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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1968

Page

2

Obituaries from Winchester area veterans and locals

Obituaries for Edwin Earl Leach 67 of Upperville World War II veteran formerly of American Viscose Front Royal died at Newton D. Baker VA Hospital Martinsburg WV. Also W B Hicks 77 of Winchester died at Winchester Memorial Hospital longtime orchardist Burnt Presbyterian Church veteran. Eugene Shutts 86 of 1921 Papermill Road died at Winchester Memorial Hospital stone man church member. Funeral services and burial arrangements noted for all.

Edwin Earl Leach Upperville Newton D. Baker VA Martinsburg W. Va Mr. Leach Thornton Blanche Leach Front Royal Winchester Garland E. Perry Kent St Ethel Smith Annie Strother Baltimore Wade Leach Wiltshire Funeral Home

Obituary Notices From Front Royal And Winchester Hospitals

Harris C Lewin 61 of Albin died Saturday at Winchester Memorial Hospital born February 28 1907 in Front Royal son of William and Rosa Lewin. He married Naomi Hottle and was a member of Sacred Heart Church Rouss Fire Company Madison Lodge and ran a construction company. Survived by daughter Caroline Cashman and grandchild Karen Cashman. last of his immediate family. Wake at Jones Funeral Home. Roy Lee Good 61 of Front Royal died Friday at Winchester Memorial Hospital born April 8 1907 in Shenandoah County son of Jacob and Clara Good employed 30 years at FMC American Viscose in electrical dept. Member Front Royal United Methodist Church and Men’s Bible Class. Survived by wife Frances Good two children Douglas Good and Doris Braithwaite two sisters Joycie Good and Clara Cornell six grandchildren and others. Funeral at Front Royal United Methodist Church conducted by Rev H Hasbrouck Hughes Jr. Pallbearers listed. burial in Prospect Hill Cemetery.

W.B. Hicks Pox Drive Winchester Memorial Hospital Mr. Hicks Berryville Jack Virginia Anderson Hicks Myrtle Lantz Charlotie Burnt Presbyterian Church Robert Mason Frederick, Md John Massie Burl Carpenter Frederick County Clyde Hicks Chestertown Jones Funeral Home Thomas J. Nash G. Raymond Womeledolph John W. Snyder John C. Blackburn John N. Peltner Joseph M. Williams, Jr James E. Bean C. Gilbert Stotler Mount Hebrom Cemetery Eugene Shutts Papermill Road Winchester Memorial Hosspital Mr. Shutts Bruceetown Samuel Matilda Shutts Mary Jarvis Stone Manson Brucetown Fla Irene Hershman Front Royal Herbert Shutts Grover Shutts Garland Shutts Winchester Carl Shutts Luther Shutts Henry S. Amidon Harris C. Lewin Albin William and Rosa Carron Lewin Naomi Hottle Lewin Sacred Heart Catholic Church The Rouss Fire Company Madison Lodge No Roy Lee Good 17Th St Mr. Good Shenandoah County Jacob and Clara Zirkle Good FMC Corporation Front Royal United Methodist Church Frances Jeanette Fultz Good Douglas L. Good Clearwater Doris Braithwaite Joycie Good Coineville Clara Cornell Springfield H. Hasbrouck Hughes,Jr Mark Ritenour James Bowers James Burn Wallace Thomason Elwood Miller Walter Gore Prospect Hill Cemetery

Barron Trial Begins in West Virginia

The conspiracy trial of former West Virginia Governor W W Barron and five other men opens in federal court in Charleston. Indicted February 14 for conspiring to bribe in state contract awards, the defendants face arraignment with about 90 jurors available and a trial likely to last three weeks. Judge J Robert Martin presides and rejected defense claims of improper government evidence.

Charleston W. Va West Virginia W. W. Barron Barron Burl A. Sawyers Vincent J. John Koski Truman E. Gore Elkins Bonn Brown Clarksburg Alfred W. Schroath J. Robert Martin South Carolina Martin

Funeral Services for W. B. Hicks Tuesday

Funeral arrangements for W. B. Hicks are announced with services set for Tuesday at 11 A.M. at Jones Funeral Home with Eugene Shutts noted in the plans. details remain incomplete.

W. B. Hicks

Robinson Defends Nixon Agnew Ticket Among Black Voters

The article reports mixed views from black delegates and leaders on the Nixon Agnew ticket. Some call it a mistake or say it won’t appeal to black voters, while others urge continued GOP support and dialogue. Robinson recalls his 1964 stances and past campaigning for Nixon.

Agnew Dyson Maryland Robinson Rockefeller Barry Goldwater Johnson Nixon

City County row over water and dump agreements exposed

City county tensions surface as officials dispute a formal water agreement with the Sanitation Authority and the jointly planned dump. Supervisors challenge statements that no formal requests were made while stressing a need for public acknowledgment and better future understanding. In Chicago, a legal loot note reports Cook County Law Library acquiring 150000 old law books for 10 dollars.

Donald Baughman Baughman J.robert Russell Chicago Cook County Law Library Chicago Law Institute

Three Hurt in Rt 50 Crash Near Waterloo

Three people from Oakton Virginia were injured in a two car collision on Rt 50 east of Waterloo at about 5 45 p m Nancy Lynn Scott 21 months old contusion of the forehead Margaret Scott 29 abrasions of the right leg and Roger Scott age four suffered injuries while riding in a car driven by Alonzo Scott The other vehicle was driven by Oakey Lee Simmons of Accomack Virginia Police estimated damage at 150 to the Scotts car and 50 to the Simmons car A separate incident on Berryville Ave left Carl Schoonover in satisfactory condition after abrasions and contusions A third crash on Rt 340 south of Berryville caused 850 damage involving William Moss and Barbara Stevens with injuries to neither driver

Rt. 50 Waterloo Nancy Lynn Scott Margaret Scott Roger Scott Oakton Alonzo Scott Oakston P.F. Click Scott Simmons Resaurant Carl Schoonover Sunfield Court Reistertown Memorial Hospital Berryville Ave Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad Winchester Police Rt. 340 Berryville Click William Moss Colonial Beach Barbara Stevens Roanoke Moss Stevens

Weather outlook Virginia cool nights and warm midweek

The forecast for Virginia calls for a clear cool night with lows in the upper 40s to 50s. Tuesday should be fair with highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s, followed by warmer conditions Wednesday. The five day outlook shows average highs 80 to 85 and lows 60 to 65, with 1/4 to 1/2 inch of rain possible, mainly Saturday and midweek. Rain totals and historical rainfall figures are provided for context.

Virginia

We community sighted near Gray Lumber site

The We community, a collection of shanties behind Gray Lumber Co., is tied to state Senator Garland Gray of Waverly. Harris planned a Saturday tour but Gray said he would be unavailable and suggested a meeting with Harris and several residents to address conditions there.

Archie Jones Baltimore Agnew Carolyn Hill Stewart West Virginia GOP Robert F. Kennedy Eugene J. McCarthy New York John Lindsay Chester K. Gillespie Ohio Republican Party Alin W. Dyson Richmond Gray Lumber Co Garland Gray Waverly Gray Harris

Answers to a historic quiz appear in torn page

A fragment lists items such as Oliver Wendell Holmes and the year 1918. It includes numbers like one fourth and thirteen with answers labeled true or false and a reference to vertebrae and an olive branch. The text resembles a period trivia card from a 1918 page.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

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