General Kimball recalls life as a fiddle-foot ex-newspaperman
Brig. Gen. Neil West Kimball, a world traveler painter farmer and social worker, guides visitors at Rock Hall Farm near Berryville recounting almost fifty years in journalism Red Cross work wartime correspondence and family memories. He comes from a long line of newspapermen and began on the Craig Empire before a World War I service altered his life.
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Berryville
Rock Hall Farm
Neil West Kimball
Red Cross
General Kimball
Colorado
Boston Transcript
Colorado Transcript
George W. Kimball
N the West
Neil
Craig Empire
University of Missouri
Jean
Gen. Kimball
45Th Division
Europe
France
Germany
Templehoff
East Berlin
Kimball
West Berlin
David Ames Helps Vets in Martinsburg Outreach
Berryville reports 16 year old David Ames, son of Mr and Mrs Louis Ames, volunteers with the Red Cross and Grey Ladies to assist veterans at the Martinsburg VA Center. He learned wheelchair transport was lacking for Sunday chapel trips and now makes regular Sundays to help veterans reach chapel services and return to their rooms. He is a member of the Junior Red Cross at Clarke County High School.
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Mr. Kimball
Louis Ames
Veterans Administration Center
Martinsburg
David
Red Cross
Clarke County High School
Kimball
Clarke
Mosby Academy
Front Royal
County Home
Veteran journalist and WWI veteran Kimball’s long public service journey
World War I veteran General Kimball served as European correspondent for VFW Magazine and worked in public relations for three campaigns including Governor Johnson. He later rejoined journalism at the Rocky Mountain News as a columnist and worked in Foreign Service Magazine during WWII. He and his wife own Rock Hall, a 1758 house, and manage a 300 acre farm while pursuing art, civic projects, and real estate ventures.
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VFW Magazine
VFW
Washington
St. Louis
St. Joe
Kimball
Johnson
National Guard
Rocky Mountain News
Foreign Service Magazine
Whch
Africa
Italy
Rhine
Hts
Newton D. Baker VA Center
Martinsburg
Lions Plan All Day Outing on Shenandoah River
Berryville notes Lions Club members and families will have an all day outing on the Shenandoah River this Sunday. They meet at noon at the Bowerman cabin in Shenandoah River Estates near Front Royal and plan to eat at 5 p.m. bringing covered dishes.
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Berryville
Lions Club
Shenandoah River
Bowerman
Shenandoah River Estates
Front Royal
Traffic Light's Return Is Due Sometime Today
In Berryville the main intersection is set to regain traffic control today after a week of outage. Work widening Buckmarsh Street required moving power poles, which necessitated removing the light temporarily. Police monitored the intersection with a temporary stop sign posted at Buckmarsh and Main.
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Berryville
Buckmarsh St
Buckmarsh
Main St
Clarke Chamber Plans Talk On Clarke County History
BERRYVILLE The Clarke Chamber of Commerce will meet tomorrow at 1 p.m. at the Battle town Inn. Stuart Brown Jr. will discuss Clarke County history and its impact on local life.
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Berrvyville
Chamber of Commerces
Battletown Inn
Stuart Brown, Jr
Clarke County
Firemen Parade Offers $500, Six Trophies in Berryville
Berryville hosts an annual Firemen Parade Friday evening with 85 units competing for 500 dollars in cash and six trophies. The route forms at 6 30 p m on Taylor Street and proceeds to Buckmarsh Main and Main Street to the railroad station. Three bands four drum and bugle corps participate along with Civil War units Boy Scouts 4 H clubs and color guards. Local beauty queens will ride in special cars while Town Council and Board of Supervisors members attend as guests.
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Berryville
Taylor St
Buckmarsh
Main
Main St
Fire Company
Roy 0. Locke
Boy Scouts
Mary Helen Ramsburg
Clarke County
Bonnie Carlisle
Judy Sue Williams
Apple Blossom
Washington
Byrd Ave
Abram's Delight to Host George Washington Slept Here
The Bark Mill Theater and Winchester Historical Society stage the three act farce George Washington Slept Here at Abram's Delight from August 13 to 18. Directed by Mrs. Louise Patten with cast led by Bill Boyne and Gloria Biddle, the show showcases Newton Fuller Annabelle, a crotchety uncle Irvan OConnell and a quirky neighbor in a country home setup. The Hollingsworth House is open for tours before curtain, with space for up to 200 attendees each evening.
