Elkton police dispute draws 100 citizens to fire hall
Elkton residents filled the fire hall to back Sgt. Noah W. Helsley, oppose his demotion to dispatcher by the town council. Critics question legality and urge reinstatement while funds are raised for legal costs. A special council meeting was set for 7:30 p.m. to discuss the matter.
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Will Marshall
News-Record
Elkton
Elkton Fire Hall
Noah W. Helsley
Sgt. Helsley
Bill B. Holt
Public Safety Committee
Police Department
Sgt
Helsley
Maurice Lough
E. Bruce Wiles
R. B
Penny) Hutton
Hutton
Mr. Hutton
Wiles
Giesen Declares Re-Election Bid in Virginia House
Staunton Republican A. R. Pete Giesen Jr. will seek another term in the Virginia House of Delegates. He announced at Wilson Memorial High School that he aims for the 15th District convention on June 13. A Verona businessman, Giesen, 45, is a former seven term delegate and ex minority leader who left to run for the State Senate in 1974.
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Staunton
A. R
Pete) Giesen Jr
Virginia
House of Delegates
Giesen
Wilson Memorial High School
House
State Senate
Commonwealth
Verona
Yale University
Business School
Harvard University
Rockingham Democratic
Roy Presgrave
Harrisonburg
Conrad Baer
Wanda Wilt
Rockingham
Becky Fewell
Rockingham-Harrisonburg
Republican Women’s Club
Ted Dalton
J. Kenneth Robinson
Helping Hand Becomes Angler Aid on Fishing Line
A local feature describes a helper who handles the fishing line for a player nicknamed Helping Hand, detailing how the assist improves casting and reel control during outings. The piece highlights teamwork, skill, and the helper’s steady grip during sport fishing. Characters and place names appear as readable fragments.
Republicans Nominate Two for Rockingham County Board
Rockingham County Republicans renominated Ellwood P. Hoover of Broadway for District 1 and Harry R. Byrd of Rt. 2 Dayton for District 3 ahead of the November election. The district meetings at the courthouse confirmed Byrd’s unopposed nomination, with key supporters asserting strong local GOP momentum and noting fundraising profits of just over 1700 dollars from a recent reception.
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Rockingham County
Tues
County Board of Supervisors
Ellwood P. Hoover
Broadway
Harry R. Byrd
Rt. 2
Dayton
GOP
Lawrence D. Bowers Jr
John N. Dalton
John and
Elizabeth Taylor Warner
Byrd
District 3
Dwight L. Estep
Rt. 1
Walker Manufacturing
Estep
Glenn M. Weatherholtz
Rt. 5
Harrisonburg
Strange Egg Plague of 8500 Layers Baffles Farmer
Mrs. Monroe Secrist of Rt. 1 Broadway reports a strangely shaped egg from her hen flock of 8500 layers. She cannot identify which hen laid it and says the egg is the most unusual she has seen, adding it is plain weird.
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Monroe Secrist
Rt. 1
Broadway
Mixed Feelings Over Teacher Rehiring at Waterman Elementary
Edward H. Anderson, who won a battle to stay as a sixth grade teacher, expresses cautious relief and unhappiness about the school board's reversal of a no contract decision. He cites opposition to programs and intimidation concerns, while confirming plans to teach Waterman sixth grade this fall.
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Edward H. Anderson
Waterman
Harrisonburg
Tam
Anderson
Commission Rejects Phone Hike Request
The State Corporation Commission denied Shenandoah Telephone Co. a 14 percent surcharge that would have raised over 162000 yearly. It said the company’s finances do not need immediate relief though president Warren B. French Jr. testified for rate relief. Shenandoah serves about 15000 customers in Woodstock Edinburg and Strasburg. The case was dismissed but a five year construction program report was ordered to the SCC Division of Public Utilities.
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Woodstock
Edinburg
Strasburg
Shenandoah
SCC Division of Public Utilities
Indiana Balloon Recovered Near Broadway
A balloon released by third grade student Todd Reynolds of Chandler Indiana was found by Mrs Ted Hartman on Rt 1 Broadway. The tag asked Where did you find me Please mail me home The balloon appeared to have landed about 200 yards from her house near Evansville in southern Indiana local context notes distance from Broadway.
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Broadway
Indiana
Rt. 1
Ted Hartman
Todd Reynolds
Chandler
Ind
Park Names New Manager at Natural Chimneys Park
MT. SOLON Roy Kulikowski has been promoted to park manager at Natural Chimneys Regional Park. He was assistant manager for two years and is a Clemson University graduate. He succeeds Jim Afflin who resigned to lead a Georgia recreation department after 40 years with the Upper Valley Regional Park Authority.
Furnace Sparks Rockingham County Legal Heat
A Grottoes attorney files a 1783 suit in Rockingham General District Court against Sarco Corp of Harrisonburg over a dual oil wood furnace. The filing claims the unit failed installation due to not meeting building code and testing standards amid similar local disputes and regulatory concerns.
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Rockingham County
Grottoes
Sarco Corp
Harrisonburg
Rockingham General District Court
David A. Hamilton
Sarco
Underwriters Laboratory
National Testing Laboratories
Rockingham Building Appeals Board
Lawrence L. Yost
Penn Laird
Powermatic Corp
Yost
Wallace Hatcher
Buildings Appeal Group
L. W. Good Jr
Building Appeals Board
Powermatic
U.S
Dunham Bush
Hamilton
Four family members injured in Bedford County crash
A Memorial Day weekend head on collision on Va. 122, four miles north of Bedford, left Tammy Dean Long dead at 16 and four other family members injured. The Longs, en route to Smith Mountain Lake, were struck by Norwood Hall who faces potential charges for manslaughter, reckless driving, and defective equipment after his car’s slick tires.
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Rockingham County
Bedford County
Bedford
Tammy Dean Long
Rt. 1
Hinton
Blanche Dean
Donald Elmer Dean
Rickey Lee Dean
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Bedford Memorial Hospital
BMH
Tammy Long
Gregory C. Long
Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Long
Bedford Hospital
H. F. Wray
Hall
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Charles Hammer
Council
Nesday
Glenn D. Heatwale
Howard K. Harvey
Rt. 7
B.F. Allen
Allen
District 1
Hoover
Robert D. Wenger
Wenger
Wesley Buhl
Tenth Legion
Bonnie Hoover
Chimney Rock
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Ernestine
Shelter 7
Hillandale Park
Commission
Park
Luray
Page County
Elizabeth Ann Cave
Stanley
Page County Commonwealth
John McCune
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