Wickliffe News Briefs From Frederick County
Wickliffe mentions residents traveling and visiting relatives in nearby areas. Rev Dr William D Smith and family returned to Middlesex County after visiting Auburn. Mrs William Harper Dean and two sons visit Chicago for Century of Progress. Bessie Love and Frances Grim of Halltown visit their uncle Dr Johnston. Naomi Shull visits Bluemont. Argentine visitors stay with Mr Galloway and family at Castleman’s Ferry. Miss Anna Boyd of Denver visits Au urn residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wickliffe
William D. Smith
Mackie
Katers
Auburn
Middlesex County
William Harper Dean
Wesley and
John
Chicago
Bessie Love
Frances Grim
Halltown
Dr. Johnston
Naomi Shull
Bluemont
Nan
Mear
Mire
Plaza
Argentina
Southwarck
Mr. Galloway
J. F. Galloway
Castleman’s Ferry
Minebank Notes from Minebank Virginia Social Roundup
Miss Dilores Pangle spent Friday evening with Mrs. W. H. Boyer. Miss Edith Boyce, recently sick, is much improved. Jess Headley and Dr. Hoke Oftimore visited Mr. Headley’s mother Mrs. Ni J. Headley. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Pangle of Pittsburgh stayed with C. E. Mowrey and family, returning to their old home with Mrs. Carrie Burke. Mrs. W. J. Mowrey and son Bill visited Mr. John Mowrey. Loriie Bucher visits Ruth Bucher in Winchester for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minebank
Dilores Pangle
W. H. Boyer
Edith Boyce
Jess Headley
Hoke Oftimore
Ni J. Headley
R. J. Pangle
Pittsburgh
C. E. Mowrey
Oranda
Carrie Burke
W. J. Mowrey
Bill
John Mowrey
Loriie Bucher
Ruth Bucher
Winchester
Oranda Notes from Oranda Virginia Aug. 30
The article notes rains boosting garden and pasture growth and apple prospects for higher prices. Walnut Spring Church Sunday School plans a grove picnic. Dorothy Richardson visits Baltimore relatives. J. M. Brumback and family attended Primitive Baptist Association. C. C. Hemilrieht entertained guests. Orranda visitors include Mr and Mrs Iver and daughter. Mr and Mrs Wilson Power and Mr and Mrs Powell visited from Martinsburg and Roethney West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oranda
Walnut Spring Church
Dorothy Richardson
Baltimore
J. M. Brumback
Primitive Baptist Association
C. C. Hemilrieht
Rver Arid
Ear Orranda
Wilson Power
Martinsburg
Mrs. Powhell
Roéthiney
W. Va
Nineveh News Highlights From Local Travel and Events
Nineveh, Va Aug 30. Mr and Mrs E G Johns returned from a week at the World’s Fair in Chicago. W G Os and family attended the Berryville Horse Show. Mr and Mrs Richard Keogh of Chicago and Miss Mary Keogh of Sperryville visited Mr and Mrs J M Jetta. Mrs D S Hughes of Charles Town Wa s spending some time at Wheatland. Johns of Hagerstown spent the weekend at his home. Bowman, Berryville local mailer, is spending some time with Mr and Mrs J M Jett. Ol lie Tevalt of Kernstown called on Mr J H Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nineveh
E. G. Johns
Chicago
W. G. Os
Berryvile
Richard Keogh
Mary Keogh
Sperryville
J. M. Jetta
D. S. Hughes
Charles
Ws Va
Wheatland
Johns
Hagerstown
Herve
Tap Bowman
J. M. Jett
Berryville
Ollie Tevalt
Kernstown
J. H. Clark
Guiding Star Class Hosts Shower for Snapp Wedding
Relief Church in Relief Virginia held a shower for newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Snapp with Mrs. Genevieve Massie as teacher. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Martin attended the Massie reunion. The community planned a yard party and noted several local visits and gatherings including trips to Gore and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. A. Graves
John Markers
R. W. Robertson
Louise
Eloise Beaver
G. A. Miller
Grimes
Gore
Stephens City
Louise Robertson
Relief Sunday
This Place
Harry Hicks
Emma
Eressa
Darleen
C. C. Brill
Ruth
Nettie Lou
Washington, D. C
Minnie Wood Items from Minnie Wood Chapel Community
Local rural notes from Minnie Wood Chapel Virginia recount church services led by Rev. J. M. Carr Berryville and Sunday School at 2 15 PM. Residents and visitors attend dinners and visits with Emmatt Locke Rutherford Emmart family members and nearby towns. A yard party is planned for August 30.
