Owners Take Title to 1100 Retreat Acres in Shenandoah Corridor
Clarke County Virginia and Jefferson County West Virginia parcels totaling about 1100 acres along the Shenandoah River have transferred from Dr E M Freeman to the Shenandoah Retreat Land Corp after two years of negotiations. The deal, reported at 225900 dollars, includes the Retreat mansion, the large lodge, a golf course, pool, lake, picnic area, playground, water and sewer systems, and a farmhouse repurposed as a youth center. The Retreat Golf and Country Club will offer charter and associate memberships with 125 homes already built and 750 lots platted.
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W. Va
Shenandoah River
E. M. Freeman
Shenandoah Retreat Land Corp
Boyd L. Parker
Walter R. Rein
Arnold Roccati
Ruth Nordin
Harry R. McGuire
Forrest Decker, Jr
Elsa Pawley
Tillie Pollock
Richard Gossom
Samuel Pollock
The
Retreat Golf and Country Club
Archers Vie At Boyce Shoot Near Leesburg
The Broken Arrow Archery Club of Clarke County hosted 116 competitors from Northern Virginia and Maryland in the Robin Hood Tournament at the Boyce range. Trophies were awarded to the top three in each class and a fourth place medal. Winners included Thomas Frye of Leesburg first in Men’s Instinctive A, Edward Rose Jr of Alexandria second, and Warren T. Cowles of Manassas third in the same class.
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Boyce
Broken Arrow
Clarke County
Virginia
Maryland
Boyce Range
Thomas Frye
Leesburg
Edward Rose, Jr
Alexandria
Warren T. Cowles
Manassas
W, J
Arguments against ratification of the U S constitution in 1788
The piece notes opposition led by George Mason and Patrick Hefiry at Richmond, arguing the Constitution lacked state rights protections. It recalls Virginia’s ratification by 89 to 79 after a Bill of Rights and state powers compromise, with Gabriel Jones and Col. Nathaniel Burwell voting affirmatively.
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George Mason
Patrick Hefiry
Richmond
Virginia
Gabriel Jones
Col
Nathaniel Burewell
Clarke County
Lower Valley
United States
Neil Kimball
Clarke County Event Lineup for September and October
Listings show a Blue Ridge Hunt Junior Horse Show at Red Gate Farm on Sept 4 at 12 30 PM. A Clarke County Band Assn meeting at Clarke County High School on Sept 7 at 7 30 PM. Fashion Show by Clarke County Visiting Nurse Assn at Callandar on Sept 11 at 3 PM. Boyce Fire Company dinner and auction at Boyce Fire Hall on Sept 15 at 5 PM. Clarke County BPW rummage sale and country store at the Community Building on Oct 15 16.
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Blue Ridge Hunt
Red Gate Farm
Clarke County Band Assn
Clarke County High School
Clarke County Visiting Nurse Assn
Callandar
Boyce Fire Company
Boyce Fire Hall
Clarke County Business and Professional Women’s Club
Clarke County schools open with higher enrollment
Clarke County Public Schools opened with apparent enrollment rise in most schools. Johnson Williams shows fewer students as 52 J-W movers shift to Clarke County High, Berryville Elementary, and Boyce Elementary. Seven new teachers welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Clarke County
Johnson Williams
J-W
Clarke County High
Boyce
Jaycees to Sell Cushions in Berryville Campaign
Clarke County Jaycees launch a foam cushion sale led by Chairman Jon Gardner to raise funds. 81 instructors and four principals prepare for another school year as first graders return. Labor Day will be a holiday and buses resume routes.
Dividend check for 2 pence prompts questions in Sydney
In 1961 Stew art Fraser, husband of Cessnock, received a dividend check for 2 pence from the Newcastle Co-Operative Building Society. He still holds the check along with four auditor letters asking why it was not presented.
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Sydney
Stewart Fraser
Cessnock
Newcastle Co-Operative Building Society
Fragmentary crossword style readout with scattered items
The text presents a garbled list of terms and numbers such as electrical unit 2, Hartebeest 38, Church 6, celebration 48, Constellation 0-timber 49, Herds of whales 30, Leather 2, Bora 43, Figure 53, Certified aneech TT 44, Boy's nickname.
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Hartebeest
Clarke County Realty Transfers in Berry and Shenandoah Retreat
Clarke County real estate transfers list multiple lot and tract conveyances in Berryville Longmarsh and Shenandoah Retreat areas. Transfers include West Main Street two acres, Greenway District 5.1 acres, Lot 50 and 43 44 Block 2 Unit 1 in Shenandoah Retreat, and other parcels to various buyers. The Glorious Church of God Millswood receives a deed to land bounded by Love and Charity Cemetery Old Route 50 and adjacent parcels.
