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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1973
Page
2
Obituaries report the deaths of Mrs. Jeannette Longerbeam Martin 50 of 237 Walnut Berryville and others in the region including Harry H. Craig Sr. 66 of Charles Town and Robert R. Longerbeam 66 of Fairfax. Details cover birthplaces family lines church memberships occupations and funeral arrangements with timelines and burial sites.
Laura V. Anderson of 40 W Fourth Ave Rawson died Thursday in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Funeral conducted this afternoon at Jones Funeral Home by Rev George H Orser and Rev Lovely Gruber with pallbearers Loring Woore John J Hawse Joseph Clevenger Harry Glynn Sr Wilford Wilson Lewis H Ebert Meredith Wall and Richard P Glynn. Burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Also Viola Elizabeth Sargent of 209 Shawnee Ave died yesterday in Winchester nursing home. Sheborn in Frederick County daughter of Joseph W and Martha LeFevre Sargent. Survived by three sisters Mrs Leonard B March Mrs Willard Spaid and Mrs Herbert Haines. Graveside service Monday at 3:30 p.m. Mount Hebron Cemetery by Rev George H Orser. Family and friends may call at Jones Funeral Home.
Mrs Beatrice Louise Branson 44 of Lost River West Virginia died at home. Born January 13 1929 she was daughter of Melvin and Edith Riffey Survived by husband Jonathan C Branson two sons Jeffrey and Jonathan Branson Jr and daughter Melissa Branson sister Wilda Miller Cresiptown Md brother Melvin Riffey Jr New York. Service Monday 2 pm Lost River United Methodist Church Rev Borden Brady burial Greenwood Cemetery Lost River. Friends may call Loy Funeral Home after 7 pm tonight and tomorrow 2 4 pm and 7 9 pm. Body will be taken to church one hour before service.
Graveside service held for Philip Carter Logan 81 of Berryville who died Wednesday in a Woodstock nursing home. Burial at Milton Valley Cemetery near Berryville. Lewis A Allemong 63 of Berkeley Springs WV died yesterday. survived by wife Kathern and family. body at Johnsons Funeral Home. memorials to War Memorial Hospital or First United Methodist Church. Everette Ford Sheetz 48 of Woodstock died Thursday night in Winchester Memorial Hospital. service pending at Dellinger Funeral Home Woodstock with burial at Mount Calvary Cemetery. pallbearers listed. viewing this evening.
Michael Vernon Barton, 18, of RFD 1 Winchester, was charged with two counts of breaking and entering after allegedly entering the homes of James Sumption and Albert Painter on Aug. 9 while families were away. Jewelry, guns, money, and other items were reported stolen. Bond set at 1000 on each charge. hearing scheduled Sept. 11 in Frederick County General Court. Deputies Smoke and Whitacre led the initial investigation. Mauck and Kline continue with the case.
Point Roberts Washington seeks a halt in U S water deliveries to Surrey British Columbia amid drought and export bans. Canadian officials cite BC and federal rules while Point Roberts residents use 77 percent of the scarce supply.
Inspectors Larry King of Washington State Police and William Thomas of the FBI have joined the Clarke County robbery case at the sheriff’s request. The theft involved about $200,000 in jewelry and old coins taken from William West Jr.’s home last Sunday night.
A compiled list of Saturday and Sunday activities across Winchester and surrounding towns including church dinners reunions club meetings weight watchers civitan and social groups. Notable items include a Country Ham dinner at Fairview United Methodist Church and multiple reunions at Ebenezer Exchange Shelter and various community venues.
A Hymn Sing and Fellowship Meeting is planned Sunday at 2 45 p m at Highway Tabernacle Rt 11 south of Strasburg with singers from various places including the Goodson Twigg and Lathers families. A spokesman invites sacred groups and churches to join. Clarksville AP State troopers seek cause of a street cleaning machine explosion that killed a city employee.
Secretary of State Edmund G. Brown Jr. expects a full financial report on Nixon's 1972 re election campaign by Sept. 28. He used a state law and an opinion from Attorney General Evelle Younger to negotiate the disclosure with the Finance Committee to Re elect the President.
Partly cloudy tonight with fog patches toward dawn and highs in the 80s for Sunday. The extended forecast calls for variable cloudiness with chances of showers or thunderstorms through Monday to Wednesday and daily highs in the 80s with 60s to 70s at night.
Two former Navy divers Donald Rodecker and Christopher Delucci recovered silverware and ship fittings from the Andrea Doria near Nantucket. They will open vaults reportedly holding over $1 million in cash bonds and jewelry, with total valuables estimated at $4 million. The pair will live underwater for up to 10 days in a habitat attached to the liner while cutting into the vaults.
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