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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1974
Page
2
Series of obituaries from Front Royal and nearby towns detailing the deaths of Paul H. King Harley J. Corbin Velma Himelright William Ambler Moore and related funeral arrangements burial details and surviving family members. Read includes birthplaces occupations affiliations and church ties. Funeral services planned in Front Royal Romney Strasburg and Star Tannery with pallbearers listed.
Gov. Davis said he will rely on Wilkinson as the top corrections authority and push to boost morale in the system. He described his approach as hardnosed and ruled out immediate parole for half the inmates. The new Department of Corrections will report to Secretary Maurice Rowe with Otis Brown overseeing Welfare operations. A national search was conducted for a director, but salary demands limited options. The Green Springs penal facility decision will be addressed at a later news conference.
Gov Mills Godwin appoints nine to the new State Board of Corrections including three former General Assembly members Walther B Fidler William M Dudley and Bernard Levin. Also named are Mrs John J DeHart Bishop John A Baden William S Leach William P Kanto Rev Grady W Powell and Mrs Claudette B McDaniel.
A series of funeral services are announced for Gertrude S. Jackson Emma J Mcllwee Robert Omps William A Shull Bernard Leo Everhart and Ernest Barrow with burial details and pallbearers listed. Separately a federal judge orders the Ehrlichman conspiracy trial severed from co defendants amid White House material access dispute and notes Liddy Barker and Martinez will proceed to trial next Monday.
Funeral services will be held at Willow Chapel United Methodist Church for 56 year old Russell I LaFollette of Capon Springs West Virginia died Sunday at home. Burial will follow at Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers named from the LaFollette family. The body lies at Giffin Funeral Home Capon Bridge with viewing tonight and before the service. LaFollette a World War II veteran was born April 29 1918 and survived by a son two brothers three sisters and other relatives. A separate report notes 21 year old Ben Douglas Gatliff of Falls Church jailed on felonious assault charges after a fight on Wilson Boulevard. a preliminary hearing is set. David Bruce and Joshua Gatliff were injured. Joshua reported in good condition.
On Tuesday events include Weight Watchers at 37 E Boscawen and Youth Weight Watchers at Odd Fellows Hall at four. Lions Club meets at George Washington Hotel and Virginia Gentleman at 6 30 p m. Jaycettes meet at 6 30 p m. Various fraternal groups gather in Masonic Temple War Memorial Building old Virginia Woolen Mill and Moose and Rebekah lodges plus Alcoholics Anonymous at First Baptist Church.
Vernon R. Dixon 29 of Front Royal was injured when his motorcycle collided with an automobile driven by Wallace Woodson 38 of Linden on Chester Street. Dixon had ankle and elbow lacerations. bike damage estimated at 250 dollars and Woodson’s car at 75. A second crash at Monroe and 13th Street involved William T. Berryman 21 and Randolph E Putman 28, both of Front Royal, with damages of 800 and 400 respectively.
The trial of Fred T. Cook, charged in the August 27 shooting death of Lillian Chambers of White Post, is underway in Frederick County Circuit Court. Cook, 57, on bail since last year, faces a two day proceeding led by Judge Robert K. Woltz with defense attorney Billy Joe Tisinger of Winchester.
A CPR class led by Ray West will be held at Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad HQ at Millwood Ave and Featherbed Lane, starting 7 p.m. Thursday June 13. The session covers basic CPR procedure and aims to teach attendees how to assist a person whose heart has stopped. The public is invited to attend.
The daily forecast calls for clear and cool nights with lows around 50 in Northern Valley and 50s to 60 in Virginia, followed by mostly sunny, cooler afternoons in the 70s to low 80s. Extended outlook shows fair conditions with little rain, mid 70s to low 80s daytime highs and mid 50s to low 60s overnight. Historical rainfall figures for 60 years show 1972 as wettest year and 1930 as driest, with month by month averages listed.
Tom Craddock of Seymour Texas, 80, a pioneer in rural electrification, died Saturday. He founded and led from 1946 to 1948 the Baylor Knox Counties Rural Electrification Association, helping bring power to rural Texas.
A nine men and three women jury is seated in Warren County Circuit Court for the murder trial of William Joseph Dixon known as Billy Joe over the Oct. 16 Roanoke parking lot shooting death of 76-year-old Wiley N. Jackson. Prosecutor Robert Rider and assistant Barry Tatel lead the case with defense attorneys Benjamin Butler and George Vogel. Judge Ernest W. Ballou presides as 12 witnesses were sworn and opening statements begin.
Dr. Clarence H. Hill and Frederick County Extension Agent John Wolfe will discuss the Agriculture Appreciation Contest on TV Channel 6 tomorrow at 8 p m. Hill chairs the chamber Agriculture Committee and will join Wolfe with moderator Anne Hardy to explain the contest open for registration through June 15. Applications are available at the Chamber office the Extension office or the Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory.
The Old Bethel Methodist Church invites children of all ages to Vacation Bible School Monday through Friday next week from 7 to 9 p.m. Each evening features activities and learning for all attendees.
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