Local social notes from Middletown and surrounding areas
Middletown and vicinity residents visit relatives across Virginia Maryland and West Virginia.Families and friends travel for illness visits church events and holidays with names including Larrick Withrow Shafer Manuel Johnson and McCauley linked to homes in Flint Hill Riverdale Winchester and Wardensville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Manuel
Washington
Davis Manuel
Emia
Miller
Little Winchester
E. Cougill
Kathleen Stickley
Agnes Conner
Herbert. B. Ward
Clyde
Ohio
Claude
Archie Conner
Baltimore
Walter
D. W
Virginia Johnson
Flint Hill
Uaearan
Stee Nolat
Wardensville
W. Va
C. EB. Pope
Kline
C. L
J. C
G. W. McCau
Winchester
Clayton McCauley
Several Thousand at Fair Grounds Hear Winners List
Report from the fair shows multiple prizewinners in the ladies department. Classes include dried fruits and embroidery with numerous names such as Mrs J W Richard Miss May Snyder Mrs N B Shingleton and Mrs Lottie Patton among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Bateman
Enforce
J. W. Richard
J. W
May- Snyder
Stephenson
N. B. Shingleton
Louise Lake
N. B. Shing
Cocoanut Divinity
Chocolate Divinity
Bertha Clevenger
Katie Gordon
Lottie Patton
F. T. Carper
Virginia Whisson
L. B. Ressiquie
Cora L. Whisson
W.J. Hicks
Middletown
J. W. Crider
A. W. Fansler
W. C. Ashley
Amy Coffett
Public Sale of Hutton Lovett Property in Winchester
The trustee will offer for sale at public auction on October 10, 1931 at 11 a.m. in front of the County Court House Winchester Virginia two parcels on East Piccadilly Street Lot A 23 feet frontage Lot B 26 feet frontage and the parcels may be sold separately or together. One third cash and the rest in two equal annual installments with bonds and a deed of trust securing payment. Herbert S. Larrick, trustee. A G. Swanson, auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Lovett
Winchester
County Court House
Piccadilly Street
Virginia Woolen Co
Hutton Lovett
Jane Cain
A. M. Graham
Herbert
Larrick
Handicraft Class Awards Show at Local Exhibition
Class 35 to 39 spotlighted with winners in lace knitting tatting crocheted pieces sofa pillows bed spreads flowers and artworks. Names include Naomi Kremer Ots J Dicks A C Oates Billy Richards W Dicks Lucille Grany Marilee Henkel and Olivia Dellinger among others at Clearbrook event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi Kremer
Ots J. Dicks
Cremer
A. C. Oates
Billy Richards
W. Dicks
L. G. Polhamus
Lucille Grany
Clearbrook
Marilee Henkel
C. L. Newman
Charles
Therine Jenkins
Missing boiler and chimney spur theft fears in New York and Massachusetts
The Richmond Times Dispatch notes a factory boiler missing in New York and an eighty six foot chimney disappeared in Massachusetts. The piece hints at plans to steal incorporation papers to enable production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Massachusetts
Richmond Times-Dispacth
Originator of Broadcasting By Radio Dies at 63
The pioneer of radio broadcasting dies after months of illness at age 63. He chaired the National Broadcasting Company board and was a vice president at Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing, plus director of other firms. In the KDKA shack in Pittsburgh he foresaw radio growth and aided rapid development. Survived by his widow and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Broadcasting Company
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
KDKA
Pittsburgh
Home Coming at Pine Grove Church
The Pine Grove Church homecoming in DeHaven county will be held Sunday September 13 with a morning service at 9 30 led by C W Luttrell of Martinsburg West Virginia and an afternoon sermon at 3 o clock by Rev Charles Wagner of Gainesboro. William Dunham will oversee the day's program as crowds are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Grove Curch
