Portrait of Major Holmes Conrad Installed at Handley Library
A new portrait of Major Holmes Conrad the first president of the Handley Board of Trustees has been hung in the Handley Library rotunda opposite the front door above the circulation desk. The work by New York artist Richard Williams replaces an earlier 1925 painting destroyed in a library fire. Augusta Conrad supplied the original photograph. Conrad spoke of satisfaction with the new portrait. The piece recalls Conrad’s Civil War service and long public career in Virginia politics and education.
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Staunton
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Headley
New York
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Virginia Cavalry
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Georgia Bryan Conrad
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Hisory
Winchester
Major Holmes Conrad
Abby Advice Columns On Inappropriate Proposals And Dilemmas
Dear Abby counsels include a19 year old guest facing advances from an older married man and guidance to set boundaries. A fiancée questions loyalty toward Roy while awaiting marriage, with Abby advising delaying marriage until fully sure and avoiding mixed signals. An office of advice also notes a bearding rumor and a general tip about discretion and writing Abby for personal responses.
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Abby
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Roy
Ivanhoe to Canyon Mouth Quiz Clue List
Puzzle prompts list cryptic clues with numbers and terms including Tibetan priest Aramaic and various definitions. Entries mix geography language and literature references and include across and down directions for a crossword style grid.
Preservation Drive Funds Mount Vernon Shrine
Edward Everett a prominent clergyman and orator raised seventy thousand dollars by lecturing on George Washington. The funds were dedicated to buying and preserving Mount Vernon as a national shrine.
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Edward Everett
U.S
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Tree growth explained: height via top branches, trunk expands
A cut in a tree trunk remains at the same height as the tree grows wider. Trees increase in height by their upper branches rather than the trunk, which thickens to add diameter.
Area GOP HQ to Open Here Tuesday
The Winchester area Republican Headquarters opens Tuesday at 3 p.m. on Loudoun Street. Del. A R Giesen will cut the ribbon and speak. Dixieland music by Shenandoah Conservatory students, with refreshments. Giesen campaigns in central Valley, Frederick, Clarke, Warren counties this week and named two campaign aides, Phillips and Joyner.
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Clarke Counties
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Pete) Giesen v. Staunton
GOP
Congress
Shenandoah Conservatory of Music
Giesen
Central Valley
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Clarke
Warren County
Charlottesville
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From Page to Knight A Knightly Path Described
The text explains that only noble birth qualified a boy for knighthood He started training at seven and served as a page through adolescence He then became a squire and at about age twenty one took vows to become a knight
Electors May Vote for President and VP from Same State
The Constitution requires electors to vote for the president and the vice president separately. It does not prohibit electors from being from the same state, allowing a president and vice president to be elected by a single state’s slate if that state’s electors vote accordingly.
Thefts Force Closure of St Peter's Roman Catholic Church
The D C vandalism and thefts have led to closing St Peters Roman Catholic church near the Capitol except during services. A sign at 313 Second Street SE states doors lock outside service hours. A congressional aide was stabbed there six years ago. a former convict was sentenced to 20 to 40 years for that crime and other assaults.
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Peter’s
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Electric Trolleys: U.S. Cars Fast Lane 1902 to 1917
The electric trolley era ran 1902 to 1917 with about 80,000 street cars on 45,000 miles of track. Towns as small as 5,000 population supported street car systems across the country.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
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