Baker Reelected Head of Va. Rescue Squads
Baker was reelected president at the 34th annual convention in Roanoke, heading a Virginia association of more than 4,000 volunteers across 132 squads. Attendees included William Pitcock and Wilson Sirbaugh. awards were given to Winchester groups, with next year's convention planned for Virginia Beach in September 1970.
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Association
Roanoke
Baker
Virginia
Mr. Baker
Mr. Pitcock
J.A. Harden
C. Bridgeforth
R. Putnam
A. Felicia
W. Sirbaugh
Phyllis Baker
Helen Pitcock
Marjorie Anderson
Frances Brengle
Golda Putnam
Wilson Sirbaugh
Warnelta Barlow
R.J. Jones
J. Leake
D. Smallwood
J. Horsley
C. Spitler
K. Grandel
Area Proclaims Highway Safety Week in August
Winchester mayor William Battaile and the Frederick County Board proclaim August 25 to September 1 as Area Highway Safety Week. The Hoppers Auto Club along with the Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad stages a live mock accident at Ward Plaza Thursday at 7 30 pm to show victim care and first aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Battaile
Winchester
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Hoppers Auto Club, Inc
Hoppers
Ward Plaza
War Memorial
Daniel Farris
Virginia Highway Safety Division
First federal desegregation suit against a county jail
The United States files the first federal suit aimed at desegregating a state penal system. Anderson County South Carolina is accused of operating a segregated jail and prison farm, discriminating against Negro inmates, segregating road crews, and hiring only white guards and supervisors. The county had previously faced a suit over a county home for the aged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Anderson County
S.C
Justice Department
Neofascists Rally in Rome Clash with Riot Police
A wounded policeman is carried to an ambulance as about 2000 neofascists march downtown Rome after a rally denouncing Soviet repression in Czechoslovakia. Riot police disperse the crowd amid clashes during last night’s disturbances.
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Rome
Czechoslovakia
Sheep Foot Clinic Thursday in Clarke County
A Sheep Foot Clinic for Clarke Frederick and Warren County producers will be held at Orie Royston's Clarke County farm starting at 10 a.m. Dr A J Roth and Extension staff will demonstrate prevention and treatment of foot troubles in sheep and show labor saving equipment. Clarke Frederick and Warren producers are invited to attend.
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Berryville
Clarke
Frederick
Warren Counties
Orie Royston
Clarke County
John Gerken
A.J. Roth
Richmond
G.A. Allen, Jr
V.P.1
B.H. Weddle
Luray
Warren County
Record of Forty Nine First Time Blood Donors at Winchester
The Red Cross Bloodmobile visit in Winchester drew 167 total donors with 49 first timers last Tuesday. Charles Zuckerman led the drive, while donors ranged from self employed and housewives to government workers and local businesses, with several joining gallon clubs through multiple donations. The next Winchester visit is scheduled for September 16 sponsored by the Raritan Clubs, chaired by Arthur Jolliffe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armory
Rt. 50
Winchester Jaycees
Red Cross Bloodmobile
The
Red Cross
Charles Zuckerman
Commercial and Savings Bank
Abex Corporation
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Henkel-Harris and Zuckerman’s
B & M Chevrolet
Potomac Edison
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Cooper's Jewelry
Ashworth Brothers
Crown Cork and Seal
Patton's
Bloodmobile
Winchester
Raritan Clubs
Arthur Jolliffe
Acre at Runnymede Memorializes JFK with Magna Carta link
An acre of the historic Runnymede meadow linked to Magna Carta in 1215 was ceded in per petuitum as a memorial to President John F. Kennedy. The gesture ties the Kennedy memorial to the site’s constitutional heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Runnymede
John
John F. Kennedy
Also Mentioned on This Page
William Pitcock
Ladies Auxiliary
Robert Jones
J Junior Association
John Hanna
Gabriel Hilkovitch
Medical College of Virginia
William H. Baker
Hoppers For
Club
Virginia Safety Division
U.S
Sue G. Boyd
George W. Fiddler
J. Randolph Seal
Lewis M Ewing
Merton A. Madigan Daniel FE. Blye
Garland L Smith
Thors
Texaco
Ace
Bunny Fa
Pillsbury Company
Pillsbury’s
Levi S
Levi's
Jeggett
Levis
URS
Itexaco
Thermos
King-Seeley Thermos Co
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