Public Sale of Frederick County Farm and Orchard
As administrator of the estate of Sarah E. Hardesty I offer in Winchester at the courthouse steps a 168 1/2 acre farm near State Highway 11 with 75 acres in an orchard plus a limestone farm complex and outbuildings. Sale set for November 13 1937 at 11 AM with possession March 1 1938. Terms one third cash, balance in two equal notes secured by a deed of trust. sale postponed to December 4 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah E. Hardesty
Wincheste
Hardesty Farm
Winchester
Red Bud
Milburn
C. R. McCann
County News Brevities Tally Thanksgiving Thrown Guests and Ill
A crowded list notes many residents with severe colds and illnesses. Thanksgiving visits are recorded among families in Martinsburg Winchester and Stephens City with social events at Burnt Church and Union Chapel, including a funeral and a football game.
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E. A.ley
John W. Dunlap
A. Whitacre
Philip Eig
Alva P
Messrs
Harold Lamp
Paul Lamp
Fervin O. Meironimus
Garth Whitacre
Martinsburg
Allen DeHaven
Stephens City
Ruth M. Kerns
Maine Lamp
Winchester
E. R
Ralph Lamp
Henry DeHaven
Earl Whitacre
Fervin QO
Heironimus
I. Carson Whitacre
A. P. Whitacre
Harvey Mauzy
Charles Moore
Union Chapel
William DeHaven
Siler
Harry O. Kerns
A. L. DeHaven
H. O. Kerns
Ruth Kerns
Burnt Church Members Hold Pounding for Rev E Summers McGavock
Albin Virginia December 1 Burnt Church members held a pounding at the home of Kernstown to honor the Reverend E Summers McGavock on November 23. Present were Mr and Mrs John Snyder and their daughters Dorothy and Betty Anne Snyder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albin
Burnt Church
E. Summers McGavock
Kernstown
John Synder
Dorothy
Betty Anne Snyder
Public sale of George B Wright Farm in Frederick County
Public auction in Winchester Virginia for the estate of George B Wright deceased. The 99 acre tract south of Middletown on the Walls Pike, with house barn and outbuildings, is offered in parcels or as a whole. Terms: one third cash, balance in two annual installments with deed of trust and fire insurance. Rescheduled to November 27 1937 at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Wright
Als
C. E. Wright
George B. Wright
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Court House
Winchester
George 3. Wright
Middletown
Virginia
Walls Pike
J M. Steck
Canterbury Notes: Thanksgiving Visits and Calls
Canterbury Notes from CANTERBURG Virginia report families and friends spending Thanksgiving and weekend visits. Mr and Mrs Fletcher Mann visited Bath County with the Grady family. F A Clevenger joined Harrisonburg guests at Ralph Boyer home. The White and Painter families shared social calls and visits to relatives and Virginia Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canterburg
Fletcher Mann
Bath County
O. Grady
F. A. Clevenger
Harrisonburg
Ralph Boyer
Retha
Ella Rae White
Billy White
Howard White
Mildred Painter
Lucious Ritenour
Lloyd Painter
Anne Jenkins
Robert White
James and
Wilmer
Harry White
Fred Dovell
Virginia Beach
Alvin Costenbader
Birthday Dinner Honors Gordon Clark in Good Brevities
Mrs Belle Clark hosted a birthday dinner for son Gordon Clark with many relatives and friends present including Gordon and family, Mr and Mrs Jean Burner and children, Mr and Mrs Dewey Spielman and children, and others. Harley Clark and Myrtle Clark were among attendees. Will Clark improved after a brief illness and news of the deaths of George Clark and Charles Moore was reported. David Puffinburger bought another traction engine.
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Good
W. Va
Belle Clark
Gordon Clark
Robert
Randall
William Walter
Jean Burner
Paul
Alfred
Betty Lou
Dewey Spielman
Kitty
Ruth Ellen
William Clark
Ruby
Myrtle
Hazel
Jean
Charles Bageant
John Stotler
Alberta Stotler
Fonzie Spielman
John Crouse
Harley Clark
Myrtle Clark
David Puffinburger
George Clark
Charles Moore
Carmen Clark
Opal Bageant
Will Clark
Turkey Tip By Your Uncle Sam
Government home economics experts offer tips on selecting a Christmas turkey. A young bird yields tender meat. flexible breast bone signals youth. few pinfeathers indicate quality. blue skin predicts stringy meat. A good turkey also has a layer of fat underneath.
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Washington
Uncle Sam's Been In the Kitchen Again Baking Booklet Ad
Government publication offers homemade bread cake and pastry recipes plus flour facts and baking tips. Encourages readers to order by sending ten cents with a coupon to the Information Bureau in Washington.
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Sam
Virginia Farmers Build Over a Million in Farm Structures
Virginia farm construction exceeded one million dollars in the year ending November 1, with 1 300 plans supplied by the Virginia Extension Service. Poultry houses led in number, while dairy barns topped value, as the service aids economical, well planned buildings for farms and storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Virginia Agricultural Extension Service
G. D. Kite
Extension Division
Kite
Farm Building Plans Centered In County Agent Offices
Farmers consult their county agents who reference Plans For Farm Building. The book outlines 13 sections showing typical farm plans and 350 plans available from the Blacksburg division. An agricultural engineering engineer reviews proposals before sending plans to builders. The process emphasizes building location advice, especially for dairy barns, with standard and special plans drafted as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Con
Blacksburg
Prediction of topless bathing suits by 1940 shocks Florida salon group
Coral Gables Florida December 1 1941 American women will wear topless bathing suits by 1940 predicted by Albert De Paris New York beauty culture expert at a Florida Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association convention He said women now wear almost no tops and in three years will bathe in shorts like men.
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Coral Gables
Fla
Albert de Paris
New York
Florida
Seattle Woman Says Yes to Old Flame in Minnesota Tale
Seattle radio singer Seattle Helen Low refused a proposal from Paul M. Holden in Minneapolis 11 years ago. He returned to propose again and won her consent. The couple, childhood friends from St. Cloud Minnesota, plan to wed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Helen Low
Paul M. Holden
Minneapolis
St. Cloud
Minn
Preparation urged for lamb crop ahead of show
Virginia agriculture official Mr Litton notes Hampshire sheep leadership east of the Mississippi and fifth nationally. He touts Southwest Virginia Sheep Show quality, warns green grazing may be short this winter, and advises grain and legume hay reserves with rations of one pound grain and two pounds hay daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Litton
Ham
Hampshire
Mississippi
Union
American Hampshire Sheep Association
Southwest Virginia
Tazewell
Farm debate continues on Capitol Hill across chambers
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill extend farm policy discussion as Senate and House pursue hearings. Housing committees scrutinize an administration bill while Wage Hour leaders press to advance the measure to the floor. Regional planning and taxes subcommittees study estate and gift levies amid a presidential message urging federal highway aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Senate
House
House Committee
Local Entertainer Bob Al Bright Returns to London
The Oklahoma born performer known as Bob Al Bright travels from Australia to London. He says he is booked at home and jokes he must tour the world to prove his talent. He adds he still sings as well as before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Albright
Oklahoma Bob
London
Australia
Minstrel Interlocutor from Nowata Spins a Wager Tale
The piece recalls an Interlocutor on a Minstrel Show from Nowata near Oologah. A Scot betting his first time risks a shilling on a race. The horse wins at 10 to 1 and the bookmaker pays eleven shillings. The Scot bites each coin to test if any are counterfeit.
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Nowata
Ooolagah
Mannie
American News Features, Inc
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