Obituary notices for L Wilbur Tharp and Fred S Royster
L Wilbur Tharp 79 of Martinsburg W V died after a fall he had been in City Hospital a week He is survived by his son four daughters two sisters and a half sister Funeral services at Brown Funeral Home Martinsburg Burial Pleasant View Memory Gardens Martinsburg Also Fred S Royster 63 Henderson NC died Saturday He was managing director of the Bright Belt Warehouse Association and chairman of the National Tobacco Tax Council
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Wilbur
Bill) Tharp
Raleigh St
Martinsburg
W.va
Grove Furniture Co
Winchester
Flossie Willa Lee Frith Tharp
Dora Estella Robinson
Jack L. Tharp
Wade W. Hensler
Samuel E. Williamson
Walter N. Braithwaite
State College
Lyle L. Boyd
Hedgesville
Earl Dorsey
Baltimore
Marvin Michael
Rt. 2
Brown Funeral Home
Hayward Y. Rowd
Pleasant View Memory Gardens
Fred S. Royster Henderson
N.C
Fred S. Royster
Bright Belt Warehouse Association
Royster
National Tobacco Tax Council
Mrs Damron Dies Active In Church In Winchester
Mrs. Frances Eberle Damron of 515 S Washington St died Saturday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct 9 1927 and studied at Holton Arms and Randolph Macon Woman’s College. Surviving with her husband Dr Joseph Damron are five children and a brother Lt George Eberle killed in WWII. Funeral 2 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church with burial at Mount Hebron. In lieu of flowers contributions to Living Memorial Fund Christ Episcopal Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Eberle Damron
S. Washington St
Joseph McDonald Damron
Winchester Memorial Hospital
George Leland Eberle
U.S.A
Damron
Holton Arms School
Randolph-Macon Women's College
Winchester
Christ Episcopal Church
Christ Church Altar Guild
Women's Auxiliary
Junior Century Club
Book Club
Little Garden Club
Eberle Anne
Joseph McDonald
Frances Sanders
Julie Rene
Elizabeth Leland
George Myer Eberle
Normandy
John A. Baden
Mount Hebron
Frederick Parish
Living Memorial Fund
Confederate Leaders Praised at 107th Memorial Service
The 107th Confederate Memorial Service at Stonewall Cemetery honored Gen. Robert E. Lee with praise from Rev. Edward D. Auchard. Introduced by John L. Ashby, the Turner Ashby chapter's descendant, the event featured remarks by Mrs. Robert McC. Glass and music by the Relief Methodist Choir. A reception followed at Mrs. Glass's home with attendees including historian Miss Virginia Hale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward D. Auchard
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Cemetery
John L. Ashby
Turner Ashby
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Auchard
Detroit
U.S.A
Orchard Lake
Mich
Robert McC. Glass
James R. Jackson
First Presbyterian Church
Ashby
Maryland
Ohio
New England Historic Generalogical Society
Boston
Mass
C.B. Harlow
Glass
Virginia Hale
Warren Rifles Chapter
UDC
Front Royal
Obituary of Preston Whitlock 1895– today in Winchester
Preston Whitlock 87 of 530 Highland Ave died in a Winchester nursing home. Born in Harrisonburg June 16 1895 he was son of the late Jacob and Tracy Mannings Whitlock. Survived by two brothers James Staunton and Hunter Winchester and two sisters Hazel and Mary Greenwalt Winchester. Service held Wednesday at 2 30 p m at Highland Memorial Presbyterian Church by Rev H Raymond Womeldorf with church visitation one hour before. Burial at Mount Hebron. Body at Jones Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston McKinley Whitlock
Highland Ave
Winchester
Mr. Whitlock
Harrisonburg
Jacob and
Tracy Mannings Whitlock
Highland Memorial Presbyterian Church
Zeropack
Whitlock
James Whitlock
Staunton
Hunter Whitlock
Hazel Greenwalt
Mary Greenwalt
Raymond Womeldorf
Mount Hebron
Jones Funeral Home
Public hearing on Highview School disposition in Frederick County
The Frederick County Parks and Recreation Commission will host a public hearing at 7 p.m. June 12 at the Frederick County Courthouse on the disposition of the Highview School property. If no motion is made, the site will be sold and proceeds used for recreation programs in the Opequon district. Highview and Armel Elementary Schools were closed in 1971 due to insufficient facilities and vandalism has left Highview in disrepair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Parks and Recreation Commission
Highview
Frederick County
David Headley
County Parks and Recreation Commission
Robert Fletcher
Recreation Department
Armel
Middletown
Stephens City
County School Board
Melton F. Wright
Fletcher
Opequon
Dr J Cutler Andrews Dies At 63 In Pittsburgh
Dr J Cutler Andrews chairman of the history department at Chatham College died Friday at age 63 in Pittsburgh. He authored two prize winning books on Civil War journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Cutler Andrews
Pittsburgh
Chatham College
Andrews
Defense Secretary Laird Heads to Capitol Hill on SALT Talks
Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird goes to Capitol Hill for hearings ahead of congressional review of the Moscow arms limitation accords. Senate and House panels will examine ABM and offensive weapons deals, with leaders predicting swift ratification and Phase 2 SALT talks planned for summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Capitol Hill
Moscow
Laird
Senate Appropriations
House Defense Appropriations
Senate
