Social notes mention local visits and callers
Mesdames R L Long and P P Glynn called on Mrs T Cooper Tuesday afternoon. Mr and Mrs A M Cooper of Washington DC spent a Sunday recently with Mr and Mrs A B Cooper and family. Mr Loring Wright of Winchester was in the community on business. A Saturday evening caller of Mrs John I White was Mrs T S Cooper.
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Mesdames
R. L. Long
P. P. Glynn
Mrs. T. §. Cooper
A. M. Cooper
Washington, D. C
C. E. Seastrunk
A. TB. . Cooper
Loring Wright
Winchester
John I. White
T. S. Cooper
Courageous Byrd Survived Antarctic Strain Through Nerve
The author lauds Admiral Byrd as a unique hero whose endurance under 3,600 hours of darkness and extreme cold demonstrates extraordinary nerve and mental control. He survived with minimal comforts, evading despair while conducting scientific work in Antarctica.
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Tan
Albert B. Hayes
Admiral Byrd
Byrd
Antarctic
Capitol Cornerstone Laid Under Washington in 1798
The cornerstone of the Capitol was laid during George Washington's second term as president. The event occurred on a Wednesday in September 1798 and was conducted with Masonic rites following a procession from the President's square to the Capitol.
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Capitol
Gethe
George Washington
Capl
Ticonderoga Ghost Story of Duncan Campbell unfolds
The piece recounts Duncan Campbell of Inverawe and the famous Scottish ghost tale tied to Ticonderoga. Campbell shelters a fleeing man, guards a deadly oath, and witnesses a spectral warning before marching to war with the Black Watch and dying at Fort Edward near the Ticonderoga campaign.
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Ticonderoga
Duncan Campbell
Inverawe
Scotland
Robert Louis Stevenson
Dean Stanley
Black Watch Regiment of Highlanders
England
France
America
Abercrombie
Campbell
Fort Carillon
Fort Edward
Long Post Offices Show Prevalence Across United States
A compiled list tracks 91 post offices containing the word Long from Long, Alaska to Ongworth, Tore, illustrating geographic spread and common naming patterns in U S postal history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long
United States
Alaska
Ongworth
Tore
Polhamus Sent To Grand Jury In Break In
James Polhamus was sent to the Frederick County grand jury by Trial Justice A J Tavener on the charge of breaking and entering the M J Grove Lime Company plant at Stephens City on July 19. Fingerprints, submitted by Sheriff H L McCann and Sgt Francis Funk, pointed to Polhamus as the guilty person. This marks the first actual test of the county fingerprinting equipment recently purchased by the Board of Supervisors.
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James Polhamus
Frederick County
A. J. Tavenner
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Stephens City
Polhamus
H. L. McCann
Francis Funk
Board of Supervisors
Sunday School Picnic at St Johns Postponed Indefinitely
Bloom Virginia August 8 the annual Sunday School picnic at St Johns has been postponed indefinitely due to infantile paralysis. Rev and Mrs C R Kootz of Blue Springs Nebraska are visiting the Richards family and other relatives.
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Bloom
St. Johns
C. R. Kootz
Blue Springs
Nebr
Me U. Richards
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COM
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Psec Ara A
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Motorcom
Detroit
Michigan
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General Motors
Master de Luce
Shenandoah Motor Co., Inc
Handley
Pat
John W. Rosenberger & Co
Braddock St
du Pont
E. I. Dupont de Nemours & Co., Inc
Wilmington
Del
Duco
Automotive Dulux
Bickers
Virginia
Bickers Motor Co
Republic
Martinsburg Pike
Amherst & Boscawen
Valley Ave
Braddock
Republic Oil CO
East Piccadilly
John S. Miller & Company
Sherwin-Williams Paints
O. K.D. Used Cars
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