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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1967
Page
2
Obituaries list several residents connected to Winchester area including Miss Rose Glauser of White Post died in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Services for John A. Thornton and Julian Osborne Singhass are scheduled with details on funeral homes and burial sites. Other notices include Joseph A. Thrift of Lutherville, MD and Miss Bertha R. Emmart of Gainesboro with service plans and family survivors.
Funeral arrangements listed for Miss Rose Glauser and Mrs Emily V Martin are incomplete. Jones Funeral Home handles services for John A Thornton scheduled Wednesday at 1 30 PM.
Clarke Fair reports its largest ever first day attendance with no rain. Exhibits are nearly all in place as judging begins today with livestock, floral, and other displays scheduled for judging. Evening events include the Broken Arrow Arch Club carnival and Grandstand shows featuring the Aimers Trio and Rosita and Alberto.
Mrs Alma S Hatfield 57 of 508 Winchester Ave Martinsburg W Va died yesterday in Kings Daughters Hospital Martinsburg after illness since Feb 16 She was born July 27 1910 daughter of Isaac and Rosa Hewett She was a former Postal Department employee at Berkeley Springs a member of First Baptist Church Phila thia Bible Class Wellsburg Chapter 23 Eastern Star Rainbow Girls Assembly No 36 Grand Cross of Color Survived by husband Kenneth A Hatfield son Thomas A Hatfield daughter Ann H Hatfield granddaughter Laura DeAnne Hatfield brothers Fey R Hewett Isaac O Hewett sisters Freda Fuller Marjorie Lockard Funeral Thurs 3 pm First Baptist Church Martinsburg Rev John Robert Stiff Burial Pleasant View Memory Gardens body to church 12 30 pm tonight and 7 9 pm at Brown Funeral Home.
Mrs. Carl Martin of Stephens City died yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a lifetime of church work and community service. Funeral plans are pending as Jones Funeral Home handles arrangements. Also, J D Workman a migrant worker from Lady Lake Florida died Friday at Winchester Memorial Hospital after being stricken at Kent Bailey apple orchards near Stephens City.
Charles F. Ashby 71 of Bluemont died yesterday at New ton D. Baker VA Hospital in Martinsburg West Virginia. He was born February 19 1896 son of James and Jennie Ashby. Survived by wife Annie Virginia Martz Ashby children Edgar A. Ashby Doris Pierson Nelson R. Ashby Myron F. Ashby Gladys Cottrell and siblings Hezekiah William and Mrs John Cross. Funeral held Thursday at Clarke Ebenezer Church with burial at John H. Enders Funeral Home Berryville.
Weekend burglaries at Peoples Drug Store in LaVale Plaza near Cumberland Md match a prior burglary at Berkeley Plaza Shop ping Center in Martinsburg Wv The LaVale thieves used a torch through the roof to steal 900 in cash A fire at the Martinsburg store caused 150000 in damages and a prior October theft totaled 4000 New Market budget.however Elkton police chief resignations and council comments circulate as Sager quits over pay and hours Town approves 80222 five budget with potential water rate hike to raise about 7668 in revenue
Mostly cloudy conditions with light showers tonight and Tuesday. Highs on Tuesday reach the 80s, with cooler 70s in the mountains. The forecast calls for lingering dampness and scattered showers through the period.
Dabney Watts Jr of 314 Stonewall Ave sustained leg contusions in a motorcycle crash on Oates Ave last night. Winchester Memorial Hospital reported at 11 p m that he is in satisfactory condition with no broken leg. Police details were not available.
Rainfall over the last 24 hours ending 6:30 a.m. was trace. August to date records 1.82 inches, while year to date is 20.87 inches. Five year January to December totals show 1962 99.73, 1963 33.46, 1964 31.63, 1965 26.85, 1966 33.32 inches. Average monthly rainfall over 54 years is listed as Jan 2.44, Feb 2.10, Mar 3.07, Apr 3.16, May 3.64, Jun 3.76, Jul 3.78, Aug 3.72, Sep 2.80, Oct 3.10, May 2.54, Dec 2.30 inches.
The North Mountain Go-Getters 4-H Club will hold its meeting tonight at 7 30 at the Friendly Grove Community Center for the local youth members.
Two Frederick County youths were caught siphoning gasoline from a truck in Ward Plaza. Deputy Sheriff Osborne Renner said he surprised them Sunday night and a court hearing is set for September 18. They were released to their parents.
A European warbler completes a remarkable migratory route from Scandinavia to southern Africa. The journey spans multiple habitats and showcases the species’ resilience in crossing diverse ecosystems and long distances.
The $70.2 billion defense spending bill, the largest in U.S. history, is seen passing largely unchanged as Senate leaders express confidence. Debates focused on missile defense and accounting systems with critics threatening cuts tied to Vietnam policy, though no action occurred.
A small plane with four adults aboard crashed in light rain near Bonlee in Chatham County. Pilot John W. Luther, his wife Mary Holleman Luther, Calvin Holder, and Joe Daniel Mills died. Luther operated an air strip near Apex. the group had flown from Charlotte to Houston and back.
The market showed a cautious start with the Dow Jones average unchanged. MGM and Xerox climbed 24 points, American Motors and Chrysler rose, while Standard Oil of New Jersey and Ford Motor fell. Tenneco gained on a court order limiting a merger. Opening blocks featured Continental Airlines and Westinghouse with mixed results.
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