Social Notes: Miss Rosa Lee Cather Weds Raymond A. Cox
Miss Rosa Lee Cather daughter of Mr and Mrs James A Cather of North Western Grade married Raymond A Cox son of Mr and Mrs Court Ooke at 5 p m Sunday in First Evangelical U B church Rev Franklin G Senger performed the ceremony attended by immediate family and close friends.
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Rosa Lee Cather
James A. Cather
North Western Grade
Raymond A. 3
Courtooke
National Ave
First Evangelical UB Church
Franklin G. Senger
John Goodwin
John Gravatt Goodwin
Daugh
Helen Elizabeth
Charlottesville, Va
Stanley O. Mason
N. Loudoun St.ext
Ernest L. Rhodes
University of Massachusetts, Fort Devans
Mass
Gypsy Dream Sunburn Relief in Valley Pharmacy Ad
An ad for Gypsy Dream Wonder Relief for sunburn skin irritations ivy and oak priced at 59 cents. Brooks Pharmacy Prescription Druggist lists phone number 6461 for orders in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks’ Pharma
Harris to Acquire Park Entrance Cottages at Skyline Motel
George M. Harris owner manager of Skyline Motor hotel will take over Park Entrance tourist cottages on November 1. He bought them from Mrs. Fisie M. Olmstead for $100,000. the cottages face the hotel across South Royal Avenue. The Q&A notes honeybees are not native to America or Australia, having been imported by early settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Harris
Skyline Motor Hotel
Front Royal
Park Entrance
Fisie M. Olmstead
S. Royal Ave
America
Australia
Betrothed Marine Walks on Air and Falls
James H. Davis 22 year old marine proposed to his girlfriend by placing an engagement ring on her finger then leaped for joy. He attempted to swing from a low tree limb and fell, fracturing his ankle. An ambulance transported him to a hospital. The incident occurred after the couple celebrated the engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James H. Davis
Lohogh
Davis
State Funds Approved for Hospital Survey and Construction Plan
Governor Tuck approved 28425 dollars for the statewide hospital survey and construction phase starting October 1. A 4500 dollar grant funds hospital survey report publishing. A 23925 dollar allocation covers preliminary engineering architectural and supervisory services for the hospital construction program with a public hearing set for October 21 in Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Tuck
State Health Department
L. J. Roper
Welfare Allocations Await New Estimates
Welfare Commissioner Arthur W. James says Virginia localities will receive new public welfare allocations once local governments submit updated operating cost estimates for the current fiscal year. An unexpended balance around $150,000 and an additional $100,000 approved by Governor Tuck as a deficit expenditure will be available. The topic was discussed by the state board of public welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Arthur W. James
Tuck
State Board of Public Welfare
Reforestation Plan Support Sought at Governor's Office
A four man delegation led by Garland Gray met Governor Tuck to seek support for a plan to rebuild Virginia forests. They cited depleted timber reserves from war years and dangerous cutting practices and hinted at a proposal for a tax on timber cut to fund reforestation. Accompanying Gray were Victor Stewart of Colonial Pine Co. Petersburg State Forester George A. Dean Charlottesville and William A. Wright chairman of the State Conservation Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Garland Gray
Waverley
Tuck
Virginia
Gray
Victor Stewart
Colonial Pine Co
Petersburg
George A. Dean
Charlotesville
William A. Wright
State Conservation Commission
Permanent waving the principal business of the beauty parlor
A prewar survey found permanent waving made up about 55 percent of hairdressers' business. Shampooing accounted for about 15 percent, manicuring 4 percent, finger waving 25 percent, with hair cutting coloring facials and other services making up the remainder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.D. A
Ham Sniffer Holds His Job By a Nose
In Richmond Ira L Hancock Sr 67 years old keeps his title as the Kingan and Company ham sniffer in two Richmond plants He has sniffed about 540 million pounds of meat over 45 plus years The method uses a steel sliver to test four spots then a sniff tests the ham He recalls learning the craft from predecessors and cites the cold as his main drawback noting older hams were better than newer rushed products
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Old Dominion
Ira L.hancock, Sr
Hancock
Kingan and Company
Kingan
Piast
Rush of Babies Upsets Guesses on Population
Washington dispatch reports revised U S population forecasts based on the 1940 census show a higher peak for 1990 at about 164.6 million, up from 161.4 million, with the new estimates reflecting wartime birth rate increases and differing birth death rate scenarios. The upcoming Thompson Whelpton Siegel revision will publish in October.
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Washington
United States
U. S
Warrens. Thompson
P. K. Whelpton
Scripps Foundation For Research In
Thompson-Whelpton
Whelpton
Jacob 8. Siegel
Census Bureau
America
England
France
Western
Europe
Russia
Housewives Start Buyers Strike via Telephone Calls
Springfield, Sept. 11. Mrs. Nellie Strong began a telephone chain urging housewives to curtail food purchases until prices fall. She advised each caller to reach five others and repeat the message. She targets butter and notes butter at 95 cents a pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Nellie Strong
Browning Estate Sees $26,000 Valuation and Bequests
Justice George L. Browning of the State Supreme Court recently left an estate valued at 26000. Bequests include 5000 to his son Francis H H Browning of Deaford Del and 4000 to two other sons George L Browning of Boston and A Willis Browning of Chadsford Pa.
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Orange
George L. Browning
State Supreme Court
Francis H. H. Browning
Deaford
Del
Boston
A. Willis Browning
Chadsford
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YTC
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Clearbrook
Helen
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Opequon
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Hershey
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Stickley
Germany
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Loudoun St
Set
Lewis Hudson
Davis Baughman
Maurice Carpenter
Berryville
Huntsberrys
Harris
Mulvey
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Parker
Handley School
Grunt’s Drug Store
Celeste
Ham Sniffer
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Elsie- Kay
Braddock ST
Dial
Winchester FurniTure CO
Miller Bros
E. Piccadilly St
Commercial and Savings Bank
the Commercial & Savings Bank
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S. Braddock St
Haldeman’s
Fairplay Market
S. Loudoun St
N. Loudoun Si
the Arcadia
Out Front Royal Road
Cremo
Beil. Winchester
Cather & Moling
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