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35 YEARS AGO RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS From the Dec. 14, 1950 edition
A tentative date for the Iasi
of February has been se by the Health Department for x rays in Rappahannock county This mass x-ray clinic in the de tection of tuberculosis is part o: the" program of the new healtl department and county healtl nurse to be established in Rap pahannock after January 1.
Substantial increases in Vir ginia’s draft calls for January and February appeared imminent following boosts in the national induction demands foi both of these two coming months, according to a dispatch from Richmond Tuesday.
A Christmas Tree Program will be held in Washington or Saturday night, December 23, under the town’s tree at the corner of Main and Middle streets.
Pitts’ Theatre Tues.-Wed., Dec. 19-20; William Holden, Gloria Swanson in “Sunset Boulevard.”
In a recent inspection of restaurants in the county, the sanitation officer was pleased to report that ratings on eating places in the county had jumped from ratings with an average of 40% to an average of 80%. Highest rating in the county went to the Sandwich Shop in Sperryville, which scored a grade of 95 out of a possible 100.
25 YEARS AGO RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS From the Dec. 15, 1960 edition
Snow ranging up to eight
inches blanketed this area Sunday. Starting about 8:30 in the morning, it fell steadily until late afternoon when it became mixed with sleet and continued into the night. Accompanied by driving winds which whipped the country side throughout Monday, the snow drifted and secondary roads were blocked. Much of the highway is still icy.
Work is progressing on the Rappahannock Library as rapidly as funds become available. Most recent work was the removal of the floor when it was discovered that there had been considerable termite damage to the supporting beams.
Charles Hughes, representative of Armour & Co., presented a $400 bond to Lyle Updike,
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