Raritans to Select Festival Figures
Clarke County girl will be chosen by the Raritan Club next Tuesday as an Apple Blossom representative with a chance to become the Raritan Queen and possibly Miss Shenandoah Apple Blossom. The meeting at 2 p.m. at the Retreat Clubhouse will be led by David Childs and Charles Ramsburg.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Raritan Club
Shenandoah
David Childs
Charles Ramsburg
Clarke Princess
Hammer Pierce
Robert Pidgeon
Rappahannock
Gene Rally
Lee-Jackson
Winchester
Clarke County artist Barbara Jenks features in Arabian Horse World
Barbara Jenks of Jenks Farm Clarke County is profiled as owner and trainer of Arabians in the February Arabian Horse World. The feature notes her one man art show at Way side Galleries Middletown and her teaching at Loudoun Valley High School Purcellville plus a riding school on the farm. The article lists her art media oils pastels pen and ink sketches charcoal drawings and collage. Also Berryville reopens Battletown Inn with Mrs Mary Murray closing for a season break before spring rush.
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Barbara Jenks
Arabian Horse World Magazine
Jenks Farm
Clarke County
Barbara
Wayside Galleries
Middletown
Loudoun Valley
Purcellville
Public Knowledge of Disaster Plan Vital
Clarke County adopt s a general plan to coordinate disaster response using all government and community facilities. The plan, prepared after snows and blizzard, aims to create a central alarm system and joint office at Berryville Red Cross headquarters awaiting an emergency operating center. Garland M. Canter and Col Graham Dougherty named overall coordinators to unite agencies for future action.
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Clarke County
Berryville
Boyce
Sonnel
Director of Civil Defense
Kenneth Gilpin
Howard Dawkins
F. W. Fulbeam
Winchester- Frederick
Edward P. Berlin
Col
Graham Dougherty
Garland M. Canter
Underground Emergency Center planned for Clarke County in Berryville
Clarke County supervisors will consider a $17,000 underground Emergency Operating Center on Berryville Court House grounds at a special meeting Friday. State and federal officials support tentative plans by Lynwood Ritter with final approval pending. If approved, construction would start in April and finish by June 30, with a drilled well, generator, kitchen and toilet facilities, and fuel oil storage. John D. James of Winchester will meet with the board again Friday.
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Berryville
Berryville Court House
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
Civil Defense
Lynwood Ritter
Hugh Everett
United States
John D. James
Winchester
Clarke Board
Road Budget Discussed by Clarke County Supervisors
Clarke County supervisors met late Monday to review the Secondary Road Budget for 1965 66 the Public School budget and the regular County Budget with a March adjournment planned Delegations from all county areas urged highway improvements District Engineer A R Cline attended and three subdivisions presented requests A proposal for trash removal on public highways was held over Walter Rutherford urged safety exits at Berryville Elementary School and the board approved a yearly lease of 70 acres of Ramsbury Farm to Edgar M and John Kackley for 600 per year.
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Berryville
Clarke County
A. R
Cline
State Highway Dept
Shenandoah Retreat
Shenandoah Farms
Rock Hill
William W. Denlinger
Walter N. Rutherford
Main Street
Rutherford
Foremer Ramsbury
Edgar M
John Kackley
Kackleys
Count School Board
Quarles to Address Clarke County Women's Club
Berryville Dr. Garland R. Quarles educator and Winchester historian will speak at the Clarke County Women's Club meeting at Berryville Baptist Church at 2 30 p m. Mrs Harry Athey chairs the event and hosts. New officers will be installed including President Mrs Oscar Ramseb urg First vice president Mrs Robert L Withers Second vice president Mrs Douglas Hardes ey Recording secretary Miss Jane Barbour Corresponding secretary Mrs G W Shackles ford Treasurer Mrs A Garland Williams.
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Berryville
Garland R. Quarles
Winchester
Women’s Club of
Clarke County
Berryville Baptist Church
Harry Athey
Quarles
Histori Cal
Oscar Ramseburg
Robert L. Withers
Douglas Hardesey
Jane Barbour
G. W. Shacklesford
A, Gareland Williams
Peregrine falcon dodges dense starling flock
A flock of starlings in flight crowds as a peregrine falcon targets prey. The falcon relies on extreme speed to strike but when the birds dense, it veers off to avoid collision and death.
Clarke County Birth Pains 130 Years Ago Sparked By Reform Effort
Neal Kimball recalls Clarke County's 1836 split from Frederick County after a heated political battle. A three member Richmond mission pushed separation with Cyrus McCormick Jacob Isler and Treadwell Smith guiding the effort. The piece promises more on early county government and leaders.
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Clarke County
Frederick County
Winchester
Rose McDonald
Clarke
Frederick
Court House
McDonald
Richmond
Gold
Cyrus McCormick
Treadwell Smith
Jacob Isler
Neil Kimball
Berryville Pharmacist Earns Master of Pharmacy Degree
Berryville pharmacist Eugene V. White received a Master of Pharmacy degree at a Founders' Day Convocation of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science. The diploma cites his pioneering work in a new concept of pharmaceutical service. White has served on the Virginia Pharmaceutical Assn. Executive Council.
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Berryville
Eugene V. White
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science
White
Virginia Pharmaceutical Assn
Clarke County Realty Transfers Real estate deeds noted
Clarke County records show Johnny D. Ezell and wife transferring to William L. Waller and wife a lot in Shenandoah Farms Sec B. Heirs of Walter D. Wisecarver Sr transfer to Virginia V. Wisecarver a Buckmarsh Street lot in Berryville. Shenandoah Retreat Corp transfers Lot 73 Block 1 Unit 1 to Donald E Burrus and wife of Norristown PA.
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Johnny D. Ezell
William L. Waller
Alexandria
Shenanedoah Farms
Walter D. Wisecarver
Virginia V. Wisecarver
Buckmarsh St
Berryville
Shenandoah Retreat Corp
Donald E. Burrus
Norristown
$1 600 Raised In Red Cross Campaign
Clarke County residents contributed $1 600 to the Red Cross drive by week end under the first reporting period. The campaign aims for $6 000 with Mar 19 as closing date. Early reports credit Mrs Edith Rogers of Boyce and W B Layton of Millwood as initial captains.
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Berryville
Red Cross
Clarke County
Harry E. Stimson
Edith Rogers
Boyce
W. B. Layton
Millwood
Richmond Pastor to Visit Presbyterians
Rev. James I G Carpenter of All Souls Presbyterian Church in Richmond will speak at Berryville Presbyterian Church for the Sunday evening School of Mission and Witness. The service starts at 6 30 p m. Carpenter and Rev Daniel Dickenson are seminary mates and friends. He will describe his work as the white pastor of a largely Negro congregation.
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Berryville
James Ig. Carpenter
All Souls Presbyterian Church
Richmond
Berryville Presbyterian Church
Daniel Dickenson
Carpenter
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Mary Murray
Erate
SA Our
Schumacher -Katzenbach & Warren -Imperial -Sanitas
Cordinating Service
Berryville Lumber Co., Inc
Berryville, Va
Clarke County Motor CO
Wy T
H.D
Board of Supervisors
E . A, R. Cline
Stateway Department
Berryville Boyce
Bank of
Federal Reserve
Lederal
Deposth Peerance Orporation
Dr. Quarles
Zion Baptist Church
Josephine St
The
Deaconess Board of Zion Baptist Church
Berryville Pharmacist
Clarke County Realty
Stuart M. Perry
Ea Rye As
Mpciant
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
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