Clarke School Merger Voted 116-55 at Clarke County Meeting
Clarke county patrons and officials voted 116 to 55 in Berryville last night to merge Boyce high grades into Berryville high and back Robertson report aims. A special Clarke school board session is set for Monday afternoon with the county supervisors also calling a late Monday meeting.
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Clarke
Boyce High School
Berryville High School
Archie ¥. Robertson
Clarke County
Berryville
Board of Supervisors
Boyce and
Berryville Pta
Edward B. Lee
William Fenton
Robertson
Boyce
D. Blanton Allen
Spoksman
Cla
C. B. Carr
Boyce Pta
Millw Post
Clarke School Board
Clarke Supervisors
3. B. McKay
Millwood
Carr
Boyce A
Ambler's Hill: Early Homes and Notable Occupants a History
A historical note covers the estate on the south side of Amherst Street known as Ambler's Hill. It recounts builders, owners, and residents from 1785 through the 1830s, naming John Hatley Norton, widow, John Ambler, Willian Davison, Angus W. McDonald, Alexander S. Tidball, Judge Philip Williams, and lawyer John R. Cooke, with John Esten Cooke born there in 1830.
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Amherst St
John Esten Cooke
Ambler’s Hill
John H. Minniger
Principal Cooley to Retire From Berryville High
D G Cooley longtime Berryville high principal retires June 30 after 46 years in Virginia schools plans call for merging Boyce high grades with Berryville with C E Miley Jr slated to head the merged school Miley formerly Boyce principal has served since 1941 and coached in Clarke County earlier career details noted.
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D. G. Cooley
Berryville High School
Virginia
Boyce High School
C. E. Miley Jr
Cooley
Mr. Cooley
Warren County
Shenandoah Normal College
Reliance
Eastern College
Front Royal
J. S. Grover
Crozet High School
Albemarle County
Lincoln High School
Loudoun County
Strasburg High School
Berryville
University of Virginia
Columbia University
E. Miley Jr
Boyce
Clarke County
Fairfax County
Miley
Occupation Troops May Be Withdrawn To Seaport Cities
Washington officials plan discussions with British and French leaders in Paris on Russia's proposal to withdraw occupation troops from Germany. A workable plan could move Soviet troops to Stettin Hamburg Bremen and a French point in the French zone while keeping forces in Germany.
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Washington
State Department
Paris
Russia
Germany
Stettin
Hamburg
Bremen
Boyce May Queen Festivities Scheduled Tomorrow
Miss Anne Marie Palombi, the senior at Boyce High School, will be May Queen at 1 p.m. tomorrow as students from the high school and elementary join in a public May Day program. She was chosen by the student body to reign, and will receive her crown from Principal C. E. Miley Jr. with Helen Smith as maid of honor.
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Anne Marie Palombi
Boyce High School
Palombi
C. E. Miley Jr
Helen Smith
Firemen's Party At Clearbrook Set For June 22
About 200 pounds of country ham are promised for the Clearbrook Volunteer Fire Department yard party at the fire house on June 22 and more is sought. The ham joins chicken, soup, cake and other home prepared foods with hotdogs and drinks for the crowd. Women from 13 neighborhood churches work with Mrs. O M Swimley of Brucetown as chairman and join a general committee.
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Clearbrook
Flory Elected Boyce PTA Head Succeeding Carr
Dr. Walter S. Flory of Boyce was elected president of the Boyce PTA at the May meeting. Walter Denny of White Post was named vice president, Mrs. Jerome Graver secretary and Mrs. Mae Garron treasurer. Carr, retiring president, spoke at the public forum on the school in Berryville.
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C. B. Carr
Boyce Pta
Boyce High School
Walter S. Flory
Boyce
Walter Denny
White Post
Jerome Graver
Mae Garron
Carr
Berryville
Food prices drift lower on pork eggs and vegetables trend
Irregular price changes this week see pork eggs ducks and most vegetables easing slightly while beef lamb frying chickens citrus fruits and tomatoes rise in many markets. Lamb remains costly due to tight supply as demand shifts to beef and veal and wholesale duck prices fall toward 1947 levels amid abundant ducks.
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Associated Press
Agriculture Department
Long Island
Alabama
California
Texas
Florida
South Carolina
Louisiana
Arkansas
Tennessee
Carolinas
Virginia
Maryland
Motive Unclear In Church Murder Case Of Dana Marie Weaver
Roanoke police pursue motive linking Dana Marie Weaver’s slaying to her high school classmate Lee Scott. Investigators study skin scrapings, stained clothing, a coffee urn bag, and other items as the juvenile court hearing for Scott nears.
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Lee Scott
Jefferson High
Docket
Dana Marie Weaver
Christ Episcopal
Roanoke
Husky
Frank H. Webb
Richmond
Herbert S. Breyfogle
Dana
Scott
Dana Marie
Carleton Drewry
Buddy
Garrett Scott
Evergreen
Raleigh Court Methodist Church
William P. Watkins
Jefferson High School
eSpurn
Brucetown Entrant Leads Miss Northern Virginia Race
Miss Lucy Bragg of Brucetown is the first Frederick County entrant in the Miss Northern Virginia pageant May 20 at Willow Lawn pool. New contestants include Miss June Huff of Warren County and Miss Caroline Reed of Front Royal.
