GOP Beef Barbeque Auction Planned in Frederick County
The Frederick County Republican Committee hosts its Annual Beef Barbeque and Auction at Stonewall Ruritan Grounds on Rt. 11 north of Winchester with dinner at 4 and auction at 7. Items include autographs from the Washington Redskins and memorabilia from Gerald Ford and Barry Goldwater Sr. Several local Republicans will attend.
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Frederick County
Republican Committee
Stonewall Ruritan
Rt. 11
Winchester
William Fadely
Fadely
The
Washington Redskins
J. Kenneth Robinson
Middletown
Clifford Brown
Harold Whitacre
Charlie Mcllwee
Board of Supervisors
Dennis Cole
Stonewall Board
Kenneth Stiles
Spirits of 76 recalled at Virginia bicentennial center display
The display features a copper still and a Yates Tavern scale model highlighting the era's liquor demand in the Revolutionary period. Letters and records revealContinental officers seeking spirits, and planters requesting rum and whisky for campaigns, Christmas mornings, and weary soldiers.
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Charlottesville
Yates Tavern
Western Virginia
Nathanael Greene
George Washington
South Carolina
Georgia
Greene
Continental Army
Court of Claims
Pittsylvania County
Guilford Courthouse
N.C
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Yates
Gretna
Bobby Dane Shorter
Chatham
Bicentennial Center
Pittsylvania
Lankford
John B. Dawson
Dawson
Sweetston
Haynes Morgan
Virginia
Morgan
Frederick attracts tourists with surprise welcome
In Frederick Maryland a mayor and Kiwanis Club host arrange a grand surprise for Gordon and Nonnette Walters turning a routine stop into a city welcome. Officials present keys to the city and offer a 24 hour stay at a fine motel as part of a ploy to boost tourism. The Walters, visitors from California, express astonishment at the spontaneous honor.
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Crawford
Frederick
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GOP
Gerald Ford
Barry Goldwater, Sr
Topeka, Kan
Topeka
Roland Hug
Hug
Shawnee County
Edward Crawford
the Walters
Ron Young
McDonald’s
Cality
Winchester, VA
Winchester Evening Star
Andhurst
Laleour
Carmen
Celanese Fortres
VY Pride
Fortres
Fiber Industries. Inc
Celanese Corp
Loudoun St. Mall
Downtown
Sale
S.M.S
Monsanto
Farberware
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