Battle of Cool Spring 1864 One Hundred Years On
A Clarke County Civil War clash, July 18 1864, marks the largest engagement on Clarke County soil. General Crook's forces crossed the Shenandoah north of Castleman's Ferry aided by a deserter, with Breckinridge in camp and Rhodes moving into the Yankee rear to turn the battle.
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Cool Spring
Holy Ghost
Clarke County
John F. Carrigan
Crook
Shenandoah River
Castleman’s Ferry
Early
Westwood
John C. Breckinridge
President Buchanan
Jefferson
Josiah Ware
Breckinridge
Grace Episcopal Church
Berryville
Shenandoah
Ramseur
Gordon
Rodes
Gaylord
Rhodes
Orchard mower injury at Berryville hospitalizes worker
In Berryville, a mowing accident in Richard Smith's apple orchard left Mrs Helen Chamblin with a deep foot cut from a tractor mower. She was rushed to Winchester Memorial Hospital by the Enders Rescue Squad. Doctors expect she will not lose the foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Richard Smith
Helen Chamblin
Smith
Raritans Plan Exhibit Barn at Clarke County Grounds
Clarke County Raritan Club plans a new livestock barn for August exhibits. The barn mirrors last year’s 180 by 40 foot size, built with donated timber and sawmill support from Robert Buckley. Volunteers will cut, transport, and prepare lumber at the Raritan Horse Show Grounds. A second refreshment stand is under construction, with aims to house all exhibits in permanent buildings to end tents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Clarke County Raritan Club
Clarke County
Robert Buckley
Boyce
Raritan
Boy Scouts Win Over 50 Awards at Berryville Camp
Clarke County Boy Scouts earned more than 50 merit badges during a camp at Rock Enon last week. Leaders W. Sours Sr and William Jackson attended, guiding a group that included Glenn Longerbeam, Allen Sherman, Billy Sherman, Freddy Alger, and others in competition for honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Clarke County
Rock Enon
Stairtale
Font W.sours, Sr
William Jackson
Glenn Longerbeam
Allen Sherman
Billy Sherman
Freddy Alger
Ricky Garrison
Jerry Richards
Jerry Chilcott
Dickie Wolfe
Bobby Moreland
Mike McGuinn
Kenny Hinkle
Doug Hinkle
Tommy Digges
George
Foreign Visitors Here for Four Days in Berryville
Vistors from 24 foreign countries depart Berryville at noon for Washington to be greeted by President Johnson. Forty two high school students spend three weeks abroad visiting homes, farms, factories, and historical sites before traveling to New York for the World’s Fair.
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Berryville
Washington
Johnson
New York City
Clarke County
Clarke County High School
Navy jet sets record in 3 hours 23 minutes 8.4 seconds flight
A U S Navy F8U Crusader completed a cross country flight in 3 hours 23 minutes 8.4 seconds. The mission, nicknamed Operation Bullet, showcased endurance and speed.
This Is The Year That Was 184
A historical note recalls bitter political campaigns of 1814 era. It highlights a feud between the Winchester Gazette and the Constellation with scurrilous exchanges and a threat of dueling. The Constellation editor vows restraint and warns opponents to beware.
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Winchester Gazette
Constellation
J.revell
The
Grand Jury in session in Berryville
Berryville circuit court grand jury sworn in by Judge Elliott Marshall with William P. Hill of Boyce as chairman. Members include Ruth S. Birch and residents Lulu B. Lloyd Denzil Kackley Mortimer Crapster Horace Kackley and C R Funk. Wendell Jackson charged with attempted larceny. Henry Harvey Brooks held on forging checks. William Paul Surface and Cline Jenkins face misdemeanor charges on July 24. Also reports Berryville Baptist and Methodist church camps with local participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Circuit Court
Elliott Marshall
William P. Hill
Boyce
Ruth S. Birch
Lulu B. Lloyd
Denzil Kackley
Mortimer D. Crapster
Horace Kackley
C. R. Funk
Wendell Jackson
Digges and Company
White Post
Henry Harvey Brooks
Trail
Eloise Conner
William Paul Surface
Cline Jenkins
Jury rules for B and O Railroad in Stratton damages suit
A seven member Corporation Court jury returned a verdict for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in the case of Mrs. Elizabeth Stratton of Front Royal who sought damages for injuries from a 1959 fall aboard a B and O train. Judge Elliott D. Marshall scheduled July 27 for a hearing on Mr. Tavenner's motion to set aside the verdict.
