2000 Legionnaires Expected for State Meet in Richmond
The 46th annual department American Legion convention gathers July 23 to 26 in Richmond with about 2000 Legion, auxiliary, and Forty and Eight members. National figures including Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey and Daniel F. Foley headline, as delegates prepare to consider 75 resolutions on hospital sites, child injury reporting, and obscenity objections.
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Richmond
American Legion
Auxiliary
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Commanders’ Club
John Marshall
Rep
J. Vaughan Gary
J. Lindsay Almond, Jr
Daniel F. Foley
del. W. C
Daniel
Danville
The
Legion
William J. Powers
Roanoke
John J. Howard
Hampton
the Legion
John J. Wicker, Jr
American Legion Founders
Nolan S. Cutler, Jr
McGuire Veterans Hospital
Legionnaires
Dallas
State Fair to Emphasize Educational Exhibits
Richmond notes the 1964 State Fair of Virginia will boost educational exhibits beyond 18 years as preparations advance for September 25 to October 3. The fair includes 22 departments and four entertainment areas with large livestock shows and the prominent Eastern U.S. 4-H Tractor Operators Contest involving 23 states.
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Richmond
Virginia
J.A. Mitchell
Mitchell
U.S
Clarke ASCS Seeks Drought Forms For Clarke County
Arthur Wiess, Clarke County Disaster Committee chairman, says eight counties, including Clarke, were authorized by the Dept of Agriculture for grazing and conservation reserve diversion. The ASC committee will attend an instructional meeting in Culpeper, with filing by 10 a.m. Tuesday and set deduction rates for farmers in the conservation reserve wheat diversion or feed grain programs. Violations for using diverted acres without approval carry penalties, forfeitures, and refunds. Weiss notes Loestock Food program approval awaits state disaster committee developments.
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Arthur
Wiess
Clarke County Disaster Committee
Clarke County
Clarke Asc County Committee
Culpeper
ASC County
Weiss
Clarke County, Disaster Committee
Biggest Lake Set to Open In W. Va.
The West Virginia Department of Natural Resources dedicates Sleepy Creek Lake at 2 p.m. on Wednesday on Sleepy Creek Public Hunting Area, a 200 plus acre water body within a 29,000 acre hunting area along Berkeley and Jefferson counties. Director M Lane presides. T R Samsell serves as master of ceremonies. At 3 p.m. lanes fires green flares to officially open fishing. boat launches and fishing are prohibited before the flares.
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West Virginia
M.lane
T.r.samsell
Game and Fish
Lane
Prio
State Chamber To Meet At Hot Springs
The Virginia State Chamber of Commerce board of directors will hold its quarterly meeting at The Homestead in Hot Springs on July 23 and 24. State Chamber President Tho.
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Hot Springs
The
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
State Chamber
Tho
Marines' Camp Fuji shooting echoes Girard case
U S Marines report Pfc Manuel A Covarrubias of Wapato Washington killed a Japanese woman Yuki Katsue mata with a shotgun at Camp Fuji north of Tokyo during sentry duty. Japanese press questions the necessity of the shot as Emmerson seeks diplomatic calm amid Girard recall.
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Tokyr
U.S
Manuel A. Covarrubias
Wapato
Wash
Yuki Katsuemata
Camp Fuji
Tokyo
Marine Press Office
Covarrubias
John K. Emmerson
Takio Oda
U.S. Army
William F. Girard
Japan
Congress
Girard
Arlington official to preside over work program agenda
Mas E. Sebrell I of Arlington will preside. Included on the agenda are adoption of a program of work and matters on industrial development travel promotion world trade and national affairs.
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Mas E. Sebrell I
Arlington
Jumping Events Highlight Lewis M. Allen Horse Show
The Lewis M. Allen Horse Show at Raritan Grounds Berryville features 21 of 26 classes as jumping events on indoor and outdoor courses. With a B rating from the Virginia Horse Shows Assn and $1415 in prize money, local riders including Betty Shokes Susie Shokes Ann Clevenger and Ann Woore compete in six divisions judged by Jack Prestage of Boyce. The Allen Memorial Trophy class honors Dr. Lewis M. Allen and has been won by Lucy Eddins Berryville the past two years with other past victors E C Shokes Helen Edwards and H L Gardner.
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Lewis M. Allen
Raritan
Berryville
Rt. 7
Howard L
Bucky) Gardner
Virginia Horse Shows Assn
Virginia
Jack Prestage
Boyce
Betty Shokes
Susie
Ann Clevenger
Ann Clay Arnold
Ann Woore
Winchester
Clifton Farm
Allen
Lucy Eddins
E. C. Shokes
Helen Edwards
H. L. Gardner
S. “Weer
Radmittee
Fred Corey
National Apple Institute
Joe Brownlow
Washington State Apple Commission
Bernard J. Iming
United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Assn
Howard Robertson
Apple Week Assn
NAWA
Sp Wit Pe
Baltimore
Student Loan Authority Reports 40 Percent Loan Increase
In the year ending June 30, 1964 the State Education Assistance Authority issued 2379 insured loans totaling 1 338 078 dollars a rise of about 40 over the prior year. The authority offers loans up to 750 a year to Virginia students enrolled at state supported colleges with repayment starting six months after graduation and interest at 4 1 2 percent while in college.
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State Education Assistance Authority
Hugh Leach
C. Harrison Mann, Jr
General Assembly
Virginia
Supreme Court Still Uses Quill Pens Made From Geese
The Supreme Court continues to use quill pens crafted from goose feathers under formal specifications set by Chief Justice John Marshall, reflecting historic sourcing and style in the court's writing tools.
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Supreme Court of the United States
John Marshall
National Apple Week Plans Moving Full Speed Ahead
National Apple Week runs October 15 to 24 1964 with strong crop prospects and a nine month marketing season. The national association outlines a program committee local chairs and a display contest with prizes of 350 250 and 150 plus 25 prizes and a 100 special award for outstanding sales idea.
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Apple Week
Apple Week Assn
Herschel Jones
National
Honey Ong
Electrification Push Aims Big Rural Access Increase
In India a vast rural electrification program advances yet progress remains slow with only 4.2 percent of villages served. Officials target 7.6 percent coverage by 1966.
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New Delhi
India
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