Elks Anniversary Open House Set at Winchester Lodge
Winchester Era Lodge No 867 marks the 100th anniversary of the Elks with an open house for members and guests at 6 30 p m Friday. The centennial honors the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks founded February 16 1868. Members and new initiates include Charles E Bass Perry Painter John D Petrie Harold Learned and others. The article notes Elks charitable giving blood drives and youth programs as enduring lodge activities.
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Winchester Era Lodge No. 867
Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks
Charles E. Bass
Perry Painter
John D. Petrie
Harold Learned
Jerry L, Henry, Don
P. Saville
Richard Hohensee
William K. Haddock, Jr
Troop 21 Scouts Celebrate Week With Skit Presentation
In observance of Boy Scout Week Troop 21 hosted a skit in the church social room last Wednesday. Scout Mike Wine directed the performance and awards were handed to members for one to four years of service along with merit badges in archery farming and citizenship. A surprise archway and candle line opened the event as guests and officials attended including John Lumpkin district scout executive and Rev Paul J Slonaker who commended Scoutmaster Kenneth Burcham.
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Mike Wine
Troop
Kenneth Burcham
Burcham
Warnetta DeHaven
Scout Wine
John Lumpkin
Melvin Wine
Sam, McCall
Scoutmase
Ister
E. U. B. Church
Culpeper
Manual Jenkins
Leo Nichols
Calvin Fox
Bradley Patton
Gary Link
Hunter Orndorff
Gerald Fox
Ventrue Fox
Jimmy Huntsberry
George Semples
Bobby Fletcher
Hunter Orendorff
Stephen LaBarre
Miss DeHaven
Gainesboro Raritans Hear McArthur on The Hidden Sickness
McArthur of Smith Kline & French Laboratories will address the Gainesboro Raritan Club on drug abuse The Hidden Sickness at 7 PM at the Gainesboro Fire Hall. Reports from National Convention delegates Club President Robert Cather and Vice President John Vehskoske will follow with alternates Nathaniel DeHaven and Joshua Place.
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W. Ken McArthur
Smith Kline & French Laboratories
Gainesboro Raritan
Robert Cather
John Vehskoske
Nathaniel DeHaven
Joshua Place
Virginia Beach
Gainesboro
Goodman Discusses Urban Planning Shortcomings in Honolulu
At a Honolulu symposium Paul Goodman argues urban problems stem from an unphilosophical approach to planning. He cites bulldozed blocks for highways displacing residents who then move to suburbs and back again as a cycle of poor planning.
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Goodman
Plan Ahead
Honolulu
Paul Goodman
Johnson Health Message Likely Skips Drug Additions to Medicare
Administration sources say President Johnson’s forthcoming health speech to Congress is unlikely to seek adding prescription drugs to Medicare. HEW budget tightness, Vietnam costs, and drug-cost projections of $1.5 billion by 1970–71 shape the stance. A Montoya bill would fund generic drug costs. officials question generic equivalence and potential premium increases for doctor coverage.
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Johnson
Congress
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Milton Silverman
HEW
Medicare
Sen
Joseph M. Montoya
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Montoya
Administration
Silverman
Whitney Whitney MC to lead Apple Blossom in Town Contest
Philip Whitney general manager of WINC WRFL will be master of ceremonies at the Apple Blossom In Town Honorary Fire Chief Contest on March 7 at Shenandoah College. Rev Henry Amidon and Paul S Thompson join as speakers and organizers with contestants from Winchester and Frederick County fire companies.
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Wincwrfl
Apple Blossom
Shenandoah College
Henry Amidon
Braddock Street
Winchester
Frederick County
Confederate congress sessions in old Virginia Hall
During the Civil War a period saw the Confederate congress convene in the former hall of the Virginia House of Delegates as the capital city hosted governmental meetings and debates.
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Confederate Congress
Virginia House of Delegatess
Bill Would Make Solons Report Gifts
Del. Stanley E. Sacks introduced legislation in Richmond to require General Assembly members to report to the Secretary of the Commonwealth any gifts or fees over five dollars from lobbyists. The bill aims to create a public record of lawmakers' connections with special interest groups and would also require disclosure of all funds paid by any group to any lobbyist for lobbying or other services.
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Richmond
Del
Stanley E. Sacks
General Assembly
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Norfolk
Sacks
Washington Statue in Capitol Rotunda Stands Alone
The statue of George Washington in the Richmond capitol rotunda is the only Washington piece carved from life, showcasing a unique living likeness among his depictions.
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George Washington
Capitol Rotunda
Richmond
Washington
Fire Destroys Trailer in Woodstock Area
A Woodstock family of four lost their home and all possessions in an early morning mobile home fire at the Tastee Freez Trailer Park north of Woodstock. Leonard Junior Hyde said he alerted his wife and two children before flames engulfed the interior. The trailer was completely destroyed.
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Woodstock
Leonard Junior Hyde
Tastee Freez
Hyde
Building Materials Stolen From Construction Site
Materials valued at 1100 dollars were taken from a by pass project on Rt 522 North during the weekend. Virgil Nixon of Womack Construction Co reported the theft to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office. Deputy Osborne Renner investigated. 126 sheets of oil treated plywood and 195 lengths of 2 by 6 by 16 foot lumber were missing. The robbery occurred after 5 p.m. Friday.
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Rt. 522 North
Virgil Nixon
Womack Construction Co
Frederick County
Sheriff's Office
Osborne Renner
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