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Stonewall High School
Lucy Bragg
Brucetown
Federick County
New Hampshire
Caroline Reed
Ervin Reed
Front Royal
WCHS
Winchester Business College
Weaver’s Inc
Bragg
Hansbrough and Carter
Columbia System Stock Sale Okayed
The State Corporation Commission grants Columbia System Inc permission to sell in Virginia up to 1,345,000 shares of common stock without par value. The action is announced from Richmond dated May 12.
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Richmond
Columbia System, Inc
State Corporation Commission
Virginia
Truman Acknowledges Push for Full Taft-Hartley Repeal
President Truman said he still supports full repeal of the Taft Hartley Act and would restore the Wagner Act with minor revisions. He noted no concessions discussions with labor leaders and focused on pushing repeal and a minimum wage bill in the House within a month amid Democratic and AFL-CIO divisions.
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Washington
Truman
William Green
American Federation of Labor
House Labor Committee
House
AFL
CIO
Thomas-Lesinski
Rayburn
J. H. Rosenberger Elected Winches ter Hospital President
At the Worcester annual board meeting J. H. Rosenberger was chosen president succeeding the late Dr. Hunter H. McGuire. Dr. B. B. Dutton was named vice president, James A. Miller re elected secretary, and H. E. Alberti renamed treasurer.
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Winchester Hospital
John H. Rosenberger
Hunter H. McGuire
B. B. Dutton
Rosenberger
James A. Miller
H. E. Alberti
U S Halts Further Japanese Plant Removals for Reparations
Maj. Gen. Frank R. McCoy told the Far Eastern Commission that even primary war facilities in Japan are needed to speed economic recovery. The halt applies to advance plant deliveries earmarked for removal. reparations have been sent in limited amounts to China, the Philippines, the Netherlands Indies, and Britain for Burma, Malaya and colonies. The U S argues there should be no ceiling on peaceful Japanese production.
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Washington
United States
Frank R. McCoy
Far Eastern Commission
Japan
China
Philippines
Netherlands Indies
Britain
Burma
Malaya
Far Eastern
McCoy
State Department
Charley Henry Remembered by Winchester Pupils
Time Magazine reports on Charles Henry of Winchester who died at eighty leaving a $100,000 estate in trust for John Kerr School pupils. Each Easter and Christmas a $5 bill will be given to every pupil, ensuring memory of the kind peddler who loved the children.
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Time Magazine
Charles Henry
Winchester
John Kerr School
Washington
Charley
John Kerr
Boys & Girls
Old Charley Henry the ped dler in Winchester
Old Charley Henry a well known figure in Winchester Virginia lived there all his life with his wife Fannie. As the years passed he grew dour and kept money hidden around the house. After Fannie died in 1930 he was left alone and withdrew from life.
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Charley Henry
Winchester
Fannie
Charley
Truman Seeks 4 Billion Tax Increase for Debt Reduction
President Truman defended a four billion dollar tax hike at a press conference, arguing it is needed to avoid red ink as the national debt nears 251.6 billion dollars. He cited rigid economy and repeated calls for debt retirement of two to five billion annually, despite opposition from Rep. Doughton who favors spending cuts over higher taxes.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Rep. Doughton
D-Nc
House
Ways and A Means
White House
Social Coughton
House Committee
Four Justices Receive LLD Degrees at Washington and Lee
Four justices of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals were awarded LLD degrees by Washington and Lee University during the law school's 100th anniversary as part of the university bicentennial. Recipients were Justices Archibald C. Buchanan John William Eggleston Herbert Bailey Gregory and Abram Penn Staples.
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Lexington
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Washington and Lee University
Law School
Archibald C. Buchanan
John William Eggleston
Herbert Bailey Gregory
Abram Penn Staples
Rummage Sale and Beauty Pageant Notices
RUMMAGE SALE at 1118 S Loudoun St opposite Winchester Presbyterian Church from 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow and 10 a.m. Saturday sponsored by GAA. Also beauty pageant ball at York's Pri May 20 at 10 p.m. bake sale planned by Women's Civic League at Cooper Merchandise and Oil Co store room 2 Piccadilly St at 4 a.m. Friday.
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S. Loudoun St
Winchester Presbyterian Church
GAA
York’s
Pri
Women’s Civic League
Cooper Merchandise and Oil Co
Piccadilly St
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Clifford D. Grim
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Morton C. Mumma
F. Grove White
W. H. Lawrence Jr
Harry F. Byrd Jr
W. P. McGuire
Charles P. McVicar
Nelson Page
Walker McC. Bond
Frank N. Hack
U.S
Harry Byrd
T. B. Byrd
Lester Arnold
Percy Miller
J. W. Arthur
Burr P. Harrison
Richard 8. Wright
R. F. Cline
Ellsworth Johnson
Kuykend
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