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Hollingsworth
Bark Mill Theater
Winchester Historical Society
George Washington
George Kauffman
Moss Hart
Newton Fuller
Annabelle
Newton
Louise Patten
Irvan O’connell
Bill Boyne
Gloria Biddle
Mack Headley
Kimber
Sam Headley
Barbara Woore
The
Fullers
Jack Cummins
Surveyor
Marianne Edwards
Dick Lord
Betty Harden
Hester
Ben Belchie
Hollingsworth House
Soil District Officers Honor Koontz
Friends of the late Clarence E. Koontz are invited to a Friday 1:30 p.m. ceremony at Senseny Park. The Lord Fairfax Soil Conservation District will dedicate a memory table for Koontz who led the local tree planting program and was Frederick County’s first county agent. Rev. Raymond Womeldorf will give the invocation. Co N Priode will speak on Koontz’s conservation work. The table is presented by B A Hepner and accepted for Winchester Recreation Department by Sam Preston.
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Clarence E. Koontz
Senseny Park
Lord Fairfax Soil Conservation District
Koontz
Frederick County
Raymond Womeldorf
Winchester Presbyterian Church
Co. N. Priode
Soil Conservation Service
B. A. Hepner
Sam Preston
Recreation Department of
Winchester
Church Dinner Tomorrow at John Mann Methodist
Dinners will be served at the John Mann Methodist Church starting at 5 p m tomorrow. For reservations or free delivery call MO 2 5282 or MO 2 8815.
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John Mann
John Mann Methodist Church
Transparent woman flown to Cologne for surgery
The Museum of Science in Boston will transport its transparent woman exhibit to Cologne Germany for surgery after 750000 visitors have viewed her since 1955. Malfunctioning lighting caused the heart light to trigger the gall bladder, creating confusion.
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Boston
Museum of Science
Cologne
Germany
Enders Fire Co and Community Events This Week
This week features nightly seven o clock events at Enders Fire Co. on Byrd with a parade Friday at Berryville. Jaycees meet Thursday at Court House. Lions hold an all day picnic Sunday at Bowerman's cabin. Board of Supervisors meet Monday at Court House and Enders Auxiliary gathers at Fire Hall later that day.
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Enders Fire Co
Byrd Ave
Board of Supervisors
Court House
Enders
Fire Hall
Fire damages wall as stove wiring catches
Firemen from Berryville responded to Forrest Rickard house on Virginia Ave Monday evening. Wires in the back of an electric stove ignited causing slight wall damage.
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Berryville
John H. Enders
Forrest Rickard
Virginia Ave
Raritans Seek Club Support for Yard Party
Nelson Carpenter president of the Round Hill Ruritan Club asks for continued backing from the Home Demonstration Club and county clubs for the annual yard party. He notes appreciation for past contributions of cakes and pies from other organizations.
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Nelson Carpenter
Round Hill Ruritan Club
Home Demonstration Club
JCC President to Attend Camp Easter Seal Dedication
Berryville Leon Steinberg, president of the local Jaycees, travels to Camp Easter Seal near Roanoke this weekend for the dedication of a new building there.
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Berryville
Leon Steinberg
Jaycees
All-Star Cast To Testify for Mrs Van Johnson
Los Angeles AP report says attorney Ronald Swearingen has an all-star lineup ready to testify for Mrs. Van Johnson in her separate maintenance trial against actor Eve Johnson. Judge grants move to Santa Monica branch to be nearer witnesses Rosalind Russell Ann Sothern June Allyson and others. Johnson 45 seeks cross complaint for joint custody of daughter Schuyler 14. no child remains in Eve Johnson's custody.
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Los Angeles
van Johnson
Superior Court
Ronald Swearingen
Santa Monica
Swearingen
Rosalind, Russell
Ann Sothern
June Allyson
Johnson
Eve
Schuyler
Mrs. Johnson
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Star
Maurice W. Leckenby
Kimball's
Leckenby
Fort Collins Review
Cheyenne Tribune
Cheyenne
Ed Johnson
Stuart
M. Perry
Berryville, Va
Teller
Bank of
Boyce
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
David Ames
Red Cross of
Rock Hall
Drew Clevenger
Hardesty
Kimballs
Abraham Lincoln
Lions
Brown
Soil District
Sbs
South Church
William ‘Bowerman
JCC
Ld Et Ale
Sam Minghini
Clarke County Food Center
Boyce, Va
Wult
First National Bank OF
Virginia
U.S
N. Church St
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