Blizzard isolating Grimes County with heavy snow and drift
A severe blizzard hit Grimes Virginia last week with 14 inches of snow and temperatures down to ten below. Winds caused drifts up to five feet, closing roads and suspending school mail and traffic for four days though telephones remained available. Local officials including highway manager Williams mobilized 25 workers and a snow plow for days to clear routes.
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Glenn Allamong
Dewey Kenney
Apple Ridge Orchard
Jefferson Orchard
Rest
Lee O. Dick
Clearbrook
Williams
Winter Weather Wanes as Mercury Drops
Star Tannery notes a hard winter forecast, with Monday temperatures around 22 below zero. Grippe and colds ease, residents like Daisy Orndoff and Ellsworth Dodson improve, while mail was delayed two days due to impassable roads. Local visits, church social plans, and minor illnesses round out the week.
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Star Tannery
Grippe
Daisy Orndoff
Carson Renner
Ellsworth Dodson
Tom Whittin
Toms Brook
Cedar Grove Notes Missing Full Details From Jan Report
Cedar Grove Virginia residents report Mrs. John Clark is seriously ill at her home. Local men have shoveled snow in recent days and nearby roads remain impassable in places. John Brannon and family are mentioned among neighbors.
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Cedar Grove
John Clark
John Brannon
Local residents attend show and visit relatives
Miss Dorothy Flowers and teachers Rhodelle Whitacre and Helen Payne attended the Winchester show “Sweet Adeline.” Mr and Mrs Martin Adams and family visited with Silas Adams in Gainesboro. Miss Lucy Massie of Round Hill stayed with Mr and Mrs T W Russell. Edith Smith departed recently for Catawba Sanitarium for treatment.
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Brucetown
Dorothy Flowers
Rhodelle Whitacre
Helen Payne
Winchester
Adeline
Martin Adams
Silas Adams
Gainesro
Lucy Massie
Round Hill
T. W. Russell
Edith Smith
Catawba Ganitorium
Local residents host guests amid cold season
Winchester residents, including Mr. Philip Galloway and Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Holmes, hosted guests Mr. and Mrs. Andy Whitacre and other friends last week. Several people in the area are reported to be suffering from severe colds as Mr. Ward Purcell of Chambersburg and Mr. Charles Snapp of Hagerstown visited Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Purcell over the weekend.
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Winchester
Smith
Philip Galloway
Paul
Wesley
Holmes
Andy Whitacre
Ward Purcell
Chamberspurg
Charles Snapp
Hagerstown
B. Purcell
Stephens City Notes Highlights Local Visits and Illness
Stephens City Va January 31 residents report visits across nearby towns. Sekine of nm and D C stays with former in laws the Stickleys. Mrs Willie Yeakle returns home after Wardensville trip. Rhuel Van Horne of Clifton Forge weekends with Staples family. Campbell family spent Sunday in Middletown with Brumbacks. Reba Rinker visits Rinker in Hanover Pa. Dorothy Bean hosts Asbury Union officers. Mrs Ruben Hartness visits Baker family Fishers Hill. Charles Staples ill with rheumatism.
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Stephens City
Sekine
D.C
Harry Stickley
Willie Yeakle
Wardensville
W. Va
Rhuel van Horne
Clifton Forge
Co. B. Staples
E. R. Campbell
Earl Brumback
Middletown
Reba Rinker
James Rinker
Hanover
Dorothy Bean
Asbury Union
Ruben Hartness
Carl Baker
Fishers Hill
Charles Staples
Local Residents Mention Recoveries And Visits
The community notes visits and health updates including Mr. Tom Law returning home from Rockingham county, Mr. Frank Ewing regaining health, Frances Barr from Strasburg visiting cousins Lucy and Betty Drake, J Grim from Highview staying with relatives, and Mrs. Clay Manuel along with Mrs. Harry Butler and daughter Anne visiting the Carbaugh home.
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Henry Ritenour
Tom Law
Rockingham County
Frank Ewing
Frances Barr
Strasburg
Lucy
Betty Drake
J. Grim
Highview
T. A. Grim
Clay Manuel
Harry Butler
Anne
R. M. Carbaugh
Feed the Birds Court Divorce Decree Request
The circuit court of Frederick County orders Hilda Hills to appear within ten days to protect her interests in a divorce action from Kenneth James Hills on desertion. Publication of this order runs four weeks in the Winchester Evening Star with notices at the courthouse door before January 21 1935 and mailed to defendants at the address on affidavit.
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Circuit Court OF
County OF Frederick
Kenneth James Hills
Hilda Hills
Virginia
Winchester Evening Star
Winchester
All-Bran praised by Elmira family for constipation relief
An enthusiastic letter from Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Pope of Elmira New York touts All-Bran as a daily aid for their daughter's lifelong constipation. The note cites two tablespoons daily, mentions vitamins and iron, and contrasts with patent medicines.
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L. F. Pope
Maple Ave
Elmira
N.Y
Kellogg
Battle Creek
Revolt Financed in U S Thwarted by Arrests
Mexico D F January 31 A revolutionary movement allegedly backed by American funds 300000 was thwarted by the arrest of 18 suspects in the conspiracy. Additional arrests were expected as the War Department noted the plan targeted February execution.
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Mexico
D. F
War Department
Pine Heartwood Favored For Distinct Floor Grain
The article notes heartwood from the log yields floors and sunroom areas with a finer appearance. It explains heartwood grain is harder and more vertical than outer log portions, enhancing the look in kitchens breakfast nooks or remodeled spaces.
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Clarence Bockey
Marie ‘Bockey
Harrisburg
Martin J. Bernmester
Dewey Brown
Frank Strother
White Hall
Lawrence Cather
Woodbine
Olympia
Campbell’s
Ige
Heinz Ketchup
Sunnyfield Flour
Zac
Sultana
NBC
ARS
Pillsbury’s
Vermont
Jug
Phillips
Ivory Soap Laundry Gems
P&e
SELOX
Florida
Idaho
Tbs
Star Tannery Notes
Clarence Miller
Martinsburg
Dory Miller
Kirk Dick
Fremont Dick
Stephens
Pontiac
Fisher
Pontiac Motor Company
Michigan
General Motors
H. W. Ebert
Amherst Streets
Siantend Shoartade
Compenies
Nee Cite CA
Fie
Big Sister
Baxter
Bles
Forgrave
MR. Stokes. Call
Mat
C. C. Brannon
Floyd M ‘Brill
Kellogg’s
U. S
Cammertire CO
Braddock & Boscawen Sts
Apoe
Yost
Crysler
Bickers Motor Co
Shell Station
Martinsburg Pike
Amherst & Boscawen Sts
Valley Ave
Braddock St
Republic Oil CO
Twin Orrr On & Gas Corp
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