Story Hour Prizes Awarded at Civic League Event
Leon Yost Antionea Harris and Monica Polhamus earned prizes for their efforts at the Story Hour sponsored by the Women’s Civic League and the American Association of University Women. Mrs C Earle Polhamus chaired with Joyce Larrick assisting. the program ran every Thursday from June 24 through July.
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Yost
Leon
Antionea Harris
Monica Polhamus
C. Earle Polhamus
Joyce Larrick
Polhamus
Women’s Civic League
American Association of University Women
Hank Leland
World’s Largest Pornography Collection Housed by Library of Congress
Across from the Capitol the Library of Congress houses a vast array of erotica, including items seized by authorities. Staff note most adult material is kept for copyright deposits, with access monitored and readers registered.
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U.S. Capitol
Washington
Capitol
Library of Congress
United States
Jean Metz
Yrights
Mexico
Robinson warns strike threatens Shenandoah Valley poultry grain supply
Congressman J Kenneth Robinson of Winchester cites feed grain shortages in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley as worsening railroad strike impacts. He urges Nixon to resume full rail service, noting limited local grain production and a major distributor lacking supplies for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. Kenneth Robinson
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
Midwest
Milton Hershey Found Success With Chocolate Plant
Encyclopaedia Britannica notes Milton S. Hershey initially failed with candy stores in Philadelphia and New York before succeeding in caramel manufacture and building the world’s largest chocolate plant in 1903.
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Milton
Hershey
Philadelphia
New York
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Livestock Exchange Prices July 19 Hog to Cattle Watches
Market report from the Livestock Exchange lists hogs veal lambs slaughter cattle and stock feeder cattle by number and weight with prices across various grades and brackets. Reads feeder pigs under 60 lbs 4.00 to 14.00 per head and 18.00 to 22.00 per cwt. hogs by weight. veal by weight. lambs and feeder lambs. slaughter cattle with steers heifers cows and bulls priced. high yielding cows and bulls noted.
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Choice &Prime
Choice & Prime Heavy
Choice & Prime Light
Good & Choice
SVI Revises Its By Laws In Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Inc. members approve sweeping by law revisions shaping the Executive Committee and Board of Directors. The board will include one rep from each of 15 counties a rep from major member attractions and SVI officers. The nonprofit promotes regional travel.
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Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
SVI
Jack R. Blacka
James J. Geary
Shenandoah Valley
United States
Apple Chorus to Entertain at Hamfest Opening Banquet
The Shenandoah Apple Valley Chorus will perform at the July 31 opening banquet of the 1971 Hamfest in Winchester. About 250 men from Virginia and West Virginia will attend a 7 p.m. program at Lee-Jackson restaurant before the two day convention. Prizes for the Sunday session include two transceivers a Variatronics IC 2F and a Drake TR 22. The Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club expects over 700 hams from the eastern seaboard. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle introduced Sherlock Holmes in A Study in Scarlet in 1887.
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Shenandoah Apple Valley Chorus
Richard E. Rush
Virginia
West Virginia
Lee-Jackson
Winchester Armory
David Maul
Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club
Eastern Seaboard Area
Winchester
Thanks for Help During the Telephone Strike
A grateful note thanks customers and C and P personnel for their patience and hard work during a work stoppage. It praises callers who handled long distance and local lookups, noting staff are returning to normal but backlogs remain.
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Story Hour
Handley Library
Sarah Hudson
Johnny Wehrheim
Lynn DeHaven
Tammy Deck
Mary Robin
Philip Deck
Eric Imhoff
Eric Baker
John Imhoff
Angela
Robert
Christie
Marty Ellerby
Kevin
Delta
Robinson
Nixon
Burton's Ward
Apple
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
U.S
America
National Association of Insurance Agents
Athur, Inc
Our
Racemar Insurance
Boscawen Street
Winchester, Virginia
C. Tait
C&p Telephone
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