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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1935
Page
2
A lively Gore Virginia community notes social gatherings at the Ladies Aid Society including a fortune teller visit, a debating oyster supper benefiting the library, and multiple family visits from nearby towns. Illness and recoveries are mentioned among residents, with several trips to Berkeley Springs and Morgantown area relatives.
Siler notes a well attended spelling bee at Howard's Chapel on Saturday night. Local families are featured as several DeHaven and Lamp relatives visit, with mentions of visits and social calls among residents, including Ray DeHaven and Mrs. Ruth M. Kerns.
Visitors from Washington and Loudoun County joined local residents for weekend calls in Boyce. Camp Humphrey sergeant Braxton Strode spent time with his parents while Bobby Hooker visited grandparents in Berryville. Local clubs and hospital visits were reported among residents and guests across Boyce and Huntingdon Farm.
Mrs Belle Hicks spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs W W Hicks. Mr W B Whitlock suffered a heart attack Tuesday and was briefly unconscious but recovered. Mrs Ruth Whitacre returned from Memorial improved. Mrs J B White ill for a month and improved. Mrs Kate Miller visited Mrs J B White. Families of McKee visited White home Sunday with Mrs Bettie Fletcher Leonard Fletcher Ellen Oates Ola Fletcher. Mrs George McKee called to Romney West Virginia for a daughter’s illness. Mrs Marshall Haree.
Community notes from Angers Store West Virginia dating March 8 describe visits among neighbors Mrs Homer Shade and children with Mrs Fearnow near Stotle s Cross Roads Mrs Amanda Crosen and Mrs Dr G DeHaven called on neighbors Troy Dick and children visited Rey Reynolds Store Mr Ora Mason returned to Shockeysville Va Jerry Dick visited Seymour Bohrer Stork visitation at Utah Crosett home brought a baby boy to Mr and Mrs Charles Mace Those visiting Troy Dick included Misses Mary Unger Esther Shade Messrs Fred and Dennis Unger Linwood Newbrough Mrs Troy Dick visited her aunt Mrs J W Bageant
Mr and Mrs S H Braithwaite were surprised when their children hosted a birthday gathering last Wednesday night. Attending were Mr and Mrs Lee Dick and son Bobby of Stephens, Mr and Mrs Lester Kerlin, Mr and Mrs James Chauderis, Mr and Mrs Coleman Dunn and daughter Frances of Winchester, Mr and Mrs Edgar Collins and sons Woodrow and John of White Hall, Mr and Mrs Lee Whitacre of Whitacre, Miss Hazel Baker and Messrs Curtis Funkhouser and John Gunn.
Local items include visits by Guy Zepp and Ernest Cooper, a sale at the Himelright property drawing good prices, George Chapman recovering from blood poisoning, and upcoming sermons at Gravel Springs Church on the eighth commandment. Mrs Zepp returned from Florida with her husband and plans to leave Virginia. Sunday School and preaching are scheduled again at Gravel Springs Church next Sunday.
Oranda Virginia notes detail Sunday visits from H C March family and Irene Strother of Winchester. Local dinner guests included Luther Pifer and family, and Rev F B Snapp’s household. Officers elected at the Oranda Telephone Co annual meeting are R A Miller president, L M Pangle secretary, M M Orndorff treasurer.
Rev. B F Spitzer was dinner guest of Mrs Laura Orndoff on Sunday. The Kump family from Highview West Virginia visited Mr and Mrs Scott White. Walter Miller and children spent Sunday with relatives at Edinburg. Mrs Laura Orndoff and child were among those mentioned.
Granddaughter Betty Orndoff with Mrs. Vernon Baker on Thursday. Mr and Mrs Colonel Hammack and son Edwin of Baltimore Md and Mrs Luepenne son of 8 were their brother in law and sister on Saturday. Miss Vivian Triplett of Winchester spent the weekend with Miss Helen Hoover. Evangelist and Mrs Pete Salsky of Westernport Md spent Tuesday with Mr and Mrs Scott White. Miss Pauline Crowser confined at home with a severe cold. Many friends wish her speedy recovery. Misses Helen Eleanor and Ruthanna White visited Miss Violet and Miss Mary Nail. Miss Hilda Triplett visited her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Less Ramey over the weekend. Miss Annabess and Mildred McCormick visited Mrs Laura Orndoff on Sunday. Mr Frank Orndoff visited his sister Mrs Marion Cooper on Monday. Mrs Silas Palmer and children spent Monday with Mrs David Foster.
Weekend visits and local calls color the Lebanon church note card. Residents from nearby towns visit, with mention of illnesses, moves, and a Royal Neighbors banquet planned for March 16. A miscellaneous shower honors Mrs. Donald Stickley with gifts and a menu, in a village social roundup.
Weekend visitors to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Inskip included Wilbur Costello and Audrey Dell Frye from Martinsburg West Virginia while Sunday guests came from Loudoun county and Martinsburg. A surprise birthday party for Anna Virginia Campbell featured a 14 candle cake and dancing games with refreshments served by Mrs Campbell and Miss Louise Kline.
Mr. and L. B. Dutrow and children in Front Royal report ongoing illness. many neighbors visit and travel between Winchester, Montour Alaa, Canterbury, and Washington. Local families mix at gatherings, birthdays, church friends, and medical updates as residents share health, travel, and home life details.
Mrs J M Darlington returns from Washington after three weeks away. Eugene Adams drove a Winchester party to Dayton. James Flowers bought a new radio. Ursel DeHaven family visited Siler. Nat Ritter in Pennsylvania for a brother’s illness. Local visits include DeHaven, Loomis, and Edwards families. Spelling match at Howards Chapel drew many. Opal Davis improves at home. Visitors include Ruth Kerns and others. Hope Richard returns home from Mountain Falls. Don and James Flowers visit Clifton Price.
Mrs. F. J. Gardner visits friends in Whitacre Virginia on Saturday. Mr. Thomas Byrum returns to Washington after weeks with his family in town. Mr. and Mrs. Holmes Fletcher receive congratulations on the birth of a son.
Elder A. Lewis Hudson spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tobin and led services at Zion on Sunday. Mrs. Libby Madigan and daughter Whorley plan to return from Gaithersburg Maryland. Mrs. Charles Powers remains ill at home. Peggy Barrett sprained her ankle at Cedarville and is improving slowly. William Fleming and C. N. Shepard drove to Richmond. The Women's Auxiliary of the Presbyterian Church will meet at Mrs. Tobin's home on Tuesday. A Buena Vista dance Friday night drew a large crowd.
The article notes the Washington Monument was finished 36 years after its cornerstone was laid, marking a long construction span and final completion milestone.
MAR 71 p.m. W. H. Cochran near Nain offers household goods. MAR 20 12 noon Geo C Wright near Stephens City lists Pure bred Guernseys, other livestock and machinery. MAR 26 Robert Bell on Dr Bell Farm offers stock and implements. MAR 19 farm implements household furniture hay fodder 1 p.m. Senseney Road Mrs.
Green Spring Virginia March 9 families in this section have moved recently. Miss Garnetta Wilson and Frances Strother were guests of Roy Ashton Sunday. Mr and Mrs E P Nagley spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Nathan Shirley Summit Point. Death of Mr George Braithwaite reported. Mrs E L Dick and sons Galen and Sherman visited Mr and Mrs Ernest Milburn.
Japan lies on volcanic soil with extensive mountain chains, leaving only about one third of the land suitable for cultivation. The rugged terrain shapes agriculture and settlement patterns across the country.
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