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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1970
Page
9
The Ladies Auxiliary to Clarke County Memorial VFW Post 9760 received a 25 dollar Savings Bond for meeting its 1971 membership quota. The presentation occurred at the Auxiliary’s regular Oct 13 meeting at the Post House. Virginia Day serves as auxiliary president.
J C Garrett of Virginia Tech spoke at the War Memorial Building urging long range planning for growth from new industry. He outlined Virginia’s Three Year Plan to Remove Ugliness and Add Beauty and cited Montgomery County efforts and statewide awards. He urged civic cooperation and noted improvements to public buildings playgrounds and roadside areas while stressing historic preservation and anti pollution. The afternoon talk by J E Hall of the Virginia State Police Narcotic Division covered drug prevention in Winchester and across Virginia with slides on marijuana and recognizable drug indicators.
The Wesley United Methodist Church on Van Fossen Street hosts a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the church school building. The sale offers all types of bargains and includes sewing tips such as binding a nylon blanket for a tight cardigan and adding button holes and buttons.
Dr Clarence H Hill spoke to the Fort Loudoun Chapter D A R at Rock Hall Farm Berryville introduced by National Defense chair Mrs Margaret Harris. He noted a large defense budget and urged strong yet restraintful military policy linked to national health and urged focus on committees reports for the November War Memorial Building meeting.
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