Community notices from Cross Junction details local deaths and visits
Cross Junction Va September 23 Mrs S H Braithwaite C Howard and Mrs Sarah Collins attended the funeral at Gerardstown Sunday for the river's grandson Thurman Collins nine year old son of Edgar and near Bunker Hill WVa Friends extend sympathy to Mr and Mrs Collins J T Funkhouser and Emily Capon Bridge spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Oliver DeHaven Fred C Braithwaite left for Bridgewater College and Miss Jeanette Braithwaite resumed studies at Middletown High School Early Collins family of Illinois visiting E W Braithwaite
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E. W. Braithwaite
Greenspring Roundup Reflects Visits and Farewell News
Mrs. L H Summel returns to Cumberland after week with Mr and Mrs S H Abyshire accompanied by niece Helen Abshire. Fries family return from Washington. Sermon at 3 p m Sunday as Rev John Banks leaves for conference. Herbert Fries and Roy Lamp also visit Washington. Atchison Globe note ends with a joke about a religious businesslike man beginning prayers with This is Jones speaking.
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Greenspring
L. H. Summel
Cumberland
S. H. Abyshire
Helen Abshire
V. S. Fries
Grace
Ray
Washington
John Banks
Herbert Fries
Roy Lamp
Atchison
Jones
Atchison I Globe
Community notes from White Post and nearby towns
Social items record weekend visits and visits from Washington and Baltimore residents. Families including Arledge Hunt Robinson and Green share birthdays and dinners while teachers and educators such as Miss Mabel Massey take new posts in Roanoke. Visitors and hosts across White Post, Riverton, Front Royal, and Salem are listed with brief travel and hospitality details.
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White Post
Hardin B. Arledge
Washington
Arledge
Virginia Arledge
Little Hardin B. Arledge, Jr
Nettie Kemmerly
William C., Hunt
P. B. Sommerville
Jim Robinson
Doris
A. M. Green
Wilton Stuart
Greene
Lowry
Philadelphia
Margaret Baugher
Baltimore
Billy Green
Lola Wilson
Frances Berkely
Suffolk
Charles C. Dearmont
John
Charles Warner
Shenandoah’ River
Lucille Fritts
Front Royal
Fritts
Riverton
Laura Robinson
Brent Royal
Marguerite Elliott
Ethel Golden
Castleton
Golden
Miss Elliott
Charles’ LeFew
Salem
Two Bus Lines Seek Extensions In West Virginia
The Blue Ridge Transportation Company seeks a permit to operate a Charles Town to Hancock Maryland bus line via Martinsburg and Berkeley Springs with a hearing set for October 7 in Charleston. Dixie Coach Lines, Inc. seeks to run a Shepherstown to the Virginia line route south of Rippon via Kearneysville and Charles Town, likely extending to Berryville or Winchester.
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Blue Ridge Transportation Company
West Virginia State Road Commission
Charles Town
Hancock
Martinsburg
Berkeley Springs
Charleston
Dixie Coach Lines, Inc
Shepherdstown
Virginia State Line
Rippon
Kearneysville
Berryville
Winchester
Pippin Packers Debate Virginia Grading Law
Edwin M Wayland defends Virginia grading rules for Albemarle Pippin apples against claims of discrimination while noting the extra fancy box grade may tolerate stem end russeting. He urges adherence to U S grade standards and highlights state inspection fairness and cross state shipping implications for Nelson County growers.
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Winchester Evening Star
Nelson County
Nelson
U. S
Virginia
New York
New York City
New York State
Edwin M.wayland
Heards, Va
Moon Gravity Compared to Earth
The article notes the moon’s gravity is about one sixth that of Earth. A 180 pound man on Earth would weigh about 30 pounds on the Moon, illustrating the dramatic weight difference for readers.
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American Magazine
One of the Last Valley Heroines Dies in Edinburg At 82
Nellie F. McCann 82 a Shenandoah Valley Civil War heroine dies at Edinburg. She saved a mill from Sheridan’s march by pleading at headquarters and shielded the Confederate flag from Lee's surrender era. Survived by son George G. McCann Franklin Va and daughters Hope and Mrs John Samtmiers Edinburg. sister of Capt George W Koontz Woodstock.
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Nellie F. McCann
Shenandoah Valley
Edinburg
Phil Sheridan
George Grandstaff
Valley Pike
Sheridan
Melvina Grandstaff
Calahan
Filming of the Valley Begins At Harpers Ferry
Shenandoah Valley Inc announces October 4 and 5 and 6 as opening filming dates for a moving picture of the Shenandoah Valley. Daniel Kavanaugh secretary unveils Harpers Ferry W Va as the first shooting site with Daniel Weinberg supervising the project. Additional shoots will cover Charles Town Berryville Winchester and other valley towns plus caverns Natural Bridge park area and Shenandoah National Forest.
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Shenandoah Valley
Daniel Kavanaugh
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Kavanaugh
Daniel Weinberg
Weinberg
Strand
New Theatres
Stau
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Ae Pee
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Babb Brothers
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Water Kent
Junell Co
P. O
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National Cigar Co
High Point
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A. B. Thomas
Anderson
Indiana
Milo
Broadway
Bayonne
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Knight Great Si
Ribas
Willys-Knight Cborgan
Braddock Street
Rouss Garage
Pippins
Wayland
Lynchburg News
New Orleans
Silvertowns
Landis Tire Shop
Goodrich
Ho Td Care
Emmert’s
Carter
Glastonbury
Moling & Seal
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