Journal of Miss Lottie M. Davis

Miss Lottie M. Davis

May 1933 – June 1933

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May 1933

  1 May 1933 - Limb open & drilled in bone and kidney treatment Dr. Deyerle & Dr. Miller.

  1 May 1933 – Miss Shacklett nursed me.

  3 May 1933 – Mrs. Liskey died lived at Moses Powell House.

  4 May 1933 – Came home from hospital.

11 May 1933 – Sold Jersey and calf.   [Please note that Miss Lottie would have spent many heart wrenching hours searching her soul while she was in the hospital and also during her recovery at home before reaching the conclusion that this step was absolutely necessary for the well-being of her animals as well as for her own well being.
  
In 1933, most women in the Shenandoah Valley treasured their milk cow as a beloved animal that was a valued part of their family.  A milk cow had to be hand milked twice each day regardless of the weather or whatever other calamities that may have occurred within a family. 

It was quite an accomplishment as well as a matter of pride to find and raise just the right sort of calf and train it to meet a family’s dairy needs: milk, butter, buttermilk, cottage cheese, and yogurt as well as various other sorts of cheese.  These diary products even affected the various types of breads produced in the home. Good biscuits require quality dairy products to make them "mouthwatering."

For any woman to recognize and come to terms with her own physical limitations is difficult during the best of times, but having to face this reality and having the courage to take the necessary steps to deal with reality so soon after serious surgery is to be admired.

In 1922, a milk co-operative was formed to collect raw milk from local farms as it had been discovered that many local families had an excess of milk from their family cow.  This raw milk also included cream.  A Jersey cow was a very special breed of diary cow that produced richer milk with a higher quality of butterfat. Milk was collected in both five and ten gallon tin cans and cream was separated from the milk into smaller two - three gallon cans. After the cans were collected and returned to the milk processing plant, the milk was then pasteurized and distributed to towns which had already imposed an early form of zoning laws restricting cows being maintained within emerging cities. This dairy co-operative eventually became known as Shenandoah’s Pride, but even in 1933, milk was not delivered to the Town of Elkton which had only been formed twenty-five years previously in 1908.]

10 May 1933 – Mrs. Lena Davis goes to Hospital.

11 May 1933 – Mrs. Daniel Powell died seventy-one years old.

  9 May 1933 – Mrs. George Breeden new baby.

14 May 1933 – Rev. Smith first sermon.

  9 May 1933 – Ray hair cut the first time.

     May 1933 – Elmer Leap get new car.

     May 1933 – Harold Morris moves.

     May 1933 – Ashby McVeigh moved.

     May 1933 – Lilly Whitfield mad spell.

23 May 1933 – Mrs. Ruth Plum Eppard new baby.

21 May 1933 – Mrs. Gilbert Plum operated on.

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May 1933

     May 1933 – Mrs. Ben Orey new baby.

     May 1933 – Mrs. Virgil Cook new baby.

24 May 1933 – Miss Dorothy Lam & Turpin Dean married.

20 May 1933 – Mr. Olin Knootz married to Miss Mauck.

26 May 1933 – New carpet on dining room $10.00.

25 May 1933 – Mrs. George Bruce fifty-six years and Lin Sandridge sixty years old married.

28 May 1933 – Mrs. Whitfield & Lilly stop church.

     May 1933 – Earl new car.

