Updyke Chooses Horse Racing Over Auto Sales
Front Royal reported Ed Updyke, former state sales manager for Auburn and Cord, will devote himself to horse racing. He forms Updyke Manor Stables and has horses in training at Benning's track near Washington. A horse from his stable ran at Charles Town where Mrs Toucan won race one paying 11 dollars.
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Front Royal
Eddie Aete
Auburn and
Cord Automobiles
Indiana
Updyke Manor
Charles Town
Updyke
Benning
Washington
Toucan
Shenandoah Valley League Weekend Schedule and Standings
Shenandoah Valley League posted weekend games with Culpeper at Front Royal Heurich at Harrisonburg Orange at Charlottesville and Waynesboro at Staunton on Saturday. Sunday matchups include Harrisonburg at Front Royal Staunton at Charlottesville Heurich at Waynesboro Culpeper at Orange. Standings list Culpeper 5 0 1,000 Front Royal 5 0 1,000 Waynesboro 4 800 Heurich 3 2 600 Charlottesville 2 3 400 Harrisonburg 1 3 .250 Orange 1 5 and Staunton 0 5 000.
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Culpeper
Front Royal
Heurich
Harrisonburg
Orange
Charlottesville
Waynesboro
Staunton
Neon
Aris Staunton
Rotarians Tell Tail Stories at Front Royal Meeting
Front Royal Rotary Club members entertained with Tail Stories arranged by H. H. Bowman at the Afton Inn. Speakers included Dr. L. F. Hansbrough with a hunting tale, Roger W. Payne with a rat story, and C. M. Venable with a fishing yarn. Giles Downing was weekly boy guest, presented by Ray Jones, with Rev. James A. Johnson of Lexington as a guest sharing stories from Rockbridge County.
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Front Royal
Rotary Club
Afton Inn
H. H. Bowman
L. F. Hansbrough
Roger W. Payne
C. M. Venable
Giles Downing
S. Byrne Downing, Sr
Ray Jones
James A. Johnson
Lexington
Rockbridge County
No U Turns Enforced in Front Royal
Town Manager L B Dutrow announces a new sign at Main Street and Royal Avenue prohibiting U turns on Saturday afternoons and evenings and during heavy traffic periods. The rule will be strictly enforced starting today.
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Front Royal
L. B. Dutrow
Main Street
Royal Avenue
Move To Draft New NRA Bill Taking Shape
June 22. Moves to draft a new NRA bill gain traction in recovery circles and Capitol Hill. NRA and the FTC end long standing differences to help businesses write voluntary codes with labor wage hour and fair practices provisions. Senator Wagner of New York, original recovery act author, appears among planners to license all interstate shippers. Wages and hours would be regulated and child labor banned under the plan.
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Washington
NRA
Recovery Administration
Capitol Hill
Federal Trade Commission
Wagner
D-Ny
Supreme Court
Oratorical Meet At School Tonight
Front Royal hosts an oratorical contest at the Baltimore Conference Training School for Pastors and Lay Workers with contestants from several districts. The winner earns a scholarship to the Young Peoples Methodist Conference at Massanetta Springs next month. Bishop Edwin D. Mouton will preach the annual sermon tomorrow at 11 o clock and deliver platform addresses all next week. Dr Umphrey Lee of Highland Park Dallas will preach the evening service tomorrow at Front Royal Methodist Church.
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Front Royal
Baltimore
Churche
Young Peoples Methodist Conference
Massanetta Springs
Edwin D. Mouton
Methodist Episcopal Church
Charlotte
N. C
Front Royal Methodist Church
Bishop Mouton
Umphrey Lee
Highland Park Methodist Church
Dallas
Texas
Truck Accident Injures Worker Jumping on Moving Truck
W Aubrey Hopkins of Orange County, employed by Waugh Brothers on Skyline Drive, was seriously injured when he attempted to jump onto Walton Brothers' moving truck near Water Hollow. The rear wheel ran over him. he rode to Front Royal and was taken to Winchester Memorial Hospital. He was off duty at the time.
