Antibiotic Doxycycline May Prevent Travelers Diarrhea
Baltimore researchers report doxycycline can provide about one month of protection against traveler's diarrhea also called Montezuma's Revenge Delhi Belly or travelers' diarrhea. In a Kenya trial 18 volunteers on three weeks of daily doses had one case, while 21 on placebo had nine. protection waned after one week post treatment.
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Baltimore
Delhi
R. Bradley Sack
Middle East
South America
Africa
Asia
Peace Corps
Kenya
Baltimore City
New England Journal of Medicine
Sack
Author Nancy Larrick to speak at John Kerr School
Friends of the Handley Library present Dr. Nancy Larrick on Books and the Children of Television at John Kerr School on Wednesday April 12 at 7 30 p m. Larrick, author of A Parent's Guide to Children's Reading, has won multiple education and reading awards and edited poetry anthologies for young readers.
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Friends of the Handley Library
Nancy Larrick
John Kerr School
New York University
Edison Foundation
Winchester
Goucher College
Handley High School
International Reading Association
IRA
Drexel University
Larrick
Indiana University
Harvard University
Inter American University of Puerto Rico
The
University of Nigeria
Lehigh University
Virginia taxpayers warned on line 33 itemized deductions
Richmond Virginia tax officials warn itemizers to use the correct total deductions from Schedule A line 39 rather than the smaller excess itemized deductions from line 41. Errors delay refunds and may raise tax liability. screening aims to catch them before processing.
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Richmond
Virginia
Virginia Department of Taxation
Bob Ashbrook
Ashbook
Commissioners of the Revenue
Asbury Church on Warren County Historic Garden Week Tour
Historic Garden Week in Warren County highlights the Asbury United Methodist Church on Rt. 340 south of Front Royal built in 1848 and rebuilt in 1917. Tour also features Shanon Hall, Twin Oaks, and Poca Bella Farms with tours April 29 10 am to 5 pm and April 30 2 pm to 5 30 pm. Proceeds support Virginia historic grounds and gardens restoration.
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Asbury United Methodist Church
Rt. 340
Front Royal
Warren County
Rappahannock
William Miller
Union
Col
Issac Newton King
Amiss
Carr
Grimsley
Houser
Jones
Scroggins
Hall
Edmonds
Forsyth
McNell
Nely
Martin
Brown
Ramey
Johnson
Webster
Miller
Lewin
Blackwood
Shipe
Way
Bell
Clegg
Will Baldwin
William Mauck
Bedford Redman
John Thompson
Dungadin
Gilkey and Sons of
Carlton Harris
D. L. Blakemore
Modelle Laing
Hazel Eldridge
Luther Smith
Shanon Hall
W. M. Biggs
Twin Oaks
J. W. Crenshaw
Poca Bella Farms
Richard J. Smith
Shanan Hall
Garden Club
Chamber of Commerce
Virginias
Edward Greco
C. Gregory Dick
Thundercloud Plum Highlights Blandy April Plant of the Month
Blandy Experimental Farm spotlights Prunus cerasifera Thundercloud as April Plant of the Month. The pink flowering small tree reaches about 20 feet, with reddish purple foliage and late April blooms. Japanese beetles target the foliage, so regular insecticide use is advised. other Prunus cerasifera varieties and sources from arboreta are noted, along with garden events and field days in April.
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Brandy
Blandy
Asia
Bountiful Ridge Nurseries
Princess Anne
Maryland
Raritan Barbecue Benefits Clarke County 4-H Center
Clarke County Raritans and Clarke County 4-H Center Fund Raising Committee sponsor a Saturday April 29 barbecue at Clarke County Fairgrounds to support the Northern District 4 H Educational Center. The day features a flea market from 2 p.m. tables $5, pony and horse rides and free entertainment by the Clarke County High School Band and local 4 H groups. Barbecue meals run 5 to 7 p.m. adults 3.50 and children 2. Tickets sold by 4 H and extension members. For details call 955-1131.
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Clarke County Fairgrounds
District 4 H
Clarke County Raritans
Clarke County
4-H Center
Clarke County High School
4-H
Extension
Raritan
Thomson to Wed Dick in June Vows Planned in Winchester
Engagement announced for Sarah Jennings Thomson daughter of Dr and Mrs John Fraser MacLellan of Winchester to John Matthew Dick son of Mr and Mrs Charles Hoover Dick of Selma Winchester. Dick is VMI graduate and engineer with Miller and Anderson in Winchester.
