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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1973

Page

2

Obituaries of Abel, Jackson, and Davis in Winchester area

Obituary notices report George Abel 71 of Frederick County died in a Florida nursing home with survivors including daughter Doris Reed and siblings. Funeral tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home. burial Mount Olive Cemetery. Also noted are infant Sharon Silver of Berryville who died at Memorial Hospital, and Mrs. Della Maxfield Jackson 76 of Winchester who died at Winchester Memorial Hospital with service tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. Burial Mount Hebron. Thomas B. Davis 92 of Yellow Spring W Va died Friday in Winchester Memorial Hospital. services today at Timber Ridge United Church of Christ near High View with burial in Timber Ridge Cemetery.

George Abel Frederick County Florida Mr. Abel New York Rudolph and Georgianna Nash Abel Helen Meacham Doris Reed Bedford Rudolph Abel Connecticut Helen Abel Jessie Palmer John Abel Jones Funeral Home Karl Tangeman Mount Olive Cemetery Silver Sharon Silver Joe Silver Rt. 2 Berryville Winchester Memorial Hospital Anthony Silver John H. Enders John Hale Milton Cemetery Clarke County Thomas B. Davis Yellow Spring W.va Timber Ridge Marshall Hazel) Kump Candy G. Davis Earl Boyd Davis C. Frank Davis Charles Davis Harold Anderson David E. Anderson Francis Anderson Eston Franks Timber Ridge Cemetery

Mrs. Mary Magdaline Day 71 of Front Royal Dies

Mrs. Mary Magdaline Day 71 longtime Front Royal resident died yesterday in Warren Memorial Hospital. She was born in Alexandria February 18 1902 and widow of Harry Lee Day. Survived by seven sons five daughters and 26 grandchildren. Funeral services at Turner Funeral Home Front Royal with Rev. Irving Johnson. burial Panorama Memorial Gardens. Family to receive friends tomorrow evening 7:30 to 8:30.

Gilmer Jackson Della Maxfield Jackson Gray Ave Winchester Memorial Hospital Jackson Shenandoah County Charles Dorothy Maxfield First Brethren Church Wilbur Swiggett Winchester Emmett Scothorn Stephens City Robert Jackson William Jackson Jones Funeral Home Mary Magdaline Day Rt. 1 Front Royal Warren Memorial Hospital Day Alexandria Charles F Carey Ramey Elliott Harry Lee Day Bernard Day Glen Burne Charles Day Brooklyn Harry A. Day Ralph Day Roy Day Ervin Day Clifton Day Peggy Alton Annapolis Barbara Santmyers Turner Funeral Home Irving Johnson Jasper Dellinger Paul Mitchell Daniel Clegg Darnel Laing Giles Andrews Jonas Derflinger Dalton Hall James Hunt Ellis Gambert Charles Totten Ralph Hounshell Lloyd Oliver Panorama Memorial Gardens Providence Chapel Berryville Bennett Chapel John H. Enders

Former POW and nurse plan June wedding

Air Force Capt. Thomas Barrett met Capt. Susanne Kaczmark, a nurse, at Scott Air Force Base while he underwent medical tests as a POW. Barrett, 33, and Kaczmark, 30, say they began dating days after meeting on February 16 and plan to marry June 16 with the ceremony location undecided. Barrett was shot down over North Vietnam on October 5, 1965, and intends to remain in the Air Force with retraining.

Scott Air Force Base III. AP Air Force Thomas Barrett Barrett North Vietnam Airorce Ice

Public relations big business for New York and California

The Associated Press reports that New York spends about 4.25 million dollars annually on public relations with around 300 full time staff. California runs millions into a daily flow of press materials and information staff totals roughly 120 with higher counts including legislative aides and Reagan staff.

New York California Associated Press Ronald Reagan Reagan Ed Gray Nelson A. Rockefeller New York State Golden State Governor’s Office Capitol

Four young inmates escape from Henrico County jail

Police seek four juveniles including an 18 and a 19 year old after they overpowered guards with a razor and broom head. The group fled with two pistols and about twenty prisoners’ money bags, moving toward James River then upriver toward Southside Virginia. The escapees were identified as John Briggs, 18, Valitani Butler, 19, Douglas Cousins, 15, and John Mastrangioli, 16, each facing various charges.

Richmond Henrico County 22Nd Street Monte Maria Church Hill James River Virginia E. R. Tinsley Sunday John Briggs Valitani Butler Douglas L. Cousins Glen Allen John A. Mastrangioli Steubenville Ohio

Obituary notices for Hammes and Stokes families

Mrs. Charles Hammes 86 of Bentonville dies at home born Oct 9 1886 Wayne West Virginia widow of Charles Hammes member of Kee Street United Methodist Church in Princeton. Daughters Pauline Stokes Front Royal Alice Carey Norfolk and sons C G Hammes Fort Myers S P Hammes Oak Ridge R H H Hammes Front Royal. burials in Princeton and Memorial Park. Nelson Roy Stokes 66 Bluemont died in Winchester Memorial Hospital born Aug 22 1906 Warren County retired carpenter resided with Mercer family 36 years. Burial Bennett Chapel Cemetery Front Royal. services by Rev Irving Johnson. pallbearers named.