Palm Trees in Jerusalem and Jericho Mentioned
The text notes that palm trees were unlikely in Jerusalem during Christ's era, being rare in the city and more common in the Jordan River valley at Jericho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Christ
Jericho
Jordan River
Reynolds Store Notes
Reynolds local column lists frequent Sunday visits and gatherings across Luray Martinsburg Berkeley Springs Winchester Cross Junction Gainesboro and Omps. Families seen include Shenk Luttrell Gardner Bageant Holliday Shade Hovermale Dick and Patton with relatives at Apple Pie Ridge Capon River and Gainesboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Gardner
Hazel
Virginia
Charles Webster
Berkeley Springs
R. L. Omps
M. F. Pease
Byrd
Green Orchard
Apple Pie Ridge
Seal
Winchester
Robert Luttrell
Marie Brannon
Ann Lou
Dorothy Clark
Walter Moore
Purcell Dick
H. B. Dick
Tressie
Lola Unger
Capon River
Ernest Reynolds
H. C. Reynolds
Elmer Holliday
Hov
Frank Lee Flowers
Janey Batt
Clarence Sibert
Cross Junction
Earl Farmer
Clay Rogers
Gainesboro
R. P. Anderson
Roy Bohrer
Cecil Shanholtz
Ernest Batt
I. D. Shade
Ingers Store
Murvil Dick
Robert McIlwee
Betty
George Patton
Refuge Church revival and social notes from Refuge Va
Rev C C Bush preached a Sunday evening sermon at Refuge Church and revival services begin Wednesday August 29. Local families visited Mount Jackson and Rouss Springs for a picnic. Edna Clevenger and Bland Rit enour announced their upcoming marriage. The Ritenours are greeting friends for their married life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Refuge
C. C. Bush
Refuge Church
John Bauseman
Mount Jackson
Phil Bowman
James
Beverly
James Orndorff
Paul Koenig
Harley Ritenour
Rouss Springs
Edna Clevenger
Bland Ritenour
Ritenour
Russell Ritenour
Frank Clevenger
City of Churches nickname origins referenced
The phrase City of Churches applied to Brooklyn and to Mexico City. Humboldt noted Mexico City had 860 churches for about 400 000 residents, highlighting church abundance as a distinguishing feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Churches
Brooklyn
Mexico City
Humboldt
Rest Brevities of Social Visits and Health
Local notes detail visits among Berryville area families including Mr. and Mrs. John Hardesty and children, Mrs. Luther Snapp of Martinsburg, and others from Harrisburg and Hagerstown. Rev. William Stevens suffers a neck carbuncle, while Emma Ridgeway returns from Virginia Beach. A Century of Progress trip is noted for Hagerstown visitors and several households host relatives and friends over weekends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hardesty
Berryville
C. Ridgeway
Luther Snapp
Martinsburg
M. S. Snapp
Lorenzo Price
Harrisburg
Thomas Price
Hagerstown
David Prince
J. W. Schlack
George Schlack
William Stevens
Emma Ridgeway
Virginia Beach
Holmes Snapp
Robert Sherrard
Gerrardstown
F. O. Moulden
Ernest Rowe
Meta Fraizer
Frank Snider
Sarah Lee Seneendiver
Geraldine Snider
Bloom Brevities: Local Visits and Travels
Rev. Edgar R. Cooper and his two sons returned to near Philadelphia after visiting his brother in Bloom. The cleric and Rev. Cooper preached at St. Marks Lutheran Church in Washington and stayed with Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Cooper. P. H. Williams and family spent time with his mother in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloom
Edgar R. Cooper
Donald
Kenneth
Philadelphia
Cooper
Washington
St. Marks Lutheran Church
A. M. Cooper
P. H. Williams
A. F. Wiliams
P. P. Glynn
Ricks
Myers
Worsley
Winchester
T. 8
Gravel Springs
Ivan Miller
Ladies' Aid Society Meets in Highview Virginia
In Highview Virginia on August 21 the Ladies' Aid Society gathered at the home of Mrs. E T Arnold with a large turnout and an engaging program led by president Mrs Minnie Muse. Also noted are visits by the Seldon family and a Young People Missionary Society picnic planned for September 1 at Timber Ridge Christian Church. A birthday dinner for Mr Melvin Seldon at Gore is reported with attendees including F J Seldon, Vivian Seldon, Kenneth Seldon and BE O Seldon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High View
Ladies’ Aid Society
E. T. Arnold
Minnie Muse
W. H. Seldon
Elwood Hicks
Junior Seldon
H. F. Seldon
Young People’s Missionary Society
Timber Ridge
Ridings Chapel Notes Highlights in Ridings Chapel Virginia
Local notes from Ridings Chapel list a Sunday meeting on September 2 and a flurry of visits. Several residents are mentioned visiting relatives in Martinsburg Baltimore Chicago and Middleown while ongoing illnesses and family arrivals surface in daily life.
