Paper mill may reopen in Winchester early next year
L J Meunier of the Kieckhefer Container Company writes that the Shenandoah Boxboard plant in Winchester, closed Dec 4 1934, could reopen if tonnage supports it. The mill employed about 60 people and the company plans to operate as a paper plant when conditions improve, possibly in early 1936 after further talks in the city.
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Shenandoah
Kieckhefer Container Company
Delair
N. J
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
L. J. Meunier
Kieckhofer Company
Winchester
Bell
W. M. Krise
Menuner
Meunier
Local market hopes for city display of farm produce
Winchester reports a planned public market for farmers to showcase vegetables and goods in the city with boards of supervisors praised. A local paper mill may reopen next year if business improves further, though no firm commitment has been made.
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Board of Supervisors
YARN DISPLAY OF BERNAT AND MINERVA YARNS
Bernat and Minerva yarns and garments with full line of samples shown Tuesday October 1 from 10 a.m. to 8 30 p.m. Personal attention given to customers in selecting styles and yarns. Isabel McC Alexander and Mifred M Elsen 20 W Water St. New coats at attractive prices Moling and Cather.
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Bernat and Minerva
Isabel McC. Alexander
Mifred M. Elsen
W. Water St
Roosevelt urges industry to provide idle work at Boulder Dam
President Roosevelt dedicates Boulder Dam and urges private industry to accelerate job creation. He cites government works as a catalyst for private employment and notes government credit has strengthened. several states report fiscal improvement and declining tax arrears.
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Boulder City
Boulder Dam
Roosevelt
America
Colorado
United States
Nevada
Works Progress Administration
4H Club and Hobby Fair to Be Held Oct 1
Frederick County hosts its first 4 H Club and Hobby Fair on Saturday October 19 with exhibits in the Christ Episcopal Church chapel. Miss Elizabeth Farrar and I Fred Stine direct. Cash awards for first place ribbons for second and third. Achievements Day coincides with the event.
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Elizabeth Farrar
Fred Stine
Frederick County
Chapel of Christ Episcopal Church
Boston Street
Drunken Driving Results In Term And Fine For Tew
Two drivers charged with driving while intoxicated were jailed. James Cunard of The Plains received 100 dollars fine and 110.25 dollars total with a month in jail and one year license revocation. George Mann of Berryville received a similar sentence. Other traffic cases included Marvin Miller illegal parking 3 dollars and W H Chamberlin reckless driving 18.25 dollars. Additional docket items listed further drunken and disorderly conduct fines.
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James Cunard
the Plains
George Mann
Berryville
Marvin Miller
Winchester
W. H. Chamberlin
Henry L. Kirby
Rectortown
Ashby
Frederick County to receive 18000 for public market and vault
Washington approves funds to build a county public market and enlarge the county clerk vault. Total improvements estimated at 40000 with 18000 grant, six months work. Market to be built on the hitching yard lot at Cameron and Boscawen streets amid favorable comments from local residents.
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Washington
Frederick
Cameron and
Boscawen Street
Ofoe
Pickers Tickets Offer Quick Service and Low Prices
The Evening Star advertises pickers tickets promising fast service and affordable prices to attract customers before the rush.
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the Evening Star
Opening of Colonial Beauty Shop at Colonial Hotel
Watch for the opening of a Colonial Beauty Shop in the Colonial Hotel at the corner of Cameron and Piccadilly on or about October 1st. This brief notice indicates a new business launch in a prominent location.
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Colonial
Boy Scouts Spend Little to Prevent Problems
A quoted quote laments the balance of spending nine cents per child to prevent wrongdoing versus four hundred fifty dollars per child to recover those who have gone astray. The speaker imagines a nation saved if funds were redirected to proactive rather than reactive efforts.
Multiple Crashes Near City Leave Four Hurt Weekend
Five automobile accidents over the weekend injured four people. John Sickler of Takoma Park fractured a vertebrae and suffered cuts after leaving the highway near Middletown. Clifton Pitcock of Cedar Grove sustained a fractured skull and serious injuries on the Millwood road near Reed. Ewell Chapman and Mrs. Elmer D. Zeigenius received minor injuries and cuts in separate incidents in the city and on Valley Pike. Continued details noted on Page Eight.
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John Sickler
Takoma Park
Beli Road
Middletown
Clifton Pitcock
Frederick County
Cedar Grove
Ewell Chapman
Loudoun
Monmouth Streets
Elmer D. Zeigenius
North Charles Street
Philadelphia
Valley Pike
Millwood
Reed
Fred Chapman
Faculty Member Dies On Campus Virginia Tech Professor Samuel Pritchard
BLACKSBURG Virginia Sept 30 Dr Samuel Reynolds Pritchard 72 longtime electrical engineering professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute dropped dead on campus while walking to class He was a South Carolina native educated at Wofford and the University of South Carolina and joined VPI in 1893 from Wofford College.