Stella Bruce Hammes Rt. 1 Bentonville Hammes Wayne W. Va R.O Minerva Logan Bruce Charles Hammes Kee Street United Methodist Church Princeton Pauline H. Stokes Front Royal Alice Carey Nofolk C. G. Hammes Fort Myers Fla S. P. Hammes Oak Ridge Bill Deel Rest Haven Memorial Park Robertshaw Nelson Roy Stokes Bluemont Winchester Memorial Hospital Mr. Stokes Warren County William John Susan Wood Stokes Mercer Mattie Jackson Clearmont Del Hubert N. Stokes West Chester Marvin W. Stokes

Great Lakes System Seen as Canada’s Major Fresh Water Source

The Great Lakes system is identified as Canada’s principal fresh water resource. Authorities emphasize its significance for drinking water, ecosystem health, and regional development amid ongoing conservation and infrastructure discussions.

Canada Great Lakes System

Fire Damages Conveyor Belt At Quarry Building

A fire at Stuart M. Perry Quarry Inc on old Rt. 50 two miles west of Winchester damaged a 300 foot conveyor belt and caused minor damage to the crusher building. Round Hill firemen with Clearbrook and Rouss assist burned the third floor and controlled it in about 15 minutes. crews stayed until midnight.

Stuart M. Perry Quarry, Inc Round Hill Old Rt. 50 Winchester Clearbrook Rouss

Wall Street Treads Lightly Amid Inflation Fears

Stocks drift in a wary market as the Dow dips 1.20 points to 962.00 while the New York Stock Exchange shows a narrow edge for losers. Analysts cite Friday’s government cost-of-living figures at a 9.6 percent annual rate as damping optimism despite strong first-quarter earnings.

New York Dow Jones New York Stock Exchange John Smith Fahnestock & Co

Weather Outlook Northern Valley and Virginia Regions

Considerable cloudiness with showers likely and a chance of thundershowers tonight, lows in the mid or upper 50s. Partly cloudy Tuesday with highs in the 70s. Virginia mostly cloudy with seasonable temperatures and day to day showers possible, highs upper 60s to lower 70s, lows in the 50s, mountains cooler. Extended forecast through Friday calls for mostly cloudy and seasonable temperatures with daily showers, highs upper 60s to low 70s, nightly lows in the 50s, cooler in the mountains. Noon high today 76, low 60. No rainfall in the past 48 hours. April rainfall to date 4.29 inches. Historical rainfall data and averages for 60 years provided for Winchester skies.

Virginia Winchester

Answers to a Quiz: Netherlands to Railways

A compact trivia card lists answers including The Netherlands, Mohammedanism, False, a set of U S states and D C abbreviations, Real, Ethel Waters, the U S Army Corps of Engineers, Polk and Taft, The eye, and all nicknames of railways.

The Netherlands N.H Mass Conn R.I N.Y N.J Del N.C S.C. Va Ethel Waters U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Polk and Taft the Eye

Ware Brothers Die Within Hours. Amarillo Bank Pioneers

Richard C. Ware, 85, president, and Charles T. Ware, 87, chairman, of Amarillo National Bank, died within six hours of each other. The bank grew from a cattleman’s bank to the nation’s largest family owned commercial bank with assets of 170 million dollars.

Ware Brothers Amarillo, Tex Richard Charles Ware Richard C. Ware Amarillo National Bank Charles T

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Harry L. Day MR. George Abel Della M. Jackson the Order Omds General Hone Amherst ST DIAL S. Braddock St Congregational Christian Church Florists, Inc Friendship's Friendship Fire Company Fred Geanious Richie Bockey Scott Cullers E.W. Stinebaugh and Sons Great Cacapon David B. Grim Susanne Kaczmark Scottsdale, Pa Lombard, NL State Capitol A. Alan Post PlOs Sacramento Assembly Senate Department of Environmental Conservation Rockefeller Itg Stanley Tools Stanley Handyman Lestrel Per- Fernenthy Stanley Stanley Hwandyman Commerce St John W. Rosenberger Colne Nelson R. Stokes Earl Hummer Edward P. Marlow Gilbert Fowler Edgar Feltner R. J. Gibson James F. Mercer Gerald Payne Ammie Levi Francis Ray Levi Edward B. Fowler Clarence Kerns Milton F. Mercer Charles A. Mercer James Roger Hummer Wall Street Winchester Rt Stuart M. Perry, Inc Berryville Rt Atlantic Coast Mississippi Valley Mpls St Pp New Orleans Albany Albu‘que Okla City Amarillo Omaha Anchorage Cir Pt‘land Boston Rapid City Brownsville Buffalo St Louis Charleston Salt Lake Charlotte Spokane Chicago Tampa Cincinnati Washington Cleveland Denver Des Moines Detroit Duluth Fairbanks Fort Worth Green Bay Helena Honolulu Houston Indiapolis Jacks N. Cameron St Wincheeser
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