Local airport to relay weather data for War Department
The War Department will designate the local airport as a weather reporting station within two weeks. Eight meteorological readings will be collected and wired to Washington. Lieut Wenstron of the Signal Corps confirms the setup at Bolling Field, marking a recognition for the airport's role on a direct Pittsburgh area air route.
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Admiral Byrd Gueott
War Department
Uniontown
Army
Alleghany Mountains
Here
Valley Airways
Washington
W. H. Wenstron
Signal Corps Meteorological Control Office
Bolling Field
Washington, D. C
Weather data boosts local airport recognition abroad
Weather data from here will raise the local airport's profile with outside sources.
Skyline Drive opening delayed until next spring
W. M. Austin of the federal public roads bureau based in Luray informs the state highway department that the 31 mile stretch between Front Royal and Panorama will not open until next spring. He adds that the Panorama to Swift Run Gap section is in fine shape for travel after months of oil treatment.
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W. M. Austin
Federal Public Roads Bureau
Luray
State Highway Department
Front Royal
Panorama
Austin
Swift Run Gap
Twenty Pupils Transferred From Stephens City to Middletown
Twenty high school pupils from the northern county were moved by bus from Stephens City High School to Middletown. The transfer, approved by the County School Board, aims to relieve congestion at Stephens City where over 80 eighth graders were enrolled.
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Stephens City
Middletown
Tug boat captain survives epic Black Tom explosion
Dave Finley steadies his tug as seven barges loaded with nitroglycerine blow at Black Tom harbor. He saves crews, ferries an injured oiler to Jersey City, then fights a raging blaze that lasts hours and fuels a two month fire. More than fifteen hundred tons of explosives detonated in the holocaust.
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France
David Finley
Dave
New Jersey
Brooklyn
Black Tom
Blaz
Jersey City
Dave Finley
Ward's Big Sale To Open Tomorrow In Montgomery Ward Stores
After five months of preparation one of the biggest sales in Montgomery Ward history will open tomorrow across its numerous stores. Officials said the sale stands to benefit the public and involved months of careful planning and wise buying to offer quality merchandise to local families.
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Montgomery Ward
Pastor Resigns From Woodstock Christian Church
Rev. J. Mitchell Hoye, pastor of Woodstock Christian Church, resigns effective December 31 after eight years in which a $50,000 church plant was erected. He led the Valley Convention of Disciples of Christ and launched the first Valley Youth conference in Woodstock in July 1921. His resignation was read by church clerk Harry Clower.
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J. Mitchell Hoye
Christian Church
Woodstock
Valley Convention of Disciples of Christ
Valley Youth Conference
Harry Clower
Woodstock Christian Church
Teachers College at Harrisonburg Opens 1935 Session
Harrisonburg State Teachers College begins the 1935 36 term with 738 enrolled and classes underway. Of those enrolled 627 are boarders and 111 are day students. eighty five hold federal emergency relief administration scholarships. New faculty include Dr Argus Tressidder and Dr Amos M Showalter. Convocation features Virginius Shackelford as speaker. Virginia Education Association officers to be elected. G A Williams president, Bessie J Lanier vice president, H G Pickett secretary treasurer.
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Harrisonburg State Teachers’ College
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Argus Tressidder
Cornell
Ruth Hudson
Department of
Speech
Amos M. Showalter
Bridgewater College
George Washington University
St. Louis
Virginius Shackelford
Orange
Virginia Normal School Board
State Teachers’ College
Virginia Education Association
G. A. Williams
Bessie J. Lanier
H. G. Pickett
Cleaning tips for stained cutlery with table salt
A brief note instructs that if breakfast eggs stain spoons and forks, dampen table salt and rub it on the flatware with a cloth to make the stains disappear. No names, places, or dates are given. The tip emphasizes a simple household remedy.
Civil Service Examinations Announced By U S Commission
The United States Civil Service Commission lists openings with salaries from 1 260 to 3 500 dollars a year. Positions include card punch operator, alphabetic duplicating punch operator, junior tabulating machine operator, blueprint operator, photostat operator, photostat and blueprint operator, telegraph operator, policewoman in Washington D C, and chief of rate group at the FCC. Experience required. full details from J H Taylor, secretary of the Board of Examiners, at the local post office.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Metropolitan Police Department
Washington, D. C
Federal Communications Commission
J. H. Taylor
United States Civil Service Board of Examiners
Will Rogers Tribute Suspires On Air By Olsen
During a radio program Olsen and Johnson paid tribute to Will Rogers. The Star prints a portion of the piece describing grief across a nation as Death and Fate claim a comic voice. Ole Olsen authored the tribute for the program.
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Olsen and Johnson
Will Rogers
Alaska
Propeser
Death
Heaven
Ole Olsen
Campaign To Be Waged Against Fruit Peddlers
West Virginia plans a state wide enforcement campaign against misbranded apples sold in closed packages. The effort follows the Horticultural Society request to the agriculture commissioner, aimed at stopping deceptive markings and sale of inferior fruit as fresh. Focused on Charleston and western districts, the campaign targets peddler trucks and bootlegged grades that mix culled fruit with solid stock to cheat buyers.
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West Virginia
Executive Committee
West Virginia Horticultural Society
J. B. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Charleston
Fruit Influx From Ohio Replaces West Virginia Produce
Ohio and other states ship in fruit that bypasses West Virginia residue rules, replacing locally grown fruit in several western markets. Enforcement actions are part of the program to curb the less compliant fruit.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Aged Milwaukee Publisher Dead at 77
Milwaukee editor Lucius W. Nieman of the Journal dies at age 77. Obituary notes he steered the Milwaukee Journal for many years and passed away after a long illness.
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Milwaukee
Lucius W. Nieman
Journal
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