Freeman to Speak at Confederate Memorial Day in Front Royal
Dr Douglas Southall Freeman editor of the Richmond News Leader will headline Confederate Memorial Day exercises in Front Royal on Saturday sponsored by the Warren County Memorial Association. The town also lists upcoming sermons, a county high school event, and Boy Scout camp plans with local leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Douglas Southall Freeman
Richmond News- Leader
Warren County Memorial Association
Ronald Rowland
Calvary Episcopal Church
Warren County
Gh School
G.W. Caulkins
Wints
Berani
Washington, Va
Warren County High School
See
Iny
Sfell
Er No. 4
Front Royal Boy Scouts
Powell's Fort
Ralph Gimmell
A. B. Kresge
Front Royal Social Notes Highlight Weddings and Visits
Miss Winnie Weaver arrives from Richmond to be a bridesmaid for Miss Virginia Carson and Lieut. Whitside next Saturday. Senator Aubrey G. Weaver and family move to Four Winds on the Manor road. A dance with Jimmy Doman and his Royal Troubadours is planned in Washington High School. Mr. and Mrs. Billy Woolston and two sons visit Edward Woolston’s home. Mrs. H. S. Gilkey hosts a gathering for Mrs. Dewey Wood after her Baltimore wedding. Plans advance for the Warren county flower show in the City. Mrs. Russell Sonner and Mr. Billy Smith will visit Sparta North Carolina for the weekend with her husband in the U. S. Federal Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey G. Weaver
Washington, Va
Jimmy Doman
Royal Troubadours
Russell Sonner
Billy Smith
Sparta
N. C
Maryland Kiwanis hears Federal Housing helper on veterans memorial
B F Walton of the Federal Housing Administration spoke at the George Washington Hotel to the Kiwanis club in Maryland. He outlined agency aims while inviting Winchester and nearby veterans to participate in May 31 memorial exercises at Antietam. Discussions noted no Confederates remain in the area as locals urge veteran attendance from Maryland Virginia and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Walton
Federal Housing Administration
Kiwanis Club
George Washington Hotel
Walton
Park Lloyd
Hagerstown
Winchester Club
Antietam
Karl Haltig
Baltimore
R. E. Buncutter
Albert Miller
Handley High School
Rev
E. T. Clark
H. R. Kern, Jr
Sloan Kuykendall
Carson-Whitside wedding events noted in Front Royal
Col and Mrs Warren W Whitside host a reception for Miss Virginia Carson ahead of her marriage to Lieut Warren Whitside on Saturday. Local families, bridesmaids Nina Faulkner and Jane Garrett travel from Lynchburg and Greenville to attend. Other notes include rotarians at Lynchburg, moves of local offices, and residents visiting Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina Faulkner
Lynchburg
Jane Garrett
Greenville
Carson-Whitside
Kim Briscoe Found Dying in Press Shop Nearby
Kim Briscoe, 47, colored, was found dying in his East Piccadilly street pressing shop yesterday afternoon near the Kent street intersection. Llewellyn Jackson discovered him slumped behind the counter. Dr. C R Anderson stated Briscoe died of a heart attack before arrival. He was unmarried and son of James William and Nora Briscoe of Chase street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kim Brisco
Briscoe
East Piccadilly Street
Kent Street
Llewellyn Jackson
C.R. Anderson
James William and
Nora Briscoe
Chase Street
Tarments
Williams barricades in Leesburg as state police move in
Virginia authorities rushed a state police detachment to Leesburg after J A Williams barricaded himself in a house on liquor charges. He threatened to duplicate the Gordonsville massacre if forced out, but no shots had been fired by mid afternoon. Neighbors remained calm as officers avoided the premises awaiting troopers.
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Gordonsvile
Leesburg
Virginia
J. A. Williams
Williams
Gordonsville
Digg
Harrison
Adrian
Loudoun County
Mary Huff
Diggs
Fussed With Self and Police Aid in Vagrant Standoff
Mrs. Huff testified Diggs returned with a double barrel shotgun and moved toward town center. In Richman Virginia two state officers were sent to Leesburg to help Loudoun county deputies arrest a negro who had barricaded himself in a house, with Capt Nicholas and a state trooper dispatched from the Fredericksburg camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Richm
John Q
Leesburg
Loudoun County
H. B. Nicholas
Fredericksburg
Sos
Weather debate on trans Atlantic forecasts after Hindenburg incident
Lieutenant Howard T. Orville and Captain Lahmann urged better ships reports and enhanced international cooperation to identify depressions and squall lines earlier. Adequate improvement of trans Atlantic weather services is under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard T. Orville
Lakehurst Air Station
Hindenburg
Lahmann
Markets Report from Baltimore and Chicago Livestock Prices
Baltimore markets show cattle mostly cows selling steady to higher calves 9.50 to 10 for good and choice, hogs around 10.35 to 10.50 top, sheep and lambs steady with spring lambs 12.50 to 12.85, cutters 3.75 to 4.75. Chicago livestock article notes hogs 9.60 to 9.80, cattle around 9.00 to 9.75, sheep 10.50 to 15, with various weights and trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
New York
U. S
New Florida
Maryland
Delaware
Jersey
U. S. Dept. Agric
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
U. S. Dept. Agri
California
Local Retail Market Prices and Grain Bids Listed
Market listings show prices for flour types, corn meal, scratch feeds, and butter products. Multiple bag sizes and per hundredweight rates are itemized for local retailers, with live hogs and cattle prices noted alongside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia
Stock Market Edges Higher On Firm Tone In May Trade
New York May 20 The stock market advanced slightly finishing firm as a mild Tuesday shake-out faded. Transfers ran about 700 000 shares with Woolworth gaining after April sales rise and American Telephone declaring a 2 25 dividend. Bonds steady and currencies up. wheat up 7 8 to 27 8 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
F. W. Woolworth
American Telephone Co
Financial District
Woolworth
U. S
May wheat futures surge on active buying and possible squeeze
Chicago May wheat rose sharply to the top level in weeks as mills in the northwest stepped up July deliveries amid forecasts of tighter spring wheat crops. May at 95 to 95 1 8 cents, July 86 1 2 to 1 4, with nearby corn and oats also quoted. Cash grain shows no May wheat sales and varied spot prices across corn oats and other grains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mills Northwest
Baltimore
Way Partly Open Continued From Page One
Administration leaders were working hard to line up the remaining support as the discussion continued through page one.
