Gilpin and Armstrong Buy Noted French Stallion Teddy
Kenneth N. Gilpin of Boyce and F Wallis Armstrong of Meadowbrook Farm Moorestown N J bought Teddy an imported French stallion from Teddy Jefferson Davis Cohn for about 60000 dollars. Teddy raced successfully earning about 150000 francs and foaled in 1913 becoming the grand sire of Gallant Fox champion three year old of 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Boyce
Teddy
Teddy Jefferson Davis Cohn
Richmond News-Leader
F. Wallis Armstrong
Meadowbrook Farm
Moorestown
N. J
Gallant Fox
Rainfall Totals and Averages Reported for Months and Year
Precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 8 am was 0.48 inch. August to date totals 1.46 inches. A comparison with the 18 year average shows January through July rainfall for 1931 and the corresponding 18 year totals. First eight months of 1930 list monthly figures from January 1.55 inches to August 0.54 inches.
Social Notes From Trone Brevities in Trone Virginia
Miss Golda Foltz visits North River Mills friends. Multiple Whitacre and Kump family visits reported. Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee Anderson dies. funeral Thursday at Cove Cemetery. Mrs I O Whitacre visiting Winchester. Georgia trip by Emma Kump and Eizer Bledsoe. Sunday visitors include Sirbaugh Hicks Oates Lafollette and others. Virginia Anderson from Gore visits Whitacre cousins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trone
Golda Foltz
North River Mills
Pearl Foltz
Ethel Whitacre
Ernest Barrette
H. D. Whitacre
Joe Hicks
Mollie Whitacre
Jim
Near Whitacre
Emma Kump
Bertha
Melvin
Gertrude Whitlock
Lester Bunner
Lee Anderson
the Cove Cemetery
I. O. Whitacre
Winchester
George McKee
Near Capon Bridge
Charles Sirbaugh
Bertie Oates
Neda
Harrisonburg
H. L. Lafollette
Virginia Anderson
Near Gore
Ethel and
Willetta Whitacre
Fire destroys Funkhouser barn and burns farm helper
August 21, 1930 reports Wiley Weeks, farm assistant at White Post, burned to death in a barn fire at the Funkhouser farm. Also noted are Franklin E. Fisher’s partial divorce decree from Mrs. Marjorie E. Fisher on desertion grounds and the marriage of Miss Lena A. Riley to Dr. Charles R. Anderson, a prominent physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley Weeks
Joseph Funkhouser
White Post
Funkhouser
Franklin E. Fisher
Marjorie E. Fisher
Lena A. Riley
Charles R. Anderson
Rainfall Raises Potomac River Level at Williamsport
On August 21, 1926 the Potomac River at Williamsport Maryland rose steadily by about two inches since midnight due to very heavy rains. Miss Forest Wall leaves the Harry K Thaw estate shore siege with her mother and brother for California. Miss Virginia Boyd visits New York City with friends for a period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac River
Williamsport
Forest Wall
Harry K. Thaw
California
Virginia Boyd
New York City
The American people chase dollars, then watch them vanish
A concise reflection notes that pursuit of wealth moves swiftly and nearly unseen, leaving observers unsure of where money has gone as greed fades and values shift.
Fire devastates Drakes business district. infant dies in Opequon
News notes from August 21 1916 report a total fire destroying Drakes business section near Richmond. The 18 day old Wenona White daughter of J B and Mrs White dies at their Opequon home. H D Fuller bank cashier returns from Niagara Falls after attending the International Apple Shippers Association convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drakes
Richmond
Wenona White
J. B. White
Opequon
H. D. Fuller
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Niagara Falls
International Apple Shippers’ Association
Laurel Hill Church to Host Sunday Night Service
GOOD Brevities reports a Laurel Hill Church Sunday night service with all welcome. Laurel Hill Sunday School plans its annual yard party on September 5. Local residents and families are noted visiting and socializing at homes across Ridge, Augusta, and Whitacre areas as threshing continues and people travel for welcome gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Va
Laurel Hill Church
Laurel Hill
Loring Pugh
Charles
Willie
George Whitacre
C. N. Pugh
Gilbert Whitacre
Irving Hammack
Mary Lee
Woodrow Puffinberger
C. R. Buckwalter
Lillian
Lucile
Kathleen
Marie
Lanzy Whitacre
Augusta
Joe Sargeant
S. N. Pugh
Wayne Omps
Fairmont
C. A. Burkholder
Ira Eaton
Doctor Dawson
Ridge
Martha Pugh
Whitacre
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Center OF
Herman H. Hable
Loudoun Street
Shenandoah Valley
National
Hansbrough & Carter
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Wayland
Century Motors
J. W. Rees
Apple Pie Ridge Road
Armstrongs
Velvets
Axminsters
Hamman’s Dollar Store
Warner Bros. Capitol
Joan Bennett
Hush Money
Hardie Albright
Owen Moore
Clark Gable
Madge Evans
Ernest Torrence
Lew Cody
Tommy Boy
Mr. Gilpin
Matinee
Peter B. Kyne
Alberta Vaughn
Terry Tone
Maryland
Lupton Orchard Service CO
Potomac
Pure Food Store
Braddock and
Boscawen Streets
Winchester Furniture CO
South Main Street
Saturday Evening Post
Gray & Sheetz
City Meat Mkt
Valley Pike
Farmers & Merchants
THE
Apple Folks
Bradley
Brown & Fisher
He Wen
John S. Solenberger & CO. Inc
Frederick County
Maryland Casualty Company of
Baltimore
Jane PI Sousstfaves
Ros
Ester
W. F. Shryock
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