Federal incorporation urged to standardize charters
Senate Stock Market Committee discussed federal charters for corporations advocated by Ferdinand Pecora as a remedy for inconsistent state charters. He argued uniform nationwide rules would prevent exploitative practices and apply to interstate firms, with charters issued by the central government. Continued on page six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Brackett
Red Press Associa
Washington
Poral
Ferdinand Pecora
As & Rertion
Pecora
Wall Street
Senate
Securities and Exit
France To Default Again On Debts
Paris reports France will default on its war debt to the United States for the fifth time, due December 15 when it receives an American payment notification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
United States
Japan Willing To Be Mediator In Oil Monopoly Dispute
Washington November 15 Japan is willing to act as intermediary between the United States and Manchoukuo to seek an amicable settlement of the diplomatic controversy over Manchoukuo's proposed oil monopoly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Japan
United States
Manchoukuo
Cold 13 Degree Morning Shocks Oakland Maryland
In Oakland Maryland on November 15 residents awoke to 13 degree weather, about 19 degrees below freezing, the coldest so far this winter. Snow in the area has mostly melted despite recent flakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Maryland
Skyline Drive rights of way urged for Virginia and North Carolina
The National Park Service plans rapid surveys for the remaining 400 miles of Skyline Drive. The author says Virginia and North Carolina must secure and certify rights-of-way, with Virginia likely to pose no difficulty. Hastening completion could boost tourism, seen as a grand state opportunity, and urges free rights-of-way or fair pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Park Service
Virginia
North Carolina
The
Park Service
Miss Thatcher Honored by West Virginia Student Group
Miss Jane Thacker of Keyser West Virginia named vice president of the West Virginia Student Council at the Weston conference She is a Keyser High senior daughter of the late Harry B Thacker and granddaughter of Mrs Betty Baker Thacker Of Winchester and Mrs Ada Oppie of this city The Weston meeting elected her to lead plans for a permanent state organization and she will preside at the next conference in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keyser
W. Va
Keyser High School
Student Council of
West
Jane Thacker
Harry B. Thacker
Winchester
Betty Baker Thacker
Ada Oppie
the Star
Harrisonburg
Thacker
Weston
State Council
Charleston
West Virginia
Thatcher
Mary Welch
E. L. Dayton
Ten Criminal Cases Set For December Term
Ten persons are docketed for trial in Frederick County circuit court at the December term which opens Monday December 3. On opening day John Howard Frederick faces manslaughter charges and John Willis faces hit and run plus assault on Jack O Neal. Carter Orndorff and Claude Racey of Star Tannery are set December 4 for operating a still. Raymond Roe of Gore faces breaking and entering and larceny. December 6 cites Commonwealth versus Paul and Howard W Cameron for highway robbery with Ernest and Russell Clem and D C Baker also listed. A criminal jury will be summoned to hear these cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
John Howard Frederick
Gibson Shull
John Willis
Jack O'Neal
Carter Orndorff
Claude Racey
Star Tannery
A. J. Tavenner
Raymond Roe
Gore
the Commonwealth
Paul
Howard W. Cameron
Ernest and
Russell Clem
D. C. Baker
Member of New Congress Dead In Logansport
Frederick Landis 62 congressman elect from Indiana second district newspaper columnist radio commentator and author died of pneumonia after a serious illness His family including Kenesaw M Landis national baseball commissioner and his son Kenesaw M Landis II were at his bedside A special election would be required to fill the vacancy before Congress convenes in January
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Iid
Frederick Landis
Indiana
Congress
Landis
Kenesaw M. Landis
Kenesaw M. Landis II
Indiana Co
National House of Representatives
Bulk Shredded Coconut Advertises Cheap 20 Cent Price
A brief grocery ad notes bulk shredded coconut available at 20 cents. The listing emphasizes value at PURE FOOD STORE with minimal details.
