County News Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Travel
Mrs. John White near Wadesville and Mrs. D M Carper with son Ed ward visited, while Miss Mary Louise Kelchner spent time with Miss Gladys Hawkins. Several others traveled to Gore and Winchester for social visits and a birthday party. Heat stroke confines Mrs. Robert B Golightly as Mary Carper and Gertrude Kremer visited. The State Highway Department advances the Oranda to Clary road project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John White
Wadesville
D. M. Carper
Edward
Earl Carper
Mary Louise Kelchner
Gladys Hawkins
Mary Carper
Gertrude Kremer
Ethel Purtlebaugh
White Post
Madaline White
Gene DeHaven
Virgil DeHaven
June
Gore
Winchester
Bennie Jones
Bernice Carper
Miss Kelchner
Miss Carper
A. C. White
Emily Belle
Hinkle Carper
Edgar White
Billy Bursey
Robert Russell
Richard Lake
Ruth
Mary Louise Patton
Stover Carper
Earl Russell
Richmond
Robert B. Golightly
Mary
R. B. Golightly
Mmiss Mary Carper
Certrade Kremer
Alice Coffman
Oranda Notes Weather Update From Oranda VA
Oranda Virginia reports daily showers with a pattern of frequent rain in this section. The Aug 6 note highlights a sequence of fine showers almost every day sustaining local moisture.
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Oranda
Rest Brevities from Rest Virginia Highlights
Mrs L H Smallwood and daughter Dorothy return from Staunton visit. Rest Epworth League held a candlelight service with guests from Winchester Berryville Stephenson Paynes Chapel and Bunker Hill. Berryville quartet sang and prayers were discussed. A successful yard party yielded good receipts for Rest Sunday School. Annual picnic set for Saturday August 13 at Pidgeon Meadow Wadesville with 10 am meeting at Rest Church and transportation provided. Bring a basket lunch.
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Rest
L. H. Smallwood
Dorothy Smallwood
Staunton
Rest Epworth League
Winchester
Berryville
Stephenson Paynes Chapel
Bunker Hill
John Hawes
Rest Sunday School
Pidgeon’s
Wadesville
Gore Brevities Gore, Virginia
Gore notes update on the annual Modern Woodmen picnic at Parish Park with good attendance despite threatening skies. Mrs. Lohr C. Goode of Intermont West Virginia is summoned for her father’s illness. Ruth Larrick returns from Hyattsville Maryland after three months with relatives. Visitors include Mrs. Holbert Berryhill and children from Washington DC.
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D. A. Brodie
Washington, D. C
D. F. Kern
Lawson F. Sanders
Charles
Elizabeth Grover
Hyattsville
Cordelia Nickell
Frand Rivers, Ky
Kentucky
Roy L. Michaels
Birth announcement and social notes from Winchester area
A daughter born July 27 is receiving congratulations. Miss Marjorie LaFollette of Winchester and Miss Louise Franks spent last week in Uniontown with Mr. James Franks. Mrs. Merrill Bowman and daughter Janet visited Mrs. J. E. Brown in Gainesboro. other guests included Mrs. Melvin Miller of Winchester and Mrs. Boyd Unger of Nain. Rev. Preston Sartelle of Capon Bridge is conducting a vacation Bible School. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Potts of Berryville, Mr. and Mrs. Irving Potts of Philadelphia, and Mr. Harry E. Potts of Winchester recently visited Valley Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie LaFollette
Winchester
Louise Franks
Uniontown
James Franks
Merrill Bowman
Janet
Ruth Larrick
J. E. Brown
Gainesboro
Brown
Melvin Miller
Boyd Unger
Nain
Preston O. Sartelle
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Roy Potts
Berryville
Irving Potts
Philadelphia
Harry E. Potts
Valley Home
Miss Emma Jean Brannon Visits Lebanon Friends
Community notes from Lebanon Church Virginia dated August 6 describe visits by Emma Jean Brannon of Winchester and other locals. Reports include hospital treatment for Hopewell Himelright, a home oil stove fire with minor damage, and several relatives visiting or traveling between Winchester Wheatfield Richmond and Youngstown Ohio. Weather improvement and crops recovering from drought are also mentioned along with a local obituary for Mrs. J. M. Ryman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitty Lou Gore
Baltimore
Wheatfield
John Richard
Carl McDonald
Ray Windle
Julius Keller
Winchester
Thelma Copp
Youngstown
Ohio
W. L. Whittington
Ellen
Amelia Keller
Ellen Keller
Grace Walter
J. M. Ryman
Hugh Hockman
Fawcett Gap Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
A St Paul Church delegation attends Bible Training School at Massanetta Springs near Harrisonburg this week and will return Sunday. Ruth Brumback visits Lynchburg. Lillian Stover tours Bartonsville. Miss Brumback convalesces from an operation. Louise Bly visits from Philadelphia. Dana Brumback hosts dinner for multiple friends and relatives including Hershey and Snapp families. Emma Bly recovers from a tonsillectomy with a birthday gathering at home.
