Merger Talks Highlight Civic League Meeting in Winchester
Women’s Civic League heard delegates F L Largent Jr and State Senator J Kenneth Robinson discuss a county city merger plan. If approved a 12 borough consolidation would form a new city July 1 1971 with an interim period, borough elections, and a two district property tax structure.
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Women’s Civic League
F.L. Largent, Jr
J. Kenneth Robinson
Richard Lewis
General Assembly
Winchester
Frederick County
Local Senior Citizens Win at Virginia State Fair
On Senior Citizens Day at the Virginia State Fair F W Dankeley won a prize for having the baldest head and Edgar J Shirley was named Best Man Hog Caller. About 34 local members attended this inaugural event with roughly 600 senior citizens from across the state present.
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Winchester
F.W. Dankeley
Edgar J. Shirley
Evening Community Meetings and Activities Schedule
A list of events for Wednesday including Winchester Rifle and Ladies Auxiliary at 7 p.m. Middletown Fire Co at 7 p.m. Touchdown Club Board at James Wood High School 7:30 p.m. Robinson PTA 7:30 p.m. Square Dance Class at War Memorial Building 7:45 p.m. Duplicate Bridge at George Washington Hotel 8 p.m. Lodge 867 BPOE at Elks Home 8 p.m. Gainesboro Fire Co 8 p.m. Sisterhood at Beth-El Temple 8 p.m. Blue Ridge Twirlers at War Memorial Building.
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Winchester
Middletown Fire Co
James Wood High School
Robinson
War Memorial Building
George Washington Hotel
Lodge
BPOE
Elks Home
Gainesboro Fire Co
Beth-El
Temple
Blue Ridge
Community Notices Highlight Local Engagements and Achievements
Mrs Joy W Roe and the Row sisters hosted a buffet supper and shower for Nancy Madagan in anticipation of her November wedding to Harry William Butler III. Fred Larrick Jr a Woodberry Forest senior earned a National Merit commendation in the top two percent of 1970 graduates. Mr and Mrs Raymond Davis celebrated their daughter Dianne Lucy’s September 22 marriage to Frederick Franklin. Thomas F Martin was ranked 20th of 145 in his commercial art major at VCU and was named dormitory president and cafeteria manager for the year. his sister Barbara transferred from Longwood College to VCU as a social welfare major. Mr and Mrs Herbert Carr of Paper Mill Road celebrated their 18th wedding anniversary. Gloria Clark Carr is formerly of Stephens City.
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Board of Supervisors
Frederick County
Highway Department
Handley Library
Lek
Richard Denton
M. Douglas" Malone
Clarence Hill
League
War Memorial Building
Joy W. Roe
Sheila
Brenda Row
Lambden Ave
Nancy Madagan
Madagan
Harry William Butler, III
Fred Larrick, JR
Woodberry Forest School
Orange
United States
Raymond T. Davis
Stephenson
Dianne Lucy
Frederick Franklin
Thomas F. Martin
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond
Martin
VCU
Barbara
Longwood College
Farmville
Harry E. Martin
Middletown
James Wood High School
Herbert Carr
Paper Mill Road
United Brethren Church
N. Braddock St
Carl W. Hiser
Herbert, Jr
Gerald
Jeffrey
Carr
Gloria Clark
Stephens City
W. M. Foster
Dabney
J. H. H. Verloop
Bluemont
William Hoyle Garber
New Market
Lloyd Martin
Winchester
Hoyle A. Taylor
Alexandria
George A. Morrow
R. C. Coffelt
Seeger
New——Market
George W. Good
Anna G. Sager
Ida Ray
Alan Peer
WF. Dorgan
Whitacre
Landon Whitacre
Frederick, Md
Jeff—L. Mills, Jr
Holy Cross Monastery
Berryville
Jane Dale
UDC Chapter Will Meet at War Memorial Building
The Turner Ashby Chapter No. 54 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy will meet at the War Memorial Building on Thursday at 7 30 p.m. A play in costume will be presented by the Turner Ashby Junior Chapter.
