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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1971

Page

2

Obituaries for Poston and White names in Winchester area

Obituary notices list Luther Poston born July 11 1910 Clarke County and Roland S White Sr born Sept 16 1922 Midvale area with service at John H Enders and Jones Funeral Homes. Poston survived by five children ten grandchildren and siblings. White retired A and P meat specialist and National Guard officer with War II service. donations to Cancer Fund. Funeral arrangements incomplete for Poston. viewing hours listed for both at local funeral homes.

Clarke County Luther and Nora Holtzclaw Poston Poston Bowerman Bros Berryville Boyce Baptist Church Roland S. White Superior St Winchester Memorial Hospital Mr. White Mid Gotairo F Winchester S. M Chug" White Preston White Falls Church Cancer Fund National Guard A & P Food Store Baltimore Jones Funeral Home

Obituary of Mrs Katherine Jackson of Winchester

Mrs Katherine Orndorff Jackson 76 of 125 W Germain St died yesterday in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Her husband Aquella H Jackson preceded her in death. She was born April 30 1895 daughter of Marian M Orndorff and Annie Stickley Orndorff of Oranda. She married Aquella H Jackson Oct 5 1929 and he died Oct 18 1959. She was a member of the Conrad Bible Class Braddock St United Methodist Church and Strasburg Christian Church. Surviving include stepchildren Lucille Jackson Allen A Jackson Ashbury Jackson John H Jackson and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service Monday at 3 pm Omps Funeral Home with Revs Charles Willard and David Derby. Burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers Glenn Seabright Frederick M Ritter Robert Cooper Melvin Hall Clay Manuel Charles McKee. viewing at Omps Funeral Home Sunday 7 30 to 9 pm.

Katherine Orndorff Jackson W. Germain St Winchester Memorial Hospital Aquella H. Jackson Marian M. Orndorff Annie Stickley Orndorff Oranda Conrad Bible Braddock St Mount Hebron Cemetery Glenn Seabright Frederick M. Ritter Robert Cooper Melvin Hall Clay Manuel Charles McKee Omps

Industrial fatalities peak in US 1907 1908

Britannica notes the era saw 4 534 railroading fatalities and 2 534 coal mine deaths as the highest rates. The figures highlight deadly industrial conditions in the period.

United States Encyclopaedia Britannica

Engineer Seeks 27238 For County Sanitation Project Fees

John W. McNair Jr a professional engineer filed suit against Frederick County Sanitation Authority to recover 27238 56 in engineering fees plus interest from December 26 1968 and costs under an July 3 1968 proposal to provide services for a sewer and water project in the Wea Villa Dye subdivision The project was the Authoritys first after its 1967 formation and stalled during annexation litigation with Winchester County Attorneys Allen and Dalton represent the plaintiff while Henry Whiting Kuykendall Hall and Whiting defend for the Authority

Frederick County Sanitation Authority John W. McNair Wea Sanitation Authority Winchester Frederick County Annexation Court James L. Bowman Stephens City Don E. Krueger Henry Whiting Kuykendall, Hall & Whiting Authority Allen & Dalton Waynesboro

Juvenile Weatherholt in Assault Case Referred to Court

A 15 year old Middle Road resident was found to be a juvenile in the assault of a New York woman on July 30. John Weatherholt and Walter Sealing were charged. Weatherholt is to face a regional juvenile court preliminary hearing next Tuesday. Weatherholt allegedly carried a rifle and knives. Sealing had a rifle and a knife.

Middle Road Winchester Police Corporation Court New York John Franklin Weatherholt Weatherholt Walter Sealing Weatherhold Sealing

Camden Sees Curfew After Second Night of Violence

Mayor Joseph M. Nardi declared a state of emergency in Camden N J and ordered an 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew for all but police, firemen and doctors amid looting, gunfire and fires. At least 100 arrests were tied to looting and disorderly conduct, with four dozen arrests the prior night. Two Puerto Rican men were shot and a third hospitalized as fires raged. a bullet hole appeared in the mayor’s 15th floor office during Friday’s turmoil.

