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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1971

Page

2

Obituary notices and funeral arrangements published

Obituaries include Oscar M Jenkins Sr 65 of Rt 2 died yesterday at home with funeral set for Thursday 2 00 p m at Hayfield Assembly of God Church with Rev Harold Gano and Rev A J Barrett. Burial Mount Olive Cemetery. Joseph Stretchberry service at Jones Funeral Home 1 30 p m Thursday. John H Laws of Haddox Street died in VA Center Martinsburg W V service Shiloh Baptist Winchester Saturday 2 00 p m. Burial Little Chapel Cemetery Millwood Pallbearers listed for Jenkins and Laws with several relatives named. Friends may call at Jones or Cartwright funeral homes as noted.

Oscar M Jenkins, Sr Rt. 2 Hayfield Charles Jenkins William Jenkins Russell Malone James H. Lewis Cecil Swisher Clifton Arnold Mount Olive Cemetery Jones Funeral Home John H. Laws Haddox St Martinsburg W. Va Laws Chambersburg Ralph Laws John Henry Laws, Jr Noah Alexander Laws Winchester James Laws Russell Laws Baltimore Rachel Minnifield

Linebaugh Service for Alvin G Linebaugh

Funeral service for Alvin Glenn Linebaugh 58 of 217 Opequon Ave will be Friday at 1 30 p m at Omps Funeral Home with the Rev Donald Smith. Burial follows at Rosedale Cemetery Martinsburg. He was a WWII veteran and former WINC radio engineer. He married Frances Dorsey March 14 1942. A separate notice: Joseph A Stretchberry 76 of 233 Parkway dies at Winchester Memorial Hospital with services tomorrow at 1 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home and Mount Hebron Masonic Memorial Service tonight at 7 30. Flowers omitted per family request.

Alvin Glenn Dick) Linebaugh Opequon Ave Winchester Memorial Hospital Omps Donald Smith Mr. Linebaugh Hagerstown Joseph Ida Linebaugh Christ Reformed Church of Joseph A. Stretchberry Parkway Jones Funeral Home Herman Elam Edwin Ebersole, Jr Richard Ebersole Clifton Moritz Michael Hammer L.J. Hammer, III Matthew Hammer Mount Hebron Cemetery Jones Funeral

Clarke Board Keeps Welfare Salaries At Previous Level

Clarke County Supervisors at the December meeting stick to their guns on Welfare Department salaries. The State Welfare Dept has been deducting requested raises from county sales tax, so the board voted to pay salaries at the previous level for one more month. A $2,500 loan to the Clarke County Sanitary Authority funds Millwood area feasibility work. Public hearing set for January on rezoning 13 acres north of Berryville from R-1 to R-2 for townhouse development. Auto junkyard permit for Lloyd Good referred to Planning Commission for study. Walter N. Rutherford resigns as a central official.

Lulu Williams Berryville Clarke County Board of Supervisors Welfare Department State Welfare Dept Clarke County A. Moore Lloyd Good Longmarsh Planning Commission A.R. Dunning Electoral Board Sanitary Authority Carlton Emmart D. Blanton Allen Eustace Jackson Dr. Allen Clarke Jack Hardesty Lord Fairfax Planning District Commission

Beavers Family Soils Middleburg Area Obituary

Oscar J. Beavers 86 of Middleburg died Friday after a long illness. Born July 30 1885 in Loudoun County he was a retired farmer and longtime Unison United Methodist Church member who served on its Administrative Board. He directed the First Virginia Bank of Purcellville for 33 years and is survived by his widow Pearle Miley Beavers a daughter Helen Beavers Mallory two sons Shirley Carlin and Dudley Norwood a sister Inez Harrison Beavers eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral was held Monday at Hall Funeral Home Purcellville with burial in Loudoun Ebenezer Cemetery.

Oscar Irving Beavers Middleburg Mr. Beavers Loudoun County Oscar Littleton Maggie Benton Beavers Unison United Methodist Church First Virginia Bank of Purcellville Pearle Miley Beavers Helen Beavers Mallory Berryville Shirley Carlin Beavers Dudley Norwood Beavers Inez Harrison Beavers Los Angeles Calif Hall Funeral Home Harold Parker Hamilton Baptist Church Shirley Beavers Arlington John Beavers Norris Beavers Edward Marlow, Jr Boyce Harrison Miley Round Hill Cannon Cassell The Plains Loudoun Ebenezer Cemetery

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Youth Association for Retarded Children Meets Tomorrow

The Youth Association for Retarded Children will hold its regular meeting tomorrow at 7 p.m. at the Baptist Youth Center. Final elections for officers will be held. Members may bring Christmas bows funds. The group invites anyone aged 13 to 25 to attend and help the handicapped in the area.

The Youth Association For Retarded Children Baptist Youth Center YARC

Quarles Students to Attend Arts Education Seminar at Wayside

Tomorrow at 10 a.m. a seminar at Wayside Theatre Middletown will host more than 200 Quarles Elementary students as attendees. State Department of Education officials and Virginia Commission of the Arts and Humanities representatives are expected.

Wayside Middletown Quarles State Department of Education Virginia Commission of the Arts and Humanities Gerald Slaver Boards of Education State Office of Instruction Office of Elementary Education Frank Dunham

McGraw-Hill Buys Hughes Autobiography Rights

McGraw Hill Book Co says it secured world publishing rights to a 230000 word Howard Hughes autobiography and deems it authentic. Hughes Tool Co disputes the project while Life magazine plans a three part serialization next March 27 before a 1973 Dell paperback edition.