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Front Royal
W. Aubrey Hopkins
Orange County
Waugh Brothers
Walton Brothers
Rube Walton
Water Hollow
Hopkins
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Man Killed Was Robert Thompson
Front Royal notes a correction for a 56 year old Robert Compton misidentification. The deceased was Robert Thompson 36 believed killed by a Southern Railway eastbound train near Salisbury crossing around 11 p.m. Thursday. Survivors include his father Grimm Thompson and siblings George Thompson and Rose Mills. funeral plans await Grimm Thompson’s arrival from New York, with services expected Monday.
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Front Royal
Robert Compton
Robert Thompson
Thompson
Southern Railway
Salisbury
Mollie Heflin Thompson
Robert Lee
Linden
Grimm Thompson
New York
George Thompson
Alexandria
Rose Mills
All Stars to Meet Harrisonburg at Local Ball Park
The All-Stars anticipate a large crowd Sunday at the local ball park for a game against the Harrisonburg club amid promising fair weather.
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Front Royal
All-Stars
Harrisonburg
Labor Leader Slain In Battle With Officers
Fred W. Fridl 40 vice president of the Pacific Coast Maritime Federation was shot and killed by San Pedro Harbor police during a search for weapons after the tanker strike. Detectives pursued him as he fled and he fired four times before being shot. Officers found a .25 automatic two shotguns and two rifles in his apartment.
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Los Angeles
Fred W. Fridl
Pacific Coast Maritime Federation
San Pedro Harbor
Jack Fickes
K. E. Boies
Friedl
Fickes
Bois
Lieut. Fickes
Boss
Negro Lynched Near Wiggins Mississippi
A 25 year old black man identified as R. D. McGee was lynched by a white mob estimated at 200 to 400 men two miles east of Wiggins Mississippi. He was accused of attempting to assault the 11 year old daughter of a white farmer.
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Wiggins
Miss
R. D. McGee
Front Royal Social Roundup Sees Local Travel and Visits
Social and personal notes from Front Royal Virginia list returned travelers. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Shepherd of Rockland and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cawthorne of Coatesville Pa visited after trips to Georgia and Miami. Several locals and visitors are noted at events in Winchester Staunton Hagerstown and Virginia Beach with anniversaries and family visits.
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Front Royal
Norman Shepherd
Rockland
Frank Cawthorne
Coatesville
Georgia
Miami
Florida
Rescuers Seek Stranded Men Near Chesapeake Bay
Three Army officers launched a boat to rescue two men stranded on a deserted Chesapeake Bay island near Aberdeen Maryland. The missing men are believed to be Joseph Stromer and Edward Weber of Baltimore, missing since Tuesday.
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Aberdeen
Chesapeake Bay
Here
Joseph Stormer
Edward Weber
Baltimore
Poised For a Flight To Rome by Monteverdes
Count Alfred De Monteverde and his brother Marquis George De Monteverde announced they would fly from Floyd Bennett Field to Rome. They planned a late departure awaiting wind to shift enough to use the long runway.
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New York
Alfred de Monteverde
Marquis George de Monteverde
Floyd Bennett Field
Rome
Robinson For Tax Proposal
Washington June 22 Senator Robinson of Arkansas Democratic leader said Roosevelt tax recommendations should be disposed of at this session of Congress even if it meant a prolonged session.
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Washington
Senator Robinson
Arkansas
Roosevelt
Congress
MacDonald To Visit America
London dispatch reports former Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald will depart England soon on an important mission to the United States as announced by the Sunday Dispatch.
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London
the Sunday Dispatch
Ramsay MacDonald
England
United States
Deaths from Asphyxia in the United States
The American Society for the Prevention of Asphyxial Death notes nearly 50,000 deaths occur yearly in the United States due to various forms of asphyxia including drowning electric shock carbon monoxide poisoning gas inhalation anesthesia overdoses of stillborn children and similar cases.
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American Society For the Prevention
United States
Bankers Seek Interest Cut on Postal Savings Accounts
At HOT SPRINGS Virginia on June 22 members of the Virginia Bankers Association nearing the close of their forty second annual convention adopted a resolution calling for reduction of interest paid on postal savings accounts and agreed to ask Virginia's representatives in Congress to work for the cut. The resolution was presented by the Alexandria Clearing House Association and came during the resolutions committee report chaired by E B Spencer of Roanoke.