Camden N.J Joseph M. Nardi Center City William Yeager Nardi Yeager

Calley Life Sentence Reduced by General Conner

The life sentence of 1st Lt. William L. Calley Jr for the My Lai massacre was cut to 20 years by Lt Gen Albert O. Conner, commander of the Eighth Army. The AP Wirephoto notes the confrontation between Calley and the general.

William L. Calley, Jr My Lai Albert O. Conner

Double Tollgate Crash Sends Five to Hospital

Five people were taken to Winchester Memorial Hospital by the Winchester and Middletown Rescue squads after a crash at Double Tollgate shortly before midnight. Robert Morrison Jr. of Front Royal, 22, suffered rib fractures and facial injuries. Chester Rohrbrugh of Maysville, West Virginia, had rib fractures and lacerations. Both were reported doing fine today.

Winchester Memorial Hospital Winchester Middletown Double Tollgate Robert Morrison, Jr Front Royal Chester Rohrbrugh Maysville W.va

Band Leaders Named For Field Band Soldiers Chorus

Col Gibson and Major Samuel Fricano head the Field Band and its Soldiers Chorus with extensive credentials. Bertha Anne Chapman Troy Dalton and Landis Whetzel sustained multiple lacerations in a Front Royal crash while four vehicles collided on Gray Ave at 3 37 am with total damages around $3 000.

Col. Gibson Southern Methodist University Dallas University of Maryland Columbia University Samuel J. Fricano Silver Creek N.Y Eastman School of Music 101St Airborne Division Fort Campbell 1St Cavalry Division Korea Gene Coughlin Detroit Lake Minn Major Coughlin Los Angeles Symphonic Band Westinghouse Chorus Hollywood Bowl San Francisco Opera Company Bertha Anne Chapman Front Royal Troy Dalton Landis Whetzel Moorefield W.va Gray Ave Joseph Daniel Brown Highland Ave Maurice T. Parlett Mr. Parlett Kenneth B. Hawes

Oldest American doll Letitia Penn traced to 1699

The doll named Letitia Penn may be the oldest in America. Brought from England to Philadelphia by William Penn in 1699. Made of wood and clad in velvet gown like a royal court lady.

Letitia Penn America England Philadelphia William Penn

Valley Weather Summary for Today and Weekend

Fair tonight with a mid 60s low and mostly sunny Sunday. a 10 percent rain chance tonight and 30 percent Sunday. Five day outlook through Wednesday calls for warm, generally fair weather with highs of 85 to 92 and nightly lows 65 to 70. Sunset 8 01 p.m. Moonset 8 15 p.m. First Quarter Aug 28.

Appalachians

Clarke County Fair Opens Monday at Raritan Club Grounds

Clarke County fair at the Raritan Club Fairground west of Berryville begins Monday. The event runs through Saturday, Aug 2, with beauty contests, grandstand entertainment, and a carnival daily. Miss Clarke Fair contest tops Monday's program at 8 p.m. The Farr Family to provide grandstand entertainment early in the week.

Berryville Clarke County Raritan Club Norman Tavenner, Jr Clarke County Raritan Club Bill Willingham Jerry Beydler John Digges, Jr Carlton Emmart Kenneth Shank Orie Royston Ernest Adams Thurman Phares Steward Larrick Charles Kackley Wilson Ver David Childs P. T. McIntire Jim Stonestreet Eustace B. Jackson Richard Bromley Farr

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Claude L. Poston Elnora Tate Roanoke Thelma Garrison Harvey Post White Post Douglas Poston Woodbridge Barbara Poston Boyce Clifton Poston Kearneysville Elizabeth Poston John H. Enders Roland White, Sr Mrs Katherine Jackson Roland S. White, Sr Georgie E. Todd Guneral Amherst ST Dial Katherine C. Jackson Mt. Hebron Cemetery Bernard F. Groves Johns-Manville Underwriters Laboratories John W. Rosenberger & CO Virginia Charlotte County Staunton Hill Scotland Munich West Germany Moracio Jimenez Penns Grove Stuart M. Perry Winchester Rt Berryville Rt Five Hawes N. Cameron St Winchester Skies Trace All Convention Dark Horses Bathsheba Hippocrates Great Lakes Midwest C.J. Brumback & Sons Clarke County Fair
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