Clarke County Schools Plan Pre School First Grade Day
Clarke County teachers prepare for a new school year with 14 newcomers and a pre school day for first graders on Thursday. The system will open Sept 1 with buses on the prior schedule and staff hires including a physical education instructor and Berryville music teacher. New faculty join Clarke High Berryville elementary Boyce elementary and Johnson Williams High School for Negroes with multiple grade assignments and new appointments.
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George W. Burton
Clarke
Burton
Clarke County High School
Berryville Elementary
Howard
Anna K. Morris
Anna D. Macoughtry
Gussie W. Malone
Gladys R. Hart
Mary Lou Wisecarver
Mary H. Wine
Mozelle C. Henson
Stella D. Moore
Elizabeth C. Baechtel
Georgiana Glas
Johnson-Williams High School For
Raymond Ratcliffe
Harrisonburg Votes to End Daylight Time September 30
Harrisonburg city council votes to end daylight time on September 30 preferring a later date than the county plan. Rockingham County supervisors meet Monday to decide their date and have asked for the council’s views. The aim is uniform time throughout the valley.
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Harrisonburg
Staunton
Rockingham
Memorial events and activities at regional fireman convention
Conner Ushers list for memorial at the Rouss Fire Company with Donald Bowers Beverly Teets Tom Souders and David Grim. Mrs Harold Dawson will play organ and Miss Mildred Jones piano. George Sempeles to sing. Flowers and candles to be arranged by Sandra Ritter Donna Thomas and Bowers Teets. Tomorrow features officer nominations and a banquet at the George Washington Hotel. Public welcome to memorial and Fire Prevention on Wheels exhibit with Col Edgar Sites talk on Atomic Warfare shelter needs. Nightly rides and refreshments sponsored by Winchester Fire Department on Baker Street.
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George Washington Hotel
E. W. Argenbright
Petersburg
South End
Edgar M. Sites
Civil and Defense Mobilization
West Virginia
Winchester Fire Department
Sears
Baker St
Friendship Fire Co
Elberta peaches drive market despite overall slow demand
Elberta peaches in Southern Virginia reach near peak, with U S Extra No 1 at 2.00 to 2.52 a basket. Sales mainly at 2.21, some 2.03 for minimal sizes. Mount Jackson VA Elbertas steady at 2.55 for 4/4 stock. Sunhighs in WV MD PA retain demand. Summercrests begin in Winchester Martinsburg area with limited volume. Bulks move to truckers in Southern VA. orchard run Elbertas quoted around 1.50 to 1.60 for brushed stock. hail damaged stock at 1.00.
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F.O.B
U.S
Elbertas
Mount Jackson
Virginia
Winchester
Martinsburg
Southlands
Orchard Run Elbertas
Orchard Run Sunleighs
West Virginia
Fisherman Dies When Bass Hits Mouth During Catch
SOMERS POINT N J A man choked to death Monday when a fish he caught landed in his mouth while he swung it in triumph George C Shaffer 30 of Gloucester City died on arrival at Shore Memorial Hospital official says death was due to strangulation Shaffer fished from a row boat in Great Egg Harbor Bay with friends who say he swung a small black bass around his head the fish lodged in his mouth and could not be dislodged
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Somers Point
N. J
George C. Shaffer
Gloucester City
Shore Memorial Hospital
Shaffer
Great Egg Harbor Bay
Virginia official denies gas tax hike harmed sales
Richmond AP reports state highway official H. H. Harris says Virginia’s penny per gallon gasoline tax increase effective July 1 did not significantly affect fuel sales. McDaniel of car tune Industries claimed last week the rise was about 1.97 percent higher than the previous year.
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Richmond
H. H. Harris
Virginia
McDaniel
Ode Pe Car Tune Industries
Neertery
Navy
103 year old Wright marries 7th time in Clintwood
CLINTWOOD Va AP Wright 103 a retired Kentucky farmer wed Elsie Coleman 65 in Clintwood Baptist church for the seventh time and second marriage to each other. He leaned on his camel while repeating vows and said their honeymoon would be at home with his bride.
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Clintwood
Booker Wright
Virgin
Clintwood Baptist Church
Elsie Coleman
Pikeville
Wright
Berlin restricts border gates as East tightens access
East Berliners face stricter border rules with seven crossings open for West Berliners and foreigners while 13,000 West Berlin workers continue in East Berlin. West officials condemn the move as violation of four power status as Johnson Adenauer pressure grows. trains still run through Friedrichstrasse with passenger IDs checked.
