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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1970
Page
2
Obituaries note the deaths of Thomas 8 Kinnie 78 of Winchester and Glendon Harris Tomblin 54 of Berryville with funeral details. The Cain family memorial lists multiple survivors and services at Jones Funeral Home and Memorial Park with interment planned in Shenandoah Memorial Park.
Mrs J Howard Cather 83 of 209 W Boscawen St died Friday born March 27 1887 in Frederick County daughter of Harlan P and Mollie Tabb widow of J Howard Cather member of First Presbyterian Church United Daughters of Confederacy DAR Winchester Frederick County Historical Society Women’s Civic League Old Fredericktown Garden Club and SPCA She survived by son J Howard Cather Jr of Wilmington Calif sister Mollie Lyon Fort Pierce Fla and two grandchildren Funeral services were held at Jones Funeral Home with Rev James R Jackson and burial in Mount Hebron Pallbearers were John L Kater Harold D Patton J Randolph Larrick Donald W Stewart Joseph E Butler and Charles A Pine Sr Honorary pallbearers were C S Burgess and Harlan P Lyon Mrs Ada E Kern 87 died yesterday in Culpeper widow of Charles L Dick Kern born Sept 29 1882 in Frederick County Husband died in 1933 She was a Calvary Baptist Church Winchester member survived by son Wilbur L Kern and three grandchildren Eileen F Claudia K Marian R Kern all of Winchester Graveside service tomorrow 2 30 p m Mount Hebron Cemetery About 50 species of birds in the United States and Canada have nested in houses.
A six vehicle crash Saturday at 4 20 p m on Route 11 one mile south of Stephens City caused property damage about 1800 dollars. Investigating officer State Trooper J S Conner cited vehicles driven by Jack Hochwald of Washington D C and Mary Lou Dembeck of West German Street with Sylvester Butler of Stephens City swerving to avoid the Hochwald car. The report also notes two deer involvement in another weekend incident with total damages around 2500 dollars.
Obituaries for Mrs. Lennie Dolly of Wardensville and John Edward Curl of Front Royal are followed by funeral details. A road incident near Winchester left Charles A. Dean with injuries and multiple weekend mishaps reported, with no charges in one case.
Alvin Louis Luttrell 36 of Route 2 Winchester faces arraignment in Frederick County Court on an incident and attempted incident involving a female juvenile. He is jailed in Winchester Frederick County on a 1500 dollar bond. Mrs Evelyn Ferrebee Lee 42 of Silver Spring Maryland died Saturday in Doctors Hospital Washington after a long illness. She was born February 12 1927 in Frederick County. Surviving: her mother Sadie Ferrebee and a daughter Linda Jones plus seven sisters and three brothers. Burial will be in Burtonsville Cemetery with services tomorrow at 10 a.m. in First Baptist Church Silver Spring.
The Winchester Veteran's Council sponsored a program at Shenandoah Memorial Park featuring the Roll Call of Deceased Veterans and a Valley Salute by the V.F.W. Post 2123 firing squad. Mr. Wigfield spoke on scars of memory, urging national unity and a return to liberty and justice for all as the Color Guard and firing squad participated.
The Winchester Frederick County Association for Retarded Children will hold its monthly meeting at the new Northwestern site on St. An informal open house will follow the business session. Mrs Eugene Keesling secretary invites residents to attend and learn of opportunities for handicapped persons in the area.
The Dow Jones average climbs 4.65 points to 705.09 by 10:30 a.m. amid a broad market advance. NYSE advancers lead decliners 3 to 1 as analysts await next moves to gauge if prices have found a bottom following last week's 7% drop. Early actives include University Computing up 1, Texaco up 5 to 26, Ling-Temco-Vought up percentage at 105, and Kidde up percent at 19.
An 89-year-old Brucetown man, Charles W. Boden, is in Winchester Memorial Hospital after a Thursday night assault. He was beaten and robbed of $9 in cash from a glass by his bedside. A warrant for assault and larceny was issued by the Frederick County Sheriff's office.
A preliminary hearing for Clyde Nelson Benson of Rt. 5 is scheduled June 26 in Frederick County Court. Benjamin M. Butler was appointed to represent the defendant by Judge W. Erle Edwards. Benson is jailed in Winchester-Frederick County in lieu of a $10,000 bond.
The June gathering of the Junior Homemakers Club is set for 7 p.m. at Mrs. Sandy Kremer's home. A nutrition demonstration will cover Vitamin A sources and health values.
A description notes Kareish as one of the pickled cheese varieties produced in Egypt, highlighting its regional place in local cheese making.
Kentucky unveils a computer driven program to identify and correct abuses in its Medicaid program. The system targets welfare clients and medical vendors whose claims appear out of line.
Variable cloudiness with a high in the 80s and a noon high of 82 degrees reported yesterday. Sun sets at 8 33 p m and sunrise is 5 48 a m tomorrow with no rainfall in the last four hours. June rainfall to date and five year totals are listed.
The summer Read-In for ages 4 through Grade 4 runs Thursdays 10 11 from June 25 through July at Handley Library Roy Nester leads youngsters in stories with local school storytellers including Barbara Bachrach Mary Morrison Light Susan Koontz Jane Light Barbara Buncutter Sean Gilkey Ann Stewart Claire Brown and Taffy Moffett Films filmstrips and posters by local volunteers will support the program.
Winchester authorities investigate a Saturday morning fire at the Winchester Feed and Seed Company on N Cameron St. Fire officials say dry hay was set under the northeast side and ignited. no damage occurred. A separate late Saturday fire in a Bernard Fox car at 2430 Valley Ave caused minor motor and wiring damage.
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