Local Banks Ready to Grant Housing Loans in Winchester Area
Arthur M. Field announces banks in Winchester and Frederick and Clarke counties are qualified to issue Federal Housing Act loans. No endorsements or deeds required. Eligibility includes paid taxes, lien free property, good credit and income at least five times annual payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur M. Field
Better Housing Committee
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke County
Mr. Field
Federal Housing Administration
Illinois Pastor Considers Call at Local Churches
Rev. Ivan R. Smith of Abingdon Illinois will preach at Congregational Christian Church at 11:00 AM Sunday and at Timber Ridge Christian Church 7:30 PM Sunday. The vacancy follows Rev A R Van Cleave leaving August 1 to become dean of Southern Union College Wadley Alabama. Members and friends urged to meet Mr and Mrs Smith at the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan R. Smith
Abingdon
Ill
Congregational Christian Church
Timber Ridge
Mr. Smith
A. R. van Cleave
Southern Union College
Wadley
Ala
Saar Troubles Continue in Direct Talks Failure
Paris Nov 15 Pierre Laval the French foreign minister said that settlement of the troubled Saar Basin by direct negotiations between France and Germany was no longer possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Pierre Laval
Saar Basin
France
Germany
Grounded Ship Floated Again Near Bahamas
Coast Guard headquarters said the British steamship Seven Seas Trader, previously aground in the Bahama Islands, had been floated and was en route to Clarence Town after Tropical Radio at Palm Beach relayed the message to the rescue steamer M. C. Holm racing to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fila
Coast Guard
Bahama Islands
Clarencetown
Palm Beach
M. C. Holm
Pomona Grange To Elect Officers In Middletown Meeting
Frederick County Pomona Grange meets in Middletown at 7 30 tonight to elect officers for the coming year. All members urged to attend. Also a help wanted ad seeks a white woman to live with a small family and assist with housework and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisematic
Handley Library
Pomona Grange
Frederick County
Middletown
H. M
Lost diamond ring near A P Store may be at Betsy Ross
Valuable diamond and sapphire ring missing likely in corner A P Store or between it and Betsy Ross. Reward offered. Return to Star office M. Also ad for BISQUICK 29c large 19c small and Pure Food Store. Chicken and Oyster Dinner at Bethel Church Albin Friday November 23 noon to 9 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsy Ross
M” Care Star
Bisquick
Bethel Church
Albin
Fri
Reckless Drive Charge Against Shade to Be Appealed
Virgil Shade a Kernstown school bus driver was fined 10 dollars and costs for reckless driving and intends to appeal to Circuit Court. Witnesses later defended Shade noting he signaled with rear arrow indicators before merging and that a New York Lighthouse Department driver exceeded speed in a school zone. The accident occurred shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday. trial began about an hour later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Shade
Kernstown
A. J. Tavener
Shade
William H. Bartsch
Lighthouse Department
New York
Auburn
Insull Defends Salaries in Mail Fraud Case
Chicago November 15 Samuel Insull Jr and his father drew six figure salaries from the Insull public utility system. Insull Jr said his pay was moderate and that much would go to charity and civic causes. He testified after Byron Gifford was blocked by the prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Insull
Samuel Insull, Jr
Young Insull
Byron Gifford
Harper Named Chairman of Finance Committee
Charles H. Harper has been appointed chairman of the finance committee, a subdivision of the better housing committee. He also serves on the executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Harper
Better Housing Committee
Harper
Life Imprisonment For Wife Murder Shifflett Pleads Guilty
Martinsburg West Virginia November 14 AP Layton Shifflett 50 pleaded guilty to murdering his wife and was sentenced in Berkley county circuit court to life imprisonment. He confessed after denying knowledge of the crime alleged to have occurred July 14. The Shifflett family came from Harrisonburg Virginia about ten years ago and relatives in Virginia will take charge of the eight children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
W. Va
Layton Shifflett
Berkley County
State
Shifflett
Harrisonburg
Virginia
Fire destroys 100 wood houses in Baracoa
