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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1935
Page
2
News from the counties records frequent visits among Otis and Nellie Brown Windle Griest Keller and Windle families. mention of infantile paralysis precautions at a Mt Hope Church event and several family hospital cases including appendicitis and tonsil removal.
Miss Roberta Fleming, wintering in Richmond, stays with her parents in Nineveh. Lovell Tobias Stickley, infant of Lovell Stickley and wife, is critically ill in Memorial Hospital Winchester. Mrs. James Welsh and daughter Elsie Virginia visited the Hawes family near Refuge. Mrs. F. M. Heck of Hagerstown visits her mother Mrs. E G Johns. Presbyterian Sunday School picnic at Crooked Run Grove drew large attendance. Mrs. C. O. Dearmont and Misses Hattie and Lucy Cristman visited Wheatland Manor. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Clark visited Ollie Tevalt at Kernstown. Mrs. C. W. Powers and Miss Charlotte Powers visited in Winchester. Bob Adkins of Double Toll Gate called on Mrs. R. S. McCauley.
Cross Roads notes report Virgil Strosnider, long ill in Romney West Virginia, is much improved and back at his Cross Roads home. Also mentioned are visitors Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Marple of Monessen Pennsylvania staying with Mr. A. J. Marple.
Sunday Mrs W W Hicks and daughter Audra Hicks spent the weekend with friends at Jersey Mountain near Romney West Virginia. Mr Rick M McKee who drives a coal truck for R R Strosnider ran over and killed a large rattlesnake at Hillsboro Virginia last week. The snake measured four feet two inches long eight inches around and weighed six pounds.
In Hogue Creek Virginia on August 3 highlights include visits by Mrs Goldie Newlin and Miss Rachel McFarland to Mrs Scott White. The Larricks return from Newport News with daughter Frances to stay awhile. Various locals attend gatherings with the Orndorffs White and Larricks while illness and hospital stays are noted for Miss Virgie Nelson.
Mrs Laura Orndorff spent Sunday evening with her daughter Miss Nannie Orndorff. The daughter Miss Anna Hedrica of Washington was also at her summer residence.
Cross Junction Virginia Aug 3 Senator and Mrs John Helsley of West Virginia attended the funeral of C M Collins at the Braithwaite home area. Guests included Mr and Mrs Floyd Lut and Mr and Mrs Harold Hobday of Berkeley Springs and Mrs Ray Lewis and daughter of Winchester. Other visitors and callers included Mr and Mrs Clyde Grove and family. Break Neck Springs trip members listed as C G De Haven Paul Braithwaite J S Grady Eugene Braithwaite.
Whitacre Virginia Aug 3 Mr Robert Oates marked his seventieth birthday with a July 21 home gathering at Timber Ridge. A noon dinner followed by afternoon refreshments hosted relatives including the Oats and Bageant families from Maryland Capon Bridge West Virginia and Washington D C. Additional guests from Martinsburg and Capon Bridge visited later with other local friends and family.
Of Reynolds Store, Mrs. J. W. Brannon and Mr. and Mrs. Troy Dick and daughter Eileen visit. Lee Loy of Forks of Capon, Va. Mrs. Amanda Crosten stays with Mrs. F. A. Whitacre. Mrs. J. P. Fletcher visiting son and daughter-in-law in Akron Ohio.
Middletown Va August 5 Dr and Mrs T A Williams and two daughters Louise and Robyn Ann left for a week at Virginia Beach. Mr and Mrs T B Doman spent Sunday in Keyser visiting relatives J R Fertig. Miss Lillian Kline returned to Sibley Hospital after three weeks with her parents. Naomi and Lucy May Boyer of Winchester guests of Mrs W E Coffman. Walter Verse and Frank Wilson of Emelen N J guests of James Smith. I N Elsen of Alexandria and Victor Larrick of Mason and Dixon Pa visited. School lawn improved by mowing weeds. James Rogers of Washington DC visited mother E E Rogers. Eleanor McCartney returned from University of Virginia summer term. Julia Margaret Colfelt RN at Homeopathic Hospital Washington DC vacationing with her parents. Plan to spend a week in Bedford Pa with uncle and aunt. Picnic party includes Ella Didawick, C G Wikins and family, P C Petrie family, Wohlford, Georgia Wakeman, Charlotte Frazer, Lloyd Gold, Misha Kadig spent Sunday at Berkeley Springs.
The John Newbery Medal honors the most distinguished juvenile book by a US citizen or resident published in the prior year. It parallels the Pulitzer Prize for adult literature in recognizing high achievement in children's fiction.
The Reynolds Mason Flying Circus plans an air show at Wissler farm near Mt Jackson with a 1500 foot dead stick landing. Frank C. Reynolds will perform a controlled descent in a cabin monoplane alongside other stunts. The event, sponsored by B E Nelson Gulf Refining distributor, will offer charter tours over Skyline Drive and county routes using government-licensed pilots.
Washington August 2 The president predicted approval of the farm program amid farmer worry that the AAA could be struck down by court action He cited rising prices with cotton up to 12 cents per pound and wheat at 85 to 90 cents a bushel versus 36 cents earlier, arguing the relief is needed.
The International truck owned by Braithwaite's Transfer was destroyed by fire Thursday night as it went over the Blue Ridge mountain. Driver Marshall Braithwaite escaped serious injury by jumping from the cab. He is the 19 year old son of Mr and Mrs C W Braithwaite of 426 North Loudoun Street and plans to replace the lost truck.
The trustee under a 1930 deed of trust from J. E. Rinker and wife will sell at public auction on August 15 1935 at 11 A M in front of the County Court House Winchester Virginia the property at 513 Highland Avenue Winchester featuring a dwelling on a 25 by 150 foot lot with conditions: one third cash and the rest in two annual installments secured by bond of purchaser and a trust deed with insurance policy. Herbert S. Larrick Trustee C I Brumback Auctioneer.
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