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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1934
Page
7
Frederick County news brief lists residents visiting relatives and traveling. Couples from Berryville Purcellville and Washington appear with gatherings at Middletown homes. Attendees include Willey, Keith, Ginn, Purcellville visitors, and Rev Willey with Saunders.
Cross Junction Virginia notes visitors over the weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Baker. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Frank Donelan and family and Mrs. John Gunn and Alvin Baker of Washington DC. Also listed are locals joining trips to Berkeley Springs and Capon River, and a Braithwaite family gathering.
Mt Pleasant notes record visits by the Lockmiller, Russell, Lamp, Copenhaver, Senger, Milhon, Dyke and Perry families with guests in Mt Pleasant and nearby towns. Protracted meeting draws nightly attendance. Sunday School at 10 and services at 11 and 8. Donald Copenhaver visiting from Winchester. Gravel Springs picnic drawing many from the section.
Green Springs residents report Mrs Ray Wilson and children visiting relatives in Hedgesville West Virginia and returning with Miss Tiny Butts and Miss Trene Albright. Florence Harshman and friends have left for Ohio. Berry Nesmith's children recover from illness. Mrs Hunter Strobridge and Luella visit Dick home near Mt Pleasant West Virginia. Local rain relief welcomed but cisterns and streams remain low.
Refuge Virginia reports Mrs Reuben Perry from Pennsylvania visiting her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs William Cline. Amiss Lillard and John Ross visited Middleburg and returned with Lillard’s sister Mrs Howard Leith and daughter Miss Frances Lillard. Monday guests with Mr and Mrs E R Conner included Joe Conner and family Monroe and Marshall and Mrs Austin Conner. Albert Grim enjoyed Sunday with his father Isaac Grim and Miss Julia Grim. Nettie Carter married Howard Walters of Strasburg, with Carter living in the Refuge area for six months.
Bloom Brevities reports St John s picnic scheduled for Saturday August 18. It also notes visits by Mrs D F Williams and children of Newark Ohio Rev and Mrs P H Williams and family of Maryland and Mr and Mrs J A Williams of Wenaton to their mother Mrs F Williams last week. Rev E R Cooper and two sons of Glenside Pa visit relatives T S Cooper family. Miss Jamesetta Glynn visits Miss Alice Funk at Stephens. Mr and Mrs J S Crabill and daughter of Winchester visit Miss Annie Crabill. Orie Bailey and daughter of Winchester visit T S Cooper. Ruth Schaffenaker of Capon Bridge visiting aunt Mrs T S Cooper and now grandfather John Y Himelright at Star Tannery.
Master Jimmie Shryock of Winchester visits grandparents Mr and Mrs Russell Shryock. The Red Men held a yard party on the Harry Warren lot north of Stephens City. Mrs Dorsey and her son of Winchester visit the Massey home. Mr and Mrs Brenner and daughter of Washington visit the Masseys. Mr and Mrs Earl Brumback of Middletown visit A W Walker and Brumbacks with the Saint Walker party in Winchester. Wilbur Inskip visits friends in Stephens City. Mason Read and Helen Butcher visit the Venables and friends.
Services were held at Minnie Wood Chapel by Rev J M Carr. News notes many local visitors at Farmers Union picnic and Wardensville Camp Meeting. Includes updates on illnesses travel visits and guests at multiple households in Berryville Charles Town and adjacent areas.
Rev. B. F. Spitzer preaches at Mount Hebron United Brethren Church on Sunday August 26 at 8 pm signaling the start of a two week revival. All welcome. Local residents travel to Berkeley Springs to visit ill Edward Braithwaite and his mother Nannie Braithwaite. Visitors attend Laurel Hill Church meeting with Rev. Havermale. Local social notes include visits by Othel McIntire family, E C Tinsman family, and C A Moore.
A paint coating life depends on paint quality application and exposure. A good paint on a frame house under ordinary weather should protect the surface adequately for three to five years.
Boyce brief notes describe a rainy Thursday made picnics impossible for three Sunday schools. Over 200 attendees enjoyed dinner at Parish Hall, then games and ice cream as the day ended. Numerous local families and visitors from Washington and surrounding areas are mentioned with weekend visits and social gatherings.
G R Turner argues in the Kansas City Times that scripture largely condemns work as a curse from disobedience and notes Biblical figures such as Jesus and his followers relying on charity. He cites Genesis, Luke and Gospel themes contrasting labor with spiritual provision and beggar living.
Dr Logan Clendening explains that no food truly reduces weight. Only substances like thyroid extract and dinitrophenol speed metabolism, both dangerous and prescription drugs. Foods can reduce appetite if they are small in energy but not complete nutrition, with grapefruit and watermelon cited as appetite suppressors. The Hollywood Eighteen Day Reducing Diet features bananas and skim milk as a balanced approach, claiming safe, rapid weight loss of one to three pounds daily for a week to ten days.
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