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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1978

Page

5

Obituaries Highlight Local Residents Pass Away

Obituaries note the deaths of Margaret Sirk 90 of Romney W V a Ada Luttrell 91 of Berkeley Springs and Dr Harry Langdon N W V a long time area doctor and farmer Also notices for Maud Wright Frederick Kritzer Jr Robert Ryan and Therman Jenkins with funeral details and burial plans provided for each within the Romney and surrounding communities.

Ada L. Luttrell Berkeley Springs W. Va Johnson Funeral Home Greenwood Cemetery Berkeley Spr

Break-Ins Reported in Winchester Area This Weekend

Two weekend break ins were reported to Winchester police. Frederick Clarke Farm Bureau offices at 212 S Bradock St were entered through a window with nothing missing. Shawnee Springs Nursing Home office also entered but no items reported missing.

Winchester Frederick Clarke Farm Bureau S. Braddock St Allen Barley Shawnee Springs Nursing Home

Fran Tarkenton Named 1968 Shenandoah Sports Marshal

Star Files recalls Fran Tarkenton as the Giants quarterback and noted scrambler chosen as the 1968 Sports Marshal of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. Also reported are the discovery of two lost Leonardo manuscripts in Madrid National Library dating 1491 to 1505, promising new da Vinci inventions.

Fran Tarkenton New York Giants Shenandoah Leonardo da Vinci National Library Madrid Spain da Vinci

Henreitta statuettes for Wayne and Hayward awarded abroad

John Wayne and Susan Hayward received Foreign Press Association Henrietta statuettes as the world’s most popular motion picture stars. In Winchester the Social Security Division filmed outdoor scenes for a government training film showing a rural carrier delivering mail and related problems.

John Wayne Susan Hayward The Foreign Press Assn Social Security Division Bureau of Old Age and Survivors Insurance Winchester

Westwood Ends Blackout Over Billing Disputes in California

Westwood residents restored electricity after a self imposed blackout to protest rate hikes by California Pacific Utilities Co. Public Utilities Commissioner Claire Dedrick vowed to investigate overbilling and meter reading irregularities affecting about 2 000 customers across Westwood Susanville Chester and Needles. The utility seeks an 8 1/2 percent rate increase.

Westwood Calif California- Pacific Utilities Co Public Claire Dedrick Susanville Chester Needles California Commission

Also Mentioned on This Page

Margaret Alice Sirk Romney W.va Hampshire Memorial Hospital Sirk South Fork Jonathan Martha Dove Whetzel Romney Presbyterian Church Gisel H. Sirk Robert W. Sirk William C Nannie E. Mayhew JoAnn S. McGill Bel Air Linda J. Corbin Hagerstown Betty Martin Steel Short Gap Georgia S. Hartman Purgitsville David Whetzel Morgantown Edward Whet Schaffer Funeral Home Donald Swope St. Luke’s Cemetery H. Frank Hinze Cumberland, Md M. Franklin Hinze Cumberland Harry B. Langdon S . St Charles Town Langdon Myerstown Benjamin F Harriet Richards Langdon Jefferson and Clarke County Hogue Memorial Institute Maryland Agriculture College Ontario Veterinary College Panhandle Virginia Thoroughbred Racing Assn American Legion Jackson Perks Post 71 Charles Town Presbyterian Church Jefferson County Farm Bureau Mary Hardesty Heiskell Melvin T. Strider William H. Ramkey Edge Hill Cemetery Jefferson Memorial Hospital Kritzer Frederick W. Kritzer Jr Loudoun St Winchester Memorial Hospital Rosedale Baptist Church Kenneth H. Smith Clarence Franklin Thomas Johnson Frank Johnson Michael Hefner Mt. View Cemetery Jones Funeral Home Jenkins Therman Jenkins Shrewsbury N.J Riverview Hospital Red Bank Dellinger Funeral Home Woodstock Union Forge Edinburg Clarke Frederick Warren Art Guild of Winchester Round Hill Community Center First United Methodist Church Lioness Club Overeaters Anonymous Northwestern Workshop Civitan Club Waysite Inn Middletown Round Hill Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad Berryville Tops F&m Bank—Recovery, Inc Christ Episcopal Church VFW Post Home Masonic Building Exchange Club Rubbermaid Parents Without Partners War Memorial Duplicate Bridge Elks Club Madison Lodge Joof —Spebsqsa Lee-Jackson Alcoholics Anonymous Veterans Hospital Martinsburg St. Paul's On-the-Hill Dinosaur Land White Post Old Dominion Gcion Kitchen&bath Supply S. Loudoun St London Prince Andrew Buckingham Palace Andrew Jimmy Carter Nashua, N.H. Area Nashua Senior High School Routzahn's Magnavox RCA Panasonic Aya Pyne
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