Obituaries for Norman Fritts Burmingham and Edward P. Lewis
Norman Fritts Burmingham 56 of Ft. Myers Florida died at home on a Wednesday. He was the son of the late William T. and Mary Fritts of Winchester and is survived by his wife Janice two brothers a sister and nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Saturday at Engelhart Funeral Home Ft. Myers. Burial followed in Ft. Myers. Edward P. Lewis 49 of 406 Mosby Street died June 25 while vacationing in Austria. He was born in Winchester April 30 1922 to the late R. Page and Pearl Adams Lewis. He married Louise Enolgna on March 29 1942 in Harrisonburg. He worked 10 years as a Caldwell Sites salesman and was a member of several organizations. He served in World War II. He is survived by his wife three sons and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 by Rev. George W. Burroughs and Rev. Paul J. Slonaker. Burial will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery. The body is at Jones Funeral Home.
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Norman Fritts Burmingham
Ft. Myers
Fla
William T
Mary Fritts
Winchester
Janice
John F
William T. Jr
Jessup, Md
William
Betsy) Schmidt
Palm Beach
Fila
Engelhart
Ft Myers
Edward P. Lewis
Mosby Street
Austria
Mr. Lewis
R. Page
Pearl Adams Lewis
Louise Enolgna
Harrisonburg
Lewis
Caldwell Sites
First United Methodist Church
Good Samartaran
Loyal Order of the Moose
United Commercial
Paul J. Slonaker
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Jones Funeral Home
Hemingway's Widow Plans Memorial Jay Party in Idaho
Hemingway's widow plans a memorial jay party in Ketchum Idaho this month. His eldest son Jack says the Nobel Prize winning writer took his own life in Sun Valley on July 2, 1961.
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Ketchum
Idaho
Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway
Jack
Sun Valley
Shenandoah Valley Bank Fireworks At Winchester Park
Fireworks displays will mark Independence Day with Shenandoah Valley National Bank hosting a show at Winchester Recreation Park. The event is set for Saturday July 3 around 9 p.m. with a rain date on the following clear night.
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Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Winchester Recreation Park
Berryville
Clarke County Jaycees
Clarke County Raritan Club
Raritan
Jaycees
Raritans
Strike Halts West Coast Ship Cargo From Seattle to San Diego
The first coastwide ILWU strike in 23 years halted most dock work from Seattle to San Diego as talks failed hours before contract expiry. About 15 000 longshoremen across 24 ports heeded the walkout while cargo and personnel moves continued only by mutual agreement.
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Strike
Seattle
San Diego
San Francisco
James Robertson
Pacific Maritime Association
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’s Union
Joe Glick
ILWU
Los Angeles
Teamsters Union
Pitcock—Buford W. Pitcock 62 of Frederick County dies
Buford W. Pitcock 62 of Bloomery Star Route Frederick County died at home early today. Born August 29 1908 in Frederick County he was an orchardist and Lutheran Church member. Survived by wife Lola Belle Mc Daniel two daughters Mrs. Russell L. Kerns and Mrs. Ray McConnell two sons Buford W. Pitcock Jr and James Kelley Pitcock thirteen grandchildren and twelve siblings. Services 2 p.m. Monday at Omps Funeral Home conducted by Rev. Foster Couchman. Burial Old Stone Church Cemetery Green spring. Family visitation Sunday 7 30 to 9 p.m. at Omps Funeral Home.
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Buford Wilson Pitcock
Bloomery Star Route
Mr. Pitcock
Frederick County
Robert
Kate Butler Pitcock
Lutheran Church
Lola Belle McDaniel
Russell L. Kerns
Ray McConnell
Bowling Green
Buford W. Pitcock
James Kelley Pitcock
William Lauck
Roy Russell
Robert Garrett
Marshall Braithwaite
Ralph Pitcock
William Pitcock
Haywood Pitcock
Buford Pugh
Dorothy Jenkins
Goldie Webber
Garland Clark
Winchester
Elwood Barrett
Fairfax
Omps Funeral Home
Foster Couchman
Old Stone Church
Greenspring
Omps Funeral
Albert Says Nixon Peace Efforts Move Forward
House Speaker Carl Albert citing confidential White House briefings said things are moving in the administration’s plan to end the Vietnam War. He joined Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield in praising Nixon’s behind the scenes initiatives and urged fuller public disclosure while warning against binding withdrawal dates.
