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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1961
Page
2
Obituary notes Mrs Mary Catherine Batt of 416 West Cork Street died Wednesday and will have a funeral service Saturday conducted by Reverends Paul Slonaker and G Rae Womeldorf at Jones Funeral Home. Relatives may call at the funeral home.
Sparks from a smoldering trash pile ignited a brush fire on the Slonaker place near Wadesville burning several acres. Firefighters from Clearbrook responded after an alarm on the Loy property. The blaze rekindled briefly but was controlled after about five hours. At 9 am Gainesboro dispatched a truck to the Richard Rus Whitacre place in Bloomery for a chimney fire with no damage reported.
The meeting discussed multiple proposed Shenandoah basin dams near Front Royal and Bentonville. Potential impacts include inundation of Rt 340 and 613, water supply changes, land acquisition, and relocation of roads. Officials noted pollution controls funded by government, water pricing implications, and the need for a multi-state agency to govern land and waterfront use.
Invitations may be extended by telephone or informal note. Luncheon time is usually between one and two. The meal features an appetizer, a meat main, two vegetables, a salad, rolls, biscuit, dessert, and coffee. The event may stand alone or be followed by card playing.
Increasing cloudiness and cold tonight across southwest Virginia with lows in the 20s and tens in the northwest. The Dec 9 13 outlook calls for near normal temperatures with some rain and a shift to warmer Monday and colder Tuesday or Wednesday. Rainfall totals to date listed. daily prayer at Braddock Street Chapel noon and evening services at Shenandoah College Auditorium at 7:30.
The list provides responses to ten prompts: Haiti, Virginia, Honor thy father and thy mother, Atomic, Nagasaki, makes eight, Hard, Every ten years, Steel, Counterclockwise.
Various sales and auctions listed for December from Frederick County. Housing lots farms and personal property offered by trustees and attorneys in fact. Auctioneer Charles R. Duvall coordinates events at county court house and rural sites including Waterloo White Post and Quequon District.
Two persons were convicted of speeding and two of reckless driving in municipal court this week. Conw ley of Rt. 1 Winchester and Joseph Smith of 313 E Cork St were found guilty of speeding and fined with costs. Bald ee and Stanley Gene Phillips of Read Winchester were fined. Phillips paid $20. Mrs.
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