Clarke County seniors graduate at two high schools
Ninety nine seniors at Clarke County High School and Johnson-Williams celebrate graduation with diplomas for 75 students. Scholarships totaling 1200 dollars are awarded by local donors as part of Clarke County Educational Fund plans.
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Clarke County
Powhatan
Boyce
Clarke County High School
Shepherd’s Crooks
Aida
Verdi
Clarke County Educational Fund
Tyree Dillard
CCHS
Gwynne Jones
Johnson-Williams
Janie Russell
Shenandoah College
Charles Moss
Kittrell Junior College
N.C
Dillard
Rain Dance Success Drenches Prosser Community
About 1,000 residents gathered with noise makers to coax rain in Prosser Washington Friday night. A light drizzle grew into a heavy downpour easing drought as the town reported only one inch of rain since January 1 against a normal 3.1 inches.
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Prosser
Wash
Washington
TV Camera Crew Films in Valley in Virginia Series
A Hollywood camera crew from the Jack Douglas Organization spent May touring Virginia for a new color half hour series titled America. Producer Dr. Thomas McHugh notes Carry Me Back as a tentative title with filming at Luray Caverns featuring the Great Stalacpipe Organ built by Leland W. Sprinkle and river shots on the Shenandoah River west of Luray.
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Sprinkle
America
Luray Caverns
Commonwealth of Virginia
Jack Douglas
Hollywood
Thomas McHugh
Virginia
Leland W. Sprinkle
Shenandoah River
Luray
Director Named for VA Center in Martinsburg
Nelson A. Jackson arrived in Martinsburg to assume duties as director of the Veterans Administration Center. A native of Port Huron Michigan, he comes from Miles City Montana where he was VA hospital director. He has held multiple VA posts in St. Paul Downey Danville and Fort Lyon along with roles in Washington DC. He served in the U S Navy 1944 45 and holds a master of science in hospital administration. His wife Isabelle and family will join him in Martinsburg.
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Mich
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Mont
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Minn
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Danville
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Fort Lyon
Col
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Washington
Bureau of Budget
Detroit
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U.S. Navy
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The
American College of Hospital Administration
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Queen Ann, Md
John
Montana State College
Mike
Mary Lynn
Full Slates Announced In Shenandoah Towns
Shenandoah County voters face full candidate slates in four towns with Edinburg likely to lean write-ins. Incumbents Wightman Getz Marks bow out or undecided. New faces include Charles Cook Floyd Good Floyd Kline in Edinburg. Mt Jackson hopefuls Jor dan Roger Hynes Thompson. New Market incumbents seek reelection. Woodstock sees three-term incumbents plus new candidates Burkett Keys Hottle Grubbs.
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Woodstock
Shenandoah County
Edinburg
C. Richard Rhinehart
Cameron Wightman
Stanley Getz
Charles Judge Cook
Floyd W. Good
Floyd F. Kline
Charles
Wilbur Allen
Richard Burkett
Owen Larrick
William Holtzman
James Miller
Lacey Rea
Mt. Jackson
Henry Jordan
Apple
Mason Roger
E. L. Hynes, Jr
Friendship Picnic Slated Tomorrow
Members of Frendship Fire Co. will hold their annual picnic tomorrow at the Kiwanis Shelter in City Recreation Park starting at 1 p.m. At a recent meeting seniors in high school received gifts from Capt. James Geanious for their accomplishments. Recipients include Dennis Hinkle Larry Bell Larry Meadows Tommy Michaels Kenneth Peacock Thomas Edwards and Fred Shoemaker. The company also voted to pay the registration fees for all members attending the local fire school scheduled for month end.
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City Recreation
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James Geanious
Dennis Hinkle
Larry Bell
Larry Meadows
Tommy Michaels
Kenneth Peacock
Thomas Edwards
Fred Shoemaker
Hungry thief nets $1600 from Las Vegas home icebox
Las Vegas police report a hungry thief stole $1,600 in cash from a housewife’s icebox. Mrs. Stella Horton had been advised by a neighbor to keep money in an envelope in the refrigerator to protect it from fire, but the thief proved even cold storage isn’t safe from hunger.
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