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Corporation Court
Front Royal
Elizabeth Stratton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Henry Whiting
Frank Tavenner
Woodstock
Stratton
Shenandoah County Watershed Studies And Conservation Awards
Shenandoah County watershed surveys are planned by the Lord Fairfax Soil and Water Conservation District to assess the Mud Hole Gap and Big Stoney watersheds for potential industrial and housing water supplies. The district also honors Robert Lee Withers for his progressive dairy and livestock farming and plans a National Conservation Week observance.
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Shenandoah County
Lord Fairfax Soil and Water Conservation District
Battletown Nn
Berryville
Mud Hole Gap
Strassburg
Mu Interpal
Shenandoah Industrial Development Corporation
Big Stoney
Chet Lytten
Virginia Forest Service
Lytton
Forest Service
Clarke
Frederick
Court House
Winchester
Robert Lee Withers
Clarke County
Board of Supervisors
Arthur Weir
Withers
Mrv
Pled Guilty to Five Forgery Charges in Berryville
Richard Brodus Pruitt also known by seven aliases pleaded guilty before Circuit Judge Elliott Marshall to five counts of forgery. The case was referred to Probation Officer Harvey for report. Other notes include sentences for Edward Lee Fisher and George Nelson Carter and a dismissal over blood test issues.
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Berryville
Richard Brodus Pruitt
Elliott Marshall
Harvey
Pruitt
Lester N. Miller
Middletown
Harry F. Byrd
Bank of
Clarke County
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Herbert Coalson
Coalson
Tex Country House
George Nelson Carter
Boyce
Henry Harvey Brooks
Wardell Jackson
Marshall
Samuel Lee Meyers
Berryville Steam-Up Show draws largest Clarke County crowd
Clarke County hosts a two day Shenandoah Valley Steam Engine Association event at Raritan Horse Show Grounds near Berryville attracting more than 7500 spectators. Dozens of antique tractors engines and cars wow attendees with rides and demonstrations while volunteers run gates a barbecue stands and refreshments.
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Berryville
Shenandoah Valley Steam Engine Assocition
Clarke County
Raritan Horse Stow
Charles Hope
Arlington
Hobbists
East
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Boy Scouts
Tyree
Audley Farm
Winchester Rederick County
Raritan Club
Ryton Farm
Home Demonstration Club
Millwood Country Club
Scalesby
Carol ‘Wéida
Graham Dougherty
Howard Aller
E.C. Stuart
Angela Thi Sao van Truong
Vietnam
Smirl
Soliont
India
Jane Barbour
Christopher ‘Carmann
Mr. and Iare
E.P. Berlin
Thomas ‘Malin
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Ger
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Patricia Simmoner
France
William Boyce
E. Cuneyt Akalin
Tansu Baker
Turkey
George Burton
Virginia P. Castello
Philippines
Vesna Jovanic
Venezula
William B. Clagett
Lisbet Andersen
Anna Marie Lorenzen
Denmark
Philomena Yoke Lin Cheng
Singapore
William Cook
Pierre Meyrat
Switzerland
George Fritz
Austria
Stanley Dent
Helene Devere
Cristine Brazus
Brazil
Tyree Dillard
Vanada Bhole
Vishnu Priya Keshav Rao
Julian Friant
Susanna Bourne
Australia
William Hooker
Miriam
G. Kenneth Levi
Yoshima Kobayashi
Yasuko Amako
Japan
Elbert Magruder
Fernando Monlina
Argentina
Dan Morrison
Lina DeGayoso Almendra
Reginald Morrison
Carlo Colombe
Sergio Servadio
Italy
Helen Nelson
Leonard Pacheco
Chili
Tuba Ongum
Oscar Ramsburg
Bertie Silm
Thiranes
Tharavanich
Thailand
Robert Smalley
Monique« Heroin
Belgium
Robert Smith, Jr
Chackrapandh
Wongburanavate
Martin Strebel
Cesar Lima
Ruritan
Marvin Chapel Methodist
Eagles Booster Club
White’s Drug Store
John H. Enders Fire Company
Herber Whiting
S. Church
pThe Farmers and Merchants Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporat
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
N.B
Grand Jury
Greg Levi
Bobby Smalley
Jimmy Chafin
Rice Levi
Roy Neff
Barbara Strickler
Mary Galloway
Gary Carlile
U.s.army Engineers
Potomas River
Bairfax District
Lord Fairfax Conservation District
Lee—Jackson
Warren
Gram
Chicago
Aero-Mayflower Transit Co
West Coast
Europe
J.F. Allen
Edward Lee
Edward Lee Fisher
Pennsylvania
Toa Toe St Gutter
Buckley
Oscar M. Carr
Maryland
West Virginia
Ohio
Clarke-Frederick Coun
Phil McIntire
Federal Reserve System
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