Obituaries and funeral notices in Winchester page
Obituaries include Mrs. Lavada L. Larrick 61 of 1628 Valley Ave died yesterday in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Born 1906 in Rock Enon Springs, she married Maynard R. Larrick in 1928 and worked at Winchester Knitting Mill. Survived by husband and siblings. Funeral Thursday 1:30 at Jones Funeral Home, burial Mount Hebron Cemetery. Public viewing 7-9 tonight and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavada L. ‘Larrick
Valley Ave
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Larrick
Rock Enon Springs
Lawrence T
Annie Lockhart Larrick
Maynard R. Larrick
Winchester
Winchester Knitting Mill
Stewart Larrick
Woodrow Larrick
Delmar Larrick
White Post
Mildred Willingham
Jones Funeral Home
Max Mueller
Mount Hebron
Memorial Services and Funeral Listings
Mrs. Hazel Palmer Dorton to be remembered Wednesday at 11:00 A.M. at Jones Funeral Home. A Business and Professional Women's Memorial Service is scheduled Tuesday at 7:00 P.M. for Mrs. Lavada L. Larrick. Services for Mrs. Goldie Mae Newlin will be held Thursday at 3:30 P.M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Palmer Dorton
National Ave
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Jones Funeral Home
William A. Lyons
Henry 5
Amidon
Ralph A. Chrisman
Bernard F. Groves, Jr
Kenneth C. Patton
Daniel T. Grimes
Sebert J. Smith
Ashby C. Stouffer
Shenandoah’ Memorial Park
Goldie Mae Newlin
Committees Named for In Town Apple Blossom Pageant
Arthur Spaid announces committee for the In Town Beauty Pageant at Shenandoah College on March 7. County and city fire companies, led by Arthur Jolliffe, will provide entrants and later lead in the Festival Firemen's Parade on May 2. Ticket sales begin Monday at multiple local stores and the festival office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Spaid
Spaid
Arthur Jolliffe
Rouss
Friendship
Sarah Zane
South End
Clearbrook
Gainesboro
Middletown
Round Hill
Shawnee
Stephens City
Shenandoah College
Henry T. Goode & Son
Johnston’s Jewelry
Barry’s
Chamber ‘of Commerce
Gaunt’s
Apple Blossom Festival
Martin’s
Miller’s Drug Store
George Washington Hotel
Death of Charles Town Man Virts at 69 Aged
Garland L Virts 69 of Charles Town West Virginia died yesterday at Charles Town General Hospital He was born April 1 1898 son of the late Lewis J and Minnie Riley Virts He worked as a salesman for Charles Town Garage Jefferson Motor Co and Jefferson County Motors He was a member of Charles Town Baptist Church survived by widow Ethel Royer Virts one son Lewis Royer Virts two sisters four grandchildren one great grandchild and several nieces and nephews Funeral arranged at Smith and Strider Funeral Home Charles Town tomorrow at 2 pm with Rev Russell J Urquhart Burial in Edge Hill Cemetery Charles Town viewing at the funeral home tonight 7 to 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garlard L. Virts
Charles Town
W. Va
Charles Town General Hospital
Mr. Virts
Lewis J
Minnie Riley Virts
Jefferson Motor Co
Jefferson County Motors
Ethel Royer Virts
Lewis Royer Virts
Bunker Hill
Charles F. Snyder
Shenandoah Junction
Shirley E. Alger
Smith and Strider ‘Funeral Home
Russell J. Urquhart
Edge Hill Cemetery
City Council Advances Community Watch and Airport Plans
The Winchester Council endorsed the Community Watch Program with radio-equipped vehicles aiding police work. It approved appointing Dr. Kenneth D. Hickey to the Tree Commission and reviewed airport plans with Bourne Associates. An application for the airport project will be submitted at February’s meeting. Messages of sympathy were sent to Councilman Dorton on his wife’s passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth D. Hickey
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
George R. Williams
Winchester
Federal Aviation Administration
State Division of Aeronautics
Thomas B.bourne
William M. Battaile
Stewart Bell, Jr
Charles Dorton
Council
Cosmos 201 Launched by Russians
The Soviet Union launched the 201st un manned satellite in its Cosmos series on a space research mission. Cosmos 201 orbits Earth about every 89.9 minutes at an altitude between 130 and 220 miles with an inclination of 65 degrees.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
AP Photographer Wounded in Hue Vietnam Fighting
