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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1969

Page

2

Funeral service for Holmes A Butler set Monday

Holmes A. Butler aged 67 of 517 S Kent St died Thursday. A funeral service will be held Monday at 2 PM at the Supreme Council House of Jacob led by Bishop Joe L Yonker and Elder Russell Mason. Burial follows in Orrick Cemetery. Friends may call at Jones Funeral Home.

Holmes A. Butler S. Kent St Supreme Council Jacob Joe L. Yonker Russell Mason Orrick Cemetery Jones Funeral Home

Zea service for Donald McLeod Zea in Kernstown obituary

Funeral services are set for Donald McLeod Zea 68 of Stephens City at Opequon Memorial Presbyterian Church Kernstown with Dr Samuel L Hiebert officiating. Zea a retired M J Grover Lime salesman born January 22 1901 Strasburg is survived by wife Elsie Wine Zea two sons a stepdaughter a sister and four grandchildren. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers named. body at Stover Funeral Home Strasburg with visitation this evening. Donations to church memorial fund.

Donald McLeod (Bunt) Zea Stephens City Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital Woodstock Opequon Memorial Presbyterian Church Kernstown Samuel L. Hiebert Charles M. Carlsson Zea Strasburg Frank McCord Hattye McLeod Zéa M.J. Grover Lime Co Opequon Presbyterian Church Augusta Military Academy Fort Defiance Pi Kappa Phi Roanoke College Elsie Wine Zea Donald M. Zea, Jr West Covina Calif Allen W. Zea Glen Dora John Ballowe Norfolk Frank S Laverner Sr Frank E. Zea Bryant Armstrong Roger Sager Julian Carbaugh Glen Horst Bernard L. Grove George Heitz Stover

Funeral service for Mrs. Laura Nixon conducted

Nixon service for Mrs. Laura Nixon age 84 formerly of Mountain Falls died Thursday conducted at Jones Funeral Home at 11 AM by Rev. Paul E. Dick pallbearers were Paul Richard Phillip Richard J Edgar Richard John W. Richard James Lockhart Roy Triplett burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery

Laura Nixon Mountain Falls Jones Funeral Paul E. Dick Paul Richard Phillip Richard J. Edgar Richard John W. Richard James Lockhart Roy Triplett Mount Hebron Cemetery

Funeral services announced for Sgt Howard F Martin

Funeral arrangements incomplete for Sgt Howard F Martin. Miss Mary Pancoast to be remembered Monday at 1 00 at Centre Friends Meeting House. Mr Holmes A Butler to be remembered Monday at 2 00 at Supreme Council House of Jacob.

Sgt Howard F. Martin Mr. Holmes A. Butler Supreme Council House of Jacob

Hot Red Sea Pools Harbor Vast Heavy Metal Content

National Geographic reports pockets of hot water in the Red Sea reach up to 133 degrees. These sunken pools are anchored to the ocean floor by high salinity and may concentrate heavy metals like gold silver iron and copper by as much as fifty thousand times the normal levels.

Red Sea National Geographic

Front Royal Man Dies In 2 Car Rt 55 Crash

Multiple traffic deaths reported across Virginia as a Front Royal man and other drivers and pedestrians died Friday in separate crashes. Victims include Edith Mae Bell of Copper Hill and Terry Lee Putnam of Front Royal, with other fatalities listed in various counties.

Associated Press Copper Hill Blue Ridge Parkway Edith Mae Bell Rehoboth Robert Earl Bishop Roanoke Rapids N.C Virginia Lunenburg Front Royal Terry Lee Putnam Warren County Barneets Thomas Nathaniel Tyler Charles City Barnetts Norfolk John H. Tyler Virginia Beach

Funeral services for Mrs Mary E Pingley Parks

Funeral services for Mrs Mary E Pingley Parks 69 of 958 Woodstock Lane who died yesterday in a Winchester nursing home will be held 2 PM tomorrow at Omps Funeral Home with Rev Edward Taylor. Burial follows at Mt Olive Cemetery Hayfield. Pallbearers named Albert Pingley Harry Pingley Russell C Larrick Linden A Pingley Jr Robert Pingley Garland Pingley Donnie Pingley. Visitation at the funeral home this evening 7 to 9 PM.

Mary E. Pingley Parks Woodstock Lane Winchester Omps Funeral Home Edward Taylor Mt. Olive Cemetery Hayfield Albert Pingley Harry Pingley Russell C. Larrick Linden A. Pingley, Jr Robert Pingley Garland Pingley Donnie Pingley

Veto Warnings Stand For Tax Package In Congress Action

Congress votes into weekend session on tax reform and HEW funds. Nixon faces possible veto as lawmakers trim $1.5 billion, with exemptions and benefits outlined, including raised personal exemption and Social Security boost.

