Local farmer Harry Jones describes three weeks in Soviet Union
Harry C Jones of Berryville recounts a 22 day People To People goodwill tour visiting Belgium Russia Hungary Poland Germany and Switzerland. He toured collective and state farms with 4000 to 64000 acre operations and observed wages living conditions markets and education under socialist planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Fritts
Berryville
Russia
Harry C. Jones
Jones
Belgium
Hungary
Poland
Germany
Switzerland
Clarke Clubs
Jaycees
Chamber of Commerce
Parke Brinkley
Idlewild Airport
Sabina
Brusells
Two Workers Die as Storm Sewer Ditch Caves In
In Richmond a storm sewer construction site collapsed burying two laborers, William Pittman aged 22 and Edward Neal aged 40, at the bottom of a 14 foot ditch. The side gave way along about 30 feet while boards braced the trench. Rescue attempted to reach Neal but he was found with chest compression and could not be saved.
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Richmond
William Pittman
Edward Neal
W. K. Alexander
West End
Neal
Alexander
End of an Era on Tar Ridge
Campton Ky scene as Tar Ridge one room school closes after a century. Pupils aged four to twenty four shared classes in a stormy era with as many as six teachers in a year. The building bore rifle and shotgun damage and blood stains from clashes among students and staff.
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Campton
Tar Ridge
Firemen Soliciting for Yard Party in Berryville
Berryville firemen begin soliciting for the John H Enders yard party and auction set for July 18 at 5 p.m. at the Community Building. Smith McFillen leads canvassing with proceeds aiding the fire company and the new rescue squad. Mrs Grace Rosenberry and Mrs Roy O Locke oversee the dinner. About 250 attended a Tan barbecue at the horse show grounds Saturday. exact proceeds not yet totaled. Proceeds fund grounds improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Smith McFillen
Grace Rosenberry
Roy O. Locke
Raritan
Kenneth Shenk
Irene Supinger Improves After Fall Hospital Return
Mrs Irene Supinger is reported improving after a leg fracture from a fall and has returned home from Wood Stock Hospital. The Deerfield brief lists visits and family travel including Paula Dick and Harry Dick with grandmother Mary Dicks, and Ruth Ellen McDonald’s graduation trip by her family to Ashville North Carolina.
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Mabel Richard Deerfield
Irene Supinger
Woodstock Hospital
Guy Serrette
Martinsburg Pike
Mary Dick
Paula Dick
Harry Dick
Woodbrick
Baltimore
Mary Dicks
Paul Dick
Samuel McDonald
Gary
Ashville
N.C
Ruth Ellen
John Bailey
Katie Pifer
Front Royal Road
Wilbur Orndoff
Elizabeth Orndoff
Paulette Kinney
Artie Shifflett
Pearl Keeler
Maurice Keeler
New Inspector Appointed by Arizona Livestock Board
The Arizona Livestock Sanitary Board named Sam Claughter as its new inspector selecting a candidate with the required credentials. The appointment follows board procedures and strengthens regulatory oversight of animal health and transport within the state.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Arizona Livestock Sanitary Board
Sam Claughter
4 H Members Attend Virginia Tech Short Course
Clarke County 4 H Club members attend the Short Course at Virginia Tech with County Agent John Gerken. Participants include livestock judging team members David Childs Tommy Wolfe Jimmy Royston Douglas McIntire and others. Donald Brill reports on the national 4 H Conference in Washington. Berryville swimmers begin lessons with schedules for beginners intermediates and life saving classes starting early July at the local pool.
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Berryville
Clarke County
4-H
VPI
John Gerken
David Childs
Tommy Wolfe
Jimmy Royston
Douglas McIntire
Bill Jenks
Connie Devers
Cheryl Affleck
Linda ‘Murphy
Kay Hoff
Eleanor Shiley
Donald Brill
Washington
Howard Hart
Loyd Allen Johnson
Boyce Fire Co. Festival This Week at Saratoga
The Boyce Fire Company hosts an all day fun festival at Saratoga with a dance at 9 30 p m at the fire hall.
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Boyce Fire Co
Saratoga
Fire Hall
Board of Supervisors Meet at Courthouse and Swim Lessons Begin
The county board schedules a 10 a.m. session at the courthouse. Separate notice announces the start of new swimming lessons for the community.
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Board of Supervisors
Court House
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Harry Jones
Soviet
Moscow
Communist Party
Krasnodar
Gaylord
America
Intourist
Rostov
Don River
Crimea
Krasador
Virginia
Lenin
Mr. Jones
Don Cossack
Ukraine
Budapest
Warsaw
Intourist Guides
U. S
Baltic
Scandinavia
Cuba
Berlin
Paris
Zurich
J. B. Jones
Purdue University
Alps
Brussels
New York
Coiner’s
Berryville, Va
Bank of
Boyce
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Stuart M. Perry
Geo
Washington Garage
N. Loudoun St
Raritan Club
Deerfield
Inspector Sam
Va. Tech
Mary Helen Ramsburg
The
First National Bank of
N. Church St
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