Washington Exhibit at Greenway Court in Clarke County
Clarke County prepares a Washington Bicentennial exhibit to be held in Greenway Court near White Post during the last two weeks of April. The event coincides with Historic Garden Week and the Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester. Open 9 am to 5 pm with a nominal admission, free for county schoolchildren with teachers.
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Washington
Greenway Court
Clarke County
Star
Millwood
George Washington
White Post
Thomas Lord Fairfax
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Winchester
Hawthorne
Berryville
Nelly Kennerly
Charles O. Dearmont
Sam Bryarly
Hugh
Meat prices listed for beef and veal
Advertisement shows sirloin round and porterhouse steaks priced at 20c per pound while boiling beef ranges from 8c to 15c and veal from 12c to 30c per pound. Includes quantity grouping (3-2-3).
Washington Early Career and Fairfax Ties
The article recalls George Washington’s limited formal education and his rise after 1743 when his eldest brother married into the Fairfax family. Lord Fairfax offered him a surveyor post in the western Northern Neck, shaping his future fortune as he surveyed lands and gained valuable experience. It notes Fairfax’s death at Greenway Court and Washington’s start as public surveyor, with Thomas Marshall mentioned as Chief Justice Marshall’s father.
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George William Fairfax
Washington
Lord Fairfax
Virginia
Fairfax
Clarke
Baron of Cameron
Greenway Court
England
George Washington
Blue Midge
Thomas Marshall
Marshall
Washington’s Early Surveying at Greenway Court
The text notes George Fairfax of Belvoir mentioning Washington’s age and describes Washington using Greenway Court as his headquarters for about four years. He earned about seven dollars a day surveying and learning endurance, while the original Greenway Court dwelling was later demolished.
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George Fairfax
Belvoir
Washington
Greenway Court
Lord Fairfax
White Post and Greenway Court in Shenandoah Valley
The article notes Greenway Court near White Post in the Shenandoah Valley, owned by the Misses Kennerly, about a mile south of the village. White Post lies three miles south of Boyce along Route 50, marked by the historic white post set by Lord Fairfax.
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Saab
Washington
Lord Fairfax
Greenway Court
Shenandoah Valley
White Post
Boyce
Lee and Jackson Memorial Highway
Prize Gifts For The Kiddies At Palace Saturday
Fortunate kiddie patrons of the Palace Theatre will be awarded gifts at 3 p m Saturday. A boy will win a genuine Jerry repeater and a girl a pair of Winchester roller skates. Patrons receive a Palace voice coupon to continue weekly awards. The program features George Sidney and Charlie Murray in Around the Corner with Kiddie Kaper comedy King of the Wild chapter eleven and Dive In from MGM.
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Palace Theatre
The
Palace
George Sidney
Charlie Murray
Cohen
Kelley
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Rev Ralph Cather to Preach at Stine's Chapel Sunday
Preaching service at Stine's Chapel Sunday evening at 7 30. Rev Ralph Cather will occupy the pulpit. Emmett Dettra assists in song and will sing a solo. Everyone is invited.
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Stine’s Chapel
Ralph Cather
Emmett Dettra
Road Plan In North Carolina Found Popular
W. O. Saunders, editor of the Elizabeth City Independent, visited Richmond and praised the North Carolina county road plan as an unqualified success. He cited improved connections, better access, and prompt cooperation from state road forces, noting prior impassable Pasquotank County roads are now in good shape.
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W. O. Saunders
Elizabeth City
N. C
Richmond
North Carolina
Virginia
Carolina
Saunders
Pasquotank
John Glenn Dies Week After Wife Passes Away
Wardensville West Virginia report states John Glenn died last Sunday after long illness caused by heart trouble. Funeral held at Methodist Church led by Rev. Bain with interment in Wardensville Cemetery. Survived by five children and multiple siblings with relatives traveling from Lost City Edinburg and Washington for the services.
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Wardensville
W. Va
John Glenn
Glenn
David and
Harriett Glenn
Capon Iron Works
Methodist
Bain
Margaret Cline
Hattie Keckley
Susan
George Glenn
Martha Glenn
England
Josie Marston
Lost City
Emma Ashenfelter
Edinburg
Julia Glenn
Dave Glenn
California
Philip Glenn
North Carolina
Arthur Glenn
Roanoke
John O'Flaherty
Washington
George Ashenfelter
G. M. Clinedinst
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the Palace Management
Potomac Edison Company Preferred Stock
National Fruit Product Co
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Brown & Fisher
Pingley and
Carper
Plaza Cleaners
Frederick Plaza
Gray & Sheetz
Main St
M. Nelson
George H. Burwell
Agnes R. Page
Courtney B. Jones
John B. Neill
Frank E. Tappan
Nannie D. Thomas
Emily McCormick
Frank M. Wine
Joseph F Moore
J. D. Griffing
W. 8. Powers
T. Carter Page
John Marshall
Augustine Washington
Banks of the Potomac
Westmoreland
Butler
Lawrence
Augustine
Mary Ball
George
John
Samuel
Charles
Betty
Fielding Lewis
Fredericksburg
John Washington
Mr. Washington
Warner. Bros
Stafford
Pemberton
Janet Helbig
Helen Roberts
Slim Summerville
Zasu Pitts
Universal Picture
Johnny Burke
Capitol News
Edna Way Oliver
Roscoe Ates
the Jury
Billy Barnes
Stafford Pemberton
Jones Bros. Meat
S. Main St
Keystone
N. Loudoun
J.W. Arthur
General Insurance
Rouss Ave
Lonas
the Commercial Small Loan & Finance Co., Inc
J. T. Engle
E. Water Street
Mr. Cather
Noel Coward
Warner Bros
Colonia
Winchester, Virginia
Marion Nixon
Lloyd Hughes
Torchy
Colonial News
Bargain Pri
Reginald Denny
Jean Hersholt
UNA Merkel
Metro Sport
Saturdday George Sidney
Arouni
Vhens
Kellys
Jerry
Hopewell Stock Farm
D. Z. Royer
Kearneysville
Engle & Dunn
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