Virginia Apple Crop Small Yet High in Quality
J. H. Meek reports Virginia apple production this year will reach about 1,680,000 barrels, well below the five year average of 2,680,000, though the fruit is of high grade. He toured Roanoke Lovingston Staunton Charlottesville and Winchester meetings on price standards and Virginia domestic grades for open packs and bulk apples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
J. H. Meek
Division of Markets
Richmond
Roanoke
Lovingston
Staunton
Charlottesville
Winchester
Live Chicken Survives After Snake Incident Near Farm
In Hagerstown Maryland a farmer Fred Herbert reports a black snake was cut in two near a coop. A newly hatched chick rolled out alive and remains living, while two other swallowed peeps died. Neighbors confirm the account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Fred Herbert
Sandy Hook
Banks Observe Labor Day Holiday Closures On Sept 3 1934
Several banks announce Labor Day closures with note that maturities on Sept 3 will be payable on the following banking day Sept 4. Bank officials include John Sloat Geo Bushn J Yost Arnold G Brown and others at Winchester and Shenandoah Valley institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sloat
Commercial and Savings Bank
Geo
Bushn
Unio Bank of Winchester
J Yost
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co
Vapet
Arold G Brown
Shenandoah Valley Nat'l Bank
Air AR AS IA Lat ACE REARS ONE YEAR AGO
Air AR AS IA Lat ACE REARS one year ago Moley quits as assistant secretary of state to edit the New Astoria magazine Six are killed and 40 injured in a railroad wreck in New Mexico Red Tape Dr Allen's prize winning horse is reported sold to the aging family Char Luther Kern is fatally stricken in Baltimore Rev WM Brashears and family escape when a hurricane sweeps Piney Point Md where his cottage is located Five years ago Neva and Eva Jenkins twins die a few hours apart from the same illness at Rawson near Charles Town Mrs Annie E Carter dies in Clarke county Moslem uprisings in the Holy Land loom as the British prepare to act quickly Jacob A Garber is summoned for contempt in his alleged failure to turn over records of the treasurer's office in Rockingham Cries of Police balk a hold up attempt near the Handley Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neva
Eva Jenkins
Rawson
Charles Town
Annie E. Carter
Clarke County
Holy Land
Jacob A. Garber
Rockingham
Handley Library
Winchester News In Briefs Ten Years Ago
Ten years ago Mrs W A Baker became president of the Woman's Auxiliary. Charles W Spellman formerly of Winchester praised for running the Chalfonte Haddon Hall Hotels in Atlantic City. September 3 marked school’s opening. Large crowds attended Winchester fair’s final day. Twenty five years ago Inwood fair advertised for Sept 14 17. A yellow balloon lost at the Mount Weather Bureau. Shenandoah river at a low stage. Winchester plants reverted to steam. Albert Mikel of West Virginia fell from a Norfolk and Western train near Luray at 40 mph. Mosby veterans held a meeting in Front Royal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Baker
Woman’s Auxiliary
Charles W. Spellman
Winchester
Atlantic City
Friendship Firemen
Castleman’s Ferry
Inwood Fair
Mount Weather Bureau
Shenandoah River
Albert Mikel
West Virginia
Norfolk and Western
Luray
Mosby
Front Royal
Red Men To Have Birthday Party
Visitors from distant lands will come to Baltimore for the Centennial Anniversary Convention of the Improved Order of Red Men the week of September 10. Registration is set for Sunday September 10 with business sessions on Monday and Tuesday featuring a memorial service and a celebratory dinner honoring Wachter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baltimore
The
Improved Order of Red Men
Great Council
Wachter the Great Incohenee
Royal Arcanum Elects Tonight in George Washington Hotel
A Royal Arcanum meeting will be held at 8 o clock tonight in the George Washington Hotel to elect officers. The order has seen revived interest and reorganization with new members. A banquet is planned at the same hotel next month with installation ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Arcanum
George Washington Hotel
George Washington
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Frederick County
Minebank Notes
Minnie
Minnie Wood
Nellie Mae Evans
Winchester Memorial Hospital
John Stone
Dayton
William Emmatt
R. B. Coleman
Annie Harris
Emma Horner
Frank Steele
Alexandria
William Emmart
John Thompson
Leesbburg
C. B. Locke
Kings Daughters Helping Hand
O. P. Hamilton
Belle Jackson
M. P. Ebert
William Ebert
8Ensoh
J. M. Rutherford
Minnie Wood Chapel
J. R. Rutherford
Muggs McGinnis
Sister
By Wally Bishop
Dallis
Highview
Ridings
Ridings Chapel
Aus
Marshall Walters
United States Army
William Foreback
Bessie Kerns
Land
Roxie Costello
Harry Cadwallader
Marvin Hammack
Julian Hammack
Flond Hammack
George Kilmer
J. R. Costello
Mike Kilmer
Banks Milburn
Jack Miller
Bevelyn
C. H. Willis
Howard Connor
Mary Connor
Lawrence Kilmer
Starliper
Scott Vann
Harvey Clark
Memorial Hospital
Alma White
and Rees Grover Henson
Middleown
Air AR Asia
Ndia
Crescent Mustard Blossom
Best Foods
N. B.C. Graham Crackers
Maryland
White House
White House Coffee
Pillsbury
Pride
Rumford
Karo
Haldeman’s Creamery Butter
Sauer’s Vanilla
Fleishman’s Yeast
Baker’s Chocolate
Borden’s Condensed Milk
Alice Brand
Peck
Palmolive
WNC
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