HAVANA November 15. Fire destroyed 100 wood houses in Baracoa today. There were no fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Havana
Baracoa
Rites Set For J H Lewis In McKeesport Area
Funeral services for James Hun ter Lewis 55 will be held at his mother Mrs Georgianna Lewis 708 South Braddock Street Friday at 10 30 AM conducted by Rev Dr Hubert Sydenstricker pastor of Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South Interment Mount Hebron Cemetery Pallbearers include Charles R Keeler Hoye Riley O L Jamison John Crisman George W Lind Walter Wisecarver Lewis a longtime employee of McKeesport Tube Works was found along the Monongahela River with a fractured skull and died after an apparent fall or foul play is suspected by authorities in McKeesport and the case is being investigated
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hunter Lewis
Georgianna Lewis
South Braddock Street
Hubert Sydenstricker
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Charles R. Keeler
Hoye Riley
O. L. Jamison
John Crisman
George W. Lind
Walter Wisecarver
Berryville
Mr. Lewis
Yestern
Monongahela
McKeesport
Lewis
McKeesprot
Virginia Milk Control Act Declared Unconstitutional
Richmond Va November 15 The Virginia Milk Control Act of 1934 was ruled unconstitutional by the State Supreme Court of Appeals The court found the regulations over the milk industry not in the public interest rendering the act invalid The measure aimed to control price distribution and production as an administration action in Virginia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
State Supreme Court of Appeals
General Assembly
Urey Awarded Chemistry Prize
Dr Harald Clayton Urey of Columbia University was awarded the 1934 Nobel prize in chemistry in Stockholm on November 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
Harald Clayton Urey
Columbia University
New York
Roche named assistant Treasury secretary by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt appointed Josephine A. Roche of Colorado as assistant secretary of the Treasury today. She becomes the Named Assistant Treasury Secretary, joining the administration's financial leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Washington
Josephine A. Roche
Colorado
the Treasury
Roosevelt
Safe Blowers Almost Wreck An Ohio Bank In Robbery Effort
In Cygnet Ohio on November 15 a gang attempted to blow open the vault of the Cygnet Savings Bank. Sheriff Bruce C. Pratt responded after the bank president Carl H. Schwyn alerted the exchange. The robbers clipped telephone and power lines, fired at Schwyn, and set nitro charges that damaged doors and walls before fleeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Cygnet, O
Cygnet Savings Bank
Bruce C. Pratt
Carl H. Schwyn
Schwyn
Cpt
Apple Market Still Steady Despite Cold Storage Report
Leading growers and dealers say apple markets remain optimistic after the November 1 cold storage report from the U S Department of Agriculture. The nation held 10 152 000 barrels in cold storage, with 855 000 barrels in storage plus 17 364 000 boxes and 10 523 000 baskets, up from 8 348 666 barrels a year earlier. They expect December 1 figures to show no excess cold storage versus last year, and the November report should not depress prices. Continued on page six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Col Williams Virginia Assembly Clerk Dies After Operation
Col John W Williams longtime clerk of the Virginia House of Delegates died in Richmond after an operation at St Luke's hospital. He had served since 1901 and suffered a heart attack during surgery to repair a stomach perforation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
John W. Williams
House of Delegates of
Virginia
St. Luke’s Hospital
Williams
W. L. Peple
Colonel Williams
General Assembly
Commonwealth
House of Delegates
Tyler
Giles County
Mercury Takes Season Tumble
A cold wave sweeps the region with readings from 28 degrees north of the city to 20 degrees in Strasburg and 12 degrees below freezing in Strasburg. Grimes reports 24 degrees and Middletown 22 as the season dips further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grimes
Middletown
Strasburg
Pennsylvania Inquiry Abandoned
The Senate Campaign Funds committee decided to abandon its investigation of the Pennsylvania senatorial election. The move came during a session in Washington on November 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Pennsylvania
Car Load Coal at Four Fifty Per Ton
