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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 02, 1968

Page

2

Obituary notes for Don Gordon Harmer in Washington and other notices

Obituary notices report Don Gordon Harmer of 3542 S St NW Washington died at home. Born November 1901 in Winchester he was a GAO freight rate examiner and member of Al mas Temple Shrine Tebron Chapter 25 OEF Mt Pleasant Lodge 33 FAAM. Funeral at S H Hines Funeral Home and burial Mount Hebron Cemetery. Other notices include Clarence LeMaster of Bunker Hill WV obituary with service and Masonic rites and details of his family.

Don Gordon Harmer S. St Washington Mr. Harmer GAO Winchester Stanley E. Harmer Almas Temple Shrine Tebron OEF Mt. Pleasant Lodge Mildred Sutler Don Sutler Harmer Diana Katherine Nancy David Harmer Stanley M. Sager S. H. Hines 14Th St Mount Hebron Cemetery

Mrs Willingham of Berryville Dies at 71

Mrs. Blanche Yeakley Willingham 71 of 401 W Main St Berryville widow of Charles C Willingham, longtime Berryville mail carrier, died Saturday. Born Oct 18 1896 in Frederick County, she was daughter of John Stewart and Susan Spence Yeakley. She leaves a sister Mrs Guy Smith of Winchester and nieces and nephews. Funeral service held today at 2 at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville, Rev Daniel Dickenson and Rev Conrad Christianson officiating. Burial in Green Hill Cemetery Berryville.

Blanche Yeakley Willingham W. Main St Berryville Charles C. Willingham Willingham Frederick County John Stewart Susan Spence Yeakley Guy Smith Winchester John. H. Enders Daniel Dickenson Conrad Christianson Green Hill Cemetery

Clarence Emmart 83 Dies. Clarke County Farmer

Clarence J. Emmart 83 of 1439 Kent Circle died Saturday in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Born March 3, 1884 in Gainesboro, he owned Glen Owen Farm in Clarke County and later worked as a livestock dealer until 1960. He married Myrtle Lee Chrismore in 1961 in Frederick, MD. He leaves a widow, two stepchildren, a nephew, a brother, and a sister. Funeral services were held at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery.

Clarence J Jake) Emmart Kent Circle Winchester Memorial Hospital Mr. Emmart Gainesboro Edgar C Sarah B.clark Emmart Myrtle Lee Chrismore Frederick Glen Owen Clarke County Gainesboro Methodist Church Clarke County Farm Bureau Kenneth R. Lineburg Winchester Frances E. Merrimer Hagerstown Wade C. Emmart Wade H. Emmart Lydia Emmart Jones Funeral Home Ralph S. Malcomb Allen P. Emmart Carlton L. Emmart William L. Galladay, Sr P.T. McIntire Harry S. Whitesell Mount Hebron Cemetery

First baby born at Winchester Memorial in 1968

A nine pound eight ounce boy was the first baby born in Winchester Memorial Hospital in 1968. The child, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ross Boyd of Route 3, arrived at 1 51 p.m. yesterday. Coevi py y Spas 'ales Ta Victoria, the world' ie lake, grew from a small natural lake after connection of the Owens Falls Dam in Uganda.

Winchester Memorial Hospital Charles Ross Boyd Route 3 CoEevip Y Y Spas Victoria Owens Falls Uganda

Mrs U F Anderson of Moorefield dies at 81

Mrs Ulysses F Anderson 81 of Moorefield W V died Saturday in Winchester Memorial Hospital after nine years of ill health. She was born Sept 12 1886 in Capon Springs and was a church member. Survived by three daughters five grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Funeral at Hebron Lutheran Church with burial in Shiloh Cemetery LeHew WV. Body at Giffin Funeral Home Capon Bridge.

