Pickers Arrive for Apple Harvest in Winchester Area
Fruit pickers arrive at labor camps on Fairmont Ave in Winchester and other sites for the annual apple harvest. A Jamaican worker contingent came over the weekend. Early varieties are being picked and full harvest is expected by next week with Jonathan Red and Golden Delicious expected to be ready. Shipments will be light as growers pre cool fruit for shelf life.
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Fairmont Ave
Winchester
Jonathans
Virginia
Roanoke
Roanoke County
Emanuel Edmondson
Jamaica
James Morrison
Teets
Welltown Pike
Frederick
Clarke Counties
David B. Grim
Five Indictments Returned in Clarke County
A Clarke County grand jury returned five indictments at the September term opening. Harry Hoffman faces a habitual offender driving charge, with his case set for October 11. Earl Hoover pleaded guilty to escape from Camp 7, with case continued to October 11. Marvin Towler pleaded innocent to possessing a straight razor at Camp 7, trial scheduled for October 11. Foltz and Boswell are charged with perjury in a Clarke Circuit Court civil suit from May 18, with no Commonwealth presentation.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Harry Hoffman
Earl Hunter Hoover
Camp 7
Marvin C. Towler
Blake A. Foltz
Ray M. Boswell
Clarke Circuit Court
Commonwealth
Charles R. Day
Charles A. Appell, Jr
Hubert T. Stratton
Day
Foltz
Boswell
Accident Victim Dies In Hospital In Winchester
Miss Lucy Mae Lambert 17 of Rt. 3 Winchester died at Winchester Memorial Hospital from injuries from a car crash on Merriman's Lane Thursday around 2 40 p m. She was a James Wood High School sophomore and Valley Avenue Church of Christ member. She leaves parents James and Erma Elizabeth Stickman Lambert five brothers and two sisters. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Lucy Mae Lambert
Rt. 3
Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Miss Lambert
Merriman’s Lane
Middleburg
James and
Erma Elizabeth Stickman Lambert
Valley Avenue Church of Christ
James Wood High School
Ship Apples Continued from Page 1
Moore notes early fruit prices are too high for consumers while asparagus tops price records. Pete Nesbitt of New York urges northward apple shipments to ease New York demand. A committee is formed to meet processors and consider diverting fruit if needed.
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Moore
Pete Nesbitt
New York
Nesbitt
City Council Meeting Tonight Sees Ordinances and Appointments
City council plans a busy Aug 14 session with third reading on ordinances granting the Industrial Development Authority more powers and exempting pollution control equipment from local taxes. Nominations for city solicitor manager fire chief and wardens are on the agenda. Council may raise the oil dumping reward to 1000 dollars. 300 to 400 gallons of oil are now dumped into the sanitary sewer system. Session begins at 7:30 in the Council Chamber.
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Industrial Development Authority
General Assembly
Bayliss
Wendells. Seldon
Council Chamber
Rouss City Hall
Winners Named in Tractor Pull at Frederick County Fair
Frederick County Youth Fair Association officials announced winners from Sundays Tractor Pull at the Rt. 11 fairgrounds. Billy Spade won 5 000 lb class Don Smith claimed 7 000 lb class Willis Belford topped 9 000 lb and 15 000 lb classes Greg Wisecarver took 12 000 lb blue ribbon An estimated 10 000 attended the fair described as the best since 1969.
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Frederick County
Hearings Tonight On Amendments to Zoning Ordinance
FRONT ROYAL The Warren County Planning Commission and Temporary Board of Zoning Appeals hold public hearings at 8 pm at the Warren County Courthouse to consider three amendments to the county zoning ordinance and a variance for a Bentonville fire hall by South Warren Volunteer Fire Dept. Amendments include clear zones at airport runway ends and shifting rezoning decisions to the Planning Commission. Town Spa Inc seeks Browntown Rd property rezoning from agricultural to industrial commercial for a health spa. A 48 by 50 foot fire house is requested at Rt 613 near the N and W Railway.
