398 Alarms in Frederick County Fire Units for 1964
Frederick County fire companies recorded 398 alarms during 1964 including 340 runs and 79 assists. Breakdowns show grass fires 100, house fires 75, vehicle fires 51, chimney fires 34, other buildings 23, and miscellaneous calls 44. Totals by company list Clearbrook 49 runs 6 assists, Middletown 27 runs 2 assists, Gore 11 runs 12 assists, Stephens City 45 runs 10 corridors, Round Hill 60 runs 7 assists, Gainesboro 40 runs 15 assists, and Shawnee 95 runs 19 assists. The report for December was as follows.
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Middletown
Gore
Stephens City
Couaries Round Hill
Gainesboro
Shawnee
Tempera Painting Defined as Water Mixable Pigment Medium
A tempera painting uses pigment ground mixed with a water soluble medium, producing non oil artwork. Britannica defines tempera as a paint type executed with water mixable binders, differing from oil paints in technique and handling.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Valley College President Speaks at Middletown Dinner
Roanoke College President Dr. Perry F. Kendig addressed about 40 Central Valley District Roanoke College Alumni Association members at a Wayside Inn dinner. Introduced by Dr. William E. Eisenberg, Kendig outlined the college's future plans, faculty growth needs, salary expansion and a student body of 865.
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Middletown
Perry F. Kendig
Roanoke College
Wayside Inn
Central Valley District
Roanoke College Alumni Association
Kendig
William E. Eisenberg
Grace Lutheran Church
Winchester
Tee
Marriage tragedy at St Michael's after seaside vows
In St Paul Minnesota Bruce Stanton 22 and Sharon Cosgrove 22 wed at St Michael's Catholic Church. As the ceremony began Stanton collapsed and died that night after being taken to a hospital. His parents Mr and Mrs Frank Stanton of West St Paul stood with Cosgrove at his bedside.
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Staunton
Stanton
Frank Stanton
West St. Paul
Cosgrove
Ex Vermont political figure dies at 47
John M. Spencer former Vermont political figure dies at Heywood Memorial Hospital Gardner Mass at age 47 after liver ailment. He left public life in 1964 citing alcohol problems and had helped elect Vermont's 1962 Democratic governor.
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Gardner
Mass
John M. Spencer
Vermont
Heywood Memorial Hospital
Philip H. Hott
Spencer
Colleges Given O K On Bonds
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled in a friendly suit by Atty. Gen. Button that issuing revenue bonds for dormitories and facilities does not violate constitutional debt limits. The decision, written by Chief Justice Eggleston, states pledging special fund revenues imposes no liability on the state.
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Atty
Robert Y. Button
Sidney C.day Jr
High Court
Button
Supreme Court
John W.eggleston
Mile of Dimes Project Set For Saturday
The Winchester Association of Life Underwriters postponed the Mile of Dimes project due to weather. The event now moves to next Saturday under chairman Rex E. Simpson. Proceeds support the National Foundation's fight against birth defects and arthritis.
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Winchester Association of Life Underwriters
Rex
E. Simpson
National Foundation
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