Obituaries from Winchester area residents 1969
A long obituary list reports deaths and services for Rosie Thomas Pruiett and Marcus Prusett, Jerry Bennett and Edna Lewis, Marie Pugh, Virginia Ramner Morrison, Charles Edward O Connor, Philip Shade, Mary Hardesty Robinson, Jeanie Rebecca Reid, and other local figures. Funeral services set at Omps Jones Cartwright and other area homes with burial sites in Mount Hebron and Greenhill Cemeteries. Difficulties include multiple spellings and fragments across Gainesboro and Winchester areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosie Thomas Pruiett
Gainesboro
Barbara Chandler
Pruiett
Abington
John Thomas
The
Baptist Church of
Clearbrook
Dorothy Wiggens
Lancaster
Estle Prutett
Jesse Prusett
Damascus
Charles Prutett
Alexandria
Marcus Prusett
Omps
Wright Funeral Home
Jerry M. Bennett
Greystone Terrace
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mr. Bennett
Morgan County
W.va
Thomas
Virginia Huff Bennett
Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church
Pleasant Valley Farm
Cedar Grove
Frederick County
Southern States Cooperative
Farm Bureau
the Grange
Carrie Virginia Emmatt
Mary E. Carson
Winchester
Thomas E. Bennett
Kernstown
Annie M. ‘Bailey
Hagerstown
Elmer L. Bennett
Albin
Omps Funeral
William Obaugh
John Ware
Mount Hebron
Lowe Smith John Smith
Rufus Smith
George Cook
Ernest Pugh
Earl Fries
Virginia Ramner Morrison
N. Kent St
Morrison
Stephens City
Edward Robinson
Elgin
Ill
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church
James Morrison
Detroit
Mich
Clarence Morrison
Uniontown
Penna
Charles Edward O’connor
Allison Ave
Jones Funeral Home
Robert Ruth
William A. Lyons
Roy C. Kidd
Robert J. Smith
Trammell H. Braithwaite
Richard K. Goode
Harry F. Cain
Clyde L. Belford
Mount Hebrer Cemetery
Philip R. Shade
Route 2
Mark S. Roller
Charles R. Adams
Lynn J. Whitacre
Harry O. Kerns
Donald E. Nesselrodt
Wayne F. Carter
Wesley F. Triplett
Greenhill Cemetery
Edna May Lewis Service Scheduled at Fairview United Methodist
Mrs Edna May Lewis is to be honored with a service Thursday at 2 00 P M at Fairview United Methodist Church. The notice calls attendees to gather for a memorial or service setting at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna May Lewis
S. Loudoun St
Lewis
Summit Point
W. Va
Walter
Mary Hinton Clegg
Ernest B. Lewis
Gainesboro
Fairview United Methodist Church
Mary Orndorff
Glaize Lewis
Ruby Robertson
Densey Simpson
Eunice Nichols
Winchester
Jones Funeral Home
Mount Hebron
Supreme Court bans Negro exclusion by private recreation areas
The court ruled 7 to 1 that privately owned recreation areas offering swimming and picnicking cannot bar Negroes, under the 1964 civil rights law. Justice Brennan wrote the decision. Justice Black dissented. The case involved Lake Nixon Club near Little Rock, Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
William J. Brennan Jr
Hugo J. Black
Little Rock
Ark
Lake Nixon Club
Nixon seeks two year extension for antipoverty agency
Nixon administration proposes a two year extension for the antipoverty agency with $2 billion outlay in the first year. Rumsfeld told the House committee the plan aims at longer range planning better fund allocation and program evaluation. He noted competition with Model Cities and increased state role as issues to study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Federal Antipoverty Agency
Donald Rumsfeld
Office of Economic Opportunity
House Education and Labor Committee
Rumsfeld
Congress
Carl D. Perkins
D-Ky
Rumfeld
Tnot
Department of Housing and Urban Development
D Day Revisited blends film clips with Hollywood flair
ABC honors the 25th Normandy invasion anniversary with D Day Revisited a hybrid program featuring Zanuck narrating clips from The Longest Day rebuilt towns and families at play plus appearances by John Wayne Richard Burton and others the hour leans toward Hollywood spectacle over documentary value. The piece notes Zanuck as narrator adds a commercial tinge and mentions related TV notes including Stephen Douglas My Three Sons Beverly Garland and Bing Crosby links and Grand Ole Opry moving toward TV syndication with Nashville shooting and strong southern appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Lowry
