Construction Starts On State Hospital
STAUNTON December 4 The state hospital board has signed a contract for an attendants building for the new Western State hospital. Constructor R H Wattinger of Richmond estimates the cost at 345 393. The building is the first on the site for the Western State hospital plant. Completion is expected in about 10 years. Poison rings, once thought only in Venice, were known as far back as Pliny's era.
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Staunton
State Hospital Board
Western State Hospital
R. H. Wattinger
Richmond
Bogus Ten and Twenty Dollar Bills Flood New York
Secret Service and Federal Reserve officials report a flood of counterfeit ten and twenty dollar notes, with New York City as the main dumping ground. A woman clerk first spotted suspicious bills marked with a G, indicating Chicago Fed reserve origin, and experts confirmed the fakes.
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New York
Secret Service
Federal Reserve Bank
New York City
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank
Siler News Notes Local Visits and Weokend Travel
Siler Virginia December reports visitors including Harry Kerns and Al Willi Wolfe of Howards Chapel calling at B C Davis home. Henry and Audrey DeHaven drove to Winchester. Donald Luttrell moved into A H Lamp vacation house near Howards Chapel. Families share butcher rounds locally. Flint Kerns visited DeHaven household. Walter Light visited A L DeHaven on business. Paul Whitacre and Helen Mentzer of Martinsburg visited Kerns Thanksgiving night.
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Siler
B.C. Davis
Harry Kerns
al- Willi, Wolfe
Howards Chapel
Henry DeHaven
Audrey DeHaven
Winchester
Donald Luttrell
A. H. Lamp
Flint Kerns
Harry DeHaven
Edgar Largent
Walter Light
A. L. DeHaven
Paul Whitacre
Helen Mentzer
Martinsburg
Winchester Stores Ready for In-Home Community Shop
Local merchants in Winchester prepare for a community shopping event within residents' homes. Vendors set up showcases and offer exclusive items to neighbors, aiming to boost local sales and neighborhood ties.
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Winchester
Modern Manners Guide for Weddings and Etiquette
An up to date etiquette book offers guidance on weddings bereavement dress and proper phrases for social situations. It details what to do and say and how to say it and is advertised for sale by the Winchester Star Information Bureau in Washington D C.
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Winchester Star Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington
D. C
Rosier Birthday Party Highlights Chambersville Social
Mrs G L Rosier hosted Sunday evening with Mrs Hazel Forman and son Michael. George Rosier Jr. marked a birthday as did Mrs Forman. Steven Holliday visited relatives near Winchester while Mr and Mrs Walter Clowser hosted him. Clarence Cather and his wife moved to his father's farm after marriage. IE Evans of Moorefield spent days with his daughter and son in law E O Forman. John E Hoover and Garland Cather visited George Rosier Jr. Sunday. The article notes life insurance in the United States has risen more than fourfold since 1920.
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Chambersville
G. L. Rosier
Hazel Forman
Michael
Moorefield
E. O. Forman
John E. Hoover
Garland Cather
George Rosier Jr
Masons Attend Richmond Session in Last Roundup
C E Hofer Eugene Shumaker and Victor W Wheeler were Winchester men at the Acca temple Last Roundup ceremonial and business session held in Richmond today.
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C. E. Hofer
Eugene Shumaker
Victor W.wheeler
Winchester
Acca Temple
Richmond
Oyster supper aids Whitacre church furnace project
Whitacre Virginia reports an oyster supper hosted by the Ladies Aid was well attended with proceeds earmarked to install a furnace in the local church. Several residents and visitors share Thanksgiving time with relatives, while local injuries and funerals are noted and community sympathies expressed.
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Whitacre
Ladies Aid
Harold Phillips
VPI
Wendall Phillips
Berryville High School
Wendall
Kenneth
Salamanca
N. Y
Dick Whitacre
Bessie Kitchen
Martinsburg
C. A. Parrill
J . Barrows
Elkins
W Va
O. H. Phillips
Issac’s Creek
Hollis Braithwaite
Edith Hannum
Mildred Sargent
Tom Whitacre
Lee Whitacre
Frank Whitacre
Dameres Whitacre
Troy Dick
Angers Store
M. C. Garvin
Willis Anderson
Gore
Agnes Shirley
Winchester
Charles Largent
Chicago
Edgar Largent
Thanksgiving visitors and returns in Cross Junction area
The Cross Junction community reports many Thanksgiving visits. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Funk returned to Fairfax from visiting Mr. and Mrs. Baker. Lena Lewis and children visited the Adams family in Winchester. Betty Jo Braithwaite returned to Mary Washington College after Thanksgiving with her parents. Numerous relatives and friends from Winchester Front Royal and other towns spent time with Braithwaite and Folk families and others in the area.
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I Cross Junction
Curtis Funkhouser
Fairfax
C. G Baker
Lena Lewis
Kenneth
Betty
Harley Adams
Winchester
Betty Jo Braithwaite
Mary Washington College
Paul Braithwaite
Braithwaite
Richard Keller
Front Royal
Bobby Johnson
New Jersey
Laura Dick
Fannie Pugh
C. W. Edwards
Albin
R. G. Braithwaite
E. W. Braithwaite
W. S. Clark
O. H. Phillips
Sam Whitacre
University of Virginia
Lee N. Whitacre
Coyne Television and Radio School
Chicago
Dan Folk
Donny and
David
Martinsburg
Fred Braithwaite
Round Hill
Charles Taylor
Great Lakes
Norfolk
A. W. Taylor
Howard Braithwaite
Washington
Delbert Sibert
J. S. Braithwaite
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