Obituary Highlights from Winchester Area Leaders
Obituaries note the deaths of Santford Virgil Eskridge 90 of Petersburg W V died at Hopemont Sanitarium near Terra Alta. Other notices list Edward Riley Lofton William H Pooch Reynolds and William Oscar Kirk with funeral details and notes on survivors. Robert William Gordon Jr 33 of near Arlington also dies with burial in Columbia Gardens Cemetery.
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Santford
Virgil Eskridge
Petersburg
W. Va
Hopemont
Terra Alta
Eskridge
Zepp
Hector R
Virginia Spresnider Eskridge
Evangelical United Brethren Church of
Ella L Pool Eskridge
Lula B. Keplinger Eskridge
Nellie Lilly
Hinton
Kathleen Kitty Campbell
Ashland
William Eck
Robert William Gordon, Jr
Arlington
Sue Long
David
Winchester
Samuel
Kenneth Gordon
Margaret Pierce
Leesburg
Tom
James Carlyle
Manassas
Louise Russell
Bladensburg
Rebecca Pu
William O. Kirk Dies at 87 in Grayson County
William Oscar Kirk aged 87 of Route 2 Independence born February 18 1880 son of Jacob G and Rosa J Ward Kirk. He married Mettie Cynthia Ward on August 17 1904 in Independence. A retired farmer and member of the Grayson County Methodist Church. His wife Mettie died May 2 1967.
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William Oscar Kirk
Mr. Kirk
Independence
Jacob G
Rosa J. Ward Kirk
Mettie Cynthia Ward
Kirk
Methodist
Grayson County
Trussell Service for Ada M. Trussell Held at Trinity
Funeral services for Mrs. Ada M. Trussell of Stephens City are set for tomorrow at 11 AM in Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Robert C. Mitchum officiating. Pallbearers include Harry Scheulen B H Beaver B J Lovett Vernon Ridings Melvin Carbaugh and W Warden Jenkins. Burial will follow at Greenhill Cemetery and the body lies at Omps Funeral Home with calling today from 7 to 9 PM.
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Ada M. Trussell
Stephens City
Trinity Lutheran Church
Robert C. Mitchum
Harry Scheulen
B. H. Beaver
B. J. Lovett
Vernon Ridings
Melvin Carbaugh
W. Warden Jenkins
Greenhill Cemetery
Omps
Raymond Kirk
Cedar Grove
W. French Kirk
Fron Royal Road
Fred L. Kirk
Ernest O. Kirk
Winchester
C. M. Kirk
Independence
Ellen K
Galax
Bettye Russell
Minni Cox
Portland
Ore
Helen Thomas
Arlington
Josephine Wells
Akron
Ohio
Evelyn Carr
Front Royal Road
Mary Burke
Front Royal
Mildred Smith
Route 2
Ruby Pugh
Richmond
Edward Kirk
Corrinne Kirk
Ann Kirk
Jones Funeral Home
John I. Collins
Shenandoah Memorial Park
Funeral services for Reynolds multiple obituaries and death notices
Funeral service details for William H. Reynolds Jr 24 of 107 W Boscawen St follow a fatal auto crash with burial at Gravel Springs Cemetery Pallbearers listed and survivors named including four sons and several siblings Also noted are funeral arrangements for Edward Riley Lofton and Raymond Iden Allen with burials planned at local cemeteries A Mars temperature note adds a planetary contrast with day and night temps around 70 and 150 below zero respectively
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William H. ‘Pooch’ Reynolds, Jr
W. Boscawen St
Jones Funeral Home
Edward J. Taylor
T. Earl Haines
Brandon R. Akers
Delmar A. Bayliss
John W. Reid
Kenneth L. Reynolds, Sr
Everett Bowers
Gravel Springs Cemetery
Mars
Earth
Britons Brace for New Economic Austerity Measures
London reports a fresh squeeze on Britons as installment buying curbs and higher home purchase taxes loom. Roy Jenkins to outline the latest post devaluation program amid a Commons debate on Labor policy and a likely Conservative no confidence motion. Prime Minister Harold Wilson vows to cut welfare and military commitments to export led recovery.
