Accident seriously injures two in Bucking Broncho area
In Bucking Broncho Williams Virginia on Monday a car accident injured Arthur White and his sister Cordelia White after the vehicle veered off the road. Both were thrown from the car but reportedly suffered only minor injuries. Local residents and Miss Nina Snapp visited friends in the area as spring rains refreshed the region and several social gatherings occurred at Pax Chapel and nearby homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vv. O. Burkhart
Burkhart
Marie Orn
Pax‘Chapel
Rf. Bern ‘Miller
Wilmer An ‘Burkhart
Jacob Burkhart
Funeral for Mahlon Cooper Draws Large Crowd
A large crowd gathered in Meersville Virginia to honor Mahlon Cooper who died after a period of illness. The funeral Friday at the Pentecostal Church reflected his longtime membership and the support of relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper Funeral
Meersvilile
Mahlon Cooper
Pentecostal Church
Sev Yeurs
Cooper Family Buried in Mount Olive with Protracted Meeting Planned
The deceased left a widow Florence Williams Cooper and three sons Stanley Alfred Harry, plus two daughters Mrs Clayton Woodbill of New York and Miss Stella Cooper now in Africa. Four Cooper brothers and nephews served as pallbearers. Interment followed at Mount Olive Cemetery. Weekend visitors included Clarence Oates family. Reverend Hupman to lead protracted meetings at Round Hill M F E Church starting July 9. Mrs Roy Good visited relatives. youths toured Endless Caverns near New Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Williams
Stanley
Alfred
Harry
Clayton Woodbill
New York
Stella Cooper
Africa
John
Iowa
Joseph
William
Frank Cooper
Carter
Holmes McFarland
Richard
Edward
Lloyd Cooper
Mount Olive
Clarence Oates
James Oates
Trone
Hupman
Round Hill M. FE
Roy Good
Epworth League July meeting and literary program in Brucetown
Brucetown Va July 5 The Epworth League will hold its monthly business meeting in the town hall July 7 at 8 p m with a literary program. The public is invited. Local social notes recount visits from Washington Baltimore Montana Buena Vista Gainesboro and Stephens City among Brucetown residents and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brucetown
Epworth League
Charles Hyer
Washington
Blue Ball Inn
Robert Filmore
Baltimore
Silas Adams
Gainesboro
Wesley Morrison
Helen Jobe
Catherine Reardon
William Tobe
John Ware
Edgar’ Ware
Evelyn Jobe
Belle C. Jobe
Mary Ware
Doctor Advocates Postmortem For Science
An eminent English doctor argues every person should have a postmortem for science. He concedes the idea is ethically right but notes a strong reluctance in the public to hurry to accommodate such procedures.
Virginia to organize three commissions in Richmond this week
Virginia announces the organization of three commissions in Richmond this week. The State Highway Commission, the State Commission on Simplification of Government and the Hampton Roads Port Commission will convene with members from across the state. Chairmen and appointees include Henry G. Shirley and others from Norfolk, Staunton, Petersburg, Roanoke, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
State Commission On
Hampton Roads
State Highway Commission
Shirley
Henry G. Shirley
Baltimore
Wade H. Massie
N. D. Mather
Roanoke
Homer L. Ferguson
Newport ‘News
Henry Graham Barbee
Norfolk
William M. Martin
Petersburg
William E. Carson
Riverton
Julian A. Burruss
Blacksburg
Robert H. Tucker
Lexington
John G. Pollard
Williamsburg
Adele Clark
Julien Gunn
Henrico
William B. Cook
Sussex
Holman Willis
Edwin B. Jones
Highland
Marvin Smithey
Brunswick
Stephens City Local Notes A Summer Week Visitors
Stephens City Virginia notes include Cad Gregory from Manassas visiting sister Mrs H E Stickley, Ruth Lockhart of Winchester visiting Gervis Lemiley, Edith Gregory of Manassas visiting Annie Stickley, and Rev Walter Mitchell with family from Charleston arriving for summer. Daisy Herrell of Marshall visits Helen Dean. Mrs Leslie Drake of Pittsburgh visits her parents, Sterling Morton and Washington guests with Mr and Mrs Dean. Miss Emily Miller of Martinsburg visits her uncle, and Mrs Fulenwider and children of North Carolina visit Rev and Mrs R H Cline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens City
Cad Gregory
Manassas
H. E. Stickley
Ruth Lockhart
Winchester
Gervis Lemiley
Edith Gregory
Annie Stickley
Walter Mitchell
Charleston
S. C
Daisy Herrell
Marshall
Helen Dean
Leslie Drake
Pittsburgh
James Barr
Sterling Morton
Washington
M. K. Dean
Emily Miller
Martinsburg
W. Va
Fulenwider
North Carolina
R. H. Cline
Drought Broken By Rain In Bunker Hill Area
Local notes from Bunker Hill West Virginia dated July 5 report a four week drought broken by a heavy rain. Residents and visitors are listed including E F Gardner and wife who traveled to Gettysburg and York, A G Legg and wife to Luray, and others visiting relatives. Threshing has begun with light yields and preparations for a yard party July 22 to raise funds for a graveyard fence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunker Hill
W. Va
E. F. Gardner
Gettysburg
York
A. G. Legg
Herbert Legg
Luray
George Busey
Dry Run
Charles Bain
Chauncy Organ
Winchester
Lucy Lamon
Washington
Ed. Swartz
Inwood
Hher. O. A
Tacloban Lays thatched roofs aside for electric power
The town of Tacloban on Leyte Island shows modernity with an electric light and power plant using three 2214 kilowatt generators. About 12 000 residents enjoy bright streets at night as thatched homes stay common yet illuminated. A horsepower is defined as energy to lift 550 pounds one foot in one second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacloban
