Obituaries and notices span Alger, Braithwaite and Eberhart families
Obituary notices recount George Everette Alger born 1917 with church ties and family. Braithwaite burial and memorial details. Martha Eberhart funeral and survivors. widens to local obits from Winchester and Capon Bridge. Also brief historical note on 1928 trolley expansion and inter urban travel milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Everette Alger
Alger
Frank
Dessie Kite Alger
Margaret
Millwood
Naomi Nesselrodt
Alice Moore
Winchester
Millwood United Methodist Church
William Maynard
Larry Hoover
Greenhill
Berryville
Jones Funeral Home
Millwood United
Kenneth A. Braithwaite
Ape de Lehew
Mr. Braithwaite
Lehew
W. Va
Julius and
Armintha Reid Braithwaite
National Fruit Products Co
Yellow Springs Rod & Gun Club
Louise LaFollette Braithwaite
Ted A.cede Ee
Vilem
Kay) Lepley
Kester
Richard
Isis) Frye
Margaret Snapp
Jessie Frank
Wrightsville
Odessa Hawkins
Shiloh United Methodist Church
Joe Roby
Willard Riley
Baden Larrick
Jesse Lupton
Walter Rinard
Harold Anderson
Melvin Camp
Georg Seal
C. Frank Davis
Frank Spaid
Shiloh
Giffin Funeral Home
Capon Bridge
American Cancer Society
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
Msgr
A.T. Marcincavage
St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
Fire damages Stephenson home in basement blaze
A Stephenson residence suffered extensive damage when a basement fire started near an electrical panel and spread to the attic. Mrs. Ross Jones discovered the fire around 3 45 a m and alerted responders. Fire crews from Clearbrook, Shawnee, and Sarah Zane aided with smoke ejectors and salvage wagons, quitting about 7 a m. No other fire damage was reported in the two evening calls and the Stephens City store suffered smoke damage from a furnace incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson
Clearbrook Fire Company
Ross Jones
Jones
Shawnee
Sarah Zane
Lanny Drive
Nichols
Stephens City
Driver's Grocery
White Post Charge Plans Special Event
The Methodist Churches of Boyce White Post Millwood Mount Carmel and Trinity unite for a covered dish supper at Boyce fire hall Sunday at 5 p.m. Guests include Roxanne Gear of Winchester leading song and a solo. The event welcomes new minister Rev. Larry Hoover who arrived last December 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyce
White Post
Millwood
Mount Carmel
Trinity
Roxanne Gear
Winchester
Larry Hoover
Byrd Seeks Probe Over Army Tank Price Hikes
Senate Armed Services hearings spotlight 39 percent rise in M60 tank unit cost from 297700 to 413600 as Army officials cite materials and labor costs. Chrysler is prime contractor with 365 tanks for 1975 and 1600 awaiting price talks and audit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry F. Byrd
Ind.Va
Senate Armed Services Committee
Byrd
Chrysler Corp
Oscar Decker
Army Tank Command
Harold L. Bowman
Army
Chrysler
Bowers Accepts ASAP Participation After DUI Guilty Finding
Paul Ray Bowers of Winchester faced driving under the influence charges in Winchester General District Court. He pleaded guilty, was found guilty, and was ordered to participate in the Alcohol Safety Action Program with a 180 day jail term, $700 fine, and 12 month license suspension stayed pending ASAP completion. He is scheduled to appear again before Judge Simpson on March 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Paul Ray Bowers
Rt. 5
Winchester
David Simpson
Winchester General District Court
Bowers
ASAP
Charles Miller
Office of General District Court
Simpson
Changes Plea to Guilty in Front Royal Case
James Travis Smoot, indicted by a grand jury on January 6, pleads guilty. Proceedings center on the Front Royal matter with the court handling sentencing and related charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
James Travis Smoot
Two Held in Thefts from Vehicles
A Falling Waters man and a Martinsburg juvenile are in custody in Martinsburg after police linked them to thefts from trucks and cars in Winchester last night. About 28 batteries two speakers and truck mirrors valued over 1000 were stolen from locations including Pine Motor Co. and a Rubbe rm aid plant. The suspects face warrants and charges as investigations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.va
Martinsburg
Winchester
Pine Motor Co
Winchester City
Rubbermaid
Falling Waters
Masters and Johnson release The Pleasure Bond on sex