Vernie Anderson Moorefield W. Va Winchester Memorial Hospital Ulysses F. Anderson Anderson Capon Springs Theodore Martha Wilson Larrick Hebron Lutheran Church Martin Young Wilbur Brill Clarence Since George Brill John Brill Paul Stine Philip Orndorff Shiloh LeHew Giffin Funeral Home Capon Bridge

Obituary for Abney Johnson Dies in Suffolk at 59

Abney Isaac Johnson died Saturday in Suffolk. Born April 1, 1907 in Jefferson County West Virginia he was the superintendent of Weigh Stations for the Virginia State Road Commission. The funeral is set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at M.T. Strider Funeral Home in Charles Town with burial in Edge Hill Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Virginia Dove Johnson a daughter and several stepchildren grandchildren sisters and brothers.

Abney Isaac Johnson Suffolk Mr. Johnson Jefferson County W. Va Charles D Anna Kable Johnson Virginia State Road Commission Virginia Dove Johnson Thomas Nondorf Paw Paw Mich Beulah J. Owens Summit Point Mildred Rees Gerrardstown Marianna J. Smallwood Kablewood Kable D. Johnson Charles Town Reinhart H. Johnson Front Royal M.T. Strider J. Lee Williams Edge Hill Cemetery

Several Hurt in Crashes During Holiday Weekend

State police reported multiple injuries from weekend crashes across the area. Linda Carter, 21, was cut on a right arm when her car left Rt. 340 north of Berryville, with passenger Janet Carter bruised. Janice Brill, 11, was hurt when her sled entered Linden Drive’s path for Don Shifflett’s car. Esther and Bruce Smith, of Norfolk, were hospitalized after a two vehicle crash on Rt. 50 east of the Silver Diner. Rescue squads treated Jerry Richards, Robert Reynolds, and Tommy Painter after a one car crash on Senseng Road near the ball park. Charlene Angerman of Rockville, Md., was treated for a possible broken ankle after a Shawneeland ski accident. Allen E. Neff injured in a Stephens City sledding crash. Charles W. Gruber and Thomas J. Coleman involved in a collision at N Loudoun and Commercial Streets. Bowden, 50, injured after his pickup hit a pole at W Cork and Park Way. Damage estimated at 700 to the pickup and 10 to the pole.

Linda Carter Weems Lane Rt. 340 Berryville Janet Carter W. Gerrard St Janice Brill Amherst St Linden Drive Donald Shifflett Middletown Winchester Memorial Hospital Miss Brill Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad Esther Smith Bruce Smith Norfolk Rt. 50 Jerry Richards Robert Reynolds Tommy Painter Senseng Road Ball Park Charlene Angerman Rockville Shawneeland Miss Angerman Allen E. Neff Warren County Memorial Hospital Stephens City Walter Douglas Bowden Stephenson W. Cork and Parkway Bowen

Fire keeps Frederick County firemen busy with multiple blazes

Four minor fires stretched crews yesterday in Gainesboro Round Hill Clearbrook and near Stephens City. An Albin outbuilding blaze likely started by children playing with matches. A stove overheating sparked a blaze at the old York Inn site. An auto fire on Rt 600 in Gainesboro and a flue fire at Crawford farm near Stephens City caused minor damage. Winchester firemen investigated a laundry at Loudoun Street Laundry and found no fire likely a faulty dryer.

Frederick County Gainesboro Round Hill Albin Clearbrook Old York Inn Rt. 11 Earl Campbell Rt. 600 Shawnee Stephens City Crawford Farm

Marlinton Blaze Destroys Six Businesses Including Hotel

Fire swept through half a city block in Marlinton Pocahontas County destroying six commercial establishments. The blaze began at 2 30 a m and raged out of control for 514 hours, gutting a three story hotel, a theater, a restaurant, a barber shop, a loan office and a women s clothing store.