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Hot Springs
Virginia Bankers’ Association
Virginia
Congress
Alexandria Clearing House Association
Resolutions
E. B. Spencer
Roanoke
Vacation Bible school to open at St John’s Church
Bloom Brevities notes a Bible school starts Monday at St John’s Church with daily sessions at 6 pm and a divine service at 8 pm. Invitations extended to all residents. Also mentions visits by Mrs. Raymond Hollar and Mrs. N B Williams, Arthelia Richard’s vacation from Handley School, a July 4 yard party at Friendly Grove, and Guy Lynn returning from Washington.
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Bloom
St. John’s Church
Raymond Hollar
N. B. Williams
Arthelia Richard
Handley Schol
Friendly Grove
Daniel van Damm
Cooper
Guy Lynn
Washington
Northern Virginia dominates FFA rally events and awards
Northern Virginia teams swept competitions at the FFA rally with champions in poultry judging led by Woodstock and Mount Jackson, and livestock judging with Fisherville winning. State honors went to Middletown and Beverley Manor competitors, with Calvin Crum and others on national judging teams. The area boasted strong track and public speaking results and elected state officers.
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Bill
Herndon
Middletown High School
Woodstock
Mount Jackson
Lincoln
Sidney Wartman
Chase City
Robert Russell
Wicomico
Edwin David
Darville
Harry Clower
Derwood L. Myers
Fisherville
Beverley Manor
Staunton
New Hope
Mount Sidney
Calvin Crum
Joseph Robinson
Ewinz. Thompson Evans
Willis
R. M. Moffett
Stuart Craft
Lacey O. Brumback
Handley
Middletown
R. A. Wall
Carrsville
Joe Rosenberger
Strasburg
Hite
Spotswood
Northern Virginia
Staige Brumback
Rolfe Derflinger
Madison
Geology Opens Doors to Earth’s Ancient Skeleton
Geology, the study of the earth, opened doors into nature’s intricacies. Fossils in rocks spurred theories on rock origins and lost ages when creatures unknown to present humanity roamed the world.
Long offers Roosevelt full backing for wealth redistribution
Senator Long in a Senate letter to President Roosevelt pledges “every atom of support and strength” if he pursues a wealth distribution plan. He says passage could come in a week and threatens political elimination if not acted. Long questions how far Roosevelt will go, while leaders weigh timing for the tax proposal.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Long
D-La
Louisiana
Congress
Capitol Hill
White House
New Royal Blue Train Boosts B. and O. Service
The Royal Blue of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail road inaugurates a daily round trip between New York and Washington this Monday. The eight-car streamliner weighs under 350 tons and features duralumin interiors with four inch wider coach seating plus a dining car and a luxurious observation lounge at the rear. It showcases lighting air conditioning automatic couplers and a low center of gravity among other novelties.
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New York
Washington
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Chicago and Cardinals Among Day's Winners
Chicago defeated the Boston Braves 7 to 4 in the first game of a double-header as five runs came in the second inning off pitcher Danny McFayden. The St. Louis Cardinals topped the Philadelphia Phillies 9 to 3 in the first game, with J Collins delivering a home run with a runner aboard.
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Boston
Chicago
Boston Braves
Cubs
Danny McFayden
Philadelphia
St. Louis Cardinals
Phillies
J. Collins
Margaret Waley Plea Not Accepted by Judge
The judge rejects Margaret Waley's guilty plea after defense and relatives advise, citing that she remains mute in court. The conspiracy indictment against her is reinstated as a not guilty plea is entered. Waley and co defendant Cushman linked to Lindbergh law questions. Waley moves toward parole prospects after sentencing.
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Margaret Waley
Cushman
O’brien
Waley
Hughes
Market closes firm as stocks push to year highs
New York June 22 The stock market extended gains in a brief session with many year highs reached. Early profit taking eased and bullish activity broadened, supported by optimism in boardrooms. General gains ranged from fractions to around a point. Grains declined on crop weather reports. cotton steadied. foreign exchanges narrow. secondary bonds advanced. The pound fell to 4.9378 and the French franc moved to 6.614.