DeHaven
Charles Wagner
Gainesboro
C. W. Luttrell
Martinsburg
W. Va
William Dunham
Missing Rich Yachtman Sparks Maritime Mystery
Benjamin T. Collings a 38 year old wealthy yachtsman is reported missing after his five year old daughter Barbara was found alone on his cruiser Penguin drifting in Long Island Sound near Lloyds Point. His wife Mrs Collings was found aboard an uninhabited yacht in Oyster Bay claiming two gunmen abducted her husband and left her behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Stanford, Conn
Benjamin T. Collings
Nassau County
New York
Barbara
Long Island Sound
Lloyd’s Point
Long Island
Stockholders Seek Receivership For Bus Company
Virginia stockholders of the bus companies petition a court to appoint a receiver to manage the assets and business of the Eastern and Towns Lines. The bill requests an accounting to determine diverted funds among the Western parties including Virginia Motor Lines and Washington and Shenandoah Valley Motor Lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
U. Utilities
Eastern Public Service Corporation
Towns Bus Lines
Virginia Motor Lines
Washington and Shenandoah Valley Motor Lines
Eastern
Towns
Miss McCormick Weds Elderly Banker in Bar Harbor
Miss Muriel McCormick, a local figure, is reported to have married an elderly banker in Bar Harbor. The ceremony details and subsequent plans remain to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss McCormick
The
Associated Press
Bar Harbor
Muriel © McCormick
Grand
Car Listings with Prices and Models
The notice lists Whippet and Essex models with body types and model years, followed by delivery charges of 350 and 395 dollars. Specifics include 30 Whippet four, 29 Whippet six, 29 Whippet four coach, 28 Whippet four sedan, 28 Essex coupe and two delivery prices 350 and 395 dollars.
Rockefeller kin and Hubbard tied in noon wedding
The daughter of John D. Rockefeller and Elisha D. Hubbard, a Middletown bachelor, wed at noon today at the summer home here. The bride’s mother received the engagement notice by letter. Hubbard lineage traces to Elijah Kent Hubbard and Elisha Kent Hubbard, Connecticut banker and industrialist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller
Elisha D. Hubbard
Middletown
Conn
Mr. Hubbard
Elijah Kent Hubbard
Elisha Kent Hubbard
Connecticut
Notable Quotes Cited From Times On War-Era Governance
The Louisville Times contrasts a cautious approach to electing officials with Roanoke Times remarks about income and credit during World War I era governance. The piece highlights skepticism toward politicians who rely on prestige rather than merit.
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Own
Norman
Town
Walter Rogers
Latie
Riverdale
Katharine
Ruth Keith
Louise Pingley
Johnnson
Marguerite Larrick
Visi
M. L. Larrick
Irene Owings
Albert ‘Snapp
Virginia
Valenes M. E. Church
Lloyd Withrow
Emma Kyle
Elizabeth Withrow
Allen Carter
Mignon
Jale Larrick
Albert Shafer
Chesa Beach
Lutie Rogers
Shafer
Virginia Muse
Wheel Sweitzer
City Meat Mkt
A.G. Swanson
Auct
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia
Bell System
Prank
Robert Loy
W. E. Huntsberry
J. D. Marker
George Seaenti
J . Crider
W. W. Wells
Lydia Irish
Guy Coffelt
Byrd Purcell
John W
Marcel Sam Hurst
F. T
John W. Rosenberger
Olivia Dellinger
John W. Kern
Peter Perrine
Cétilia Miller
Cecilia Miller
R. P. Chamberlin
Katherine Jenkins
Pine Grove
Rich
Ask
C.B. Organ
Willys Dealer
Braddock ST
Goodrich
Super Cavaliers
Cavaliers
Goodrich Cavaliers
Cammer Tire CO
Braddock and Boscawen
Wright
Graham
Dodge
Wright Motor Company
Kent and Water Sts
Trumbull
Eer
Louisville
Roanoke Times
Bruce
Sun Brothers Circus
Cumberland and
Shenandoah Valleys
Shenandoah Motor Co., Inc
H. W. Ebert
L. J. Hook
Bickers Motor Co
C. I. Brumback’s
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