County To Be Represented At Farmers Meet
RONT ROYAL July 23 The Farmers Institute to be held at Blacksburg from July 30 to August 1 will be well represented by this county County Agent David M Cloyd and Assistant Agent Albert Leach will attend four other farmers J A Trenary Bayard Frank R Simpson Rockland Emanuel Stickley and H F Hughes Bayard have stated they definitely expect to attend
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Ront Royal
Farmers’ Institute
Blacksburg
David M. Cloyd
Albert Leach
J. A. Trenary
Bayard
Frank R. Simpson
Rockland
Emanuel Stickley
Ees
H. F. Hughes
Wheat Growers Meet Saturday in Warren County High School
County agent David M. Cloyd announced a Saturday meeting of the Community and County Alotment Committee at 2 p m in the Warren County high school auditorium to elect officers and discuss other important business. Signers of the wheat contracts are urged to attend.
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Front Royal
David M. Cloyd
Warren County High School
Cloyd
Donkey Baseball Game Tonight at Front Royal Arena
Front Royal fans will see a donkey baseball game at the All-Stars stadium tonight at 8 30 with the Front Royal Rotary Lions and the All-Stars lineup featuring Wilbur Trout and a donkey chase around the bases. The Rotary Lions include Windy Lee Tyler Miller Hugh Bowman Jack Morgan S S Downing Sr Tom Kerns Bill Deming Oma Maddox Frank Forsyth Jr and Ben Sager. The All-Stars lineup lists Byrne Downing Jr Frank Nesbit Lacy and Lyle McFall Coopy Goodwin Percy Hines Benny Hoffman Billy Smith Sam Simpson Mope Johnson and Speedball Johnson. Players are mounted on donkeys except pitcher and catcher while a ball hit sends the batter mounted for a dash to first.
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Front Royal
Front Royal All-Stars
Front Royal Rotary Lions
Wilbur Trout
Rotary Lions
Windy Lee
Tyler Miller
Hugh ‘Bowman
Jack Morgan
S&s
Front Royal News round up of local visits and health updates
Little Bobby Striker improves from mumps while visitors arrive at local homes. Captain Macatee prepares for deployment to the Philippines. Harriett Tynnes visits the area office, and Dr. Carper recovers after meningitis treatment. Several residents travel to and from camps and meet events in Virginia.
Shenandoah Valley League Tonight Games
Charlottesville visits Harrisonburg for a night game while Front Royal plays Staunton in Shenandoah Valley League standings and schedule news.
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Shenandoah Valley League
Culpeper
Front Royal
Harrisonburg
Charlottesville
Staunton
Heurich
Waynesboro
Orange
Barbara Bell Child Dress Pattern Piques Simple Formal Look
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1697 B offers a shirt waist dress for growing girls with a high neck and puffed sleeves. The design ranges in sizes 6 to 14 and uses 3 1/2 yards of 36 inch fabric plus ribbon for the sash. The Barbara Bell Pattern Book features many other patterns for children and women. A 15 cent copy of the pattern book can be ordered by mail.
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Barbara Bell
Marian Martin
Deaths John J Thorpe 70 Funeral Held in Front Royal
Funeral services were held at Front Royal Methodist Church for John Jack son Thorpe 70 who died yesterday at his home near Bristoe. Interment followed at Prospect Hill cemetery. He was a native of the county and survived by six sons Vernon Arthur Thomas Russell Renie and one daughter Virginia, plus three brothers Benjamin Robert and William.
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John J. Thorpe
Front Royal
Front Royal Methodist Church
John Jackson Thorpe
R. Moorman Parker
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Thorpe
Bristoe
Mr. Thorpe
Vernon
Front Royal Remount Depot
Arthur
Baltimore
Thomas
Shenandoah County
Russell
Renie
Virginia Thorpe
Benjamin
This County
Robert
Charles Town
W. Va
William Thorpe
This Place
Funeral Service for Mrs Smedley at Happy Creek Home
Afternoon services for Mrs. Sarah Cather ine Smedley were held at her daughter Mrs. W. D. Halls home near Happy Creek. Rev E L Helmintoller of Linden officiated. Smedley born 1855 lifelong Linden Church member invalid six and a half years survives DeWitt Smedley Middleburg and daughters Mrs Hall Happy Creek and Mrs Wesley Henry.