ST. LOUIS AP reports renowned sex researchers Dr. William H. Masters and Virginia Johnson have authored a new layman oriented book titled The Pleasure Bond. The work, by leading authorities on sexual response, is set to go on sale Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
William H. Masters
Virginia Johnson
Berryville Man Arrested in Clarke County Gun Heist
Clarke County Sheriff Albert Nicodemus reports the arrest of Raymond Lester Huff, 20, of Berryville Rt. 2, in connection with a January 14 break in at Cletus Black residence on Route 612. Five rifles and several pistols valued around $1000 were stolen. Huff is charged with breaking and entering and grand larceny and jailed in Clarke County. Deputies James L. Coumes and Shepherd Clifton investigated. Preliminary hearing set for January 14 in Clarke County General District Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Clarke County
Albert Nicodemus
Raymond Lester Huff
Rt. 2
Cletus Black
Nocdemus
James L. Coumes
Shepherd Clifton
Clarke County General District Court
Local events calendar listings for Friday through Monday
A sequence of club and group meetings and events scheduled across Winchester and surrounding towns. Activities include Masonic Lodge gatherings, Apple Valley Bottle Club, Art Guild rounds, Lioness and Civitan clubs, Weight Watchers, Parents Without Partners, 4 H Club, Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad, TOPS, Recovery Inc, VFW Auxiliary, Optimist Club, DeMolay, Exchange Club, Rebelians, and a barber shop chorus with multiple venues such as the War Memorial Building and George Washington Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Guild of Winchester
Round Hill Community Center
Lioness Club
W. Boscawen St
Civitan Club
Lee- Jackson
Round Hill
Winchester
Berryville
F&m Bank
Recovery Inc
George Washington
VFW
Post
Optimist Club
Masonic Building
Board of Directors
Exchange Club
Rubbermaid
Rebelians
Masonic Lodge
Weather Outlook for Virginia and Statewide Details
Increasing cloudiness tonight with lows in the upper teens to low 20s. Saturday cloudy with snow or freezing rain likely, highs in the 30s. Virginia may see snow by dawn in the southwest with similar overnight lows. Extended outlook shows light precipitation mid period and otherwise fair, with daytime highs mid 30s to mid 40s and 20s at night. January rainfall totals and averages are listed, noting 1972 as a high year and 1970s variance.
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Virginia
Public Asked to Cut Visits to Hospital
Warren Memorial Hospital administrator John C. Blankenbeckler asked the public to voluntarily limit hospital visits during the flu season. He said the facility is bulging at the seams though the flu is not epidemic locally. Family members should limit visits to two a day except in emergencies, with messages deliverable at the information desk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
John C. Blankenbeckler
Warren Memorial Hospital
Blankenbeckler
Aerialist Petit Released From Hospital In St Petersburg
Philippe Petit, the French aerialist famed for the World Trade Center stunt, has been discharged from a St Petersburg hospital after treatment for injuries from a fall during a circus rehearsal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Fila
Philippe Petit
New York
World Trade Center
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Frank Eberhart
United States
Wisconsin
George E. Alger
Sam Ogm
Amherst ST
DIAL
Bob Donnelly
Yone
Ome F Funeral Home
Mempee
THE
ORDER
National Ave
S. Loudou
Blo
E. Main
Associated Press
Lucy T. Humphreys
Lucy Totten Humphreys
Baton Rouge
Humphreys
Baton Rouge General Hospital
North Baton Rouge
Audrey Palmer
Arlington
Nellie Eshelman
Rouss Totten
Rogers Totten
Charlie Totten
Shirley Totten
Lexington
Greenoaks Mausoleum
Thor Johnson
Nashville, Tenn
Nashville Symphony
Interlochen Arts Academy
Michigan
Cincinnati
Evanston
Ill
Maria E. Kilby
Smoot
Michael Garfield Roy
Roy
Shank’s Mare
New Shoes
Virginia Loan
Thrift Corp
West Piccadilly St
Hiram Royal Arch
Apple Valley Bottle Club
Armel School
Parents Without Partners
War Memorial Building
Duplicate Bridge
Madison Lodge
Ioof
First United Methodist Church
East
Pacific Coast
Plains
Central
Northern
Appalachians
Rockies
Shenandoah Valley
Goezynya
N. BraDdock St
Our
Bryarly & Louthank
Rouss Ave
N. Cameron St
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