Promoter Promises Big Plant At Berkeley County Farm
Ridgeway Berkeley county promoters plan two large manufactur ing plants for a cheap automobile to attract a city of 12000. George Klack deeded land to A R Falk and paid about 20000 for property with optioned loans. Only weatherboard shacks exist as weather and stock law concerns surface amid New Detroit boom chatter.
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Ridgeway
Berkeley County
Mararg
George Klack
A. R. Falk
George J. Schiacken
West
Virginia
Biue
New
Detroit
Valley Pike Extension Aims to Link Winchester to Bristol
State Highway Commission members announced projects to extend the Valley Pike from Staunton to Roanoke via Lexington with three foot wide concrete shoulders on both sides, creating a 20 foot wide right of way. The extension toward Staunton Roanoke is slated for completion next winter or spring, completing a north south highway from Winchester to Bristol with a remaining 25 mile gap only. Chairman Shirley envisions the Valley Pike becoming a major boulevard, though timing for the concrete shoulders was not specified.
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Harrisonburg
State Highway Commission
Wade H. Massie
Staunton
Roanoke
Lexington
Henry ¢. Shirley
Charlottesville
Richmond
Massie
Staunton-Roanoke
Winchester
Bristol
Shirley
Valley
Pike
Ravpling Rhymes by Walt Mason Errors and Oddities
A playful verse fragment titled Ravpling Rhymes by Walt Mason. The piece mocks present woes and forecasts mood shifts and minor calamities as days unfold with shifting colors and growing pains.
Fears of the Future Weigh on Our Hearts
Fragmentary verse laments aging and fear of unknown evils. The speaker resists imbecile fears and yearns for courage to face upcoming days despite distress and grief. The poem expresses appetite and fatigue alongside existential dread.
Mrs Colvin Dies After Paralysis At Home Visit
Mrs. Eliza Colvin died May 29 in Frederick county after a paralysis attack at the home of Mrs. Frank Lockhart on Hichland avenue. She was 85, wife of the late William H. Colvin, survived by three children, funeral held at Friends burying ground with Seventh Day Adventist minister Rev. Phillips.
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Eliza Colvin
Frank Lockhart
Hichland Avenue
Colvin
William H. Colvin
J. F. Stout
Stephens City
Jamesh J. Colvin
Wheatfield
John H. Colvin
Winchester
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Frederick County
Friends
League Schedule Revised for Shenandoah Valley Baseball Loop
Shenandoah Valley League directors met at Strasburg to revise the 1923 schedule and extend Luray's boundary to include all of Page county. Winchester opens at Strasburg Saturday with other shifts including New Market at Harrisonburg and Mt. Jackson-Edinburg visiting Luray. Umpires named: Warrren, Newman, Pope, Rothgreb.
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Mt. Jackson
Luray
Boundry
Page County
Shenag‘doar Valley League
Strasburg
Winchester
Harrison ‘Burg
New Market
Woodstock
Ee Royal
Crawford
Yom
Warren
Huston Newman
Woodck
Harisonburg
Pope
C. R. Rothgreb
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Wee Betty
Shoppe
P. C. Neidemeyer & Co
Maxwell House Coffee
Easton
Cooper Mose. and Oil CO
Warner
Moling & Seal
R. Fulk
Sghlagk
Walt Mason
Bether
Pomturrow
Franklyn
Parnum
Universal Comedy
Skillcraft Clothes Shop
N. Main St
Snapp’s Foundry
Funk. & Son
Society Brand
J. M. Orndoff
Mt. Jackson-Edinburg
Juray
Shenandoah City
Sperryville
Underwood
W . the Office Supply Co., Inc
SDC Joy
Eere
Philip F. Havey
Piccadilly
Market
Braddock
Detrott
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