Smithy House Fire Ends Return Effort To Restore
A four hour blaze on the second floor of the Smithy mansion on East Main Street destroyed the upper floors and left the building a ruin. Fire crews from Enders and Boyce fought the flames while townspeople watched from sidewalks and parks. Town officials planned further meetings with the insurance company as State Fire Marshal investigators probe the origin. Enders tallied the insured value at $25,000.
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Main St
Berryville
Enders Fire Co
Boyce Fire Co
Johnny
Park
Marlow
Enders
Ellis
Boyce
Wetzel
John Kauffmann
State Fire Marshal's
Jack Enders
Warren Board Weighs Rebidding Courthouse Addition
Warren County Supervisors will reconsider rebidding the courthouse addition after one bid of 239,012 from Ellis and Company. Architect Fritz Baukhages outlined cost-cutting options including brick facing or drywall. Board to explore alternates and possible county complex as a long term solution. A June 6 meeting date and June 8 bid expiry frame ongoing actions.
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Front Royal
Warren County Board of Supervisors
Ellis and Company
Harrisonburg
Fritz Baukhages
Baukhages
George Baggarty Wilson Burke
James Wetzel
Marlow
Welfare Department
Health Department
Inmate Seeks Federal Court Permission to Marry
James R. Harler, serving five years for a Cork Street robbery in Winchester, filed a petition in U.S. District Court to marry Margaret Broadwater, an ex-jail inmate indicted for a bad check. Harler’s request comes after state officials declined expedited approval. a judge in Alexandria will decide if the case will be heard.
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Cupid
Winchester
Cork St
U. S. District Court
James R. Harler
Stafford Correctional Center
Margaret Broadwater
Harler
State Dept. of Corrections
Miss Broadwater
Terrell Don Hutto
U.S
Oren R. Lewis
Alexandria
Morris resigns as Winchester Democratic Committee secretary
Barbara Morris, president of District 8 Education Association, resigns as secretary amid conflicts with duties and party ties. She plans to stay active locally while criticizing some members for not backing state and national candidates. She urges stronger voter registration and turnout after a 43 percent municipal election vote.
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Ms. Morris
Marshall Coleman
del. Edward Lane
Winchester Committee
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Raymond McDonald Jr
Smithy
Kathleen Devereux
Star
James Forte
Forte
Warren Board
By Susan Burke
Baukhayes
Warren County Planning Commission
Riverton
Industrial Authority
Virginia Water Systems Project
Green Hill
Happy Creek
Virginia Water Systems
Hank Ebert
Rt. 277
Frederick County
Norman Palmer
Terry
Phyliss
Jay Comer
Stephens City
John Anderson
Monure
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Middletown
Anderson
Veterans Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Va
Winchester Hospital
Lulu Williams
Morris
Clarke County
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