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25 YEARS AGO RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS From the Dec. 21, 1961, edition
George D. Fincham, seaman,
USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam H. Fincham of Sperryville, is serving aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk, operating with the First Fleet out of San Diego, Calif. Commissioned last April, the Kitty Hawk is the first carrier in the world to be armed entirely with guided missiles.
The annual Christmas round dance will be held at Sperryville School auditorium on Friday, December 22, with the Solid Senders of Winchester furnishing the music.
20 YEARS AGO RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS From the Dec. 22, 1966, edition
U. S. Air Force Staff Sergeant
Edward A. Lillard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy T. Lillard of Clermont, Fla., has been decorated with the Bronze Star Medal at Elgin AFB, Fla. The medal was given for meritorious service in military operations against Viet Cong forces. Sgt. Lillard is a former resident of Rappahannock and attended high school here.
On cold and snowy winter days in Rappahannock one may find Mrs. Janie Beahm snug in her log home nestled against the Blue Ridge in Keyser Hollow close to the Park Line, busily sorting, washing, and preparing wool pieces for. hand braided rugs. A favorite past time of Mrs. Beahm’s, though she has been doing this handwork only for about eight or ten years, her products have traveled to many parts of the world. Four of her large rugs went to Italy with a family in the service. The last one, just finished the past summer, went to Michigan.
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