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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1969

Page

2

Obituary notice for Arthur L. Brewer, 88, Mountain Falls Route

Arthur Lee Brewer, 88, of Mountain Falls Route, died yesterday in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Born September 18, 1880, in Frederick County, he was a former employee of O Sullivan Rubber Co. and a member of St Johns Lutheran Church. Surviving are four children and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. a son Howard Franklin Brewer and a daughter preceded him.

Arthur Lee Brewer Mountain Falls Winchester Memorial Hospital Brewer Frederick County Benjamin Franklin Rose Cornell Brewer O'Sullivan Rubber Co St. Johns Lutheran Church Della Elizabeth Orndorf Boyd McKinley Brewer Sunnyside Station James Lee Brewer Kenneth Ethel) Carl Winchester Jeanette Whitlock Greensboro N.C Howard Franklin Brewer Dorothy Virginia DeHaven van Fossen St DeHaven Berkeley Springs W. Va Agnes Potter Hovermale Henry J. Hovermale Paul B. DeHaven Braddock Street Russell Hazel) Mason Robert Naomi) Trenary P. Gayle DeHaven Stewart A. DeHaven Alexandria Luther Freda) Tevalt

Funeral Services for Dove DeHaven Bowers and Coffey Held

Funeral notices list services for Joh A. Dove Dorothy Virginia DeHaven and Georgia L. Bowers with arrangements at Jones Funeral Home Omps Funeral Home and burial in St Johns Cemetery. Survivors include spouses children and grandchildren and calls for viewing hours this evening.

Dorothy Virginia DeHaven Jones Funeral Home Arthur L. Brewer St. Johns Cemetery Mt. Williams

Funeral service for John A. Dove set for tomorrow

John A. Dove of Princeton Drive College Park will be ducted to a 3:30 p.m. service led by Dr. E T Clark at Jones Funeral Home. Pallbearers include Francis P Lages Thomas A Russell Adrian C Starry Philip B Sch lad t Eustace B Jackson and Dr Carroll H Iden. Burial follows at Mount Hebron Cemetery.

John A. Dove Princeton Drive College Park E. T. Clark Jones Funeral Home Francis P. Lages Thomas A. Russell Adrian C. Starry Philip B. Schladt Eustace B. Jackson Carroll H. Iden Mount Hebron Cemetery

Clarke Supervisors OK Tight Limits on 2 4 D Use

Clarke County supervisors approved an ordinance to sharply curb 2 4 D herbicides with stiff penalties. A Sept 2 public hearing was set, with exceptions for pastures, corn, small grains and a controlled helicopter spray experiment subject to landowner and board approval. The measure requires licensing of custom sprayers and repeals the old 2 4 D law.

Berryville Clarke County David Donovan Board of Supervisors

Steel industry raises prices on rolled products

U S Steel led price hikes on hot and cold rolled steel with a 9.50 increase for galvanized items. Major producers Republic, Jones & Laughlin, National and Wheeling-Pittsburgh matched U S Steel, while Bethlehem Armco Inland and Sharon Steel timed increases late last week. General Motors Fisher Body delayed shipments awaiting price reassessment.

Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp U.S. Steel General Motors Fisher Body Republic Jones & Laughlin National Wheeling-Pittsburgh Bethlehem Armco Inland Sharon Steel

Front Royal Fire Damages Home but Not Entirely

Chief Turner reported a basement flash fire caused by an explosion in a house. Neighbors alerted emergency services after the blast. Mr Streets and his wife were treated at Warren Memorial and Charlottesville hospitals. Firefighters used gas masks, pumped and flushed the basement, and rid it of gasoline fumes for over two hours.

Turner Streets Warren Memorial Hospital Charlottesville Hospital

Early Wall Street Dips Amid Moderate Activity

The Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 819.48 at 10:30 a.m. after a 3 point drop in a cautious start to trading. Mixed results across blue chips included IBM up 1.4 percent, U S Smelting higher, and Penn Central slipping, with several tech and energy names showing fractional moves on light to moderate volume.

New York IBM U.S Penn Central Co

North Vietnam Frees U S Prisoners As Humanitarian Gesture

A captured American pilot describes rescue by a North Vietnamese fishing boat, then detention with adequate care and even spectacles. North Vietnam says it is releasing three prisoners as a humanitarian gesture in honor of American Independence Day, the first releases since last year.

