President Roosevelt visits Groton School to see mother and sons
President Roosevelt makes his first stop in Groton Massachusetts to visit his mother Mrs William Roosevelt and his two sons Franklin Jr and John at Groton School. News follows his Boston departure as he tours the campus and heads toward Marion and the Amberjack for a sea voyage.
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Associate Press
Groton
Mass
Roosevelt
Groton School
Boston
William Wharton
Franklin, Jr
James Roosevelt Sr
Mr. Roosevelt
Paul Reverete
Endicott Peabody
Paul Revere
Marion
Massachusetts
White House
John
Campobello Island
Canadian
Maine
New England
Amberjack
Autmobile
Harbor
Woods Hole
Naushon Harbor
Portland
Franklin
James
Stephen T. Early
Marguerite Lehand
Henry Kanee
Campobello
Indianapolis
Wheat market closing prices reported for Chicago and Baltimore
Closing quotations show Chicago July at 73 1 2, September 75 4, December 78 . Baltimore spot wheat 76, Winchester spot 74. Prices supplied daily to The Star by Winchester Milling through Stickell Sales Corpora tion in Hagerstown Maryland.
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Chicago
Baltimore
The
Star
Winchester Milling Corporation
Stickell Sales Corporation
North Washington Treet Hagerstown
Winchester
Green Spring Locals Amid Summer Visits and Gatherings
Green Spring notes report visitors from Chicago Mingo Junction Winchester and Washington D C. Mrs Roy Ashton's sister from Chicago stayed a few days. Florence Harshman and Misses Virginia and Lois Harshman from Mingo Junction spend the summer at Miss Harshman's home. Mr and Mrs John Kern visited E P Nagley. Russell McCormick Mrs Hunter Strobridge and son visited Martinsburg. Ray Lamp and children from Washington spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs A B Fries. Mrs Douglas Anderson and mother in law from Winchester called on Mr and Mrs William Dix.
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Green Spring
Greenspring
Roy Ashton
Chicago
Florence Harshman
Virginia Baker
Lois Harshman
Mingo Junction
Ohio
Martinsburg
Ray Lamp
Washington, D. C
Reduced Freight Rates On Apples Remain In Force
The Railway Executives Association extended the reduced freight rates on apples from Winchester and Frederick counties to all North Atlantic ports through April 30, 1934. The cut, about 25 percent, lowers shipments to New York to 23 cents per hundred pounds, Philadelphia to 20 cents, and Baltimore to 16 cents. original rates were higher.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Railway Executives Association
North Atlantic
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
United States
30 Cents Fixed As Process Tax To Cut Grain
Washington reports a 30 cent per bushel processing tax on wheat to fund farmers’ $150 million acreage reduction deals under the farm marketing act. Secretary Wallace also outlines a cotton plan, with a 4 cent per pound tax, rentals to farmers, and options on up to 2.5 million bales of government-owned cotton. County and state allotments will be set by five year and three year production averages.
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Washington
Wallace
London
Canada
Argentina
Australia
Co Bt
Morgenthau Outlines Wisconsin Farm Credit Refinancing Plan
The Wisconsin plan aims to refinance $50 million of bank held mortgages to reopen closed banks and aid depositors. A Farm Credit Administration office will operate in Madison to value farms, buy first mortgages up to 50 percent of normal value plus improvements, and scale farmer debts, with loan terms of 4 to 5 percent interest and 33 years amortization.
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Washington
Henry Morganethau, Jr
Wisconsin
Morganthau
Farm Credit Administration
State Capitol
Madison
Reconstruction Corporation
Congress
Morgenthau
Federal Land Banks
Farm Loan Association
Carnera Files Bankruptcy Petition in New York
Primo Carnera, heavyweight prize fighter and former title contender, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in U.S. District Court in New York. He lists liabilities of 59829 dollars and assets of 1182 dollars.
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New York
Primo Carnera
United States District Court
Lightning Hits Empire State Building In NYC Storm
A dramatic photograph from New York City captures a forked lightning strike hitting the metal conductor atop the Empire State Building during a recent electrical storm. The image highlights the skyscraper’s prominence as the world’s tallest building at the time.
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New York City
Empire State Building
James M. Brown, longtime Clarke County resident, dies at 78
James Milton Brown 78 a Warren county native long a Boyce area resident died after a six month illness at his home near Boyce Virginia. Survived by widow Laura Shipe two daughters L E Russell Velma Cadwallader three sons Carey Correll Rhyroe and four brothers and fourteen grandchildren. Funeral at Boyce Methodist Church with burial in Green Hill Cemetery Berryville led by Rev John Brown Jr and Rev B D Chambers. Pallbearers named.
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Boyce
James Milton Brown
Warren County
Here
Mr. Brown
Jesse Brown
Frances Scroggins Brown
Brown
Clarke County
Boyce Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Berryville
Lee Brown
Ollie Brown
Fayette City
Mort Brown
John Brown
B. D. Chambers
Emmanuel Episcopal Chapel
Green Hill Cemetery
William Vorous
George E. Baker
J. R Strode
Osborne Jones
W. Racey
Snowden Strother
Americans Propose 10 Percent Tariff Cut Plan
Reports from Washington outline a plan for a 10 percent tariff reduction aided by currency stabilization talks between the United States and Britain. Delegates discussed tying pound and dollar values while allowing non gold currencies to shift against gold monies to avoid depressing markets. Germany asked for African colonies as a means to boost debt repayment capacity, while French officials voiced disappointment over Secretary Woodin’s note that stabilization proposals were not officially agreed.
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United States
France
Bank of England
Germany
Economic Commission
Alfred Hugenberg
Woodin
Washington
Monetary Commission
James M. Cox
Harvard Will Confer Degree on Al Smith
Former Governor Alfred E. Smith will receive a doctor of laws degree from Harvard University in Cambridge next Thursday. He has prior doctorates from Dublin University and Columbia University and a doctor of letters from Catholic University, reflecting a long list of honors despite never attending college.
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Associated Press
New York
Alfred E. Smith
Fulton Fish Market
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
Dublin University
Ireland
Columbia University
Catholic University
Washington
Oliver, Eet
Leading Shares Hold Steady Amid Profit Taking Fears
In New York on June 17, leading stock shares showed resistance to sporadic profit taking as the market closed steady to firm. Volume declined to about 1.4 million shares with some gains around two points while currency stabilization loomed in the background. Sterling opened at 4.0744 dollars.
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Associated Press
New York
Dry Law Repeal Emphasized by George Peery in Virginia
In Achilles Virginia June 16 George C Peery Democratic gubernatorial candidate reiterated his advocacy for repealing the 18th amendment. He declared the citizen vote on the liquor question should decide the policy and urged support for repeal.
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George Peery
Achilles
Geo. C. Peery
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