Carson Accepts Appointment To Interior Dept
William E. Carson former chairman of the Virginia Conservation and Development Commission has accepted an advisory post in the Interior Department as a nonpaid collaborator on emergency conservation work. The appointment by Secretary Ickes is effective immediately, with Carson remaining head of the Riverton Lime Company while available for duty.
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Front Royal
William E. Carson
Virginia Conservation and Development Commission
Washington
Interior Department
Carson
Department
Ickes
Riverton Lime Company
Draws Fine In Liquor Hearing
FRONT ROYAL March Justice Walter G. Olmstead this morning Mrs Ruby Newton of Carrons Row was fined 50 and costs and sentenced to six months in jail for possession of illegal liquor On payment of the fine the sentence will be suspended John Robinson colored of Freetown was fined 25 and costs and sentenced to 30 days in jail on a charge of destroying evidence
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Front Royal
Walter G. Olmstead
Ruby Newton
Carron’s Row
John Robinson
Freetown
Lickinse Sale Opens Friday in Prontsroyal
March 12 1935 notice announces automobile license plates will be issued starting Friday March 15 at the office of W LeRoy Corron Royal. Applications must be signed in ink by owners and old registration cards will not be accepted. Office hours are 9 am to 5 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prontsiroyal
W. LeRoy Corron
Oyal
Deaths James Moore Funeral at Old School Baptist
The body of the late James Moore, who died Saturday in Brooklyn, N Y, arrived here last evening. Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Old School Baptist Church conducted by Elder A L Harrison with interment in Prospect Hill cemetery. Pallbearers were W C Weaver Jr, Robert L Hockman, J Prank Jr, Eugene Compton, Edwin Moore and Marvin Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
James Moore
Brooklyn
N. Y
Old School Baptist Church
A. L. Harrison
Prospect Hill Cemetery
W. C. Weaver, Jr
Robert L. Hockman
J. Prank , Jr
Eugene Compton
Edwin Moore
Marvin Moore
Open Drive Plans to Honor Longtime Odd Fellows
Front Royal Lodge No. 374 L O O F launches a 90 day membership contest in Red White and Blue divisions led by Thomas W. Downing L C Willey and Thomas B Melton. The event honors charter members and those with 25 plus years of membership on March 19 with a delegation from the Alexandria Lodge expected.
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Front Royal
Front Royal Lodge No
Thomas W. Downing
L. C. Willey
Thomas 8
Odd Fellows
Charles W. Burner
A. Statton Hammack
W. C. Swartz
J. W. Simons
Alexandria
Royal Lodge
Independents Beat Warrenton in Warrenton Bowling Match
The Front Royal Independents defeated the Warrenton Independents by 94 pins. Front Royal totaled 2603 pins to Warrenton's 2509. Davis led Warrenton with 574 pins, Graceson added 551 with the high game of 148.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Warrenton
Davis
Graceson
Funeral rites for William A. Corder held at sister’s home
Funeral services for William A. Corder who died Sunday evening were conducted at the home of his sister Ms. William Ramey. Rev. W. Emory Trainham led the services and burial followed at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
William A. Corder
William Ramey
W. Emory Trainham
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Prof Pupin Noted Inventor Is Dead
World famed inventor Prof Michael I Pupin of Columbia University died at 76 after five weeks of heart disease. Born a Hungarian peasant youth he rose to pioneer telephony wireless telegraphy and x ray. He arrived in America at sixteen as an immigrant boy and worked as a farm hand.
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New York
Michael I. Pupin
Columbia University
Pupin
America
Social and Personal News of Front Royal and Warren County
Front Royal society items note the Loving Service Circle meeting at 3 PM at Mrs. J A McCormi s home on Manor Avenue. Visitors include W C Butt and J M Caughman of Richmond. Detailing local visits, births, and weekend trips among residents and visitors to Front Royal and Warren County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Warren County
King’s Daughters
J. A. McCormi
Manor Avenue
Messrs
W. C. Butt
J. M. Caughman
Richmond, Va
Royal Club Inn
Richberg Seeks Elimination Of 17 Codes From NRA
Washington March 12 Donald R Richberg lists 17 codes covering about 3 000 000 workers to be eliminated from the NRA code structure arguing that the large list reflects difficulties and would shift regulation toward local businesses He cites nine service trade codes and other sectors such as car advertising funeral services outdoor advertising real estate brokerage signs beauty shops tourist lodges and locksmiths and notes prior nine codes covered about 1 875 000 workers including barber shops laundries hotels and restaurants motor vehicle storage and shoe repairing.