     May 1933 – Mr Tom Monger hurt at mill.
June 1933
  1 Jun 1933 - Miss Ruby Hammer married.
  2 Jun 1933 - School closed.
  2 Jun 1933 - Mr. Dave Shifflett died fifty-nine years old.
  4 Jun 1933 - Mrs. Shifflett F.
  6 Jun 1933 - Mrs. Baugher's brother's funeral age eighty years old.
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June 1933
 9 Jun 1933 - New floor in kitchen.
10 Jun 1933 - Mabel get P.
 9 Jun 1933 - Mr. Frank Kyger dies at dinner table seventy-four years old.
 9 Jun 1933 - Fire at Harrisonburg.
10 Jun 1933 - Police Logan died age sixty-two years.
11 Jun 1933 - Willie Cave baby died eighteen months old.
12 Jun 1933 - Robert Hammer new baby.
     Jun 1933 - Earl build to home.
17 Jun 1933 - Mr/ Parr married.
22 Jun 1933 - Play given by Ladies Auxiliary made $22.00.
21 Jun 1933 - Mrs. Green Armentrout died seventy-eight years old.
20 Jun 1933 - Miss Louise Macomb operated on.
 3 Jun 1933 - Robert Lough operated on.
 4 Jun 1933 - Hubert Lee Cover operated on.
24 Jun 1933 - Miss Lambert married.

The Sport Of Kings

Note the spur on the rooster's leg

 

Cockfighting is an ancient blood sport which is similar to bear-baiting, dog fighting and bullfighting.   Blood sports have deep roots in many parts of the world including northwestern Europe and the British Isles.  In England, beginning in the 1500s, the status of cockfighting grew thanks to the patronage of Henry VIII and James I.  America’s early colonial settlers had a working knowledge of blood sports which they brought with them when they sailed for the “New World.”

This sport, which is now illegal] in most of the states in the United States because serious injury or death occurs to the animals involved, quickly spread throughout North and South America as well as the Caribbean.  Though illegal, cockfighting is still practiced in more remote or mountainous areas of  the South.

While illegal, cockfighting still continues in some parts of the South.  Motorists driving through our more mountainous areas still see game fowl being raised in plain sight of the highway. Usually the very colorful roosters are tethered to their own small A-frame coop or horizontal barrel.  Due to the bird’s very aggressive nature, they are tethered so that they cannot reach each other.  Breeders make the distinction between raising the birds which is legal and fighting them, which is illegal.

Game cocks are specifically bred, with breeders keeping genetic records to improve bloodlines. Cocks are smaller than roosters of most domestic food breeds. Their brilliant plumage is inherited from their jungle fowl ancestors.

Japanese Rooster with beautiful plumage

 Bred and trained for aggressiveness and naturally equipped with dangerous spurs, fighting cocks often have metal knives or gaffs attached to their legs in preparation of a fight. The birds attack by flying into each other, slashing or gouging until one is killed or unable to continue. A majority of the losers die as a result of injuries sustained in a fight.

Pits may be elaborate arenas, modified barns, or even portable set-ups. The actual fighting pit is above-ground and enclosed to contain the combatants.  It is usually surrounded by bleacher-style seats.  Once the birds are placed in the arena to fight, they are said to have been ‘‘pitted.’’ The most common type of cockfight  is the derby, where several birds are entered and fight in pairs until one triumphs over all the others. The bouts are closely organized, with competing cocks weighed and carefully matched. If a bout drags on inconclusively, the weakening birds may be rotated to a secondary pit while a fresh pair are started in the main cockpit. 

Owners pay to enter their birds in a derby, with the winner typically taking the entire pot. Gambling is pervasive among owners and spectators, often for sizable amounts.

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[1] A bear was chained to a post in the ring.  It was able to move about the post, but could not escape. Dogs would then be set upon the bear. Spectators would bet on whether the dogs or the bear would survive the ensuing  vicious fight.  Some of the bears were unfortunate enough to have long and bloody careers, becoming stars in their own right. “Sackerson” was one such animal and was immortalized in Shakespeare's "Merry Wives of Windsor."

[2] In Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma, cockfighting is a billion dollar-a-year industry.

[3] Photo: Wanny from nl [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], from Wikimedia Commons.

