Virginia Retailers honor late Loudoun dealer as retailer of the year
In Danville Virginia a Loudoun County farm equipment dealer William Lee Whitmore of Purcellville posthumously received Virginia's 1966 Retailer of the Year award from the Virginia Retail Merchants Association. Whitmore died in February and helped found Whitmore and Arnold Co in 1940 expanding from a four person staff to 65 employees at larger facilities. The award was presented to his widow by Frank Rafflo the 1965 winner at a banquet led by Governor Mills E Godwin Jr. The convention continues with panel discussions as the state plans community college funding from the sales tax.
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Mills E. Godwin Jr
Frank Raflo
Leesburg
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Coeds Lead Virginia Tech YMCA Chapter Headed by Sue Ann Shertzer
Blacksburg Va AP report notes Miss Sue Ann Shertzer of Springfield Va elected as president of the Virginia Tech YMCA chapter. Coeds have full status as members since the Young Women's Christian Association became inactive years ago.
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute
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Young Men’s Christian Association
Sue Ann Shertzer
Springfield
YMCA
Young Women’s Christian Association
Dear Folks and Heloise Household Hints Column
A collection of reader tips covers spray painting precautions and keeping rooms clean, using cardboard under cars to catch oil, hemming tricks to hide marks, repurposing old T-shirts for stretch panels, repairing warped pans, fixing screens with liquid rubber, and notes on Heloise’s response limits for mail.
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Bumblebee-Fed Frog Crowned Champion Jumper at Calaveras
Angels Camp Calif AP a bumblebee fed frog named after an Air Force missile outjumped 2000 rivals to win the Calaveras County jumping frog title with a 17 feet 11 inches leap earning 300 dollars. Owner Mike Voitich Stockton veteran trainer Grandson Mike Guisto offered hints and a legal dispute swirled around French entrant Victor Bonamour who claimed to be a frog. Bonamour’s claim was disallowed after officials said he must stay underwater 15 minutes and leap from all fours.
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Stockton
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Victor B. Bonamour
Bordeaux
France
San Francisco
Melvin Belli
Bonamour
Hayward
Pastor Rev Stragisher Led Sacred Heart Parish Growth
The obituary notes Rev Stragisher served at Sacred Heart Parish and guided growth including adding seventh and eighth grades to Sacred Heart Academy on Merriman's Lane and clearing a $300000 debt. He started programs such as Confraternity of Christian Doctrine and Catholic Youth Organization and contributed to Dialogue Mass before Vatican II. He studied at St Francis College and taught there, plus Army Air Force Chaplaincy service.
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Sacred Heart Academy
Merriman’s Lane
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
Academy and Home Association
Catholic Youth Organization
Brownie Scouts
Dean Stragisher
Mentor
St. Francis College
Loretto
Pennsylvania State University
Columbia University
New York City
Army
Air Force Chaplaincy Corps
Stand Falls at Lindbergh Anniversary
A replica Spirit of St. Louis taxied to Le Bourget Airport for Lindbergh 40th anniversary ceremonies. Pilot Frank Tallman and dignitaries were knocked from a commemorative stand when it collapsed, causing minor injuries but no serious harm.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Tallman
U.S
Charles E. Bohlen
San Diego
Calif
Bohlen
Frank Curran
Lindbergh
le Bourget
Indonesia
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Evreux
Seine
Attorney is President of Va. Jaycees
RICHMOND AP William M A Roman an attorney and municipal court judge in Lexington is the new president of the Virginia Jaycees Roman was elected over the weekend at the Jaycees annual convention here defeating James E Douglas Jr of Nassawadox National directors elected were Frank Butler of Vienna Ray Edwards of Collinsville T Rod Layman of Pulaski David M Richards of Front Royal and Darden Towe of Charlottesville William R Hartz of Waverly was named administrative national director
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William M. A. Roman
Lexington
Virginia Jaycees
Roman
Jaycees
James E. Douglas Jr
Nassawaddox
Frank Butler
Vienna
Ray Edwards
Collinsville
T. Rod Layman
Pulaski
David M. Richards
Front Royal
Darden Towe
Charlottesville
William R. Hartz
Waverly
Mt Etna Erupts Again as Britannica Records 185 Demonstrations
Mount Etna on Sicily's east coast erupts once more while Encyclopaedia Britannica cites 185 eruptions in its long record. The ongoing activity highlights the volcano's persistent vigor and geologic history.
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Sicily
Encyclopaedia Britannica
St Christopher Island Visited by Columbus
The island later known as St Kitts was first visited by Christopher Columbus, marking a historic European exploration. The event ties to the Lee ward area and local memory of early Atlantic discovery.
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Leeward Island
St. Kitts
Christopher Columbus
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