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London
Roy Jenkins
House of Commons
Labor
Commons
Harold Wilson
Nation
Britain
Suez
Telesvision
Johnson signals bills on housing education and crime
Administration sources say LBJ will back a new urban housing bill with government subsidies for low income slum homes, seek changes to higher education aid for lower middle income families, and push child health care and crime measures. He may also favor private industry job creation incentives and tax options.
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Johnson
Richard H. Poff
Poff
House
International Monetary Situation
Congress
Ohio River Search to End
Dragging operations will continue for a few days on the Ohio River near Point Pleasant West Virginia after the December 15 bridge collapse. The NTSB says nothing on the river bottom can hide a car or bodies. Thirty six bodies have been found and ten people remain missing.
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Washington
Ohio River
Point Pleasant
W.va
National Transportation Safety Board
Corps of Engineers
Amherst County Economy Shifts From Agriculture to Manufacturing
The Amherst County economy is slowly transitioning as manufacturing grows while agriculture declines, signaling structural change in the local labor market and industry mix.
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Amherst County
Virginia Weather Outlook and Five Day Forecast
Clear tonight with low temperatures 22 to 27. Mostly sunny and warmer Thursday with highs 42 to 47. Five day outlook shows temperatures near normal, daytime highs middle to upper 40s, lows 25 to 30, warmer then cooling Friday and through the period. Precipitation expected from three quarters to an inch with showers Friday and rain Sunday or Monday.
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Virginia
Train Kills 2 Motorists in Charlottesville Crash
Charlottesville police report two men, Grover Addison Farrar Jr. and James Edward Lam Jr., both 20, died when their car collided with a slow-moving train at a railroad crossing. A brakeman said the vehicle appeared to pull into the train’s path. Rainfall data for 24 hours and 55-year averages are listed in the report.
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Associated Press
Charlottesville
Grover Addison Farrar Jr
James Edward Lam Jr
Mixed Start for Wall Street Stocks on Wednesday
Openings show gains for Riegel Textile Schenley and Servomat while Eaton Vale RCA Ampex and American Telephone slip. AP 60 share index fell 2.4 points from prior session as market begins active trade in New York.
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New York
Eaton Vale
Riegel Textile
RCA
Servomat
International Telephone
Schenley
Ampex
American Home
American Telephone
American Stock Exchange
Rowe Warns On Apple Export Sales
Virginia agriculture commissioner Maurice B. Rowe warned the state may hold its current European buyers for Virginia apples while facing rising competition. He cited gains by France and Italy, better storage and shipping, and Common Market duties. Sweden remains Virginia's largest European market. Caribbean markets show strong potential.
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Maurice B. Rowe
State Horticultural Society
France
Italy
Sweden
Virginia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Winchester Evening Star
Santford Eskridge
Mr. Edward Riley Lofton
William H
Pooch’’ Reynolds, Jr
E. E. Marty
Martin
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Laymansville Cemetery
R.W. Gordon, Jr
William O. Kirk
E.E. Martin
E. E
Marty’’ Martin
Colonial Heights
North Miami Beach
Fla
Mr. Martin
Seahonk
Mass
Louis D
Mabel Patience West Martin
Orpha G. Wolverton
First Presbyterian Church
Norman W. Garrison
Lucille Shawker
J. Robert Jackson
Jacob E. Randall
T. William Massie
Robert L. Johnson
Jack E. Johnson
Haven M. Wolfe
Dennis T. Cole
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Edward Riley Lofton
Highland Ave
Bruce A. Macbeth
James Wallace
Robert Wallace
Robert Lofton
Frank E. Parrill
Gene R. Kline
Franklin J. Linaburg
Winchester National Cemetery
Raymond J. Allen
Raymond Iden Allen
Berryville
Towson
Mr. Allen
Clarke County
Fenton
Gertrude William Allen
Timonium
Henry Fenton Allen
Lillian Milanes
New York City
John H. Enders
Oomds Funeral Home
Loudoun Street
Adam. Trussell
Stephens City Lutheran
Greenhill
Bernard F. Groves
Boscawen St
Glaize & Bro
I. AE
Aints
N. Cameron St
U.S. Weather Bureau
ESSA
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