NEW York
ABC
Normandy
Darryl F. Zanuck
Zanuck
John Wayne
Richard Burton
Hollywood
Stephen Douglas
CBS
Beverly Garland
Douglas
Fred MacMurray
Bing Crosby
Bing
Panel backs 50 oil wells off Santa Barbara platform
A presidential panel led by Dr. Lee A. DuBridge recommended Union Oil drill up to 50 wells and complete production from the Santa Barbara platform. The plan aims to remove oil seepage after a runaway well polluted the channel four months earlier, with 10 to 20 years needed to finish drilling and pumping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Union Oil
Santa Barbara
Calif
Lee A. DuBridge
Hamilton M. Johnson
Tulane University Geology Department
Manuel Named To Board At Virginia Letter Carriers Meeting
Eddie Manuel a Winchester letter carrier was elected to the executive board of the Virginia Association of Letter Carriers at its 45th convention in Norfolk over the weekend. Also attending were Mr and Mrs Henry Thompson and Mrs Manuel Mr and Mrs Douglas Sirbaugh and Dean Uri of Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Manuel
Winchester Letter Carrier
Virginia Association of Letter Carriers
Norfolk
Henry Thompson
Manuel
Douglas Sirbaugh
Dean Uri
Winchester
Dividends Declared By SVNB Board
The Board of Directors of Shaniandoah Valley National Bank declares a regular quarterly dividend of 30¢ per share plus an extra 30¢ per share on 64 500 shares outstanding, payable June 16 to shareholders of record June 9 1969. Total 90¢ per share for 1969.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaniandoah Valley National Bank
Weather Outlook Virginia Five Day Forecast
The forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms ending tonight then clearing and cooling with lower humidity. Tuesday highs 75 to 80, cooler on ridges near 70, overnight lows 50s. Wednesday looks fair and cool with temperatures well below normal across the region. Rain totals expected from a quarter to an inch, with more widespread activity Thursday or Friday.
Rainfall Totals and Averages Across Months 56 Years
Rainfall figures show 8 30 a.m. high 48 and ending 80 with June rainfall to date. 1969 year to date 9.76. Average monthly rainfall over 56 years by month is listed from January through December with values for each month. Five year totals show 1964 31.63, 1965 26.85, 1966 33.82, 1967 36.48, 1968 32.56. Overall Jan to Dec average for 56 years is 36.43.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Winchester Evening Star
Mrs
Allen G. Pruiett
Mrs. Forrest M. Pugh
Marie Pugh
Rt. 6
Morgantown
University Hospital
Forrest M. Pugh
Capon Bridge
Agnes Pugh
Paul M. Pugh
Larose
Mt. Union
Virginia Morrison
Charles Robinson
Mary Hardesty Robinson
Newport News
Mrs. Robinson
Jonas
Betty Hardesty
Peninsula
Virginia
First Presbyterian Church of
Womens Bible
Austin F. Robinson
Great Falls
Harold H. Robinson
Haddonfield
N.J
William M. Rohinenn
Petersburg
Horace Sutton
Neworeeport News
Clark Hardesty
Windsor
Warick Chapel
Hopewell Cemetery
Jeanie Rebecca Reid
Stover
Strasburg
Warren L. Reeves
D. A. Arena
F. Weaver Welch
Henkle B. Newlin
Thomas Keckley
Raymond L. Ewing
Frank E. Ewing
Green Hill Cemetery
Ricky James Catlett
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Flowers
Sowmds Funeral Home
N. Loudoun Street
DIAL
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Mary H. Robinson
Rosse T, Prusett
the Order
Sealmark
Rock OF Ages
Bernard F. Groves
E. Boscawen St
Roth
Antipoverty
Grand Ole Opry
Nashville
South
Southwest
Associated Press
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Sel
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St.p
New Orleans
Okla
City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Ptind
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
SVNB
I. Q
Leon
Sky
Johnny
Robert Burns
Eugene O’neill
Fencing
Monrovia
James Monroe
Winchester Skies
Ntl
Louisiana
Maine
Great Lakes
Texas
New Mexico
Midwest
Mississippi Valley
Imperial
N. Cameron St
Covey
Chevrolet
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