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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1971
Page
2
Multiple funeral services announced for Thomas B. Kain 79 James H. Sisk 82 Clarence E. Stewart 62 and Margaret Ann Conner 88 with services at Sacred Heart Jones Funeral Home Mount Hebron Cemetery and Old Stone Chapel Cemetery. Public wake tonight and family viewing details provided.
Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 11 00 A M at Jones Funeral Home for Mrs. Margaret Ann Conner. Graveside services for infant Tammy Arlett Oates are planned Thursday at 1 30 P M at Shenandoah Memorial Park. Funeral arrangements for Mr. Clarence E Stewart remain incomplete.
Dr Ernest Linwood Grubbs 90 died at his Front Royal home after more than six decades of medical practice in the town. Born February 3 1880 he trained at the Medical College of Virginia class of 1904 and began in Botetourt County before returning to Front Royal in 1915 where he continued as a general practitioner. He is survived by his widow a daughter and two granddaughters. Funeral services set for Thursday at 11 in the Front Royal First Baptist Church with Masonic graveside rites at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Howard Osceola a 19 year old Seminole from the Okalee Village survived a severe hitchhiking crash last September. He was knocked down by two or three cars and found in a roadside canal. After four months in the hospital he recovered and now works as a tour guide to support his wife and two children.
A graveside service for Tammy Arlett Oates infant daughter of Arley and Jean Oates of Rt. 6 will be held Thursday at 1 30 PM in Shenandoah Memorial Park conducted by the Rev. Bruce A Macbeth.
Mrs. Ada L. Swisher 877 of 306 N Louisiana Ave Martinsburg WV died yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital She lived with daughters Ruby Darlington and Daisy Stotler Surviving also daughter Eula McCarty six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren A son Harry died in 1966 another son Paul in 1969 Her sister Mamie Spaid died in 1970 Funeral at Omps Funeral Home at 2 p m Thursday conducted by Rev Kenneth Grove Burial in Fairview Cemetery Viewing tomorrow 7 30 to 9 p m
Kuala Lumpur and surrounding areas faced Malaysia’s worst flood on record with water up to 12 feet in parts. Tanjong Malim 35 miles north reported six feet of flooding. Death toll neared 30 across five states as scores remained missing. Weathermen forecast rain through Thursday.
Virginia state Senator elect Dr. William A. Truban leaves Woodstock for Richmond to be sworn in at the General Assembly Special Session. He will keep the same committees as his predecessor and sit at desk 40. The swearing in is the session's second item of business, with Truban noting focus on reapportionment, the revised code and constitution.
A historic note describes the wedding rice rite as an ancient custom meant to assure a large family and appease malevolent spirits lurking at nuptials. The practice reflects old beliefs about protection and fruitfulness in marriage.
Valley Singers gather at Duke Fine Arts Center Madison College to reorganize and rehearse under Dr. Gordon Ohlsson. The group plans Haydn's The Creation with a late March performance, inviting all Valley singers to join regardless of prior participation.
Winchester dog owners face impoundment for dogs at large in the city and annexed areas. 1971 licenses go on sale Nov 1 with 1970 tags expiring Dec 31. All dogs six months or older require a license and rabies certificate.
Firemen were alerted to a car fire in Ward Plaza in Winchester at 7:50 p.m. with no damage found. backfiring carburetor suspected. Clearbrook fire crews investigated a Stephenson shed fire at 8:45 a.m. but found it already burning intentionally and did not respond. The Winchester Rescue Squad reported the shed alarm.
Two 16 year old Roanoke Negro boys Anthony Irvin and Van Wright were indicted by a Roanoke Hastings Court grand jury for malicious wounding Patrolman W E Richardson during a November 25 apartment call. Irvin is charged also with stabbing a 23 year old Monroe High School teacher. Police used tear gas after gunfire from the apartment injured officers and 17 teenagers fled.
Partly cloudy and colder tonight and Wednesday with lows in the 20s and highs in the 30s. The extended forecast calls for cold weather Thursday to Saturday with a chance of precipitation and varying coast and mountain temperatures. Rainfall totals show 1.83 inches for January and year to date with long term monthly and yearly averages listed.
Noon high 43 and low 34 reported with yesterday’s high 36. Sunset 5 03 p m. Sunrise 7 33 a m. Moonset 2 55 a m. Full Moon on January 11.
A compact list presents selected quiz responses: 75 percent. regional hints Ohio Pa Mich N Y. light. chronometer. My Old Kentucky Home. storm. Mrs Mary Surratt. Sahara. No. Troy.
The Frederick-Winchester-Clarke Young Democratic Club plans a 7 p.m. meeting at the U.A.W. Hall on Papermill Road to elect new officers and map actions for 1971 elections. Executives of Virginia Young Democratic Clubs meet at Lee Jackson Restaurant this weekend with guest speakers Murat W. Williams and Mayor James Mihelcic.
Pope Paul VI told Roman Catholic bishops that they must tell the people what God asks them to believe rather than rely on theologians. He issued an exhortation urging clear pastoral guidance as the faith faces ambiguities doubts about its essentials.
Garland Elwood McDonald was treated at Winchester Memorial Hospital after being struck by a car on Route 11 northbound yesterday at 6 50 p.m. He had a leg laceration and was released. Officer E Bowen and Jack Murphy reported the car driven by 17 year old John William Fincham Jr of Route 2 swerved to avoid the pedestrian but struck the right rear fender.
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