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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1949
Page
3
Four residents saw a ball of fire with a pistol shot sound near William H Brubaker’s house. A ground hole tore up stone fence, sapling uprooted, and a large stone shattered, as storm debris drew a frightened crowd to inspect the scene.
The document shows liabilities and capital accounts for the bank, including deposits from government and individuals, loans after deductions, and reserves. Signed by Harold G Brown as president with notary Isabelle B Bailey witnessing on April 16 1949.
A ground fire and explosive balls of fire were seen after a bolt struck near Clay Hill, 100 yards north of the entrance and a mile north of Boyce. The lightning, described as globular, damaged a toll line between Berryville and Boyce, shattered windows, and blew a ditch three feet wide two feet deep thirty feet long. Witness W. H. Brubaker recounted the eerie event and its far reaching electrical effects.
Mrs. Nettie Luttrell Miller, 77, died last night in Winchester hospital after three weeks illness. Survived by husband J. W. Miller of Bayard, Va. From former marriage to J. K. Luttrell are five sons and three daughters including Arthur Luttrell Charles Town and Rev. W. O. Luttrell Daytona Beach Fla. Also stepchildren and many nieces and nephews. Services 11 a.m. Thursday Maddox funeral home Front Royal Rev. Carl Hiser officiating. Interment Rockland Cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
Police report two killings tied to a Virginia man and his mother Iter. Rob ert, 16, admits shooting Woolridge and aiding disposal, saying he acted on his mother’s orders. Raymond, 23, corroborates, as investigators dig up charred remains from a city dump.
Jan 10 report details a shooting of Woolridge and a confession of killing him after chasing him up stairs. Remains were burned in a 50-gallon drum and dumped. Police investigated as Thomas Stretch of Canton, NJ, received three letters from Inez Brennan offering romance and farm life details.
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