North Vietnam U.S

Rain Helps Some Crops But Drought Lingers In Area

Farmers report rain boosting late fruit varieties corn and pastures while wheat suffers from recent downpours. GENE LARRICK of Hayfield notes lush green pastures and improved crops including apples peaches corn and hay though water tables remain low and springs have not recovered. H Paul Rhodes and Mr Laise echo that rain soaks soil but sun is still needed.

Gene Larrick Hayfield Mr. Larrick Larrick H. Paul Rhodes

Festival Orchestra Set for Symphonic Concert

The Festival Orchestra led by Dr. Lert rehearses with video review tech from the American League workshop. Saturday at 8:30 the 95‑piece ensemble performs a program including Elgars Pomp and Circumstance No. 1, Saint Saens Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso with Mr. Chapo, Dvoraks Slavonic Dance No. 8, Fledermaus Overture, Sibelius Finlandia, Tchaikovskys Waltz from Sleeping Beauty, Mendelssohns Wedding March, and selections from My Fair Lady.

Elgar Saint Saens Mr. Chapo Dvorak- Szell Dr. Lert Strauss Sibelius Tahcikovsky Mendelssohn Lerner-Loewe

Youth Lands Plane After Pilot Dies in Alarmed Landing

California youth John Dorr Jr., 20, who had never piloted a plane, landed a two-engine amphibious aircraft with 12 passengers aboard at Prince George Airport after the pilot died of a heart attack. An aiding pilot from Vancouver guided the effort and radioed landing instructions.

Prince George Big California John Dorr Jr Dorr Trembler Lake Here Northwest Territories Stu Spurr Vancouver British Columbia Airlines

Two vehicles collide injuring twenty one in rain slick intersection

A Trailways bus and a car collided at Bladensburg Road and New York Ave in Washington injuring 21. The car driver Herbert Bruce 26 of Baltimore was charged with running a red light as the bus bound for Baltimore and Philadelphia was destroyed.

Washington Trailways Herbert Bruce Baltimore Philadelphia Bladensburg Road New York Ave N. E

Weather Summary for Virginia and Winchester

Partly cloudy today with a low mid 60s and highs in the 80s. Tomorrow stays fair with mild temperatures. Winchester notes show sunset at 8 20 p m and sunrise at 6 17 a m with a new moon on Aug 13.

Virginia

Rainfall Averages And Totals For The Periods Given

Rainfall figures show totals up to 8 30 this morning on 08 August 1969 2 26 inches for the year to date and 22 08 inches for the previous year. Average monthly rainfall for 56 years is listed with 56 year December total at 36 43 inches.

Computer Sciences Northwest Airlines Dictaphone Corp Xerox Atlantic Richfield

POWs Families React Joyfully At News Of Releases

Families of three U S service members welcomed reports of their release from North Vietnam with joy and hope. Air Force Captain Wesley Lewis Rumble’s mother said she’s waiting for the Air Force to confirm. Douglas Hegdahl’s father Abe Hegdahl spoke of relief and anticipation as the men head for Laos Bangkok and New York.

Associated Press U.S Lyle Rumble Oroville Calif Air Force Wesley Lewis Rumble Rumble Robert Franchot Frishman Santee Navy Rennie Davis Hanoi Laos Bangkok New York Davis Anthony Charles Andrews Gale Wichita Kan University of Kansas Charles H. Anedrews Chico

Virginia Won’t Attend Maddox Southern Educators Meeting

Virginia will be absent from the August 16 meeting called by Georgia Governor Lester Maddox to oppose what organizers call federal control of schools. Virginia Superintendent Woodrow Wilkerson cannot attend due to a prior commitment. Governor Mills Godwin Jr. will also not attend.

Richmond Virginia Georgia Lester Maddox Woodrow W. Wilkerson Superintendent of Public Instruction Wilkerson Mills E. Godwin Jr Maddox Godwin

Cooks Paint Barbara Emter’s Home in Surprise Gift

In Bismarck North Dakota Barbara Emter a longtime cook at a local restaurant retired and received an unusual farewell gift from fellow kitchen staff. The cooks bakers and salad makers spent a day painting her white frame house with restaurant funds covering the paint. The work was done in one day across two shifts.

Bismarck, N.D Bismarck Barbara Emter

Answers to quiz on history and culture

Filly is a young female horse. Statements cover topics from the French and Indian War to classic film stars. The list includes deflate as a term, acknowledgments of true and false, and references to Britain France Audrey Hepburn Penny and birthright concepts.

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