This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1974
Page
2
Obituary notices report Arthur V. West Sr. of Clearbrook dies aged 80 at V A Hospital with survivor list including Verna West and multiple children. Other obituaries note Della Frances Combs, John P. Cashin Ward, Alexander Wade, Raymond L. Rossman, Marvin C. White Sr., and Mary Elizabeth Holper with funeral details and burial sites in Virginia and West Virginia.
The possible natural gas cutoff to 25 regional factories in southwest Virginia risks shutdowns or drastic reductions unless new supply sources appear by year’s start. Up to 4000 could be unemployed. Colonial Natural Gas warns of no gas from Jan 1, while East Tennessee Natural Gas plans a 40 to 55 percent cut. Major plants including Colonial, Corning Glass, Westinghouse, and American Screw face potential closures.
Authority raises rates may hold for cost factors at the lagoon. Director Engineer Wendy Jones notes residents accept $8 for telephone but resist $8 for water and sewer. One audience member argues telephone is more necessary. The January 1 increase will affect all county water and sewer customers, starting with Stephens Run Lagoon residents. The board also weighs aligning Stephens Run connection fees with $2150 Abrams Creek Red Bud Run system.
The Northwestern Mental Health Assn collects Christmas gifts for 76 patients at Western State Hospital Staunton. A truck will go Tuesday with items gathered at the Northwestern Psychiatric Clinic 12 Rouss Ave through 5 p.m. today and Monday. Needed items include stationary games puzzles playing cards toilet articles candies paper back books and other free time activities.
A scanned list of Sunday to Wednesday local meetings plus a historical note on how bakers added a 13th loaf to a dozen to avoid fines. Events span Apple Valley, Winchester, Front Royal, Berryville and nearby venues with clubs, guilds, and chambers meeting across churches and halls.
Partly cloudy tonight with low temperatures in the 20s. Sunday stays partly cloudy in the mountains with highs in the 30s and 40s to around 50 elsewhere. Virginia mountain lows in the 20s and 30s elsewhere, with extended outlook showing cloudy skies and a chance of precipitation Tuesday.
Washington AP reports Julie Kisielewski head of HEW Federal Women's Program says she has been threatened with physical harm and loss of federal job as a petition seeking her ouster circulates within the department.
Funeral services are set for G. Fred Switzer a leading Shenandoah Valley businessman and former Virginia Democratic party figure He died Friday at 71 The service will be at Grace Memorial Episcopal Church Lynnwood with burial in Port Republic Cemetery Switzer led Harrisonburg Telephone Co for 33 years served at First National Bank of Harrisonburg 31 years and held posts as postmaster and Democratic official from Virginia.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.