Per Capita Income Rises 58 Percent in Lord Fairfax District
The Lord Fairfax Planning District sees per capita income climb almost 58 percent from 1969 to 1974 led by Berryville Front Royal and Middletown. Inflation and rising transfer payments contribute. retirees moving into the Shenandoah Valley also raise district figures. Winchester ranks fourth in income.
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Front Royal
Lord Fairfax Planning District
Bureau of the Census
Lord Fairfax Planning District Commission
Berryville
Middletown
Winchester
Stanley
Toms Brook
Boyce
Edinburg
Hammons
Frederick County
Wages rise in Frederick and Warren Counties reflect manufacturing growth
Hammons notes rising personal income in Frederick and Warren counties driven by manufacturing. Frederick wages climbed from 35.3 million in 1969 to 62.3 million in 1974, with manufacturing income up from 9 million to 19.5 million. Warren County shows wages up 25 percent while manufacturing income jumps from 18 million to 30 million. He adds minimum wage growth and commuter ties to the Washington area boost area wages.
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LFPCC
Carl Hammons
Shenandoah Valley
Frederick, Clarke
Warren
Hammons
Frederick County
Frederick
Warren County
Washington
Lord Fairfax
Winchester-Frederick County
Jacob Johnson
Bicyclist Struck By Car In Front Royal
A 12 year old Rivermont boy was injured after being struck by a pickup on Rivermont Drive. Ricky Allen Henry received treatment at Warren Memorial Hospital and was released. No charges were filed against Samuel Sibert.
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Front Royal
Rivermont
Rivermont Drive
Ronkeith Kirtley
Warren Memorial Hospital
Ricky Allen Henry
Kirtley
Henry
Samuel Thomas Sibert
Post
Angus Steer Holds Its Own Against MG Sports Car
A black Angus steer belonging to Bob Stickley of Stephens City wandered onto Rt. 612 early Saturday and was struck by an MG sports car driven by John K. Brumback, also of Stephens City. Damage to the car was about 800 dollars and the steer had minor bruises. Brumback was not injured.
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Bob Stickley
Stephens City
Rt. 612
John K. Brumback
Brumback
Inwood W. Va
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Clearbrook
Strasburg
Ricky Allen Neff
Robert L. Neff
Smaller Nursing Home Proposed for Clarke
Berryville residents seek a revised Rose Hill Nursing Home plan a 60 bed intermediate care unit and a 60 bed adult care unit on five acres off Chalmers Court. The proposal moved through town zoning and water sewer approvals and faces multiple state reviews before final health official ruling.
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Kathleen Devereux
Berryville
Rose Hill
Lord Fairfax Health Advisory Council
Vanderbilt Hall
Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital
Woodstock
Virginia
Chalmers Court
Town Planning Commission
Blanton Allen
Fred Spencer
State Health Coordinating Council
Bruce Grogan
Northwestern Virginia Health Systems Agency
Conmarene
Luray
Judith Campbell
N.W.H.S.A
Campbell
James Kenley
Building Inspection Forms Simplified in Frederick County
George M. Stoddart reports that Frederick County builds simpler inspection forms to speed permit applications. Director Carroll Ray Brown introduces a standard Plot Plan showing distances to yards and highways and coordinates a joint notice with Potomac Edison urging applicants to seek electric service concurrently with building permits. Housing starts approach two million in recent months while the department aims to reduce inspection delays and add staff to close gaps between carpentry and final inspections.
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Carroll Ray Brown
Department
Potomac Edison
Frederick County
Ween
Rodgers
Board of Supervisors
Rodger
Shenandoah College Opens 103rd Session Anticipates 800 Enrollees
Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music kicks off its 103rd session with about 800 expected enrollments in baccalaureate and associate programs. Over 100 students join MBA, Creative Arts, and Cultural Enrichment tracks via Mount Saint Mary’s College and other programs. Facilities expand with 6,825 and 1,600 square foot additions to Shingleton and Armstrong buildings.
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Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music
Shenandoah
Mount Saint Mary’s College
Shingleton
Armstrong
Virginia
Front Royal Council Targets Town Shop Area Fencing
Front Royal Town Council discusses fencing the town shop area near Bingwed Stadium with a project estimated at 15 000 dollars. The meeting also reviews garden rights on public property, traffic flow to the Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary School, curb and gutter work on E Main Street, and street maintenance questions for the Childon subdivision. The appraisers’ report on a lot by the town park near 10th Street and Warren Avenue is on the agenda, with potential park expansion and rezoning debates noted.
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Front Royal
Bing Wed Stadium
Lyle Henry
Henry
Hugh Williams
Richard Keeler
Leslie Fox Keyser
E. Main St
Royal Ave
Chester St
Hill St
Childon
10Th St
Warren Ave
Smoke at Back Room Lounge Causes Quick Fire Call
City units raced to The Back Room Lounge on Berryville Ave after a Quartz light on the roof burned tar and sent heavy smoke at 9:18 p.m. Five engines responded but hand held extinguishers finished the job. no smoke entered the occupied area, says Fire Capt. Eddie Lillis.
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Berryville Ave
Wees
Eddie Lillis
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Lord Fairfax Planning
By Susan Burke
Winchester Evening Star
Pamela Sue Deavers
W. 12Th St
N. Royal Ave
IGA
Fairview Ave
Orestes Post, 46
Alexandria
Browntown Road
John David Thompson
Lawrence S. Campbell
Bentonville
Angus Steer
Kenley
Elbert T. Magruder
Jack Enders
Eustace Jackson
George M. Stoddart
Star
Department of Building
Brown
Middle Department of Inspections
William Rodgers
Verne Collins
Clarke County Fair
Clarke County
Raritan
Richie Walton
Winchester Recreation Park
Dwight Moore
Esa
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