Obituary notices and funeral services list
Obituaries for Clarence R. Miller Jr. and others, with honorary pallbearers named. Services and visit times given for multiple relatives and friends across West Virginia and Virginia towns. Several services scheduled, with burial details and churches cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence R. Miller Jr
Hugh Brannon
Ralph Largent
Richard Merica
Paul Largent
George B. Whitacre
John Williams Jr
John Whilliams Sr
Montana Crosen
John P. Omps
Ray Keither
Leroy Dick
Joshua Place
Vermont Crosen
State Department Bomb Threat and Aftermath Report
The Weather Underground claimed responsibility for a bomb at the State Department headquarters in Washington D C and warned of more devices. Explosions damaged walls and pipes on the third floor, prompting a large police and federal search. No additional bombs were found in other federal buildings. Separately optometrist Dr Noble D Whitacre 77 of Martinsburg W V died at City Hospital Martinsburg after a long career in ophthalmology. He is survived by his wife two daughters a son and numerous grandchildren. Funeral services are set for Friday at Brown Funeral Home Martinsburg with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery Whitacre Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emaline Parker
Rt.1
Middletown
Winchester Memorial Hospital
New Dale Church
Spaulding
Homer M. Spaulding
Martinsburg
W. Va
Maryview Hospital
Portsmouth
Brown Funeral Home
Sean W. Va
Joseph P. Porterfield
Rosedale Cemetery
Weather Underground
Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit
Navy
State Department
International Conference Room
Henry A. Kissinger
Charles Lightner
D.C
Washington
General Services Administration
Ford
Cambodia
South Vietnam
San Francisco
Washington Post
Los Angeles Times
A.I.D
State Dept
Defense Department
Oakland
Calif
U.S
Vietnam
Noble Dean Whitacre
City Hospital
Whitacre
Frederick County
Herbert D
Magmie Doland Whitacre
Shenandoah College
Dayton
Philadelphia College of Optometrists
Clarksburg
Ebenezer Christian Church
State Board of Examiners of Optometrists
Robert White Lodge
Af&am
Rowena C. Braithwaite
Dan
June
Folk
Falling Waters
G. Edward
Katy) E. Frye
Patrick N. Whitacre
Bryan Stotler
Winchester
H. Wilbur Jay
Woodlawn
Mills Dismissed From the Hospital
Rep. Wilbur D. Mills was discharged from Bethesda Naval Hospital after nearly two months of treatment for alcoholism. He left Monday and did not attend Capitol Hill on Tuesday, with hospital officials confirming the dismissal. Mills had entered Dec 3 after a Boston stage appearance with Fanne Foxe and admitted alcoholism in a December statement. Timbuktu is a trading center on the Niger River in western Africa.
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Washington (Ap
Wilbur D. Mills
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Arkansas Democrat
Capitol Hill
Virginia
Kensett
Ark
Mills
Michael Bohna
Boston
Fanne Foxe
Timbuktu
Niger River
Western
Africa
Two Physicians Offices Break-In In Winchester
Winchester police report burglars entered two medical offices on Tuesday. Dr. Douglas C. Hill at 137 W Boscawen St saw two windows broken and about $60 damage plus $2 worth of Demerol stolen. Dr. Leslie Bell’s office in the same building was ransacked with no missing items. Filter Queen Inc at 2020 S Loudoun St also reported a break-in with about $25 cash taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Douglas C. Hill
W. Boscawen St
Leslie Bell
Filter Queen, Inc
S. Loudoun St
Tan Eevestigatio Ins
Ralph Hite
Paul Krieger
Calendar Of Events For Wednesday To Friday
Schedule listing activities from Wednesday through Friday includes Weight Watchers at Odd Fellows Hall, Family Fun Night at Greenwood Fire Hall, bridge at George Washington Hotel Lodge 867, and square dance class at War Memorial Building. Thursday features Retired Civil Employees dining, The Harembe Singers at Shenandoah College, Rotary Club lunch, Rifle Club night, a Shenandoah versus Messiah basketball game, TOPS Club, Friday hosts HIC at Lee Jackson and United Commercial Travelers meeting at Elks Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows Hall
Greenwood Fire Hall
Duplicate Bridge
George Washington
Lodge 867
BPOE
Elksoe
Blue Ridge
War Memorial Building
National Association of Retired Civil Employees
Elms
the Harembe Singers
Shenandoah College
Duff’s
Pagoda
Shenandoah
Messiah
First United Methodist Church
Winchester Frederick Hic
Lee Jackson
United Commercial Travelers
Elks Home
Weather Outlook for Northern Valley and Virginia
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with lows around 40 and highs in the 50s. In Virginia highs will reach the 50s to low 60s with nights in the 30s west and 40s east. Friday through Sunday look fair Friday and mostly cloudy weekend with rain possible late Saturday and Sunday. Daytime highs in the mid 40s to low 50s with overnight lows in the 30s to around 40.
