Local Notes From Area Week Ago folklife and Events
One year ago Ben Shields went to Hot Springs to take part in a tennis tournament. Boy Scouts invite friends to visit Capon River camp this coming Sunday. Frederick county candidates show inactivity ahead of the primary. Katherine Barnett wed J. T. Yates at First Baptist Church. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Steck Jr. returned from their wedding trip and planned annual picnic at Opequon Lake Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Shields
Hot Springs
Capon River
Frederick County
Katherine Barnett
J. T. Yates
First Baptist Church
John M. Steck, Jr
Rotary and community notes from four towns in 1920s era
A benefit card party is planned for Mississippi sufferers at Greenway Court near White Post. Winchester Rotarians met with Leesburg’s newly formed Rotary Club. The Potomac Edison baseball team of Hagerstown defeated a local squad 5 to 4. Mrs Dudley C Lichliter hosted a show for Miss Ada Yeakley. Two firemen were killed in an early morning collision of trains near Rippon W Va. Winchester Fair is set for September 11 to 14. France reports say Germans have been repulsed in Verdun. Lang C Janney retired after 29 years with Baker and Company. Miss Emily G Stickley recently wed Fred H.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenway Court
White Post
Mississippi
Winchester
Leesburg
Potomac-Edison
Hagerstown
Dudley C. Lichliter
Ada Yeakley
Market Street
France
Verdun
Old Industry Wiped Out Across Plain of Jordan
The Crusaders made the Knights Templar of Jerusalem wealthy from sugar cane, while Ottoman rule led to neglected irrigation and barren plains. Old mills remain ruinous as the region changed hands and economic patterns faded.
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Plain of
Jordan
Knights Templar of
Jerusalem
Crusaders
Weekly Ad Maze: Find the Prize Merchant
Advertisements rotate weekly with a new merchant offering a fresh prize. Read each weekly set carefully and determine the correct solution by matching clues to the current prize giver.
Cammer Opens Tire and Service Shop in Winchester
In 1928 Mr. Cammer relocated to Winchester to establish an up-to-date Tire and Service Shop at the corner of South Braddock and West Bos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cammer
Winchester
South Braddock
West Bos
Cawen Streets
Goodrich Silvertown
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Opequon Lake Park
Rippon
W. Ca
Gillette
United States Patent Office
Re American Oil Company
Harvey System
Harvey
American Oil Company
Baltimore
Roanoke, Va
Philippine Islands
Spain
Burma
Evening Star Office
Star Office
Shenandoah Ice Cream Co
Loudoun Street
Front Royal Pike
Keystone Shoe Store
N. Loudoun St
Georgia
Dixie Bell Melons
L. Giuliani
Evelyn W. Shryock
Beauty Shoppe
Boscawen St
New Goodrich
Silvertown
Silvertowns
Braddock and Boscawen
Cammer Tire Co
MR. J. D. Cammer
Tire King of
Kernstown
Valley Pike
M. B. Clowe
Eugene
Nestle
Carnation Bauty Shoppe
North Main
Loudoun
S. V. Lewis
Prop
Colonial Art & Craft
M. N. Aiken
Mar
Vienna
Rye Brad
Pure Food Store
Greenwood Farm
James C. Ritter
City Depot
Cork Street
Jersey Milk
Carl Ritter
N. Cameron Street
Shenandoah Valley
Howard L. James
D. C
C.R. Grubb
E. Piccadilly St
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