Birth of Twins in Grimes Area Noted
Mr and Mrs Harry Leight celebrate the birth of twins at City Hospital Martinsburg West Virginia last week. The Grimes column lists local families visiting Berkeley Springs and other family movements including moves, visits and hospital attendance with names such as A B Orndorff C W Hensell Albert Miller Kathryn Hepner Lutz Good Beverley Crim and Clevenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jason Whetzel
Bartall
William Grove
Martinsburg
Gray Beverley
Farm Crow Loan Board
William Crim
Belair
Ohio
Fiery
Charles Town
W. Va
T. J. Orndorff
Winchester
B. A. Rowland
Near Reliance
Robert Clevenger
Harry Leight
Harry Leight and Children and Mrs. Orndorff
Miller
Hensell
Quicksburg Notes From a Social Week in Town
Quicksburg Va July 30. Mrs W M Arion visits Washington with her sons and relatives while Earl Doll visits his mother Nannie Doll. Several households report weekend visits to relatives in Williamsport New Market and Washington with health updates and a hospital operation for appendicitis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quicksburg
W. M. Arion
Washington, D. C
Earl Doll
Clarendon
Nannie Doll
H. W. Fox
John Co. Jenkins
Claude Litten
Neva and
Justin
Pla Litten
Williamsport
D. EB. Wine
Dallas Litten
L. L. Hottel
B. W. Neff
William Lloyd
Neve Harvey
Litten
Douglas Litten
New Market
Harrisonburg Hospital
T. Guy Dodson
Ashby, Jr
Marvin Dodson
Calvin A. Schaeffer
Alice Schaeffer
George N. McKenzie
Owen Aiken
Anna Mary Pence
Minnie Maphis
Austin Maphis
Mt. Jackson
Clarence Jones
Jones
Samuel Gooden
Timberville
William M. Arion
Staynton
Linden Wine and Son
M. F. Litten
Samuel J. Moore
Beachwood
al Scherer
Jimmy Zirkle
Hyattsville
Roy Zirkle
John Litten and Sons
Riverdale
Local Social Roundup Includes Visits and Work Notes
Late news briefs list visits by the Emmett Ginn and Jolliffe families, plus guests from Washington DC, to Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Heine. W. L. Whittington travels to Strasburg on business. Mrs. Dorothy Windle improves after illness. Lee Pingley and Clarence Windle work on Dr. Snarr's Winchester apartment project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Whittington
Strasburg
Dorothy Windle
Messrs
Lee Pingley
Clarence Windle
Winchester
Dr. Snarr
Milldale Social News Roundup on Visitations and Family Events
Milldale Virginia notes list visits and family gatherings from July including Dorothy Pifer staying with cousin Marguerite Armel in Milldale, Dessie Affleck with Jim and Mrs. Affleck near Winchester, George and Dewey Brown family time, Skyline Drive trip, Shenandoah river camping, new baby for Segregage family, and local attendances at White Hall services with relatives in Winchester and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milldale
Dorothy Pifer
Winchester
Marguerite Armel
Dessie Affleck
Jim Affleck
George Kirby
Berryville
Dewey Brown
Sherwood Butler
M. T. Oliver
Morrison
George Stickley
Shannon
Charles Pifer
T. Warner
Washington, D. C
Shenandoah River
Visitor from Mt Jackson with Mr Austin Maphis on vacation
A months vacation with relatives and Mr. Austin Maphis of Mt Jackson was spent in the area as a business visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Maphis
Mt. Jackson
Oranda Notes Highlights Local Visits and Barley Yield
July notes from Oranda Virginia record social visits among Miller Coffelt Carrier Loving Brumback Hershey and Watson households. Barley yields report up to 45 bushels per acre in the area.