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East Berlin
Friedrichstrasse
Berlin
United States
Britain
France
East German
Interior Ministry
West Berzens
Adenauer
U. S
Washington
Death of Sir Charles Kingsley Webster Historian
Sir Charles Kingsley Webster, 75, noted historian and former president of the British Academy, died Tuesday. He was professor emeritus at the London School of Economics.
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London
Charles Kingsley Webster
The
British Academy
London School of Economics
Two Area Crashes Cause $160 In Damages
Two traffic incidents in the area caused estimated damages of 160 dollars. A 1951 Chevrolet pickup driven by George Butler collided with a 1949 Ford pickup driven by Fenton Travers at the intersection of N Loudoun Street and North Avenue, about 9 30 this morning. The Chevrolet sustained 50 dollars of damage and the Ford 35 dollars. A 1961 Falcon station wagon owned by John Rosenberger Lumber Co. was damaged when a 1957 58 Chevrolet driven by Oolin Grandstall backed into it on Fox Drive. the Falcon sustained 75 dollars in damage. No injuries were reported.
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N. Loudoun St
North Ave
Holmes McFarland
George Thomas Butler
Parkway Ave
Fenton Albert Travers
Rt. 2
Loudoun St
Ford
John Rosenberger Lumber Co
Barbecue Marks Climax Of Flag Sale
VFW Post 2123 hosts a Labor Day jamboree at Izaak Walton Park Route 50 to cap August flag sales under Jimmy Carter. Barbecued chicken meals run 5 to 8 p.m with half-chickens at 1.50 and quarter-chickens at 1. Proceeds aid the VFW Community Service Program amid games pony rides hayrides and live jamboree broadcasts. Each flag buyer may share thoughts on the program and its meaning.
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Izaak Walton Park
Route 50
Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Jimmy Carter
VFW
Auction notices fill August September sales directory
Frederick County auction listings include DENNYS COMMISSION AUCTION near Winchester Route 7 and multiple events in Stonewall and Stephens City areas. Items ranged from furniture and appliances to real estate and dairy cattle with dates from August 26 to September 15 and various auctioneers such as Orndorff Cole, James Janney, and Charles Duvall.
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Dennys Commission
Winchester
Orndorff & Cole Auctioneers
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Frederick County Court House
Parm
Stonewall
Charles R Duvall
Orkney Springs
Joseph A. Massif, Jr
Frederick County
Gainebsoro
Charles R. Duvall
Robert Stickley
Stephens City School
Charles Duvall
Weather Today Cloudy Warm With Showers and Thunderstorms
Considerable cloudiness and warmth with showers and scattered thunderstorms tonight. Lows expected between 67 and 72 degrees.
Stolen Plymouth Recovered
A 1958 Plymouth owned by J Cartwright of 437 N Cameron St was reported stolen Monday night from in front of that address. It was recovered yesterday on James & J Avenue.
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Tor Heejay
J Cartwright
N. Cameron St
James &J
Rainfall totals and monthly averages recorded
The report lists rainfall figures for August and the year 1961 with a 24 hour period ending at a.m. today. It shows August totals to date 1.44 inches and 1961 totals to date 27.06 inches, followed by average monthly rainfall values for several months including 3.88 in August and 3.96 in September.
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E. Miley
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Robert W. Geel
Dan L. Warner
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Ord W. Myers
Ruby Telex
Marion T. Wood
Don Maphis
Alice S. Loope
Betty Bauserman
Norma R. Morrison
Mildred S. Riley
Dean Bushong
Julia M. Ellis
Catherine R. Bean
Vivien R. Wisecarver
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Robert Rush
Joseph C. Huffman
Margaret Cepelka
Shirley H. Gerkin
David W. Naff, Jr
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Marietta Ames
Virginia B. Fritts
Charles R. Dearmont
Lolita B. Whiting
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Jane Gardiner
Mary D. Sowers
Run Y. Powell
Shirley P. Tolbert
Charles E. Jackson
James A. Marcellus
Pauline B. Thornton
Maxwell T. Thornton
Josephine A. Price
Emr.a A. Weeks
Lovisia T. Gillison
Catherine J. Marcellus
Snellings
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John W. Rosenberger & CO
Stuart M. Perry
Berryville, Va
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