Shingleton Dies After Generous Winchester Life
The story traces Frank Shingleton’s rise from miner in Kempton to founder of Shenandoah’s Pride dairy in Winchester. He built a fortune through philanthropy, supporting schools, hospitals, Scouts, churches, and Shenandoah College. He received civic honors before dying in Winchester. funeral details follow.
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Shingleton
Winchester
Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music
Shingleton Gymnasium
Handley, James Wood
Clarke County
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
United Givers Fund
Boy Scouts
Woman held in protective custody after Idaho hotel assault threat
Idaho Falls AP report says 23 year old Kathy Wagoner is held in Bonneville County Jail for mental welfare after alleging a man knocked her unconscious in Room 145 at the Ramada Inn. Police note the mirror bore threats about President Carter and Secret Service took the mirror.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Robert Pollock
Kathy Wagoner
Carter
Secret Service
Grand Teton National Park
Air Force One
Washington
KIFI
Ms. Wagoner
Washinton
Wide Support for Virginia Property Tax Amendment
A Virginia legislative subcommittee heard broad support for a proposed constitutional amendment to allow partial exemptions for rehabilitated housing and buildings. Lawmakers noted many enabling details must be refined and debated before passage, including who benefits and when exemptions end. The panel, led by Delegate Franklin P. Hall, planned an October review of possible legislation.
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Richmond
General Assembly
Virginia
Man Receives Jail Time for May 28 Knife Assault
Ronald Winters of Winchester was sentenced in Winchester District Court to 30 days in jail with 25 suspended and a $50 fine after being found guilty of assault with a knife in the May 28 incident near Herschel Bohannon’s apartment on Franklin Street. Bohannon testified he was in his car when Winters arrived in a van, insulted him, and the pair exchanged actions that led to the knife attack. An appeal bond of $200 was set.
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Ronald Winters
Winchester
Winters
Herschel Bohannon
Bohannon
Franklin Street
Building Indoor Pool Complex Set to Open
The War Memorial Recreation Complex building reopens Wednesday at 8 a.m after two weeks of cleaning and repairs. Outdoor pool will close after Monday Sept 4. Registration for Tiny Tot classes starts Sept 6 in the Arts and Craft Room with age groups listed.
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War Memorial
Correction notice on fire chief name and funding figures
The Star corrects yesterday's report on a Bufflick Road minor fire naming Charlie Dunn as fire chief and noting Walt Cunningham as first lieutenant. It also clarifies federal funding for Winchester area drug and alcohol programs totaling about $100,000 rather than $2.1 million.
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Bufflick Road
Walt Cunningham
Greenwood Fire Co
Charlie Dunn
Cunningham
Lord Fairfax Planning District Commission
Winchester
State Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Woman Is Convicted At Bonaventure Hotel Theft
The wife of Yemen's U.N. ambassador reported her purse containing about $40,000 in cash and jewelry was stolen while dining at the Bonaventure Hotel downtown. Vivien Ashtal, 30, told police she left the purse on the floor by her table and found it missing when she was ready to pay.
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Los Angeles
Yemen
United Nations
Bonaventure
Alan Yankee
Vivian Ashtal
Abdalla Saleh Ashtal
Yankee
Ashtal
United States
New York
U.N
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Shenandoah’s
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Beulah Parrish Shingleton
First Baptist Church
E. T. Clark
Donald Scruggs
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Bernard F. Groves
S. Braddock St
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Iran
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Peking
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Winchester Evening Star
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