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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1971
Page
2
Obituary notices for Elizabeth Cain Lake 79 of 237 Liberty Ave. and B L Lanham 86 of Boyce list survivors and services. Also notes on O Homer Glenn Clarence Pennington Cynthia Stonesifer and other funeral arrangements with churches, cemeteries and pallbearers. Funeral home details and visiting hours included.
Louis William Moss of Berryville died from a dislocated neck after a fall, per Dr. James York. Sheriff Slater found no foul play. Moss, WWII veteran born 1913 in Jefferson County WV, is survived by siblings and an aunt. Funeral Wednesday at Zen Baptist Church Berryville with burial in Milton Valley.
Mrs Evelyn V Grim and Mrs Anna Martha Tidler to be remembered at Ridings Chapel United Methodist Church and Davis Funeral Home services Wednesday. Clarence Whitlock to be buried in Mount Hebron Cemetery Thursday. Mrs Elizabeth Cain to be laid to rest at Jones Funeral Home in Clarksburg Thursday afternoon.
After a Sunday to Monday twirling meet at Handley School, two winning parade corps from Maryland earned invite back to Winchester for the Grand Feature Parade of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. Brandywine VFD Majorettes and Waldorf Majorettes were honored, while Carolettes of Altoona topped the show.
Walter told the county school board that the March review by a 20 educator committee found James Wood High School generally favorable. The report praised the school and student attitudes and urged three main improvements: renovate the library, move the guidance department, and upgrade physical education facilities. The board announced 200 administrators and teachers appointed for 1971 72.
Mrs. Bessie Sealock eighty was struck by a car in Berryville and transferred to University Hospital Charlottesville for possible head injury after admission at Winchester Memorial Hospital with a fractured hip and contusions. A second rear end crash on Rt. 50 near a construction site east of Winchester injured two people and damaged two cars valued at about 2500. Ronald Allen and passenger Nancy Cramn were treated and released. James Bellamy and Donald Stover also treated and released. A separate two car crash on Rt. 50 west of Gore caused 80 damage with no injuries. A third incident on Rt. 7 Horseshoe Curve involved a dump truck overturn with no details available.
Johnson says Steve Wilt is best qualified to continue Handley’s program and notes his teaching, coaching, and FCA leadership. Wilt, 27, is married to Diane Stewart of Cumberland Maryland and praises the community support behind the athletic program.
The county districts designate four central Fauquier areas and a section near Marshall for service use while southern Fauquier remains agricultural. Warrenton and Remington host two new plants as the area expands with an Industrial Authority formed in 1961 and a 1943 soil survey guiding planning. A funeral notice for 15 year old Sharon Louise Swartz lists services at Omps Funeral Home with burial at Mount Hebron and several pallbearers.
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with 40s to 50s tonight and 70s to 80s Wednesday. Extended outlook calls for daily chances of showers Thursday through Sunday with highs in the 0s to mid 70s and lows in the 40s and 50s.
The Winchester Poetry Workshop convenes tomorrow at 7 30 p m in Room 10 Gregory Building Shenandoah College. Director Mrs Edward Hauck invites poets to bring work for reading with a film on How To Read Poetry by advisor Bruce Sonders. The group also discusses Gustav Davidson poetry and sponsors a weekly column The Rhymes Den.
Cap t Luther Hoffman of the Salvation Army will address the International Christian Leadership Program at a 7 am breakfast at The Elms Restaurant. The event is open to the public.
Wall Street moved in moderate trading with the Dow Jones average at 948.64 at 10:30 a.m., down 0.21. Advancing issues led decliners on the NYSE as analysts noted digestion of recent sharp gains but continued buying interest persisted.
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