Woodworking Artist Fred Hale Featured by Popular Mechanics
A West Windsor craftsman, Fred Hale, whose immaculate Hawthorne Drive shop houses intricate power tools, is spotlighted in Popular Mechanics. The article highlights his precise reproduction furniture, including an early American flat top desk and a George Washington desk, and notes his engineering background and colonial inspirations.
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Hawthorne Drive
Hale
Popular Mechanics
Harry Wicks
Fred Ward
Wicks
George Washington
Yearling Sale Sets Record Prices at Farmers Livestock Exchange
Northern Virginia Livestock Association consignments at the Winchester Fall sale yielded high returns. Steers averaged 41.16 per cwt and 315.15 per head across 1,338 head. heifers averaged 37.15 per cwt and 237.60 per head. Total 1,453 steers and heifers grossed 442,483.91 with an average 40.50 per cwt. Top price reached 45.25 per cwt for a mixed Angus pen group.
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Winchester
Northern Virginia Livestock Association
Farmers Livestock Exchange
Bivens to Speak on Zane and Marlboro Furnace
John Bivens curator of Crafts at Old Salem Village will speak to the Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society on Isaac Zane and the Marlboro Furnace. The talk covers Zane’s regional economic role and Revolutionary War supplies. The event is Thursday at 7 45 p.m. in Handley Library Auditorium.
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John Bivens
Old Salem Village
Winston- Salem
N.C
Winchester - Frederick County
Zane
Old Salem, Inc
Handley Library
Ben Belchie
Winchester Man Assaulted In Home
Police report a Winchester resident Willard Perry attacked yesterday afternoon by two men at 225 Sharp St. Perry was hospitalized by the Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad, treated and released. Officers Herb Holiday and Steven Lamm are handling the investigation.
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Winchester
Willard Perry
Sharp St
Perry
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
Herb Holiday
Steven Lamm
Go-Getters to Meet Tonight
The North Mountain Go-Getters 4-H Club will hold its regular meeting at 7 30. Election and installation of officers will take place and slides on achievement records will be shown. Members are urged to attend.
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North Mountain Go-Getters
Attempted break-in of B and O freight car reported
Winchester police said an attempted break-in occurred in the B and O railroad yard. The car door seals were broken but all freight remained intact. The investigation continues.
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Winchester
B&o
Spong Attacks Scott Over State Tie to Agnew in Roanoke
Spong urged voters to judge opponent Scott on what he stands for and knows about major issues. He accused Scott of bringing in out of state support including Vice President Agnew, noting Agnew’s Roanoke visit and silence on the Senate race. Spong praised a two year foreign policy study he chaired and reflected on the Nader report, while UVA’s Cavalier Daily mocked his charisma. He concluded by asking supporters to help him continue in the Senate.
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Scott
Spong
America
Spiro Agnew
Roanoke
Agnew
Senate
Halibut Among Largest Flatfishes and Holy Day Food
The halibut, a large flatfish from the flounder family, ranks among the biggest and most important in its group. Its name derives from holy, reflecting its historical use as relied upon food on Christian holy days.
McGovern Says Nixon Hurt Most By War Settlement
New York AP George McGovern argues a pre election end to the Vietnam War would damage Nixon more than his own prospects by prompting voters to question why a similar settlement wasn’t reached four years earlier. He warns a pre election deal could help Nixon win another four years. McGovern calls Nixon’s tactics arrogant and says both favor amnesty for draft dodgers with only minor policy differences remaining.
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New York
George McGovern
Vietnam
Nixon
McGovern
White House
Fairfax Couple Hurt in Crash on I 81 Near Middletown
George Barton and wife Ortha Barton were injured in a single vehicle crash on I-81 near Middletown at 2 15 p m. Their car left the road struck a guardrail went over it hit a tree and a cement culvert. They were admitted to Winchester Memorial Hospital in satisfactory condition. The Middletown Volunteer Rescue Squad transported them. The car was totaled.
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Fairfax
Middletown
J.S. Conner
George Barton
Ortha
Barton
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Conner
Absentee In Person Voting Details In Albin
Mrs. Conner announced absentee voting in person for the November 7 election. Applicants must sign an in presence of Mrs. Conner or a county electoral board member at the general registrar's office 9 Court House Square. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. October 28 and November 4, plus regular hours.
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Minetta
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Kansas
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Sturbridge Village
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Furnace
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High Point
Duke University
Guilford College
Division of Historic Sites
North Carolina Department of Archives and History
Nader
Congress
Ralph Nader
Senator Byrd
Virginia
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Cavalier Daily
University of Virginia
Clark MacGregor
Sargent Shriver
ABC
Albin
Tennessee
Edward Davis
Chattanooga
Tenn
Allen Bailey
Frank Kalafat
Loudoun St
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