Cool Spring farm tour highlights abbey irrigation and history
More than 200 farmers toured the Holy Cross Monastery Cool Spring farm on the Shenandoah River. The 1200 acre site includes a million gallon pond, irrigation for 170 Angus cows, reforestation, and a 1784 Wormeley mansion. Civil War battle sites, bakery, library, and chapel were also showcased.
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ASCS
Frederick and Clarke
Holy Cross Monastery
Shenandoah River
Wey
Clarke County
Forester Litten
Ralph Wormeley
Cool Spring
Berryville
Bud Lewis
Bank of
Farmers and Merchants Bank
New Tweed Effect Knit Jacket Pattern 7349
Advertises pattern 7349 for a knit jacket in stockinette using worsted yarn. Sizes 32-34 and 36-38. Includes mailing price, mailing surcharge, and return address to Alice Brooks at Winchester Evening Star. Also promotes Needlecraft Catalog with free patterns and quilt pattern books with prices.
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Alice Brooks
Winchester Evening Star
Needlecraft Dept
P.O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
America
New Museum
Shenandoah Valley’s First Newspaper Origin Story
The Virginia Gazette and Winchester Advertiser began in the Shenandoah Valley with Henry Willcocks & Co. The July 11, 1787 issue marked its start, soon followed by Bartgis and Willcocks. Bartgis expanded to York, Frederick, and Staunton as a printer and publisher.
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Shenandoah Valley
Virginia Gazette
Winchester Advertiser
Henry Willcocks & Co
Bartgis and
Willcocks
Bartgis
Gazette and Advertiser
York
Frederick
Staunton
Neil Kimball
Recreation Program Grows with Berryville Youth Activities
Berryville reports strong participation in the County Recreation program with hundreds of youngsters in Berryville Boyce and Millwood. The Run For Your Life race was postponed due to a Firemen's Yard Party and will resume at 7 pm tonight.
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Berryville
Boyce
Millwood
Jim Hartung
Devil’s
Clarke County School Board offices to gain four executive suites
Clarke County School Board offices on West Main street are being remodeled to add four executive offices on the upper floor. New work includes dormer windows paneling and acoustical tile. The four new executives are William Overbey Virginia Smith Raymond Ratcliffe and Elizabeth Garrison. Classes start September 1 with a principals conference August 22 23 and new teacher orientation August 25.
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Berryville
Clarke County School Board
West Main Street
Robert Wood
William Overbey
Virginia Smith
Raymond Ratcliffe
Elizabeth Garrison
ASCS Officers Awarded Service Certificates at Farm Tour
Frederick and Clarke ASCS committees honored for long service at an outdoor lunch after the Holy Cross monastery farm tour. Virginia McClure received 15 years as Frederick committee secretary and Arthur Weiss earned 10 years as Clarke committee chairman. H D Bowman presented the awards.
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ASCS
Arthur Weiss
Virginia B. McClure
H. D. Bowman
Berryville
Frederick and
Clarke County
Raritan
Holy Cross
Cool Spring
Virginia McClure
Frederick Committee
Clarke
Boyce Fire Co Carnival and Red Cross Blood Drive Planned
SATURDAY July 25 through July 30 at Boyce Fire Co ball field one mile south of Boyce on Rt. 340. Proceeds fund a new fire truck. SATURDAY July 30 Double Day employees annual picnic and barbecue at Raritan Horse Show Grounds. TUESDAY Aug 2 12 noon to 5 p.m Red Cross Blood Mobile visits Enders Fire House Berryville donors needed.
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Boyce Fire Co
Carnival of Anderson
Boyce
Rt. 340
Doubleday
Raritan Horse Show Grounds
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Enders Fire House
Berryville
Doings and Doers First Red Cross Blood Drive in Berryville
The Red Cross Blood mobile visits Enders Fire Hall in Berryville Tuesday from noon to 5 pm to support Clarke County’s decade long quota record. Donors urged by J. H. Rothrock to sign up or drop in as the rescue squad truck suffers four day downtime after damage. a backup vehicle is deployed.
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Enders
American Red Cross Blood+ mobile
Berryville
Clarke
Washington
J. H. Rothrock
Enders Company
Red Cross
Proper Study Habits Prevent School Drop-Outs
Clarke County public schools emphasize summer tutoring to address English Reading and Mathematics deficiencies. County Superintendent Robert Wood cites sloppy study habits as cause of dropouts and college failures and urges daily study from pre school through high school.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Robert Wood
Woods
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Herman D. Bowman
Chester Litten
Charles Ward
Will Edmonds
Virginia Tech
By Wace Broeles
Crescent Lock
Rebecca Luffman
Jinx Woodward
Laura Reynolds
Gretta Reynolds
Brenda Hart
Fritzie Hart
Loutha Smith
Barbara Murphy
Bonnie Lanham
Zibe
Honhets
Rose
Enders Fire Hall
Federal Reserve System
Federal Depositeurance Corporation
Our Lady of the Holy Cross
Father George Supry
O.C.S
Ers
Johnson-Williams
Berrysville
The
Mays
Stuart M. Perry, Inc
Winchester
Scheuer’s Ladies
Main St
Supt
Wood
D. Oscar Ramsburg
Virginia
Helen M. Ramsburg
David O. Ramsburg, Jr
Auto. Trans
Plymouth
Chrysler Motors Corporation
Clarke County Motor Company
Lic
Enders Fire Halls
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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