Winchester social pages note wide Christmas visits
Clarke County locals list Christmas and holiday travel. Families visiting kin in Virginia Maryland and North Carolina include the Joyce Murphy Huffman Carroll Harrison Paget and McGlaflin households. Hospital patients and students spend holidays with relatives as ministers and professors observe seasonal services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Joyce
Diane Joyce
Farmville
Pam Murphy
Rebecca Marlowe
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Owen Swimley
Dwight B. Galt, Jr
Bel Air
Carlisle Huffman
Ginger Huffman
LaPlatta
Melton Cobey
Washington
Fleming Wisecarver
Jana
Salisbury
Wisecarver
Kelley Coleman
Coleman
Hugh N. Ritter
Silver Spring
Edith Carroll
James Carroll
New Year's Eve Dance to Aid Scholarship Fund
Berryville Junior Womans Club hosts a public New Year s Eve dance at the Community Building from 10 p m to 2 a m with the Royalaires of Winchester. Proceeds support the club s scholarship fund to be presented next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Junior Womens Club of
Royalaires
Winchester
William Hooker
Wisecarver’s
Gents
Four Properties Sold for Taxes In Clarke
Clarke County treasurer R. C. Carter reported four of nineteen delinquent land plots sold at a Dec. 10 public auction. S. G. Hodgin and Hildreth Hodgin’s 300 acres in Chapel District sold to Frank Reeves of Paris. Amistead Alexander’s Battletown District property bought by the Commonwealth for county use. Dora A. Hill and Joseph Thomas parcels in Longmarsh District bought by the Commonwealth. Real estate details noted.
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Berryville
R. C. Carter
Clarke County
Chapel District
S. G
Hildreth Hodgin
Frank Reeves
Paris
Battletown
Amistead Alexander
Commonwealth
Longmarsh
Dora A. Hill
Joseph Thomas
The
Carter
Hassle Over Route Of Clarke Power Line Sparks Fight
Virginia Electric and Power Co plans a 500000 volt line across southern Clarke County to serve Northern Virginia. Residents and the Clarke County board oppose the route citing scenic damage and tax impact, while Vepco cites demand growth and lower coal transport costs at Mt Storm. Fauquier asks relocation. Loudoun approves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Electric and Power Co
Clarke County
Clarke
Board of Supervisors
Virginia
Washington
Mt. Storm
W. Va
Storm
Johnson
Northern Virginia
Loudoun County
Middleburg
Vepco
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Fauquier County
Loudoun
Affected Farm Owners Oppose Power Line Route
In southern Clarke County local residents facing possible rights of way protested the proposed Virginia Electric and Power Co line. Farm and estate owners argued the tower would mar the landscape and pose high voltage dangers, with calls for relocation of the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Virginia Electric and Power Co
Edward Jenkins
R. N. Cunningham
Montana Hall
Tax collections and arrears reported for year end
The report notes personal property collections through December 5 totaled 92 percent of the assessment. Current and back taxes collected reached 100.34 percent by June 30. Unpaid taxes totaled $6.63 on December 10.
Monroe Film Is Rewritten After Monroe Exit
Hollywood reports Twentieth Century Fox will rewrite the Marilyn Monroe film Something's Got to Give as a Doris Day vehicle. The project drops Dean Martin and Cyd Charisse from the new version, and Day will star while Monroe is not involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Twentieth Century-Fox
Marilyn Monroe
Doris Day
Miss Monroe
Dean Martin
Cyd Charisse
Christmas Tree Allergy Strikes Home in Nashville
In Nashville, Wilbur N. Hester suffers hay fever triggered by Christmas trees, his wife reports. The quirky note recalls holiday dining with creamed green peas and scrambled eggs, illustrating a seasonal allergy tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Wilbur N. Hester
Hoffa Attacks Judge and Prosecutor After Nashville Trial
Teamsters president James R. Hoffa criticizes Federal Judge William Miller and prosecutor James Neal over trial conduct and a jury deadlock in Nashville. He claims bias and alleges moves to shift the case to Miami while denying jury tampering and defending the Tampa jurisdiction. The judge in Nashville declined to comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Nashville
Hoffa
William Miller
Robert F. Kennedy
Ven Marshall
Wwj-Tv
Owen Brennan
Teamsters
Michigan
Commercial Carriers, Inc
Miller
James Neal
Kennedy
Miami
Tampa
National Guard Targets 400000, Boosts Recruitment Drive
Washington AP reports the National Guard aims to reach 400000 members, about 25000 short, amid efforts to raise standards and reorganize divisions. Plans include six high priority divisions at 80 percent strength, with others at 70 or 60 percent, pending governors’ approval and a January meeting with McNamara.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Guard
McNamara
Robert S
Army Guard
Congress
Defense Department
Army
Pentagon
Army- McNamara
Husband Gifts Return in Christmas Birth Event
In Birmingham Alabama Mrs H H Gary delivered a second Christmas surprise by giving birth to a 6 pound 4 ounce boy on Tuesday, following last year’s Christmas Day birth of John Paul Gary.
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Margretta Whiting
Pikesville
A. Garland Williams
Whiting
Parkersburg
W. Va
William Peterkin
Ralph Snapp
Ralph Snapp, Jr
William Clevenger
Northfield
N. J
David Biswell
Ann Biswell
Clevengers
Helen Clevenger
Richmond
Gordon Staples
Upperville
Julian Or
Birmingham
Ala
H. H. Gary
John Paul Gary
Gary
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Clarke County News
Winchester Evening Star
Berryville Socials
Elsie C. Olcott
Bettie Russell
Jack Russell
Harrison
Mr. Harrison
Francis Harrison
Charles Harrison
Lind Harrison
Martinsburg
Sheron Anne Harrison
Macedonia Methodist Church
Frederick County
Ronald Clark
J. Lester Spivey
Alice H. Bell
Bedford
William Lyon
Severna Park, Md
Carl Lewis
Scott
Norma Lynn
Charles Paget, Jr
Ronald Paget
Philadelphia
A. Paton
Ruth Ellen Talley
Williamsburg
Flossie Talley
Evelyn Wilt
Julien Friant
Herndon
Nelson Post
Loring C. Kackley
Joseph Krouse
George Kackley
Alexandria
Baltimore
James Digges
Kackley
Marshall Krouse
Susan Krouse
Rockingham County
Tommy Nettles
Eedeines University
Auburn
Jacksonville
Fla
Kelley
E. P. Carter
Kay Galloway
Westhampton College
Robert Galloway
Frances Funk
Annapolis
Richard Funk
Carl Feltner
John
Twyla Cromer
Arlington
Ernest Feltner
Feltner
Ernest Fletnher
Charlottesville
Arthur Friedman
Silver Springs
Roberta Winter
First National Bank
Rk Trust
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Hassle
Keith Stickley
L. D. Johnson, III
Tip-Top Radio & TV
E. Main St
Berryville, Va
Monroe
Justice Department
Stuart M. Perry
Iu & A
Bank of
Boyce
Federal Reserve System
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