Obituaries from Strasburg and surrounding area
Obituary notices report Bettie Lou Sheetz 45 of Strasburg dies in Winchester Memorial Hospital with service planned at St. Pauls Lutheran Church and burial in Riverview Cemetery. Also noted are services for George J. Scheder 61 and Rosie Ella Plauger 86 with multiple local survivors and home towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bettie Lou Sheetz
E. Washington St
Strasburg
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Sheetz
Lillian Marie Baker Coffman
James Branson Baker
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Women’s
Virginia Association of Rescue Squads
Shenandoah Publishing House
Paul D. Sheetz
Paula Roberta Sheetz
Lee Wayne Sheetz
Andrew Crawford Sheetz
Wanda E
Skip) Baker
Delma B. Smoot
James W Baker
Gary Howell
Daniel A. Strasnider
Tilden Ashwood
P. Douglas Mowery
Curtis Ritenour
Grubbs Ramey
John Henry Rhodes
Ladies Auxiliary
Riverview Cemetery
Stover
Charles Smoot
Marshall St
George J. Scheder
Glaize Ave
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Charles Gerloff
John W. Hughes, Jr
Meredith E. Royston, Jr
E. William Duncan
Henry Lowry
John T. Solenberger
Robert L. Lebo
Shenandoah Memorial Park
Rosie Ella Plauger
Maurertown
Plauger
Conkcville
Amos and
Annie Laura Nicklesson Click
Valley Pike
Gladys) Shrum
Harold
Kathleen) McFarland
Fred
Patsy) Bauserman
Earl Plauger
Woodstock
Nora Whitmer
Mt. Jackson
Montgomery
J. Arthur Click
Dellinger
Roger Combs
Lawrence Helsley
Doc Shank
Alfred
James Bowers, Jr
Robert Click
Dean Miller
Irving
Carroll Getz
Shrum
Whistler Adopts Butterfly Signature for Nature Paintings
James Abbott McNeill Whistler adopts a butterfly mark to sign his nature paintings, using the delicate symbol to identify works in a signature style. The motif reflects the artist's affinity for light and precise tonal harmony in his landscape studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Stabbing at Tacoma Greyhound Terminal Leaves Four Hurt
A 23 year old Tacoma resident stabbed four bus passengers and a driver at a terminal before being shot by another bus driver. Victims Linda Chapman 22 of Portland and three elders were treated in satisfactory condition. Detective Vejvold identified the suspect as the assailant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Greyhound
Linda Gail Chapman
Portland
John Vejvold
Vejvold
McGovern Tests Nixon Runway at Andrews AFB
Democratic candidate George S. McGovern lands at Andrews AFB and says he likes the President's strip while acknowledging a hard uphill battle. He meets party leaders, confirms Jean Westwood as DNC chair, and Basil Paterson wins as vice chair after Pierre Salinger withdraws. McGovern plans a quiet weekend before a two week vacation at Sylvan Lake Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGovern
Nixon
Andrews Afb
Washington
George S. McGovern
Andrews Air Force Base
Miami Beach
Democratic National Committee
Lawrence F. O’brien
Sylvan Lake Lodge
Custer, S.D
Bible School Starts Monday at Salvation Army
The Salvation Army will conduct Daily Vacation Bible School from Monday to Friday with sessions 9 15 a m to noon for youths aged four to sixteen The program titled Fitting all of Life Together includes crafts singing outdoor recreation and refreshments Captains Luther Hoffman and staff invite area youths to attend and bring a pencil and small paint brush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Bible School
Scripture Press
Luther Hoffman
Margaret Yost
Willie Cunningham
Russell Miller
Arvella Sears
Johnny Alley
Steve Harmon
Cathy Johnson
Mary Welsh
Hoffman
B52s strike two fronts as heavy losses reported near Quang Tri
U S B52 bombers killed nearly 300 North Vietnamese troops and destroyed bunkers and antiaircraft guns in mass raids around Quang Tri City. The strikes totaled over 2 500 tons across four regions with paratroopers pushing within 700 yards of the citadel amid ongoing combat near Hue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Quang Tri City
U.S
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
Thua Thien
Quang Tri Citadel
U.S. 7Th Fleet
America
Hue
Check‘mate
Emergency relief rules loosened for elderly flood victims
Gen George A Lincoln outlines relaxed rules to aid seniors in disaster areas. SBA loan forms to be simplified after criticism from Rep Joel Broyhill aide. IRS agents to prevent inflated repair estimates. free legal aid for low income victims. New York lenders provide 2.7 million in grants. Virginia official questions fund flow delays. four new auditors hired. Congress to receive Agnes Recovery Act details Monday. Localities must supply the effort. federal aid gives bootstraps, officials say.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Lincoln
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Joel T. Broyhill
R.va
SBA
Internal Revenue Service
New York
Savings and Loan Association
