High School Completion Exams May 10
E P Browning assistant superintendent of Handley School announces state exams for Friday May 10 with eligibility from division superintendents. Those passing may gain college admission in Virginia and similar military and professional recognition. The article also answers a reader question on air mail to servicemen overseas noting priority and switch to air delivery.
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E. P. Browning
Handley School
State Department of Education
Round Hill Banker Speaks At Farm Meeting In Clarke
H. Cooley vice-president and cashier of Round Hill National Bank and Virginia Bankers Association official spoke to farmers and business leaders in Berryville Clarke County. Henry Davis planning technician led the meeting as county agent was absent, noting Farm Credit as a tool to aid farming if used wisely. Potts and Ware from Clarke County banks urged cooperation and discussion of financial plans to meet farmers needs.
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the Star
Berryville
H. Cooley
Round Hill National
Agricara T Coonateas
Virginia Bankers Association
Court House
J. W. Olcott
Henry Davis
Lord Fairfax Soil Conservation District
Clarke
Davis
Mr. Potts
Bank of Clarke
Ralph M. Ware
First National Bank
Navy Rockets To Soar 60 Miles
ST. LOUIS April 1 The Navy plans to launch rocket sondes 60 miles above the earth to collect atmospheric data for weather forecasting and radio communications experiments Lieut Cmdr Daniel F Rex said. The plan calls for 15 rockets weighing 2500 pounds each at 20 000 dollars apiece with 24 foot length and 325000 feet altitude potential. Rockets to be launched from White Sands New Mexico and the Army will use the V 2 at the same site this summer.
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ST. Louis
Navy
Cmdr
Daniel F. Rex
Office of Research and Inventions
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
Calf
Army Ordance Department
Signal Corps
Rex
Aerojet Corporation of California
Army
American Association For the Advancement of Science
White Sand
New Mexico
Clarke USDA Council To Meet Thursday Night
Clarke County USDA council chairman J Wilmer Carpenter calls a meeting in the county agent’s office at 8 o clock Thursday night April 4. Carpenter was named Clarke County Food Manager under the conserve foods program for wartorn nations.
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Clarke County
Usda Council
J. Wilmer Carpenter
Carpenter
Seaman may wear Merchant Marine ribbons on Army uniform
A reader asks if his Merchant Marine ribbons can be worn on Army air corps dress. The reply: if the Merchant Marine had authority to award the ribbons, he may wear them on the Army uniform.
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Merchant Marine
Army Air Force
R.G. A
Army
Apple Blossom Festival draws broad national interest
A letter to Apple Blossom Festival Headquarters in Winchester Virginia notes strong nationwide interest in the 198th Apple Blossom Festival. Travel Bureau Manager K Schanbacher of Newark New Jersey requests literature and dates for distribution as the festival gains prominence across the East Coast.
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Tom Baldridge
United States
Baldridge
Winchester
Virginia
K. Schanbacher
Newark
N. J
White Post People Share A Quiet Newsful Day
Emmett Stuart shows marked improvement after hospital stay in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Cleo Wood returns to New York after Army discharge to rejoin wife. Mae Lanham and Mrs. Buckley and Bertha Armel visit home area. Ed Lee spends a day in Baltimore. Jane Riley from Washington visits. Barbour Baldwin of Brucetown stops by for business. Mickey Ball returns to school after measles. Navy man Nelson Coulson returns to camp after ten day leave. Mamie Denny from Strasburg visits Dr Dearmont family.
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White Post
Emmett Stuart
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Cathleen Thompson
Cleo Wood
New York
Charles Wood
Mae Lanham
Robert Buckley
Bertha Armel
Flora
Ed Lee
Baltimore
Jane Riley
Washington
Barbour Baldwin
Brucetown
Mickey Ball
Nelson Coulson
U. S. Navy
Mamie Denny
Strasburg
Mrs. C. O. Dearmont
Tigers Break Spring Training Camp Ahead of Season Opener
Detroit Tigers break spring training in Lakeland Florida and plan a northward trip ending April 16 in Detroit for the opener with the St. Louis Browns. First stop is Pensacola to face the Boston Braves. A GI Bill subsistence allowance may apply to veterans apprenticing on a farm if the farm is approved.
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Lakeland
Fla
Clarke County Historical Association Marks Fifth Year Publication
The Clarke County Historical Association issues The Proceedings volume for 1945, noting its fifth year of operation and the lifting of wartime handicaps. It highlights memorials to Richard E. Griffith Sr., portrait collections and additions, and lists 32 new portraits in 1945. It details portraits from Mount Airy and Shirley, acknowledgments, and the association’s officers and committees.