Miss Lottie M. Davis's Journal

Miss Lottie M. Davis

   March 1933 - April 1933

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   March 1933

   1 Mar 1933 - Mable and family moved to Harrisonburg, Virginia.

   3 Mar 1933 - Fred Meadows Store burned.

   4 Mar 1933 - Mr. Bob Morris died sixty years old.

   5 Mar 1933 - President Roosevelt takes seat at White House.

   6 Mar 1933 - Mr. Bob Morris funeral.

   6 Mar 1933 - Reu Smith operated on. 

   4 Mar 1933 - All Banks closed.

   5 Mar 1933 - New flowers at cemetery.

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Mar 1933 

10 Mar 1933 - Ruby Shifflett and Walter Breeden married.

12 Mar 1933 - Went to see Mable's new home.

     Mar 1933 - Ruby Coleman new baby.

     Mar 1933 - Edith Hammer new baby.

11 Mar 1933 - The Sale.

11 Mar 1933 - Harold new home $1,100.00.

15 Mar 1933 - Banks reopened.

14 Mar 1933 - Nellie Ware left McGuire.

23 Mar 1933 - Elizabeth Davis & R. Monger married.

22 Mar 1933 - Mrs. Mae Brown Monger died.

19 Mar 1933 - Mr, Rinca died seventy-two years old.

14 Mar 1933 - Mr. William Rinca left home in Ohio.

15 Mar 1933 - Lawrence give Bill his check $100.00.

    Mar 1933 - The Big Flood in Cincinnati & Kentucky.

25 Mar 1933 - Snowed on Saturday.

20 Mar 1933 -[Giuuseppe] Zangara died in electric chair [in Florida]

  6 Mar 1933 - Mayor  C.O. Major  Cormack. Shot in Roosevelt part[?].

27 Mar 1933 - Lewis Workman operated on.

27 Mar 1933 - Owen Walton operated on.

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  1 Apr 1933 - Jim Riddle married.

29 Mar 1933 - Mable moved.

30 Mar 1933 - Mr. John J. Hause died sixty-six years old Harrison.

31 Mar 1933 - Went to hospital for kidney treatment Dr. Miller & Dr. Deyerly.

     Mar 1933 - Dr. Lewis came back to Elkton, Virginia.

     Mar 1933 - Mr. Lucas filling station oper.

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April 1933

  1 Apr 1933 - Jim Riddle married .

  1 Apr 1933 -  Laurence gets  refrigator.

  3 Apr 1933 - Harold starts new fence.

  2 Apr 1933 - Archie Louderback new baby girl    [Joyc[e] Ann.

  4 Apr 1933 - Mrs. Maynard Hammer operated on.

  7 Apr 1933 - Taken Second Treatment at Hospital.

  9 Apr 1933 - Owen Hensley operated on.

  8 Apr 1933  - William Girt operated on.

  9 Apr 1933 - Rabbit Baugher operated on.

     Apr 1933 - Walie Quill operated on.

16 Apr 1933 - Mrs. Everette Fogle new baby.

14 Apr 1933 - Third Treatment.

16 Apr 1933 - Mrs. Maynard Hammer came home.

16 Apr 1933 - Easter Sunday rained.

19 Apr 1933 - Mr. George Lam came home from hospital.

20 Apr 1933 - Mr. Charles D. Harrison died age eighty-two Harrisonburg.

19 Apr 1933 - Mrs. Mary Long Monger new baby.

     Apr 1933 - Ben Offenbacker's sister died.

21 Apr 1933 - Cash in bank.

29 Apr 1933 - Put money in Elkton Bank Sat[urday].

29 Apr 1933 - Nellie Ware married to Derwood Herring on Sat[urday].

14 Apr 1933 - Window in bathroom fixed $8.00. 

15 Apr 1933 - New roof on front porch.

    Apr 1933 - Mr. F.D. Eiler moved.

    Apr 1933 - Wallace Woodard moved to Harrisonburg.

  [To be continued...]

                                      

Easter

Easter Eggs

After the Sabbath, Easter is most probably the oldest and important holiday observed by modern Christians. It is celebrated to commemorate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, three days after he was tortured and put to death.

The Easter celebration is a religious observance that starts on Ash Wednesday and concludes with Easter Sunday. This event is celebrated by people of all races: young and old, rich and poor, men and women.

