Public Meeting on Land Use Plan in Berryville Tonight
Clarke County Planning Commission holds a public hearing on a Future Land Use Plan at the Berryville Court House at 7 30 p m. The session aims to discuss housing, business, industry and recreation needs with open Q A format. Blue Ridge Board of Realtors attends with President Oscar Ramsburg and members.
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Clarke County
Court House
Planning Commission of
The
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Blue Ridge Board of Realtors
Os‘car M. Ramsburg
County Planning Commission
Gywnie. Jones
Benty Oxward
Orrie Royston
Richard Bromley
Herman Yeager
Glen Burch
Kenneth Gilpin
Bloodmobile Visits Clarke County for Heart Operation
Berryville readers learn of two Red Cross Bloodmobile visits to Clarke County. A five year old will undergo open heart surgery at Walter Reed Hospital and twenty A positive donors are asked to report Monday noon at the Berryville Community Building. A later Monday window and a Monastery Friday visit widen chances to donate.
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Red Cross
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Marsh Will Make Memorial Day Address
Berryville announces Congressman John O. Marsh will deliver the principal address at the Memorial Day services at Green Hill Cemetery on May 1. The event is organized by the American Legion and W. F. W. Posts of Clarke County with H. B. Pierce presiding.
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Berryville
John O. Marsh
Green Hill Cemetery
American Legion
W.F.W
Clarke County
H.B. (Hammer) Pierce
County Offices Switch to Weekdays Only in Berryville
Clarke County public offices adopt a five day week with Saturday closures except emergencies. The Board of Supervisors approved the move at a March 18 special meeting, with Circuit Judge Elliott Marshall’s approval. County Clerk Lucy Allen and Treasurer R. C. Carter and Revenue Collector Kenneth Shenk comply.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Lucy Allen
Board of Supervisors
Elliott Marshall
R. C. Carter
Kenneth Shenk
Psychology conference on Analytical Psychology at Ryton Farm
A four day conference at Ryton Farm Millwood from May 11 to 14 features Dr. Esther Hardin retired Columbia professor and Jung student. She will deliver lectures and lead discussions based on film interviews with Carl Jung.
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Millwood
Ryton Farm
Esther Hardin
Columbia University
Carl Jung
Jung
Washington's cyder interest shows in 1767 land deeds
The article notes George Washington as a Frederick County landowner involved in deeds from December 1767. One lease covers 226 acres near Worthington Marsh to Alexander Fryer and Sons, with a condition to plant 100 apple trees for cyder and within ten years also 100 peach trees. It also mentions Washington sending Lafayette apples with cultivation instructions. The report ties these records to Chateau Chaviniac in Loire and Marquie de Lafayette.
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George Washington
Chateau Chavinac
Department of the Loire
Marquie de Lafayette
Frederick County
Bec. 1
Worthington Marsh
Alexander Fryer Sons
Neil Kimball
Chic Sales To Promote Jaycee Membership Use House Model
A piece of scenery from the Jaycee Hillbilly Jubilee will tour Clarke County Jaycee members as a recruitment gadget. The small house will sit in front yards of members until they recruit new members, then move to the next location.
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Berryville
Chamber of Commerce
Clarke County
More Schooling For Drop-Outs In Front Royal
Berryville school leaders attended a Friday meeting at the Front Royal Remount Station to discuss expanding vocational and technical training. The luncheon and panel were sponsored by the Northern Virginia Division of the State Council of Higher Education with Larry Hill coordinating the program and Dr Lyon Emerson presenting.
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Berryville
George W. Burton
Charles E. Miley
Edward von Pippin
Garland Williams
Front Royal Remount Station
Northern Virginia
State Council of Higher Education
Larry Hill
State Department of Education
Hill
Lyon Emerson
State Education Department
Berryville FFA Car Wash Aids World’s Fair Trip
Clarke County FFA members set up in Berryville this Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to wash cars for 1.50 each. Proceeds support the chapter’s trip to the New York World’s Fair.