Tax Averaging Proposal Faces Administration Idea
A committee outlines an approach aligned with the administration’s plan to levy an income tax averaging about 23 1 2 percent, applying a tax on distributions withheld from dividends.
Scale Insects Threaten Rubber Plants In Homes
Scale insects may attack Rubber Plants and other sturdy houseplants. They cluster along leaf veins and undersides as shown in Garden Graph 1. Inspect plants, scrub with whale oil soap solution, then rinse with cold water to remove residue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorden
Local Chapter Meeting Reports on Education and Publicity
The Manassas chapter hosts a large meeting with 145 attendees. Mrs. J Fitzhugh of Charlot and Mrs. N R Hall among others are noted for participation. Miss Virginia Speiden welcomed by Mayor Anderson, with 26 chapters submitting reports. The event emphasized education for the future and careful publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Fitzhugh
Charlot
Manassas
N. R. Hall
A. D. Ewell
Hiett
R. E. Lee
Falls Church
Sidney Cox
Ann Mann
Forrest
Virginia Speiden
C. R. Anderson
Bruce Slonaker
Martin Wisecarver
Turner Ashby
Slonaker
Motor Dealer Shot (Continued from Page One)
The report details the shooting at a Petersburg home and the surrender of Harding after his arrest. Beale Weaver, a second Emporia woman, and two couples were at the scene. Mrs. Harding witnessed the shooting. A Petersburg grocer’s wife was among four people offering blood for a transfusion to McElroy in Richmond. McElroy’s wife rushed from Georgia after the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ersburger
Commonwealth
Turner
Harding
McElroy
Richmond
Georga
Petersburg
Charlottesville
Bee Stings Player as Fly Ball Skips for a Win
A bumble bee stung John Ward during a high fly in a High Point game on May 20. Ward failed to catch the ball as it dropped to ground, allowing a different fielder to throw to the plate and prevent winning runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
N C
John Ward
Centennial plans advance for July event
The executive committee of the Centennial Group led by F. Moore and Henry Post Mitchell includes the four officers of the commission and secretary Lor ing Kackley. Preparations for the July 8 to 10 centennial celebration are progressing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Moore
Henry Post Mitchell
Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Loring Kackley
Mrs Clarke Rites and Bankruptcy Notice
Mrs Clarke and relatives are noted in a funeral item. In a separate legal notice in the Western District of Virginia William Ralph Pifer of Winchester is declared bankrupt. The first meeting of creditors is set for May 30 1936 at 11 45 a m in Winchester Court House with Edward C Martz as referee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District Court For
Western District of Virginia
William Ralph Pifer
Winchester
Frederick County
Virginia
Corporation Court House
Harrisonburg
Edward C. Martz
Notice of Goodyear Tire Stock Held by Winchester Firm
Buncutter Tire Company of Winchester Virginia announces at its Braddock and German streets location a warehouse stock of automobile tires and tubes. Title to the stock remains in The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company of Akron Ohio. Dated Winchester May 20 1936. R E Buncutter proprietor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buncutter Tire Company
Winchester
Virginia
Braddock and
German Streets
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Inc
Akron
Ohio
Buncutter Tire CO
R. E. Buncutter
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The
Winchester Evening Star
Gussie McFall
Telephone Front Royal 149-R
DR. Freeman
Lee
Front Royal News
Winnie Weaver
Virginia Carson
Lieut
Whitside
Billy Woolston
Edward Woolston
H. S. Gilkey
Dewey Wood
Mrs. Woods
Miss Silman
Palace Theatre
Warren W. Whitside
Front Royal Remount Depot
Warren Whitside
Carroll Tyler
Indian Head
Walter G. Olmstead
Lynn de Lashmutt
Washington, D. C
George Morton
Roanoke
Buckner Creel
Sunset Lodge
Carter
Riverton
W. J. Kedrick and Company
W. M. Trout
Warren County Circuit Court
New Court House
Elizabeth Thompson
Rebekah Assembly of Virginia
Rotary
Tyler Miller
Wyndam Lee
Gruger Hillidge
Robert Miller
Do. M. Venable
H. H. Downing
William J. Olds
Canal Zone
R. B. Walker
Gov. Landon
Ward Crowell
George Crowell
Attica
Kas
George
Pat) Crowell
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Ward
Attica High School
Crowell
Landon
University of Kansas
Central Press
Aly Khan
Prince Aly Khan A
Mrs. Loel Guinness
Loel Guinness
Paris
France
Kasco
Star
Rene Cs i
Apaéeers
Vest Seinen
S.eeecaeess
É Ah Ae Forte
al. Chemical
Tel. & Tel
Beth Steel (New
Chrysler
Elec
Gen
Mot
Int. Harvester
Johns-Manville
Kennecott
Mont-Ward
N. Y. Central
Penn, R. R
Sears Roebuck
Son. Pac
Ltd. Oil N. J
Texas Corp
UN. Pac
Steel
Warren Rifles
Clarke
Llewellyn Oliver
Rose Clarke
Washington
Kelvinator
Miller. & Anderson
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