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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1936
Page
2
Social news recounts visits and guests across Manassas and nearby towns. Families from Dayton Ohio Pittsburgh and Akron entertain relatives and friends in Manassas Berryville Winchester and Washington with dinners, weekend trips to Atlantic City and Washington, hospital transfers and hospital visits. Notable names include Aubrey Doggett Nora Yeak and Dr Randolph Grim among others.
Middletown Virginia notes report visitors from Washington D C and New York. Camp meeting attendees at Wardensville and Sunday visits to Brucetown and Braddock Pennsylvania are listed along with illness updates for Mrs Kline and Martha Reely.
Administrator for the estate of the late M Hunter Brill will sell at public auction on September 16 1936 at 1:30 p m on the premises 112 miles west of Star Tannery Va all personal property farm machinery household goods horses cattle hogs 138 acre farm and timber private sale prices to be cash offers separated then as a whole HUGH BRILL Admr M Hunter Brill dec d (8 21 28 9 4 11 41)
Two junior classes of the Rest Sunday School were entertained by teachers C. E. Ridgeway and Miss Ruth Ridgeway at their home last Wednesday afternoon. Games were played on the lawn from 2 to 4 30 with refreshments served.
Mrs. C E McKay of Front Royal spent the weekend with daughter and others in the area. Visitors include Mr H P Owens of Baltimore, Mrs Laura V Hartley, and families from Winchester Fork District Sperryville Woodville Boyce Martinsburg Rockland Washington DC. Churchgoers at Zion Baptist included W C Miller, Henry Best family, Elder Lewis Hudson, Corbin, Madigan, Adkins, Johns, Lehew, Bricker Slaughter Jett, McKay and Powers communities.
Miss Madaline Snarr spent several days with cousins Misses Madaline and Jackie Hamman at Oak Grove. Mrs. Harry Bowman has returned to Baltimore after visiting her parents, the BE Funkhousers. Mrs. Mary Jones of Hagerstown joined her for the trip. Mrs. 8 C Beeler and Mr and Mrs Roy Rickard of Stephens City traveled to Roanoke for the weekend.
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Casey and four sons Joseph Jack Jimmy and Charles Hodge visited Montreal with the aunt of the former and Connecticut to see his mother Mrs. James Casey. Mr and Mrs C B Levi and children Theresa Mary Lou and Tommy Miss Mary Humston and Miss Louise Clarke returned from a Virginia Beach trip. Mr Thomas Powell Jolliffe spent the weekend at Virginia Beach as guest of the Levis.
A flurry of visitors and guests is recorded with many names. Elizabeth Grigsby of Washington DC spent days with Mrs. Reid while Eva Lee, Judy Zook, James Lee, Helen Lee and others joined events. Rev J M Robeson, formerly at Millwood, visited friends, and John Copenhaver hosted relatives.
A roundup of weekend trips, visits, and gatherings in Reliance and nearby towns. Highlights include youths at Camp Hi near Bentonville Virginia, 4 H hub supervisor chaperones, trips to Baltimore and Harrisonburg, visits to Miss Louise Stickley and Miss Marie Obaugh, and church events led by Rev Bridger and Rev H E Richardson.
Canterburg Virginia on September 4 reports Mr and Mrs Oden Dickens and their young daughter visiting Mr B A Rowland in Leesburg. Miss Imogene Martin of Martinsburg spent the weekend with cousins Misses Ella Rae and Dorothy White.
L. L. Trahan of Middletown, a city employee, crashed into a telephone pole Tuesday near Toms. He was unconscious for hours. his car sustained $75 to $100 in damage. Passenger Billy Kline escaped unharmed. Trahan said a steering lock caused the vehicle to strike the pole.
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