Gliders Thrill Crowds At Big Meadows Event
NBURG October 11. Glider pilots from several clubs entertained a large crowd at Big Meadows near Skyline Drive. Lieut. Joseph Koch accepted a Harrisonburg Rockingham Chamber trophy after speeches. Stan Smith faced a near miss when tow rope failed but regained control. Multiple pilots followed with spectacular climbs and landings, and the field was praised as one of the best for gliding in the country.
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Nburg
Big Meadows
Bigdows
Harrisonburg
Rockingham
Rockingham Trophy, Russell Stultz
Chamber of Commerce
Weldon Berry
Joseph Koch
Virginia
Lieut. Koch
Harrisonburg-Rockingham
Smith
Pellmell
Emil Seckella
Elmira
N. Y
Emil Lehecka
Astoria
Henry Eltot
Franklin
Bear
Skyline Drive
Best Field
E. L. Fechner
Civilian Conservation Corp
Third Corp
Pennsylvania
Maryland
District of Columbia
Col
Alvid Braisted
William Persons
Bank Closing Notices for Columbus Day 1935
On Saturday October 12 1935 banks will be closed due to the holiday. Paper maturing that date may be paid on Monday October 14 1935. Signatories include J H Yost cashier Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co John S Sloat cashier Commercial and Savings Bank Geo B Bushnell cashier Union Bank of Winchester Harold G Brown cashier Shenandoah Valley National Bank.
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J. H. Yost
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co
John S. Sloat
Commercial and Savings Bank
Geo. B. Bushnell
Union Bank of Winchester
Harold G. Brown
Shenandoah Valley Nat’l Bank
Man Held For Drowning Girls Hangs Himself
Ferrin Rowland a 36 year old former woodsman who drowned his two young stepdaughters in Oakland County jail hanged himself with pillow case rope Deputy Sheriff Louis Burt found the body He was to be arraigned on two first degree murder charges for the deaths of six year old Katherine Woodin and her sister
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Pontiac
Mich
Ferrin Rowland
Oakland County
Louis Burt
Rowland
Katharine Woodin
Controversy Denied In Shenandoah Park Transfer Talks
Associate park service Director A E Demaray said both agencies proceed by law as the Shenandoah National Park area is transferred from Virginia to the federal government. He noted no cloud on titles and that state authorities handle actions against holdouts like M H Cliser who resisted eviction and timber removal.
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Shenandoah National Park Area
Park Service
A. E. Demaray
Cliser
Page Countty
Demaray
Shenandoah Park
State Commission
HU. M. Cliser
Wilbur C. Hall
Virginia Conservation and Development Commission
M. Cliser
Virginia
Shenandoah National Park
Cammerer
United States
United States Supreme Court
Rowland Confesses Drowning Stepdaughters in Michigan Hunt
In Virginia two children found dead in Lonely Bloat Lake after Rowland’s confession and return from St. Louis to Pontiac. He told police he drowned his stepdaughters because they got in his way while seeking freedom to hunt and enjoy land. He denied claims his wife knew of the deaths and said the children were believed adopted in Flint Michigan.
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Virginia
Best Jumpers Race For Trophy
Legonier Pa October 11 An even score of the nation s best jumpers lined up for America s most important steeple chase of the year the International Gold Cup on the refurbished Rolling Rock course the horses not only ...
Bankers Open Annual Meet set for Luray Saturday
LURAY VA Oct 11 Over two hundred bankers are expected to attend the Virginia Bankers Association Group Three convention in Luray on Columbus Day. Main speaker Haynes McFadden of Atlanta will discuss How Banks May Increase Their Income while Judge L E Birdzell of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp will speak on Open e Under the Banking Act of 1935.
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Luray
Virginia Bankers Association
Haynes McFadden
Atlanta
Georgia Bankers Association
Southern Banker
South
L. E. Birdzell
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, of
Washington
Birdzell
J. Sinclair Brown
Virginia Bankers” Association
Farmers National Bank
Salem
Mimslyn Hotel
C. C. Louderback
Stanley
Mimslyn
T. Ryland Sanford
Main Street Baptist Church
P. W. Anderson
Group Three
Agriculture Department boosts 1935 wheat and corn forecasts
The Agriculture Department raised its 1935 wheat estimate by four million bushels and corn by 29 million from last month. Wheat output is projected at 598,935,000 bushels, corn at 2,213,319,000, with potato production down seven million. War fears buoyed wheat prices despite market close.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
AAA
Wallace
Argentina
Early Fountain Pens Leak History Trace
A brief note recalls seventeenth century fountain pens with ink-filled quill handles and frequent leaks.
Runner eyes 4000 dollar trophy chance for Grand National bid
A horse and rider pursue the $4,000 gold trophy donated by former King Alfonso of Spain as a stepping stone toward eligibility for England's Grand National at Aintree next spring.
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Alfonso
Spain
England
Aintree
Plan to withhold calls for Western crops under AAA scheme
A proposed plan outlines a marketing agreement for western states where producers withhold market calls and the AAA would buy 10 to 20 percent of each crop for distribution through the federal surplus relief program. The goal is to raise prices on the remaining supply from 15 to 25 cents per bushel.
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Washington
AAA
Federal Crop Reporting Board
Federal Surplus Relief Corporation
Contributors To Boy Scout Fund Acknowledgments
More contributions are coming in for the Boy Scout fund. The list acknowledges donors and amounts, showing ongoing community support and generosity.
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Boy Scout Fund
Community Volunteer Groups Plan Personal Visits This Week
Officials and committee members listed including Eugene B Cooper J P mye and others will conduct personal visits to ten names on each list by Saturday and report to their chairmen Joe Morrow Rotary Kiwanis Lions American Legion Scout Officials for coordination.
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Eugene B Cer
Eugene B. Cooper
E . Huntsberry
Dave Hawthorne
B. P. Harrison
R. E. Buncutter
John D. Glover
Geo. G. Snarr
I. N. Goode
W. H. Bosserman
Emory Snapp
C. A. Robinson
H. C. “Ye Sr
Garland Quarles
J. P. Mye
Joe Morrow
Rotary
Kiwanis
G. O. Henshall
Lions
Wendell B. Goode
American Legion
Charles R. Keeler
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Thrift Package
Brown
Liocerr & Myzas Tobacco
United States Treasury Building
Pathfinder
Buncutter Tire Co
Braddock St
Winchester Furniture Co
Main St
John S. Miller & Company
Sherwin-Willams Paints
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