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Turner Ashby
The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
War Memorial
Sale items include Civil War relics and maps
Sunday display features old lamps Bell pottery walnut furniture a Kentucky rifle cut glass clocks Civil War bullets and maps showing The Battle of Winchester and Cedar Creek for sale or viewing.
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Bell Pottery
Kentucky
Battle of
Winchester
Cedar Creek
Arts and Craft Show Draws Hundreds In New Market
A crowd estimated at about a thousand filled The Southern Kitchen banquet room in New Market for the seventh annual Arts and Craft Show on Sunday September 28 with hundreds more visiting on Saturday September 27. Local residents joined exhibitors from Virginia and beyond including many from Winchester and nearby. One hundred and one persons exhibited.
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Southern Kitchen
New Market
Virginia
Winchester
Grange Meeting Tonight Highlights Pomona and Local Crafts
Frederick County Pomona Grange No 20 meets White Hall Grange tonight at 8 with Master Brumback presiding and devotions by the chaplain. Reports from Pomona officers and delegates to the Virginia State Grange convention will be heard. Xi Beta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi meets tomorrow at Gloria Kern’s Barr Ave. Claude Smalts will speak. The show features extensive Needlecraft and crafts from Winchester, New Market, and nearby areas with demonstrations in ceramics, wood, painting, weaving, and metalwork.
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Frederick County
Pomona Grange No
White_Hall
B.o——Brumback
Grace
Dye
Pomona
Virginia
Xi_Beta
Beta Sigma Phi
Gloria Kern
Barr Ave
Claude Smalts
Temperance Union to Meet at Braddock Street Church
The regular monthly meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union will be held on Thursday at 2 p.m. in the parlor of the Braddock Street United Methodist Church Educational Building. Members and interested persons are invited to attend.
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Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Braddock Street United Methodist Church
Miss Jones Engaged to Pfc. Earl Holliday
Mrs. Clarence L. Jones of 229 Pine Street announces the engagement of Shirley Anne Jones to Pfc. Earl C. Holliday son of Mrs. Goldie Holliday of Whitacre and the late Theodore Holliday. Shirley Anne is a Handley High School and West Virginia College of Beauty Culture graduate and works at Esther's Beauty Salon. Earl Holliday is a James Wood High School alumnus and is serving with the U S Army in Kitzinger Germany. No wedding date set.
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Clarence L. Jones
Pine St
Shirley Anne
Pfc
Earl C. Holliday
Goldie Holliday
Whitacre
Theodore Holliday
Miss Jones
Handley High School
West Virginia College of Beauty Culture
Esther’s
Holliday
James Wood High School
U.S. Army
Kitzinger
Germany
Bridge Winners Named Scully Lead Mitchell Game
The George Washington Hotel hosted a Monday Mitchell duplicate with Scully and partner taking north south. Goodyear and Griffith second in that position while Hyde and Giffin placed second in east west. A Wednesday Mitchell saw Wilkie and Rhodes win NS with Moffitt and Hyde-Giffin second, Page-Kern fourth. East-west Slaver and McGurdy led, Shelton Price and Tiller second, Kinney Moore third, Schutte OConnell fourth. Toasted leftovers served afterward.
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W.—Va
Wers. Hyde
Giffin
W. Nelson Page
Henry P. Kern
Gerald Slaver
Susan McGurdy
Shelton E. Price
Charles Tiller
Bentley Kinney
R. J. Moore
Herbert Schutte
Irvan O’connell
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Civic League Meeting
Singer
Bakersfield
Valley Ave
Ward Plaza
Singer Company
UDC
James M. Hughes
Herrell
Winchester Quota Club
Lee-Jackson
William J. Didawick
Edinburg
D.I. Peer
Rex Lindstrom
W. F. Dorgan
Temperance Union
Wilkins
Lac
Loudoun St
Mom
Earl Holliday
Shirley Jones
Valea A
RGA
Aloe
Wards
Carol Brent
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