Martinsburg Obituary Highlights and Local Funeral Notices
Obituary notes Howard L Tapler Sr 63 of Martinsburg W V died at City Hospital. He worked 42 years for B&O Railroad as a telegraph operator and held multiple Masonic and church affiliations. Surviving include wife Louise M Clowes and three children. Funeral Monday at 3 p.m. in Martinsburg with Masonic rites. Burial in Rosedale Cemetery. Records also list L Raymond Swartz 64 Stephens City funeral Monday 11 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home and Leo A Whitacre 53 Route 2 burial Ebenezer Church Cemetery. Rena L Bauserman 78 Maurertown Route dies yesterday. services Sunday at Cedar Creek Christian Church cemetery.
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Howard Leslie Tapler, Sr
Martinsburg
W.va
City Hospital
Berkeley County
Christopher Columbus
Anna Virginia Leslie Tabler
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Cumbo
Hedgesville
Royal Arch Masons
Palestine Commandery No
Knights Templer
Osiris Temple
Mystic Order of Shrine of Wheeling
W. Va
Transportation Communication Employes Union
National Radio Institute
Washington, D.C
Louise M. Clowes
Howard Leslie Tabler, Jr
Durham
N.C
Stephen
Virginia) Reed
Silver Spring
William Dale Tabler
Helen Glenner
North Mountain
Esther Tabler
Brown Funeral Home
Joseph P. Porterfield
Winchester Avenue Christian Church
Rosedale
Robert White Lodge
Winchester
L. Raymond Swartz
Stephens City
Jones Funeral Home
Josiah A. Andrew
H. B. Alexander
Raymond L. Ewing
Kent Bailey
A. William Boyd
Joseph F. Malone
Ross E. Peacemaker
Mount Hebron
Leo A. Whitacre
Mr. Whitacre
Gore
D.J
Mabel Marple Whtacre
Ruby Paugh
Mt. Lake
Snapp’s
Ebenezer Christian Church
Eula Snapp
Neva Pope
Cecil Whitacre
Floyd Whitacre
Gardner
Ore
Glenn Whitacre
Mt. Falls
Garland Whitacre
Elsie Boxwell
James B. Fleet
Rena L. Bauserman
Maurertown
Shenandoah County
Rhesa Orndorff
Emma§. Hill
Fred Bauserman
Cedar Creek
Nellie May Castleman
Brucetown
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Castleman
Gerrardstown
Warren
Mary Ripple Nesmith
Brucetown United
Evelyn) Patton
Medelyn Markle
William B. Castleman, Jr
Springfield
William
Ruby) Hildebrand
James Castleman
Melvin Castleman
Watertown
Wis
Raymond Nesmith
Lillian Hutzler
Anna Boltz
Delberta Smith
Flora Weller
Omps
Alexander C. Yates
Craig Burleson
Grace Bible Fellowship
Breakfast Meeting Set by Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
The executive committee will meet Monday at 8 a.m. in the George Washington Hotel to hear the nominating committee report chaired by Robert F. Gaines and a financial report by Marvin E. Williams Jr. The Union Gospel Singers of Baltimore will perform at St Stephens CME Church tomorrow at 3 30 p.m. The event is open to the public. About 600 million pairs of shoes are produced annually in the United States.
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Shenandoah
George Washington Hotel
Frank Armstrong, II
Robert F. Gaines
Marvin E. Williams, Jr
Union Gospel Singers of
Baltimore, Md
St. Stephens C.M.E
United States
Handley Graduation Awards Honor Classes At Steady Pace
The Handley High School commencement awarded scholarships and leadership honors to graduates including Sarah Walker Schroth and Lewis Marshall Boyd Jr. Susan Bradshaw Sullivan won a Girls Leadership trophy, while Ioportions of the ceremony featured remarks by Sen. Robinson. diplomas were conferred by George L. Craig and Jacob L. Johnson as Rev. Paul J. Slonaker offered benediction.
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Sarah Walker Schroth
Jack F. Davis
American Legion
Conrad Hoover
Lewis Marshall Boyd, Jr
Winnie Legge
Susan Bradshaw Sullivan
Lauren Ruth McKeown
Jeanne Marie Hammer
Lanette Kinzel LaFollete
Mary Marshall Miller
Virginia Lee Stine
Tuberculosis and Health Assn
Northern Virginia
Miss LaFollette
Edith Spaid
Miss Miller
Kiwanis Club
Diane Kay Newman
American Association of University Women
Peery-Quarles
Sue Ellen Lillis
Eileen Josephine St. Denis
N. B. Shingleton
Robyn Ann Holliday
Davis Beauty Center
Winchester
Frederick
County Kiwanis Club
Elwood Victor
Elliott
Peter McKee
Madison College
Madison
Rebecca Ann Stewart
Carol Jean Gore
Robinson
Senator Robinson
George L. Craig
John Handley
Jacob L. Johnson
Winchester City Schools
Paul J. Slonaker
Handley
Russia Rejects China's Territorial Claims
MOSCOW reports the Soviet Union published a note rejecting Chinese claims to Soviet territory along the Ussuri River while proposing border talks begin April 15. The exchange follows two bloody clashes in March with China and notes a history of border incidents.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Ussuri
Origt
Ne Nally
Chimonthina
Far
Russia
Soviet Communist Party
Tass
China
Ridings Chapel Bible School Set Next Week
Ridings Chapel United Methodist Church on Old Salem Church Road will host a Bible School starting Monday at 9 a.m. and running until noon daily. The closing program is Sunday at 7 30 p.m. Invitations are extended to area children by directors Mrs. Goldie Evans and Mrs. Shirley Grim.
