Mt. Pleasant Notes Mark Social Calls and Visits
Mt Pleasant Virginia residents share visits and calls across families. Dorothy Orndorff leaves Sunday for Washington to attend high school while relatives and friends visit in Strasburg Kernstown Martinsburg and with neighbors on multiple evenings and Sundays.
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MT. Pleasant
Rs. Frisby Racey
Sarah A“ . Strasburg
G. Orndorff
Dorothy Orndorff
Vivian Lamp
Alice Renner
Cecil
Mary
Herman Adams
Russell Lamp
Kernstown
Russell Whitacre
Gregg Orndorff
Theodore Hamilton
Harry Lamp
Emerick Copenhaver
V. C. Milhon
Raymond Racey
Olvier Hamilton
Martinsburg
L. Barr
Dive Hamilton
Washington
Normal man sleeps deeply and twice per hour
The text describes a man who moves twice an hour in sleep and contrasts it with a plumber described as sub normal. It then notes that while Americans can envision plans to save the country such plans prove hollow until heard.
Hoover orders police probe amid department shakeup
President Hoover ordered an investigation into the police and denounced third-decree methods as a broad shakeup of the department was planned.
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Hoover
Roosevelt poised as Democratic candidate in precampaign talks
Governor Roosevelt appears nearly certain to secure the Democratic nomination. He is arranging precampaign discussions with Tammany and the San Diego Union, while noting Oklahoma’s long gap since an impeachment of a governor dating back to Alfalfa Bill. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
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Roosevelt
Tammany
San Diego Union
Oklahoma
Philadelphia Inquirer
Rainfall totals compare current year to 1931 patterns
Rainfall in the past 24 hours shows none. Year to date precipitation for January through August is 10 inches, with 18 year averages vs 1931 figures showing monthly and total disparities. Totals through September reach 24.44 inches vs 28.45 inches in 1931, with notable monthly gaps.
Drought Pressures Lead Officials to Urge Economy
A September 16, 1930 report notes state and national officials urging rigid economy after drought setbacks. It cites water shortages threatening health, Washington’s baseball club in AL second, Philadelphia clinching pennant, and the Hagerstown Fair promoting a record entry of over 200 horses.
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Hagerstown
Womn
Christian Temperance Union
Washington Baseball Club
Philadelphia
Five Years Ago Deaths and Delays Mark Local News
Five years ago on September 16 1926 Winchester plaster contractor Lewis Legg died from jail injuries at Handley High School. H Russell Potts returns home from Memorial Hospital after extended treatment. Jiggs Maggie and Dinty musical comedy billed for Empire Theatre next week. Rev Dr C A Freed Grace Lutheran begins sermon series on the four Gospels. Economists note the farmer budget rose from 321 to 2563 since the last generation.
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Lewis Legg
Winchester
Handley High School
H. Russell Potts
Memorial Hospital
Sermon by Rev J H Bean at Berryville Methodist Church
Fifteen years ago on September 16 1916 Rev J H Bean pastor of Berryville Methodist Church will deliver a sermon to the Boyce Lodge of Odd Fellows. Ryan and Orndorff advertise Kirschbaum full suits for young men priced from 15 to 40 dollars.
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J. H. Bean
Berryville
Rail road quote echoes Hoover remark on prosperity
The item cites a quip about prosperity from President Hoover six months earlier, noting the outlook from the Atlantic City event. It reflects a skeptical take on economic optimism and mentions the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in connection with the remark.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Atlantic City
Hoover
Florida Times-Union
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Certified. Public. Accountants
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Farrell
Philo Vance Stories
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WM. Boyd
Warner Bros. Capitol Theatre
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Harker
Este
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Hamman’s Dollar Store
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Century Motors
J. W. Rees
Apple Pie Ridge Road
Lillian Ott
New York
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Frank E. Ott
Ott
San Francisco
Lydia E. Pickham
Lola E
Wiek J. Soenegara
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J. F. Forrester
Schloss Bros. & Co
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Brown & Fisher de Wen's Shop
Stetson
Schoble
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