Weekend travel and family notices across Nineveh County
Margaret Welsh visits Winchester and grandmother in Nineveh. Mr and Mrs McKay and family visit near Frederick Maryland. Ashby Powers recovering from illness. Mrs R S McCawley improving and visiting Roa with relatives. Harrisonburg visitors G R Schaeffer family hosts. Claude Bush and Gladys Bush guests of Frank Bush. Roy Zirkle and son Jimmie join M F Litten party. Funeral at Kepps graveyard for Calvin Wayne Olinger. Women’s Missionary Society meets at Mrs H Litten’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nineveh
Margaret Welsh
Winchester
H. Cc. Welsh
McCawley
Roa
G. R. Schaeffer
Ott
G. R. Schaeffer, Jr
Harrisonburg
Charles O. Schaeffer
Claude Bush
Mt. Jackson
Gladys Bush
New Market
Frank Bush
Roy Zirkle
Jimmie
Kelley Litten
Anna Gibson
Hyattsville
M. F. Litten
John Jenkins
Paul Jenkins
Calvin Wayne Olinger
Kepps Graveyard
Woman’s Missionary Society Meeting of the Brethren Church
H. Litten
Turner Neff
William Hounshell
Douglas Litten
Annie Kirby
H. M. Litten
Quicksburg social notices from October highlights travels
Miss Annie Kirby leaves for a ten day visit to Woodstock Edinburg and Columbia Furnace. Mrs Bettie Atcheson, recently ill, stays with Rev. John W Dodson after several heart episodes. Local residents from Woodstock Staunton Vienna Mt Jackson Richmond visit relatives in Quicksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quicksburg
Annie Kirby
Woodstock
St. Luke
Edinburg
Columbia Furnace
Bettie Atcheson
John W. Dodson
J. K. Hottel
Lucille Hottel
L. L. Hottel
E. E. Doll
Carl, Doll
Alexander
Arlington
Will Doll
Charles Kiracofe
Charles, Jr
Staunton
W. M. Arion
Roland Dodson
Mt. Jackson
John Dodson
Bernice Weatherholtz
John Alexander
Vienna
Earl Fadley
Weatherholtz
Gertie Gochenour
Verdie Branner
Noah Minnick
Shenandoah Caverns
Ernest Olinger
Nannie Doll
Ralph Doll
E. R. Bailey
Richmond
Grimes Gleanings from Grimes Virginia Delegates Return
Grimes notes from Gleanings column report Jonas Chamberlin and Robert Russell returning from the Future Farmers of America national convention in Kansas City. The piece lists local residents with business travel, visitors, and continuing heavy rains delaying road work wheat seeding and apple hauling. the weekly local celebration is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grimes
Jonas Chamberlin
Robert Russell
Near Here
Future Farmers of America
Kansas City
Cecil McVay
Potomac Edison Company
Hagerstown
Blacksburg
Selma Hensell
Charles Hensell
Orndorff
Martinsburg
Charles Dick
Miller and Anderson
Winchester
Richard Randall
W. Va
Bunker Hill WV on White Hall circuit
A fragment notes location at Bunker Hill West Virginia on the White Hall circuit, indicating a regional connection within an ongoing schedule or route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunker Hill
W. Va
White Hall
Local Social Notes From Oranda and Vicinity
Oranda notes report limited improvement for Stephens City residents Mrs O O Stickley and Mr John Grove. Springfield visitors from Winchester and Strasburg called on the Simpsons at Brandywine WV. Stella Copp of Saumsville visited Stanley Windle at Stickley quarry farm. Edward Hodson moved to the 8 E Stickley property. Ralph Keener is ill with quinsy. Bessie Watson and Miriam Of Hot Springs Va visited Mr M M Orndorff. Miss Watson suffers sore throat. James Saum made a business trip to Edinburg.
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Edward Hodson
Beaver
Reynolds Store Notes
Reynolds Store notes from Va dated Oct 29 report Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Shenk visiting in Baltimore with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Clark. Mr. Frank Helsley of Winchester called on Mr. H. B. Dick on business. Guests last Sunday included Mr. and Mrs. Marvil Dick and Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Dick with Mr. and Mrs. Troy Dick and children Allen and Aileen from Angers Store. Diner guests Sunday of Mr. and
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan and
Aileen
Angers Store
Community Notes From Martinsburg And Bloomery Area
Montgomery of Martinsburg and John Gjerulff and family of Winchester are mentioned. Mrs. Jack Place visited her son and daughter in law Harley Place. Peacemaker is ill but improving slowly. Purcell Dick and daughter Phyllis of Sunnyside visited the Dick household. Mrs. Lee Crossen will open a W P A night school at Mrs. Catlett’s home on Timber Ridge. Nesmith called on Rebecca Fry. Luttrells spent Sunday with Offutt Peacemaker in Bloomery. Ernest Batt and brother Dewey Batt in Winchester. Tressie Dick and Lola Unger shopped in Winchester.