Marlinton W. Va Pocahontas County

Record cold and heavy snow hit Virginia with plan B in Winchester

Ten inches of snow fell on November 30 followed by more snow and record lows across Virginia. The largest single snowfall on record was 14.42 inches on February 8, 1961, with 2.51 feet on the ground the next day. Winter forced school closures in Frederick and other counties while road crews plowed and salted. Temperature readings ranged from six below at Dulles Airport to 29 in Roanoke, and emergency snow plans restricted traffic for unprepared vehicles.

Winchester Frederick County Robert Ayler Shenandoah Warren Rappahannock County Virginia Associated Press Dulles Norfolk Richmond Bristol Roanoke

Whitacre Found Innocent In Assault and Robbery Case

Mrs. Wilda Whitacre of Mountains Falls Route was acquitted by a Frederick County Circuit Court jury on charges of assault and robbery. She had pled innocent to an indictment returned by a September grand jury. Trial dates for her two sons Max and Wayne were set for January 12.

Wilda Whitacre Mountains Falls Frederick County Whitacre Max Wayne Dailey Orndorff Whitacres

Weather Summary for Winchester Virginia Brief and Cold

Partly cloudy and cold tonight and Wednesday. Not as cold tonight with low 12 to 18. Warmer Wednesday. Noon high 16 and low -5 today. Year ago 45 and 37. Sunset 5 01 p m. Moonset 7 50 p m. First Quarter Jan 7. Rainfall past 72 hours 0 25. December rainfall 4 61. Five year totals show 1962 39 73 1963 33 46 1964 31 63 1965 26 85 1966 33 32. Average monthly rainfall 54 year total 2 44 to 3 16. Overall Jan to Dec average 36 50 inches.

Winchester M. Moonset

Dollar Rises in London and Paris on U.S. Measures

The dollar climbed in London and Paris as President Johnson pushed to remove U.S. foreign accounts from red. A U.S. envoy briefed Britain on the plan to curb dollar drain before heading to Bonn for talks with Willy Brandt.

London Paris Johnson U.S Bonn Willy Brandt Nicholas Katzenbach Washington Britain West Germany Eugene V. Rostow Fisaku Sato Australia

Judge William Old Dies at 70 in Virginia

Circuit Judge William Old of Chesterfield, a longtime Southern Democrat wary of federal authority, died Monday night in a Richmond hospital at age 70. He had been in poor health for years but worked Friday. he was hospitalized after a serious nosebleed. Before joining the Circuit Court 11 years ago, Old urged interposition to block school desegregation.

Richmond William Old Chesterfield Old

Wall Street Advances as 1968 Trading Opens on Gains

The stock market started 1968 with a rise as the Dow Jones avg gained 1.79 to 906.90. Airlines wavered on Johnson travel-curb plans with World Airways down. Pan Am delayed. United and Eastern edged up while American dipped. Gold stocks tumbled on the balance of payments issue. Homestake fell over 2 points.

Johnson World Airways Pan American World Airways United Eastern Airlines Homestake U.S Ogden Corp American Telephone Missouri - Kansas- Texas Standard Oil American Stock Exchange

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Winchester Evening Star Don G. Harmer Clarence LeMaster Clarence Dewey LeMaster Bunker Hill Winchester Memorial Ospital Mr. LeMaster Berkeley County Edward and Cynda Albert LeMaster Bunker Hill Methodist Church Triluminar Masonic Lodge Middleway Mrs. Willingham OMDS Louloun Street DIAL P.F.C John Franklin Morrison, JR the Order Bernarmonte Bo Winches F.groves NSM National Selected Morticians Funeral Home, Inc Winchester, Va National Clarence Emmart Boyd Son U.S. Weather Bureau ESSA KKK Atlantic States Deep South U.F. Anderson Abneyt.tohnson Charles W. Gruber Rt. 5 N. Loudoun Commercial Sts Thomas J. Coleman Indiana Coleman Gruber Dead Enterprise, Inc Marie Wisecarver Rt. 1 Loudoun Street Lear America Bulletin Highway Department Eveo N. Cameron St Wall Street New York Funeral Home Dial
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