Governor Godwin Headlining Fifth Festival of Leaves at Front Royal
Front Royal hosts the Festival of Leaves October third weekend with Governor Mills Godwin as opening speaker on Saturday October 18 on the courthouse lawn. The two day event features arts and crafts shows a Landmark Art Show an historical drama tours early American crafts demonstrations a music festival antique vehicle displays and more. Planning volunteers include Prudie Mathews Cary Graham and Warren County Chamber of Commerce urged contact for participation.
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Front Royal
Mills Godwin
Godwin
Confederate Museum
Charleston
Riflemen to March Through City Monday
Daniel Morgan's Riflemen assemble at the Red Lion Tavern at 6 30 a m Monday for a roughly one hour march northward to Winchester outskirts. The Daughters of the American Revolution will present flags before the march at 7 a m. The 30 member company plans to appear at Belle Grove July 19 and 20 and ford the Potomac next week.
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Daniel Morgan
Red Lion Tavern
Winchester
Daughters of the American Revolution
Rifle
Belle Grove
Potomac
Frederick County Supervisors Recommend Reassessment Plan
The Frederick County Board votes to authorize a countywide reassessment to be done for the upcoming November board, citing lower costs with a private firm and avoiding an expensive Equalization Board. Several zoning and public service items follow, including polling place changes and park planning.
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Jim Ackley
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Finance Committee
Richard Madigan
State Department of Taxation
S. L. Shackleford
Residential Limited
Industrial Limited
Lakeside Estate
Lakeview Townhouses
Anti-Burglary Program Enters Second Phase Here
Frederick County Sheriff's Department expands Operation Neighborhood Watch with two engraving machines for property marking on glass, plastic and metal. Owners can inventory and file copies with the department and obtain free burglar-proofing pamphlets. Sheriff Lacy Anderson notes supportive home safety guidance.
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Frederick County Sheriff's Department
National Sheriff’s Assn
Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's
Ment
Frederick County
Lacy Anderson
Virginia Board Member Advocates Appointed School Boards
Winchester official Mrs. Elizabeth G. Helm, a Virginia State Board of Education member, urged appointive school boards as better for minority groups and stability. She warned against collective bargaining, called for increased state funding, and supported longer compulsory education while urging stronger discipline and reading initiatives.
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Elizabeth G. Helm
Winchester
State Board of Education
Winchester Kiwanis Club
Helm
Virginia
National Assn. of State Boards of Education
West Virginia
Treasuries
State Apple Tour Set Here in September
The annual state Apple Marketing Tour will be held in the Winchester area in September. The two day event Sept. 25 and 26 will attract buyers, terminal receivers, growers and shippers. Virginia State Apple Commission Staff and VPI personnel will discuss the 1975 crop situation, prospects and problems in marketing, crop conditions. A tour of Moore and Dorsey's packing plant will be the first event of the second day, which will include golfing in the afternoon. A banquet will climax the event with golf prizes and a preview of Virginia's apple promotion plans.
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Winchester
Virginia State Apple Commission
VPI
Moore and Dorsey
Virginia
Apple
New Bride Should Change Name for Social Security
Social Security warns June brides to update their names to keep earnings records accurate. Philip E. Bettendorf, district manager in Winchester, notes that changing records affects credit for earnings before and after marriage and builds future protections. Women can change via local Social Security offices, a form at post offices, or employer offices.
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Philip E. Bettendorf
Winchester
Bettendorf
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Sulphur Springs Rd
Division of Justice and Crime Prevention
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Commonwealth
Parks and Recreation Commission
Stephens City Park
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Schencks Foods
Kernstown
Back Creek
Shenandoah Gas Co
Albin
Gainesboro
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Gene Rhodes
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