Philippine
Layte
Better Roads and Standardization in Bridge Specs
The Bureau of Public Roads and state officials push uniform bridge specifications. A committee from the American Association of State Highway Officials works on a Manual of Practice to reduce design variation, cut costs, and improve bridge quality across states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staten Department
Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Ageieniture
Bureau and & Committee
American Association of State Highway Officials
Information on U.S. roads seeks better data compilation
The bureau of public roads of the USDA notes road and street spending nears a billion dollars and urges central gathering of road statistics. State highway departments vary in data availability with Iowa fastest to respond and some states needing many questionnaires or translations to Spanish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
State Highway Department
Iowa
New Mexico
Bridges on Improved Roads Narrow spans expand traffic
Engineers from the Bureau of Public Roads report that new bridges on improved roads are widening to allow multiple traffic lines. Past 12 to 16 foot spans proved too narrow, prompting states like Pennsylvania New Jersey Ohio and Massachusetts to replace them with wider bridges to handle three or four lanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Culture
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Ohio
Massachusetts
Federal aid roads require massive stone and gravel for miles
Federal aid highway projects planned through the current fiscal year will need about 50 million tons of stone and gravel to build 28 000 miles of roads across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Rammer Begins to Compete with Rail and Water Transport
The article notes farmers using a Rammer to haul grain or hogs on smooth roads from farm to town at about 10 miles per hour, signaling competition with rail and water transport.
124 Degrees in Sun at Hayfield
Hayfield Virginia July 5 heat persists with storms offering brief relief. A sunlit thermometer hit 124 degrees on July 2 at 2 pm while hay crops show promise despite oppressive heat. Local merchants expand, and residents Dr and Mrs Harbaugh tour Paris. Belle Hodgson and Clay Hodgson vacation with J W Loy as he moves into a new home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayfield
Ellis Bayliss
Harbaugh
Paris
Minnie Hall
Belle Hodgson
Winchester
Clay Hodgson
Baltimore
J. W. Loy
Christian Church Sunday School Yard Party July 8
Trone Va July 5 The Christian Church Sunday school will hold a yard party next Saturday afternoon July 8 at 2 o clock continuing after night. Rev Arthur Spaid will be among the speakers along with Prof B F Line superintendent A B Slonaker and Kump of Romney. Speaking begins at 430 p m. Everyone is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trone
Christian Church Sunday School
Arthur Spaid
He: West
B. F. Line
A. B.slonaker
Kump
Romney
Prohibition Law Enforced as Firearm Near Dry Areas Becomes Felony
Richmond July 4. State Prohibition Commissioner says enforcing the new law makes possession of firearms near places violating dry statutes a felony. Hal C. Tyler reports a Radford arrest of a man with a 45 Colt revolver while transporting whiskey. Other similar cases report bonds up to $1,000. simple violations carry $500 bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Henry B. Smith
Hal Co. Tyler
Smith
Radford
Tyler
Mountain Falls News Brevities
Mountain Falls Va July 5. Mountain View Sunday school will hold a children service Sunday night July 16 at 8. Mountain Falls Camp Modern Woodmen yard party Saturday night July 8. Visitors include Charles Lockhart Edgar Richard Etta Haseman guests of A W Lockhart. Mrs Melissa Arnold and family visiting E A Richard. Mrs Charles Cleaves and Hilda Lockhart visiting from Forest Glen Md. Youngest son of Frank Hulver burned in kitchen accident by hot grease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountain Falls
Mountain View
Modern Woodmen of America
Charles Lockhart
Edgar Richard
Winchester
Etta Haseman
Stephens City
A. W. Lockharts
Melissa” Arnold
Sor
Lester
Washington
E. A. Richard
Charles Cleaves
Hilda Lockhart
Forest Glen
H. T. Lockhart
James Bucher
Myrtle Moore
Charles Keffer
Strasburg
The Springs of Art by William Howe Downes
A meditation on art as a natural reservoir fed by subterranean springs, flowing freely and joyously to the world. The piece likens masterpieces to water drawn without price yet not without cost to the creator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Howe Downes
Greatness and Lowliness by Pascal
A reflective quote by Pascal on human nature urging balance between recognizing man’s greatness and his animal nature. It warns against overwhelming pride or ignorance and highlights the value of acknowledging both extremes to gain insight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pascal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Martinsburg Evening Journal
Trip
Atlantic City
Cape May
Sea Isle City
Ocean City
Wildwood
N. J
Baltimore & Ohio
H.R. Willis
the Woman's Missionary Society
School House
Ridgeway
Thureday
California
Brotherton-Berlin
F.C.B
Detroit
Chapman
Braddock St
Postoffice
C. 1
Brumback
Bro
Jessie Hillyard
the People’s Drug Co., Inc
North Main St
The
Sarah Zane Races
Little Joe’s
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!