The origin of Easter dates back to the beginning of Christianity.  It is most probably the oldest Christian observance, after the Sabbath which was originally observed on Saturday, but later on, Sunday came to be regarded as the weekly celebration of the Sabbath.   

In today’s America, the roots and traditions of our Easter observances are found in the convergence of three traditions: Christian, Hebrew and Pagan. 

 

Daffodills, Easter Eggs and  Bunny

Easter is the name of an ancient Saxon festival, honoring Eastre, the pagan goddess of spring and offspring. The ancient Saxons used to celebrate the return of spring with a jovial festival, commemorating their goddess of offspring and of springtime, Eastre.  Easter bunnies [hares], lilies and eggs form an important part of the Easter celebrations all across the world. In old traditions, Easter coincides with the Jewish Passover, a Hebrew celebration, also known as Pesach. Thus, Europeans also apply 'Pasch' to derive another name for Easter. Passover is celebrated to mark the freedom of the Israelis from bondage and slavery after over four hundred years. And it was during Passover in 30 A.D. that Jesus was crucified for blasphemy.

In the past, Easter celebrations did not always follow a specific calendar. This Pagan festival was changed from a celebration of the spring to a celebration of the resurrection of Jesus by the Christian church. The observance of Easter was set after the first full moon, following the spring equinox in 325 A.D.  In the West, Easter is observed by the churches on the first Sunday following the full moon that falls on or after the Spring equinox or 21st of March every year. Thus, Easter is celebrated on different dates every year that usually fall between March 22nd and April 25th. Prior to this time, early Christian churches observed Easter at various dates during the spring. This was due, in part, to the Jewish festival of Passover, which was also observed at the same time of year. Easter is marked as a grand celebration denoting life, rejuvenation, renewal, rebirth and restoration.

There are several worldwide Easter traditions with eggs, bonfires, candles, lilies, crosses, palm leaves, bunnies and lambs being the most popular symbols. Even today, red jellybeans qualify as the most favorite worldwide food for children at Easter.

Chocolate Bunny

Second only to Halloween, Easter is the top-selling confectionery holiday in the western world. Chocolate eggs were made for the first time in Europe during the 19th century. They still remain one of the favorite Easter treats of today. On Easter, 76% of all people bite off the chocolate bunny ears’ first, while 5% bite off the feet first and 4% will eat the tail first…thus leaving 15 % for those who prefer to just wade in.

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest Easter egg made to date was just over twenty-five feet high and was composed of chocolate and marshmallow. Weighing 8,968 lbs., the egg was supported by an internal steel frame. In the mid-20th Century, it used to take as much as twenty-seven hours to make a marshmallow peep. Today, the time has been reduced to six minutes and you have a choice of color: yellow or pink.

 

Easter Eggs

The custom of giving eggs at Easter dates back to the time of the Egyptians, Persians, Gauls, Greeks and Romans. Most of the world knows that the act of painting eggs is called Pysanka. The first Easter basket was constructed to give the appearance of a bird's nest.

Hot cross buns, made by European monks, are among the earliest known Easter treats. They were given to poor people to eat during the month of Lent.

Every year on Easter, the Pope gives his "Urbi et Orbi" (papal address) to the world.

Around the world, Easter is known by various names including the following:

Albanian – Pashke

English – Easter

French – Paques

German – Ostern

Greek – Pascha

Holland - Pasen

Italian – Pasqua

Norway – Paaske

Spanish – Pascua

Swedish – Pask

United States - Easter

Good Friday

Martin Luther once said, “Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection, not in books alone but in every leaf in springtime."

Most of the world recognizes the fact that Good Friday is a religious holiday observed by Christians around the world in memory of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. They also recognize that Good Friday and the following Saturday are days of mourning which call for the reflection of sins. John 3:16-17 states, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him." During this period of time, Christians focus on the fact that life is a precious gift and most will use this period of time to reflect upon God’s forgiveness of man’s sins.