Obituary notices for Emily Ribble and several regional residents
Obituary notices report Emily Harbaugh Ribble of Warrenton age 65 died yesterday in Fauquier County Hospital. She taught at Fauquier High School and served with the American Red Cross in WWII. Also noted are funeral arrangements for Bessie Emmart and Frederick Robinson. William Wilson's death in Martinsburg with service details. and multiple relatives listed.
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Emily Harbaugh Ribble
Lee St
Warrenton
Fauquier County Hospital
Arthur L. Ribble, Jr
Alexandria
H.W. Lauver
Highland
Ind
A. Mackay-Smith, Jr
Ipswich
Mass
James F. Massie
Amosville
St. James Episcopal Church
David Greer
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Winchester
Frederick Douglas Robinson
Bunker Hill
W.va
Harrisburg
Mr. Robinson
Berkeley County
Douglas
Grace Robinson
Kogelschatz and Linder Funeral Home
Martinsburg
Pleasant View Memorial Gardens
Change for Volunteers at Winchester Hospital Meals Delivery
Due to construction at Winchester Memorial Hospital volunteers in the Meals on Wheels program must arrive after 11 25 a m. and stay in their cars as meals are brought out for delivery. They should park on the hospital side of Cork Street by the old emergency entrance and not block the entrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Cork St
Congress
Battle Over Veterans Benefits Cuts Sparks Washington Clash
The Nixon administration pushes sharp reductions in VA pensions education and medical programs drawing fire from lawmakers and veterans groups. Key issues include hospital construction cuts 81 million dollars and payroll reductions 6.6 million, plus new rules counting wives’ income for pensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Veterans Organizations
National Association of Collegiate Veterans
U.S. District Court
Senate adjournment delay and Holton rail holding measure
An effort in the Senate to strike the unrestricted food sale provision failed, leaving the bill set for final passage. Also on the Senate calendar was an 11th hour House bill from Gov Linwood Holton allowing the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad to form a holding company to diversify operations.
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Senate
House
Linwood Holton
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Virginia
Del
Daniel G. van Clief
D-Albemarle
Funeral service for Bradshaw B Wright set for tomorrow
Bradshaw Beverley Wright 70 of 222 Amherst St. died yesterday. Service at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Christ Episcopal Church conducted by Rev. Dr. John A. Baden. Survived by wife Margaret Snyder Wright two daughters and seven grandchildren. Memorials to Heart Fund.
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William Herbert Wilson
Inwood
W. Va
Kings Daughters Hospital
Martinsburg
Mr. Wilson
Jefferson County
Thomas R
Ophelia Triggs Wilson
Gray Silver
Max Shockey
Inwood United Methodist Church
Men’s Bible
Fred H
Evelyn) Onderdonk
Darkesville
Fred
Mary) Garber
Harrisonburg
Brown Funeral Home
Harry Yoder
Presbyterian
Gerrardstown
Funeral
Bradshaw Beverley Wright
Amherst St
Christ Episcopal Church
John A. Baden
Mr. Wright
Winchester
Joseph and
Frances Westwood Gray Wright
Fishburne Military School
Waynesboro
O’sullivan Rubber Corp
O’sullivan
B&m Chevrolet
Wright
Christ Episcopal
Winchester Rotary Club
Quartermaster Corps
Margaret Snyder Wright
Charles O. Swanson
Honolulu
Hawaii
James A. Leach III
Virginia Beach
Heart Fund
Mount Hebron Cemetery
25 Beauties In All Star Raritan Show
Twenty five contestants including six city policemen prepare for the Stonewall Ruritan Club womanless beauty contest to be held tomorrow at James Wood High School at 7 30. Judge panel features former Winchester Mayor William M Battaile Phil Luttrell Charlotte Eller and Irvin O Connell. Prizes will go to prettiest best dressed funniest and most congenial. Proceeds benefit club civic projects and a fund for City Patrolman John Kessler hospitalized.
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Stonewall Ruritan Club
James Wood High School
Winchester
William M. Battaile
Phil Luttrell
WVNC
Charlotte Eller
The
Northern Virginia Daily
Irvin O’connell
Gene Hoover
Alvin Johnson
John Kessler
Weather forecast and rainfall totals for Northern Valley and Virginia
Partly cloudy tonight with teens to 20s lows and 10 chance of precip. Saturday brings more clouds and 30s to 40s highs. Virginia highs reach mid to upper 40s with fair weather and later increasing western clouds. Extended outlook shows a south Sunday Monday precipitation risk, otherwise dry and cold with 30s days and teens nights in the mountains. Daily and historical rainfall figures are listed, including February total 1.92 inches and 1973 year-to-date 4.23 inches.
Cartoonist Cloyd Sweigert Dies at 76 in Palo Alto
Cloyd Jonathon Sweigert, 76, a political cartoonist for the San Francisco Chronicle for 25 years, died Tuesday in Palo Alto California. He drew commentaries and ran cartoons that framed public affairs and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloyd Jonathon Sweigert
Palo Alto
Calif
San Francisco Chronicle
Calcium Nitrate Sprays Cut Bitter Pit in Virginia Apples
Dr. George E. Mattus reports Virginia tests from 1962 to 1971 showing Ca nitrate sprays reduced bitter pit losses by an average 68 percent and 76 percent in 1971. Four late season sprays at 2 week intervals proved more effective than monthly applications, with soil pH 6.0 to 6.5 favoring calcium uptake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Mattus
Hort. Dept
V.P.I
State University
Virginia
Mattus
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Arthur L. Ribble
Aruba
Frederick D. Robinson
Emmart Service
Bessie B. Emmart
Holburn Ave
Hagerstown
Gainesboro
Washington County Hospital
Omps
W.S. Gower
Lynn Smith
James Adams, Jr
W.C. Emmatt
Loring L. Pingley
Virgil DeHaven
James Adams
William H. Wilson
B. Beverley Wright
Sececree
Mearicuas
Mariana
Cmds Funeral Home
Dial
the Order
Clyde James Ross
Robertshaw Funeral Home
Shenandoah Memorial Park
Front Royal
Consultus
Memoriam
Chevrolet
Cadillac Corp
Virgina Loan
Thrift Corp
West Piccadilly St
Donald E. Johnson
Iowa
Veterans Administration
White House
Johnson
Senate Veterans Affairs
B.B. Wright
New Delhi
Singapore
A.C. George
George
Pegboard
Uaizie
Cameron St
Associated Press
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