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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1972

Page

2

Obituary of Bursie Orndorff of Augusta West Virginia

Bursie Orndorff aged 75 died yesterday in the Martinsburg VA Hospital. Born March 11 1896 in Augusta he was the son of James and Elizabeth Orndorff. Survived by foster daughter Dorothy Westfall two brothers Harley and Thurman and several nieces and nephews. Funeral 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at McKee Funeral Chapel Augusta. Burial Mount Zion Cemetery Augusta. Friends may visit today at the funeral home.

Bursie Orndorff Augusta W.va Martinsburg Orndorff James and Elizabeth French Orndorff Fannie Wolfe Orndorff Dorothy Westfall Harley Thurman Orndorff McKee Eddie Callahan Mount Zion

Two Local Residents Die in Winchester Area

Mrs. Harriet Elizabeth McVitty 84 of Somerset Lincoln died yesterday in a Winchester nursing home born November 26 1887 in New York City daughter of the late William Clausen she was an Episcopal church member survived by three sons Edward Q McVitty Jr of Staten Island Herbert Q McVitty of Mexico and Howard L McVitty of Lincoln and six grandchildren services 130 pm Wednesday at West Laurel Hill Chapel Philadelphia with burial at West Laurel Hill Cemetery Omps Funeral Home handles arrangements Clinton M Larrick 86 of Rt 4 died yesterday in Winchester Memorial Hospital born July 13 1885 in Rock Ettir Springs son of Zachariah Taylor and Sarah J Wilson Larrick married to the late Nellie Lockhart Larrick survived by two sons Russell L Larrick of Siler Route and Wilbur Larrick of White Hall Md a daughter Pearl Copenhaver of Coshocton Ohio 17 grandchildren 23 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild last member of his immediate family services scheduled 130 pm tomorrow at Jones Funeral Home with Rev George W Burroughts officiating burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery pallbearers listed and viewing 7 to 9 pm tonight at the funeral home.

Harriet Elizabeth McVitty Somerset Lincoln Winchester McVitty New York City William Clausen Episcopal Church Edward Q. MccVitty, Jr Staten Island N.Y Herbert Q. McVitty Mexico Howard L. McVitty West Laurel Hill Chapel West Laurel Hill Cemetery Philadelphia Omps Funeral Home Clinton M. Larrick Rt. 4 Winchester Memorial Hospital Mr. Larrick Rock Ettir Springs Zachariah Taylor Sarah J. Wilson Larrick Nellie Lockhart Larrick Russell L. Larrick Siler Route Wilbur Larrick White Hall Albert B. Pingley Garland R. Cather Mount Hebron Helen May Spencer Crockett Rt. 2 Hunting Ridge Baltimore Jones Funeral Home Paul E. Dick Ebenezer Christian Church Cemetery

Obituary notices for DeWitt and Mauck families

Master Sergeant Charles A DeWitt 41 of Winchester died Friday at Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington He retired from the Army in 1971 He is survived by his widow Ruth Hubbard three children and siblings Funeral services were held at Fort Myer Chapel and burial followed at Arlington National Cemetery Mrs Maggie Virginia Mauck 67 of the Middle Road died Thursday in Winchester She was born in Zepp and survived by four daughters one son and numerous relatives A funeral service was conducted at Jones Funeral Home with burial at Fairview Cemetery Mount Zion Lutheran Church

Charles Alfred DeWitt USA Winchester Walter Reed General Hospital Washington Sgt. DeWitt Port Chester N.Y Arthur Evelyn DeWitt Pine Bush U.S. Army Ruth E. Hubbard Valerie Christa Thomas DeWitt Florence Betty DeWitt George Alfred Arthur DeWitt Fort Myer Chapel Arlington National Cemetery Rinaldi Funeral Home Georgia Ave N.w Maggie Virginia L. Mauck Middle Road Mauck Zepp George W Mary Brill Jones Funeral Home Hensil Arehart Walter Funk Charles Kenney Edward Sours Andrew Painter Robert Bowling Noah Riley Fairview Cemetery Mount Zion Lutheran Church Fadley P. McBride Berryville John H. Enders Forrest S. Racey Mr. McBride Augusta W. Va William and Lucy Walford McBride H.F Sofrena R. McBride Ada Clem Romney Lynwood Everhart Douglas Tomblin Ezra Deavers John Unger William Huff Walter Barr Malick Cemetery

Funeral services for two local residents held today

A funeral for Ricky Rathman nine of Rt 6 was held at Grace Lutheran Moyer Jr in Charlottesville with pallbearers Thomas Layne JF Rich Bernard Crane and Miles Orndorff. Burial followed at Mount Hebron. A second service for R Holmes Ritter eighty two of 365 E Piccadilly St was conducted at Jones Funeral Home by Rev Paul J Slonaker and Rev George W Burroughs with pallbearers Strother Carper CJ Owens Charles Brill Robert Smallwood G Raymond Patton and Eugene S Lupton.

