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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1940

Page

15

Middletown Notes Chronicle Social Gathers and Visits

Middletown notes recount weekend visitors and local gatherings. Families listed include the Henson Coville Weirich Sperry Rogers and Barr households with travel from Annapolis Washington Winchester Epworth and Mt. Falls. Delayed illness of Fred Gore cited as improving.

Pele Es Char= Henson E. C. Coville Griev Vaucluse Fannie Weaver Madison Weirich Ville Abbie Weirich Tommy and Barry Annapolis Ray Weirich Grant Weirich Clark Relance Lovell Manuel Near Epworth Mark Sperry Washington Trone Sperry James Rogers E. C. Rogers Harvey Austin Portsmouth Mary Austin Darlene Barr Barr James Harry Eva Esther Richards Harry Hershman Mary Wilma Hodgson Dunbar Sale Bevlyn Hodgson Cora Sale Mt. Falls Edna Rosenberger Hayfield John Anna Jane Cooper Mt .Willams Ruth Lois Sperry Joyce Brown Middletown George Brill Hinnes Winchester Mae Ginn C. C. Rhodes Stephens City Wilson Borden Myrtle Rhodes Dennis Hoover C. E. Cougill Inca Barley Stephens Gladys Miller City Elizabeth Kellar Clarence Cougill Washington, D. C Fred Gore

Local Notes on Visits Weather and Early Fall Farm Work

Last Friday many neighbors visited relatives including Mrs. Daniel Leight in route to Washington for a Army commission. Cousin H B McCormac Jr in Winchester hosted calls. Brucetown gatherings with Shirkeys. Orndorffs visited Ellis Randall family in Winchester. Local youths injured in bicycle crash near Snow Hill. potato digging and corn cutting continue as apple picking ripens. A thunderstorm with strong rain Tuesday night into Wednesday benefited dry ground. A reader asks if Herbert Hoover was ever a Democratic candidate. answer notes Hoover’s 1920 Democratic nomination discussions in Michigan and primary ticket listings, with denial of candidacy.

Daniel Leight Washington, D. C H. B. McCormac, Jr Winchester

Middleway Notes Farmers harvests and visitors noted

The community discusses corn cutting and oil seeding with recent rains aiding soil work. Apple harvest continues and Inwood plant brings hundreds of workers. Local residents and visitors from Washington, Winchester, Waynesboro, Ridgeway, and Cleveland are mentioned, along with the Rev. Geo Hazel preaching at the M E Church on Sunday.

Middleway Inwood Messrs. Murphy Travers Shaull May Granthem Washington, D. C J. M. Shaull Grover Engle Waynesboro Shaulls 8. C. Newcome Winchester W. B. Baker C. M. Kearns Baker William Carlyle Greenwood John Zombro Boyce Raymond W.white Raymond White W. White Shipley Smallwood Ridgeway C. E. Grantham Rose Kearns Washington Randolph Bowers Purcellville L. L. Morrow Fred Nye Virginia Lee Ida Beattie Cleveland Geo. Hazel M. E

Paul McCormac Visits Grimes on Sept 25

Paul McCormac of Iowa stopped in Grimes on September 25 during a local visit. The brief stop was noted in the town news without further details.

Private Sale of Fine Limestone Farm North of Winchester

The undersigned offers at private sale a 135 acre farm located about four miles north of Winchester on the west side of U S Route 11 and north of the road to Welltown Turnpike. It features a nine room brick and frame residence, large bank barn, double corn house, hog pen, and other buildings in good condition. For terms contact M. M. Lynch, Attorney for Owner, Winchester, Va.

Winchester Welltown L. F. Cooper M. M. Lynch Winester

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Charles Hensell Selma Hensell Paul Shirkey Brucetown A. 8. Orndorff Ellis Randall Victor Crim Near Here Melvin McKee White Hall Snow Hill Farm H. B. McCormac Stanley Snapp Pleasant Valley Herbert Taylor Margaret and Louise Taylor Martinsburg And Brooke Taylor Herbert Hoover Sidency Michian Joe Tae Ue Quality Ford Hal Bull's Eye Legion Ahr. Enamel McAleer Patits Remington Remington Shur Remington Scatter Ud A Smith Ena Vy c. A Dunlop America Fulton L. C. Smith Savage Hunters Penn Wave Pennsylvania Hanover Carlisle N. Main St Bersburg W. Market St Lewistown W. Main &T W. King &J Lancaster Rca-Victor RCA Victor Harrisburg Ris Creenmeast Ave Baltimore Conklin St Baltimore St Cumberland, Md Loudoun St S .Court Sa Harrisonbare Malin St Charlottesville Main St Manheim RADIO Grimes Notes
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