Baptists to Mark Site of 192 Year Old Church
Berryville Baptists will mark the site of the Buck Marsh church dated to 1772 with an inscription and homecoming services. Dr. William L. Lumpkin will speak at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. amid a day of observance noting the church as one of the oldest continuous Baptist congregations in the Southern Baptist Convention west of the Blue Ridge.
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Baptists
Berryville
Southern Baptist Convention
Blue Ridge
Old Buck Marsh
William L. Lumpkin
Freemason Street Baptist Church
Norfolk
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
University of Edinburgh
Scotland
Church of England
University of Virginia
William
Daniel Fristoe
Stafford County
Daniel
William Fristoe
Gold
Church of Christ At
Buck Marsh
Powhatan County
Virginia
John Barnett
Trap Hill
Bethel
Clarke County
Salem Baptist
First Baptist Church of
Winchester
Berryville Baptist Church
Mountain Baptist Church
Sketocton Association
Orlot
Salem Union
Potomac Association
Shenandoah Association
Grand Jury to Hear Three Cases in Berryville
Three cases are set for the special Berryville grand jury in the Circuit Court at Berryville Court House Monday. James B. Jenkins faces involuntary manslaughter in a fatal auto accident June 26. Thomas William Shepherd and Neville Kenneth Huff are charged with endangering passengers by firing at an occupied vehicle. Grand jurors during the September term include Chester A. Hobert Rebecca C. Cox Alfred G. Allen Russell Dart Julian Everley Ammie C. Strother and Thomas B. Carter.
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Berryville
Berryville Court House
James
Jenkins
Thomas William Shepherd
Neville Kenneth Huff
Chester A. Hobert
Rebecca C. Cox
Alfred G. Allen
Russell Dart
Julian Everley
Ammie C. Strother
Thomas B. Carter
Emergency Farm Aid Still Available
Clarke County extends enrollment for the Emergency Conservation program of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service through September 18. Original closing date was August 31. Farmers with no cost share can sign up this fall for re establishment of permanent cover.
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Berryville
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service of
Clarke County
Virginia
The
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
New Principal Named for Grafton School
Mrs. Ruth 8. Birch announces a new principal for Grafton School in Boyce. Mrs. Edwin Love Toone III from Fremont NC will assume the role and teach part time while her husband studies history at Shepherd College.
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Ruth 8. Birch
Grafton School
Boyce
Edwin Love Toone, III
Fremont
N. C
Clarke County
Grafton
Mexico City
Southwestern University
Toone
American University
Folger Shakespeare Library
Samuel Orton
Winston-Salem, N
Richmond
United States Naval ‘Academy
AmericanUniversity
Washington
Diana King
Department of
Potomac School
Uniontown
Penna
Lottery proposals and navigation efforts for the Shenandoah
A historical note on the 1811 Shenandoah Lottery to fund river navigation and the 1814 Virginia General Assembly chartering of the New Shenandoah Navigation Company. It lists agents from Berryville to Stephensburg, cites prices for goods and tolls, and explains earlier failures and subsequent actions to improve valley transportation.
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George 8S
Lane Fm
Berryville
Bacon Burwell
Millwood
Oliver Funsten
White Ost
John Bell
Isaac Baker
Andliam Davis
Winchester
Thomas Buck
Thomas Mullen
Front Royal
Elisha Boyd
Col
Daid Hunter
Martinsburg
David Wilson
Stephensburg
Virginia General Assembly
New Shenandoah Navigation Company
Potomac
New Stock Company
The
New Navigation Company
James Singleton
Griffin Taylor
James Ware
Isaac Hollingsworth
David Carlisle
Neil Kimball
Stop Polio Sunday brings Sabin vaccine to Clarke County
Clarke County residents of all ages are urged by the Jaycees and local doctors to visit Berryville Community Building or Boyce Elementary School next Sunday for their first Sabin oral polio vaccine dose. The sugar cube vaccine is tasteless and painless and offers nearly full protection, reducing the need for boosters and helping prevent transmission.
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The
Jaycees
Berryville
Boyce
Clarke County
James R. York
Boyce Firemen Plan Dinner Auction and Sale
The Boyce Fire Company hosts its annual dinner and auction next Wednesday with a large sale of household goods farm equipment hogs calves and poultry. A pony and colt will be given away and free fire truck rides will entertain children after a community dinner and Sabin vaccine reminder amid polio discussion.
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Boyce Volunteer Fire Company
Boyce
Robin
Raritan Club
Fire Company
Clarke County Red Cross Volunteer Schedules Regional Meetings
Clarke County chapter leader Col Graham Dougherty oversees multiple Red Cross committees. He attended District 4 blood meeting in Winchester and a Blood Center conference in Washington. Upcoming events include District 5 in Berkeley Springs District 3 in Orange and a Clarke County Chapter board meeting. A Virginia Red Cross conference in Norfolk is set for Sept 24 26, with a Blood Recruitment Aid gathering in Washington on Sept 30.
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Graham Dougherty
Red Cross
Clarke County
Winchester
Washington, D. C
Berkeley Springs
Orange
Virginia Red Cross
Norfolk
Berryville Swears In New Mayor and Officials
Berryville officials convened as Garland Canter took office as mayor and swore in four council members and a recorder. Elbert Magruder John K. Carr and William Bowerman started new terms. Thomas Howell Kenneth Levi were re elected. Town Manager Jack Enders retained. $500 remuneration approved.
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Berryville
Garland Canter
Leland Brondstader
Elbert Magruder
John K. Carr
William Bowerman
Thomas Howell
Kenneth C. Levi
Jack Enders
Garland Williams
Soon Be Over Lexington Child Tests Teeth Metaphor
A Lexington report recalls a child on her first school day mentioning a loose tooth and three fallen baby teeth. She quips that soon she will be “running on the rim,” reflecting playful schoolyard humor.
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Lexington
Fauquier Youth Surrenders in Virginia Father Slaying
Lloyd Cassell Jr. 18 of Calverton turned himself in at Los Alamitos California to police and faces murder charges in the August 23 shooting of his 55 year old father Lloyd Cassell Sr. in Fauquier County. The elder Cassell was killed at home during a church service night. The youth fled with his father's truck, later found abandoned in Augusta County. He will be returned to Virginia in about two weeks for booking and arraignment.
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Warrenton
Faucquier County
California
Fauquier
Sam Hall
Hall
Lloyd Cassell Jr
Calverton
Los Alamitos
Calif
Virginia
Lloyd Cassell Sr
Cassell
Young Cassell
Augusta County
Lloyd Jr
Mimicry Skills Highlight Cockatiel Bird's Vocal Range
The Australian cock lyre bird is a remarkable vocalist able to imitate many birds and sounds. It can even replicate automobile horn honks, showcasing a wide repertoire and high adaptability.
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John Garrard
James Ireland
Grand Jury
Clarke County Women’s Club
Harry R. Turkel
Clarke County Nurses Association
Norwood
Gilbert McKown
Berryville 216
Women of Christ Episcopal Church
Berry
Aspen Hill Farm
Cedarville Ruritans
Warren County
Aspen Hill
Low Water Bridge
Shenandoah
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Winchester Gazette
Maryland
York
Sasi
Benefit Boyce Volunteer Fire CO
Hout 4-H Club
New Berryville
Council
Thomas Iden
State Health Department
Josephine Street
Canter
Horace Smithy
Barbara McEdwards
George H. Thomas
Thomas
Robert Willingham
Boyce Volunteer Fire Co
Boyce Fire Hall
Jevngere County
Bank of
Faquier Youth
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