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Pleasant Valley country stores nurture friendly valley hub
In Pleasant Valley four small groceries run by Himes and Goetz families emphasize friendliness as the area’s social center. The Evelyn Himes Sandy Hook store and Joe Himes in Brownsville anchor local commerce with gasoline, meat, seeds, and daily goods. Owners Dot Himes and Virginia Goetz describe a stable customer base, local work patterns, and self serve gas pumps, while noting no new accounts since 1972.
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Weverton
Pleasant Valley
Evelyn Himes
Sandy Hook
Joe Himes
Brownsville
Joe Webber
Yarrowsburg
Dorothy
Dot) Himes
Harold R. Himes
Gary M
Martha
Maryland
Gary
Brownsville-Weverton
Charles L. Hoffmaster
Dot Himes
Middletown
Brunswick
Railroad
Germantown
Fairchild
AEC
Atomic Energy Commission
Eastaleco
Charles Horn
Gary Himes
Virginia Goetz
Stambaugh
Thurmont
Henry
Poe
Hagerstown
William E. Graffam