Freemasonry in Winchester Marks 200th Anniversary Today
Star staff writer recounts Winchester Lodge No. 12’s 200 year history from its 1801 reorganization and early establishment under the Pennsylvania charter to its role in the Shenandoah Valley. milestones include George Washington’s ties, Revolutionary War losses, and the lodge’s shift to a Virginia charter after debt clearance.
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Freemasonry
London
Europe
Shenandoah Valley
Pennsylvania
George Washington
Winchester
Lord Fairfax
Winchester Lodge No. 12
Virginia
Grand Lodge
Winchester Lodge
Grand Lodge of
Ireland
Winchester Hiram Lodge 21 200 Years of Masonry Celebrated
Winchester Hiram Lodge No. 21 marks 200 years since its founding as Winchester Lodge No. 12, with charter history linking to the Pennsylvania Grand Lodge. The piece traces Civil War occupation, postwar temple construction at 116 120 N Loudoun St, mural work by Mr Ange, and milestones including McKinley’s Masonry ties and annual observances.
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James M. Massie
Winchester
Hiram Lodge No. 21
William M. Battaile
Mary Helen Massie
Pennsylvania Grand Lodge
Winchester Lodge No. 12
Virginia
R. H. Milroy
P.H. Sheridan
William MceKinley
United States
Loudoun St
LODGE
William McKinley
Commercial and Savings Bank
President McKinley
Market House
Winchester Hiram Lodge
Grand Lodge of Virginia
Archibald Magill
Richard Parker
Frank T. McFaden
Charles Vernon Eddy
Edmund Pendleton - Hunter
Open House Draws 3500 To Henkel Harris Furni ture Plant
About 3,500 people visited the Henkel Harris Furniture Company's second annual open house at the Winchester Industrial Park plant. Sunday traffic overflowing parking areas required off-site space with Ed Strosnider Jr and Kenneth Willingham assisting. Attendees included many from out of town including Maryland and various Virginia locales.
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Henkel-Harris Furniture Company
Winchester
Ed Strosnider, Jr
Foremar
Kenneth Willingham
Space race and public candor contrasted with U S secrecy
The article contrasts Soviet secrecy on space missions with American transparency, noting Zond 5’s around moon flight and denials until safety, and cites other items on crime recidivism, legal notices, and a Pennsylvanian rhubarb wine incident.
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Moon
Earth
United States
C S Bank Declares Multiple 1968 Dividends
The C S Bank announces a 5 stock dividend to all stockholders and 25 cents per share quarterly dividends for 1968. On Sept 13 the board declared an additional 25 dividend for stockholders of record as of that date, payable Oct 1 1968, totaling four dividends in 1968. The note also cites the Bull Moose nickname origin for Roose velt in 1912.
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FBI
C & S Bank
Board of Directors
Co & S Bank
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Royal Colony of Virginia
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Coop
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Rouss City Hall
Order of de Molay
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Maurice O. Blosser
John L. Kater
Robert C. Cooper
Dale A. Hoffman
Donald H. Mellon
Clarence L. Beard
C. Kenneth Lamp
Thurman S. Perry
June
James Clement
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Richard J. Rosenberger
Frank A. Courtney
Taylor F. Simpson
Lokie L. Voight
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Redact
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Winchester Evening Star
Jack F.davis
Saigon
Eugene P. Miller
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Reather
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C&s Bank Board
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