Miss Geraldine McClaughry Crowned Clarke County Harvest Queen
Miss Geraldine McClaughry was chosen Harvest Queen at the Clarke County Fall Festival contest. She edged 23 other contestants with runners up Miss Carol Tomblin and Miss Barbara Jenks. McClaughry, 18, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert McClaughry of Bluemoor, will ride in the festival parade. prize included a $50 clothing certificate from the Clarke County Raritan Club.
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Berryville
Geraldine McClaughry
Clarke County Junior Woman's Club
McClaughry
Carol Tomblin
Barbara Jenks
Robert M. McClaughry
Bluemoor
Clarke County High School
Clarke County
Bluemont
Miss Tomblin
Calvin Tomblin
White Post
Miss Jenks
William L. Jenks
Rebecca Anne Athey
Clarke County Raritan Club
Mary Jean Rickard
Dianne Brown
Anne Galloway
Miss McClaughry
Miss Rickard
Patsy Whetzel
Mrs. Gardner Case
Loudoun County Junior Woman's Club
Rufus M. Josey
Winchester Evening Star
Aubrey W. Johns
Front Royal
Rappahannock
Raritan National
H. B. Pierce, Jr
Gayle Haymaker
John W. Miller
Berryvile
Miss Haymaker
Carl White
Joe Davis
Lloyd
Geraldine O. McClaughry
Line-Up Announced For Berryville Parade
Berryville hosts a fall festival parade tonight at 6 pm with entry line up along Byrd Avenue to Main Street. Participants include Clarke County Honor Guard Clarke County High School majorettes Rouss Drum and Bugle Corps Stephens City and many volunteer fire departments and VFD units from surrounding towns.
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Berryville
John Henders Fire Company
Byrd Avenue
Church St
Church
Buckmarsh
Main
Virginia State Police
E. Blackburn Moore
Aletha Agee
Grand Marshall
Clarke County
Clarke County High School
Miss Clarke County
Linda Scott
Mollie Royston
Janis Sheetz
Raritan Club
Harvest Queen
Arlington V
Leesburg V. F. D
Flint Hill V. F D
McLean V. F. D
Woodstock
FPF
Culpeper County
Winchester
Scarlet Rebels
Stephens City
James Wood High School
Charles Town V. F. W
Clarke County Red Cross Ambulance
Betty Kephart
Boyce
Hill
Falls Church
Franconia
Gion
Winchesterettes
Majorette
Musselman H. S. Band
Annandale Struttettes
Harrisonburg Twirlettes
Great Falls V. F. D
Citizens Fire Co
Charles Town
the Plains V. F. D
Independent Fire Co
Fails Church V. F. D
Friendship Fire Co
Bolivar- Harper's Ferry
Gay Hill
Hagerstown
Rouss
County Teachers Prepare for School Opening Tuesday
Frederick County teachers completed a sequence of meetings and workshops at James Wood as prep for the Tuesday start. Superintendent R E Ayler announced all schools open on time with unchanged bus schedules, and students will receive new bus assignments before departure.
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Frederick County
R. E. Ayler
Frederick County Schools
James Wood
Jenny Brewer
State Department of Education
Harold K. Jack
Miss Barnett
Ginn and Co
Paul Behrens
California Testing Bureau
Human Element At Fault in 86 Percent of Auto Crashes
State Police Captain Robert King told the Rotary club that eighty six percent of crashes are due to the human element and Virginia ranks high in highway safety. He noted the National Safety Council awarded Virginia for safety and stressed three attack avenues engineering enforcement and education while urging personal responsibility on the road. He cited a statewide death toll figure and urged citizens to support sound laws serve as jurors and practice common sense driving. Captain King was introduced by Winchester Police Chief Thomas Boyd at the meeting.
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Robert King
Rotary Club
Virginia
National Safety Counc
King
Winchester
Captain King
Thomas Boyd
Rotary
Charles B. Baker
Middletown State Bank
Middletown
Stephens City
Congress Hurries Toward Adjournment With Aid Bill
Congress moved toward final adjournment as the House approved a foreign aid appropriation of 3,435,810,000 and a defense attorney disclosure bill. The measures set funding and ground rules for accessing FBI files in trials.
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Washington
Congress
House
FBI
Four Long Range Missiles Said Fired by Russia
Washington reports that Russia fired at least four long range missiles since June and tested many shorter range ones over time. The Senate cleared civil rights and several bills as Congress adjourns, including a $3.44 billion aid package and immigration reform.
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Russia
Washington
Moscow
Kremlin
U. S
Siberia
Technical Intelligence Review Committee
Central Intelligence Agency
State Department
Eisenhower
Senate
White House
House
Picnic draws 3000 as Byrd hosts annual orchard event
Guests including Gov Thomas B. Stanley and J. Lindsay Almond arrive for U S Sen Harry F Byrd’s picnic at Berryville orchard after a day of planning and tours. The event showcases Byrd’s orchards and promotional efforts with H F Byrd Inc marking its golden apple anniversary.
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U. S
Harry F. Byrd
Berryville
Byrd
States report flu outbreaks in five states
Public Health Service said new influenza outbreaks occurred last week in New York Mississippi Florida California and Virginia though few cases are lab confirmed and not included in the 30 000 Asian flu cases.
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Washington
New York
Mississippi
Florida
California
Virginia
Byrd Urges Eisenhower to Trim Spending by 6.5 Billion
Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia, chairing the Senate Finance Committee, urged President Eisenhower to cut total spending by about 6.5 billion dollars. He cited carryover funds and said Congress reduced new money requests from 73.5 billion to 67.3 billion, with cuts across military foreign aid and civilian programs.
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Washington
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Virginia
House
Capitol
Integration Struggle Faces Northern School Boards
Integration efforts move forward amid parental and school board resistance in Northern cities. The education editor of The New York Times analyzes the push and backlash, with balance across viewpoints and regional challenges.
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New York Times
Mental Examinations for Virginia Driver Permits Proposed
Virginia Commissioner of Motor Vehicles C. H. Lamb urged mental and physical tests for all driver permit applicants, citing traffic tensions. He backed tougher penalties for revoked licenses and warned that motor fuel taxes and vehicle transactions have surged, with revenue near 96.8 million dollars last year and a forecast of a hundred million annual revenue. Stanley supports a broad study of motor vehicle laws and possible license refusals for habitual drinkers. Unmarked civilian cars may be used to augment the highway patrol.
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Richmond
Virginia
Lamb
Stanley
Frederick County Representatives in Congress 1809 1861
List of Frederick county figures who served in Congress from 1809 to 1861 with years served. Includes Gen. Jon Smith 1809 15 Henry St George Tucker 1811 19 Jared Williams 1821 21 Alfred H Powell 1825 27 Robert Alien 1827 33 James M Beale 1833 37 James M Mason 1837 39 G B Samuel 1839 41 Richard W Barton 1841 42 William Licas 1843 45 He Bedinger 1845 ? Richard Parker 1849 01 Charles J Faulkner 1851 59 Alexander R Bo er 1859 61 Note: Williams 1823 25 election contested by Powell. Advertising notice follows.
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Frederick County
Jon Smith
Frederick
Henry St. George Tucker
Winchester
Jared Williams
Alfred H. Powell
Winc «Ter
Robert Alien
Nandoah
James M. On Hite Beale
Shenand
James M. Mason
G B. Samuel
Shenandoah
Richard W. Barton
William L.icas
Jefferson
He » Bedinger
Richard Parker
Clarke
Charles J. Faulkner
Berk
Alexander R. Bo ‘Er
J . Williams
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
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Agricultural Experiment Station
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