Ricky Rathman Rt. 6 University of Virginia Charlottesville Grace Lutheran R. Holmes Ritter E. Piccadilly St Veteran Administration Salem Jones Funeral Home Paul J. Slonaker George W. Burroughs

Obituaries for Crockett Homer and McBride in Berryville area

Obituaries report the deaths of Mrs. Earl E. Crockett 64 of Hunting Ridge formerly Baltimore born January 30 1907 and Mrs Anna Gertrude Billmire Homer 88 Berryville. Also funeral services for Fadley P McBride 73 Berryville conducted at John H Enders Funeral Home with burial in Malick Cemetery. The Republican Party notes Virginia organization history in 1865.

Vicuna Wool Endangers Species With Looting

A Peru led conference of 37 experts from Peru Bolivia Argentina and Chile warns vicuna extinction as poachers slash populations for wool selling at $25 a pound raw and nearly $300 a yard in Europe. They urge bans on vicuna products and the creation of reserves plus wildlife management to boost regional livelihoods.

Lima Peru Andean Plateau Altiplano Kenton R. Miller U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization Miller Bolivia Argentina Chile Gerard Budowski International Union For the Conservation of Nature and Its Resources Morges Switzerland

Lecture Concludes Jehovah's Witnesses Convention at Handley High

Nicholas Kovalak Jr. spoke to 1,539 delegates about eternal life, arguing humans were designed to live forever and detailing joy free of sickness and sorrow. He promoted the Bible education program and listed contact Ronald Good at 662-2119 for interested locals.

Jehovah’s Witnesses Handley High School Nicholas Kovalak, Jr Watchtower Bible and Tract Society Kovalak Ronald Good

Catherine Rutherford obituary from Berryville dies at 60

Mrs. Catherine Rutherford 60 of Berryville died Friday in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Born June 25 1911 in Loudoun County she was a Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church member. She is survived by three children James D Rutherford Janet E McDonald and Robert L Rutherford ten grandchildren one great grandchild two sisters and two brothers. Services tomorrow 2 p.m. at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville conducted by Rev M C Cook. Pallbearers listed. Burial Green Hill Cemetery Berryville. Visitation tonight 7 to 9 at the funeral home.

Catherine Rutherford Berryville Winchester Memorial Hospital Rutherford Loudoun County Thomas W Hattie B. Elismore Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church James D. Rutherford Janet E. McDonald Robert L. Rutherford Winchester Elsie Tharpe Ethel M. Stewart Stephenson John W. Ellmore Charles F. Ellmore Purcellville John H. Enders M.C. Cook Joe Stewart Bobby Stewart Jerry Stewart Robert Boden G.W. Shackleford Terrell Rutherford Green Hill Cemetery

Holiday Crashes and Probes Mark Busy Police Weekend

Seven people were injured in area crashes during a New Year weekend as Winchester and State police handled five hit and run incidents and eight crime investigations. The Winchester Rescue Squad logged its first 1972 call at 4 16 a.m. and responded to a Rt 600 crash leaving Carl Lewis in serious condition. Police noted one major hit and run causing minor damage and several thefts, break ins, and vandalism at local sites.

Winchester National Ave Royces M. Crawford West Virginia Crawford Wade A. Lewis

Weather notes and stray items from Winchester era

Mostly cloudy today and Tuesday with snow possible in Virginia Winchester area. Extended forecast shows temperatures in the 30s and 40s with a chance of precipitation Thursday. Also includes past rainfall figures and unrelated encyclopedia notes.

Virginia

Troops Storm Belfast Club Amid Catholic Parades Tensions

In Belfast, British troops stormed a Roman Catholic club where about 75 men inside hurled furniture as troops used rubber bullets. An army spokesman said several were arrested and handed to police. earlier, four IRA men were detained in another raid. Pro IRA marches drew two thousand protesters in seven parades without Protestant disruption. Austin Currie proclaimed momentum against Faulkner’s government.

Belfast Northern Irleand Army Irish Republican Army IRA Ireland

Association for Retarded Children Meeting in Winchester Fredericks

The Winchester Frederick county association for retarded children will hold its monthly meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. at the First Baptist Youth Center. The session will judge Christmas card entries for the national Christmas card contest.

Winchester - Frederick

Global sawed wood output by country percentages

Encyclopaedia Britannica estimates world sawed wood production at 140 trillion board feet annually. The USSR accounts for 32 percent, the United States 24 percent, Japan 8 percent, Canada 5 percent, with Sweden Finland and West Germany providing smaller shares.

U.S.S.R United States Japan Canada Sweden Finland West Germany Encyclopaedia Britannica

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