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Front Royal
Sarah Catherine Smedley
W. D. Hall
Happy Creek
E. L. Helmintoller
Linden
Marriage Licenses Issued in Warren County
From the office of the clerk of the court of the Circuit Court of War ren County a marriage license was issued yesterday to Winter Williams a native of Rappahannock and Martha Cameron also a native of Rappahannock. On Saturday a license was issued to Thomas Long and Marion Saffell. Long is a member of the Harmony Hollow C C C Camp and a native of Chesterfield county while Miss Saffell is the daughter of Mr and Mrs R A Saffell of this place.
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Front Royal
Circuit Court
Warren County
Winter Williams
Rappahannock
Martha Cameron
Thomas Long
Marion Saffell
Long
Harmony Hollow
Justice Olmstead Returns to Pront Royal Court
July 23. After an absence of a orna ve he Walter G. Olmstead returns to the bench in the royal court. Assistant trial justice William C. Armstrong, Jr. presided in his absence. Several cases were expected to be heard before Olmstead late this afternoon.
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Pront Royal
Orna
Walter G. Olmstead
Une
William C. Armstrong, Jr
Justice Olmstead
Resolutions by Sunday School As Health Measure
The Sunday School of Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church adopted four health resolutions on July 21. They call for reconsidering the ministerial association decision on closing Sunday Schools, keeping classes under 16 closed until danger subsides, barring theatre tickets for under 18s, and shutting playgrounds pools and all public children’s gatherings during the danger period.
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Sunday School
Market Street
W. M. Brashears
W. R. Johnston
J. Madison Spurr
Sec'y
Millwood Road Work Speeds Toward Labor Day Completion
City records show faster progress on the Millwood Road entrance project after July 17 when the City Manager complained to state officials about the contractor. State officials plan a site visit this week with Richmond engineer T F Loughborough and highway official Mullen, and officials expect finish by Labor Day.
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Millwood Road
Arthur M. Field
Field
T. F. Loughborough
Richmond
Mullen
Highway Department
Car collision at Falls Church injures two men
Harold Campbell of near Kerns town and Vernon Haines of Falls Church were involved in a minor auto collision at an intersection Sunday night. Haines suffered slight cuts and bruises, with only minor damage to both cars and no other injuries reported.
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Harold Campbell
Kernstown
Vernon Haines
Falls Church
Mr. Haines
Hailstorms Persist in Cape Horn Region
Hailstorms in the Cape Horn region may last up to three weeks, with some years recording days or more of hail activity. The pattern suggests extended severe weather events affecting local areas.
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Cape Horn
Death summons Mrs Eliza Foster at Waynesboro
Mrs Eliza J Foster of an old county family died after a brief illness in Waynesboro Virginia at eighty six. She widow of Abraham Foster and daughter of William J Phillips. She leaves several children a sister and a brother and was aunt to local Ritter relatives. Funeral Thursday with interment in Waynesboro cemetery. She belonged to the Baptist Church.
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Eliza J. Foster
County
Waynesboro
Foster
Abraham Foster
Leaksville
William J. Phillips
Marksville
Page County
Noah Seckford
James P. Phillips
Stanley
C. W. Ritter
George W. Ritter
Winchester
The
Baptist Church
Auto Fire Triggers Winchester Fire Department Response
The Winchester Fire Department rushed to a fire in a vehicle in the 300 block of South Kent Street. Fire officials urge callers to clearly report the fire nature to avoid unnecessary use of four major trucks for minor damage.
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Winchester Fire Department
South Kent Street
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Winchester Evening Star
Richard K. Eddy
Telephone Front Royal 213
Farmers
Front Royal News
Bobby
Edward Macatee
Edgar Poulton
Captain Macatee
Camp
Washington
Philippines
West
Harriett Tynnes
O. W. Carper
Dorothy K. Smith
Little “Cooky” Downing
Virginia Beach
Bar Association
A. J. McKay
Alice McKay
Mr. S. Byrne Downing
Russell Major
Camp Beckford
Harold Smith
Edinburg
Sonny
Sarah C. Smedley
South Fork
Pero
Millwood
Eliza Foster
Pattern Department
West 18Th Street
New York
N. WY
P. Klompus
North Main St
Etta Kett
By Paul Robinson
Barbara Bell Pattern Service
Times Square Station
New York, N. Y
Bell Syndicate
Jno
Moling &Cather
T. F. Timberlake
Hamburger’s Specialty Shop
N. Main Street
Fairmont Avenue
Loudoun Street
Peyton Street
Cork St
South Braddock
Magruder’s Nursery
N. Main
Front Royal Highway
Isaac Isner
Route 1
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P. O. Box
Woodstock Avenue
L. J. Kilby
Flint Hill
Amherst Street
Water Street
Albert
Monmouth
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Cincinnati
Rawleigh
Eee
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