Officials Named for 1976 Apple Blossom Festival
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Board names E. Michael Luby president and Mary Ann Clowser executive director for 1975 76 festival with James R Wilkins Jr as president elect. Festival set for April 30 May 1 2 1976. Other officers include Harry F Byrd Jr Eugene Dunlap James Hockman Kenneth Eisner John Lewis Richard Rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Michael Luby
Mary Ann Clowser
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Board of Directors
Luby
Clowser
James R. Wilkins Jr
The
Commercial and Savings Bank
Handley High School
Virginia-Maryland School of Bank Management
Stonewall Jackson
American Institute of Banking
James Wood High School
University of Maryland
Wilkins Shoe Center
Wilkins Development Corp
James R. Wilkins, Inc
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Eugene Dunlap
James Hockman
Kenneth Eisner
John Lewis
Richard Rush
Mike Luby
James Wilkins, Jr
Dave Shetler
Dick Rush
Ken Eisner
Jim Hockman
Carolyn Griffin
Gene Babb
Boy Scouts Open Fall Drive For New Members
Shenandoah Area Council launches Adventures in Space Roundup through December 31 to recruit youth into Cub Scout packs and Scout troops. Pledges due by September 15 with special recognition for participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Area Council
Boy Scouts of America
Nothing New In County Murder Probe
Lt. Alvin Johnson of the Frederick County Sheriff's Department said there is nothing new in the investigation of Mrs. Blanche Baldwin's murder. He noted the case remains active with Sgt. Harry Richards and other detectives pursuing any lead as they seek the right piece to fit the puzzle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Johnson
Frederick County
Johnson
Front Royal Council Defers Vote on Consolidation Pact
Front Royal Town Council postponed a referendum on consolidation with Warren County and a possible annexation suit. Attorney W H Jolly urged proceeding with the suit to shield against January General Assembly changes. Council also addressed Health Department trailer relocation and regional solid waste plan actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal Council
Susan Burke
Front Royal
Warren Board of Supervisors
W.H. Jolly
Jolly
Council
General Assembly
Howard Duncan
Winchester
Health Department
William Hatfield
Sewer Committee
Paul R. Hockman
Hockman
Albert
Nichols
Stokes
Hospital Plans Expansion Postponed for 30 Days
Warren Memorial Hospital’s 6 million expansion plan to add 60 nursing home beds and expand services is delayed as the State Health Department urges revisions to align with Hill Burton guidelines. The certificate of need review in Charlottesville is postponed, with the hospital to revise details and hold additional trustees meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Warren Memorial Hospital
State Health Department
John C. Blankenbeckler
Charlottesville
State Comprehensive Health Planning Council
Blankenbeckler
Bunker Hill
W. Vaman
Southwestern State Hospital
Millard Harrison Jr
Authority to Condemn Land for Red Bud Plant
Frederick County Sanitation Authority moves to condemn 2.86 acres on the W S Carlisle estate for the Red Bud Run Abrams Creek sewage treatment plant after Carlisle heirs rejected a 12356 offer. Court filing planned, bids for the 850000 facility to be advertised Sept 15 with completion aimed for March 1977.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Ackley
Frederick County Sanitation Authority
W.S. Carlisle
Greenwood Rd
Authority
Wellington Jones
Carlisle
Jones
Frederick Grand Jury Indicts Wilson in Wife's Slaying
A Frederick County Circuit Court grand jury handed eight indictments to seven defendants including Diehl Wilson Sr. for the murder of his wife on August 19. Wilson remains hospitalized after a shotgun attack, with a capias issued for his arrest. Other indictments cover robbery, arson, burglary, grand larceny, and welfare fraud involving multiple defendants with various trial dates set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Grand Jury
Wilson
Frederick County
Diehl Wilson Sr
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Capias
James McKinnon
Jesse Fletcher
Terry Wolford
Gary Nicholson
Fletcher
Wolford
Nicholson
Ralph Swartz
Gregory Bishop
Leonard Hines Jr
Elwood Payne
Franklin Bowman
Martinsburg
W.va
Donald Stottlemyer
Hewitt’s Grocery
Special Grand Jury to Meet Again Monday in Frederick County
The special grand jury examining the Frederick County Board of Supervisors will reconvene Monday Sept 22 and also meet Tuesday Sept 23. Seven jurors five men and two women plus witnesses have appeared as state police continue the inquiry since February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Grimm
Migrant Worker Dies After West Virginia Labor Camp Shooting
A Florida migrant worker, Willie Jackson, 29, died Saturday in Winchester Memorial Hospital after an argument and a shooting at a Gerrardstown labor camp. Jackson is jailed without bond after being arraigned on a murder charge for killing Leroy Polsey, 28, of Sanford, Fla., who was shot in the back of the head during a card game. Jackson was arrested hours later at a Lewisburg labor camp and arraigned before Justice of the Peace C P Dingler.
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Florida
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Gerrardstown
W.va
Willie Jackson
Altamont Springs
Fla
Leroy Polsey
Sanford
Polsey
Virginia
Jackson
Lewisburg
Justice of the Peace
C.P. Dingler
Lord Fairfax to Offer Evening Land Use Class
Lord Fairfax Community College announces an evening credit course on Land Planning and Use (METG 276) for fall quarter. Held Wednesdays 7 to 10 PM from Sept 24 to Dec 3, the class covers land value planning zoning regulations building and site requirements sanitation utilities and related concepts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Lord Fairfax Community College
Leesburg
Board of Supervisors
Loudoun County
Winchester Democrats Endorse Smith Clore
The Winchester Democratic Committee endorsed Thelma Clore for State Senate and Alson H. Smith for a second term in the House of Delegates. Smith has no opposition while Clore seeks to unseat Republican incumbent William A. Truban. Four new committee members were named and the group expressed sympathy for the late Harry Carpenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Democratic Committee
Thelma Clore
State Senate
Alson H. Smith
House of Delegates
Smith
Clore
Clare
William A. Truban
Joseph White
Andrew Miller
Richmond
Ray McCormick
James Dickson
Clifford Brooks
Lillian Brooks
Harry Carpenter
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J. Miles Cary
Boy Scouts
David Shetler
Eugene Babb
Frank Armstrong III
Benjamin Butler
Benjamin Dutton
Wade Ferguson
F.L. Sargent Jr
Philip Luttrell
J. Kenneth Robinson
Tom Scully
Clarence Schenck
Alson Smith
Charles Toan
Jack Albert
Kermit Nichols
William G. O'Brien
Fourth St
Department
William A. Lillard
United Way
Virginia Municipal League
Hampden
State Water Control Board
County Board of Supervisors
Virginia Lakeside Water and Sewer Co
Winchester Evening Star
Vanita Martin
Commonwealth
Lawrence Ambrogi
Rest Church
Robert K. Woltz
Ambrogi
Lord Fairfax
Frank Raflo
College of William and Mary
Raflo
Office of Continuing Education
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