Knights Ride In Tournament At Front Royal
The Riding Tournament sponsored by the Calvary Baptist Church of Front Royal on the Shannon farm drew a large crowd. Knight of Front Royal Manly Shipe won a bridle. Knight of the Mountain Home Alfred Leach won a riding crop. Queens and maids honored included Miss Hazel Swan as Queen of Love and Beauty with attendants Elizabeth White Elizabeth Reid and Virginia Dorsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Calvary Pal Church
Shannon
Manly Shipe
Alfred Leach
Mountain Home
Knight
Greenfield
William Neild
Philadelphia
Green Hill
Robert Leach
Benton G. Ray
Orlando
Ronald Rowland
Loughheed
Warren Whitside
Bailey Stickley
Happy Creek
Ralph Rosenberger
Spring Valley
R. A. Goode
Elliott Marshall
Hazel Swan
Lawrence Swan
Skyline Drive near Front Royal openings announced
The 34 mile Skyline Drive section from Panorama to Front Royal will be completed and open to the public on October 15, announced by C Hall chair of the Virginia Conservation and Development Commission. For about two years a 38 mile Blue Ridge section between Swift Run and Panorama has drawn many tourists. By mid October motorists can travel 72 miles along the crest of the Blue Ridge.
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Panorama
Front Royal
C. Hall
Virginia Conservation and Development Commission
Blue Ridge
Swift Run
Hall
Parkway Land Acquisition Expands Toward North Carolina
The state highway department has secured most right of way for the Shenandoah Great Smoky Mountains parkway and begins condemnation for the remaining parcel. Scenic easements cover about seventy percent of planned width, extending 400 feet on each side. Interior Department studies the missing easements as legislation to condemn scenic rights is urged for the 1936 assembly.
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State Highway Department
Shenandoah-Great Smokey Mountains Parkway
H. G. Shirley
Jarman’s Gap
Shenandoah National Park
Rockfish Gap
Charlottesville-Staunton Highway
Blue Ridge
Shirley
Department of the Interior
General Assembly
Highway Department
Rothfish Gap
North Carolina Line
Odd Fellows Confer Degree in Northern Virginia
Front Royal Lodge No. 374 sent a degree team to Alexandria on Saturday to confer the second degree in a class of candidates. The team included J. H. Shiner as degree master and 16 others. Rev. T Eugene West presided at the piano with Mrs. C W Burner and Miss Beulah Gore among attendees.
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Front Royal
Front Royal Lodge
Order of Odd Fellows
Alexandria
Northern Virginia
Odd Fellows
J. H. Shiner
Charles A. Menefee
W. C. Swartz
A. J. Woodward
B. B. Wines
J. F. Cofelt
C. Frank J
Front Royal Social News Highlights From Week End
Front Royal residents travel to Charlottesville Alexandria and Richmond for visits and events. Neighborhood arrivals include Mrs. Will Strickler and Mrs. F L Buckley joining Winter homes, while families welcome guests at Killehevl in Front Royal and Druid Hill.
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Front Royal
Will Strickler
Www
F. L. Buckley
Hilton Freeman
Julia Harnsberger
J. Baldwin Harnsberger
Mr. Freeman
Miss Harnsberger
Richmond
Deaths John L. Melton of Front Royal
John Lee Melton 73, farmer and businessman of Front Royal, died in Winchester Memorial Hospital after years of ill health. Survived by widow Iya Powers and ten children, plus brothers and a half sister. Funeral from his home tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. Clagett and Rev. Trainham officiating. interment Prospect Hill Cemetery.
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Front Royal
John Lee Melton
Winchester Memorial Hospital
John Melton
Jacksonville
Fla
Asa Melton
Rankin
Cecil Melton
Defiance
Ohio
Clarence McKay
Christine McKay
Melissa Tinky
Martha Daily
Washington, D. C
Co. L. Melton
Randolph-Macon Academy
Thomas
Land transfer records Shenandoah river parcel in Cedarville
Manning Gosch transfers general warranty of title to Agnes H. Carson for 212 acres along the Shenandoah River in the Cedarville district. Formerly A. Lynn Ash property. Deed recorded September 21, 1935. Valuable consideration.
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Front Royal
Manning Gosch
Agnes H. Carson
Shenandoah River
Cedarville
A. Lynn Ash
Rotary Groups Plan Reorganization of Front Royal Scouts
Front Royal and Warren County clubs led by President G. Tyler Miller announce a reorganization plan for Boy Scouts with Rotary and Lions cooperation. Jack Morgan will chair Front Royal district and lead the troop committee. Gemmill named Scout master. seven committees announced with officers and areas including activities leadership training camping court of honor publicity health and safety troop organization.
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Front Royal
Warren County
Front Royal Club
G. Tyler Miller
Boys and Girls Work Committee
Benjamin Atwood
Frank Horton
Shenandoah
S. M. Boyd, Jr
T. Whitworth
L. B. Dutrow
Wallace Thomason
O. W. Carper
R. B.L. Miller, Jr
R. C. Gemmill
Pennsylvania
Jack Morgan
Gemmill
Waitkus resumes flight to Kaunas Lithuania after Atlantic solo
Felix Waitkus, after a 22 hour solo flight from New York, plans to continue to Kaunas, Lithuania. Irish guards dismantle his damaged monoplane in Ballindrge Mayo after a rough landing, with the pilot unhurt but exhausted.
