Deaths and Funerals in Local Area
Arthur Edward Ruffner Sr., 47 of Strasburg dies of heart attack at home. Born Rileyville July 31, 1908, survived by wife Dorothy Arta, mother, three children, one grandson, two brothers and other relatives. Funeral 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Stover Funeral Chapel Strasburg. Burial Riverview Oolucted at Jones Funeral Home Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur E. Ruffner
Arthur Edward Ruffner
Strasburg
Rileyville
John Ruffner
Ellie Cameron Ruffner
Front Royal
Dorothy Arta
Arthur E. Ruffner, Jr
Mollie
Funeral service for Gilbert Earl Russell set in Brucetown
Funeral service for Gilbert Earl Russell of Brucetown has been announced after his death Saturday morning at Winchester Memorial Hospital. The service details are being arranged by local funeral directors.
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Gilbert Earl Russell
Brucetown
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Former Mental Patient's Spree Ends in Berkeley Jail
A 30 year old former mental patient from Cherry Point started a wild chase from Martinsburg to Bunker Hill. He forced a Martinsburg man off Wilson Street and held a gun but the weapon was a toy. He rammed another vehicle near Darksville, wrecked near the Bridge at Bunker Hill, and was captured after a high speed crash. Spickler pleaded guilty to drunken driving and hit and run and received fines plus a 10 day jail term for each count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherry Point
Martinsburg
Bunker Hill
Charles Franklin Spickler
Lincoln
Howard Graves
Wilson St
Graves
Spickler
Darksville
Franklin Leroy Mallatte
Howard C. Duvall
Duvall
Aeneal Ambulance Service
Fire Department No. 1
Ciyt Limits
City Hospital
Justice of the Peace
Berkeley Gay
Berkeley County
Remarkable Obituary Moment At Brucetown Church
Funeral service conducted this afternoon at 2 o clock at the Brucetown Methodist Church by the Rev J B Peebles and the Rev Emory Ellmore. Survived by children from a former marriage to Fannie Fultz Russell of Corneville including Mrs Virginia Pingley of Stephens City Theodore Russell and William Russell both of Clearbrook and Mrs Louise Lineweaver of Edinburgh. Pallbearers listed as Arnold H Gordon Earl M Brown Herbert E Faircloth Ray R Russell Harry Childs and Roy A Campbell. Interment in Bethel Lutheran Church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Clark Streit Shenk
Elon D. Shenk
Reynolds Store
Maplewood Nursing Home
Shenk
Siler
Frederick County
Abram D
Susannah Parlett Clark
Chestnut Grove
George W. Streit
Travellis Clark
Ada Strother
William H Shenk
Akron
Ohio
Harold R. Edwards
Paul Shenk
San Jose
Cal
Brucetown Methodist Church
J. 8. Peebles
Emory Ellmore
Fannie Fultz Russell
Corneville
Virginia Pingley
Stephens City
Theodore Russell
William Russell
Clearbrook
Louise Lineweaver
Edinbure
Arnold H. Gordon
Earl M. Brown
Herbert E. Faircloth
Ray R. Russell
Harry Childs
Roy A. Campbell
Rg Bethel Lutheran
New York's Commission Auction Near Winchester Route 7
Sale of household goods television sets machinery and tools meats and an automobile to be held July 10 at 7 30 pm east of Winchester on Rt 7 auctioneered by Dennis T Cole.
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Denny's Commission
Ty-Mile
Winchester
Dennis T. Cole
White Post Crash Knocks Out Landmark. Two Car Wrecks Reported
A series of two traffic crashes near White Post and Middletown, one involving a National landmark, left Miss Maureen McElroy with knee and shoulder injuries. The 1953 Studebaker driven by Rene Delyon collided with a tree, causing $350 damage. a 1941 Ford driven by Cus Grymes Meade struck the White Post and caused $25 landmark damage.
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Maureen Philomena McElroy
Harrisburg
Ireland
Middletown
U. S
D. A. Sheetz
Cus Us
Grymes Meade
White Post
Stone Bridge
Thomas Melvin Hil
Rt. 2
Front Royal
Mr. Meade
Meade
W. Piccadilly
Mrs Coolidge A Vermont Woman Behind A Presidents Life
Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge born January 3 1879 in Burlington Vermont married to a Northampton lawyer supported deaf children teaching and philanthropy. She aided Clarke School for the Deaf funding a new building and remained active in World War II work church affairs and many honorary degrees.
