Heavy Rain Strikes Harrisonburg Area Floods Streets
A severe rainstorm hit Harrisonburg and surrounding towns with two major downpours. Black's Run and nearby creeks overflowed, flooding North Main and son Streets while traffic paused on the bridge. Homes, power poles toppled, and winds knocked a bulldog into a vehicle. storms extended to Bridgewater and Staunton areas with varying rainfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black
Harrisonburg
Bockingham
North Main and Son
Phnson Street
McGahlie
Iain Public Service
George Meyerhoeffer
I¢ Dale Enterprise Weather Sta
Bridgewater
Elkton Reed
Staunton
Veyers Cave
Augusta County
Verona
North Main Street
Tenth Legion
Rescue Patient From A Bridge Spares Life At River
A patient from St Anns Sanitarium escaped a near river plunge after crawled from an ice railing to tie rods eighty feet above New River. He was rescued and returned to the institution at 6 a m after eluding waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adford
Ige
Stans Sanitarium
Peach yields in Virginia and US production decline in 1936
Virginia peach yield estimated at 608000 bushels, down from 774000 and below the 5 year average due to moisture shortfall. US totals show 43873000 bushels, about 17 percent below 1935 and 22 percent under the 1928-32 average, with Southern states near 13211000 bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Florida
Arizona
Dallas A B Curry Survives After Near Fateful Crash
Good Turn Dallas A B Curry of San Ger Tex narrowly survived after his roadster struck a bus in front of a funeral home. An undertaker Julian Holtz saved him by directing him to press a finger to a neck wound until hospital care could arrive. Across the river a harrowing overnight standoff ended at 6 am when Tom Hundley and helpers rescued the improvised climber by lassoing a rope to pull him to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
A. B. Curry
Sanger
Tex
Curry
Julian Holtz
Tom Hundley
Graduates Headed to Colleges From Local School
Graduates last May prepare for colleges this week including John Fred Larrick V M I and Mary Judy Strayer College. Families visited sites in West Virginia and Virginia while local sidewalk work nears completion and residents hosted guests from Winchester Harrisburg and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fred Larrick
Charles C. Reely
Rolfe Derflinger
Kenneth Hooley
University of Virginia
Mary Judy
Strayer College
Washington, D. C
Larrick
Capt
Ater Spelled Larrick
Battle of
New Market
J. Larrick
Frederick County
Opequon
J. P. Everly
Paul
Davis Manuel
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Manuel
C. EB. Cougill
Lafayette Shiley
Clarke County
Harold Walter
Martinsburg
James Walter
Richard L. Bromley
Bunny Kline
Fred Kline
Lillian Kline
Bromleys
Charles Whittington
Frederic Mas
Armel Brevities Highlights Local Socials and Moves
Armel Virginia notes report Howard E. Armel and Viola Thrift visiting in September. J W Sumption spent Labor Day in Baltimore. Newlyweds James Cornwell received a wedding shower at the Cornwell home. Cleveland Thomas moved to Winchester from Reardon farm. Bertha Armel hosted Greenway Church Ladies Aid. E H White and grandsons visited near Winchester. G Don Gray returned to Washington after a local visit. Middletown hosted a Labor Day picnic with many attendees.
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Armel
Howard E. Armel
Washington
D. C
Viola Thrift
Winchester
G. W. Haymaker
J. W. Sumption
Baltimore
James Cornwell
J. E. Cornwell
Cleveland Thomas
Reardon Farm
Bertha Armel
Ladies Aid Society
Greenway U. B
E. H. White
Near Winchester
G. Don Gray
Washington, D. C
Middletown
Wallace Plans Farm Meetings
Secretary Wallace announced a series of farmers meetings to map the next year’s agricultural conservation program. Discussions cover maximum farm allowances, crop insurance, soil care, land use, and program timing with a nationwide plan to be ready by year’s start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wallace
AAA
Apple Deal Expands Into Main Crop Varieties Across Regions
The report notes ongoing demand for main crop varieties such as Northwestern Jonathan, McIntosh, and Rhode Island Greening, with fall varieties still plentiful. Prices hold above last year due to a lighter crop, while New York and New England markets show active movement and exports to Britain lag behind prior years as England harvests its early apples.
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Jonathans
McIntosh
Rhode Island
New York
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New England
Hudson Valley
Washington
Idaho
England
Public Sale of Farm in Frederick County Virginia
Special Commissioners offer two tracts totaling 108 acres in Shawnee District Frederick County near Winchester. Sale at 12:00 noon on Sept 26 1936 at the County Courthouse with terms one third cash and two equal annual installments. Auctioneers Dunn and Duvall. bond posted for commissioner duties.
DeHaven land foreclosure in Frederick Virginia auction set
By decree of the Circuit Court of Frederick County Virginia dated July 20 1936 in Baltimore v J Willis DeHaven et al the undersigned Special Commissioner offers for sale a 253 acre tract with improvements in Gainesboro District near DeHaven Post Office north of Caleb DeHaven east and west by Edward Crisman south by J H Lockhart the property securing a mortgage to The Federal Land Bank of Baltimore dated June 29 1925 recorded Deed Book 153 page 337 auctioneers list of terms follows.
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Circuit Court
Frederick County
Virginia
Federal Land Bank of Baltimore
J. Willis DeHaven
Winchester
Gainesboro
DeHaven
Caleb DeHaven
Edward Crisman
J. H. Lockhart
Peyton G. Jefferson
T. Russell Cather
Ias
Dunn and Duvall
Co. C. Brannon
Barbara Bell Pattern No 1887-B for campus frock and jacket
The advertisement promotes Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1887-B a youth friendly frock with optional jacket suited for Indian Summer to autumn wear. It lists fabrics silk crepe rayon gingham light wool tweed or percale and provides sizes 12 to 20 with corresponding busts, materials needed for size 14 and color options. Order the Fall Barbara Bell Pattern Book for 15 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Bell
Notice to Farmers on Loan Office Hours in Virginia
J Gray Beverley field supervisor will be at the Woodstock office of County Agent on Tuesday September 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to receive fall loan applications under the indemnity loan act. The county agent’s office in Winchester in the Post Office Building is open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to receive applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Gray Beverley
Dickenson
Woodstock
Virnia
Winchester
Virginia
Beauty Culture Class Opens in Harrisonburg
The Frederic School in the Valley announces beauty culture classes opening September 14 with instructors Esme Wicker of New York Pauline C Sullivan Pearl L Williamson. Contact Court Square Harrisonburg Virginia for enrollment details by phone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esme Wicker
New York
Pauline C. Sullivan
Pearl L. Williamson
Court Sq
Harrisonburg
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Sie
Elsie Whittington
Kane Whittington
J. C. Roth
Harrisburg
Ruby Everly
Linwood Everly
C. E. Wright, Jr
Katherine Wright
Dorothy Larrick
P. Lorillard Company, Inc
West 40Th Street
New York City
P. Lorill
Apple Deal
Harry L. McCann
Charles A. Dorton
Kernstown
C. G. Crawford
Frank Crawford
John Weicht
Pittman
Mrs
Beryl Markham
la Guardia
Fiorello H. la Guardia
Central Press
Evening Star
Barbara
Winchester Evening Star
Times Square Station
N. Y
the Bell Syndicate, Inc
Brooks
Crochet
Household Arts Dept
14Th Street
Goodye
Buncutter Tire Co
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