Park Area Prepares for Record Labor Day Visitor Influx
Officials report Shenandoah National Park expects a record Labor Day turnout with continued fall visitors. Temperatures run about 20 degrees cooler than lower elevations, autumn hints appear on the Blue Ridge crest, and blankets remain in demand. July 31 attendance tops 463,916 for the year, with August 1937 visitors around 191,494 and forecasts suggest about 200,000 more motorists in the last 30 days. Facility development keeps pace, with 1,000 accommodations planned for next spring.
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Shenandoah Peecess Park
Blue Ridge
Skyline Drive
Police Decree Over Parading Uniform Mischief
Pittsburgh police chief warns lieutenants not to misread a teletype order for a sesqui centennial parade. The note states officers will wear white gloves and not carry maces while lieutenants wear blue shorts but no coats, prompting clarification.
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Pittsburgh
County News Briefs List Local Visits and Travels
A long list of residents including Orndorff Combs Stotler Snyder Yeakley Austin Reynolds Butler Co lon Williams and many others are reported to have visited relatives and spent time away. Notable trips include a group to North Beach Maryland Hershey Pennsylvania and Washington D C with varied stays and social visits across several towns.
Local Notices Highlight Regional Visits and Returns
White Post residents report travelers and guests including J J O Connell and family returning to New York after a week with Rev and Mrs Rowland. Various locals visit Washington DC Hyattsville Fairmont Norfolk and Camp Perry. Dionne quintuplets trip noted with one illness. multiple family and social visits recorded.
Carper Family Notes and Local Outings in Washington Area
The Carper family and relatives from Washington D C visit farms and parks near Golightlys meadow bottom and Capon river. Miss Mary Carper and Mrs Madaline White attend the Farm Bureau picnic at Rouss Park. The Carper reunion was held at Golightlys meadow bottom. Mrs A C White and Madalene White have been ill with grippe.
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Tommy White
Luther White
Washington, D. C
Earl Carper
Mary Carper
Madaline White
Farm Bureau
Rouss Park
A. C. White
Madalene
Grippe
Charles Anderson
Harry Stoehers
Bernard Anderson
Wwton
Echo Park
Berherd Anderson
Everley’ Carper
Ry Carper
Gertrude
Capon
Kales Park
Madale
Grimes Gleanings from Grimes Virginia News
Col onel and Mrs Weden Cochran of Philadelphia visited at his Welltown farm and Mrs Cochran will stay weeks. Miss Evelyn Pugh returned to Millbrook W V after weeks with relatives. Miss Opal V Tusing visited Rest last Tuesday. Jean Taylor had tonsils removed at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Dorothy Pugh of West Virginia visits her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Arthur Orndorff. Mr and Mrs Ellis Randall of Winchester visited here last Saturday. Mrs Bartie Miler spent weekend with Mrs James Grimes. Margaret Taylor of Martinsburg a Shepherds College student visited her parents. Mr and Mrs A S Orndorff visited Hun ter Gray at Sedan. Brooke Taylor and family called on Byrd Purcell at Brucetown. John Randall of Winchester visited here last Tuesday.
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Grimes
Weden Cochran
Philadelphia
Welltown
Cochran
Evelyn Pugh
Millbrook
W. Va
Opal V. Tusing
Jean Taylor
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Dorothy Pugh
West Virginia
Arthur Orndorff
Ellis Randall
Winchester
Bartie Miler
James Grimes
Margaret Taylor
Martinsburg
Shepherds College
Shepherdstown
Brooke Taylor
A. S. Orndorff
Hunter Gray
Sedan
Byrd Purcell
Brucetown
John Randall
Harvest season nears as apple picking begins
A light rain refreshed fields this week before the apple picking season opens. The late harvest window is closing as growers prepare for visitors and harvest activities.
Reynolds Store Notes
Reynolds Store Virginia notes social visits and family updates. Weekend trips include Luray and Farmville with several residents returning home or resuming WPA work on Timber. A Laurel Hill yard party is planned for September 10 inviting all.
Rest Brevities from Virginia and Maryland
Mrs. J. W. Schlack and Miss Wilma Schlack return from a week in Frostburg Maryland. Mrs. A. S. Bowers and Miss Josephine Eubanks visit Ridgeway with Mr. Kenny Roberts and family. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fiddler plan moves to his parents home. Elmer Swartz moves to the vacated Fiddler home. Lucille Gordon and Catherine Rowe visit from Winchester after a beach trip near Washington. Best Hesseltine and family of Colorado visit cousin Mrs. F. O. Moulden.
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J. W. Schlack
Wilma Schlack
Frostburg
A. S. Bowers
Josephine Eubanks
Kenny Roberts
Ridgeway
Charles Fiddler
Frank Fiddler
Elmer Swartz
Fiddler
Lucille Gordon
Catherine Rowe
Winchester
Washington
Best Hesseltine
Colorado
F. O. Moulden
Frederick County Hogs To Be Sold Cooperatively
The Frederick County Livestock Marketing Association will market swine cooperatively with the first shipment leaving Wednesday afternoon. Hogs will be trucked to the Union Stock Yards in Baltimore for sale Thursday morning, with pickups at participating farms. Interested producers should contact R. E. Brumback J. J. Pickerall C. K. Wright or notify I. Fred Stine county agent by Tuesday to set the truck itinerary.