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Washington
Donald R. Richberg
NRA
Senate Finance Committee
Richberg
Richmond Police Link Cigarette Heists To Staunton Robbery
Police report that after a W. E. Cooper & Son warehouse was robbed of 110000 cigarettes, the Reid Brothers warehouse in Staunton lost 80000. eight cartons were later found on a roadside near Richmond. Detectives theorize a gang carried out both raids and discarded loot en route.
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W. E. Cooper & Son
Reid Brothers
Staunton
Richmond
Sykesville
Cuba to use death penalty for terrorists amid island unrest
The Cuban government under President Mendieta declared a state of war and imposed the death penalty for terrorism while ordering clinics and workers to stay at posts. Twelve people were killed over the weekend as bombings and violence continued across Havana and Santiago de Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Carlos Mendieta
Bakers’ Syndicate
Miguel Angel Ramos
Marianao
Diario de San Marina
Santiago
Agustin Acosta
Mellon Merger Debate in Mellon Tax Hearing
Government attorneys push to admit testimony in Andrew W Mellon tax hearing on a 1931 merger of McClintic Marshall with Bethlehem Steel as a sale. Earl J Patterson, former secretary treasurer of McClintic Marshall, testified but could not recall details under cross examination.
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Pittsburgh
Andrew W. Mellon
McClintic- Marshall Corporation
Bethlehem Steel
Earl J. Patterson
Secrtary
McClintic-Marshall
Tax Appeals Board
F. R. Shearer
Internal Revenue Bureau
Inn Keeper Convicted in Slaying of Eight-Year-Old
Bel Air Md March 12 Oliver Rhonemus former Port pos it innkeeper was found guilty of manslaughter in the death of eight year old Raymond Simmons by a Harford County Circuit Court jury after a 19 minute deliberation. Judge Walter W Preston postponed sentencing at defense request.
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Bel Air
Oliver Rhonemus
Port Posit
Harford County
Raymond Simmons
Walter W. Preston
John Young
Church Group Inspired By Brown Sermon During Lent Series
The first of six Lent lectures in the Episcopal Church was delivered by Rev. Dr. Stanley Brown-Sermon before a crowded church. He spoke on spiritual vision and the eye as the light of the body, urging focus on higher things and the power of choice in discernment. Next lecturer Rev. Alexander C. Zabriskie was named for the following Monday.
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Episcopal Church
Stanley Brown
Dr.Brown
R. T. Barton
Dr. Brown-Sermon
Robert Nelson
Alexander C. Zabriskie
Brown Sermon
Hell
Dr. Brown
Life sentence for girl in mother's slaying
LAUREL Miss March 12 A Jones County Circuit Court jury found Quida Keeton guilty as charged with recom a life sentence for murdering her mother in a case that drew heavy local attention and ended with a judgment sentencing the defendant to prison for life.
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Laurel
Miss
Jones County
Quida Keeton
Early TB Clinic Aims to Find and Treat Patients
A state health clinic urges early TB testing after exposure or symptoms, noting 80 percent cure with timely treatment. The event, on March 19 from 9:30 to 12 and 2 to 4, will be organized by the State Health Department with local boards and doctors, with free examinations by appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Health
District Nurse Association
County Board of Health
Apple Festival Endorsed At Winchester Mass Meeting
Orchard owners from the Valley join officials and citizens for the upcoming two day Apple Festival with grand floats bands and a royal court. A large turnout is urged to support plans and provide guidance for the event and its success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgeous
Winchester
Arthur Field
C. M. Shriver
J. L. Hayes
Norris Longaker
Penna
R. R. Co
R. W. Tate
Fruit Growers Express Co
Norman Call
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Arthur M. Field
Tomac
H. L. Denton
O. R.R
Thomas B. Kennedy
R. R. D. L. Moorman
B. and
Trial verdict or life term for daughter in Daisy Keeton murder
After a two week trial the jury found Quida Carter guilty of murdering her mother Daisy Keeton on January 19 and aiding in disposing of the body. Judge W Joe Pack sentenced Carter to life in the state penitentiary. The defense claimed insanity. The state introduced a confession accusing Carter as the killer.
