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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1972

Page

2

Obituaries for Cunningham Allen Baker Bennett and family

Winona P. Cunningham Allen of Shanks W V a died last night in Winchester Memorial Hospital She was born in Purgitsville WV daughter of Calvin and Sarah Cunningham She was a member of White Pine Church of the Brethren Surviving are her husband Edgar W Allen two daughters JoAnn Wentland and Nina Bonwell two sisters Evelena Shanholtz and Mabel Stickley one brother Lysle Cunningham four grandchildren and two great grandchildren A funeral service will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p m at the Combs Funeral Chapel Romney Burial will be in Ebenezer Cemetery near Romney The family will receive friends Sunday and Monday 2 4 and 7 9 p m In lieu of flowers contributions may go to the Crippled Children's Fund or the Heart Fund A separate funeral service for William R Bill Baker 71 of 339 N Loudoun St died Thursday in Winchester Memorial Hospital will be held Sunday at 3 00 at Jones Funeral Home by Rev George W Burroughs Pallbearers listed Burial will be in Shenandoah Memorial Park with Elks Lodge No 867 conducting graveside rites Fiends and relatives may call at Jones Funeral Home Mr Hazel Bennett 72 of Augusta WV died today at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a long illness Survivors include his wife Ruth two daughters Eva Wolford and Donna Swisher and one son Armand Bennett Funeral arrangements are incomplete Friends may call McKee Funeral Home Augusta after 2 p m tomorrow

Winona P. Cunningham Allen Shanks W.va Winchester Memorial Hospital Purgitsville Calvin and Sarah Leatherman Cunningham The William R Bill’ Baker N. Loudoun St Jones Funeral Home George W. Burroughs Giovanni ‘Jonnie’ Lazazzera Jack E. Jones M. Vincent Hollis Joseph F. Baylis Grover C. Carter Ray McKee Shenandoah Memorial Park Elks Lodge No Hazel Bennett Augusta Ruth Bennett Eva Wolford Donna Swisher Armand Bennett McKee Funeral Home

Three Injured in Separate Winchester Accidents

Three people were treated at Winchester Memorial Hospital after separate incidents yesterday evening. James R. Rush, 942 Franklin St., suffered a fractured collarbone in a motorcycle crash on Valley Mill Road near the Vocational School and was transported by the Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad. Theodore Banks of Millwood and his daughter Bolita received contusions. both were released. No further details were available.

Winchester Memorial Hospital James R. Rush Franklin St Valley Mill Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad Theodore Banks Millwood Bolita

Elections Continued in Boyce and Berryville Candidates Named

In Boyce Mayor Lynwood R. Lanham seeks reelection with Rosa Mae Lanham Carl H. Pope Robert H. McDonald Garland C. Brown and Ellen W. Michelsen running for recorder and council. In Berryville incumbent Mayor Garland M. Canter is unopposed with candidates Roy E. Potts Jr First Ward Kenneth C. Levi Paul Randolph Jones John Curtis Clark Second Ward Thomas G. Howell Donald E. Melvin Third Ward Elbert T. Magruder Fourth Ward Robert C. Levi Edward B. Robinson William P. McLean. Berryville candidates run at large.

Boyce Lynwood R. Lanham Recorder Rosa Mae Lanham Council Carl H. Pope Robert H. McDonald Garland C. Brown Ellen W. Michelsen Berryville Garland M. Canter Roy E. Potts, Jr Kenneth C. Levi Paul Randolph Jones John Curtis Clark Thomas G. Howell Donald E. Melvin Elbert T. Magruder Robert C. Levi Edward B. Robinson William P. McLean

Gay Nineties Party Open To Public At Lee Jackson

The Gay Nineties party at Lee Jackson will be open to the public next Saturday starting at 9 p.m. Your Father's Mustache will perform. Tickets are on sale now at the Festival desk in the lobby of the George Washington Hotel.

Lee- Jackson George Washington Hotel

Winchester Youths Help Paper Boy After Bike Crash

Scott Armel was delivering the Washington Star on W Bellview Ave when a gravel hill crash left him injured. Jed Feltner and Larry Lofton stopped, moved the bike and papers, then drove Scott to Winchester Memorial where he was treated for cuts and bruises.

