Chicken House Fire Damages Home and Vehicle
A chicken house owned by Joseph Sharks between West Main Street houses caught fire last night around 10 16. It suffered extensive damage and 28 chickens were lost. A Chevrolet owned by Marvin Reynolds was destroyed. The building loss is estimated at 300 with no insurance. Firefighters saved three nearby homes on the hill within 25 feet of the blaze.
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Joseph Sharks
West Main Street
Sly 28 Ackens
Marvin Reynolds
Burke
Safety talk on highway safety at Warren County High School
Front Royal March 21. Mr J T Watkins safety engineer for the Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles spoke this afternoon to Warren County High School students on making the highways safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
J. T. Watkins
Division of Motor Vehicles of
Virginia
Warren County High School
Local Markets Prices for Flour and Feeds
Local wholesale and retail market listings show patent brand flour in multiple bag sizes with prices from 6.00 to 8.00 per barrel. Included are shelled and cracked corn, middlings, egg mash, corn meal, and dairy feeds with varied percentages, plus live hogs, cattle, and butter prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citeee
Careas
Kasco
Ebeghere Ae Cns Sage Sabes
S.eseees
Ee Ee Creamery
Front Royal Social and Personal News Highlights
Social notes from Front Royal and Warren County report visits and illnesses. Miss Ian Edrhondson of Baltimore returns home after visiting Mrs. C. M. Venable. Mr. Jack Pennypacker of Winchester visits. several locals and visitors are listed at the Royal Club Inn and in town, with multiple health updates and short trips to Washington and New York noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Warren County
Ian Edrhondson
Baltimore
C. M. Venable
Messrs
George Herr
Baltimore, Md
R. P. Breeding
Richmond, Va
Royal Club Inn
Richard D. Crenshaw
Mabel Crenshaw
Winchester
Local Bowlers Lose Again to Funk's in Winchester Meet
The Front Royal Independent bowling team fell to Funk's squad in Winchester by 295 pins. Funk's team led from the start and the locals could not close the gap, showcasing stronger play throughout the meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Funk
Winchester
Warren land transfer in Front Royal deed record
Mrs. Sarah Martin transfers a strip of land measuring 12 by 92 feet in Front Royal to Benj. J. Sager for valuable consideration. Deed recorded March 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Martin
Benj. J. Sager
Two Fined For Reckless Driving Before Trial
Justice Walter G. Olmstead fined Mauryn Punk ten dollars and costs nine dollars and fifty cents on a reckless driving charge. William Smith was fined ten dollars and costs ten dollars and twenty five cents for reckless driving.
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Front Royal
Walter G. Olmstead
Mauryn Punk
William Smith
County Supervisors Compute 1935 Wheat Acreage
Warren County Supervisors Giles Downing Alfred Leach and Wallace Thomason are computing contracted wheat acreage for 1935 for county farmers this week. Community committees for Warren County are appraising 1935 contracted corn lands this week under the 1935 corn hog program.
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Front Royal
Giles Downing
Alfred Leach
Wallace Thomason
Warren County
Relief and Bonus Measures Debate Stirs Senate Hearings
Remarks by James A. Emery on the Wagner labor disputes bill spark debate as the Senate labor committee questions intensify amid NRA probe tensions. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau signals readiness to sell gold to willing foreign buyers. Weaker Secretary Weaker Louis M Howe shows resilience amid illness at the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Emery
National Association of Manufacturers
Senate Labor Committee
Treasury
Morgenthau
Senate Finance Committee
Sidney Hillman
NRA
Securam
Louis M. Howe
Roosevelt
White House
Coolidge
Congress
Maxwell Brandwell
New York
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
van Sweringens
Cleveland
Missouri Pacific
Senate Munitions Committee
John T. Flynn
Market Inches Ahead Slowly in New York Stock Exchange
The market edged forward at a snail's pace amid European tensions and scant domestic developments. Traders avoided large bets, with little distress selling and few new short lines. A modest cotton rise and uneven grains weighed on sentiment while bonds showed little inspiration. Foreign exchange normalization was welcomed. Notable listed stocks include Allied Chemical 126 3 8, American Can 112 3 4, Bethlehem Steel 23 1 2, Chrysler 33 1 2, General Electric 21 7 8, U S Steel 28 1 2, Woolworth 53 1 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
Stock Exchange
Allied Chemical
American Can
American Shelters
American Tel. & Tel
Atch
Topeka & S. Fe
U. S. Steel
Woolworth
Grain quotations and cash markets across multiple cities
Futures and cash grain prices from Chicago and Baltimore show May wheat at 94 and July 91 4, with oats, rye, barley, and lard and bellies quoted for May July and Sep. Cash wheat No 3 red 94 44, corn No 2 yellow 81 42 83, others in regional markets. Winchester and Richmond area quotes noted.