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Daisy Keeton
W. Joe Pack
Carter
Coughlin Endorses Roosevelt Stand Against Wall Street Adversaries
In Detroit on March 12 Father Coughlin aligned with Roosevelt against what he called the President's Wall Street advisers. He denounced General Johnson as a "cream puff general" and a " chocolate soldier" amid charges of political racketeering and economic struggle. Johnson promised a reply.
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Detroit
Charles E. Couglin
Roosevelt
National Union Foral Justice
Royal Oak
Hugh 8
Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
General Johnson
Huey Long
Father Coughlin
Wall
Baruch
Bernard Baruch
Temple of Jerusalem
Washington
Senator Long
County Supervisors Set Levy With County Agent Pay Boost
At the monthly meeting the Board approved a $100 a year salary increase for the county agent to cover rising travel expenses effective January 1 1935. Warrants were ordered for livestock purchases and damages from the dog fund totaling $79. A school delegation urged restoring part of teacher pay cuts by shifting five cents of the general levy to the school levy, but the supervisors upheld the 1934 levy schedule for 1935.
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Guy DeHaven
C. E. Huntsberry
C. M. McDonald
T. C. Holliday
A. M. Pangle
E. E. Triplett
G. C. Martin
Board of Supervisors
Youth Ends Day Foot Sore After Abduction Attempt Near Stephens City
A boy returning from an outing was found with two adults, described as a 20 year old woman and a 25 year old man. They allegedly drove a stolen 1926 Essex coach with West Virginia plates 151-661, seen in Martinsburg. The youngster told officers he had to climb over the woman to reach the rear seat.
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Winchester
Charles Staples
John Golloday
Stephens City
Bayliss
Martinsburg
West Virginia
Divorce deposition questioned in Reynolds trust case
In Forsyth Superior Court Mrs Anne Cannon Smith Reynolds swore she did not know she made the deposition used to secure her divorce from Smith Reynolds in Reno on November 23 1931. The hearing before Judge Clayton Moore concerns distributing Reynolds 30000000 trust estate and followed an affidavit from Albert D Ayers Reno attorney claiming proper mental faculties and prearranged answers.
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Salem
NW. c
Anne Cannon
Lds Smith
Forsyth Superior Court
Smith Reynolds
Reno
Clayton Moore
Reynolds
Albert D. Ayers
Local Market Price Listings From Daily Agricultural Report
Local markets show prices for flour short patent brand sacks and bulk bags, dairy and feed goods, eggs, and livestock quotes. Notable items include creamery butter around 6.00 to 6.50 per bag, shelled corn 1.95 to 2.10 per cwt, cracked corn 2.05 to 2.10, mixed feed varied, and live hogs and cattle quotes with several bag weights and per barrel terms listed.
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Skaleaa
Cuestescos
Funeral set for Mrs Van Fossen in Winchester
The Winchester woman known for church service and cheer will be laid to rest at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church. Nephews and nieces include Harry and Sellman McCullum of Fort Worth Texas Lawrence Sellman and Mrs Ridgley of Baltimore Cabell Tapscott of Shenandoah Junction W V Agnes Tapscott Marshall and Thomas Tapscott near Berryville Benjamin Crampton and Mrs Richard Beardsworth of Raleigh N C. Services Thursday at 10 30 a m with Rev E B McGukin and Rev Allen Jones officiating Interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery Pallbearers Fred S Boyd Fred Barr J Henry Moling Jr Richard E Griffith Fred S Hunt and Godfrey Miller.
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Winchester
Harry and
Sellman McCullum
Fort Worth
Texas
Lawrence Sellman
Ridgley
Irvin O. Ridgley
Baltimore
Cabell G. Tapscott
Shenandoah Junction
W. Va
Agnes Tapscott
Marshall
Thomas Tapscott
Berryville
Benjamin Crampton
Richard Beardsworth
Raleigh
N. C
van Fossen
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
E. B. McGukin
Allen Jones
Opequon
Presbyterian Churches
Kernstown
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Fred S. Boyd
C. Fred Barr
J. Henry Moling, Jr
Richard E. Griffith
Fred S. Hunt
Godfrey Miller
Greek revolt crushed as Venizelos flees to Italian soil
Loyalist forces claim control of Crete after rebels abandon Psara Leon and Nereus. General Dedes and Governor Aposkitis reportedly resume Crete government authority as posters declare Venizelos in flight.
