Obituary of Mrs Lona M Logan of Berryville
Mrs. Lona M. Logan 90 of Berryville died yesterday in a Winchester home. Born June 18 1889 in Hampshire County WV she was the daughter of the late fears ah and Barbara. Her husband Elmer Jemmycentea preceded her in death. Survived by a son Francis C. Logan Berryville two nephews and a niece. Funeral tomorrow at 11 a.m. at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville officiated by Rev M C Cook. Burial Green Hill Cemetery. Family receives friends after 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lona~m. Logan
Berryville
Mrs. Logan
Hampshire County
W.va
Fears Ah
Barbara
Elmer Jemmycentea
Francis C. Logan
John H. Enders
M. C. Cook
Green Hill Cemetery
Miss Merie-Ellen Fong Crowned Queen Shenandoah 43d
Miss Merie-Ellen Fong, who will be crowned Queen Shenandoah 43d of the Apple Blossom Festival tomorrow, admires Winchester's favorite bloom. With her are her hostess Mrs. Clayton Anderson and chaperone Mrs. Edward Thompson. Star Photo by Mary Helen Massie.
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Merie-Ellen Fong
Winchester
Clayton Anderson
Roszel Rd
Edward Thompson
Mary Helen Massie
Queen Shenandoah 43d crowned in Apple City festival
Miss Fong arrives in the city to be crowned Queen Shenandoah 43d by Gov. Linwood Holton at Handley Bowl. A week of duties follows with coronation rehearsal receptions and parades featuring dignitaries such as Sen. Hiram Fong, Capt. Walter M. Schirra Jr., and Olympic hero Jesse Owens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linwood Holton
U.S
Hiram Fong
Hawaii
Walter M
Wally) Schirra, Jr
del Reeves
Penny DeHaven
Apple City
Miss DeHaven
Jesse Owens
Jack Jones
Marshal
Bible animals that spoke to humans in Genesis and Numbers
The Genesis serpent and Balaam's talking ass are the two animals in the Bible recorded to speak like humans. This note highlights a rare instance where nonhuman creatures convey human speech within scripture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serpent
Balaam
Three More Princesses Named for Apple Blossom Court
Winchester will host 30 Apple Blossom Princesses arriving Wednesday to join Queen Merie-Ellen Fong. The three named represent Shepherd College, Virginia Tech, and Marshall University, detailing their majors and honors as part of the Queen’s Court alongside four Maids of Honor, six Pages, and four Little Maids.
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Winchester
Merie-Ellen Fong
J. Gay Hill
Jess M. Hill
Martinsburg
W. Va
Marshall University
Huntington
Miss Hill
Marshall
Fagus
Theta Sigma Phi
Reeves Schedule Highlights Winchester Fire Chiefs Event
Reeves arrives in Winchester and meets officials at the Armory then attends a civic luncheon at the George Washington Hotel and radio interviews. Fire trucks will shuttle him between venues including fire halls and the George Washington Hotel tonight.
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Reeves
Winchester National
South End
Mr. Reeves
James Wood High School
George Washington Hotel
Glaize Packing House
Wall Street opens fractionally higher amid active trading
New York shares edge up after the opening bell as the Dow Jones average rises 1.25 points to 725.58 by 10 30 a.m. on a day of heavy trading on the NYSE with late tape.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Seven Festival Dances Planned For 43rd Spring Fete
Festival sponsors arrange seven dances for townspeople and visitors for the 43rd spring fete. Events include Teen-Age Dances at the Winchester War Memorial Building, the Young Couples dance at the Winchester Armory, THE QUEEN'S Ball at the George Washington Hotel, a Friday New York band Teen-Age Dance, Del Reeves Country Music Dance at the Armory, Western Square Dancers Spring Fling at Frederick County Junior High, and Blossom Country Music Jubilee at the Armory.
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Handley High School
Plaza Theater
Winchester
Handley Boulevard
Mr. Reeves
Armory
Winchester War Memorial
Winchester Recreation Department
Winchester Armory
Larry le
George Washington Hotel
Gene Donati
Michael Thompson
War Memorial
New York City
Buoys
del Reeves
Reeves
Y DeHaven
Frederick County Junior High School
Chuck
Polly Crim
Hank Thompson
The
Brazos Valley Boys
Blossom Country Music
Festival
Department of Country Music
Jim McCoy
Weather Summary for Virginia and Extended Forecast
Fair tonight in Virginia with low in upper 50s to lower 60s Thursday brings variable cloudiness and warm highs in the low to middle 80s Friday stays partly cloudy and warm. Extended forecast Friday to Sunday calls for warm humid weather with scattered showers west of the Blue Ridge Friday and Saturday and a chance of showers statewide Sunday. Highs upper 70s to 80s. lows upper 50s to 60s. Rainfall yesterday trace. April 4.16 inches. 1970 year to date 9.35 inches.
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Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains
Arlington Dentist Launches GOP Bid for Byrd Senate Seat
Arlington County Board member Dr. Kenneth Haggerty announced at a noon news conference in Richmond his candidacy for the Republican nomination to face Harry Byrd Jr. Byrd, a Democrat, will run as an independent this fall after saying he will not seek re nomination. Haggerty calls for extending the two party system to the Senate and strengthening local government as a Virginia priority.
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Richmond
Kenneth Haggerty
Arlington County Board
U.S. Senate
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Haggerty
Byrd
Vnees
Nomina
United States
Young man changes plea in case of assault and robbery
Roy Dennis Long, 20, of 209 E Kern St, yesterday switched his plea from innocent to guilty on an indictment accusing him of assaulting and robbing Edgar Thomas Chambers last Dec 8. The case, tied to a Feb 16 grand jury charge against two co defendants, was sent to a probation officer for presentence report. Police say Chambers was found dead in the snow after Christmas, with no evident link to the earlier crime.
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Roy Dennis Long
E. Kern St
Edgar Thomas Chambers
Chambers
Youngsters choreograph city pageantry handoffs and risks
Amy Orndorff will hand the Key to the City to Mr Moyer who delivers it to the Queen as Son. The Queen then passes the key to her page Kevin Jennings who gives it to Maid of Honor Carol Gore. Ruth Thompson holds the Golden Apple until presented to the Queen who gives it to Paul Hylton. Paul delivers it to Ray Robinson. Children take these duties seriously amid the famed Handley steps and crowd.
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Amy Orndorff
Mr. Moyer
Fong
Kevin Jennings
Carol Gore
Ruth Thompson
Paul Hylton
Paul
Ray Robinson
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Miss Fong
Civic Club
Stonewall Jackson
Abram’s
Shenandoah
Kansas City Chiefs
Len Dawson
Loudoun St
H.L. Mills
Valley Avenue
Telly
Prestone” Brand
Valley Ave
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She ‘ ‘Gasoline Station
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Joseph D. Messore
Shepherd College
Shepherdstown
Miss Messore
Sigma Sigma Sigma
Alpha Psi Omega
Virginia Leigh Nance
H. M. Nance
Bedford
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Miss Nance
Phi Upsilon Omicron
University Home Economics Society
Garnet and Gold Society
Delta Rho Sorority
Donna Messore
Wall Street
I. Q. Answers
Thomas Jefferson
Napoleon
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Washington, D.C
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Greece
True
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Essen
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