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Chicago
Baltimore
Winchester
Richmond
Lynchburg
Harrisonburg
Baltimore Livestock Market Sags as Slaughter Steers Decline
In Baltimore and Philadelphia markets on March 21, cattle trading is slow with steers and heifers down 25 cents and cows 50 to 75 1 2 cents from Monday. Priced ranges show slaughter steers 8.75 to 10.50 and hogs dull with mixed weights. Sheep and lambs steady with wethers 5.60 and lambs 8.25 to 9.25 for up to 90 pounds.
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Baltim
Philadelphia
Elphia
U. S
U. S. Dept. Agr.)—Eyes Steady 5,304 U. S
U.S
Route 7 finished to Morgan county urged by Winchester business leaders
Winchester business and professional men urge completing Route 7 to the Morgan county line to boost trade. Berkeley Springs could gain tourist traffic, while Winchester would benefit from easier access for its merchants and citizens. They propose Winchester Chamber of Commerce mobilize civic groups to support the project.
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Winchester
Morgan County
Berkeley Springs
Martinsburg
Augusta
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Call for year round hard surface road linking Chester and Culpeper
A regional appeal urges West Virginia and Virginia authorities to complete a hard surface road from the West Virginia line through Frederick County to Morgan County. The plan aims to bring thousands of southern shoppers to Chester area and improve year round travel, avoiding winter and rainy season disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Morgan County
Frederick County
Morgan
West Virginia
Virginia
Cul
Local delegation to address highway study commission
A local delegation is scheduled to speak next Monday at a hearing of the highway study commission. Mr Bell said today he expects a thorough discussion of the proposed route and its impact on the community.
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Highway Study Commission
Bell
Fire Destroys Noted Pittsburgh Catholic Church
A fire destroyed the roof of St. Patrick's Church in Pittsburgh. The blaze injured or overcome at least three people and forced five families to flee from an adjacent annex once a convent. Four victims were hurt fighting the flames. Rev. Father James R. Cox had previously led his "blue shirts" from the steps on Washington.
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Pittsburgh
St. Patrick's Church
James R. Cox
Washington
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Richard K. Eddy
Telephone Front Royal
Watkins
Garvin Burnett
Scott
Kansas
Eers
Luxenberg
Loudoun
Jack Pennypacker
Terday
J. Frank Forsyth, Jr
O. R. Bowen
Mattie Trenary
Archie Trenary
Bayard
Mrs
Robert Grayson Yarrington
Mrs. Yarrington
Clarence Simpson
E. J. Kerfoot
Clarence A. Pence
Reliance
Helen Emmett
June Clagett
Opgens
R. B. Clagett
Mrs. Legg
Mr. George
Winesporth
Blue Ridge Avenue
Harry A. Pence
Reliance, Va
Norman Malm
A. B. Scott
Co Columbus
Charles and
Edward Ambler
Kenneth Sim Sheen
Rockland
Bryan R. Brown
Scott Brown
Riverton
Lloyd C. Willey
U. S. Grant Megargee
Mr. B. Thornton Branham
New York City
Pete Renalds
Washington, D. C
John Renalds
Mr. and
Mrs. Kinsey
Huntly
Wat Hee
Master DE Lune Chevrolet
Solons
Edmund W. Wakelee
Public Service Corporation of New Jersey
Wheeler-Rayburn
W. VA
Chevrolet
Flint
Mich
Fisher
Chevrolet Motor Company
Detroit
Michigan
G.M.A.C
General Motors
Shenandoah Motor Co., Inc
Handley
Schumacher
Moling & Cather
Farstermann
Betty Shoppe
T. F. Timberlake
Hamburger’s Specialty Shop
N. Main Street
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