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Grace Anna Goodhue
Northampton
Burlington, Vt
University of Vermont
Coolidge
Clarke School For the Deaf
Boston Red Sox
Weather forecast and sky note for Winchester
The forecast calls for scattered afternoon or evening thundershowers in the north portion with a low of 67 to 74. Tuesday remains hot with similar shower chances. extended outlook shows near normal temperatures, cooler midweek, and a warmer end of the week with 0.25 to 0.33 inch total rain.
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Portion
Virginia
Rainfall Statistics and Monthly Averages
Report covers 48 hour rainfall ending 8 am today with none in July to date and 1957 year to date at 16.21 inches. It lists average monthly rainfall over 44 years with figures for January to December and notes irregular or missing values for several months.
Lindall Cuts Payment Duty for Livestock Losses to Dogs
Lindall announces reduced need to compensate farmers for livestock killed by predatory dogs. Arrangements will soon set up rabies vaccination clinics in the city by local veterinarians. Any dog may be brought to these clinics.
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Lindal Seid
Multiple Fatalities After Weekend Highway Crashes
Police report a series of weekend deaths across Virginia counties. George Clegg, 62, of Belle Vernon was killed when struck by a motorcycle on US 11 in Fairfield. Jennie Howerton, 75, died after a collision on US 1 near South Hill. Roosevelt Jones, 22, of South Hill, died from injuries in a crash in Lunenburg County. Kenna Dunn, 21, of Salem died in Roanoke hospital from injuries in Roanoke County crash. Alonzo Amy, 9, of Middlesex drowned after wading in a Water View creek. body recovered.
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Archie Tilson
Fairfax
Snider
Sniders
Richmond
Frank Snider Jr
Roanoke
George Albert Clegg
Rt. 3
Belle Vernon
Pa Clegg
Fairfield
Rockbridge County
Donald R. Staton
Rt. 1
Buena Vista
Jennie Howerton
U.S. 1
South Hill
Roosevelt Jones
Lunenburg County
Kenna B. Dunn
Salem
Roanoke County
Alonzo L. Amy
Middlesex County
Young Amy
Waterview
Quiz answers for page 4 list cities and facts
The page 4 quiz provides ten answers including Boston, Elephant, Year of Obscurity, No regarding penguins, James A Garfield on a canal boat, Augusta, None, They cannot fly, Yes, Yes, and a Wycliffe quote about the wages of sin being death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Elephant
Antarctic
James A. Garfield
Augusta
Synne
Deth
Wycliffe
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Jones Funeral Home
J. 8
Peacemaker Service
Redland Methodist Church
Whitacre
Clyde Peacemaker
Philip Weeks
Elmer Braithwaite
Bagaent Stine
Wilbur Stine
Harry Hite
William Peacemaker
Paul Braithwaite
Woodlawn Cemetery
Robert Fli Rudoliph
Robert Eli Rudolph
E. Cork St
Prince William County
Manassas
Kernstown
Megus BH
Ethel Ashwood Rudolph
Stephenson
Helen Mauck
Hagerstown
Rudolph
Handley Heid School
Conrad Hoover
Mrs
Jones
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
For All
N. Braddock St
Carl
Haines
FE. Cork S
Carl A. Haines
John Kerr School
Russell Service
C. 1
Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
Administrator's Sale
Charles Wymer
General Electric
Laran C. Wymer
PRR
West Boscane
Purina
Hyneal Ambulance Service
Parts & Service
Kernstown Tractor Sales & Service
Loy
Raymond E. King
Milton
W. Va
U. S. Rt. 11
J. W. Detrick
Mr. King
Mrs. Coolidge
Rolling Hills Ranch
Mon
Holling Hills Kanch
Joe Wiley
Berryville, Virginia
Buiest
Saturn
Lindall
Glaize & B&o
N. Cameror
Omps
Huneral Home
Loudoun Street
Prem Ber
Washington Square
Philadelphia
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