Beazley’s philanthropy marked by dynamism and wealth
Portsmouth industrialist Fred W. Beazley, who founded Frederick Junior College and later donated Frederick College to Virginia, built a fortune through ice and storage ventures. He remains publicity shy, supports 660 students with scholarships, funds play centers, and continues charity work after a life of risk and return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Fred W. Beazley
Frederick College
Virginia
Frederick
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Beazley
Beazley Foundation
Thas
Community College
Tidewater
Fred Beazley
Frederick T. Beazley
Young Beazley
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Atlanta
Ttem
Frederick Junior College
Frederick Military Academy
Junior College
Nansemond River
Nansemond County
U.S. Marine Corps
Epilepsy Misunderstood Despite Commonality
Epilepsy remains poorly understood though it ranks with tuberculosis and diabetes in prevalence. Studies show only 16 percent of epileptics are mentally deficient, with about two thirds of patients at average or above-average intelligence.
Eighth Graders Create Handley Kiln Fired Ceramics
Handley School eighth graders under Mrs. Peggy M Shrader designed coil built pottery sketches to templates, dried pieces, applied glazes, and fired them to produce permanent ceramic works. Some students added glazed animal figures as part of an introductory ceramics project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Wymer
Dorothy Scott
Handley
Peggy M. Shrader
Rest Church Schedule Notes Time Change and Events
Rest worship services shift to 9:00 a.m. Sunday March 24 with a Good Friday service and communion at White Hall 7:30 p.m. April 12. Mr. B. S. McKay remains critically ill in Harrisonburg Virginia Hospital. Fifth Sunday services at Rest planned for 11:00 a.m. A recent visit from Edgar Clarke Cynthia and Goldie Clarke from Silver Springs Maryland is noted. Laura Hensell and Earl Smallwood hosted dinner guests. James Crim family sold their home and moved to Front Royal for work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Hall
B. S. McKay
John Collins
Harrisonburg
Tommie Collins
Edgar Clarke
Cynthia
Goldie Clarke
Silver Springs
Maryland
Laura Hensell
Earl Smallwood
Kenneth Smallwood
James Crim
Front Royal
Crim
Luncheon vouchers grow into big business in Britain
In Britain about 300,000 white collar workers used luncheon vouchers last year with firms like Ford and Imperial Chemical Industries issuing them. The system, run by Luncheon Vouchers Ltd, allows tax free meals worth three shillings per day, though many find it underfunded as vouchers have expanded to reflect higher costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Oil
Ford, Cunard
Imperial Chemical Industries
Steel Companies
Atomic Energy Authority
Diplomatic Corps
Internal Revenue Department
John R. Hack
Luncheon Vouchers Ltd
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Marie Crooks
Fred Jr
Elizabeth River
Elsie Crooks
Hammond Crooks
Malcolm F. Beazley Jr
Tne
Mary Helen Massie
HHS
Chapman
Valiant
White
Corvair
Dr. Sed
Chapman Motor Inc
West Boscawen St
Hack
Britain
Howard Johnsons
George Washington Hotel
Winchester
Big Brother
Dixie Lad
Farm Credit Associations OF Winchester
Shenandoah Production Credit Association
Bank of Discount
Federal Land Bank Association OF Winchester
Federal Land Bank
Rowland B. Fisher
John O. Hardesty
C. Maurice Lewis
Julian A. Everly
William W. Hammond Lacy A. Boyer
Anita C. Carper
Eula Mae Nolff
Howard A. Duncan
Afjgp
Paul L. Swecker
FLB Loans
PCA Loans
C. W. Whittington
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