One Dead and Two Hospitalized in One-Vehicle Crash
An 18 year old Clearbrook man James Raymond Hartman II died after a one vehicle crash 0.6 mile west of Winchester. Kenneth Young also of Clearbrook is hospitalized in guarded condition with a head injury. Driver William Farmer is listed in good condition with abrasions and concussion. State Trooper J W Detrick cited the 1 15 a m accident on Route 803 near Route 50 as the pickup veered off the road and hit an embankment.
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Star
Clearbrook
Winchester
Winchester Memorial
Kenneth Young
William Farmer
J.W. Detrick
Rt. 50
Rt. 803
Detrick
Young
Vehicle Collisions Closer to Gore and Winchester
Winchester police report two Saturday accidents near Gore and Winchester. William Huaffer Jr. and Philip Mellwee, both of Gore, collided on Rt 704 in a dust cloud from a fire truck, causing $500 and $1,000 in damages respectively with no injuries. A separate crash on Rt 662 north of Winchester left Charles Ray Arnold with head injuries and about $500 in vehicle damage.
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Gore
Rt. 704
William Huaffer Jr
Rt. 1
Philip Mellwee
Hitaffer
Skelton
D.A. Sheetz
Charles Ray Arnold
Rt. 7
Winchester
Sheetz
Arnold
Pony Express Delivers Fast Mail Before Railroads Rise
Editor notes this is the fourth in a postal history series by J Floyd Wine. The Pony Express created a fast mail lifeline from 1860 to early Civil War times, covering 1900 miles between Sacramento and St Joseph in under 12 days and delivering 30,000 pieces of mail over 650000 riding miles with 80 riders at relay stations.
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J. Floyd Wine
Winchester
Congress
Nthe Hills
Kentucky
Seattle
Anchorage
Fairbanks
United States
Pony Express
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Nevada
California
Wm. H. Russell
Alexander Majors
William Bradford Waddell
Central Overland Calif
Pike's Peak Express Co
Sutter's Mill
St. Joseph
Sacramento
Calif
Lone Pony Express
Lincoln
Charlie” Miller
Middletown Elementary Celebrates Bicentennial Day
Last Friday Middletown Elementary marked Bicentennial Day with student crafted demonstrations and historic activities. Fourth graders dipped candles and performed. one pupil endured stocks. another played a Colonial hoop game. a student made a powder horn instrument while Principal Wayne Davis said the event is worthwhile once every century.
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Middletown Elementary
Wayne Davis
Winchester Council to Hear Budget Report Tomorrow
Winchester City Council will convene Tuesday at 7 30 p m to hear a report on the upcoming budget. The meeting is open to the public and will set a date for a special session to review the full budget including the school portion due in Richmond by May 30. The Finance Committee reports a 1 3 million deficit and has implemented measures to reduce requests and add a tax-exempt property finance charge. Meanwhile Front Royal council discusses annexation progress and other local items. A 1963 Chevrolet stolen from the VFW Hall parking lot is being sought by Winchester police.
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Winchester
del. Alson H. Smith
17Th
House
Smith
Corporations, Insurance and Banking
Vincent T. Callahan, Jr
McLean
William T. Wilson
Covington
General Assembly
State Corporation Commission
Front Royal
Board of Supervisors
Robert S. Saffell
State Water Control Board
Southside Electric Cooperative
The
Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Commission
Industrial Authority
Council
Rouss City Hall
Richmond
VFW Hall
Piccadilly St
F. Allen Barley
Frank Royston
Rt. 6
Winchester St
Barley
4-H Educational Center Planned for Northern Virginia
The 4-H program will gain a 229 acre land donation from the U S Government for a new educational center in Front Royal. Virginia Tech and Rep J Kenneth Robinson praised the project as a major expansion to serve more than 25 000 4 H youth and leaders. The center will be run by a private nonprofit and used for conferences and training for aging and disabled residents when not in use by 4 H members.
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Front Royal
Northern Virginia
U.S
W.E. Lavery
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
J. Kenneth Robinson
VPI
Tech
Robinson
Skelton
4-H
4-H Center, Inc
USDA
Maurice Rowe
Virginia
Comission of Outdoor Recreation
Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Lord Fairfax Planning District Commission
Division of Engineering and Buildings
Department of Conservation and Economic Development
Warren County Board of Supervisors
Warren and Rappahannock
Town of Front Royal
Virginia Tech
Division of State Planning and Community Affairs
National Park Service
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By Pat Robinson
Winchester Memorial Hospital
James Raymond Hartman II
Winchester Evening Star
R.E. Skelton
Trooper Skelton
North American
Russell
Majors
Waddell
William F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Red Buttes
Sweetwater
Tic Pony Express
Gene Rhodes
U.S. Department of Agriculture
William E. Skelton
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