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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1978

Page

11

Audley Farm sold to Berryville Inc for 2 million dollars

Virginia firm Berryville AF Inc bought Audley Farms a Clarke County 893 acre horse farm from Audley Inc. for 2 million dollars. Initial directors were Harvey Sadow Philip Franks and Henry Whiting with signatures by Caroline Holdsworth Barbara Sambo and Jeffrey Fox. Edwards previously bought the estate in 1955 and remains involved in racing interests.

Warctaff Berryville Af, Inc Virginia Audley Farms Audley Farm Clarke County Audley, Inc James Edwards State Corporation Commission Harvey Sadow Philip Franks Connecticut Henry Whiting Tion Caroline Holdsworth Barbara Sambo Jeffrey Fox Winchester Kuykendall, Whiting, Costello & Hanes Kuykendall Kuykendall and Whiting Edwards Bernard P. Jones Buena Vista Farm Rt. 7 Grayson Greer

Fickett Seeks Democratic Nomination Amid Local Campaigns

Del Lewis Fickett, Fredericksburg professor, plans Friday press conferences signaling a bid for the Seventh District seat in Congress. George Gilliam, who ran in 1974, will reportedly announce withdrawing. The move comes as Thelma Clore declines a Senate race bid and J. Kenneth Robinson runs for a fifth House term.

del. Lewis Fickett Fredericksburg College Thelma Clore Frederick County J. Kenneth Robinson Robinson Fickett Congress Winchester George Gilliam Mary Washington College Fredericksburg Bowdoin College Maine Harvard Law School Harvard

Policeman's Grievance Hearing Postponed in Front Royal

A grievance hearing for Royce Purcell of the Front Royal Police Department was postponed to ensure all witnesses could attend. The dispute centers on Purcell's resignation request and the town manager's March directives, with the hearing slated two hours before a separate pay grievance for nine officers.

Front Royal Warren County Lynn C. Armentrout Armentrout Sheriff's Department Royce Purcell Front Royal Police Department Front Royal Town Council Purcell David Stapleton Council Walter M. Duncan Force Stapleton Duncan Eric Adamson Kermit Nichols Adamson Thomas W. Grove Grove E. W. Bown Forsyth Hardware Forsyth Robert Traister

Berryville Ave Tastee-Freez Robbery Under investigation

Winchester police seek a knife wielding bandit who robbed the Tastee-Freez on Berryville Avenue just before midnight. The suspect 18 to 20 years old, short with reddish blonde hair freckles, wore a black and white western style shirt. He threatened a clerk with a knife and fled after taking cash. An employee suffered a cut on the ear and was treated and released. No amount stolen yet determined.

Winchester Tastee-Freez Berryville Avenue Alice Unger Winchester Memorial Hospital Allen Bailey

PE Helicopters to Inspect 800 Miles of Power Lines

Potomac Edison plans helicopter patrols over more than 800 miles of distribution and transmission lines starting this week. In Mountain Falls Mt Williams Middletown Stephens City and Strasburg the checks aim to identify conditions that could cause outages after winter. Bob Prettyman PE spokesman said the effort will run about a week.

Potomac Edison Power Company Bob Prettyman Mountain Falls Mt. Williams Middletown Stephens City Strasburg Prettyman

West Virginia family reports unidentified flying object sighting

Rollin Garrett and his son observed a red and blue glow object near their Trout Run Road home in Wardensville for two hours around midnight on December 16. The story drew regional and national attention with inquiries from reporters, inquiries from state officials, and interest from schools.

Star Ardensville W.va Rollin Garrett West Virginia Garrett Wardensville Trout Run Road Michael Montreal Canada Sen Robert Byrd U.S Senate

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