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Ter
Samson
South of State
Longmarsh
Dist
Wilson Havener
Charles H. S. Galloway
Shenandoah Retreat
A. J. Vincent
Lawrence W. White, Jr
Treadwell
Berryville
Guy H. Morgan
Reginald R. Rambo
Greenway Dist
Berry's Ferry
Ray E. McClaughry
Joseph, B. Tapscott
Bluemont
Blue Ridge
Battletown
George H. Jewell
Rock Hall Subdivision
Longmarsh Dist
John W. Slater
Wi.z
Wal
Millwood
The
Glorious Church of God
Millswood
Laura VY. Johnson
Herebert C. Johnson
Love and Charity
Mary H. Randolph
Berryville Chamber Plans Return of Monthly Meeting
Berryville Clarke County Chamber of Commerce resumes monthly meetings with a 1 6 o clock luncheon at the Battleston Inn. The event is a business meeting after summer hiatus.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Pool Plan Emerges From Clarke County Fair Progress
Berryville reports a planned public swimming pool tied to a future community center as a demonstration well reaches over 500 feet. The Raritan Club hopes artesian flow aids water supply for Clarke County in a broader fairprogress review and future expansion.
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Raritan Horseshow
Valley Drilling Corp
Eugene Singhas
Lawrence Buckner
Berryville
Clarke County
Raritan Club
C. E. Singhas
The
Valley Drilling Corporation
Raritans
Women’s Club Fine Arts Show Draws 600 Visitors
About 600 visitors attended the Clarke Fair Women’s Club Fine Arts Show. Mrs James Lewis won best picture for a fireplace painting, with runners up including Mrs Holmes Carlisle Mrs Glady Law son and Linda Duvall. Peggy Rosenberry swept three adult classes while a 1965 car prize went to Harry Goglby of Harper’s Ferry. Hubert Kahle visited. the Kahles formerly owned the Baldwin and Dearmont farm near White Post and now reside in Alexandria.
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Women’s Club
Clarke Fair
James Lewis
Holmes Carlisle
Old Mill
Glady Lawson
Linda Duvall
Peggy Rosenberry
Raritan Club
Harry Goglby
Harper’s Ferry
Hubert Kahle
Kahle
Local TB and Red Cross Run Service Booths at Fair
The Local TB and Red Cross chapters staffed service booths at the fair offering health information and aid resources. Volunteers distributed literature and answered inquiries on disease prevention and relief services to attendees.
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TB and
Red Cross
Clarke County FFA Junior Tractor Drive Winners Named
Steve Crim of Clarke County High School FFA won the Junior tractor drive contest. Jerry Windle James Wood FFA and James Las Rue Charles Town FFA finished second and third among 14 contestants. Trailers were donated by local implement firms. J C Huffman oversaw the cone test stressing tractor operation and safety in Vocational Agriculture classes.
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Steve Crim
Clarke County High School
FFA
Jerry Windle
James Wood
James Las Rue
Charles Town Ffa
Winchester Implement Co
Sandy’s Implement Co
C. R. Brumback & Son
Kenneth Shenk
J. C. Huffman
Calf Scramble Thrills Fair Crowds And Youth
The Calf Scramble at the Fair drew spectators and 4H and FFA youth as contestants vie for the calf prize. Randy Lee won a Hereford calf donated by Hobson McGehee and others named Dickie Wolfe Ray Chapman and Robert Dart placed with Shorthorn and Charolais cross calves. The rule requires haltering the calf, then tying it to the fence.
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Randy Lee
Hobson McGehee
Dickie Wolfe
Farnley Farm
Ray Chapman
Conrad Wilson
Robert Dart
Juniors Win Blue Ribbon at Fair for Novelty Arrangement
Betsy Lloyd earned the blue ribbon for best novelty arrangement in the Junior division while Elise Canty and Pam Livengood also placed at the local fair indicating strong junior showings.
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Betsy Lloyd
Elise Canty
Pam Livengood
Buckley compels attention as Fair uses crutches in racing event
Bob Buckley of White Post, still on crutches from July 3 accident, saw a horse win the Raritan Special at the Fair Grounds while he could not ride. Saturday’s other winners included Jimmy Morris, Malborn Morrow, D. Grey, C. Bailey, and Joe Taylor. Eight 4-H and FFA members sold 24 market hogs at the Fair auction, with top hog bringing 62.40 and total hog weight 601 pounds sold to Charles Orndorff for 155.66. Most hog buyers came from out of county.
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Bob Buckley
White Post
Fair Grounds
Raritan
Jimmy Morris
Malborn Morrow
Clarke Counery
D. Grey
Wadesville
C. Bailey
Stanley
Joe Taylor
Long Island
N.Y
4-H
FFA Mems Bers
Raritan Club
Winchester
Robert Dart
C. T. Hardesty, Jr
Young Dart
Charles Orndorff
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Ree Treat
Federal Securities Exchange Commission
Virginia Corporation Commission
Boyce Shoot
Jaycees
Gardner
Amily
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Berryville, Va
Ree Coal Bal
IV Ja, Ier
Nicknan
Jimmy
Clarke County Realty
Chester W., Ogden
Grady
Luffman and Wife
Two Acres
West Main St
Millwood Church
C of C Business
Perry Engineering CO. Ing
D. B. Allen
Raritan Board of Directors
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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