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40 YEARS AGO
Nov. 30, 1961
The District of Columbia Division of the American Automobile Association recently paid honor to 13 Northern Virginia garage and service station operators who have been affiliated with the motoring organization emergency road service program from ten to 28 years. Among the businessmen presented plaques of recognition and gratitude for service to AAA members in Northern Virginia through all sorts of weather, day and night over the years, was L.V. Merrill of Merrill Motor Company in Washington, whose establishment has been AAA-bonded since 1948.
Plans are underway to start the building of the Chester Gap Baptist Mission Church this week. Mr. Cletus Printz is in charge of the construction work. The land on which the church is being built was given by MA Greeley, a local merchant.
Over 3,200 acres of land, consisting of seven farms, have been purchased by Mr. and Mrs. William N. Lane of Lake Forest, 111. This is one of the largest transactions of its kind in the area. Mr. and Mrs. Lane will continue to live in Illinois and stay here only on occasional visits. They will raise Angus cattle on the farm here. Mr. Lane is president of the General Binding Corporation of Illinois.
A recognition dinner for Boy Scout Troop 64 of Washington was held Nov. 18 in the parish hall of the Episcopal Church. The dinner was arranged by Mrs. C.B. Palmer and Mrs. Milton Gore. The following scouts were advanced: Philip Kuhn, C.E. Giles Jr., Milton Gore Jr., Ronald Hawkins and Stewart Palmer from
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