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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1978
Page
7
Star staff writer notes hats serve function over vanity as residents cope with near freezing weather. Many rely on coat hoods and knit ski caps to warm ears while some hats fail in wind. A Randolph Macon cadet improvised a warm head covering using a T shirt under a military cap.
A warm overview traces hatmaking from ancient civilizations to modern times. It notes felt production in the 1400s and the earliest U S hat factory by Zadoc Benedict in 1780 Danbury Connecticut, and the 1851 soft felt hat by John Nicholas Genin in New York. It also explains common phrases such as eat his hat and throwing his hat in the ring.
Frederick County Sanitation Authority members voted unanimously to provide water to the Forrest Lake Estates Mobile Home Park under an agreeable contract drawn up by authority attorneys. The vote reflected caution as residents and timeframe for full usage remain uncertain. The panel also discussed a water filtration issue in Fredericktowne and approved smoke and air testing to locate leaks. They estimated breaks could number in double digits and cost about 3000 dollars to investigate. Additionally the authority considered a 360500 loan with Farmers and Merchants Bank at 5 percent to replenish reserves and reviewed feasibility of extending water lines to Stephenson Welltown and Brucetown. Executive session led to adopting wage-study recommendations from engineer Jones, and a bill of sale for the Senseny Heights Subdivision water lines was approved.
Groundbreaking expected by early spring for a 60 bed Rose Hill Nursing Home on five acres off Chalmers Court in Clarke County. Project steered by Dr Blanton Allen and Liberty House Management Consultants with state approvals pending final vote by Dr James Kenley.
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