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Frederick County Livestock Marketing Association
Union Stock Yards
Baltimore
R. E. Brumback
J. J. Pickerall
C. K. Wright
I. Fred Stine
Mt. Pleasant Social Roundup Highlights Local Visits
Mt Pleasant Va September 3 Mr and Mrs Ashby Boyce of near Red Bud spent a night with Mr and Mrs Dorsey Ritter. Mrs John Perry and sons Woodrow Edward and daughter Louise Perry with sister Mrs J E Ware of Winchester drove to Fairfield Pa and visitedJohn and Luther Allamong. Little Miss Winifred Brewer returned home after a week with Turn er Frye in Martinsburg WV. Thelma Thelma? and Thelma Thelma. The Hamilton family visited Breeden family including Elmer Newcome Oscar Jenkins and children of Winchester.
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MT. Pleasant
Ashby Boyce
Red Bud
Dorsey Ritter
John Perry
Woodrow
Edward
Louise Perry
J. E. Ware
Winchester
Fairfield
John
Luther Allamong
Winifred Brewer
Turner Frye
Martinsburg
W. Va
Walter Hamilton
Thelma
Kester Breeden
Breeden
Elmer Newcome
Oscar. Jenkins
Local Family Visits and Weekend Guests Featured
Berryville and Mt Williams residents, Mr and Mrs Calvin Richard and Curtis Breeden families, spent time with relatives. Neighbors noted scarce water and drying vegetation after a Wednesday night visit, while church activities and visits to Mrs Nellie Barr and Mrs Milhon were reported.
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Calvin Richard
Berryville
Curtis Breeden
Mt. Williams
Irene Orndorff
Mt Williams
de Lucille
Ruth Perry
McDonald Family and Mt. Hope Church Plans
Eugene McDonald visited his parents H. H. and Mrs. McDonald in Coal Mine. Mrs. Gertrude Bowers and Miss Betty McDonald visited the same home. Mt Hope church will hold Sunday service September 7 at 10 o'clock with Pay J T Owen delivering the sermon. The McDonald class to host its fifth annual reunion at Coal Mine on September 7.
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Coal Mine
Eugene McDonald
H. H. McDonald
Gertrude Bowers
N. Fringes
Betty McDonald
Mt. Hope
Pay. J T. Owen
McDonald
Fairview Sunday School Picnic at Rouss Park
Cross Roads Va September 3 Fairview Sunday School held its annual picnic at Rouss Park Winchester on Thursday August 25. Members and friends were taken to the park by W R Berryhill in the school bus with Rev M L Zirkle and many families attending. Children enjoyed amusements and all reported a most enjoyable day.
Oranda Notes Recap of Local Visits and Health Updates
In Oranda Virginia on September 3, local items note Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hollar and children visiting Mrs. Bele Lambert near Woodstock. Mrs. Magmie Mowrey improves after dental and medical care. Mrs. Alfred Challey of Kankakee Illinois visiting relatives here. Miss Colleen Coffelt visiting grandparents. Lime demand rising at two local plants. Randolph Holsinger weekend with mother Annie Holsinger at Timberville. Jake Hockman improving at his sister Nellie Crabill's home. Mrs. Charles Keller called to Washington DC for daughter Kathleen Keener's appendicitis operation. Elmo Keller and Edna ...
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Oranda
Lester Hollar
Bele Lambert
Woodstock
Magmie Mowrey
Alfred Challey
Kankakee
Ill
S. E. Stickley
Colleen Coffelt
Winchester
Local Social Notes Record Area Residents and Visitors
Keyser of Washington were Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. C. Keiser. Mr. L. E. Himelrizht opens a new store on Wall Street. Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Miller and daughter occupy a recently improved residence. Several families from Dayton, Hersher, Surasburg, and Richmond visited Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Orndorft, with Blanche Matthews of Middletown among guests. Corn in the shock amid dry weather.
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A. C. Stickley
Surasburg
Bruce Challey
Hersher and Kanakee
Ill
Harry Long
Marian
Richmond, Va
Blanche Matthews
Middletown
M.M. Orndorft
ASTRONOMY booklet offered by Winchester Evening Star
The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau promotes a booklet titled ASTRONOMY covering celestial history from China and Babylon to the Carnegie 200 inch telescope. It includes four photographs and costs ten cents postpaid with coupon. A separate note reports a man fined ten dollars after admitting a drunken celebration of a divorce.
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America
Winchester
China
Babylon
Carnegie Astrophysical Observatory
California
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J.an
Washington, D. C
Chevrolet Coach Models and Symouths Cars Listed
Chevrolet models span from 1931 to 1937 including 1937 Coach Demonstrator, 1936 Town Sedan and Sport Sedan with radio, 1934 and 1933 coaches, 1932 and 1931 coaches, and 1933 Town Sedan. Symouths listed include 1937 Sport Sedan with radio and 1936 Town Sedan with radio, alongside 1936 Coach and 1935 Graham 1929 Cadillac references.
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Chevrolet
Graham
We visited Wyoming in the era of rail travel
A historic note records that about 1,206,700 tourists and transcontinental travelers passed through Wyoming, reflecting its role as a gateway for visitors and travelers in that period.
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Wyoming
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