Washington Congress Health, Education and Welfare Department Senate Hugh Scott Pennsylvania Nixon United States

Mrs Roxie Mink of Lebanon Dies at 65

Roxie A Brown Mink 65 of Route 3 Lebanon died today at Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon after retiring in June from the Dutch Miss She was born May 22 1904 in Winchester daughter of the late David F and Roberta Bowen Brown She is survived by a daughter Roxie Barnes a grandson and siblings David Leslie Cecil Cora and Amy all of Winchester Services were held Tuesday at Rohland Funeral Home Lebanon burial at Grand View Memorial Park Annville Friends may call Monday 7 to 9 at the funeral home

Lena Reid Hill Capon Street Strasburg Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital Woodstock Miss Hill Fairfield James Martin Lowery Emma Henning Hill Raymon Tamkin Boyd Roller Norval Nicholas Paul Kronk Walter K. Cooley John H. Little, Jr Green Hill Cemetery Stephens City Mary E. Pancoast Loudoun County Joseph H Ruth Pancoast Winchester Lincoln Pancoast George School Pennsylvania Johns Hopkins School For Nurses Red Cross France New Jersey Zinc Company Palmerton N.J. Zinc Company Franklin, N.J N. Washington St American Friends Service Veterans Hospital Martinsburg W. Va Salvation Army Auxiliary Frederick County Historical Society Miss Pancoast Society of Friends Center Meeting House Washington and Piccadilly Roy J. Pancoast Richmond Isabel P. Goode Roxie A. Brown Mink Lebanon Good Samaritan Mink David F Roberta Bowen Brown Memorial United Methodist Church Roger Roxie S.) Barnes Route 3 David Brown Leslie Brown Cecil Brown Cora Davis Amy Davis Rohland 5Th Cumberland Sts Grand View Memorial Park Annville Theuneral

Strike Talks In Slowdown Over Holiday Pause At GE

New York AP reports bargaining for GE eight week strike has slowed due to holidays and limited talks. IUE and UE adjourned to Monday after brief sessions while 10 local unions continue nationwide. GE offered 55 cents per hour raise over three years plus cost of living adjustments. unions seek 90 cents over 30 months from a current $3.25 average hourly wage.

NEW York General Electric Co International Union of Electical Workers Afl-Cio United Electrical Workers IVE

Newsman Elie Abel Named Columbia Journalism Dean

Elie Abel, NBC diplomatic correspondent, is named dean of Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Approved by trustees, he will assume Feb 1, 1969. Abel, 49, a McGill graduate, replaces Edward Barrett who resigned after 12 years.

New York Elie Abel National Broadcasting Co Columbia University Abel Edward W. Barrett Montreal Que NBC London McGill University New York Times Detroit Washington Belgrade New Delhi

Weather Outlook for Virginia and Winchester

Fall chill grips Virginia with teens to low 20s tonight and high 35 to 42 Sunday. Mostly cloudy Monday with seasonably cold air and a possible snow chance late Sunday night. precipitation near zero tonight and about 10 percent Sunday. Winchester report notes sunset 4 53 p m today and sunrise 7 29 a m tomorrow with a full moon rise soon.

Virginia Winchester

Rainfall totals and historic averages from 56 years

A rainfall report shows no rainfall in the past 48 hours ending 8:30 am today. December rainfall to date is 1.87 inches, with 1969 to date at 35.40 inches. Five year totals by year from 1964 to 1968 are listed, followed by average monthly rainfall over 56 years for each month. In a separate item, Woodrow Wilson defeated Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft in the 1912 election.

Mayea Woodrow Wilson U.S Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft

Godwin discusses voting fraud probe and clemency appeals

Governor Godwin addressed topics from a bipartisan fraud investigation finding no illegal voting in 1969 to clemency appeals for Frank La Varre. He commented on Virginia State College's merger plans with Virginia Tech and voiced intent not to seek higher office, planning to return to Nansemond County.

Godwin Frank LaVarre University of Virginia Virginia State College Agriculture Department Virginia Tech VSC Virginia State Rep Watkins M. Abbitt Virginia Nansemond County

Court Orders Brando to Pay First Wife Support

A judge ordered Marlon Brando to pay his first wife Anna Kashfi $18 250. He testified he could not meet the request for $3 300 a month until her death or remarriage. The pair, married in 1957 and divorced in 1959, had agreed Brando would pay Kashfi $500 000 over ten years.

Marlon Brando Anna Kashfi Brando Miss Kashfi

Clergy In Tent Housing After Move To Philadelphia

The Rev. David W. Gieschen and family left Manhattan Kansas for Philadelphia to lead a Lutheran Church in America post and chose tent living after housing shortfalls. They plan to stay through most of the summer before seeking a permanent home.

Philadelphia David W. Gieschen Manhattan Kan Lutheran Church In America

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