Mount Pleasant Notes
Local notes from Mount Pleasant Virginia list visits and calls among residents. Several families from Winchester Davis and nearby towns are mentioned visiting, along with siblings and relatives. A welcome rain fell last Sunday easing drought concerns, and Gregor Orndorff assisted with harvest nearby.
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Mount Pleasant
Asa Racey
Arthur Sager
Kernstown
Russell Carpenter
Mary
Madilee
Winchester
Harry Lamp
Perry
Gregg Orndorff
West Virginia
Deena
Blanche Williams
John Lakeman
Fawcett Gap
Margaret Milhon
Dorsey Ritter
Buck Pitcock
John Perry
Blanche
Deena Williams
Vernie Cadwallader
Georgia
Ruby Curle
Dick Orndorff
Allie Orndorff
Oflaugherty
Washington
Holliday Orndorff
Davis
W. Va
Gregor Orndorff
Wilmer Carpenter
Berryville
15 Percent Drop In Pig Drop In Virginia This Spring
The spring pig survey by the United States Department of Agriculture and rural mail carriers shows Virginia saved about 15 percent fewer pigs than last spring. Reduced litters and weather lowered the average pigs saved per litter. prices for weaning pigs ranged from 5 to 10 dollars.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Post Office Department
Virginia
United
Camel Cigarettes Ad Praises Quality and Satisfaction
A vintage Camel cigarette advertisement extols Camel tobaccos blending and quality, claiming worldwide demand and unmatched popularity. It invites readers to try Camels for supreme smoking pleasure and notes the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company as the maker in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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Camel
Overdue Bills and the Dollar Family Speak on Credit
In a 1926 tale set in Winchester, Prompt Pay Bill urges the community to curb overdue bills by promoting prompt payments. He argues credit abuse harms business, praising credit records as open books guiding reliable citizens and urging local action to foster payment discipline.
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Winchester
Bill” Dollar
Bill’ Dollar
Bill
Houston
Credit Men’s Association
Tracks of Immense Bear Outlined on Capon Mountain
A Hampshire county resident reported two young men found tracks of an immense bear on Capon mountain near Yellow Springs. The tracks were said to be the largest ever seen in the locality and were plainly outlined in soft earth.
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Yellow Springs
Hampshire County
W. Va
Capon Mountain
Pen-Mar Presbyterian Reunion Attracts Valley Crowd
The 52nd annual Presbyterian reunion at Pen-Mar will be held Thursday July 29. Many Shenandoah Valley residents are expected to attend the day at the picnic resort. Rev. Dr. Frank T. McFaden is on the reunion committee. Prof. William Frederick Loetscher of Princeton University will deliver the annual address. James M. Rose, New York singer and broadcaster, will perform. The event draws the largest crowd of the year at Pen-Mar.
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Pen-Mar
Shenandoah Valley
Frank T. McFaden
Presbyterian Church
William Frederick Loetscher
Princeton University
James M. Rose
New York
Atty General Holds Motor Law Valid
Richmond reports the attorney general states the motor vehicle law passed by the last General Assembly remains valid despite the absence of an enacting clause. The ruling upholds the law's enforceability and its application statewide.
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Richmond
General Assembly
Big Chief to Lead American Y M C A Delegation
Albert Kobe full blooded Chippewa Indian will head the U S delegation to the International Y M C A Congress in Helsingfors Finland. The photo from Lawrence Kansas shows Kobe in the costume he will wear as the Big Chief of the American delegation.
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Congress
Y.M. C
Finlanta
Albert Kobe
United States
Helsingfore
Finland
Lawrence
Kan
Kobe
Attorney General Rules Law Valid Despite Clerical Error
Attorney General Saunders issued an opinion to Motor Vehicle Commissioner James H Hayes Jr finding no Virginia statute invalidates the law despite an absent enactment clause. He notes the omission was a clerical error by a 1926 clerk and that the bill, passed by both Houses and signed by the Governor, remains valid.
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Saunders
James H. Hayes, Jr
Virginia
General Assembly
Rodeheaver Captivates Massanetta Audience With Music
Homer Rodeheaver headlined a Massanetta Springs event with his School of Music as part of a double header in the Bible Conference. The crowd roared at his return and joined in singing America while Ruth Rodeheaver Thomas received praise for her performances. The program runs through the week alongside the Rodehever School of Music and the intermediate camp for boys and girls.
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Rodeheadér
Massanetta
School of Music
Rodehaaver
Billy Sunday Choir
Staunton
Billy Sunday Party
Harrisonburg
Rodeheaver School of Music
Massanetta Bible Conference
Rodeheaver
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Sample Shoe Store
Heer Baker’s Drug Store
Viola
Janie Kirby
Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, N. C
Billy Sunday
Massanetta Springs
Homer Rodeheaver
Hillside
VANS
N.B. C
Libby
Gibb’s
van Camp
Creat Atlantic & Pacific
Nathanson Company
N. Loudoun
Main
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