Records of Crow’s Nest reveal prewar plantation life notes
The Berryville estate Crow’s Nest becomes a treasure trove with store orders, letters, and autographs from 1833 to 1865. The collection includes signatures of Nelly Custis and J.J. Janney, plus letters about whiskey, curtains, axes, and railroads, shedding light on Clarke County history before the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crow’s Nest
Berryville
Thomas H. Crow
Marie Crow
W. R. Royce
Miss Crow
Royce
United States
Richmond
Clarke
Frederick
Clarke Bar
Richard E. Parker
Retreat
United States Senate
Nelly Custis
George Washington
Audley
John Esteen Cooke
Judge Parker
Mr. Crow
J. Esten Cooke
Jacob Vanmeter
Thos. H. Crow
Andrew Jackson
Francis McCormick
McCormick
Ammishadi Moore
Am. Moore
Clarke County
Local Markets News Brief
The Star notes markets are correct daily but disclaims responsibility for typographical errors. This brief stresses market data accuracy while cautioning readers about possible typographical mistakes.
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The
Star
Mrs. Painter 67 Dies After Long Illness Near Burnt Factory
Mrs. Ella Painter 68 wife of R W Painter of near Burnt Factory Church died at her home at 11 40 yesterday morning after a long illness She was a daughter of the late Richard Fiddler and Catherine Shreck Fiddler and a member of Burnt Factory Methodist Church Survived by husband and four daughters Lillian Huff Mary Webber Mattie Owens and Stella Shreck Funeral service Wednesday at 2 from Burnt Factory Church with Rev Cephas Fahnestock officiating Pallbearers named Interment in cemetery adjoining church Also radio schedule listings appear for WEAF NBC WJZ NBC CBS stations with various programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Painter
R. W. Painter
Burnt Factory Church
Fiddler
Painter
Richard Fiddler
Catherine Shreck Fiddler
Burnt Factory Methodist Church
Lillian Huff
Mary Webber
Mattie Owens
Frederick County
Stella Shreck
Cephas Fahnestock
Claude Kline
Coleman Dunn
Robert Rhodesfer
Samuel Boyd
Ed Harman
John Car
Riots In Ohio Injure Many As Demonstrators Clash
Police say at least 300 tear gas shells and bombs were used in a riot at the Cleveland plant area lasting about an hour. Rioters with tear gas shotguns and bombs, some sourced from Flint and Pittsburgh, incited violence after a brick shattered a non striker’s car window. Women joined, and police, outnumbered, took cover as the melee spilled into Donovan’s loop bar area where speakers urged larger crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael J. Blackwood
Flint
Mich
Pittsburgh
Blackwood
Wood
Donovan's Loop
Cleveland
Skilled Tool
War talk with Russians begins as Britain and France plan missions
Britain and France prepare to send military representatives to Moscow with approval from both governments. Prime Minister Chamberlain says dates depend on mobilization and asks reporters to wait. Public shifts to vacation plans as diplomacy intensifies amid renewed fears of a peacetime arms push. Berlin comments that the Russian visit by Allied missions is of no concern and naturally to be expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.W. Lewis
W. Cather
Thos. Phillips
H. F. Baker
J. C. Senseney
David H. Allen
Thomas H. Crow
D. H. Allen
Moscow
France
Joseph Edouard Doumenc
Eleanor Rathbone
Chamberlain
Great Britain
United States
John
Britain
Smiths
Browns
Jonese
George
Queen Elizabeth
Balmoral Castle
Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
Berlin
Foreign Office
Soviet Russia
Germany
Tragic Car Crash Claims Arnold Brothers in Virginia
Lee and Travis Arnold died in a collision when their car skidded into a Sunoco oil truck near Winchester Virginia. Their brother Clyde, 19, was injured in a second car as survivors await funeral plans and shock follows the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Travis Arnold
Bendersville
Biglersville
Jones
The
Star
Travis
Sunoco
John Taylor
Clyde Arnold
Staunton
William P. Arnold
South Carolina
Arnold
Mr. Arnold
Winchester
Arnold Brothers
John
Leonard
Clyde
Wayne Arnold
Joyce
Winnie
Ruth Arnold
North Loudoun
Baltimore and Ohio
Lawrence Fries
North Braddock
William C. Luttrell
West Clifford
Lehring Largent
Bloomery Street
Luttrell
Larget
Sargent
Stephens City
S. B. Taylor
Alvin S. Taylor
Clarke Berryville
Clarke County
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Thomas Crow
Merrine
Saxony
A. Elviraylor
Crow
Taylor
Bushrod Taylor
A. E. Taylor
J. J. Janney
Arabia
Clarke Co
Tho H. Crow
Phill
Faulkner
Lucas
J. I
Robert Page
Baltimore
John Esten Cooke
Robert Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Briars
Robt. Morgan Esq
Shen. Bank
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Carper
Millwood
McGuire
Philip Burwell
John B. Taylor
George W. Koonce
Baltimore Sun
Spirit of Jefferson
Charles Town
Cammer Tire Co
Handley School
Chevrolet
Harvey-Davidson
Shenandoah Motor Co., Inc
Winchester, Va
Best Buys
FORD
Bickers Motor Co
Loudoun & Cork Sts
Chapman Motor CO
Loudoun St
Mrs. Garner
John N. Garner
Washington
Congress
Garners
Texas
WEAF
NBC
CBS Chain
WJZ
Poultry Congress
Oth Starier Ie Ois
Reena
Ves Soeietein
Beves
Eereee
Siveres
Wecees
Ohio
Goodzyear Tires
Buncutter Tire CO
Braddock & Germain
Pine Motor CO
Dodge
Braddock & Cecil Sts
Shenandoah Valley
Fred G. Smith
Nineveh
Opequon Bridge
Smith
Walter Hardesty
R. W. Buckner
Buckner
MNO. S. Solenberger & CO
Luther D. Pifer
Commissioner OF Revenue
County
Frederick, Clarke and
Shenandoah
Senate of Virginia
Commonwealth
Gardless
State Senate
B. P. Harrison
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!