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The
Clarke County Historical Association
Clarke County
Clarke
Maryland Historical Society
Torrence
Virginia Historical Society
Alexander McKay- Smith
Richard E. Grifps Sr
Winchester
Richard E. Griffith, Sr
Salem Church
Virginia Baptist Historical Society
Buck Marsh
Bethel
George Bolling Lee
New York City
Clarke Portraits Committee
Dr. Lee
Robert E. Lee
William Henry Fitzhugh Lee
Mary Tabb Bolling
Estlle Tayloe
Mount Airy
W. Harrison Wellford
Shirley
J. Hall Pleasants
Baltimore
C. Fred Barr
Barr
Clarke Association
Richard Edward Griffith
Alexander MacKay Smith
Lower
Shenandoah Valley
Audley
Montford Jones
Llwellyn
Alfred Kerfoot
Tubyries
Llewellyn Bull
Farnley
A. Mackay-Smith
Montana Hall
Abram S. Hewitt
Springsbury
George P. Greenhalph
Bellfield
A. W. Sommarioa
Rock Hill
Raymond Guest
Chapel Hill
William J. Leonovan
Lakeville
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Thornhill Manor
W. A Baker Robert Burwell
Shenandoah River
B. Curtis Chappelear
Frederick
Prederick Parish
Virginia
Everard Kidder Meade
Old Buck Marsh
Berryville
Mary Washington Gold
Henry W. Carpenter
John Mosby
John Russell
Proto
Col. Mosby
Ralph N. Dorsey
Clifton Price
Loring C. Kackley
J. D. Griffing
Geo. H. Burwell
Emily McCormick
Rose MacDonald
E. K. Meade
Mary Page
Curtis Chappelear
Archhves
8S. C. Williams
Personal Recollections and Portraits Featured in Local Notices
A fragment lists individuals including Ben Crampton, Loring C. Kackley, E. K. Meade, Mrs. T. C. Blackwell, and mentions memoranda of membership and related reminiscences in a local notice column.
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Ben Crampton
Loring C. Kackley
E. K. Meade
T. C. Blackwell
Two Accidents Reported by State Trooper
State Trooper Thomas J. Starrett filed two crashes. A car driven by Lester A. Combs left Route 522 north of Double Tollgate and struck a Northern Virginia Power Company pole, injuring Annie Zumbron with a knee laceration and causing $300 in damage. A second collision at Route 522 and 1104 involved a Plymouth truck owned by W. C. and Kay Brown, driven by Otis F. Brown, hitting a 1937 Chevrolet driven by Mrs. Charles E. Crisman, with damages totaling $400.
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Thomas J. Starett
Lester A. Combs
Double Tollgate
Northern Virginia Power Company
Annie Zumbro
Rt. 522
Otis F. Brown
W. C
Kay Brown
Charles E. Crisman
Riverton
State Senators Seek Dismissal of Damage Suits
In Richmond Virginia April 1 state Senator A E S Stephens of Isle of Wight and W T Clark a reading clerk in the House of Delegates moved to dismiss $25 000 damage suits filed by Howard H Carwile Richmond attorney. They argue Capitol Square is part of the Commonwealth not the City of Richmond. Carwile said he was glad the capitol is not in the city.
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Richmond
Capitol Square
Commonwealth of Virginia
City of
A. E. S. Stephens
Isle of Wight County
W. T. Clark
House of Delegates
Howard H. Carwile
Carwile
Stephens
Clark
Patriotic services planned by Gainesboro Church
Gainesboro Virginia residents report social visits and illness updates. The Gain esboro Church youth will lead patriotic services on April 7 at 7 30 p.m. in honor of service men and discharged personnel, with public invitation. A birth is announced for Elwood Rogers in Winchester Memorial Hospital.
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Gainesboro
Boyd Linaburg
Arlington
Lawrence Ruble
Austin Johnson
Winchester
Nathaniel DeHaven
Amy Davis
Mary Ramey
Luray
Anne Wolfe
Mary Lou Ramey
Elwood Rogers
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Dutch elm disease spread by beetle vectors
The infection is carried by beetles. The disease established in the Middle Atlantic States and has spread northward toward New England as well as southward and westward.
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C.N.T. A
Middle Atlantic States
New England
British General Fought On After Wounding at Alexandria
General Ralph Abercromby led the action at Alexandria despite a musket ball wound in the thigh. He stayed on the field giving orders until victory was secured, then was carried off in a hammock and later died aboard a ship.
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Ralph Abercromby
Alexandria
Berryville Soldier Arrives in San Francisco
A telegram from the Associated Press reports Pfc. Palmer N. Jackson of Berryville, aboard the U. S. Sea Barb, was due to arrive in San Francisco yesterday.
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Star
Associated Press
Pfc
Palmer N. Jackson
Berryville
U. S
San Francisco
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