Round of visits and travelers in Boyce Brevities
Residents and guests frequent area homes with summer journeys to Atlantic City Washington D C and many Virginia locales. Visitors include Miss Marian Heine Miss Elsie Gray Hume Captain Charles A Jones and families with trips to Port Royal Orkney Springs Westminster and Natural Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyce
W. H. Racey
Moselle
Atlantic City
N. J
Marian Heine
Washington, D. C
T. P. Jolliffe
Margaret Glascock
Thomas Lee
Paris
Clay B. Carr
J. W. Suddith
Hilda
Charles Richard
John Lee
J. W. Lee
Lindsey Tavenner
White Post
Amos Clary
Wharton
Bowling Green
Huntington
Clay Carr
Charles A. Jones
Masters Garvin
Charles A. Jones, III
Philadelphia
Elizabeth Jones
Port Royal
Robert Hicks
Addison Jones
Ethel Vorous
Daisy Walters
Bernise Ritter
Edna Grubbs
John
Edward Zambro
Orkney Springs
Emma Beemer
S. K. Anders
W. S. Lindsey
Edward and
John Tucker
Jane Cary Lindsey
Westminster
York
Baltimore
Helen Anders
Katherine May Anders
Natural Bridge
Lexington
Hot Springs
Romney
W. Va
Julia Copenhaver
Louis Long
Rippon
Eugene Owens
Marguerite Jolliffe
Chevy Chase
Julian Everly
Winchester
Alexander Jolliffe
Katharine
Fort Shelling
Minn
W. H. Brubaker
A. D. Robertson
Clearbrook
George Gaver
George Allen
Eva
Helen Lee
Mt Williams Items from Mt. Williams Virginia
Mt Williams notes greeting Mr and Mrs Ray Mayhew leave the village for a new home near Mt Pleasant. Visitors include Miss Edethyl Pitcock of Opequon and Irene Fauver of this place. Grange yard party planned at Friendly Grove Friday night. Abner Fauver and Harry Serin killed a rattlesnake on Pancoast ridge. Mrs Virginia Baer ill in Winchester. Clowser family from Winchester visit locals and children stay in North Carolina two months later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Williams
Ray Mayhew
Hom
Mt. Pleasant
Ethel Batten
Staunton
Mary Ashwood
Kenneth Curl
Winchester
A. L. Brewer
Hollis Clowser
Charles Veer
Nelson
Charles Town
W. Va
Frank Clowser
Anard
Gladys Cooper
Mountain View
Edethyl Pitcock
Opequon
Irene Fauver
This Place
Winifred Wilson
Maurice Ambrose
Earle Feuver
Th Place
Paul Campbell
Joyce
Charlotte Campbell
Grange Yard
Friendly Grove
Archie Ebersole
North Carolina
Abner Fauver
Harry Serin
Pancoast
Virginia Baer
Theodore Baer
William Hollis
Paul
Locals share visits and news around Lebanon Virginia
Lebanon locals note guests and travels among residents and relatives in Lebanon Church and nearby towns. Addresses include Washington, Berryville, Winchester, Strasburg, and Philadelphia. events cover hospital stays marriage news and family visits with multiple named individuals and households.
Local notes from Fawcett Gap July update
Clarence Jenkins lies home with a severe cold. Edgar Long of Harrisonburg and Guy Farmer of Galax visit locals. Ruth Brumback ends a six week course at State Teachers College Harrisonburg. Lucian Brumback injured by a colt but not seriously. Evelyn Bywaters visits with her parents. C K Wright and children visit Front Royal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fawcett Gap
Clarence Jenkins
Edgar B. Long
Harrisonburg
Guy Farmer
Galax
John Lowe
Ruth Brumback
State Teachers College
Robert Snapp
F. P. Brumbeck
C. R. Derflinger
Washington, D. C
Lucian Brumback
Evelyn Bywaters
George Bywaters
C. K. Wright
Leonard
Ruth
Front Royal
Cedar Grove Notes From Cedar Grove Virginia
Cedar Grove notes report visitors from Port Clinton Ohio Mr and Mrs Frank Smith Joyce and Ezra Hess. Pic nic at Little Mountain M E Church set for Saturday July 31. Detroit native Levine Saville visits grandmother Mrs Thomas McKee. Mrs Manda Marovle of near Nain visits Ike and Mrs Murray. Lula Lamp and granddaughter of Washington DC visit Ethel Barrett. Leo Lamp family from Washington spent weekend here. Mrs Walter Lewis remains ill at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Grove
Frank Smith
Joyce
Port Clinton
Ohio
Ezra Hess
Little Mountain
Near Nain
Ike Murray
Lula Lamp
Nineveh Mention NINEVEH Virginia Update
