Suspects Arrested in Clarke County Break-In Ring
Five men were charged in a Clarke County break-in spree after a joint investigation by the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office and state police from Virginia and West Virginia. Four face breaking and entering charges and one is charged with disposing of stolen goods. Victims include Berryville Lumber Co and other Frederick County sites.
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Clarke County
Virginia
West Virginia
John Slater
Berryville Lumber Co
Wisecarvers Gents
VFW
Tastee Freeze
Western Auto Store
Bob’s Cash Market
Frederick County
Slater
Pre School Program Success at Boyce and Berryville
Eighty eight children enrolled in a pre school program at Boyce and Berryville elementary schools to build readiness for first grade. Forty join Boyce and forty eight Berryville with more expected on Monday. Teachers planned name tags bulletin boards welcoming children and a light mid-morning snack.
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Boyce
Berryville
Eskimos Use Bolas To Catch Birds
Eskimos employ a three ball bolas connected by long thongs to entangle prey. A smaller ball is swung in a circle to snare birds rather than kill. Britannica notes the method aims at capturing.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
County Board Races Define Clarke Winchester Contests
Clarke and Winchester voters head to the polls next Tuesday to choose a Democratic nominee for the House of Delegates 24th district with F L Largent Jr of Winchester and Alson H Smith of Frederick County in the race. Incumbent Edward B Lee facing Betty S Elsen in Greenway District, while Battletown District candidates are John R Friant and William L Renner with H B Pierce Jr not seeking reelection. Several county posts advance unopposed including Sheriff John Slater and Treasurer R C Carter Jr with James Wood Jr seeking clerk of court. Kenneth S Shenk not running for reelection.
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Larke County
Clarke
Winchester
Frederick County
House of Delegates
F. L. Largent,Jr. F
Alson H. Smith
Greenway
Edward B. Lee
Board of Supervisors
Clarke County
Battletown
John R. Friant
Planning Come Mission
William L. Renner
H.B. Pierce, Jr
Friant
Planning Commission
Commission
Oscar Carr
John Slater
R. C. Carter, Jr
Edward McC. Williams
James Wood, Jr
Kenneth S. Shenk
Mary E. Rhoden
Thistle Control Urged as Clarke County War Continues
Extension Agent John Gerken reports progress in Clarke County thistle control and urges farmers to maintain effort. He advocates cutting mowing and chopping all thistles before seed set, notes spot spraying, praises Virginia Highways work, and calls for coordinated action to prevent seeding.
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Clarke County
John Gerken
Monahan Named New Editor In Chief For The Lamp
Two Winchester students, Tommy Monahan and Bobby Green, were chosen for top roles on The Lamp student newspaper of Powhatan School. Monahan becomes editor in chief with Green as managing editor, while Cammack, Doerwaldt, Burkholder, Brown, Niemann, and Kern fill key editing and business posts. The outgoing board conducted the election at a luncheon. The Lamp is printed in Berryville and funded by local merchants. last year three issues appeared, with four planned for 1967 68.
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Beth Kern
Berryville
Winchester
Clarke County
Monahan
Clarke County Tutoring Program Adds Local English Reading Math Help
Berryville Clarke County Tutoring Program provides English reading and mathematics tutoring at Boyce and Berryville Elementary Schools for grades 1 through 7. Began June 26 with 233 pupils enrolled. 93 at Boyce and 140 at Berryville. Classes run in small groups with individual instruction and supervised practice periods. William L Boyce serves as Counselor and Virginia M Smith as Director.
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Berryville
Berrysville
Clarke County
Aid To Education
Boyce
William L. Boyce
Vireginia M. Smith
Richard Rush Elected Clarke County Chamber President
Richard Rush of Potomac Edison Co. was elected president of the Clarke County Chamber of Commerce, succeeding D Blanton Allen. John Friant was named vice president Douglas Moler secretary and Charles Robertson Jr treasurer. They will serve a one year term.
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Richard Rush
The
Potomac Edison Co
Clarke County Chamber of Commerce
D. Blanton Allen
Chamber
Battletown Inn
John Friant
Douglas Moler
Charles Roberson, Jr
Woman sets self afire at Los Angeles service station
Nancy L. Moore, 24, of Twin Falls Idaho, drenched herself with gasoline at a Los Angeles service station and lit herself ablaze. She was listed in critical condition at Los Angeles General Hospital with third degree burns. A religious picture was found with her in the booth.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles General Hospital
Nancy L. Moore
Twin Falls
Idaho
Portland
Ore
Tornado Death Toll in the United States 1962 1966
Over the five year span from 1962 to 1966 tornadoes caused 530 deaths in the United States excluding Alaska and Hawaii. The statement notes tornadoes as the most lethal of the three violent weather extremes along with floods and hurricanes.
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United States
Alaska
Hawaii
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O. H. Lewis
W. D. Spicer
Clarke Sheriff's Department
Clarke Star
Bill Rhoden
Charlestown
W. Va
B. L. Hiatt
Percy Click
D. Oscar Ramsburg
Helen M. Ramsburg
David O. Ramsburg, Jr
Stuart M. Perry
Berryville Rt
Betty S. Elsen
White Post
Elsen
Lee
Democratic Committee
Renner
Lone Star Cement Corp
Richmond
Becky JO
Gerken
Virginia Department of Highways
F&m
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Everybody's Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
N. Church ST
New Chamber
Post Office
Tov
Ilife
Itiles
Berryville Lumber Company, Inc
Berryville, Va
Bank of Clarke Savings
Federal Reserve System
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