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Front Royal
Warren County Planning Commission
Board of Zoning Appeals
Warren County
Bentonville
South Warren
Town Spa, Inc
Gergen
Browntown Rd
N and W
Winchester Fire School Registration Tomorrow
The annual Winchester Fire School opens registration from 6 30 to 7 30 p m at Sarah Zane Fire Hall with a first class session to follow. Sessions run Sept 22 23 and Oct 6 7 at the Winchester Fire Training Grounds, featuring structural firefighting hose evolutions ladders search and rescue and high rise apartment fire fighting. Bill Sheads is coordinator with instructors from Fairfax County and the Virginia State Department of Education Fire Training Division. Public may attend sessions to observe.
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Winchester Fire School
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Winchester Fire Training Grounds
Woodstock Lane
Virginia State Department of Education
Schoo
Bill Sheads
Fairfaxty
Fairfax County
Open House For Area National Guardsmen At Winchester Armory
Families and guests toured the Winchester Armory as Headquarters & Headquarters Co. of the 3d Battalion 116th Infantry showcased weekend drill activities. About 300 attendees viewed equipment, enjoyed Army style lunch, and rode in jeeps and trucks. Mayor Stewart Bell Jr. attended, marking the event as a potential annual tradition.
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National Guardsmen
Headquarters & Headquarters Co
3D Bn
116Th Infantry
Winchester Armory
Winchester
Stewart Bell Jr
Town Approves 46383 Bid for J.F. Donaldson Estate Site
Front Royal townspeople will see a 46383.41 offer approved for about 23 acres of the J F Donaldson estate to house a secondary waste treatment plant. The council rescinded a prior 40000 bid for 20 acres after appraisal review and will proceed with the higher land area.
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Fran Coombs
Front Royal
J.F. Donaldson
Southern Railway
Manassas Ave
Ext
Duncan C. Gibb
Hearing Date Postponed in Gunter Suit Against Frederick County
Local attorney Eugene Gunter sees his lawsuit against Frederick County delayed from Thursday to October 29. Gunter seeks payment for services he rendered during annexation cases, while county officials argue he acted within his duties as county attorney during the trial.
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Eugene Gunter
Frederick County
Gunter
Man Arrested Over Florida Shrimp Purchase Scam
Richard D. Rogge announced James O'Donnell of Chester Gap was arrested by FBI agents and Warren County deputies on charges tied to an almost $19,800 counterfeit check for Florida shrimp. O'Donnell, indicted in Miami on Jan 11, held on $5,000 bond, faces up to $10,000 fine or 10 years imprisonment.
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Chester Gap
Rappahannock County
FBI
Warren County
Florida
Richard D. Rogge
Richmond
James O'Donnell
Depty
J.C. Rudacille
Warren County Sheriff's Department
O'Donnell
Miami
O’donnell
U.S
Winchester
Winchester-Frederick
Fla
National Exchange Award To Shingleton In Winchester
Newton B. Shingleton, local businessman and philanthropist, received the National Exchange Clubs Book of Golden Deeds award at a noon Winchester ceremony. Mayor Stewart Bell Jr. lauded his 40 years of service and humility, noting Shingleton's impact on community groups and citizens.
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Jim Ackley
Newton B. Shingleton
National Exchange Clubs
Winchester Exchange Club
Winchester
Stewart Bell Jr
Shingleton
Bell
Exchange Club
William Fauver
Toledo
Ohio
National Exchange Club
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Winchester Firemen’s Executive Assn
Winchester Evening Star Reaiews
Thomas H. Gibson
Kermit W. Nichols
Jaycees
William A. Lillard
Warren Heritage Society
Paul R. Hockman
Bernard L. Stokes
Stokes
Hockman
Lillard
T.R. Patterson
Scranton Ave
16Th St
Walter N. Duncan
Bing Crosby Stadium
Warren County High School
Key Club
Rev. R. Cameron
Council
National Exchange Award
Washington, D.C
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