Guardian of the Nations Coins Nellie Ross at the Mint
Nellie Tayloe Ross, guardian of about 20 billion dollars in gold and silver bricks, visits the White House to present a presidential medal. The longtime Mint director recalls steering coin production during wartime and her rise from Wyoming governor to head of the U S Mint in 1933. Patrols guard depositories as she keeps the nation’s change safe.
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White House
Truman
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Ft. Knox
Denver
U. S. Mint
George Washington
Treasury Department
Ross
Wyoming
Roosevelt
Democratic National Committee
Mrs. Ross
Army
Cross Roads social notices from Cross Roads Va
Cross Roads Virginia April 25. Mr W W Hicks spent Saturday in Winchester on business. Mrs Esta McKee visited Miss Ellen Oates and Mrs Rosa Nels Sunday afternoon. Mrs Lyda Morgan and Mrs Ruth Whitacre were guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Marvin Miller Sunday. Mr and Mrs W W Hicks and Mr W J Sine and family were visiting friends on Jersey Mountain near Romney Sunday afternoon. The Misses Evelyn Marie Dorothy and Margaret cee were guests at the home of Mr and Mrs W J Sine Monday evening.
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Cross Roads
W. W. Hicks
Winchester
Esta McKee
Ellen Oates
Rosa Nels
Lyda Morgan
Ruth Whitacre
Marvin Miller
W. J. Sine
Jersey Mountain
Romney
Evelyn
Marie
Dorothy
Margaret Cee
Easter visitors from Middletown to New York and Orange
Miss Amye Clark spent the Easter holiday with friends in New York and also in Orange New Jersey where she was the guest of her fiancé Fred Willey and Jenny. Easter guests at the home of
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Middletown
Amye Clark
New York
Orange, N. J
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Fred Willey
Janny
Easter Visits Across County Families
Local residents from Somerset to Harrisonburg gathered for Easter, visiting relatives in nearby towns and states. Families including Keeler, Weirich, Long, Borden, Sperry, Owings, McCauley, Swartz, and Sperry hosted or joined Easter celebrations with parents and children, reflecting community ties and travel for the holiday.
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Gordon Keith
Woodie Cornwell
Robert Miller
Darlene
Somerset
Leslie Cornwell
Baltimore
James Keeler
Camp Lee
Charles Keeler
A. F. Weirich
Annapolis
Frank Weirich
Weirich
Hayden Jenkins
Oklahoma
Trone Sperry
Will Owings and Children
Front Royal
H. W. Owings
Russell McCauley
Witeree
Raymon Eadley
Harrisonburg
Swartz
Strasburg
C. G. Wilkins
Ella Dida
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Washington
Jack Stinnett
Downyflake Domnruts
RED Wing Restaurant
Elliott Wright
Main Street
Nancy
Rachel Long
Madison College
Edna Long
Richard Borden
H. C. Borden
Mark Sperry
Wick
Lois Sperry
Tom Sperry
All Drug Store
Baker’s Drug
Ady
T and
T Ke
China
Montgomery Ward
Tooie
Loudoun St
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