Nineveh Virginia July 30 Mr Miller Jett drove to Charles Town West Virginia Saturday afternoon. His aunt Mrs D S Hughes returned with him to Wheatland Manor for a time. Attie Miller, ill for weeks, is slowly improving. Roberta and Raychelle Fleming came back Sunday after a Richmond visit. Weekend guests at Tappahannock and Buckroe Beach included Lawrence Johns and son Buddy of Hagerstown Maryland with E G Johns. Mrs R S Johns of Winchester visited her parents C W Powers and wife Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nineveh
Miller Jett
Charles Town
W. Va
D. S. Hughes
Wheatland Manor
Attie Miller
Roberta
Raychelle Fleming
Richmond
Tappahannock
Buckroe Beach
Lawrence Johns
Buddy
Hagerstown
E. G. Johns
R. S. Johns
Winchester
C. W. Powers
Canterbury Notes From Canterbury Virginia District
Weekend guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert White included Burgess Holloway and daughter Patsy and A. C. Painter of Middle River Maryland. The Perry reunion at Grafton West Virginia drew Lloyd and seven Painter children and other relatives. Charles Layman learned his Pennsylvania brother died in a threshing machine accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canterburg
Robert White
Burgess Holloway
Patsy
A. C. Painter
Middle River
Retha
Ella Rae White
Beatrice
Mildred
Elsie Painter
Rachel Ewings
Front Royal
Kathryn Perry
Perry
Grafton
W. Va
Lloyd Painter
O. D. Perry
Scott Clint
C. C. Perry
Caroline Cline
Lewis Perry
Newton Painter
Maryland
Elmer White
B. A. Rowland
Middletown
Charles Layman
Pennsylvania
High View Social Notes From Jefferson County
High View Virginia notes July 30 with visits from C E Cougill and J E White of Middletown to Cyrus Ebersole. Lavenia Hawes ill at son in law’s home H C Conner. Garlands Bray and daughters visit Roy Grim Front Royal. Ritenour of Stephens City calls on local business. Burke family from near Ridgeway WV visits Hartley. Morningstar family from Washington DC visits Ruggles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High View
C. E. Cougill
Middletown
J. E. White
Cyrus Ebersole
Lavenia Hawes
H. C. Conner
Garland Bray
Roy Grim
Front Royal
Marvin White
Glenn
Billie White
Austin Conner
George Ritenour
Stephens City
H. J. Burke
Near Ridgeway
W. Va
John Hartley
Ernest Morningstar
Washington, D. C
Willis Ruggles
Local Social Notes From Whitacre Virginia and Surrounding Areas
Whitacre Virginia July 30. Mr and Mrs John Spitzer of Berkeley Springs West Virginia were Sunday guests of Mrs B F Spitzer. Miss Bessie Webster and Miss Virginia Gardner were visiting friends here Tuesday. Guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs O H Phillips were Mrs T C Barrow and daughters Carmen Lorraine and Joan of Strasburg Virginia. Mr and Mrs Walter Potts of Washington were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Fred A Whitacre. Allen Smith accompanied them home after a short visit. Children here with whooping cough are Buddy and Jimmy Sargent William Le Whitacre and Gardner Gray Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitacre
John Spitzer
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
B. F. Spitzer
Bessie Webster
W. V
Virginia Gardner
O. H. Phillips
T. C Barrow
Carmen Lorraine
Joan
Strasburg Va
Walter Potts
Washington
Fred A. Whitacre
Allen Smith
Buddy
Jimmy Sargent
William le: Whitacre
Gardner Gray Phillips
Rest Brevities from Rest Virginia and Nearby
Local brief notes from Rest and nearby towns record visits by Rev F H Strieby Mrs Strieby and Mrs E W Smallwood to Gaithersburg Maryland for a Winchester District Home Guild meeting at the Home For the Aged. Social gatherings include Best Sunday School Council hosted by Mr and Mrs M S Snappen and a Shenandoah river outing by Rest Church youths near Charles Town West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rest
F H. Strieby
Strieby
E W. Smallwood
Carter
Legge
Darkesville
Gaithersburg
Winchester District Home Guild
M. S. Snapp
Sunday School Council
Frank Brady
Mary Sanderson
Jean Brady
Baltimore
J. W. Schlack
Brady
David Prince
John Price
Young Peoples Division
