Historic Turnpike Link to West Virginia and Civil War Trails
Articles recall the old Virginia Turnpike from Winchester to the Ohio River. It notes battles with Indians on Hampshire County routes, Civil War raids by Jones Imboden and Jackson near Grafton and Rowlesburg, and Bailey Brown as the first Union fallen in the state. The project aims to revive the road for faster east west travel and tourism.
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Springs
House ‘of Delegates
Winchester
West
Saerkersburg
Ohio
Virginia
United States
New York
Pemnsylvania
Maryland
Tone Tate Srey
Hampshire County
Mill Creek Mountain
Preston County
Ohio River
Claudius Rrozet
Napoleon Bonaparte
Cheat River
Rowlesburg
Potomac
Hampshire Unty
Ampshire County
Romney
Hanging Rock
Isaac Zane
West Virginia
Jones
Imboden
Jackson
Grafton
Fétterman
Bailey Brown
Davis prominent figure noted in Yellow Springs report
In Yellow Springs West Virginia a Davis figure is highlighted in a brief local note with sparse context and no additional details available.
Read House Hires Miller O Rear as Assistant Manager
In Chattanooga a photo in This Week in Chattanooga highlights Miller O Rear, Winchester native, now assistant manager at the Read House. The hotel, among the souths largest with 800 rooms, cost $2,000,000 to build and faces major streets. Frank Gregson, ex manager of the George Washington Hotel in Winchester, leads the Read House. O Rear is noted as a top hotel man in the region.
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Chattanooga
Chamber of Commerce
Miller O’rear
Winchester
Read House
South
Frank Gregson
George Washington
Readouse
O’rear
Gregson
Southern Society To Give Medallion
The College of William and Mary will award several new prizes at year end exercises. Honors include scholarship spiritual leadership and general ability with the Sullivan medallion and certificate to be given for spiritual leadership.
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College of William and Mary
Algernon Sydney Sullivan
New York Southern Society
Calytabs Promised Purification for Complete Health
Advert says doctors praise perfect purification of the system as foundation for health. Encourages a thorough Calytabs course weekly for several weeks to revitalize the body. Claims Calotabs as the greatest system purifier with a family package for 35 cents at drug stores.
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Naturé
Music class opens by Margaretta C Whiting in Winchester
Margaretta C Whiting a Peabody Conservatory graduate and St Hilda's Hall music faculty member will open a piano harmony and music history class in Winchester on June 15 for details contact M C Whiting Berryville Virginia Note dated June 2 1931
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Margaretta C. Whiting
Peabody Conservatory
St. Hilda’s Hall
Charles Town
W.va
Winchester
M. C. Whiting
Berryville
Mount Pleasant Notes
Mount Pleasant Virginia notes list several social visits on a recent Sunday and weekend. Visitors include Miss Zela Spillman from near Winchester with her cousin Miss Mary Renner and Mrs. Johar Dix with children from Kernstown visiting Dorsey Ritter. Other locals host and entertain relatives from Yellow Springs Gainesboro Boyce and Rosenberger areas last weekend.
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Mount Pleasant
Will Lamp
Roy Brill
Zela Spillman
Near Winchester
Mary Renner
Johar Dix
Kernstown
David Bowman
Ohio
Dorsey Ritter
Clark McDonald
Cal Armel
the Gap
John Perry
Irvin Boyce
Paul Martin
Yellow Springs
James Boyce
Dana DeHaven
Gainesboro
James A. Boyce
Edna Allamong
Winchester
James Rosenberger
Sewell Cadwallader
Burrell Thomson
Boyce
Ward Cadwallader
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Northwest Pike
RCH
Yellow Springs, W. Va
Miller O
Southern Society
C. B. Smalts
National Ave
John S. Solenberger & Company
Thrifty Women
Emmett
Coty
Woodbury’s
THE
Betty Shoppe
Wende
North Main St
Carter’s
Georgette
Moling & Seal
Nature Magazine
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