Winchester Evening Star Brief Notice
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1970
Page
2
Local brief from Monday issue notes a 2 percent figure for a listed item dated 1970. No further contextual details readable.
Obituaries list Wilbur Peer 69 of 626 Bruce St funeral today at 1 30 at Jones Funeral Home with pallbearers and Mount Hebron Cemetery burial. Other notices include Mary Elizabeth Haines 62 of Augusta West Virginia death at Hampshire Memorial Hospital and services tomorrow at 2 p.m. in McKee Funeral Chapel Augusta with Mountain Dale Cemetery burial. Wilbur H Malone 50 of 715 S Braddock St died Saturday. burial in Galilee. Leslie C Lewis 73 of 1302 Bryant St Apt 3 Washington died Friday at Sibley Hospital. service tomorrow at Omps Funeral Home with Mount Hebron burial.
A house trailer owned by Gary Feltner burned to the ground after a fire near the Hogue Creek bridge on Route 522, with furnishings lost. Gainesboro area units responded at 2 21 a m. A separate blaze in Brucetown destroyed a 1959 Oldsmobile owned by Arthur Welch after a backfire during start up.
Mrs Stella Windle Conner 75 of Winchester died yesterday in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Born June 17 1894 in Shenandoah County she was a daughter of the late Noah and Louisa Windle. Survived by husband Harry F Conner two daughters nine grandchildren and a great grandchild. Funeral Wednesday at 2 pm in Dellinger Funeral Home Woodstock with burial at Mount Zion Lutheran Cemetery Fairview. The family will receive friends Tuesday 7 to 9 pm. relatives meet 1:30 pm Wednesday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Sue Mae Ballinger 66 of Bluemont died yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. She was born May 15 1903 in Clarke County and survived by husband William G Ballinger son William Ballinger Jr daughter Ramona Rae Herndon of Miami four grandchildren two brothers and four sisters. Funeral service will be held tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Good Shepherd Pine Grove near Bluemont conducted by Rev David Cammack with pallbearers Kenneth Reid Robert Duke Pete Chillcott O G Hensley Frank Pearson and Fred Isaac. Burial is in the family plot nearby. The body lies at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville tonight from 7 to 9 30 p m and will be taken to the church one hour before the service.
Funeral for 68 year old Annie Belle Cox formerly of Stephens City was conducted at Ridings Chapel Church at 2 pm by Rev. H. Eugene Baker. Pallbearers included Harold G. Nichols John L. Hammock R Keith Judy Sr Fred W. Grim William H. Grim and James E Cornwell Jr. Burial followed in Ridings Chapel cemetery.
Mrs Dolly Adams and Mr Wilbur H Malone are scheduled for funeral services at Jones Funeral Home with times listed as Tuesday 11:00 A.M. and Tuesday 1:30 P.M. The notices provide service details and venue.
A hit and run crash Saturday night involved a vehicle owned by Mrs. Gladys G. W. Minnigerode parked at 608 S. Washington St. A northbound car struck its front fender and fled. Police Officers Bowers and Kalafat investigated the incident.
The exchange centers on a civilian ship damaged and towed after Egyptian claims of hits and a destroyed radar site near Hod Samara. Tel Aviv denies the attack, while Lebanon reports casualties from an Israeli artillery strike on Aita Chaab. Saudi Arabia and Jordan report further air and ground clashes with casualties claimed on both sides.
Mrs Roy M Adams aged 75 of EE Piccadilly Street died Saturday born Clarke County June 12 1894 daughter of Thomas W Walters and Anna Belle. She married Roy M Adams and belonged to Braddock Street United Methodist Church and veterans auxiliary. She survived by husband children Frances Carter Anna Shryock William E Adams Frank M Adams sisters and grandchildren. Funeral conducted tomorrow at 11 at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Lyons and Rev Reeves pallbearers named.
Frederick County awardees include Mr. Rice who helped found the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and funded scholarships while teaching at Handley High School. Mr. Russell, a Frederick County native with D K Russell & Sons, is active in horticulture and church affairs. Extension Agent John T. Wolfe presented the award as H K Benham III presided.
A warrant was issued for Small after Rosa Elizabeth Small was found dead in the burning Rosemont estate home around 5 30 a m on January 5. The FBI joined after a Rosemont station wagon linked to Small was found at Washington National Airport. On January 14 Sheriff Slater said Small was in custody in West Palm Beach and deputies left to extradite him. He waived extradition and arrived January 19. Judge Potts presided and attorney Mr Hawkins was appointed.
Wade Johnson superintendent of Clarke County Schools will discuss the 1970 71 budget at a meeting of parents and teachers tomorrow night. A spokesman invites any interested citizen to attend the Educational Improvement Association meeting at D G Cooley Elementary School Berryville Primary School. The session starts at 8 o'clock.
The Middletown Grange will hold its first meeting of the year at 7 30 in the Grange Hall. Past Master E W Ewing will lead in Grange Master Ronald Schmid’s absence in Florida. Mrs D N Gruver will give devotions and Mrs Charles Pence will present the program hour.
A typical US household of four consumes about six thousand pounds of food annually. The figure reflects widespread dietary patterns and household spending on groceries and meals.
Virginia reports clearing and cooler conditions tonight with mild, partly cloudy days ahead through Saturday. Five day outlook projects above normal temperatures with brief chances of precipitation and cooler end of week. Also includes long list of rainfall figures, Miocene era mammal notes, and a short Q and A.
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