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H. B. Dick
Lee Crossen
William Catlett
Timber Ridge
W. P. A. Work
J. K. Nesmith
Rebecca Fry
E. N. Luttrell
Offutt Peacemaker
Bloomery
Ernest Batt
Winchester
Dewey Batt
Tressie Dick
Lola Unger
Grange Debates Wage Hour Bill at Virginia Convention
In Petersburg the Virginia State Grange opened its 10th annual convention with Grangers present from across the state. A resolution opposing the Black Connery wage hour bill was referred to the legislative committee and no action will be taken until the closing session Saturday. State chemist W Catesby Jones spoke on relations of chemistry to the farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Legislative Committee
W. Catesby Jones
Stephens City School News Highlights and Senior Class Notes
The Stephens City school reports senior Kenneth Herbaugh and Rachel Welch joining the Senior room and plans to improve their space before the fair. Junior and Sophomore items note dental certificates, a Kansas City trip, a filing cabinet purchase, and a Ford V eight ride. Freshman officers are listed and Home Economics and F F A news cover meetings, committees, and a Virginia delegation’s trip to Kansas City for the Future Farmers of America convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Herbaugh
Rachel Welch
Turessa Kitchen
Alma Graves
Phyllis Helmick
Robert Russell
Jack McAboy
Kansas City
Missouri
Treasury
Billy Williams
Henry Carbaugh
Richard Boyd
Louise Travers
Sarah Cook
Mr. DeHaven
Third Line of Defense Ready at National Guard Meeting
High ranking officers of the National Guard Association said they seek peace but stressed the third line of defense remains prepared for war. Brig. Gen. S Gardner Waller of Virginia presided at the three day convention and voiced that Americans want peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Als
National Guard Association of the United States
S. Gardner Waller
Virginia
Association
Military leaders discuss readiness amid peace time
Brig. Gen. John C. Coleman, adjutant general of Alabama, says we should stand up and take part in any scrap. Brig. Gen. Fred S. Waterbury of New York agrees with his colleagues. Brig. Gen. George E. Leach, mayor of Minneapolis, is scheduled for promotion from Vice President to succeed General Waller in the presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Coleman
Alabama
Fred S. Waterbury
New York
George E. Leach
Minneapolis
General Waller
Price Urges Virginia Voters To Turn Out In Election
Gov James H Price campaigns urging a large vote next Tuesday. He speaks at Newspapers Inc dedication and notes three opponents J Powell Royall Republican James A Edgerton Prohibitionist and Donald Burke Communist. He stresses civic duty and asks local committees to mobilize supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Price
Price
New Newspapers, Inc
Virginia
Viginia
J. Powell Royall
James A. Edgerton
Donald Burke
Norfolk papers dedicate modern plant in Norfolk
The new home of Norfolk's Ledger-Dispatch and Virginian Pilot, a modern plant costing over 350000 dollars, was dedicated with a public inspection and a WTAR radio broadcast. Lt Governor James H. Price, Democratic candidate for governor, said the papers have rendered a fine service to Norfolk Virginia and the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
The
Ledger-Dispatch
Virginian Pilot
WTAR
James H. Price
Fovernor
Virginia
Floods boost laundry demand along Smith River towns
Flood waters along the Smith River in Fieldale Va boosted laundry demand as three million towels from a cotton mill bleachery required washing after the waters receded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith River
Will Rogers Humorous Story Recalls Frontier Years
Will Rogers offers a humorous reminiscence recounting frontier days and skits. The piece blends Rogers’ signature wit with reflections on American life and entertainment in a breezy, engaging voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Rogers
Little Brother Learns From Dad in Quiet Tale
In a brief family vignette from Ina, the speaker recalls the younger brother picking up many new words after an absence of the elder and Nesey ee. The dialogue hints at lessons learned without naming them, preserving a domestic moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nesey
Chee Te Wareee
Dad
Ina
Bids Opened for Skyline Drive Section in Shenandoah
Bids were opened by the Bureau of Public Roads for work on a 9 389 mile Skyline Drive section along the Shenandoah crest between Black Rock Gap and Jarman's Gap in the park. The Skyline Drive will join the Blue Ridge Parkway to create a continuous scenic route over 500 miles. National Park Service officials estimate about 4 35 million dollars spent on Skyline Drive to date and say the contract could be let within three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mostling
Piesoresnanes
Pline Drive
Shenandoah National Park
Bureau of Public Roads
Black Rock Gap
Jarman’s Gap
Blue Ridge Parkway
Blue Ridge
National Park Service
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Goodrich
Cammer Tire CO
Braddock & Boscawen Streets
Oranda
Grange
E. Boscawen
J. Winchester
Main Street
Front Royal
Winchester Furniture CO
Main St
Stephens City
Harry Sherman
Julia Steele
Susie Shryock
William Harris
Helen Pappas
Ruth Brill
Charles Cook
Agnes Grubbs
Betty Wohlford
Emma Swimley
Alice K. Lemley
Home Economics Club
Mary Frances McAboy
Dorothy Herrell
Alice Kay Lemley
Maxxie Galliday
Helen Carper
Mary Boyd
Catherine Cooper
Stella Terault
Anne Thomas Stickley
Frederick County
Jonas Chamberlain
Handley
D. J. Howard
R. A. Wall
Middleton-Stephens City
Ross Lillard
Christiansburg
Daia
Geez
C. I. Brumback
Norfolk Papers
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