Winchester Charles L. Armel E. Germain St Scott Washington Star W. Bellview Ave Jed Feltner S. Washington St Larry Lofton Eagle Place Armel Winchester Memorial Hospital

Brandt Confident Treaties Will Pass

Berlin crowd hears Chancellor Brandt insist East West pacts with Poland and the Soviet Union will be ratified despite Bonn’s parliamentary crisis. He says ratification serves Berlin security as Scheel and Brandt press coalition survival and East West relaxation amid CDU opposition.

Berlin Willy Brandt West Berlin West Germany Soviet Union Poland Bonn Brandt John F. Kennedy Square Walter Scheel Scheel Christian Democratic Bundestag

Triplett Found Guilty Of Unlawful Wounding

A Winchester court jury found Gary D. Triplett guilty of unlawful wounding of a West Virginia woman and innocent of rape, sentencing him to four years in the penitentiary. The testimony described an early morning assault at the Darlington Motor Inn with disputed rape claims.

Winchester Corporation Gary D. Triplett E. Pall Mall St West Virginia Robert K. Woltz Commonwealth Dabney Watts Darlington Motor Inn William M. Mote

Items Stolen From Camper At Darlington Motor Inn

A van type camper in the Darlington Motor Inn lot was broken into last night. A television set, a tape player with 16 tapes, a camera, an electric can opener and a flashlight were stolen. The camper owner is Robert F. Dazzel of Cleveland Ohio. Officer Preston Jolley is investigating.

Darlington Motor Inn Robert F. Dazzel Cleveland Ohio Preston Jolley

Weather Today and Weekend Forecast for Valley

Moderate clouds and a low near 50 expected tonight. Sunday stays mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and highs in the 60s. Extended outlook through Wednesday calls for partly cloudy skies, seasonable temperatures, and little rain with highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s and nightly lows near 50.

Southeast Rocky Mountain States Midwest

Rainfall Totals and Averages Across Years Reported

The report shows no rainfall in the past 24 hours ending 8 30 a m. April rainfall to date is 4 04 inches and 1972 total is 12 13 inches. Five year Jan through Dec totals from 1966 to 1970 range 32 56 to 41 12 inches. Monthly averages over 58 years are listed including January through September with values from 2 12 to 3 88 inches.

Loyalty Day Observance Set for Winchester and Frederick County

Veterans Council urges residents to pledge loyalty at the Loyalty Day service tomorrow at 11 a.m. at Mt Carmel Baptist Church in Winchester with members of American Legion Post 21 and multiple VFW posts and DAV Chapter No 9 attending in a group.

Winchester Frederick County Winchester - Frederick County

Answers to Questions About Assassination and History

A compact quiz style list presents items such as the assassination of Leon Trotsky, the interval of seventeen years, the relation of first cousin once removed, and answered points including noon, planting apple trees, and mentions of Robert Burns and Eugene O Neill. It notes fencing and Monrovia linked to James Monroe.

Leon Trot Robert Burns Eugene O’neill Monrovia James Monroe

Baltimore Men Arrested In County For Break In

Two Baltimore youths Leslie Lewis Tester and Willis Michael Otey both 19 were jailed in Frederick County on charges of breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny at the Stonewall School. They were captured at about 430 am by deputies during a routine patrol and set to arraign Monday before Judge David Simpson. Deputies Douglas Anderson Harry Richards and R L Lowery and a state trooper investigated the case.

Baltimore Frederick County Stonewall School Sheriff's Department Leslie Lewis Tester Willis Michael Otey David Simpson Douglas Anderson Harry Richards R.L. Lowery

Soviet Official Travels to Hanoi in Behind-the-Scenes Efforts

Diplomatic sources report Konstantine Katushev, a secretary of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee, has begun a mission to Hanoi possibly linked to Vietnam talks. Meanwhile Le Duc Tho, North Vietnam’s lead negotiator, is en route to Paris as Paris talks resume.

Washington Hanoi Vietnam North Vietnam Paris le Duc Tho State Department Konstantine Katushev Communist Party Central Committee

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