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Marine Ministry
Psara
Leon
Nereus
Dedes
Aposkitis
Venizelos
Exiled General Kamanos Flees After Rebel Defeat
Government orders Sofia Legation to seek extradition of General George Kamanos and 18 associates who fled the rebel forces after their defeat yesterday in Mytilene Chios and Samos territory, as cheering crowds celebrated.
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Mytilene
Chiosof
Samos
Lion
Sofia
Bulgaria
George Kamanos
Market nervy as stocks drift after cotton break
New York stocks mixed in dull trading as investors parsed yesterday's cotton lull. Early rallies faded with many issues down 1 to 2 points. bonds were heavy while U S government bonds held. Cotton and other staples remained uncertain as major names such as Union Pacific and U S Steel eased. Selected 2 p m stock list includes Allied Chemical 131 1 2 and Union Pacific 84 1 2 with other leaders around their recent levels.
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New York
U. S
United Fruit
Union Pacific
U.S
DuPont
Alcohol
Westinghouse Electric
Johns Manville
U. S. Industrial and Western Union
U.S. Steel
American Can
General Motors
Pennsylvania
N. Y. Central
Stock Exchange
Allied Chemical
American Smelters
American Tel. & Tel
Atch
Topeka & S. Fe
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
Consol
N. Y
Corn
General Electric
Goodyear
Int. Harvester
Montgomery Ward
Penn. Railroad
Stand, Oil of N. J
U. S. Steel
Woolworth
Grain Quotations and Market Prices Across Regions
Chicago futures show wheat May at 93 1 4 to 1 2, July 88 3 4 to 7 8, Sept 88 3 4. corn March 81 1 4, May 79 1 to 1 4, July 75 to 75 1 8, Sept 73 1 8. Oats May 46 7 8 to 47, July 41 4, Sept 39. rye May 60 1 4, July 61 1 to 62 1 8. Barley May 67 1 2. Lard May 13.03, July 13.15, Sept 13.15. bellies May 1.30, July 16.50. Maryland and Virginia markets list wheat near 95 cents, corn around 90–95 cents, barrels$4.50–4.75. Regional No 2 red winter prices cited as $1.05 in Roanoke Lynchburg Harrisonburg. Richmond No 2 red winter at $1.00.
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Chicago
Baltimore
Winchester
Richmond
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Harrisonburg
Baltimore and Philadelphia Livestock and Produce Markets
Baltimore market results show cattle slaughter steers and heifers with varied grades and prices, calves and hogs with noted declines, and sheep and lamb values steady. Philadelphia reports live poultry and dressed poultry prices, with butter price ranges and score notes.
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Baltimore
Philadelphia
Plymouth Rocks
Long Island
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Interior Dept
Lickinse Sale
C. F
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Prof
E. R. Rudacille
Leah Edmondson
Fannie Q. Crenshaw
Mabel Crenshaw
John 8. Browning
Flint Hill
Turner Slaughter
William Fuqua
Frank Compton
New York City
Front Royal Parent Teachers’ Association
Warren County High School
Q. D. Gasque
Lottie Whitehurst
Philip Cammer
Royal Lions Club
Mr. Herbert Thrush
Mrs. Thrush
T. S. Duncan
Henry Bush
Randolph Macon College
Mrs
F. Lee Bush
Elizabeth Major
Julian F. Major
Riverside
Lyle F. Hansbrough
This Eens
First Street
Mooreland Venable
Washington, D. C
C. M. Venable
Humphrey Harnsberger
J. Baldwin Harnsberger
Virginia Eshelman
Lexington, Va
Riverton
Ellen Earle Jones
Sperryville
Charles Jones
Milldale
I. G. Bierer
Miss Sue Bierer
Staunton Warehouse
Cuba
Mellon
Brown
Eye
Coughlin
Hand OF Death
Mrs. Vanfossen
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