Grimes Community Notices and Weekend Visitors
Grimes notes a Mother’s Day sermon by Rev. Charles Grubbs at Galilee Church on May 1 in the minister’s absence. Residents and visitors include Joyce Padgett and family of Washington DC, Donald Fleek and family of Portland MD, and many locals visiting or staying with relatives. Reports mention illnesses, hospital stays, and social visits across Martinsburg, Hopewell, Orchard Glen Farm, and Shepherdstown, with a death in Berkeley County and Apple Blossom attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C
Hillyard
Winchester
Dorman Affleck
Elwood Affleck, Jr
Burnt Factory
Jonah Good
Charles Kerns
Martinsburg
Isaac Kerns
Orchard Glen Farm
Arthur Purtlebaugh
Mt. Williams
Clarence Penn
Charles Hensell
Fairfax Shewbridge
Richmond
Jimmie Mills
Children’s Hospital
Brooke Taylor
Kenneth Reach
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Bill Bailey
Harrisonburg
Edgar McKown
Berkeley County
Samuel Swimley, Jr
Memorial Hospital
Grimes
Sarah Zane Names Delegates to 1955 CVVFA Convention
Five delegates to the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association annual convention in Keyser West Virginia in August were named at the Sarah Zane Fire Company May meeting. Delegates are John Rodman Jr Richard Ritter Ronnie Haines Maurice Lake and Michael Doran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Keyser
W.va
Sarah Zane Fire Company
John Rodman, Jr
Richard Ritter
Ronnie Haines
Maurice Lake
Michael Doran
Doran
Strasburg
Thomas K. Fitzpatrick
Winchester
Fitzpatrick
May 14 Sales Directory Listings Auction Schedule
Major local sale announcements list multiple auctions on May 14 and later. Items include farm machinery tools furniture household goods livestock real estate and estates in Winchester Stephens City Middletown Brucetown Charlestown and surrounding areas with auctioneers E T Snider Chas R Duvall Byron Brumback Buddy Artrip Paul E Miller Jr and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston N. Place
Place Bros. Tire Co
Winchester
E. T. Snider
E.&. Householder
Chas. R. Duvall
Salem
Rebecca Owens
Macedonia Church
Jim Smith Place
Buddy Artrip
W. E. Edwards
Frederick County Court House
Middletown
Chas
R. Duvall
Roy Russell
Myrtle M. Fefzer
Samuel St
Charles Town
W. Va
Paul E. Miller, Jr
Duncan C Gibb
Euclid Ave
Home Demonstration Club Set to Meet May 13
Middletown notes report the Home Demonstration Club will hold its regular monthly meeting May 13 at 10 a.m. in the school cafeteria. Attendees will work on etched trays and lamp shades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Home Demonstration Club
Margaret Flickinger
Winston Huffman
J. D. Huffman
J. H. Brumback
Malcolm Brumback
Walt McCauley
Lovell Cooley
W. E. Edmondson
Blair Cook
Claude Morrison
Roanoke
Mr. Cook
E. B. Cook
Mr. Morrison
Washington, D. C
Julia Werrick
Rose Hawse
Winchester
Max Geddes
Falls Church
James Bryson
Long Island
N. Y
Robert Randle
Fairfax
Mae Ginn
Answers to Quiz Questions From Page Four
Answers list quiz items with historical and factual points: 19th amendment date August 26 1920, college president, San Francisco Bay, carbon monoxide, Dick Powell, near Gettysburg Pennsylvania, Giants beat Indians 4 to 0, passport division function, eight states, IRS subject to special agents uncovering unpaid taxes with 1954 findings of 1300 agents and about 180000 dollars per agent recommended taxes and penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Bay
Dick Powell
Gettysburg
New York Giants
Cleveland Indians
Department of State
States
Winners Named In Bland District Musical Contest
Victor Ludwig a flutist from Charlottesville and Josephine Pollard a vocalist from South Arlington won first place in the James Bland Musical Memorial Scholarship contest at Harrisonburg High School. District chairman Robert Gaines presided. other contestants Garvin Walter Jr and Jo Ann Browne did not place. First place advances to the May state convention in Roanoke to meet other zone winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Ludwig
