Homemakers Yearbook Honors VanStrander and Halver
Frederick County Extension Homemakers held Achievement Day at the War Memorial Building. The 1979 EH yearbook was dedicated to Gerry VanStrander and Wallie Hulver. The event featured awards, guest speakers, and officer elections for 1979 with plans for an October 28 Fall Bazaar.
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Homemakers
Gerry VanStrander
Wallie Halver
Frederick
VanStrander
Hulver
Shirley Proctor
Friendly Grove EH Grove
Francis Unger
Albin EH Club
Agnes Shirley
Pauline Baccary
Lorraine Berry
District IX
Evelyn Ward
Marian Anderson
Clarke County
Frederick County
Gary DeOms
Lester Ritenour
Betsy Kimball
Virginia Ehc
VPI & SU
Evva Gunn
Kimball
Connie Robinson
Judy Burtner
EH Council
Rhoda Maddox
Naomi Thomas
Mildred Moss
Richardson
Leona Martin
James Wood High School
Albin Extension Homemakers Club
Wallie Hulver
Friendly Grove Club
Pat Richardson
Two JW Graduates Nominated For American Farmer Degree
Two James Wood High School graduates Michael Snapp and Douglas Rinker have been nominated to receive the American Farmer Degree from the National Future Farmers of America Organization. Snapp is a VPI junior and Rinker a 1977 graduate. both are Anderson scholarship recipients. The nominations were approved in Alexandria and will be honored at the National FFA Convention in Kansas City, Missouri.
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James Wood High School
American Farmer
National
Future Farmers of America Organization
Michael Snapp
Douglas Rinker
VPI & SU
Blacksburg
F.F.A
Kansas City
U.S
Greenhands
James Wood
Future Business Leaders of America
FBLA
Katrina Stine
Tisha Cloud
Orlando
Fla
Miss Stine
Earl Stine
Miss Cloud
Bernie Cloud
Helen Stewart
Hamby
Tulsa
Houston
Dial plates aid visually impaired C&P customers in DC area
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company offers free half inch high number dial plates for rotary phones. Bob Baldwin says these circular plates with adhesive backs fit standard desk or wall phones and are available at the Washington DC Service Center serving DC Virginia and Maryland. Orders can be placed via toll free number 1 800 424 8655 and the teletypewriter line is 1 800 424 8657. The center assists with new service repairs directory assistance and special equipment requests and is open 9 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday with weekend after hours messages.
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Bob Baldwin
C&p
Washington, D.C
Washington
Virginia
Maryland
SPCA Newsletter Education Workshop Highlights Dog Statistics
The Shawnee Kennel Club donated 500 dollars for educational use from receipts of their annual dog show. A Pet Food Institute study cites 41.3 million U S dogs and 43 percent of households with dogs, with 26 percent given away and 16 percent dying from illness among dogs.
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Shawnee Kennel Club
The
Pet Food Institute of Washington
SPCA Newsletter Volume 1 Number 1 Highlights
Clarke Frederick Winchester SPCA releases quarterly newsletter for October detailing Cato the Cat owned by Dr Matthew Neely placing in All American Glamour Kitty Con test SPCA Education Workshops fund raising afghans by Cinnamon cat owner Dr E C Stuart and a $1000 donation from Winchester Rotary Club to the Shelter.
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SPCA
Clarke-Frederick-Winchester Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Cato the Cat
Matthew Neely
Middletown
E.C. Stuart
Stuart
Winchester Rotary Club
Treats Can Be Tricky Halloween Safety Message
The Virginia Lung Association warns trick or treaters to avoid talking and eating at once to prevent choking on small objects. They urge parents to keep tiny items out of toddlers reach and emphasize safe, slow eating during Halloween celebrations.
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The
Virginia Lung Association
Lung Association
Ft Dix Goes Coed As Women Join Basic Training
Fort Dix New Jersey welcomed its first group of 40 female recruits to basic combat training with plans to process up to 73 per week, rising to 123 weekly by April. Women train to fight with bayonets rifles and grenades while sharing barracks with men on separate floors.
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Fort DIX
N.J
Hollywood
Delta Company
Europe
Central Jersey
Philadelphia
Army
Meredith Caram
Pamela Briggs
Better Times Ahead for Secretaries
New York AP reports optimism for secretaries with forecasted wage rises five years out. Beverly Hamby cites CPS credentials and rising demand as factors behind higher pay for skilled executives and trained beginners. She warns salary gaps and outdated views deter entrants, urging continued education and practical finance, law, and management knowledge.
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New York
Beverly Hamby
National Secretaries Association
Cpss
Hamby
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Burtner
Peace Corps
Liberia
Winchester Evening Star Living
Peesee Steeves
Humane Education
Jessica Sullivan
Ft. Dix
Mary Hanna
Bernardsville
George Pemberton
Brooklyn
Associated Press
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