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Sarah Jennings Thomson
John M. Dick
John Fraser MacLellan
Armstrong Place
Winchester
James Alvin Dick
Charlottesville
Mr. Dick
Ernest Grafton Webber
Webber
Thomson
St. Agnes School
Alexandria
Mary Baldwin College
Staunton
Handley High School
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
Miller and Anderson
Christian Women's Club Buffet Brunch Event Promoted
The Winchester Christian Women's Club invites area women to a My Fair Lady buffet brunch at Sizzling Steak House 2228 Valley Ave on Friday April 14 at 9:45. Featured A Lovelier You by Kitty Slonaker. Barbara Burch soprano soloist will be joined by Dolly Keller. Reservations required by Wednesday.
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Woodstock Garden Club
W. W. Robinson
Woodstock
Shenandoah Valley
V.P.1
V.P.I
R.J. Stipes
J. A. Weidhaas
Martha Roane
George Briggs
Philadelphia
Blandy
Christian Women’s Club of
Winchester
Valley Ave
Kitty Slonaker
Barbara Burch
Dolly Keller
Baltimore
James Wood High to host Science Fair Evening April 12
The annual James Wood High School Science Fair showcases 100 student projects in the gym from 7 to 8 30 p m next Wednesday. Principal judging precedes public viewing with Best in Fair awarded in two divisions.
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James Wood High School
Lewis A. Boyer
James Wood Science Department
Scouts Contribute to Juliette Lowe Fund
Four junior Girl Scout Troops from Stephens City Service Unit held a skating party on April 1 to raise funds for the Juliette Lowe World Friendship Fund. The event netted 120 dollars, supporting sending Girl Scouts abroad and hosting foreign guides, with leaders and assistants named from troops 482 519 and 499 plus Middletown 355.
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Juliette Lowe
USA
Stephens City Service Unit
Stephens City
John Stutler
Marcie Riley
Barbara Vann Zandt
Ruth Adams
Alfreda Vaught
Rosalie Saunders
Middletown
Kay Lineburg
Mae Miller
Local Residents Share Life Moments and Honors
Community notes report Robert E. Boyd in Winchester Memorial Hospital and Jesse Peacemaker’s return from Veterans Hospital. Gordon Ballenger group returns from Dallas and Tulsa with Ed Hannas visiting from Atlanta. Longwood College sophomore Thomas DeWitt joins Sigma Phi Epsilon. Elizabeth Ellen Longsworth named to Alderson Broaddus Academic Dean’s List. Mountain Falls couple Ivan and Mrs Miller celebrate 60th anniversary in Washington DC with family and friends.
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Gordon Ballenger
Rt. 6
Dallas
Tex
Tulsa
Oklo
Thomas DeWitt
Longwood College
Winchester
Longwood
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Ruth E. DeWitt
Philippi
Elizabeth Ellen Longsworth
Harold Longsworth
Carter Drive
Alderson
Broaddus College
W.va
Ivan Miller
Mountain Falls
Friends
Washington, D.C
Warren Thompson
M. McNally
Garnie Morris
Neal Morris
Jimmy
Johnny Morris
John
Joe
Pete Morton
Mark
Bonnie Harrison
Mary Jo Morris
Kermi
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Winchester Evening Star
John Kerr
Ashbrook
Trnel
Associated Press
Asbury Church
Warren
Rocky Lane
Union Road
Union Class
Asbury
Francis Asbury
R.S. Hough
Eldridge R. Veitch
Hampson M. Miller
Bell, Ford
Menefee
Walker
Hopper
Warren Circuit
Rev
J. Asbury Register
Samuel Register
Amory
Manor
Thomas E. Ewert
Blandy Experimental Farm
Miles W. Fry & Son, Inc. Nursery
Frysville
Ephrata R.D
Arthur Dugdale
Christian Women's Club
Joyce Robinson
Judy Earl
Carole Garthwaite
United States
Canada
Robert E. Boyd
Kernstown
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Jesse Peacemaker
York Ave
Veterans Hospital
Martinsburg
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