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Clarke County
FFA
Clarke County Churches Offer Vacation Chip School
Clarke County residents learn of a joint Vacation Ship School run by the Presbyterian and Episcopalian churches from June 15 to 26 for children aged four to 14 with extra classes for older youths. New resident couple Mr Harry Stone and Mrs Stone buy Walter Hardesty Farm Route 7 Opequon Creek plan to relocate from Florida cattle business and ship registered Angus herd after remodeling the century-old home.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Harry Stone
Walter Hardesty
Route 7
Opequon Creek
Stone
Florida
Angus Attle
Corn Crop to Aid Clarke County Fair Grounds Planting Day
Clarke County Raritan Club plans a 13 acre corn field on May 7 on Route 7 east of Berryville. Kenneth Shenk grants use of the field. Local dealers will bring equipment to the Shenk Farm and volunteers will work the day. Proceeds go to improving the Raritan Horse Show Grounds as the county fair’s home.
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Clarke County Raritan Club
Berryville
Kenneth Shenk
Raritan Horse Show Grounds
Winchester
Shenk
Shade Equipment Co
Minneapolis Moline
Winchester Orchard
Farm Supply
Ford
Lupton ‘Equipment Co
John Deere
Sandy’s Implement Co
Clem Equipment
Stephens City
4 H and FFA Steer Show Set for Winchester
Clarke and Frederick County 4 H and FFA members will show 27 grain fed steers at the Junior Steer Show at the Farmers Live Stock Exchange Winchester starting Monday at 10 AM. Entrants include Amy Brumback Larry Brumback Douglas McIntire and others with Angus Hereford and Shorthorn entries listed from multiple 4 H clubs.
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Berryville
FFA Club
Clarke
Frederick Counties
Farmers Livestock Exchange
Winchester
Nancy
Ford
Rt. 5
Angus
Amy Brumback
Larry Brumback
Middletown
Tommy
Raymond Cather
Scott McIntire
White Post
Larry Royston
Boyce
Hereford
Robert Carpenter
Leon Owens
Douglas McIntire
Tommy Rosenberger
Hayfield
Allen Snapp
Eddie Strasnider
Tommy Wolfe
Ronnie Manuel
Gainsboro
George Rust
Shorthorn Steers
Fady
Clarke Red Cross Exceeds Chapter Fund Drive Goal
Harold Hawkins chairman of the Clarke Red Cross reports the chapter surpassed the $5,500 quota in the Red Cross fund drive. A message from William J. Phillips of the Eastern Area congratulates the chapter for its record of meeting the campaign goal each year since World War II.
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Clarke County
The
Red Cross
Harold Hawkins
Eastern Area
American Red Cross
Hawkins
William J. Phillips
Peaceful Cyprus Seen With Tourism and Trade Potential
Charles and Mrs. Cline report life in Cyprus amid fighting, noting two Greek Cypriot factions and cola brand tensions. They describe Cyprus climate, resources like copper and citrus, historic ruins, and tourism appeal, while noting evacuation due to conflict before their Okinawa assignment.
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Cyprus
Charles Cline
Mediterranean
Clines
Valley
Winchester
Okinawa
Cline
United States
Nicosea
Beirut
Lebanon
Japan
Formosa
Martinsburg
Clarke Farmers Benefit From ASCS 1963 Annual Report
Clarke County officials publish a history and overview of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. The 1963 report notes 517 eligible voters but only 176 cast ballots, and details Clarke County’s ASCS structure, history, and key figures including Arthur Weiss and John Gerken. It also records $38,686 paid to 158 farmers last year and 12 Soil Bank contracts covering 570 acres.
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Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Clarke County Committee
Dorothy Emmart
Battletown
Cecil Wolfe
Frank Sowers
William B. Clagett
Donald Levi
H. K. Crim, Jr
Richard Dole
Greenway
Arthur Shiley
Roland G. Mitchell
Floyd R. Hoff
Longmarsh
John D. Hardesty
Richard Bomley
Olen Grove
Clarke
Congress
Cement of Agriculture
Soil Bank
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