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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1963
Page
7
A Friday rifle meet at the Arm drew a solid crowd as 50-foot rimfire shooters tested cheap-to-shoot .22 rifles. Top scores included Bob Schecter with 508, and multiple shooters posting high 90s with Xs, while scouts also posted solid marks.
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Roanoke hosted the Miss Virginia pageant opening with 34 contestants riding in white convertibles in a city parade. The event marks the 10th annual pageant leading to Saturday night crowning and eventual Miss America pageant participation in Atlantic City in September.
A charter ceremony at the Town House Restaurant formed the General Daniel Morgan Chapter of the Virginia Society S A R. Local and state officers attended, with installation led by E Turpin Phillips. Charter members from Winchester Berryville Upperville Boyce Millwood and other areas were listed along with newly elected officers and a biographical talk on General Daniel Morgan.
John H. Funkhouser was installed as commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 9646 in Stephens City. Also installed were C. Henry Keller Arlie W. Crites Clifton J. Perry William C. Dalton Kenneth R. Boyce Clarence E. Tevalt Virgil C. Comer and Jesse C. Grim acted as installing officer. The post plans a yard party and auction at Sandy's Woods on July 6 to benefit the Building Fund.
After installation, members and guests enjoyed a social hour with refreshments. The Chapter welcomes men who can prove descent from a Revolutionary War participant and invites interested individuals to contact Chapter officers for affiliation.
Viscount Alanbrooke, wartime chief of the British Imperial General Staff from 1941 to 1946, died Monday at Hartley Wintney Hampshire. His memoirs triggered a postwar furor by saying Dwight D. Eisenhower was golfing during a crucial European war phase.
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