New York McGraw- Hill Book Co Howard Hughes McGraw-Hill Hughes Tool Co Hughes Las Vegas Life Magazine Life Donald M. Wilson Dell Publishing Co

Senate Debates Rehnquist Nomination Faces Filibuster Charge

Senate debate over William H. Rehnquist's Supreme Court nomination continued amid Republican claims of a Democratic filibuster. Republican Leader Hugh Scott pressed Birch Bayh on votes, while Bayh rejected the charge and said a record would be presented before voting. A two thirds rule petition could curb debate if no agreement is reached. Lobsters drift as spiderlike lobsterlings before reaching the sea bottom.

Hugh Scott Pennsylvania Birch Bayh D-Ind Bayh Rehnquist Scott Baloney Phoenix Senate

Donnelly Elected President of Winchester Frederick Ministerial Assn

The Rev. Robert J. Donnelly, Braddock Street United Methodist Church education minister, was elected president of the Winchester Frederick County Ministerial Association. Other officers named are Rev. George Stine as vice president, Rev. Arnold Vaught as secretary, and Rev. Foster Couchman as treasurer. They assume office in January and Donnelly, a Randolph Macon College and Wesley Theological Seminary graduate, has served three years in Winchester with wife Peggy and children Bobby Ann Patricia, at 304 Sheridan Ave.

Robert J. Donnelly Braddock Street United Methodist Church Winchester - Frederick County George Stine Centenary United Church of Christ Arnold Vaught Friends Meeting Foster Couchman Sunnyside Presbyterian Church Donnelly Braddock Street Church Randolph Macon College Ashland Wesley Theological Seminary Washington, D.C Richmond Virginia Peggy Bobby Ann Patricia Sheridan Ave

Five Found Shot to Death in New Jersey Home

Westfield police say five people including three children were found dead from gunfire in a spacious home. John E List, 46, identified as a New York City firm executive, is wanted for questioning. Victims are Helen List 46 Patricia 16 John F 15 Frederick 13 and Alma List about 80.

Westfield N.J John E. List New York City List John F. Moran Westfield Police Moran Helen List Patricia John F Frederick Alma List

Weather summary for Virginia with rainfall figures

Mostly cloudy tonight and partly cloudy tomorrow with a high in the mid to upper fifties. Rain chances 20 percent. Extended forecast calls for clear and cool Friday then cloudy and warmer weekend highs in the forties to fifties. Rainfall totals and daily measurements included.

District GOP Set Meeting in Culpeper Saturday

Wayne A. Whitham of Winchester chairs the Seventh District Republican Party of Virginia and calls a 10 a.m. Saturday gathering at the Holiday Inn in Culpeper. Special guest speaker Richard D. Obenshain, Richmond attorney and Holton ticket candidate for attorney general, will attend along with Central Committee member election and Eastern Region Vice Chairwoman selection.

Wayne A. Whitham Winchester Republican Party of Virginia Culpeper Holiday Inn Richard D. Obenshain Holton Obenshain Richmond Central Committee Eastern Region

Three Vehicle Crash on S Loudoun St Causes Total Loss

A three vehicle crash on S Loudoun Street yesterday at 410 PM caused $500 in damages to two trucks and a car, declared a total loss. Ronald Miller 18 of 548 North Loudoun Street drove left from James Street, striking the panel truck of Wayne Moreland 26 of Berryville, then hit James Lewis 42 of Route 2 in Winchester. No injuries were reported.

S. Loudoun St Winchester Ronald Miller N. Loudoun St James St Wayne Alton Moreland Berryville Miller James Herman Lewis Rt. 2

Wall Street Markets Edge Lower Amid Profit Taking

In moderate trading on Wall Street New York, the Dow Jones average fell to 856.53 down 0.87 as the tape lagged two minutes. Analysts attributed the dip to ongoing profit taking and consolidation after a strong rally with mixed moves among major issues. Eastern Air Lines, Occidental Petroleum, Scott Paper, Boise Cascade and Bethlehem Steel were among notable price changes.

NEW York New York Stock Exchange Eastern Air Lines Occidental Petroleum Scott Paper Boise Cascade Bethlehem Steel

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Jenkins Service Hugh V. Slonaker Oscar M. Jenkins, Sr Hayfield Assembly of God Amherst ST DIAL Alvin G. Linebaugh Rosedale Cemetery W.va Mimate Tot Onote Sealmark Rock OF Ages Bernard F. Groves Boscawen St Hower Linebaugh Service Stretchberry Clarke Board Guns Walter N. Rutherford Oscar J. Beavers Raleigh Watson P.T. McIntire Robert H. Hummer Edward B. Lee Dr. Watson Mr.Hardesty Mr. Lee Kenneth Gilpin, Jr John Slater Commonwealth Edward McC. Williams R.C. Carter Taya John W.rosenberger & CO Eeevueee Virginia Commission Shirley Heim Stafford County Slaver Wayside Foundation Wayside Women’s Committee Eisenhower Ministerial Assn Winchester Skies Madam Defarge Topeka Catherine of Aragon Green Seine Tom Sawyer Texas Gulf Coast New England Pacific Northwest Oklahoma Kansas Missouri Arkansas GOP Wall Street Duality S. Cameron Street Winchester, Virginia
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