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Ridings Chapel United
Evans Collision Probe Reveals Conflicting Testimony
Navy officials revealed a ship collision involving the Evans and Melbourne with sharply conflicting testimony from Lt Hopson and Melbourne’s captain. Hopson described confusion and a last minute command that spun the Evans, while Stevenson claimed Evans caused the crash and cited signals of different courses. Both sides questioned night visibility, escort screen positions, and last minute maneuvers amid pre crash precautions.
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Stevenson
Hopson
Evans
Melbourne
Marsh Urges Recognition After Fatal Crash Near Capon Bridge
A mishap left one man dead when his trailer jackknifed across a road and was struck by a car driven by Mr. Ludwick. The vehicle flew 104 feet into a tree. Trooper W P Baker reported the collision. Five other accident victims were treated at area hospitals including William Nestor of Grafton and William MacLean Jr and Sr of Rhode Island.
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Capon Bridge
Ludwick
W. P. Baker
William Nestor
Grafton
W. Va
William MacLean, Jr
William MacLean, Sr
Rhode Island
David Ritter
Virginia Ave
Front Royal congressman urges honors for Vietnam veterans
Virginia congressman John O Marsh Jr calls for intensified efforts to honor returning Vietnam servicemen, noting few public recognitions compared with past wars. He spoke at Flag Day exercises in Front Royal organized by the Elks Club and urged civic groups to seek and honor veterans with dignity.
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John H. Enders
Richard DeHaven
Winchester
Front Royal
Virginia
Vietnam
John O. Marsh Jr
Market Street United Methodist Church Family Week Opens
Market Street United Methodist Church launches its annual Family Week from tomorrow through Thursday with daily sessions 7 to 8 30 pm led by Rev. Edward J. Taylor. A Sunday snack supper at 6 15 pm precedes activities for children and an Adult Youth Encounter with films discussions and speakers on the generation gap narcotics the new morality and juvenile delinquency. Jack McHugh directs the encounter and Mrs. Robert B. Dale Jr. heads the children's division.
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Market Street
Jack McHugh
Evangelist Claude Carbaugh Set to Speak at Round Hill Center
Evangelist Claude Carbaugh of Hagerstown Maryland will address a faith revival meeting sponsored by Faith Revival Center tomorrow at 2 30 p m. The public is invited. The Round Hill Community Center is on Rt 50 West.
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Claude Carbaugh
Hagerstown
Faith Revival Center
Round Hill
Rt. 50 West
Weather Watch Virginia Sees Warm Humidity and scattered Storms
Weather forecast for Virginia calls for considerable cloudiness and humid warmth with scattered thunderstorms through Sunday. Highs reach 85 to 90, lows 65 to 70, with Monday bringing showers and slightly cooler temperatures.
Rainfall Totals and Averages for City Over 56 Years
Rainfall in the past 24 hours ending 8 30 a m was none. June to date 1 69 inches. 1969 year to date 10 65. Monthly averages for 56 years January 2 41 February 2 15 March 8 11 April 9 10 May 3 69 June 3 71 July 3 76 August 3 74 September 2 81 October 3 10 November 2 53 December 2 32. Jan through Dec five year totals show 1964 31 63 1965 26 85 1969 33 82 1967 36 48 1968 32 56. Average annual Jan–Dec rainfall over 56 years is 36 43.
Sharp US unit fights Viet Cong near Sai Gon HQ
In an hour long clash 13 Viet Cong were killed and four Americans wounded. Across South Vietnam 63 enemy soldiers died, while US losses were one killed and 15 wounded. A 13 round mortar barrage hit a populated area, killing sixteen civilians and wounding sixty two. The 9th Marine Regiment is based at Vandegrift near the DMZ and redeployment plans are unclear.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
9Th Marine Regiment
Vandegrift
Khe Sanh Comb
Demilitarized Zone
9Th Marines
Okinawa
United States
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
9Th Division
9Th Infantry
Star senior and Honor Court judge at Handley High
STAR senior year includes service as Honor Court judge and assistant editor of the Handlian yearbook plus staff writer on Images for Handley magazine. Schroth named most popular girl in Who's Who, member of Spanish club, active in many extra curricular sports.
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Honor Court
Handley Magazine
Miss Schroth
Five Deaths? Rocky Mountain Fever Cases Rise in Fairfax
Fairfax County health officials report seven Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases in three months. A five year old Vienna girl died May 30 at Fairfax Hospital with death listed as possible Rocky Mountain spotted fever amid inconclusive tests. The disease is tick transmitted.
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Fairfax
Fairfax County
Vienna
Fairfax Hospital
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