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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1944
Page
5
Buchanan county officials report a 110 foot steel bridge lost during rising water onto the Platte river and disappeared. The incident echoes a past disappearance of a large object in the county, recalling a 40 year old elephant theft in St. Joseph, which remains unsolved.
Brush Creek Virginia announces a yard party at Howard's Chapel on Saturday July 22 attendance open to the public. An all day meeting at Primitive Baptist Church Timber Ridge on July 30 starts at 10 30 am with lunch served. All are invited to attend.
Stephens City Virginia July 20 Those leaving Monday to attend a week’s training at Massanta Springs included Mrs Fred Ridings Mr and Mrs Stuart Pence and son David Mrs Harold Teets Miss Martha Punk Sarah Shryock Shirley Seal Marthena Clevenger Barbara Huffman Mrs Granville Snapp Miss Helen Beaver Mrs R G Trussell Mr Elwood Clevenger James Earl Martin Ewing Albert Colaw and Lee Gregory Also Catherine Cooper employed at Woolworth store spends vacation with Mr and Mrs Willis Lee in Harrisburg Pa Visitors at Camp Wakanda during the week included the Rev and Mrs Walter Smith Miss Mary Tenault Mr and Mrs David Pet rie and daughter Mr and Mrs Eldridge Lemley Mrs Douglas Hames and daughter Miss June Lemley and Mrs Douglas Hames and
A string of social updates records visits among Lemley, Carbaugh, Ritenour, Haines, and other families. Hospital recoveries include Mason Reid after a tonsillectomy at Winchester Memorial. Pauline Hopewell, Irene Beaver, Nancy Parker, and others are noted for health or travel. Several relatives visit Arlington, Front Royal, and Massanetta, with trips to Washington and Flint Michigan. Master Tommy Franklin Ritenour marks his second birthday on July 17.
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