W B Snider and Son advertise coal for delivery in the city. A car load sells for 4.50 per ton and delivery within the city costs 1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Snider & Son
Palace Theatre To Reopen Saturday After Fire Repairs
The Palace Theatre will reopen next Saturday at 10 AM after fire damage, showing Tail-Spin Tommy and The Silent Man all day. Owner H H Hable says new projection and sound equipment are state of the art. The auditorium remained largely undamaged by fire and smoke. Next week the film Affairs of Cellini stars Frederick March on Monday through Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Theatre
Tommy
Tim McCoy
The
H. H. Hable
Hable
Cellini
Frederick March
Virginia Court voids control act and upholds rates ruling
State Supreme Court of Appeals declared the state control act unconstitutional while upholding the Alexandria Water Company rate decisions. Also noted were a fatal Bush incident in New York and a government injunction hearing in Wilmington. Joseph Reece, former Tennessee insurance chief, received a 3 to 6 year sentence with a $16,364.47 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
New York
Henry Russell Browne
Virginia State Corporation Commission
Alexandria Water Company
Wilmington
Del
Weirton Steel Co
Nashville
Tenn
Joseph
Paris Princess Alex Mdivani hosts 610000 birthday party
Paris princess and former Barbara Hutton heir to millions marks her twenty-second birthday with a lavish 610000 party. The event highlights high society wealth and social prominence in the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Alex Mdivani
Barbara Hutton
Buenos Aires
Marianga Goulandris
London
Sydney
Australia
England
Imperial Airways
Goslar
Germany
New York
Flandin
France
Havana
Circle No 2 Concert at Market Street Methodist Church
Circle No 2 of Market Street Methodist Church will hold a concert at the church Friday evening at eight o clock. The program features orchestra music old time songs and imitations. Homemade ice cream and cake will be sold and a five cent offering will be taken at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle No. 2
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
HATS Special Sale at Mary Yeakley Fultz Shoppe
Hats on sale during Friday and Saturday at the Mary Yeakley Clara V Fultz Shoppe. Local shoppers flock to bargain offerings as storefront displays highlight headwear. Sale details appear in the one page, tabloid style listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pri
Mary
Yeakley
Clara V. Fultz
Auto crash injures two youths near Boyce in Clarke
Two Warrenton youths, Robert Trow 23 and Gene Thompson, were injured when their eastbound Chrysler ran off Route 60 two miles west of Boyce. Trow suffered severe facial lacerations and multiple rib fractures. Thompson had a scalp laceration. Both were taken to Winchester Memorial Hospital for several days of treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrenton
Boyce
Robert Trow
W.G. Trow
Gene Thompson
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Trow
Winchester
Thompson
Shenandoah Youth Wounded in Hunting Accident
A Shenandoah area youth was shot in a hunting accident near Conkville in Shenandoah County. Dellinger slipped on a cliff, his loaded buckshot gun discharged, hitting his leg. He was taken to Woodstock and then to Winchester Memorial Hospital in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conkville
Clayton
Monroe Smoot
Dellinger
Majority Favor Expansion of Foreign Trade
New York November 14 a preliminary report from the mission on inquiry into international economic regions favors expanding foreign trade over economic isolation. The commission chaired by Dr Robert M Hutchins of the University of Chicago will publish recommendations November 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert M. Hutching
University of Chicago
MacArthur Remains Chief of Staff Through December
President Roosevelt directs Secretary Dern to keep Douglas MacArthur as chief of staff until December 15. MacArthur’s four year term would have ended November 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washingtoon
Navy
Roosevelt
Dern
Douglas MacArthur
Call 28 For Your Laundry Service
Winch ester Steam Laundry advertises pick up and delivery for laundry needs with a phone contact and service window. Includes pricing hints and promise of prompt service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Steam Laundry
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Willard Lewis
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Orlando Lewis
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