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House
Carl Albert
Nixon
Albert
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Hanoi
Paris
U.S
North Vietnam
White House
D-Okla
Vietnam
Congress
Tea Planned for County Republican Candidates
Mrs. Winston Huffman Mrs. Harold Walter and Mrs. Romeo Stickley host a refreshment tea Wednesday 7 to 9 p.m. at the Middletown Lions Club Community Center to meet Frederick County GOP candidates Roger Koontz for House of Delegates Charles W Orndoff for treasurer John Alvin Johnson for sheriff and Lawrence Ambrogi for commonwealths attorney. Transportation calls to 869 1798 or 869 2905.
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Winston Huffman
Harold Walter
Romeo Stickley
Frederick County
GOP
House of Delegates
Middletown
Commonwealth
Chamber Office Repainted In Winchester Opens To Public
The Winchester Frederick County Chamber of Commerce invites the public to visit its newly repainted headquarters at 29 S Cameron St. President Phil Whitney announced the restoration of the Chamber building funded by Godfrey Miller Home Inc, noting it as one of the first downtown homes refurbished for practical use.
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Winchester-Frederick County
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Key Clubbers and Kiwanis Members Attend International Conventions
Thomas Good and William Meir Jr of James Wood High School Kiwanis Key Club will attend the 28th Key Club International Convention in Anaheim California. Ed L. Molden and Donald L. Smallwood accompany Winchester Kiwanis officers to the Kiwanis International Convention in San Francisco with Mrs Molden and Mrs Boppe also listed.
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James Wood High School
Kiwanis
Ed L. Molden
Capital District
Molden
Donald L. Smallwood
M. Lee Boppe
Winchester Kiwanis Club
Va Draft Processing Continues Amid Draft Bill Talks
United States Selective Service Director Curtis Tarr ordered state boards to keep preinduction physicals, classifications, and appeals active while Congress negotiates a new two year draft extension. The 1972 lottery is postponed until the bill is agreed.
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Washington
Selective Service
Curtis W. Tarr
Congress
Tarr
House-Senate
Senate
U.S
Vietnam
Hutton Named to State Curriculum Study Committee
James V. Hutton Jr. of Frederick County Public Schools is appointed by State Superintendent Dr. Wilkerson to join the Curriculum Study Committee for Social Studies K-12. The appointment follows Hutton’s contributions to social studies and local history. He holds an A.B. and a Master's from the University of Virginia and has ongoing graduate work.
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James V. Hutton, Jr
Frederick County
Woodrow W. Wilkerson
Melton Wright
Hutton
Wilkerson
Virginia
Supt. Wright
University of Virginia
Weekend Virginia Weather Preview With Rain Chances
Mostly clear tonight in Virginia with low sixties. Saturday brings sunshine and lower humidity with highs in the 80s. Extended outlook shows a cloudy Sunday and isolated showers or thundershowers early next week with 80s and mountain 70s.
Wall Street Dips as Unemployment Drops but Rate Hikes Loom
Wall Street drifted lower as investors weighed a mixed economy. The Dow fell to 890.70 on a 2.33-point drop while advances edged declines on the New York Stock Exchange. Industry concerns included rate hikes, labor walkouts in copper and ocean freight, and possible rail and steel strikes. RCA slipped to 35% as trading moderated.
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New York Stock Exchange
Federal Reserve
RCA
Unemployment figures show June jobless drop across groups
The unemployment rate for men 25 and over fell from 3.6 to 3.3 percent while women 25 and over declined from 4.8 to 4.5 percent. Overall, unemployment dropped by 500000 to 78.4 million, matching March. Black joblessness eased from 10.5 to 9.4 percent. white workers fell to 5.2 percent. Labor force rose 1.9 million to 85 million. employed persons increased 770000 to 79.5 million. Private non farm payrolls averaged $3.42 per hour up one percent.
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