Virginia braces for possible state of emergency over gas shortage
Virginia Governor Mills Godwin warned of possible emergency powers as a sharp natural gas shortage prompts suppliers to sharply cut allocations by up to 35 percent. He urged voluntary conservation and polled state agencies to curb energy use while monitoring daily developments.
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Richmond
Virginia
Mills Godwin
Godwin
State Corporation Commission
SCC
Waynesboro
Augusta County
Two Winchester Men Ordered Held for Grand Jury Robbery
In Winchester General District Court Douglas Allen Howe aged 31 and James Rawlings Harler aged 45 were ordered held for a grand jury on charges of robbing a 7 11 store on E Cork Street at noon January 5. Clerk Sharon Brown testified the clerk opened the cash register and handed over the money after one man showed a gun. Howe and Harler were arrested about 45 minutes later and are held in jail with bonds set at 2000. Also Ricky Allen Link was held for a grand jury on breaking and entering Chapman Motor Co and auto larceny with 1000 bond, and Booker Thomas Edwards 18 was ordered held for a grand jury on a breaking incident on Kern Street New Year’s Eve.
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Winchester
Douglas Allen Howe
James Rawlings Harler
Winchester General District Court
E. Cork St
Sharon Brown
Harler
Howe
Ep Tee
Ricky Allen Link
Chapman Motor Co
Amherst St
Simpson
Booker Thomas Edwards
Kern St
Survey Results on TV Tonight from Handley DECA
A 1000 person consumer survey of Winchester Frederick County shoppers will be discussed on Channel 6 at 8 p.m. The DECA led project aims to help local merchants gauge needs and desires as Handley High School DECA members and Chamber representatives appear on the program.
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D.E. Club
John Handley High School
T.V
Channel 6
Winchester-Frederick
County
Winchester- Frederick County
Citizens of the Year Outstanding Citizen Awardees 1949–1976
List of recipients for the Outstanding Citizen Award from 1949 to 1976. Names include Gwendolyn V. Haines 1949, William M. Battaile 1950, Andrew J. Bowen 1951, Frank N. Hack 1952, Garland R. Quarles 1953, C. F. Schenck 1954, Frank Armstrong Jr 1955, James R. Wilkins Sr 1956, J. H. Yost Sr 1957, Charles S. Toan 1958, Henry A. Lowry 1959, W. Nelson Page 1960, J. T. Kremer Sr 1961, Dr. Forrest Racey 1962, Robert L. Ayler 1963, Claude B. Smalls Jr 1964, J. Pinckney Arthur 1965, Fred L. Glaize Jr 1966, Dorothy Gilpin Allen 1967, Dr. Monford D. Custer 1968, Samuel Preston 1969, Newton B. Shingleton 1970, Judge W. E. Edwards 1971, Charlotte DeHart 1972, J. Bryan Stotler 1973, John J. Hawse 1974, Ben B. Dutton Jr 1975, Tom Wood Baldridge 1976.
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Gwendolyn V. Haines
William M. Battaile
Andrew J. Bowen
Frank N. Hack
Garland R. Quarles
C. F. Schenck
Frank Armstrong, Jr
James R. Wilkins
J. H. Yost
Charles S. Toan
Henry A. Lowry
W. Nelson Page
J. T. Kremer, Sr
Dr. Forrest Racey
Robert £. Ayler
Claude B. Smalls, Jr
J. Pinckney Arthur
Fred L. Glaize, Jr
Dorothy Gilpin Allen
Monford D. Custer
Samuel Preston
Newton B. Shingleton
Judge W. E. Edwards
Charlotte DeHart
J. Bryan Stotler
John J. Hawse
Ben B. Dutton, Jr
Tom Wood Baldridge
Clarke County board weighs EDA grant denial and alarm building repair
Clarke County supervisors discussed the failed 832,462 EDA grant for a new courthouse and the Central Alarm building condition. Water leaks, damp bunkrooms, exposed wires, and potential guttering fixes were described. The board also debated Byrd Robinson protest and environmental notes on Rt. 50 Byrd Bridge repairs.
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Communications Committee
Roy Locke
Locke
Jack Hardesty
A.R. Cline
Highway Department
Byrd Bridge
Rt. 50
Shenandoah River
Cline
Charles Ellington
Weather notes show snow and cold across regions
Northern Valley and Virginia report light snow chances with cold air. Temperatures near single digits to low 30s, northern and eastern areas cloudy later with snow possible. Extended outlook asks continued cold with intermittent snow, highs in the 20s to low 30s and teens at night. Rainfall totals and moon phases listed for January.
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Virginia
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Sandy Riggleman
TV Tonight
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Northway
Myrna W. Edens
Wrens Tyantaoe
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Florists, Inc
By Bill Bygrave
Ellington
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Page County
Rt. 211
Rappahannock
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Funeral “Home
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