Obituaries from Berryville and Gerrardstown area
Obituary notices report the deaths of Wilbur W Swartz 65 of Berryville Mrs Garland J Rowland 64 of Gerrardstown Emma G Mulhall 79 of Clearbrook and Eulalie Hoffman Cook of Berryville. Services list locations including John H Enders Funeral Home Gerrardstown United Methodist Church and Arlington National Cemetery with burials in Mount Hebron Forest Hills Presbyterian and other sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Swartz
Clarke County
Charles
Cora Chapman Swartz
Lucy Freeman Swartz
Jessie Zombro
Cheyenne
Wyo
Warren Lee Swartz
Boyce
Lacy Feltner
Berryville
John H
Irvin Stonesifer
Mount Hebron
Juanita H. Rowland
Gerrardstown
W. Va
City Hospital
Martinsburg
Rowland
Frederick County
Walter A
Belle A. Collins Hutzler
Interwoven Mills
C.H. Musselman Co
Inwood
Gerrardstown United Methodist Church
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Anna Lea
Church School
Garland J
Dubby) Rowland
Emil R
May) Michael
Berkeley Springs
Naomi Flowers
Gainesboro
Charles M. LeFew
Presbyterian
Brown Funeral
Emma.g. Mulhall
Clearbrook
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Roberta Tyrell
Philadelphia
Omps
Harold Gano
Forest Hills Cemetery
Eulalie Hoffman Cook
John H. Enders
Russell S. Barton
Christian Science Church
Arlington National Cemetery
Emma G. Mulhall
Forest Cemetery
Community rally aids fire victims at Highland church
Red Cross funds and church donations begin to rebuild lives after a blaze displaced families. Helpers plan to cover first month rents, connect needs to purchases, and relocate several families to new apartments while others remain in church housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Macbeth
County Board notes savings from new registrar duties
William Franla, secretary of the county Electoral Board, said the system will cut work-hours for the Central Registrar who starts March 1. Alderman cited sanitation staff overlap and potential shared secretary space if approved. Colvard resigned as one of two sanitation engineers. Woodie remains. Board approved a $5000 Carroll Concrete Co contract for a landfill scales pit and a $300 channel change. Annexation costs now near 150000 rather than 125000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Franla
County Electoral Board
Alderman
Thomas Rosenberger
Lester J. Colvard
Sanitation Authority
Carroll Concrete Co
Beatles Top London Sales With 56 Million LPs Sold
The Music Research Bureau in Britain says the Beatles have sold more than 56 million LPs, the most by any artist. Mantovani follows with about 43 million, then Herb Alpert at 30 million and Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra each around 25 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatles
London
Music Research Bureau
Britain
Mantovani
Herb Alpert
Elvis Presley
Frank Sinatra
Wall Street Dips as Historic Allis Chalmers Trade Leads
The New York Stock Exchange logged the largest share block in history with 3,248,000 Allis Chalmers shares changing hands, selling at up to 18. White Consolidated Industries disclosed the sale. By 10:30 a.m. the Dow fell 1.98 to 874.59 as advances barely led declines. Early quotes showed Universal Oil Products down, American Telephone slipped, Pennzoil United up, Du Pont down, IBM down, and U S Gypsum up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Allis Chalmers
American Standard Preferred
White Consolidated Industries
Universal Oil Products
American Telephone
Pennzoil United
du Pont
IBM
U.S. Gypsum
Snowfall Tests School And Road Crews In Region
Winchester and Clarke County schools operated normally while Frederick County plans to reopen tomorrow barring more snow. Virginia highway crews treated and plowed roads after forecasts and by morning roads were in good shape with minor slush on secondary streets. Snow Plan A in Winchester prompted salt and tire recommendations as city buses continued and garbage collection ran as usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Clarke County
Frederick County
Melton Wright
Reginald King
Virginia Department of Highways
Highway Department
Wendell Seldon
U S to pull back DMZ troops in Korea
Seoul reports the United States will redeploy forces from the DMZ except for a security contingent at Panmunjom as South Korea assumes guard duties along the frontier. President Park links the move to Nixon era cuts in U S strength in Korea while pledging treaty commitments remain intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
DMZ
Korea
Seoul
Panmunjom
Koreas
Chung Hee Park
South Korea
Armistice Village
U.N
Armistice Commission
U.S. 2Nd Division
United States
Park
Weather and historical notes mix in Virginia broadcast
Mixed rain and snow forecast for Virginia with clearing by Tuesday. Noons show 31 today. 30 high Tuesday. Also notes Winchester weather details and a 1942 Roosevelt wedding as presidential best man. Includes rainfall totals, lunar eclipse info, and a local quiz with historical trivia items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Harry Hopkins
Louise Macy
New York
East Room
Midwest
Guardsmen Pull Back In Wilmington Amid Nighttime Violence
National Guard troops retreated to a staging area in Wilmington as a cold drizzle began and curfew extended countywide. Two people were killed and several wounded in five nights of unrest tied to school suspensions and demands for black studies and personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
N. C
National Guard
Barrie Davis
Davis
Robert Scott
New Hanover County
West Germany Lifts Air Mail Embargo
West Germany orders lifting of ban on movement of air mail and air freight in and out of Berlin as Big Four ambassadors meet for the 14th time on divided Germany. Government says spot security checks will continue on air cargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wilbur W. Swartz
Wilbur Wheeler Swartz
Memorial Hospital
Dulles Airport
Virginia
Mrs. Garland J. Rowland
Thomas J. Mulhall
Cook Service
Arge
Tage Sea
Smalts Florist, Inc
Funeral Home
Amherst ST
DIAL
the Order
Abes
Bernard
F. Groves
Boscawen St
John W. Rosenberger & CO
Commerce St
John Campbell
Cowes
England
Newport
R.I
Harbor
Campbell
David Ray
Dede Dunbar
John Benson
Highland Memorial Presbyterian Church
Virgie Pitcock
N. Loudoun St
Wilbur Jones
John Shanholtz
Highland Ave
Shanholtz
Willingham
Fairmont Ave
Boyd Brewer
Pauline Barcel
Cheshire
E. North Ave
John Brown
James Cain
Stephens City
Lois Stotler
Helen Jenkins
Piccadilly St
James D. Woodie
Rosenberger
Lord Fairfax
State Planning Commission
Miller’s Hardware
Wall Street
38Th Parallel
Commissioner of Revenue
Middletown
Harry L. McCann
Plymouth
Maine
Weekend
Martin Luther King
West Germany
Pittsburgh
N. Cameron St
Ral Audlem
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