News of the Counties Refuge Visit Highlights Local Families
Roy Bowman of Washington DC spent a day with his parents in August. Norman Grim visited his mother Mrs May Grim on Sunday. Frances Lillard and a friend from Washington DC spent several days with her parents Mr and Mrs Amiss Lillard. Jimmie and Beverly Bowman visited grandparents on Saturday. Ray Ebersole of Winchester visited friends in the community. Margaret and Anne Lee Grim visited their aunt Miss Julia Grim.
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Refuge
Roy Bowman
Washington, D. C
Norman Grim
May Grim
Frances Lillard
Amiss Lillard
Jimmie
Beverly Bowman
Ray Ebersole
Winchester
Margaret
Anne Lee Grim
Julia Grim
W. D. Mitchell
Singers’ Glen
L. A. Racey
Dr. Brunk
Pitcock
Gilmer
Bill Stickley
Brubacker
Page County
C. H. Lakey
Tilden Stickley
Brucetown Sunday School Picnic Highlights Local Fun
Brucetown VA August picnic at Pidgeon meadow Wadesville featured swimming boating and games. Mrs H J McAboy and Mr J R Smith won Find Your Partner prize. H L Myerly class to host weiner roast at Oak Grove with Friendship Bible Class as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brucetown
Pidgeon Meadow
Wadesville
H. J. McAboy
J. R. Smith
H. L. Myerly
Oak Grove
Friendship Bible
Andy Whitacre
Martinsburg
W. Va
Helen Payne
Bunker Hill
Ashby Price
Maude Clendening
Romney, W. Va
Corrie Swimley
Local Notes From Reliance Residents and Visitors
Reliance Virginia August news item listing guests of Mr and Mrs Haun and relatives from Toms Brook. Activities include two week visits with Gruver family, illnesses, missionary society event, Maine vacation, Cincinnati trip, county outing at Elizabeth Furnace, revival attendance, church service changes, weekend visits with relatives in Page and Washington counties, a Friday sale with strong turnout and fair prices, and travels of Mrs Ray Weirich returning from Sharon Pennsylvania.
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O. M. Diggs
Toms Brook
Maryl Gruver
Mr. Gruver
D. N. Gruver
Mary Pence
Charles Grover
Frank Stipe
Women’s Missionary Society
J. F. Judy
Louise Stickley
Maine
F. M. Foster
Washington
Jim Willis
Ray Weirich
Sharon
Middletown Visitors and Local Notes Across the Region
Rev and Mrs W A Clark depart for Ontario to visit a brother after thirty three years apart. Sunday worship in Middletown led by Rev R V Whitehurst of Winchester. Audrey and Elizabeth McInturff vising brother T J McInturff in Green Springs West Virginia. Harvey Willey of Strasburg visiting relatives in Middletown. Mrs Russel Cassell visiting in Berryville from Fruitland Park Florida. Mr and Mrs Frank Weirich and their son and daughter in law William and wife depart Hyattsville Maryland by motor.
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Middletown
W. A. Clark
Ontario
Canada
Harvey Willey
Strasburg
Russel Cassell
Fruitland Park
Fla
Richard Eeat
Berryville
Frank Weirich
William Weirich
Hyattsville Ma
Public Sale of James Affleck Property in Frederick County
Special Commissioners announce a public auction of James R. Affleck's heirs land at Hillman's Tollgate Frederick County on August 14 1937 at 11 am The tract contains two acres with a large dwelling subdivided into seven lots four on Valley Turnpike and three on Cedar Creek Grade Bidding starts with one third cash and balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance policy A plat is available at the commissioners office in Winchester Va
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Coontz
James R. Affleck
Frederick County
County Court
Winchester
Hillman’s Tollgate
Valley Turnpike
Cedar Creek
Herbert
Larrick
James P. Reardon
Albert F. Anderson
Bessie Brannon
Circuit Court
Social Roundup of Visits and Local Happenings
Residents hosted relatives and friends from Hillsboro Hyattsville Silver Springs and Washington D C while others traveled to Lexington and Brownville for family occasions The Post Office moved to a new M H Rhodes storeroom on July 31 increasing service efficiency Delegates and attendees gathered at the twenty seventh annual district convention at Refuge with Mrs Glenn Wilkins Miss Amice Clark and Miss Lula Lauck among those present Stella Hensel vacationed in Washington and D C with David Muntzing substituting at the post office in her absence
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Spargur
Hillsboro
Ohio
Cesper Craig
Hyattsville
John Weirich
Mae Ginn
Culpeper
Elinor Yates
Wallace Grubb
Silver Springs
Raymond Headley
Benny Gordon
Washington, D. C
W. D. Walker
Russel Casson
Fruitland Park
Fla
Leonard Walker
Jimmy Rogers
Missouri
Will Willey
M. H. Rhodes
Jimmy Wise
Lexington
Gillett
Wise
Ralph Greenwood
Dorothy
Brownville, Pa
Richard Yates
Jack Marshall
Fayette City
Clauds Carper
Betty Carper
Pennsylvania
Cain Evans
Wilkinsboro Pa
Glenn Wilkins
Amis¢ Clark
Lula
L. M. Lauck
Stella Hensel
Washington
David Muntzing
P. O
Miss Hensel
Lula Lauck
Joan Jackson
Marvin Hammack
Ridings Chapel
Hog on water wagon shocks Virginia farmer story
In Fincastle Virginia Willie Huffman reports his hog was put on a water regimen after Mrs. Huffman fed it blackberry preserve aged to potency at a quart a day. When Huffman increased the feed it allegedly fainted and collapsed while moving to a new wallowing spot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fincastle
Willie Huffman
Huffman
Indians at Pittsburgh fair reject tribal dance payment offer
union Indians from Salamanca New York offered a tribe to perform dances at the Allegheny county fair for 3 dollars a day each. They refused saying they would not work for less than prevailing union rates. A fair representative said the tribe earns 4 dollars a day from the WPA and the county hired 40 at that rate.
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Union Indians
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Salamanca
N. Y
Braves
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