Winchester Beach: Last Resort for Rustic Residents
A humorous chronicle of Winchester Beach’s informal scene along Town Run, describing subterranean surfers, local landmarks like Camp Sterno and Chateau de Ripple, and the tension with nearby property owner Henry Whiting who seeks a fence. The piece blends local history with current beach life and oddball lore.
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Winchester
Winchester Beach
Social Security
Kuykendall and Whiting Law
Chateau de Ripple
Chamber of Commerce
Henry Whiting
Henry
Young driver proves dad right after truck mix up
Susan Fahnestock, 17, chased down a mystery about a missing yellow Ford pickup. The mix up involved two similar pickups and a friend borrowing the wrong one, revealing Susan did not steal or hide the vehicle. Her father Dave Fahnestock recalled helping her verify the truck's location in a public lot.
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Susan Fahnestock
Winchester Evening Star
James Wood
Star
al Winall
Winall
Cameron St
Fahnestock
Susan
Fairfax Ballet seeks original work for Virginia history piece
The Fairfax Ballet Company invites entrants to submit a new choreographic work based on Virginia history. The winner earns 800 dollars plus travel and up to 200 dollars in expenses. Submissions due Oct 1 with outline and resume to Thomas and Ilona Russell in Falls Church Virginia.
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Fairfax Ballet Company
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Virginia
Commission of the Arts and Humanities
Thomas
Ilona Russell
Glen Carlyn Drive
Falls Church
Front Royal Council Considers Water Line and Budget
Public hearing on a 12 inch water line project with three cost options of 110000, 170000 and another unknown. Also on the agenda is the 1973 80 recreation operation budget presented by J Daniel Pond II of the Front Royal Warren County Recreation Association. Items from prior meetings include action on fees for four six and...
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J. Daniel Pond II
Front Royal-Warren County
Apple Growers Dream Diluted by Bureaucracy
Postwar lobbying by beer brewers blocked a plan to tax sparking apple cider as champagne. Orchardists sought a market for imperfect apples, but a Ways and Means Committee hold prevented action for over a decade. Pasteurization later enabled juice canning, reviving demand and leaving sparkling apple champagne unrealized.
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House of Representatives
Ways and Means
Winchester
Applewers
California
New England
House of Tives
Alee
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Atte Aiteens Wanewiheens Committee
Congress
Winchester Democratic Committee to Host Keynote and Speeches
The Winchester Democratic Committee schedules an evening meeting at 7 30 p.m. with keynote remarks from city demos and coordinated talk on William Ingrems for Isles pieuiee sete ee revenue. Katy Wilt will discuss Alson Smith's bid for another term as nena Delegates and Eleanor Lloyd will speak on Don Patterson's Virginia Senate campaign at Rouss City.
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Willian Ingrems
Isles Pieuiee Sete Ee
Katy Wilt
Alson
Smith
Nena
Eleanor Lloyd
Clarke-Frederick- Winchester
Don Patterson
Virginia Senate
Rouss City
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