County Fair Breaks Records With Over $4,000 Profit Likely
Clarke County Fair reports record premiums and attendance with an expected net profit above $4,000. Treasurer Eustace Jackson notes funds to cover capital expenditures on the Raritan-owned grounds. 4-H and FFA members sold livestock for $16,500, supporting youth education. lunch stands grossed over $4,000.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Eustace Jackson
The
Fair Association
Raritan Club
Phil McIn
4-H
FFA
Berryville Presbyterian Weekday Kindergarten Opens Monday
Berryville Presbyterian Weekday Kindergarten starts the 9 a.m. session next Monday with Mrs. Lloyd N. Russell as director and Mrs. Donald A. Sheetz as assistant. The program runs 9 to 11 45 daily, five days a week, for four and five year olds with room for more. Call Mrs. Sheetz at 1955 1896 for details and attend the Friday 7 p.m. orientation at the Berryville Presbyterian Church.
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Berryville
Berryville Presbyterian
Lloyd N. Russell
Donald A. Sheetz
Sheetz
Berryville Presbyterian Church
Local Archers Are Champions
The Broken Arrow Archery Club of Clarke County performed strongly at the 20th Virginia Bowhunters event held in Roanoke over Labor Day weekend. Tom Frye of Leesburg won the Class A bare bow title and the overall state championship. G. W. White of Winchester finished second in Class B freestyle. Michael Rhoden of Berryville won Class C bare bow and moved to B-class. William West III of Millwood took third in Junior Boys.
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Berryville
Broken Arrow Archery Club
Clarke County
Roanoke
Tom Frye
Leesburg
G. W. White
Winchester
Michael Rhoden
William West III
Millwood
ASC Election by Mail Sets Local Committeemen Boundaries
Arthur D Weiss chair of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County committee announces shared boundaries with Magesterial districts for ASC community committeemen elections. Ballots must be postmarked or delivered by Oct 13 to elect three committeemen and two alternates per community, with delegates to the county convention. Wool referendum voting included for eligible wool growers, ballots sent to known voters, to decide deductions under the wool program.
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Berryville
Arthur D., Weiss
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
ASC
ASCS
Secretary of Agriculture
American Sheep Producers Council
National Wool Act
Woman and boy save wheat crop from Union torching
The 1864 tale from Clarke County Springs Berry tells how Virginia born Mrs. Algernon Sydney Sullivan and 11-year-old Marshall McCormick saved unthreshed grain and live stock from Union soldiers. Mrs. Sullivan used a pitch fork to beat out flames and direct the household defense as attackers set wheat stacks ablaze.
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New York
Clarke County
Springsberry
Algernon Sydney Sullivan
Shepherdstown
Mosby
Molly
Neil Kimball
Fairfax Limits Use Of Water
Fairfax City Council declared an emergency water use ban citing Goose Creek in Loudoun County on the verge of crisis. Lawn watering is restricted to 9 p.m. to midnight with fines up to 100 dollars. city manager William Zollman warned levels have fallen about five feet in weeks and show no near improvement.
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Fairpax
Goose Creek
Loudoun County
William Zollman
Zollman
Butch Pierce Bound for Vietnam
William Butch Pierce, son of Mrs Helen Pierce of Boyce, is bound for Vietnam with the First U S Infantry after two week leave at home. He completed a field medical course at Fort Sam Houston and jump training at Fort Benning before reporting to Hawaii for three weeks of jungle training.
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William ‘Butch’? Pierce
Helen Pierce
Boyce
U.S. Infantry
Viet
Pierce
Ft. Sam Houston
Fort Benning
Hawaii
First Infantry
Supervisors Adopt Thistle Ordinance in Berryville
Clarke County officials in Berryville approved the Thistle Law from the General Assembly. The ordinance requires private lands to remain free of certain waxy thistle varieties or face state-ordered clearance and tax liens to cover costs. The meeting also reviewed a proposed sewer right-of-way and road budget matters.
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Berryville
Clarke Terday
Mees General Assembly
Cisser Whr
Johnson-Wil‘ams
T Pim Ee
A. R. Cline
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Raritan
John Gerken
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
N. Church ST. Berryville
Fairfax
Butch’ Pierce
Vietnam
William “Butch” Pierce
Stuart M
Miles
Perry, Inc
Winchester Evening Star
Ceea
Bank OF
Federal Reserve System
Kone Eee
Loudoun Street
Cr Fabel
Virginia
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