AP photographer Rick Merron aged 27 was slightly wounded in Hue during fierce fighting. A Jersey City native and three year Vietnam War veteran, he sustained a fragment wound to the right leg and did not require hospitalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hue
Vietnam
Associated Press
Rick Merron
Merron
Jersey City
N.J
Fragar
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Farmers and Merchants Bank reports strong 1967 year results
Big year 49 compared with 35,347,968.41 at end of 1966. Total income for 1967 reached 2,243,892.08, up 252,287.02. Net earnings after taxes and depreciation stood at 370,432.26 or 2.45 per share on 151,000 shares, vs 1.69 per share in 1966. Cash dividends total 196,300, a 34,600 rise. Board members listed include Armstrong, Bowman, Byrd, Feltner, Halde man, Kremer, Larrick, Miller, Robinson, Russell, Scully, Tappan, West, White, Williams, and Yost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Frank Armstrong
III
James L. Bowman
B. Beverley Byrd
Wilbur M. Feltner
Paul M. Haldeman
J. Thomas Kremer
J. Frederick Larrick
J. Lee Miller
Ray Robinson, Jr
D. K. Russell
John S. Scully
Frank E. Tappan
William H. West, Jr
C. Ridgeley White
Edward McC. Williams
Jacob H. Yost
Virginia Republicans Protest Vaughan Appointment to State Board
Republicans charged Harry H. Vaughan of Hopewell is not representative of their party and lacks health to serve on the three member State Board of Elections. The House panel approved the governor's interim appointment after two hours of testimony. The same day the House moved to table a conflict of interest bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del. Stanley Sacks
Norfolk
All
Democratic
House Committee
Harry H. Vaughan
Hopewell
State Board of Elections
Vaughan
Virginia
Julian Mason
Caroline County
House
del. Carrington Williams
State Highway Commission
Assembly
Middleburg Mansion Burglarized. $100000 worth of valuables stolen
Burglars raided Mulberry, a 21 room Greek revival mansion in Middleburg, on Jan 28, stealing paintings, silver, china, crystal, two TVs, a limousine, wines, furs, and 150 monogrammed shirts totaling about 100,300 dollars. Owner W George Faraco returned from Florida after a second burglary attempt.
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Middleburg
Middleburg Hunt Country
Mulberry
W. George Faraco
Faraco
Florida
Washington, Virginia
Weather outlook for Virginia shows cloudy skies and cool temps
Increasing cloudiness tonight with lows from 27 to 35. Wednesday remains mostly cloudy and cooler with highs in the 40s. No rainfall today through 8:30 a.m. and February rainfall totals to date are a trace. 1968 year-to-date rainfall stands at 2.64 inches with long term monthly averages provided.
No New Clues In Slaying of Ft Belvoir Soldier
SOMERSET Pa AP Police reported no new developments in the murder investigation of Roger Alan Gaddis 20 of St. Paris Ohio whose naked body was found off a snow covered lane Jan 26 Identification was made through his widow Mary and Army fingerprint records Coroner Halverson said murder suspected but cause of death undetermined Gaddis had rope burn like marks on throat and wrists widow said he left Jan 24 to hitchhike to Ft Belvoir body found two days later by a man feeding game
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Somerset
Ft. Belvoir
Roger Alan Gaddis
St. Paris
Ohio
Mary
Robert Halverson
Somerset County
Gaddis
Halverson
County boards clash over proposed regional center plans
At public meetings and in ads, supporters and opponents debated the proposed regional center. The Board of Supervisors invited state education officials to answer questions, while funding and tax impacts drew concern. The school board backs a reduced 400000 center focusing on a library with potential state and federal aid discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Jane Owens
A. L. Wingo
State Department of Education
Owens
Rose Hill
Berryville
Kenneth Gilpin
Clarke County
Handley Library
Frederick, Shenandoah
Handley
Market Drifts Lower Amid Vietnam War and Pueblo Fears
Wall Street opened with a downbeat tone as the Dow fell 2.43 to 858.70 on fairly active trading. Nervousness over Vietnam and the USS Pueblo incident dominated sentiment despite some modest economic positives. Airlines tied to foreign travel slipped on proposed taxes while United rose about a point and other domestic carriers showed slight gains.
