Old Maid's Convention Sparks County News
May 12 updates from Lebanon Church Virginia note many residents visiting relatives and attending events. Plans for the Old Maid's Convention at the school house, costumes and laughter are described as the season's standout activity with a total of local mentions including visits to Winchester Baltimore Richmond and ideas for a late night eclipse.
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Chanete Fance
Mildred, Green
Winchester
W. L. Snarr
Clyde Borden
Washington, D. C
Viola Borden
Leo Borden
N. F. Dinges
Raymond Dinges
Skyline Drive
Clay Hockman
Greyhound Bus Company
Milton Hockman
Grace Walter
Ida Keller
Lee Pingley
Frances Lee Pingley
H. C. Himelright
Frederick County
G. G. Gump
Mary
Fuller
G. F. Gore
H.jc. Clower
Kitty Lou Gore
Baltimore
Wheatfield
Evelyn Henderlite
Oak Grove
Henderlite
Lillian Pingley
Thelma
Lily
Messrs
Price Henderlite
Jimmy Greek
Richmond
John and
Lincoln Bowman
Stephenson
Clara Keller
Marmola Weight Loss Ad Claims Easy Fat Reduction
An old advertisement promotes Marmola Prescription Tablets as a simple one day method to reduce excess weight caused by glandular failure. It stresses normal health, cautions against non medical diagnoses, and claims over thirty years of public use with more than twenty million boxes sold. It advises obtaining Marmola from a drugstore and notes the formula is in every package.
Local notes from Middletown Virginia May reports
Mrs. James I. Larrick returned home after winter in Florida. Mrs. John Beatty of near Reliance visits her son and daughter in law Alvin Beatty near town. T. E. Snead of Covington spends a short visit with Miss Lula Lauck and sister before continuing travel.
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Middletown
James I. Larrick
Floria
John Beatty
Near Reliance
Inlaw
Alvin Beatty
T. E. Snead
Covington
Lula Lauck
Snead _ wa
Mother's Day Visitors and Local Improvements Noted
The report lists residents and visitors on Mother’s Day including Mrs Mary Sibert of Roanoke traveling to Frederick Maryland to visit Mrs L L Sibert. Mr and Mrs W L Hallford of Washington DC spent Mother's Day with Mrs Fred Kline’s family. Visitors from Ginn included Rev Mrs Whitehurst and daughters Doris and Jean Whitehurst and Mrs Warfield of Wine. Local development mentions R L Long building several new houses opposite his garage northeast of town and Frank Sperry of Harpers Ferry repainting his property occupied by Mrs Pence family. Others at Wayside Inn hosted Mrs Bernice Burdette and guests from Washington DC. James Joyner of Fort Myer visited Mr Richard Romack.
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Covington
Baltimore
Washington
Mary Sibert
Roanoke
Emma Keeler
Frederick
L. L. Sibert
W. L. Hallford
Fred Kline
Isle of O Sen
Ginn
Whitehurst
Doris
Jean
R. L. Long
Frank Sperry
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Bernice Burdette
Joseph Conner
Joseph, Jr
George Fitton
Washington, D. C
Science Trails First Families of Pacific Slope
Science follows early Californians who feasted on Pleistocene ground sloths twenty thousand years ago. A newly found ancient camp in Clear Lake Park, Lake County, north of Los Angeles, excites archaeologists. C C Post of Berkeley uncovered it. M R Harrington plans another dig and notes obsidian tools.
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Science Trails
Pacific Slope
Los Angeles
California
San Bernardino Mounee
Los Angees
C. C. Post
Berkeley
Calif
M. R. Harrington
Southwest Museum
Clear Lake Park
Lake County
Folsom
Harrington
Stranger robs man in revolving door incident
In Denver a stranger entered a revolving door with 175 year old Frank Chancey. After emerging the man reported that $177 and a carrying item had vanished. The stranger had fled.
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Denver
Frank Chancey
Chancey
Record of rainfall averages and totals
Summary of rainfall for 24 hours ending 5 p m yesterday none May to date 50 inches year to date 757 inches. Average monthly rainfall from 1913 to 1937 lists January 259 February 2 March 295 April 325 May 360 June 363 July 337 August 377 September 236 October 321 November 230 December 233. Average annual rainfall over 25 years is 35.36 inches.
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Lebanon Church News
June Richard
W. L. Whittington
Oscar Pingley
John Norbeck
Ladies’ Aid Society
Hammond
Elmer Godlove
Walter Little
George Clark
Osmar Swanson
Winches
Workingman’s
Tan
Toyo
Panamas
Men’s Union
Nainsook Athletic
Children’s Oxfords
Aetna
Workingman’s Store
North
Loudoun ST
Western Union Telegraph Office
Pnone Zur 3
North Mai
Virginia
Benuzit
Renzst Dry Cleaner
Auzit
Johnson and Johnson Red Cross
Johnson and Johnson
Iram
Peoples
Brazil
Barbara Bolt
Atcs
Cime
Kotex
Magnesia
Wondersoft
Izer
Quest
Kotex de Luxe
James Joyner
Fort Myer, Va
Richard Romack
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