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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1971

Page

2

Obituary notices for Roberts and Hott with funeral details

Mr Roberts born December 15 1914 in Markham son of Isaac and Mary White Roberts employed by Moore and Dorsey Orchard Co Berryville. Survived by widow Willa Mae four sisters and a sister in law and an aunt funeral Sunday 2 pm Mount Zion Baptist Church Berryville. Burial Mount Morris Cemetery Hume. Friends may visit tonight 7 to 9 at Smith and Strider Funeral Home Charles Town. Samuel A Hott 89 Sunnyside Station died Tuesday Winchester nursing home funeral 1 30 pm Jones Funeral Home with Dr George H Orser pallbearers listed. Burial Mount Hebron Cemetery family to receive friends tomorrow 7 to 9 at Jones Funeral Home.

Roberts Markham Isaac Mary White Roberts Moore and Dorsey Orchard Co Berryville Willa Mae Roberts Wilbur Payton Floyd Payton Charles Town W. Va Bertha Barber Philadelphia Jake Jenkins Shepherdstown Samuel A Hott Sunnyside Station Winchester Jones Funeral Home George H. Orser Clarence Swartz Ronald Hott Colin Hott Marvin Hott Wayne Hottle Charles Jenkins Mount Hebron

Samuel A. Hott Visitation Saturday at Jones Funeral Home

Samuel A. Hott is listed for ceremony details with visitation Saturday at 1 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home. The notice reflects a local obituary item with funeral home in its header.

County recreation plan eyed for youth and teen needs

County officials and community groups discussed a shared recreation program with 11 acre Raritan tract development, park facilities, and private funding. Goals include teen involvement, civic center ideas, school grounds support, and underwritten equipment costs.

Norfolk antibusing rally urges call to the President

About 3000 people gathered in Norfolk to denounce busing and urged direct protests to the President by calling the White House. Organizers lashed judges and school officials, arguing against forced desegregation and urging parents to resist enrollment plans.

Norfolk White House Morton Fleet Save Our Neighborhood Schools Nixon Fleet Sons Owen Williams Portsmouth Sons’ Steering Committee

Lightning strikes switchbox at residence on Pumpkin Ridge

Firemen report a lightning strike hit the front porch switchbox of Mrs. Floyd Ash on Pumpkin Ridge yesterday afternoon. Volunteers arrived around 4 p.m. and noted a hole in the switchbox but no damage to the wiring or house exterior.

Floyd Ash Pumpkin Ridge Clearbrook

10 Scouts and Leaders Return from Japan

Ten Shenandoah Area Boy Scout Council members arrive home from the World Jamboree in Japan. The group of 10 Scouts and two leaders flew into Dulles Airport after visiting Kyoto Kobe Nara Tokyo Nikko and Asagiri Heights. They faced typhoon related disruptions before returning home.

Shenandoah Area Boy Scout Council Japan Boy Scout Dulles Winchester Alex Simpson Charles Troxel Eric Lamar Charles Robinson Win Chester Oliver Orndorff Stephens City Wayne Jack Hardesty Clarke County George Troxel Don Tinsman Winnipeg Canada Anchorage Cold Bay Alaska Osaka International Osaka Kyoto Kobe Nara Tokyo Nikko Asagiri Heights Shizuoka Prefecture Honshu Island

Live, Inc. forms to improve substandard housing conditions

LIVE Inc named officers and board members including Miss Charlotte E. DeHart secretary treasurer and Joseph F. Higgs assistant secretary treasurer with Ruth C. Crum H Roberts Edwards Wade D. Ferguson Boyd J. Hamman and Wesley M. Thompson Sr as directors Advisors include J David Headley and Steve Carbes. Attorney Lewis M. Costello is legal advisor. The group aims to aid low income families in poor housing once launched and invites inquiries at 662-0809.

Macbeth Buckner Live, Inc Charlotte E. DeHart Joseph F. Higgs Corporation Ruth C. Crum H. Roberts Edwards Wade D. Ferguson Boyd J. Hamman Wesley M. Thompson J. David Headley Farmers Home Administration Steve Carbes Frederick County Sanitation Authority Lewis M. Costello

Wall Street Opens Higher On Broad Market Rally

Wall Street gains apparent in early trading as the Dow Jones 30 industrials rises 9.05 to 855.43 at 10:30 am. Advancers outpace decliners 4 to 1 on the NYSE with short covering cited as a major driver. Rubber stocks lead with Goodrich up to 295 percent amid overall gains and notable blocks in Litton Industries, Cincinnati Milacron, and Southern California Edison.

New York Stock Exchange Goodrich Goodyear Litton Industries Cincinnati Milacron Southern California Edison Southern Co Northwest Airlines General Telephone Koracorp Industries American Telephone American Airlines

Weather Elsewhere Summary Fragment

A fragmented weather note references Earth as the only planet not named after a Greek or Roman deity and includes a miscellaneous list of items and names such as Whale Etching James J Braddock Solomon Indian tribes Godley's Lady's Book through the capillaries England eight sometimes six.

Earth James J. Braddock Solomon Godley England

Weather roundup for Winchester Virginia and daily figures

The report notes clear skies in Virginia tonight with a low around 60s and sunny conditions Friday reaching near 80. It lists today’s noon high at 72 and low at 55, no rainfall since 8:30 am, and August rainfall at 1.89 inches with five year totals and monthly averages provided.

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Woman Plunges 1,000 Feet To Death At Hancock Center

In Chicago a 29 year old Lorraine Kowalski fell nearly 1,000 feet from the 90th floor of the John Hancock Center after passing through a broken window in a man’s apartment. Police reported no witness to the fall and continued investigation.

Chicago John Hancock Center Lorraine Kowalski Near North Side Empire State Building World Trade Center New York

Cattle Disease Hits Frederick County Herd

Charles Taylor of Frederick County reports two more cattle deaths bringing his herd loss to ten. He says eight heifers died after exposure to a dormant spray called Dinitro, a material no longer used. Several cattle remain sick. Also notes the University of Santo Domingo was founded in 1538 in the Dominican Republic.

Charles Taylor Frederick County Mr. Taylor New World The University of Santo Domingo Dominican Republic

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Mr. Samuel A. Hott Funds Funeral Home Amherst ST Dial Omps Funeral Home OF the Bernard F. Groves Boscawen St Casion Smalts Florist, Inc National Ave Recreation Commission Headley David Fahnestock Rosenberger Frederick Heights U.S Walter E. Hoffman NAACP Federal Ces Bank Elie Sn Ebest Durga Bari Agartala India East Pakistan Echo Village Wall Street Frantz Newlane & Bro N. Cameron St Whale National Weather Service Georgia Coast Plains NITRO Nutro Weed Treat & Feed Pita Tratt Ravalawn DA
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