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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1937

Page

10

Bentztown Bard Honored With Woodstock Song

Miss Mary C. Grabill of Shenandoah Herald writes verse praising Folger McKinsey during his Woodstock visit. Rotary Club hosts luncheon. verses sung to Maryland My Maryland tune, recalling 27 years since a similar escort with Col. Stickley, and noting present escort Col. H. J. Benchoff.

Folger McKinsey Shenandoah Valley Woodstock Rotary Club Mary C. Grabill Shenandoah Herald Shenandoah Mr. McKinsey Herald Col. Stickley Bentztown Bard Bentztown Baltimore

Bard oh Bentztown returns to bloom in peaceful valley

Poetic tribute celebrates Bentztown as a resilient community rising from ashes. It salutes labor, growth, and hospitality, inviting residents to return and support the town’s welfare while blessing its continued prosperity.

Bentztown Bard Woodstock Bentztown

Farm Loans In Good Condition Reported

Washington April 30 Farm Credit Administration Governor W S Myers announced that farmers interest payments on Federal Land Bank loans were at the highest level since the low mood began. 87.2 percent of loans were in good standing on April 1, up from 81 percent a year earlier. Outstanding land bank loans totaled 2 057 900 000 dollars.

Washington W. S. Myers Farm Credit Administration Federal Land Bank Myers

Death Removes Mrs Lafollette In Advanced Age

Mrs Almira F Lafollette widow of Levi Lafollette of Frederick county died at 11 20 last night at her home 323 Fairview avenue after a prolonged illness She was in the eighty ninth year born December 7 1848 Survived by two daughters Flora Lafollette and Mrs Samuel Giffin seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren Funeral Sunday Relatives meet at 1 pm at Fairview avenue home for service then at Christian Church Timber Ridge for further services Rev Robert A Whitten officiating Interment in the church cemetery Pallbearers Elmer Winkfield Ray Fries Joseph Bayliss George Jenkins Arthur Fuller William Heckrote

Almira F. Lafollette Levi Lafollette Frederick County Fairview Avenue Lafollette Joseph and Nancy Dunlap Johnson High View W. Va Ireland Christian Church Timber Ridge Robert A. Whitten Elmer Winkfield Ray Fries Joseph Bayliss George Jenkins Arthur Fuller William Heckrote

Clergymen Will Elect Officers In Winchester Meet

The Winchester Ministerial Association will convene at 10 30 o'clock Monday morning May 3 at the Handley Library. Officers will be elected, and the special order requires each member to share an outstanding life event.

Winchester Ministerial Association Handley Library

Monkeys Taro and Honaka Bring Sentimental Tale Home

Dr Richard L Sutton recounts bringing two sacred monkeys from Japan named Taro and Honaka meaning Jack and Jill. He says the pair became affectionate during the voyage with Jack squeezing Jill’s hand and making love to her, a touching scene he shares.

Kansas City Richard L Sutton Japan Taro Honaka Jack Jill

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