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Long’s pot-bellied stove removed after 60 years

November 2, 2020 Pagevalleynews 0

November 2, 1961 — A momentous event occurred recently at what is known as Long’s Store when the old pot-bellied stove, a fixture in the store for some 60 years, was removed in favor of […]

No more drivers’ license

November 1, 2020 Pagevalleynews 0

November 1, 1990 — Those who want a Virginia drivers license will have to drive — more than likely be driven — to Front Royal or Harrisonburg. As of today, the Virginia Department of Motor […]

Age 82, Luray, Va. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., 82, of Luray, died on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, at Whispering Pines Assisted Living. Mr. Holmes was born on Sept. 4, 1938, in Washington, D.C., and was […]

Jane Moyer Smith

November 1, 2020 Pagevalleynews 0

Age 85, Luray, Va. Jane Moyer Smith, 85, of Luray, passed away on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. She was born on Sept. 28, 1935, in Sperryville, Virginia and was a daughter of the late Arthur […]

Catherine Marie McAllister Hilliard

November 1, 2020 Pagevalleynews 0

Age 94, Stanley, Va. Catherine Marie Hilliard, 94, of Stanley, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. She was born on May 29, 1926, in Shenandoah and was a daughter of the late Robert McAllister […]

Baltimore horse thief on the run from marshall

October 31, 2020 Pagevalleynews 0

October 31, 1889 — Last Friday Sheriff Chapman received a letter from the Marshall of Baltimore requesting him to “arrest Calvin Grimes on the charge of horse stealing.” “Description: 22 years of age; brown hair, […]