Last Grist Mill Still Operates Near Bunker Hill
The last water powered grist mill in West Virginia still operates near Bunker Hill ten miles south of Martinsburg off U S Rt 11. Built in 1785, it uses a burr grinding wheel fed by gravity water from Bunker Hill with a supplemental diesel engine for emergencies. The mill charges 15 cents per hundred for grinding and mixing grain for farmers, with heavy patronage from Virginia farmers. owner Lomax DeHaven runs it daily except Sundays and Mondays, aided by family members, while preserving the original stone structure and wooden equipment.
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West Virginia
Bunker Hill
Rt. 11. I
Gilbert McKown
Martinsburg
U.S. Rt. 11
Virginia
Samuel B. Cline
S. B
Shanholtz Swisher
James N. Chapman
Lete
Mack 5En
Lomax DeHaven
Wendell DeHaven
Baker VA Hospital
Mill Creek
Robbers Steal 33 Jefferson Portraits From Avon Township Home
Two armed men took 33 identical pictures of Thomas Jefferson from Andrew Skibowski in Avon Township suburban Detroit. The items were equal to $2 bills Skibowski saved for 15 years, and the motive was not art appreciation.
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Detroit
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Skibowski
Avon Township
Skibowski
Greatest Show On Earth TV Series Adds Palance Leading Circus Tale
ABC sets September 17 premiere for The Greatest Show On Earth a dramatic hour long tale centered on Palance as the circus owner with Erwin as Zorba the circus controller and guest stars. Colbert outlines the classic leading man and secondary pressure dynamic used in hour long dramas. Networks cover the March on Washington and road strike with live reports from Washington.
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Colbert
Jack Pelance
Palance
Ben Casey
Zorba
Dr. Kildare
Gillespie
Stuart Erwin
Washington
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Fashion Show Plans Tied to Erin Tour at Nineveh
The Belle Boyd Chapter of the Children of the Confederacy formed a committee at a recent meeting to stage a fashion show with an Erin tour theme. The event centers on the Nin eveh home of Mr. and Mrs. William Trenery used as a Civil War hospital and camp ground for troops.
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Front Royal
Belle Boyd Chapter
The
Children of the Confederacy
Miami Patrolman Rescues Boy From Canal
Patrolman William Harvey saw a boy fall into a canal and dived in to pull him out. He pumped water from the boy’s lungs and the youngster recovered, then rode away on his bicycle before Harvey could learn his name. A witness quipped the boy would likely never tell his mother what happened.
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Miami
William Harvey
Valley councilman named Waynesboro appointee to council
Dr S Randolph Penn a general and thoracic surgeon at Waynesboro Hospital was named councilman at large to fill the remainder of W T Wells term after Wells resignation for business reasons. Penn a Roanoke native and UVa graduate has lived in Waynesboro since 1954.
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Waynesboro
S. Randolph Penn
W. T. Wells
Wells
Penn
Waynesboro Hospital
Roanoke
University of Virginia
Special Classes Staunton Start Sept 9
A training class for mentally retarded children will begin Monday September 9 in the parish house at Trinity Episcopal Church. Sponsored by The Staunton Area Association for Retarded Children, the program is limited to 10 pupils and will meet from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
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Staunton
Trinity Episcopal Church
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