County News Briefs From Middleway West Virginia
Lester Wilson dies at Charles Town Hospital after sudden illness. Interment at Masonic Cemetery. Grace Episcopal Church to hold Lenton services. Mrs. Grove of Charles Town Hospital with pneumonia. Rev. Hazel preached at Methodist Church to a good congregation. Local residents visit and recoveries noted. Ervin Coates relocates to Apple Pie Ridge to work for Mr. Bageant.
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Middleway
W. Va
Lester Wilson
Charles Town Hospital
Lynn Watson
Masonic Cemetery
Methodist Sunday School
Rose G. Kearns
R. W. Shirley
R. A. Smith
I. D. van Metre
Bessie Bergdoll
Blanche
Anne
Kearneysville
Clemmye Baker
Grace Episcopal Church
C. H. Grove
Hazel
Woodstock
Ervin Coates
Robert Carson
Raceburg
Roy Bageant
Apple Pie Ridge
Mr. Bageant
Apple Pie Ridge Items
Apple Pie Ridge Virginia items note visitors from Winchester Opequon and Gainesboro hospital patient at Winchester Memorial and several calls at Bennett Adams and Bennett households. A family accident near Reynolds Store is mentioned with local residents listed.
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Apple Pie Ridge
Melvin Brown
June
Green Spring
Walter Jackson
J. E. Pitman
Winchester
R. M. Hausenfluck
Ernest
Opequon
G. W. Hausenfluck
Dory Miller
A. W. Adams
George Bennett
Cecil Payne
J. M. Bennett
Nelson Brenner
Whitacre
E. B. Brannon
Thomas
Reynolds Store
Inez Adams
M. H. Brown
C. D. Dye
Visitors and local greetings in Mount Pleasant area
Mr. Pleasant Mt. Pleasant Va reports guests from Winchester and Opequon including Alfred Sater and son Carlton, Ray Miller, Vernon White, Linden Ritter, Woodrow and Edwar Perry. Local residents Mr. Perry illness eased, Sunday School set for next week with Lucille Perry leading, services open to all.
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MT. Pleasant
Venner
Alfred Sater
Carlton
Near
Winchester
Ray Miller
Vernon White
Opequon
Linden
Middletown School News Names Editorial Leadership
The staff of Middletown School News announces new editorial leadership positions with an Editor in Chief and Assistant Editor in Chief guiding the publication. Details of appointments and duties were provided by the school district.
Leap Year Belief Sparks Natal Anxiety and Romance
The piece discusses leap year origins in Britain, Caesar and calendar quirks, and 1940 census fears about more old maids. It switches tone to school life with Senior News, play plans by April, Freshman nicknames, and Safety Patrol rosters across grades with captains and substitutes.
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Great Britain
Julius
Caesar
R. W
M. M
Johnny Oh
Toad
Ruth
Work On Furniture at School Shop
Students shown carpentry skills as boys sandpaper, varnish, and repair items in a school shop under Mr. Hoover’s supervision. A note to inspect the workshop and recognize potential future carpenters.
Desk Repaired Giver Fresh Look to Item
A damaged desk receives repairs to restore its appearance making it seem like a new piece. The work restores its surface and finish enhancing its look for use in the room.
Fourth grade study of homes and cultures of children
Fourth grade pupils study far flung lives with tiny spinning wheels and furniture used by American pioneers. Third grade examines children of other lands with maps, clothing, homes, and feeding methods. Junior and senior jokes and school projects blend with class activities, FFA notes, and local humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Betty Coffman
Mary Francis
Oneda Miller
Dorothy Brewer Visits Wierman at Red Bud
Miss Dorothy Brewer spent Friday night and Saturday with Miss Wierman at Red Bud, sharing time and company in a small social gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Brewer
Miss Wierman
Red Bud
Cedar Grove Topics Recounts Local Visits and News
Community notes list visitors to Mrs. Strawderman at Charlottesville Hospital where his condition remains serious. Other items include Mrs. Dix visiting daughter, Fries family illness, Maggie Lewis returning from Virginia, birth of Thomas Lee Singhas, and a weekend trip to Lebanon with a minor car accident but no injuries.
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Cedar Grove
Re. VA
Aoea
Bruce Sis
Erin Fina
Lebanon
Mt Williams Notes Quiz and Debate Night Planned
Mount Williams notes mention a March first pre event with a quiz program a debate and comic recitations by youngsters aimed at gathering the community and showcasing society interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steeee Stel
Local Social Notes From Town and Surroundings
Friends express regret over Mrs. Fanny’s illness and wish for her speedy recovery. Funeral services were held for Mr. Taylor Dodson in Town West Virginia with relatives attending. Youngsters and neighbors spent time at various homes, while Lucian Ashwood begins work as shipping clerk at O Sullivan Rubber Company plant.
