Snow Strains Show in Shanks Area and Delights in Modern Life
The heavy wet snow paralyzed power in Shanks and nearby areas lasting days, prompting candlelit meals by fireplace. Residents recount pine trees broken by weight and the shift to everyday comforts powered by electricity, while community notices share visits, births, hospital stays, and local gatherings across Romney and Keyser regions.
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Shanks
Norval L. Wood
Vietnam
Ft. Belvoir
Engi. Co
Hubert Wood
Joe LaFallet
Baltimore
Gwen Wood
Keith
Karen
Fairfax
Thomas Whaley
Nancy
Carol
Jenny
Scott
Louise
Ellicott City
Bean
Brent Billmyer
Rio
Donald Bean
Allen
Stephens City
Earl Catlett
Russell White
Meredith
Boalsburg
Penn
Earl Catletts
Bill Catlett
Martinsburg
Ras Clowers
Lynn Clower
Herbert Ray
Ohio
Lynn Clower, Jr
Earl Powers
Charleston
W.va
Gene Clower
Earl Haines
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Romney
Wade Haines
Hampshire Memorial Hospital
Ebenezer Homemaker’s Club
Aubrey Cummins
Jerry Mc- Donalds
Christina Lynn
Billie Cor
Social visits and hospital notices from Stephens City area
Community adjacency lists show Mr. and Mrs. Ross Boyd hosting funeral attendees in Herndon and many local visits. Families from Stephens City Leesburg The Plains Winchester and Front Royal visit relatives and attend Lutheran services. Hospital patients include Mrs Ramey Marks Trenary and C O Watson at Winchester Memorial Hospital.
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F.T. Reid
B.B. Horst
Hagerstown
Miller
Pennsylvania
Hurst
J.C. Hiser
Beaulah Rinker
Austin Glaize
Glenn P. Combs
Welby Kenny
Jimmy
Upperville
Jack Knell
the Plains
Robert Gibson
Marshall
David Green
Mike
Winchester
Frank Smith
Frank Drummonds
Strasburg
C.B. Lee
Ruth Yeakle
William B. Conner
Local social notes list visitors and guests around Charles Town
Entries name Mrs. Austin Nicodemus Rippon and family hosting visitors from Winchester Middleway and Charles Town. Guests include Mr and Mrs Glen Hetzell Blacks Mrs Frazier and Miss Frazier from Winchester. Other visits involve Mrs Payne and family, Brooklyn relocation of the Broy family, and Eastern Star events in Front Royal.
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Rippon
Herman Swartz
Charles Town General Hospital
Robert Randolph Smith, Jr
Edward Seamore Pritchard
Betsy
Glen Hayward Hetzell
Blacksburg
Charles Gore
Meta Frazier
Winchester
Frazier Watson
Frank Watson
Andrew Longerbean
Ronnie
Paul Chamblin
Middleway
Charles Maler
Davis Necome
Jimmy
Alozo Welch
Martha Sue
Peggy
Hope
Charles Town
Caroline Ann Ralen
Kabletown
Zara Braithwaite
Austin Nicodemus
Lewis Bray Jr
Stevie
Timmy
Tammy
Scott
Virginia Beach
Broy
Margaret Payne
Mary Magaha
Rawson
Charles Adams
Eastern Star
Front Royal
Zola Braithwaite
Robert Ran
Refuge Community Struggles Without Telephone Service
The Refuge area remains without telephone service after a Tuesday snow storm while electricity returns to homes between Refuge Church and Route 522. Residents report several visitors and hospital stays as nearby families visit Winchester area relatives and friends.
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Refuge
Refuge Church
Rt. 522
Chymer Reed
Sydnor Bailey
Rockville
Austin Conner
Howard White
Fairview Church
Jimmy Inskipp
Middletown
Jackie White
Allen White
Woodstock
Wayne White
Marvin White
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Hattie White
Robie Dove
Joe
Michael
Jim
C.P.O
Frederick W. Henry
Portsmouth
Ezra Henry
Emmanuel United Methodist Church to Host Stew and Service
The Wesley ship service at Emmanuel United Methodist Church will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday the 17th. The Methodist men with the Bruce Town Charge ladies will serve Brunswick Stew on Saturday the 16th at 4 30 p.m. Rev A C Yates and family visited.
Snow storms cause outages and social visits in White Hall
A week after a heavy snowstorm eight to twelve inches fell cutting power and telephone lines across White Hall. Residents including Mrs Naomi Luttrell and Mr Bruce Lodge hosted visitors as electricity remained out. Nearby trips include Madison College student Barbara Saville visiting home and Carol Sue Anderson in Richmond. City planners reportedly imported pigeons to Brasilia.
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White Hall
Naomi Luttrell
Mrs. Robinson
Marvin Shavar
Sunnyside
Carter Luttrell
Earl Whitacre
Margaret Luttrell
Greenspring
Floyd Luttrell
Welltown
Vic Plotner
Richmond
R.D. Anderson
New England
New Hampshire
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Islands
Carol
Sue Anderson
Virgil Prince
Betty Peters
Katherine Dupuy
Winchester
Kitty Prince
Prince
Robert Buckner
R.W. Buckner
Berryville
Fred Duncan
Bessie Golightly
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Pneumonia Vaccine Revival Focuses in Four States
Federal health officials revive an old pneumonia vaccine after years of neglect. Dr. Edwin Lerner II will direct tests in North Dakota South Dakota Montana and Washington as part of a new program to cut 15 000 to 25 000 annual pneumonia deaths. The effort aims to begin testing late next year before mass use.
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North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Washington
North Carolina
Lerner
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Clarence Souders
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Thomas Miller
Michelle
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Wilma Ruckman
Roxie Lee
Mac
Moorefield
Virginia Hanlin
Keyser
van Martin
Washington, D.C
Byron Wolford
Brady Haines
Roy Haines
Dale Rogers
Otto Belt
Charles E. McWills
Vernon Ridings
Frank Ewing
Tom Keckley
Mrs. Philmore Ashley
Dumpfries
Frankie Guess
Mrs. Austin Nicodemus
Dolph Smith III
Elizabeth M. Smith
Welford Smith
Orin Wilkins
Joyce Jenkins
Linda Jenkins
Robert Jenkins
POE Folks
Wise
Uss
Commercial
Stephenson
A.C. Yates
Brasilia
Tional Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Miller’s Hardware
Loudoun St
Igeer
Ces
Snowcrest
Model
Dan
Para
Frigidaire
New Frigidaire Freezer
P.E
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Allegheny Power System
Berryville - Strasburg
Royal
Luray
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