Rest Church
Shenandoah River
Charles Town
W. Va
Blanch Stipe
Stephens City
Ethel O’connell
Martinsburg
Phillip
W. A. Brining
Local visitors from Green Springs share trips
Green Springs residents Misses Catherine Nagley and Dolores Wilson spent several days last week with friends at Hedgessville West Virginia. Mr and Mrs Roy Ashton and children enjoyed a Sunday visit in Mar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Springs
Catherine Nagley
Dolores Wilson
Hedgesville
W. Va
Roy Ashton
Mar
Hogue Creek Locals
Hogue Creek Va July 30 Mr Charles Keller returned home after a visit at Mrs Cleve Marple. Mrs Grubbs and children weekend at John Nelsons. Miss Rachel McFarland visited Misses Helen and Eleanor White. Mrs Edgar Abrell and sons Paul and Junior and others were guests of Cleve Marple. Mrs Luther Larrick called on her brother Gover Orndorff. Orndorff family ill with measles. Medlin Beck of Youngwood Pa visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hogue Creek
Charles Keller
Cleve Marple
Grubbs
John Nelson
Rachel McFarland
Helen
Eleanor White
Edgar Abrell
Paul and
Junior
Walter Keller
Paynes Chapel
Guy Abrell
Stephenson
Harry
Social visits and weather mark rural life in July report
Mrs Edward Haines and grandson visit the Moore home. Various relatives and friends call on the Marple Larrick and Gochenour households. Loring Nail and friends tour Gettysburg area. The threshing machine buzzes as drought yields poor wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleve Marple
Edward Haines
Herghter
H. C. Moore
Charles Keller
Marple
Foster
Lester Kilham
S. T. Larrick
Loring Nail
Gettysburg
A. L. Nail
John Gochenour
Scott White
Laura Keckley
Stephens City Notes Visit Highlights Local Families
Misses Marion and Helen Watson of Hot Springs Virginia spent the weekend with their parents Mr and Mrs C O Watson. Miss Mamie Carver returned home after weeks in Luray. Mr and Mrs E C Brumback of Middletown Mrs E R Campbell Mr and Mrs Calvin Grim and Mae Jane Grim visited Wednesday afternoon at the Shenandoah river. Miss Susie Catbaugh spent Thursday night with Mrs H K Turner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens City
Marion
Helen Watson
Hot Springs
C. O. Watson
Mamie Carver
Luray
E. C. Brumback
Middletown
E. R. Campbell
Calvin Grim
Mae Jane
Shenandoah River
Susie Catbaugh
H. K. Turner
Pancake ad joke hinges on ant hill under palm trees
A commercial art firm hires a friend to paint a pancake campaign scene with a seated old Negro woman under palm trees. She endures a long session, asks how long, and learns she sits on an ant hill, a punchline about California ants being numerous yet hardworking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Florida
American News Features, Inc
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W. A. Heine
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Segre Gage
Saville
Myrtle Catlett
Ray Wilson
Wilmer Anderson
Walter Anderson
Florence Harshman
Neices
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Oranda
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Norman Coffelt
Harry Coffelt
Curtis Carrier
Valley Pike
R. A. Miller
C. Bavserman
Annie Rowland
Edgar Loving
J. D. Huffman
H. L. Brumback
Anna Brumback
Julia Hershey
Clarence
Joseph Hershey
J. M. Brumback
O. B. Boyer
Miriam
M. M. Orndorff
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Mt. Williams
Lebanon
Raymond Dinges
Jean McDonald
Jane Carter
Wheatfield
Harwell
Otis Brown
Ernest
W. H. Bowers
Grace Walter
Youngstown
Isaac
Orndorff
Wilbur Dicks
Clara
Marlboro
D. S. Himelright
Chester Bowman
Winchester Memorial Hospital
R. J. Bowman
Hartsberger
J. F. Cleaver
West Virginia
John Paris
New York
Louis Norbeck
Charles Norbeck
Russell Talbot
Trenton
John Norbeck
Donald Stickley
Donald Smith Stickley
Statton Bowers
Bessie Bowers
Margaret Fauver
Frederick Bowers
Julius Keller
Fawcett
Canterbury
Whitacre Mention
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Mary Parks
Lady Bronce
Black Cloud
Mickey Mouse
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