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Gonree
Fanny
Walter Bowen
Gon
Madge Fauver
Ter
Irene
Edethyl
Taylor Dodson
W. Va
William Ambrose
Davide Wallace
Maurice Ambrose
Alfred Williams
William Hollis Clowser
Paul Campbell, Jr
Lucian Ashwood
O'Sullivan Ruber Company
W. H. Clowser
Fawcett Gap Notes Local News Update
Mrs Bobbie Fawcett plans to return home by week end after two weeks illness in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Charles Derflinger and family moved to H M Glaize residence. Mrs Bernard Bly and Mrs Robbie Willis of Everstow Md visited Mrs Ersula Bly. W F Orndorff moved from Womeldorf to J W Richard place. Virgie Burkhart family dined with Robert Garrett at Opequon. Hyuffen and Mrs Benton Beach of the area visited Mr and Mrs Robert Fawcett.
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Fawcett Gap
Bobbie Fawcett
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Charles Derflinger
M. O. Orndorff
H. M. Glaize Ut
Bernard Bly
Robbie Willis
Everstown
Ersula Bly
W. F. Orndorff
Womeldorf Place
J. W. Richard Place
Virgie Burkhart
Robert Garrett
Opequon
Hyuffen
Benton Beach
Agd
PTA Meeting At Sidney Gore High School Elects New Officers
A Parent Teachers Association meeting at Sidney Gore High School on February 21 elected new officers: Mrs. Bryan Kern as president, S. T. Biggert as vice president, Mrs Roy Berryhill as secretary, and Mrs. John Ward as treasurer. Mr. and Mrs. Will Havermale visited Berkeley Springs with Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Yost and Mr. Harry Kelchner and family.
Daily Crossword Puzzle Mini Wrap
Crossword item distributed by King Features Syndicate dated 2 16. Contains syndicated puzzle lines and brief instruction text. No readable clues or solutions provided in the fragment.
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King Features Syndicate. Inc
Local Visitors Share Time With Winchester Gore Relatives
fragmentary text notes visits by Nick Orndorff and Philadelphia family, Roy Mitchell and others, spending time with kin in Winchester and Gore, plus a Sunday gathering at Berkeley Springs West Virginia. The remnants mention burned bar somehow and unsettled lines.
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Nick Orndorffant
Philadelphia
Winchester
Gore
Roy Mitchell
Yan
Roytehell
Berkeley Sp . W. Va
Brush Creek Items
Brush Creek Virginia notes from March 1 record Mrs. Nora Whitacre visiting Mrs. Laura C. Dail ey and Miss Lusille Dailey attending Mrs. Laura Dailey’s home. Mr. Fred Mauzy and family from Ridgeway West Virginia called on A. P. Whit acre and Maury home. Callers at Mrs. Karns home included Mrs. Laura Dailey and Mr. P. S. Hyde of Siler Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brush Creek
Nora Whitacre
Laura C. Dailey
Lusille Dailey
Laura Dailey
Fred Mauzy
Ridgeway
W. Va
A. P. Whitacre
Maury
Rat
Karns
P. 5. Hyde
Siler, Va
Neighbors Aid Barn for Sick Mr Triplett After Fire
In a tight-knit effort neighbors helped raise a small barn for John Triplett whose barn burned recently. Triplett is improving though still ill while J W Dunlap remains about the same. Another light snowfall and warmer weather noted.
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John Triplett
Triplett
J. W. Dunlap
Mt Falls Items Mounts News from Mountain Falls
Mt Falls Va March 1 Mr Floyd Hulver of Winchester and Miss Marie Streaker of Liscon Md are spending a few days with Mr Hulvers parents Mr and Mrs B C Hulver Guests of Mr and Mrs E C and Mrs Paul Glynn and daughter Oates on Sunday included Mr and Peachy Mr and Mrs Labon Hodgson and family and Mrs D Sale Messrs Bill Ruse and Russell Anderson of Leesburg Va were visiting Mr and Mrs B C Hulver on Sunday They were accompanied home by Mrs Hulver who will spend a few days with Mrs B L Anderson a native of this place
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Mountain Fals. Va
Floyd Hulver
Winchester
Marie Streaker
Liscon
Leesburg, Va
B. C. Hulver
Hulver
B. L. Anderson
Fragmentary notice hints at local social event
Incomplete OCR text mentions Mrs and Carolee Cave with friends in Winches Dr Warden of Wardensville and a Mr at his home. The readable items suggest a social or personal notice centered on local residents and a gathering in a neighborhood setting.
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Motter
Mare
Carolee Cave
Winches
Warden
Wardensville
Walt Tee
Professors Left In Dilemma At Cornell College
In Mount Vernon Iowa March 1 professors faced disruption when a student janitor hurried to meet a date and accidentally locked two prowling cats inside a lecture hall. The animals were freed after a half hour with minor injuries from door pounding.
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Mount Vernon
Iowa
Cornell College
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