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Virginia
Rainfall totals and averages for the past 62 years
Rainfall for the last 24 hours ends at 8 30 a m shows none. January rainfall to date 1 65 inches. Five year totals list 1974 36 16 1973 42 45 1972 53 02 1971 38 28 1970 41 42. Monthly averages by month given. highest 53 02 inches in 62 years, lowest 17 15 inches.
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Pepee
Accident on Rt 11 Causes $1000 Damage to Two Cars
Virginia State Police report a two-car crash on Rt 11 about 6 30 p m a mile north of Winchester. Floyd Donelson of Jamestown New York and Charles Puffenberger of Rt 4 Winchester were the drivers. Donelson tried a left turn from the right lane causing the collision. Donelson vehicle damage about 700 Puffenberger about 300.
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Rt. 11
Virginia
L.W. Waters
Winchester
Floyd Donelson
Jamestown
N.Y
Charles Puffenberger
Rt. 4
Donelson
Purse Snatch On Clifford Street Stages Police Probe
West Virginia resident Jean Vickers of Charles Town reports her purse was snatched on Clifford Street around 8:30 PM by two white men. One blond and one brown haired. they fled in a waiting red Volkswagen after grabbing the purse containing about 50 dollars and papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Clifford St
Winchester
Jean Vickers
Charles Town
W. Va
Academy Lane
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Shelburne Service
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Houston
A. J. Bartley
Martin Journell
Houston Haile
Roanoke
Haile
Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Oakey’s
Ray Peters
Baker
W.va
McKee Funeral Home
Augusta
Lineburg Service
Tracy Allen Lineburg
Strasburg
Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital
Woodstock
Stover Funeral Home Chapel
Jay Hawke
Riverview Cemetery
Lake Service
Dorsey Brayth Lake
Happy Creek
V.A. Hospital
Marian
Ind
Prospect Hill Cemetery
David Burrough
Maddox Funeral Home
Front Royal
Phillips Service
Virginia Elizabeth Phillips
Rt. 1
Jones Funeral Home
Josiah A. Andrew
Alvin Graham
Cross Junction
Mr. Graham
Jamacca
Orrick
Anthony Wadsworth
Ira E. Ritter
Olive Painter Ritter
Stephens City
Omps Funeral Home
Dr. Noble D. Whitacre
Virginia E. Phillips
Warenai
Sececree Morticurs
Omds Gueeralome
Amherst ST
Clarence R. Shelburne
Omps Funeral Home _ sper Memorial
Orrick Cemetery
Olive P. Ritter
THE
E. Main
Berryville
Associated Press
Ter
Stuart M. Perry
Winchester Rt
Gentleman’s Magazine
William Howard Taft
Taft
Great Lakes
Gulf
Atlantic Coast
West
Texas
Plains
Midwest
St. Lawrence Valley
Halfway Fire Co
Virginia Avenue
Lexington Avenue
Hagerstown
Philadelphia
Standing Liberty
Barber
Mercury
King & Cochrane
Braden King
Shenandoah Manufacturing Company, Inc
P.O. Box
Harrisonburg
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