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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1934
Page
11
Local notes report Edna Fauver returning from Mountain Falls. Picnics at Gravel Springs and Walnut Spring set for September. Visits span Orn dorff and Clowser families with relatives in Winchester Bayonne Harrisburg Front Royal Step hens City and Orrkney Springs. Attendance at a Disciples of Christ convention noted.
Oranda Virginia reports a fine Sunday rain that will benefit corn yields and apple growers. Mrs Kate Blaney and daughter Grace of Fairmont West Virginia are visiting Mrs Goldie Miller.
Whitacre Virginia reports the Ladies Aid Society of the Church of Christ hosted its last monthly meeting with Mrs. W. C. Whitacre co hosting. Visitor Dr M E Gardner from Washington DC is visiting local friends and relatives. O H Phillips of Baltimore is enjoying a family vacation here. Local residents spent a pleasant weekend at Break Neck on the Capon River. Mrs Paul Braithwaite and children visited her parents Mr and Mrs O W Dick. Recent guests included Mr and Mrs Howard G Phillips and children of Elkins West Virginia.
Rock Enon Virginia reports a fine rain that damaged growing crops. The Wardensville camp meeting fills the tabernacle though the crowd outnumbers seating. Mrs. Annie Good remains bedbound. Rumors circulate about back date coins and large one dollar bills, with some suggesting links to stolen Jeff Davis money.
Baptist Sunday School members enjoyed a basket picnic on the Capon river on August 11. Camp meetings were held at Wardensville with many locals in attendance. Gleam 4-H Club plus leader Mrs. Kern spent Friday at Bakers Ford on the Capon river. Mr and Mrs Arthur Stotler and son Bernard visited Cumberland Maryland to see Mrs Stotler s ill sister and were joined home by nephew LeRoy Alderton.
Mrs Bertha Hicks visits for the County Health Nurse program starting in September. Lohr Goode and daughter with niece Dorothy Kern, visiting relatives. Potts family and Grier Potts with two sons from Winchester call at Valley Home. Eddie Roberts of Gainesboro visits daughter Mrs Elwood Kern. David Kern visits grandmother Mrs Roberts. Births noted for Joanne daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee Sirbaugh and a son born to Mr and Mrs Roy Micheal. Foote sisters from Gainesboro participate in a Christian Endeavor program led by their cousin Miss Margaret. Mrs Russell Hook improving after Memorial Hospital operation. D A Brodie and Master David Francis of Washington DC spend Sunday with Winchester relatives.
Brucetown Va on August 16 guests included Frank Morgan Huyett of Charlottesville and three daughters Nellie Nancy Bow en Huyett and Mrs W C Meeter of Waynesboro. Numerous local residents hosted and visited relatives across nearby towns and states. Sun day School lawn party planned Friday near the schoolhouse. Andy Whitacre reported improved health after recent illness. Emma Gold Swimley and Dorothy Huyett Swimley referenced among local names.
Russell and William Swimley attended the Farmers Union Picnic at Jordan White Sulphur Springs. The Willing Workers Bible Class held a weiner roast in Lewis Pidgeon’s meadow on Friday night. Miss Mamie Tanquarry visits her sister Mrs. Dudley Pierce in Winchester. Mr. H. B. Montgomery is on the sick list.
Reynolds Store Va Aug 16 Readers list visits and gatherings around Luray Cross Juno Winchester and surrounding towns. Families and relatives including Shenk Place Gardner Largent Dick and Bohrer shared Sunday dinners and dropped by homes of kin. Several travelers like Mike Gardner and John Nesmith are mentioned with extended stays and returns.
Hogue Creek Va August 16 notices report visitations by Calvi n Grubbs family Martinsburg W Va and others. yard party planned August 22 at Mt Olive Church grove. Braithwaite patient improving at Memorial Hospital. heavy rain noted. Bobby Orndoff returns home from Boyce after four days away.
Weeks with his grandmother Mrs. Laura Orndoff. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shipe and children of Middletown were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Carter Hoover on Sunday.
ININEVEH Virginia August reports a string of social calls and meals. Mrs. A. A. McKay and daughter Annie from Baltimore visit Wheatland. Mr Hamlin Johns stays in Beltsville. Miss Mary Keogh and Percy R. Drury dine with Mrs J M Jett. Cedarville guests dine with H F McKay. Rev Campbell vacationing in Maine woods. Zion Church services paused due to illness. Jett party tours Purcellville. Martha Cockerill to stay. Charles Clark visits his parents.
Greenwood notes from August report residents visit relatives in Pennsylvania and Maryland. C M Barrett and family stay with William Barrett in Woodberry and Wilmer near Hanover. Several local families move or host guests from Altoona Martinsburg Wilkinsburg Winchester and Hanover while farms seek rain.
Siler brief notes announce the Brannon Reunion will be held at Brannon Ford on Back Creek near DeHaven the last Saturday in August, inviting all to bring dinner and spend the day. Local visits from Mrs. Reynolds and others are listed along with callers at A L DeHaven’s home on Sunday.
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