18th Shenandoah Valley Hamfest Aug 3-4 at Winchester Armory
Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club invites enthusiasts to its 18th Hamfest on August 3-4 at the Winchester National Guard Armory. A Saturday banquet starts at 7 p.m. with a Swan 5000 Transceiver prize. Displays, MARS meeting, and public service roles accompany the event.
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Fogle
Warren Fogle
Shenandoah Valley Radio Club
Winchester National
Shenandoah Valley
N. Kent St
Winchester
Farmers Livestock Market Prices Published for Monday
The Monday sale listing at Farmers Livestock Market includes hogs with topweights 190 to 240 pounds at 21.50 to 22.10, veal with various weight classes from 150 to 260 pounds, stock feeder cattle with multiple weight ranges, lambs priced up to 27.70 for Prime 96 pounds, slaughter cattle with steers at 26.50 top and cows up to 19.00, plus high yielding cows at 20.00 and bulls at 24.00.
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Choice & Prime
Choice & Prime Heavy
Choice & Prime Light
Utility & Commercial
Canner & Cutter
Lightning Kills Two Men in Virginia
The Associated Press reports two men died in separate lightning strikes in Virginia. Linden B. Booth, 38, of Narrows was struck while golfing with his son at Giles County Country Club in Pearisburg. the boy was uninjured. William F. Sumner, 27, of Alexandria, was fatally struck while working on a furniture store roof in Alexandria.
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Associated Press
Linden B. Booth
Narrows
Virginia
Giles County
Pearisburg
William F. Sumner
Alexandria
Britannica survey: American education rises since 1940
The Encyclopaedia Britannica reports Americans aged 25 and over now average about 12 years of schooling, up from roughly eight years in 1940. This reflects a substantial rise in educational attainment over the period.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Virginia candidates clash over unit rule voting at convention
William C. Battle of Charlottesville and Governor Mills E. Godwin Jr. diverge on unit rule at the Democratic convention. Battle urges discarding the rule to reflect voters’ will. Godwin favors a bloc vote by delegation. Battle endorses a free, open delegation to bolster democratic processes.
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Charlottesville
Virginia
Wiliam C. Battle
Australia
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Battle
Godwin
Chicago
Four Charged In Death Of Job Corpsman
Four Job Corpsmen face Hardin County Circuit Court on charges of reckless conduct in the death of a fellow corpsman Charles McAllister. Victim, 17, of Barnesville Ohio, reportedly suffered fatal injuries after falling from a Job Corps bus near Golconda on July 15.
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Elizabethtown
Hardin County
William J. Caul
Waynesboro
Robert B. Solis
Lorain
Ohio
Chicago
Charles McAllister
Barnesville
Job Corps
Golconda
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Lloyd P. Wise
Conrad Hoover
American Legion
Harold D. Anderson
Jesse R. Kiracofe
Post Dept. of
Chester Foster
Woodstock
Kiracofe
Wise
Larry Sullivan
Krueger Motor, Inc
Sunnyside
SWARC
P. O
Frederick County
Carl Mario Kemeny
Helen Rose Kemeny
Frederick County Court House
Cedar Grove
Stonewall Magisterial
Carl M. Kemeny
Helen R. Kemeny
Milton Harris
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
LEE Snyder Lovett
Charles R. Duvall
John Deere
Krauser- LO
N. Loudoun St
Sheriff's Sale
Wisecarver
BUF+ FLICK ROAD
General Electric
Richard L. Nesselrodt
Ora L. Foltz
Calvary Church of the Brethren
Lacy H. Anderson
Stephens City
Family Drive-In
Hilda W. Boyer
James M. Janney
Woodstock, Va
Minnie Slonaker
Miller St
Boston
Hugh D. McKee
Minnie Slonaker la Monds
John E. Cain
Margaret E. Cain
Circuit Court
William A, Johnston
Ada J. Hardesty
National Avenue
Joseph A. Massie, JR
Burl Settle
Maurice R. Trenary
Corporation Court
City of
Tennyson Avenue
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
Leicester Street
Farmers & Merchants National Bank Tennyson
J. Frederick Larrick
John S. Lineburg
Loudoun Street
D.S.T
Philco
Strasburg
Massanutten Bank OF Shenandoah Valley
National Association
James Janney
Woodstock, Virginia
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