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Blacksburg
Samuel Reynolds Pritchard
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
South Carolina
Wofford
University of South Carolina
Leman
Woford
First Frost of Season Seen in Frederick County
Frederick County reports autumn frost with temperatures dipping near freezing. Winters winds and 30s readings noted at Winchester Laboratory and in nearby rural districts, foreshadowing colder weather and frost damage to a car in outlying areas. Snow and frost also observed across New York and Maryland regions.
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Frederick County
Winchester Research Laboratory
New York
Buffalo
N. Y
New York State
Owl's Head
Adirondacks
Baltimore
Maryland
Garrett County
Hagerstown
Cumberland
Annapolis
Annapolitans
Special Wednesday Shampoo and Finger Wave Deal
Lois Beauty Shop at 14 S Washington St offers shampoo and finger wave for 75 cents. Manager Mary Wright runs the shop with contact by phone 662. This brief item promotes a midweek beauty service special.
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Lois Beauty Shop
S. Washington St
Mary Wright
Richmond Council Protests Dumps of Unemployables by WPA
Virginia groups denounce WPA plan to withdraw support for unemployable transients. Richmond Council of Social Agencies says funds raised locally should aid Richmond’s poor, not outsiders. Officials say some transients will be sent home while others from Virginia may be brought in.
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Richmond Council of Social Agencies
Uncle Sam
Washington
Works Progress Administration
Virginia
WPA
Arthur A. Guild
Richmond Community Fund
Richmond
Eight Die In Tenement Fire Explosion In Chicago
Eight persons were killed and eight injured when a basement explosion and blaze gutted a three story tenement in Chicago. Frank Vitale, a grocer, was questioned by police after admitting $3,000 store insurance and closing the business yesterday. Fire Marshal Corrigan opened an inquiry to determine the blast cause as residents fled the flames.
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Chicago
Frank Vitale
Maxwell Street
Vitale
Daniel and
Pasquelina Coppola
Philip
Ralph
Joseph Grasson
Virginia Grasson
Rose Angelasano
Rachel Ancelasano
Anthony
Rose
Michael Corrigan
Corrigan
Auto License Prices Slashed 50 Percent October First
Secretary Andrew Bell of the Chamber of Commerce reports a 2,505 increase in license revenue for the first six months of 1935 versus 1934. Total revenue reached 80,300.35 with 5,072 passenger cars licensed and 883 trucks licensed, up from last year.
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Andrew Bell
The
Chamber of Commerce
For Sale 1932 Buick Four Door Sedan
For sale 1932 Buick four door sedan in excellent condition. License furnished with the car. Priced right through Winchester Credit Corp. (lp 1t).
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Winchester “Credit Corp
Steamer Ariguani Rushes To Rescue Rotterdam Passengers
New York dispatch reports the 8 8 Ariguani racing to Morant Bay to take off passengers from the grounded Rotterdam off Antilla Jamaica. The liner was pounding on reefs with a leaking hold but calm aboard. Ariguani will transfer travelers to Kingston with Cunard guidance.
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Rotterdam
Morant Cays
Kingston
Jamaica
Ariguani
Associated Press
J. Vance
Associatedress
S.S. Ariguani
van Dulden
Ss. S. Ariguani
Belfast
Cunard Line
Cunard
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Geneva
League of Nations
Vienna
Maria Jeruiza
Here
Purvis Denies Immunity Offer in Dillinger Case
Purvis, ex chief of the Chicago Department of Justice, denies promising Anna Sage immunity from deportation in exchange for information on John Dillinger. He met with U S District Attorney Michael Igoe and assistant Austin Hall for over an hour to discuss Sage's bid to avoid deportation to Roumania. Sage's deportation was halted by a federal writ of habeas corpus and she faces a scheduled hearing.
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Chicago
Melvin H. Purvis
Department of Justice
Anna Sage
Red
John Dillinger
Purvis
United States
Michael Igoe
Igoe
Austin Hall
Hall
Mrs. Sage
Roumania
Habeas Corpuis
John P. Barnett
France Faces Sanctions Question Over Ethiopia Crisis
Paris reports a French official says Britain asked France if it would join in sanctions against Italy if Mussolini invades Ethiopia. The League of Nations debates feasible measures as East African tensions rise, with U S involvement and broad support for sanctions unclear.
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Great Britain
France
Italy
Mussolini
Ethiopia
League
Geneva
League of Nations
Ierous
League Secretariat
U. S
United States
Bank Raid Wounds Four in Chicago
Gunmen struck the University State Bank in Chicago wounding four people during a raid. The incident comes as other national and international notes highlight policy actions and developments.
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Chicago
University State Bank
Washington
Depertens of Agriculture
Octo- Calvert
Calvert High
Labor Department
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