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Frost To Seek 10th
Term As Delegate
Tom Frost of Warrenton will seek his 10th term in the House of Delegates as a candidate in the Democratic primary on July 15th, he announced today.
Frost, who represents Fauquier, Warren and Rappahannock Counties in the state legislature, was first elected in 1952 following the retirement of the late Lake Triplett.
He is Chairman of the Agriculture Committee; ranking member of the Appropriations Committee; a member of the Rules Committee, the Roads and Internal Navigation Committee, and the Inter-state Cooperation Committee. In the 1966-1968 term Frost served as the Chairman of the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council and is serving his sixth term on this committee. He is also a member of the Governor’s Budget Advisory Committee, and the Economy in State Government Committee.
He is a native of Fauquier County and was educated at Marshall High School and the Virginia Episcopal School in Lynchburg.
Frost has been President of The Fauquier Hospital since its inception 15 years ago. He served as member and Chairman of the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors for 16 years.
Longer Life Span
For Local Residents
Of the many young couples who will be getting ^married this year in Rappahannock County, what proportion of them will live to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary?
The answer, based upon recent national studies, is - more than a third of them. The assumption that goes with it, of course, is that no divorce or annulment intervenes along the way. In that eveht, all bets are off.
The likelihood that both husband and wife will survive to mark that 50-year milestone is more than twice as favorable as it was for their grandparents, when they got married.
The improvement in the prospects for a longer life span is the result of spectacular achievements in the Helds of health, biology and medicine during the last few decades. Just what the chances are of a person’s reaching the various landmark stages in life are detailed in the latest studies made by insurance statisticians and others.
For the average Rappahannock County couple just getting married, where the bridegroom is 22 and the bride 19 - (ther are some 50 young men and 70
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