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Fawcetts Gap
St. Paul Church
Massanetta Springs
Harrisonburg
Ruth Brumback
Lynchburg
Robi
D. Fawcett
Monay
Lillian Stover
Bartonsville
Anna Brumback
Garland Snapp
Middletown
Emma Bly
Winchester
Miss Bly
Pressure Spray Found Effective for Plant Diseases
Agricultural engineers adapt high pressure vapor equipment used for cleaning to apply sulfur and lime as a hot vapor spray. Field tests in Ohio on apple scab peach leaf curl cherry leaf spot and vegetables show one third less water and fungicide needed for good crop coverage. Adoption hinges on developing a bigger easier to operate machine, but the potential is clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Teen Rides Bike While Sleeping Crashes in Portland
Richard Victor, 17, fell asleep at the wheel of his bicycle and crashed. He sought hospital treatment after the incident in Portland, Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Richard Victor
Japan's Peace Appeal Seen as Expected News
Associated Press notes Japan may seek peace with Soviet Russia over Manchoukuo border disputes. The piece argues Japan risks losing gains in China if war with Russia continues and highlights Japan's large Manchukuo population, resources, and strategic aims. Moscow’s stance is framed as favorable to dialogue, with tension over Amur valley ambitions.
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Associated Press
New York
Japan
Soviet Russia
Manchoukuo-Siberia-Korea
China
Russia
Aladin
Lamp
Manchoukuo
United States
Britain
Tokyo
Moscow
Sguard
Manchoukuoan-Siberian
Chiank Kai-Shek
Yangtze
Manchukuo
Amur
Soviet Siberia
Vladivostok
English Life Depicted In New Library Novel
How ard Spring presents My Son My Son a Victorian style tale of two fathers two sons and their rise from humble beginnings to wealth. The London theatre world English countryside and charming women shape the characters as they seek to fulfill youth’s denied dreams. Borrowable at Handley Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Spring
London
England
Handley Library
County WPA Paint Rush Sparks Post Office Outcry
Seattle officials fault county commissioners for overreaching “clean up week” by painting rural mailboxes yellow with county paint and WPA labor. Regulations require white postal color, drew sharp reaction from post office staff.
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Seattle
Pentecostal Mission Announces Week of Services
Rev J S Shade pastor of 113 South Cameron Street leads Sunday School at 9 30 a m with worship and sermon at 2 30 and 7 30 p m at the tabernacle in the Davis woods six miles from Winchester on Gainesboro turn pike. evangelist Rev Mr Crawford formerly of Maine to speak every night at 7 30 p m.
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J. S. Shade
Cameron Street
Tabernacle
Davis Woods
Winchester
Gainesboro Turnpike
Mr. Crawford
Maine
Notice of Personal Responsibility by E Earl Shade
Public notice stating that the undersigned will not be responsible for any bills contracted by anyone other than E Earl Shade. Dated 8 4 41.
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Earl Shade
Hable's Palace Presents Charles Starrett in Saw The Plains
Charles Starrett stars in Saw The Plains at Hable's Palace Theatre today. An action packed Western feature blends daring stunts with frontier drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Starrett
Le’s Palace Theatre
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