Clarke County Plans Readied for New Elementary School
Architects finalize plans for Clarke County's new elementary school to front Route 7 about a half mile west of Berryville near the Raritan Horse Show Grounds. Bids, estimated near a half million dollars, will be invited later this year for two sizes with 12 or 17 classrooms. The School Board will decide size after bids are opened.
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New Clarke School
Clarke County
Harry F. Byrd, Sr
Clarke County School
Berryville
Route
Raritan
George Burton
Clarke County schools receive federal library funds
Clarke County Public Schools were allocated 1 753 under Title 2 of the Elementary and Secondary School Act of 1965 for books and library materials with a second equal sum expected later. A separate 30 000 Title 1 allotment was announced for remedial reading teachers and related aids.
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Berryville
Clarke County
George Burton
Byrd Campaign Aims to Finance Red Cross in Clarke County
Doings notes a Byrd Cam paign to fund Clarke County Red Cross services for another year. Co-Chairmen are former U S Senator Harry F Byrd Sr and Harry F Stimpson Jr former ambassador to Paraguay. Mrs Stimpson is Byrd's daughter in law and Mrs Beverley B Byrd chairs volunteers in Longmarsh District. Rev Peter R Doyle of Leesburg is Lent speaker at Berryville Episcopal Church next Wednesday noon. Parish Aid serves lunch after. Virginia Orchard Grass seed growers face Pacific Northwest competition. County Agent John Gerken advises nitrogen top dressing and spring spraying to lift yield and quality.
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Byrd
Clarke County
The
Red Cross
U.S
Harry F. Byrd, Sr
Harry F. Stimpson, Jr
Paraguay
Volunteers
Longmarsh
Peter R. Doyle
Leesburg
Berryville Episcopal Church
Virginia
Pacific Northwest
John Gerken
Jaycee Revue Set for March 11 12 at Clarke County High
Clarke County Jaycees All Star Revue with 30 local amateurs rehearses twice a week for March 11 and 12 at the High School Auditorium. Written and directed by Raymond Chapman who handled last year's Hillbilly Jubilee. Reserved seats sell quickly and proceeds benefit the High School Band.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Jaycees
Raymond Chapman
Blue and Gold Banquet Celebrates Berryville Cub Scouts
Berryville Cub Scout Pack 34 closed a successful year with the Blue and Gold Banquet at the Community Building. Cubmaster Jack Slack and den leaders were thanked. several scouts including Michael McClung Clay Leps Tommy Cook David Jones and others received awards. In Boyce Powhatan School heads to NAS conference in New York City with Portia Gosnall Carolyn Morgoglione and Donald Niemann accompanying.
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Berryville
Jack Slack
den Mathers
Den
Michael McClung
Clay Leps
Tommy Cook
David Jones
Roger Slack
Scott Peffer
Robert Ashby
Bill Byrd
Michael Berry
Tom Dickenson
Robin Kibler
Brett Jones
Michael Buckner
Lesle Stradley
Cris Toxvard
Harold Potts
Billy Pifer
Timmy Morrow
Vance Berry, Jr
Mark Tinsman
Tommy Orell
BOYCE —The_ Powhatan School
National Association of Independent Schools
New York City
Portia Gosnall
Carolyn Morgoglione
New York
Donald Niemann
Virginia Artmobile visits Berryville and Manassas
The Virginia Museum Artmobile arrived in Berryville at the High School grounds and later moves to Manassas next week. Exhibition of early Chinese art sponsored by Clarke County Womens Club draws local pupils and public visitors with hours listed.
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Berryville
Virginia Museum
Womens Club of
Clarke County
Clarke
I County
Heart
Manassas
Road Meeting Open Monday
Clarke County residents attend a Monday 11 a.m. session at the Court House with the Resident Engineer in charge of the Secondary System. Plans for road maintenance improvement and construction for the coming year will be discussed along with the 1966-67 County Budget.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Board of Supervisors
Icourt House
Burnt Factory and the Spout Spring Mill's fate
A vintage note recalls Carter's Paper Mill at Spout Spring, later converted by Charles Carter to a woolen mill. The fire destroyed the building, leaving only the church’s name Burnt Factory as a reminder of the former industrial village and its people.
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Carter
Spout Spring
Charles Carter
Neil Kimball
Laundry Center to Open on East Main Street
Berryville welcomes K and L Laundry Center on East Main Street. Owners Oscar Kave and David Lloyd install 16 automatic washers and seven dryers in a vacant building with ample parking. Hours will be 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. starting Monday.
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Berryville
K & L Laundry Center
East Main St
Oscar Kave
David Lloyd
Kave
Home Demonstration Demo Teaches Clarke County Makers
A Berryville display organized by Home Demonstration Agent Madelaine Myers will run tomorrow in the Berryville Court House Court Room from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. It covers chair caning lamp shades table mats and needlepoint as topics for future Clarke County Home Demonstration Club workshops.
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Berryville
Madelaine Myers
Berryville Court House
Clarke County
First Mother's Day observance in Philadelphia 1908
The first formal celebration of Mother's Day occurred in Philadelphia on May 10 1908 led by Anna Jarvis and cited as the origin of the modern holiday.
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Philadelphia
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