What Are They Drilling For In Clarke County limestones
Clarke County drillings east of Berryville stir interest with speculation on targets. Possibilities include high calcium limestone for a Lime Kiln cement plant and cement manufacture, manganese once mined near Strasburg, zinc from Rockingham County, and natural gas in northwest Rockingham. Geologists note eastern Clarke lacks high calcium limestone and contains dolomite.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Washington
State Rt. 7
Alpha Portland Cement Company
Frederick
Big Cement Company
Frederick County
Clearbrook
Little North Mountain
Strasburg
Europe
Atlantic
Pennsylvania
Rockingham County
Timberville
Harrisonburg
United Fuel Gas Company
Charleston
W. Va
Columbia System
Hagerstown
Washington County
Maryland City
Grove Lime Company
Stephens City
Portland Cement Company
Secret drilling on highway front near Berryville stirs mystery
Since late October, four drilling operations have occurred on land along State Highway 7 near Berryville. Two wells remain active while landowners know nothing about the backers or purpose of the digging or what lies beneath the surface.
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Berryville
Virginia Railway Express Rates To Be Inquired In 1957 Hearing
Virginia seeks FCC style intrastate rate increase of four percent across express charges with exemptions for milk cream newspapers human remains and carload traffic. A formal hearing is set for February 12 1957 in Richmond. Public notice must run at least ten days before in major Virginia cities including Richmond Norfolk Newport News Danville Lynchburg Roanoke Bristol Staunton Charlottesville Fredericksburg Alexandria Winchester and Cape Charles.
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Commonwealth OF Virginia State Corporation Commission
Richmond
Railway Express Agency, Incorporated
Virginia
State Corporation Commission
New
State Office
City of
Norfolk
Newport News
Danville
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Bristol
Staunton
Charlottesville
Fredericksburg
Alexandria
Winchester
Cape Charles
N. W. Atkinson
Daily 1 Native of Havana Puzzle Clue List
A crossword style prompt lists across and down clues with definitions and abbreviations for solving.
Crossword Clues and Answers Puzzle Fragment
This item lists crossword clues numbered 5 6 7 8 9 12 16 18 19 20 21 23 40 41 43 with answers not provided. Clues include Profitted map not strict sick Bill of an anchor a US President nickname River Girl's name Vessel Land of Canaan Girl's name Detest Steal Warp-yarn King of Judah.
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U.S
Asia
Land of Canaan
Judah
Mystery Drill Rights Near Scrabble Hall Farm Uncovered
Landowners near Berryville received traveler's checks from a man calling himself E R Wallace of Pennsylvania to lease drilling rights. Joy Manufacturing Company operates core drilling from Ranson West Virginia, with sites on Scrabble Hall Farm and a nearby property owned by Robert E. Denny, near Blue Ridge.
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E. R. Wallace
Pennsylvania
Wallace
Joy Manufacturing Company
Ranson
Scrabble Hall
Berryville
Chester G. Wedell
Blue Ridge
Mount Weather
U. S. Bureau of Mines
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mr. Wedell
Robert E. Denny
Bluemont
Loudoun County
Drilling Progress on Denny and Scrabble Hall Farm
Drilling on Mr Denny's tenant house plot began a month ago and ended Tuesday January 8 with the rig removed and hole plugged. A fourth drilling, using the same rig, proceeds at Scrabble Hall Farm about half a mile behind the mansion.
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Mr Denny
Three Frederick County Men and Juvenile Nabbed in Check Forgeries
Three Frederick County men Frank Shifflett 25 Irvin Junior alias Jack Shifflett 22 and Martin H Miller 23 along with a 17 year old juvenile are jailed on charges of check forgeries. They allegedly passed checks from 25 to 45 dollars with several in Frederick County and Winchester. Two suspects were arrested at the Shifflett home Raceburg by Deputies Hoover and Dicks. others were taken in Winchester by Sheriff DeHaven and city police. Bonds are set at 1000 each pending hearings.
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Frederick County
Robert L. DeHaven
Frank Shifflett
Irvin Junior
Jack” Shifflett
Martin H. Miller
Winchester
John Hoover
Wilbur Dicks
Shifflett
Raceburg
DeHaven
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Chilly Hollow Road
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