Charlottesville
Josephine Pollard
South Arlington
James Bland
Harrisonburg
Lions Club
Robert Gaines
Garvin Walter, Jr
Jo Ann Browne
Berryville
Virginia
Roanoke
Lebanon Church News and Local Visits Report
Pvt. Melvin Hodson and his wife and daughter returned to Fort Knox Kentucky after two weeks with relatives. Various local residents visited family in Virginia and North Carolina. Church work began on a new addition at the Lebanon Lutheran Church. Jean Malone and Leo Planger married April 25 in Strasburg Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
H. F. Campbell
Pfc
Jesse E. Wismer
Wismer
Amy Campbell
Gertie Pingley
Walter Brown
Charles Town
W. Va
Lebanon Lutheran Church
Jean Malone
Luther Malone
Leo Planger
Joseph Planger
Harry M. Crim
Strasburg Presbyterian Church
W. B. Humphries, Jr
Willa Beth
Adam Keller
Raleigh
N. C
N. C. They Were Accompanied Home By Sat. W.B. Humphries, Jr
Charles Hodson
J. L. Hodson
Aubrey Funk
Lineweaver Wright Tops bred heifer judging at 4-H event
Leonard Lineweaver Wright of Nokesville FFA won the bred heifers judging with 9583 points and a $3 prize. Herbert Teague was second with 95.82 points. Other top finishers included Donald Unger, George Noland, Rusty McDonald, Reid Everley, Robert Belford, and Roy McDonald scoring 93.75 or 93.73 points, all earning $0.50. Pyne and Painter tied in estimating weights at 1000 pounds, winning $2.50 each. Bobby Michael won the open heifer weight estimate with 980 pounds and $2.50. Open heifer estimators Larry Bowers and Jack Piercy also earned $2.50. Awards funded by Shenandoah Valley breeders, local banks, and credit groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Wright
Nokesville F. F. A
Herbert Teague
Donald Unger
James Wood
George Noland
Fauquier
Rusty McDonald
Middletown
Reid Everley
Clarke County F. F. A
Robert Belford
White Hall
Roy McDonald
Belford
Eugene Pyne
Boyce
Bobby Michael
Harry Sanders F. F. A
Edward Ahlers
Strasburg F. F. A
Larry Bowers
Meems Valley 4-H Club
Jack Piercy
Shenandoah Valley
Shorthorn Breeders’ Association
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
National Farm Loan Association of Winchester
Shenandoah Production Credit Corporation
Local air force post training facility praised as best equipped
An Air Force spokesman described the local post housing the third class set for Thursday at 8 p.m. in the George Washington Hotel as one of the area’s best equipped. Officers said residents should support the project, noting the building was erected and finished in half a day and donated by Frank Schaeffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Air Force
Frank Schaeffer
Earliest American Might Lurk in Nevada Ash Pit
Archaeologist Mark Harrington leads a Southwest Museum expedition to a southern Nevada ash pit where Carbon 14 dating suggests bones of mammoths and giant sloths, evidence that ancient humans may have fed there over 23 800 years ago. The site, discovered by Fenley Hunter for the American Museum of Natural History, is described as the oldest scientifically dated human campground in the Western Hemisphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Nevada
Mark R. Harrington
Harrington
Fenley Hunter
American Museum of National History
Southwest Museum
American Museum
Hemisphere
Europe
Local church activities and family visits noted
The Rev J S Peebles preached at the Methodist Church on May 1 and the Methodist Youth Fellowship held a May 1 worship with Miss Ruth Owens leading. Guests visited area families including Mrs Bertha Ashwood and relatives from Hagerstown Hyattsville Winchester Manassas Leesburg and Narrows among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Owens
Hagerstown
Harlin Welch
Oscar Duncan
Kenny Brown
Sue
Narrows
Sallie Omps
Emma Ridgeway
Winchester
R. O. Anderson
Carol Sue
Earl Prince
Amos Prince
Eston Rudolph
Clearbrook
Club Delegates Urged to Raise Business Status