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New York
Vietnam
Western Hemisphere
KLM
TWA
Northwest Airlines
United Air Lines
Ambiguous Quiz Prompts and Fragmented Answers
A list of ten items appears with inconsistent phrasing and mis-spellings. Items include a fruit, gold colitis, Florida, a phrase it is, Philippine Islands, Chester Nimitz, a stance on Finland aggression, a negative response, kangaroo courts, and another negative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippine Islands
Chester Nimitz
Finland
Two vehicle crash injures Winchester woman and two others
Florence Hillyard White, 35, of 216 S Loudoun St, injured in a two vehicle crash on Rt 7 east of Winchester. She suffered a fractured collarbone and sprained back and is listed in satisfactory condition at Memorial Hospital. A pickup driven by Claude Allan Jones sideswiped the car, overturning on its left side and damaging a hedge. Damage totaled about 1,000 to the car and 350 to the truck.
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Winchester
Memorial Hospital
Rt. 7
Florence Hillyard White
Loudoun St
S. L. Lee
Claude Allan Jones
Rt. 3
Valley Ave
Gerrard St
Linda Mae Dinzes
Martha Catherine Dewitt
National Ave
Ralph Wayne Jenkins
C.D. Pitcock
R D. Miller
Shed Destroyed By Flames Near Double Churches
Stephens City and Middletown fire crews rushed to a 3:30 a.m. blaze at a 15 by 20 foot shed behind Mrs. Floyd Allinger’s home at Double Churches. The shed, housing gardening tools, was engulfed with no power supply. Firefighters suspected spontaneous ignition in a cabinet containing paints thinner and spent over an hour at the scene. Fire officials reminded residents to call 662 4500 for fire alarms.
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Stephens City
Middletown
Floyd Allinger
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Winchester Evening Star
M. R. Larrick
Dorton Service
Simon Newlin
Route 2
Inchester Memorial Hospital
Purcellville
Gladys Grimes
Red Springs
N.C
Agnes DeHaven
Carlton S. Newlin
Nain
Mary Lupton
Rosie Cooper
Virgie Bayliss
Daniel McFarland
Silas McFarland
John McFarland
Falls Church
Rachel Taylor
James McFarland
Raymond McFarland
Chester
Hartley L. Wigfield
Shenandoah Memorial Park
Foltz Service
Grover Cleveland Foltz
John H. Enders
Julian Orrell
George Deal
Douglas Tomblin
Austin Singhass
Kenneth C. Hardesty
John Russell, Jr
Ernest Grimes
Green Hill Cemetery
Feltner Service
Bertha Estelle Feltner
Duncan Memorial Methodist Church
M. C. Cook
J. Lee Williams
Garland Ridgeway
Wilbur Feltner
Red Hughes
Virgil Lloyd
Fred Ridgeway
Cranford Ridgeway
Frank Tappan
Harold Potts
Towsley Hooker
W. W. Smallwood, Jr
Floyd McWilliams
A. Garland Williams
Cyrus Pine
Howard Ware
Roy Potts, Jr
Mr. Ballenger
John Buckner
Lavada L. Larrick
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Smalts Florist, Inc
Omds Gansral
N. Loudoun Street
Meimete
Proeed
Bernard F.groves
Boscawen St
NSM
National
Uneral Home, Inc
S. Loudoun St
U.S. Weather Bureau
ESSA
New England
Great Lakes
Mississippi River Valley
Mr. Spaid
Arlie Long
Runway
Jack Owens
Jack Johnson
Harold Bageant
Forrest S. Racey
Arthur Jolliffee
Ben B. Dutton, Jr
Transportation Committee
Miller’s Hardware
N. Loudoun St
Trace
Wingo
Board of Education
State Library Fund
ESEA
William Benton
Wall Street
I, Q
National Coach Sales
Kernstown
Alta
Glaize & Bro
Cameron St
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