Professionals To Handle Va Retirement Fund
Virginia transferred management of its 750 million retirement fund to six professional firms aiming for aggressive gains and a future tax cut. Governor Linwood Holton cited hiring top money managers as a key benefit for state employees and taxpayers. Walter W. Craigie Jr., sworn as Virginia’s first secretary of finance, said fund assets could reach 1 billion within two years, with four firms handling equity and two handling bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Linwood Holton
United States
Walter W. Craigie Jr
Oldest United States school founded by Collegiate School
The Collegiate School in New York City, established in 1633, is identified as the oldest school in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Collegiate School
New York City
United States
Pony Penning Clash In Chincoteague With Humane Society
The Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Department and the U S Humane Society clash over the annual pony penning fundraiser on Assateague and Chincoteague islands. Fire officials defend the event as proper and necessary, while society leaders criticize it as inhumane and vow to monitor roundup and sale for humane law violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chincoteague
The
Humane Society
Kleckner
Waterford
Loudoun County
Virginia Humane
Assateague Island
Assateague
Wright
Youth on Stage at Shenandoah College Tonight
Thirty five Virginia teens perform a 90 minute musical revue at 8 PM in Shenandoah College auditorium. Local cast members include Robert Green of Winchester and William Maddox of Front Royal. The Youth on Stage troupe tours Virginia this summer in 12 cities under the Virginia Commission of the Arts and Humanities. Tickets via Leggett Department Store Shenval Music Store or at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music
Robert Green
Winchester
William Maddox
Front Royal
Virginia Commission of the Arts and Humanities
Leggett Department Store
Shenval Music Store
Weather outlook for Northern Valley with warm humid trend
The forecast shows cloudiness and warm nights with lows mid to upper 60s. Sunday remains partly cloudy and hot with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms and highs in the mid to upper 80s, near 90 in most areas. Extended notes expect more heat and frequent showers mainly Monday to Wednesday with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s and night lows upper 60s to low 70s. Rain totals for the past 24 hours stand at .09 inches. July rainfall to date is 2.34 inches with five year monthly averages listed.
Answers to Questions from 1621 10 Items
Answers include 1 1621 2 John Adams and Thomas Jefferson 3 U S House of Representatives 4 Commerce 5 Patrick Henry 6 Granada 7 Pumpkin 8 Worker in precious stones 9 John the Baptist 10 Humming Bird
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John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
U.S. House of Representatives
Commerce
Patrick Henry
Granada
John the Baptist
Humming Bird
Mrs. Ruth Crum To Speak At Bethel Lutheran Service
Mrs Ruth C Crum will be the featured speaker at Bethel Lutheran Church Sunday at the 11 a m service The 4 H program in Virginia was originally known as the Girls Tomato Club A similar organization for boys was the Corn Club
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Eckstein Plitt
Cross Junction
Frederick County
Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church
W.S. Gower
Dale Kerns
Ralph Kerns
Charles Kerns
Wayne Kerns
Phillip Wine
Kenneth Gentry
Giffin Funeral Home
Capon Bridge
W.va
Plitt
Baltimore
Edna Kerns Eckstein
Pinkney L. Eckstein
L. Christian J. Plitt
Ruth C. Crum
Bethel Lutheran Church
Virginia
Corn Club
Buckley-Lages Installs Pollution Control at Asphalt Plant
Buckley-Lages Inc. plans a $10,000 venturi type wet dust collector at its Stephens City asphalt plant to reduce emissions after tests showed particulate output far above state limits. The plant expects completion by July and received a Control Board extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckley-Lages, Inc
Stephens City
M.J. Grove Lime Co
Rt. 631
Lake
Buckley-Lages
State Control Board
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Scheder Service
Samuel T. Plauger
Plitt Service
OMS Funeral Home
Amherst ST
DIAL
the Order
Lor
Gotoen
Eure
Bernard F.groves
Monumen
Boscawen St
Tredon
Ennay
John W. Rosenberger
Commerce St
New Hampshire
Jean Westwood
West Jordan
Utah
Democratic
Pierre Salinger
White House
Basil Paterson
Land Salinger
Paterson
Lincoln
Carlucci
Congress
Austria
Johann Robier
Henry Brumback
Johann
James Wood Ffa
Future Farmers of America Project
Phyllis Wright
Chesapeake Bay Island
Mercury
Montego
BROAC
Mercury Marquis Brougham
James H. Carroll
Benny Lake, Jr
Control Board
Ial White SR
Sale
Pittsburgh
Weration
Sem
Stlaize & Bro
N. Cameron St
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