About 300 delegates from the Virginia Chapter of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs gathered in Richmond for a three day convention. Miss Marguerite Rowalt urged delegates to raise their status in business and announced a new award for the club with the most original program by July 1956. Awards were given for membership growth and district achievements. Today’s events include state officer elections and a banquet at the Jefferson Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia Chapter of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Aim High
Marguerite Rowalt
Washington
William F. Cuddington
Roanoke
Norfolk
Harrisonburg
Suffolk
Front Royal
Abingdon
Fairfax
Jefferson Hotel
Local Stocks Report from Winchester Office
Quotations courtesy of White, Weld & Company list stocks including American Furniture Bank of Clarke County Commonwealth Natl Gas and N W Industries. Notable prices show Potomac Edison common and preferred items, Shenandoah Valley Apple Cider and Vinegar, Virginia Storage, and Victor Products with varied par values and yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White, Weld & Company
Winchester
American Furniture
Bank of Clarke County
Commercial and Savings Bank Cogn Ee Oe Ae Ny
Commonwealth Nat'l Gas
Dan River Mills
Farmers & Merchants Nat'l Er
George Washington Hotel
Green Chemical Company
Life Insurance Company of War
N & W Industries
Potomac Eds
Virginia Woolen
Winchester Storage
National Fruit Product
Potomac Edison
OIA
Acd
O’sullivan Rubber
Biter Meess
Shenandoah Valley
Victor Products
Bae Bg Ra
Virginia Storage
Buffalo numbers in the United States rise with conservation
The American bison once roamed about 50 million in the 16th century. By 1895 only 800 remained. Intensive conservation has increased counts to over 5 000, with hunting prohibited and animals limited to refuges and parks.
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United States
Social Visits Across Families in White Hall Area
Mrs Mildred Showalter visited her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Lester Moulden. Mr and Mrs Irvin Dunkleburger of Falls Church spent May 1 with Mrs Dunkleburger's parents Mr and Mrs B F Strother. Mr and Mrs Lewis Riser and daughter of West Virginia visited Mr and Mrs Albert Luttrell recently. Mr and Mrs Mack DeHaven of Bunker Hill West Virginia and Miss Jamie DeHaven of Winchester called on Mrs Naomi Luttrell. Mr and Mrs Jack Robinson of Berryville visited Mr Robinson's brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Guy Robinson recently. Mrs Floyd Luttrell and daughter of Welltown spent Thursday with her mother Mrs Naomi Luttrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Hall
Mildred Showalter
Lester Moulden
Irvin Dunkleburger
Falls Church
Dunkleburger
B. F. Strother
Lewis Riser
West Virginia
Albert Luttrell
Mack DeHaven
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Jamie DeHaven
Winchester
Naomi Luttrell
Jack Robinson
Berryville
Mr. Robinson
Guy Robinson
Floyd Luttrell
Welltown
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Martha A Boyce
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Cameron
W.w.carlisle
Sarah Zane
CVVFA
Gold Bear
Swift's
C. J. Brumback & Sons
Wholesale & Retail
N. Cameron St
Mamie
Eisenhower
Congressional Club
Supreme Court
Internal Revenue Service
Cammer Tire CO
Seirerling
S. Braddock
Bland
Lebanon Church
Ash Pit
Thailand
Land of
Phumipol Adaldej
Agrico
The
American Agricultural Chemical CO
Green Chemical Co., Inc
Wyck St
Miss Rowalt
Internal Revenue
T. Coleman Andrews
U.S
Franklin
Hopewell
Eastern Shore Club
Allis-Chalmers
Lees
ALLIS
Chalmer
Barr's, Inc
Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc
Hereford
Angus & Shorthorns
Livestock Producers Assn
Administrator's Sale
Place Brothers Tire Company, Inc
Valley Pike
P.T.O
Allis Chalmers
Stainells
G. G. Baker
Salem Church of the Brethren
Stephens City
Dunkard Church Road
A. M. Starkey
International
John Deere
Church of the Brethren
Byron Brumback
Pine Ridge Farm
Four Mile House
Oliver
McCormick-Deering
Crosley
E. S. Householder
Walter Anderson
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