Mrs. John L. McClellan wife of Representative McClellan of Arkansas died in a Memphis hospital from meningitis after being stricken while en route from Washington to Malvern Arkansas on Saturday.
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Congress
Memphis
Tenn
John L. McClellan
Representative McClellan
D.ark
Washington
Malvern
Ark
Ivan Johnson Dies In Hospital
Ivan Johnson circulation agent of the Washington Evening and Sunday Star died in Emergency Hospital Annapolis Md from injuries after an electric train struck his automobile near Annapolis last Saturday afternoon. He was well known in this city and news came from friends.
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Ivan Johnson
Washington Evening and Sunday Star
Annapolis
Alberta Bank Robbed by Lone Bandit at $600 Heist
The Bank of Alberta was robbed today by an unmasked bandit who held three people at gunpoint and fled with $600 from the cash drawer in a tan sedan. A teacher later reported a matching car about 15 miles away heading toward the North Carolina line, with Tennessee plates, prompting a state police chase.
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Alberta
Bank of Alberta
North Carolina
Tennessee
Explosion Hurls Three Women To Hospital At Elkton
In Elkton Maryland three women were seriously injured when an explosion wrecked two buildings at the Victory Fireworks Company. Celia McNabb 32 suffered severe facial injuries and was not expected to live. Ruth Hash 30 and Sara Kibler 28 sustained facial and arm cuts but were expected to recover.
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Elkton
Une
Victory Fireworks Company
Celia McNabb
Ruth Hash
Sara Kibler
56000 Reported Killed In Indian Quakes
Quetta estimates suggest 56 000 people in the region died in last Friday's earthquake. Rescue efforts kept deaths under that figure with 10 500 pulled alive from debris in Quetta within two hours. About 7 000 survivors remain housed in tents on the local race course.
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Quetta
India
Market In Stock Prices Shows Quiet Upward Drift
A steady uptick in New York stocks on June 4 with rails oils chemicals and tobaccos leading gains. Cotton advanced while grains paused for profit taking and bonds followed stocks as call money held at 0.25 percent. Sterling rose to 4.926 and francs firmed to 6.63. Closing quotations include American Can 126 and U S Steel 32 7-8.
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New York
White House
Washington
Stock Exchange
American Can
American Smelters
American Tel
Tel
Atch., Topeka
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
Consol. Gas of
N. Y
Corn Products
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
Grain price quotations and cash markets across cities
Chicago reports closing grain prices for wheat corn oats and barley with multiple futures contracts. Cash grain bids list No 1 hard wheat No 2 mixed corn No 2 yellow and regional cash prices in Baltimore and Winchester markets for wheat and yellow and white corn with delivery basis at mills.
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Chicago
Baltimore
Winchester
G Men Nab Barker Karpis Member in Chicago Arrest
Federal agents seize Volney Davis of the Barker Karpis gang in Chicago and fly him to St Paul Minnesota where he pleads guilty to conspiracy in the $200000 abduction of banker Edward G Bremer. Davis is also suspected in the Tacoma Washington George Weyerhaeuser kidnap case.
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Chicago
Volney Davis
Barker-Karpis
St. Paul
Minn
Edward G. Bremer
Davis
George Weyerhaeuser
Tacoma
Wash
Swiss Cheese Origin in Emmenthal Valley
Emmenthal cheese first produced in Switzerland and long dominated American imports. The Emmen valley is cited as the origin point for the traditional cheese.
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Switzerland
Emmen Valley
America
Local Market Prices for Flour and Feed Staples
Local markets list wholesale and retail prices for flour, corn meal, mixed feed, and dairy products. Key items include Short Patent Brand flour in various bag sizes from 6.50 to 7.40 per barrel equivalents, cracked corn, middlings, egg mash, shelled corn, and creamery butter with prices across wholesale and retail columns. The page catalogs multiple brands and bag sizes, reflecting regional pricing.
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The
Star
Kasco
Beth
MIT Peeret Oe
Ieee
Mack Reey Ees
Seeee Creamery
Baltimore and Philadelphia Market Reports June 4 Livestock and Produce
Baltimore markets show cattle mostly steady with steers 6.50 to 11.25, cows 3.50 to 7.75, calves 5.00 to 9.00, hogs 140 to 200 pounds 10.10 to 9.79, 200 to 250 pounds 9.30 to 10.15, 250 to 350 pounds 8.80 to 9.70, packing hogs 6.35 to 8.80, spring lambs 6.25 to 10.10, ewes 1.75 to 3.50. Philadelphia reports poultry prices steady. butter ranges and U S standards quoted with weights and grade notes.
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Baltimore
Philadelphia
U. SC. Dept. of Agr
U. S
Building Stones From Fort Valley For Warren County Court House
Building stones from Powell's Fort Valley began moving to Front Royal yesterday for use in the construction of the new Warren County Court House.
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Front Royal
Powell's Fort Valley
Warren County Court House
Tarred Roads May Cause Cancer
British medical men warn tarred ronda may cause cancer, citing potential health risks from tar compounds. They call for further study and precautionary measures in road construction and exposure reduction.
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Bureau
Winchester Evening Star
Richard K. Eddy
Telephone Front Royal 213
Association For the Front Royal Band
Front Royal Town
Warren County School Board
Warren County Board of Supervisors
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Lions’ Club
Updyke’s Ballroom
Vera Carrow
Muskogee, Okla
Maria Miles
Hugh Mil
Robert Hockman
Lottie West Whitehurst
Beacon’s Castle
John Thompson
Elizabeth Gilkey
Oscar Gilkey
Giles B. Cook and Sons
Bim and Barrie
Dorothy Smith
Luray
V. E
A. N. Carroll
Theresa Carroll
Gertrude Cameron
Edinburg
Conesville
David M. Wine
Mary Wine
Forestville
Isla Compton
Annie Compton
John Bierer
Charlottesville, Va
Page
Senator Weaver
Chas. Thomas
Col. Lindbergh
Newspaper Guild
Rail Executive
Tacoma, Wash
Federal Department of Justice
J. P. Weyerhaeuser, Jr
George
Barker- Karpis
Lone Bandit
Bradley
Wenders
Fort Valley
Ture
Buncutter Tire Co
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