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New York
Washington
Closing Quotations on the Stocks Listed
Closing stock prices include Allied Chemical 154 American Can 144 American Smelters 425 Bethlehem Steel 27 Chrysler 5049 General Electric 2654 General Motors 3344 Goodyear 1814 International Harvester 454 Johns Manville 53 Montgomery Ward 28 New York Central 184 Penn Railroad 28 Stand Oil of New Jersey 48 Union Pacific 105 U S Steel 34 Woolworth 64. The report lists multiple firms with varied price figures.
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Stock Exchange
Allied Chemical
American Can
American Smelters
American Tel
Atch
Topeka
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
Consol
N. Y
General Electric
General Motors
Goodyear
Int. Harvester
Johns Manville
Montgomery Ward
Baltimore and Philadelphia markets report mixed livestock and poultry prices
From Baltimore June 22 cattle steady with steers 6.00 to 10.25, heifers 4.00 to 8.50, cows 3.00 to 6.75, calves 5.00 to 8.00. Hogs steady with 140-200 lbs 9.95 to 10.50, 200-250 lbs 9.05 to 9.0, packing sows 6.10 to 8.55. Sheep and lambs steady with spring lambs 6.00 to 9.00, ewes 1.60 to 2.50. Philadelphia June 22 eggs 6.34 to 6.41, poultry prices unchanged. dressed poultry roosters 15-17 cents per lb.
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Baltimore
Seady
Philadelphia
U. S. Dept
Grain quotations and cash prices from Chicago and Baltimore
Futures and cash grain quotations for wheat corn oats rye and barley with July September and December prices. Cash No 2 red wheat 83 cents and cash No 2 yellow corn 86 1/2 cents per bushel in Chicago. Winchester markets list various grain prices.
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Chicago
Baltimore
Winchester
Local Markets and Wheat Flour Prices Listed
Local wholesale flour prices show patent brand flour in 98 pound bags at 6.25 per barrel and 12 pound bags at 6.65. Patent brand smaller bags range from 5.78 to 6.15 per barrel. Cracked corn and corn meal prices are listed, along with mixed feed scratch feed and dairy feeds. Country butter and creamery butter prices appear, with butter fat and egg mash rates noted.
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The
Star
Kasco
Bates Chess
Markle's
Terees O
Csnsee
Severe storm damages farms and utility lines in White Post area
A powerful storm wrecked a sheep shed on Arthur Wright’s farm and damaged a manager’s dwelling porch. Trees felled on Mrs. A. R. Robinson’s property disrupted power and telephone lines. Wheat fields flattened but stalks regrew. residents call it one of the worst storms in years as heavy rain reduced visibility.
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Arthur
Arthur Wright
Arthur Buckley
A. R. Robinson
White Post
A Sacrifice of Love Play At Congregational Church
A Sacrifice of Love, a four scene drama, is presented this Sunday night at 8 00 by the Congregational Christian Church. Rex Stevens and his son Richie face a family future amid artistic temperaments and a implied religious vision. Cast includes Scott Atkinson Margaret Richards Robert McNally and others.
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Congregational Christian Church
Rex Stevens
Stevens
Westmoreland
Richie Stevens
Scott Atkinson
Lula Rush
Richie
Julian Armel
Marge
Margaret Richards
Nick
Robert McNally
Mr. Stevens
Esta Jackson
Wind storm devastates farms and structures in Clarke Frederick area
A westward wind storm swept through Frederick and Clarke counties near Double Tollgate and White Post. The event damaged barns, roofs, and outbuildings, toppled century old trees, and caused widespread property harm though hail reports were unconfirmed. Ernest F. Meade suffered multiple farm losses.
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Stephens City
M. K. Sandy Farm
Silas
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Double Tollgate
White Post
Ernest F. Meade
C. M. Gardiner
America Braves to Meet West Virginia All Stars Sunday
Spott Brown, manager of the Little American Braves, announced a game with the West Virginia All-Stars at the Fair Grounds diamond Sunday at 3 30. Snyder's Coal Miners softball club, captained by Brown, issues a challenge to any other colored softball team for a game. Interested teams may call Brown at 1151.
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Spott Brown
Little American Braves
West Virginia All-Stars
Fair Grounds
Snyder
Coal Miners
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Paw Paw
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