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Pentagon
Proxmire
U.S
Mike Mansfield
Congress
Hugh Scott
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
House
Armed Services Committees
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Car Recovered After Stolen Vehicle and Flags Missing
A car reported stolen from a Stewart Street parking space was recovered by State Police in Stephens City at 1:19 a.m. today. The vehicle, owned by Mary Williams of 440 Chase Street, had been abandoned. Three flags were also reported stolen from the Stonewall section of Mount Hebron Cemetery, including a Confederate flag a Virginia state flag and a banner flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart St
Stephens City
Mary Williams
Chase St
Stonewall
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Virginia
Warrants Issued For Star Boxes Vandalism
Frederick County deputies served warrants today on three adults and one juvenile in the Winchester Evening Star vandalism case. Suspects Joseph D. Gray Dennis Pitta and John Ricketts were released on personal recognizance until a June 12 Frederick County Court appearance. The Star offered a $100 reward for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Evening Star
Frederick County
The
Star
Fire damages at aerosol firm amid storm laid to lightning strikes
Fire officials report the blaze at a one story brick building owned by the Qates Estate and operated by G P Duane Jr caused extensive damage to empty aerosol cans and heat and smoke damage to other contents. The cause was under investigation as storms triggered alarms at Polly's Cab Capitol Records Rubbermaid Inc and other sites. Firefighters also handled a tree fire on Middle Road and checked a chimney on Fairview Avenue with no resulting blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.P. Duane, Jr
Qates Estate
Winchester
Chem Pak
Polly
Middle Road
Apple Valley Road
Fairview Ave
Wall Street slips slightly as tax and war fears weigh
The Dow Jones average fell 2.25 to 959.14 as trading was mixed on the New York Stock Exchange. Analysts blamed potential tax increases in 1973 and the Vietnam War for investor hesitancy. Notable listings moved modestly, including Gillette, J P Morgan, Damon, Crown Zellerbach, and International Nickel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Gillette
J. P. Morgan
Damon Corp
Crown Zellerbach
International Nickel
Weather Summary for Northern Valley and Virginia
Fair tonight with lows in the mid to upper 50s. Tuesday brings variable clouds and a chance of showers and thundershowers with highs in the 70s to near 80. Virginia sees fair tonight with possible thunderstorms in the west and lows in the upper 50s to low 60s, then variable clouds on Tuesday with west thundershowers and east sun and upper 70s to mid 80s. The extended forecast calls for a Wednesday shower chance followed by fair Thursday and Friday with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s and overnight lows in the mid 50s to near 60. Continuous climate data note rainfall totals and month/year summaries are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Valley Fair
Virginia
Idaho traces of Henry Knox stamps and spear like marks
A fragmented clipping mentions officers and permissible actions in a footnote about Henry Knox. It references stamps and a spear like mark, with Idaho as a location tag, but readable context is limited and no clear event or outcome is described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Knox
Idaho
Brandt Theater Chief Harry Brandt Dies at 75
Miami mourns Harry Brandt founder of the March of Dimes and longtime leader of the Brandt Theater chain. He served as president of the Will Rogers Hospital and died late Saturday after a full career in philanthropy and cinema.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami, Fla
Harry Brandt
Brandt Theater
March of Dimes
Will Rogers Hospital
Protesters plan symbolic blockade of aircraft carrier America
In Norfolk protesters vow to use 12 to 15 canoes and sailboats to block the America as it departs for Vietnam. The Ad Hoc Committee to Stop the America says the ship is a monstrous death ship and will attempt to halt its movement from the Norfolk Naval Station to its anchorage and onto the high seas if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk, Va
America
Norfolk
Vietnam
Bob Levering
U.S. America
Indochina
Levering
Norfolk Naval Station
Navy
Movement For A New Society
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Anly
Wariowat
Morticuns
Florists, Inc
Weyerhaeuser
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
Commerce St
Winchester, Va
Mrs. Damron
Arthur S. Orndorff
Mary Pugh Orndorff
National Ave
Orndorff
Mill Brook
W. Va
Zachariah and
Amanda Brooks Orndorff
Market Street United Methodist Church
Grimes
Homer Pugh
Omps
Herman Elam
Hebron Lutheran Church
Intermont
Hebron
Joseph Damron
MDS Funeral Home
Amherst ST
Dial
Omps Funeral Home
West Va
Hebron Cemetery
Orot
Judge Handley
John Handley
John Kerr School
John Kerr
Handley High School
Handley Band
Jacob Johnson
David B. Grim
Relief Methodist Choir
Company K
Preston Whitlock
Sealmark
Rock OF Ages
Bernard F. Groves
Boscawen St
General Welding
Clearbrook Welding & Repair
Clearbrook Woolen Co
U.S. Rt
Clearbrook
ED Lawrence
L.D
Red” Williamson
Foreman
Wall Street
Winchester Skies
Midwest
Glaize
Ero
N. Cameron St
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