Virginia 1964 Farm Sales Rise Despite Fewer Farms
The 1964 Census of Agriculture shows Virginia farm sales rose to $471 million, up from 1959, while farm acreage and total number of farms fell. Average value per acre increased to $189.68, aided by crop sales gains. hogs and some livestock declined. Rockingham led counties with $39.3 million in sales.
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Virginia
Bureau of the Census
U.S. Department of Commerce
Mers
Rockingham
Gregory Becomes Eagle Scout At Court of Honor
A Court of Honor for Boy Scout Troop 2 at First Presbyterian Church honored Richard Gregory as Eagle Scout. Twelve new Tenderfoot to Star badges were awarded, with nine merit badges presented. the event included Life, Second and First Class ranks and a social hour following.
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Gregory
Eagle Scout
First Presbyterian Church
Merirs
Ichard Demorest
Orville Miller
Orville Wine
Harry Ridgeway
Scout Committee
Clarence Peffer
Robert Sutton
Richard Gregory
William Chapman
Charles Pine, Jr
Board of Review For
Eagle Scouts
Eagle
Life
Tommy Pullen
Star
Tom Bell
Warren Hoke
Edward Erwin
William Bayliss
Ronnie Miller
Den
David Thompson
Roger Gilmer
McFaden Bible Class
Mrs
Warren Gregory
Dr. Gregory
Gezer Excavations Lecture at Winchester Church
Orley M. Berg of the Potomac Conference will present an illustrated lecture on Gezer excavations at 8 p.m. Saturday in Winchester Seventh-day Adventist Church. Berg, a Biblical Archaeology scholar, traveled in the Middle East and worked with Nelson Glueck and G. Ernest Wright. Highlights include a 50 foot square cyclopean tower dating to the 18th century B.C. The talk covers dig methods and archaeology’s Bible study contributions. lecture open to the public.
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King Solomon’s
Gezer
Winchester
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Virginia Ave
Orley M. Berg
Potomac Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Mr. Berg
Iwo
Middle East
Nelson Glueck
Negev Desert
Israel
G. Ernest Wright
B.C
Berg
Clay mocks Terrell as Crossword Puzzle in TV jab
Cassius Clay calls Ernie Terrell the crossword puzzle fighter on Johnny Carson's show. He says Terrell enters the ring vertical and exits horizontal and notes he earned 320 dollars for the segment on NBC.
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New York
Cassius Clay
Ernie’ Terrell
Johnny Carson
Clay
Terrell
Dry Powder Skirmish Set for Gainesboro Weekend
The North Skirmish at Gainesboro pits 4 000 shooters using two tons of ammunition and 35 kegs of black powder. Muskets pistols carbines and cannon will fire as teams in blue and gray uniforms compete. Afterward barbecue awaits while rain threatens powder drying. Hosted by the Second New Jersey Volunteers and the Third New Jersey Cavalry.
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North
Gainesboro
Robert
First dining cars to serve on Indian railways
Dining cars will enter service on Indian railways for the first time. The first of ten diners has been completed and will run on the Delhi Madras express. Each car includes separate kitchens for vegetarian and nonvegetarian cooking in keeping with local custom.
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Madras
India
Indian Railways
Delhi
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