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Ballinrdge
County Mayo
Ireland
Felix Waitkus
New York
Kaunas
Lithuania
Irish Free State Air Force
Dublin
Waitkus
Atlantic
Charles A. Lindbergh
Amelia Earhart Putnam
James A. Mollison
James Mattern
Wiley Post
Sterday
Garner To Head Memorial Group For Will Rogers
Vice-President Garner will lead a commission to arrange memorials for Will Rogers. The 226-member panel includes Herbert Hoover Alfred E Smith Fred Stone and Henry Ford. Jesse H. Jones will be treasurer to receive contributions. Memorials for Claremore Oklahoma and California have been proposed.
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Washington
Garner
Will Rogers
Herbert Hoover
Alfred E. Smith
Fred Stone
Henry Ford
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Committee On
Claremore
Oklahoma
California
Agricultural Agent Announces 1936 Wheat Reduction Contracts
David M. Cloyd Warren County Agricultural Agent announced this morning that the 1936 wheat reduction contracts blanks are in his office and he urged all farmers and wheat growers to see him at the earliest convenience.
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Front Royal
David M. Cloyd
Warren County
Marriage Licenses Issued to Two Colored Couples
Front Royal issued two marriage licenses on Saturday afternoon. Hedrick Jackson of Front Royal wed Ethel Jackson of Happy Creek, and Early Baltimore wed Louise Daniel, both residents of this place.
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Front Royal
Hedrick Jackson
Ethel Jackson
Happy Creek
Early Baltimore
Louise Daniel
Hi Ho the sage of Chinatown on patience and defiance
Hi Ho recalls ancestral lessons on patience and submission while crediting a few forebears who urged aggression and defiance when needed. The Chinatown figure reflects on balance between quiet endurance and bold action.
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Hi Ho
Chinatown
College President A Norman Ward Dies On Church Platform
Dr A Norman Ward president of Western Maryland College for 15 years died at 62 from a heart attack while delivering a speech at Bethel Presbyterian Church in Bel Air Maryland He had just marked his 15th anniversary as president and had attended a Carroll county dinner earlier that evening Ward was a prominent Methodist Protestant leader and was recently named to a church consolidation committee.
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Bel Air
A. Norman Ward
Western Maryland College
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Here
Ward
Methodist Protestant Church
Carroll County Society
Taneytown
Westminster
Denton
Western
CCC Saves Va. 16 Million in Two Years of CCC Work
Officials said the Civilian Conservation Corps in Virginia conservatively valued its work at 16 million dollars over two years. Major activities included park development, new recreational opportunities, and strengthened forest fire protection with 15 000 workers, rising to 18 000 20 000 in peak winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
At Conservation Work
Virginia
Civilian Conservation Corps
Robert Fechner
CCC
Fechner
Virginia State
Wilbur CO. Hall
Shenandoah National Park
Colonial National Monument
Fort Hunt and
Rosslyn National Capital Parks
Richmond Battlefield Park
Fredericksburg
Spotsylvania County National Memorial Military Park
George Washington
Mountain Lake National Forests
Doughat
Seashore
Hungry Mother
Fairy Stone
Staunton River
Westmoreland
Battery Cove
Lee Memorial Boulevard
Swift Creek
Giles, Albemarle
Prince William
Warren
Cumberland
Franklin
Dinwiddie
Slenderizing Marian Martin Dress Pattern Ad
Advert shows pattern 9609 for a female house frock with soft bodice puffed sleeves and zigzag yoke. Includes sew chart and book offer. sizes 16 18 20 34 36 38 40 42 44 46. price 15 cents per pattern, book plus pattern 25 cents. orders to Winchester Evening Star Pattern Department New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Martin
Local Man Convicted for Drunkenness in Front Royal Court
William Cameron of Front Royal was found guilty of drunkenness in the court of Trial Justice Walter G. Olmstead. He was fined five dollars with costs amounting to four dollars and twenty five cents.
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Front Royal
Walter G
Olmstead
William Cameron
Big merger in steel approved by Republic Steel
New York stockholders approved Republic Steel Corporation acquiring Corrigan McKinney Steel assets and gaining control of Truscon Steel Company for 301 million dollars. The move creates a large integrated steel group in a landmark industry consolidation.
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New York
Republic Steel Corporation
Corrigan, McKinney Steel Company
Truscon Steel Company
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Charlottesville
Humphrey Harnsberger
Billy Bigrer
Irwin. G. Bierer
A. N. Carrol
Odd Fellows Meeting
Charles Burner
Theresa Carrol
Culpeper
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Frances Samsellae
Atlanta
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Thurston Branham
Harrisonburg
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Mrs. Armstrong
Walter Holliday
Henry Downing
Mrs. S. Byrne Downing, Sr
Mabel Branson
Woodstock
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Gen
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Charlie Jones
Milldale
Skyline Drive
Andrew Bowen
Berryville
A. J. Bowen
Rockland
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Just
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Winchester Evening Star Pattern Department
W. 18Th St
Hammermill
Winchester
L. R. Smith, Inc
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Hamburger’s
N. Main Street
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Care Star
Wm. M. Richards
Valley Pike
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Plymouth
Jos
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N. Main St
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S. Cameron
H. T. Grubbs
White Post
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