Winchester Native Wins Army Commendation Medal
First Lt. John Benjamin Brown Jr. son of Mr and Mrs John B Brown of 419 S Braddock St Winchester won the Army Commendation Medal while stationed in Frankfurt Germany for outstanding service as commanding officer of Company B 1st Battalion 2d Infantry 3d Infantry Division at Fort Devens Mass He assumed his present post as assistant operations officer at the 28th Base Post Office last Sept 4 He led his company during rigorous tests and field training to become a well prepared fighting unit Brown a Winchester High School graduate 1958 attended Central State College Wilberforce Ohio with a BS in political science 1962 and entered the Army via ROTC He is married to the former Carlene Rose of Columbus Ohio.
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John B. Brown,Jr
Winchester
28Th Base
Frankfurt
Germany
Ft. Devens
Mass
Virgil L. Teigland
John Benjamin Brown, Jr
John B. Brown
Braddock St
2D Infantry
Sth Infantry Division
Fort Devens
Brown
Lt. Brown
Central State
Colin Wilberforce
Army
Carlene Rose
Columbus
National Park Visits Increase at Shenandoah Park
Shenandoah National Park drew 10.7 percent more visitors in November than the prior year, according to Superintendent R. Taylor Hoskins. The rise reflects growing public interest and seasonal turnout.
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Shenandoah National Park
R. Taylor Hoskins
Marsh Receives Assurance on U S Poultry Trade Talks
Rep John C Marsh Jr says President Johnsons Trade Rep assured a firm push to lower EU levies on poultry imports. Marsh urged a tough stance after European Community increases pricing American poultry from Virginia and other markets. He notes American producers invested in West Germany and elsewhere.
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Washington
John C. Marsh, Jr
Johnson
United States
European Economic Community
Christian A. Herter
Marsh
Virginia Pesticide Conference Set for Roanoke
Officials from the Virginia Department of Agriculture join the Virginia Agricultural Extension Service and others for the first Virginia Pesticide Conference in Roanoke December 8 to 10 at Hotel Roanoke. Agriculture Commissioner Richard D. Chumney will preside at the banquet December 8 with speaker Dr. R. H. White Stevens of American Cyanamid Company. Paul E. Irwin will discuss testing for pesticide residues and A. T. Hart will cover pesticide registration and labeling in Virginia.
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Virginia Ept. of Agriculture
Roanoke
Virginia Dept. of Agriculture
Virginia Agricultural Extension Service
Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station
Richard D. Chumney
Chumney
R. H. White-Stevens
American Cyanamid Co
Paul E. Irwin
Department
Division of Technical Service
V.D.A
A. T. Hart
Division of Regulatory Services
Virginia
Virginia Agriculture Board Adopts Broad Rule Revisions
The Virginia State Board of Agriculture approved multiple rule changes including referendums for the Virginia State Poultry Federation and amendments to livestock and poultry disease rules. New labeling rules affect hazardous substances gifts wrap lawn seed mixtures and weights and measures labeling and dairy cow feed standards were adjusted from 16 to 14 percent protein and 2 1/2 to 2 percent fat.
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State Board of Agriculture
Virginia Dept. of Agriculture
Virginia State Poultry Federation
General Assembly
Virginia
Stockholders Benefit in Tax Revision
The 1964 tax law doubles the tax free dividend amount to 100 dollars per person, or 200 on joint filings. The dividend credit drops from 4 to 2 percent in 1964 and ends in 1965 onward, trimming most stockholders’ tax bills according to IRS district director A M Stoepler.
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A.M. Stoepler
Internal Revenue
VA Pensioners Urged to Return Annual Income Cards
Veterans receiving VA pensions must return annual income questionnaire cards by January 31, 1965. Fixed incomes should respond promptly. unsettled incomes may submit after early 1965. Orphans did not receive cards. Old law pensioners may elect to switch to the new law for higher benefits. Edward M. Mathews visits Winchester each Wednesday to assist at the Red Cross Office.
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Veterans Administration
Edward M. Mathews
Front Royal
Division of War Veterans’ Claims
Winchester
Red Cross
S. Braddock
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Winchester Native Wars
Winchester Savings and Loan
U.S. Poultry
Agriculture Board
Raymond C. Rice, Jr
University of Virginia
Michael Fletcher
Fletcher
Cecil L. Fletcher
Rt. 2
Robert L. Tarring
Frank Benser
Baltimore
Philip Branner
Broadway
Great Holy Ghost
Guiding Light Gospel Center
N. Cameron St
Donald Scruggs
Dynamic Miracle Ministry of
R.G. Hardy
Baltimore, Md
Mighty Miracle
R. G
Hardy
Man of God
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