Local arrivals and visits noted at area towns
Mr. Dawson of National Fruit Products Company in Alexandria arrives at Hotel Evans. Judge Newman of Woodstock visits town. Wayne Cooper, a young barber, ill with typhoid at Kent Street home. John Spragueys of Shepherdstown enrolls at Shenandoah Valley Academy. Miss Margery Hoover returns to Woodstock after visits in city and Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Esmay move to Philadelphia for work. Mrs. Calvert returns to Woodstock from visit. Mrs. Thompson Sowers of Star Bridge and Miss Mary Steiger of Washington visit Mrs. N. S. Waller at Front Royal. Rev. J. W. Ware from Shepherdstown vacations in Clarke County. Charlestown students Harrison Cooke, Robert Moore, Forrest Wysong and Gregory Walraven attend Shenandoah Valley Academy. Mrs. Walter Bailey and son Jack visit Woodstock relatives on South Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Cooper
Hugh Grim
Hiss Home
Kent Street
Messrs
Harrison Cooke
Robert Moore
Forrest Wysong
Gregory Walraven
Charlestown
W. Va
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Walter Bailey
Jack Bailey
Woodstock, Va
John S. Solenberger
South Main Street
Funeral party returns home for Eugene Davis Snapp
Relatives and friends who accompanied the late Eugene Davis Snapp from Staunton Virginia for burial in this city return to Staunton. The party includes Mrs Snapp formerly Florence E Lewis of Winchester and her sons Harry Lewis Snapp and M Dunbar Snapp along with Mr and Mrs John Singer of Staunton and Miss Nellie Woods of Amherst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Davis Snapp
Staunton
Sanitary Fountains Installed at B and O Winchester Station
Sanitary drinking fountains have been installed in the waiting room at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad passenger station in Winchester. The fountains are of a late design and very convenient. A press of a button releases water that bubbles up above the pipe, and an overflow bowl channels excess water into the sewer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Winchester
Moorings Farm Sold in Jefferson County
The Moorings, the 150 acre farm of the late Charles H Lewis in southern Jefferson County, was sold to Bell brothers of Clarke County Virginia. The price paid was ninety dollars per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H Lewis
Jefferson County
Bell Brothers
Clarke County
Hagerstown Fair Planned for October 10 to 13
The Hagerstown fair will run October 10 through 13 with extensive preparations under way for the largest event yet. Managers promise many attractions to entertain visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Potatoes Seen Costing $2.50 A Bushel This Year
In St Paul Minnesota commission men warned Irish potatoes may bring $2.50 a bushel as the modest crop fails. They report a poor harvest with tops thriving but few potatoes in the ground in the nation’s potato country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minn
United States
Back to Work by Walt Mason in camp muse
A humorous verse contrasts carefree travelers with Jim Wax toiling at his desk to lift mortgage and keep a home. The speaker admits envy of sane work, while Jim acknowledges the truth that travel brings fatigue and longing for home comforts. The poem ends with Jim preferring stay-at-home work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skate
Jim Wax
Jim
Scout
Enos
Mrs Walker Johnson Returns Home From Visit
Mrs Walker Johnson returns to her Front Royal Virginia home after visiting her parents Dr and Mrs Brumback in the county during the past two weeks.
Virginia Soldier Dead From Brownsville Battle Loss
Private Arthur Frazier aged 21 of L Company Second Virginia Regiment died in the Brownsville Texas military hospital following an operation. His body was shipped to his home at Stonega Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Frazier
L Company
Second
Virginia Regiment
Brownsville
Tex
Stonega
Virginia
Westerville Trip Takes Charlestown Woman and Companions
Miss Winnie Eby of Charlestown travels with her Winchester cousins and Rev. Ed Richardson in his car to Westerville Ohio. She plans visits in Westerville and Akron for several weeks before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnie Eby
Charlestown
Winchester
Richarddson
Richardson
Westerville
Ohio
Eby
Akron
Alma Mate’s Name On Campus Sparks Debate Over Donations
An elderly dormitory janitress overhears a group discussing a $10,000 gift to the college by a wealthy alumnus. She criticizes displaying donors’ names, noting Alma Mate’s name is prominent at the entrance and questioning public recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colege
Alma Mate
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S. H. Hable
Shenandoah Valley
U.S
Federal Reserve Bank
N. Market Street
Commercial and Savings Bank
Main Street
Piccadilly
Huntsberry
Newlin’s
Boyd P. Newlin
Bell
Water St
Social
Wade Jenkins
J. M.jenkins
North Main Street
Dawson
The
National Fruit Products Company
Alexandria, Va
Hotel Evans
E. D. Newman
John Spragueys
Shepherdstown
Margery Hoover
Woodstock
Washington
Samuel T. Esmay
Front Royal
Philadelphia
Esmay
William M. Calvert
J. W. Ware
Episcopal Church
Hagerstown Fair
U. S
Keystone
Mabel Yormand
Bones
Ames
Billie Burke
Gloria
Beatrice Fairfax
Hearst
N. Y. Journal
Woodward’s
Beth
WM. T. Barr
W.M. Fletcher
C. V
Fair Grounds
Stephens City
Baltimore & Ohio
Baltimore
Walt Mason
Good & CO
H. F. Byrd
Clinton E. Chrismore
E. Piccadilly Sc
Winchester, Va
Highland Ave
Consolidated Oil CO
Cleveland
Clayton Hollis
North Washington Street
Gray & Sheetz
Farmers &Merchants Nat. Bank
Farmers & Merchants
Brill & Ritter
G. Brumback
Page County
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