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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1969

Page

2

Obituaries Grace Bell McDonald Horner and others

Obituary notices for Grace Bell McDonald age 69 of Front Royal Road with services at Jones Funeral Home and burial at Shenandoah Memorial Park. Martha Annetta Horner 89 dies. service at Fairview Church near Gore with burial at Fairview Cemetery. Includes funeral details and pallbearers. Also notes on a baby hippopotamus size facts. Also a brief item on CHIEF JUSTICE PRESIDES impeachments mention.

Grace Bell McDonald Front Royal Road Jones Funeral Irvin L. Stonesifer Eugene Staton Walter Staton Maurice S. Vincent Douglas Catlett Amos Mitchell Harvey Carroll Shenandoah Memorial Park Martha A. Horner Sun Fairview Gore

O Neale to Lal Speak at Church of Christ

Thomas G O Neal will be guest speaker at the Church of Christ located at 134 W Piccadilly St at 7 30 p m from June 23 to 29. He serves as evangelist for the Westrue Church of Christ of Murfreesboro Tennessee.

Thomas G, O’neal Church of Christ Piccadilly St Westrue Church of Christ of

Bradfield Rites for Raymond F Bradfield

Raymond F Bradfield 71 of Route 4 died yesterday in Winchester Memorial Hospital He was born February 25 1898 in Bloomery West Virginia to William and Mary Elizabeth Keller Bradfield He was a member of St Johns Lutheran Church and worked as a clerk at Murphys Feed Store He is survived by his widow Viola Brewer a daughter Betty Lou Kelchner four brothers Albert Paul Clarence Gordon and one sister Lucy Michael Funeral services will be at Omps Funeral Home at 2 PM tomorrow conducted by Rev Charles Bockhouse Pallbearers are Clyde Keckley Stanley Watkins Ray Allamong Arthur White J C Bayliss and T Newton Cather Viewing at the funeral home tonight from 7 30 to 9 PM

Martha Annetta Horner Route 5 Winchester Memorial Hospital Fairview Church Gore Paul J. Slonaker James F. Omps Fairview Cemetery Ray Duncan Claude Grove James Givens Frederick Donica Ray A. Blosser Robert L. Whitacre Raymond Foster Bradfield Route 4 Winchester Memorial Hospitar Bradfield Bloomery W.va William and Mary Elizabeth Keller Bradfield St. Johns Lutheran Church Murphy’s Feed Store Viola Brewer Betty Lou Kelchner Winchester Albert Bradfield Paul Brad Omps Funeral Home Charles Bockhouse Clyde Keckley Stanley Watkins Ray Allamong Arthur White J. C. Bayliss T. Newton Cather

Fire damages storage shed at 342 Fairview Ave

A fire broke out yesterday afternoon in a storage shed at 342 Fairview Ave. A couch was damaged, city fire inspector S.R. Dyke said. He noted a possibility the fire was caused by children playing with matches. Sarah Zane and Friendship Fire Companies responded to the alarm.

Fairview Ave S.R. Dyke Sarah Zane and Friendship Fire Companies

Ruritans Hear Quarles On Law and Order Speech

Dr. Garland R. Quarles told Gainesboro Ruritan Club that no law can be properly enforced without community desire and policing support. He urged citizen involvement and discussed law and order at the Gainesboro Fire Hall during the July meeting.

Garland R. Quarles Gainesboro Ruritan Club Winchester School Quarles

James Wood Students Attend Boys State Convention

James Wood High School senior Gordon Sasser was nominated for Governor at the Boys State Convention at William and Mary College in Williamsburg. Sasser and Herbert Morgan attended the week long event sponsored by the American Legion where Virginia Congressman Thomas Rowning and William and Mary President Dr. Davis Y. Paschall spoke to the state group.

Gordon Sasser James Wood William and Mary College Williamsburg Sasser Herbert Morgan American Legion Virginia Thomas Rowning William and Mary Davis Y. Paschall

Hearings Postponed In Frederick County Drug Case

Preliminary hearings in Winchester Municipal Court for Helen Lee Fox and James Lymn Greene Jr. charged with unlawfully obtaining Ramadex Sequel, a stimulant, depressant drug, from Nichols Pharmacy have been postponed. No new date set. Both free on $500 bond. Fox is 35 of Route 3 and Greene is 18 of Stephens City.

Winchester Frederick County Helen Lee Fox Route 3 James Lymn Greene Jr Stephens City Nichols Pharmacy Berryville Ave

16 Year Old Injured In Crash In Winchester Area

A 16 year old West Virginia youth Raymond William Howe Jr of Berkeley Springs was injured in a crash near the state line and taken to Winchester Memorial Hospital in satisfactory condition. He sustained head injuries and was due for surgery. He drove east on Route 694 when his car failed to negotiate a curve and struck a parked car and a truck causing total losses to the Howe bar and the truck and about 200 dollars damage to the other car.

West Virginia Winchester Memorial Hospital Raymond William Howe, Jr Berkeley Springs W. Va G. N. Jenkins Howe West Virginia Line Clarence H. Wolfrey Cross Junction Jenkins Winchester

Advisory Units Meet on Consolidation

A joint meeting of the Winchester and Frederick County advisory committees for the proposed consolidation opened at 10 a.m. in the County Office Building. Members said no information can be released until mutual agreement is reached and a proposed agreement is presented to the Frederick County Board of Supervisors and Winchester Common Council. Winchester members include Del, F. L. Largent Jr, Burr P. Harrison, and Fred L. Glaize Jr. Frederick County members are State Sen. J. Kenneth Robinson, Robert E. Ayler, and Judge W. Erle Edwards.

Winchester Frederick County Frederick County Board of Supervisors Winchester Common Council Del F.L. Largent, Jr Burr P. Harrison Fred L. Glaize, Jr

UVa Extension Class for Teachers Begins Tuesday Night

University of Virginia extension class for teachers starts Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Handley High School Room 100. The eight week course, Education E 139, covers children with learning disabilities and runs 7 to 9 30 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday. Taught by Richard Bartlett of UVA School of Education. For more information call Robert E Ayler, extension representative.

University of Virginia Handley High School Richard Bartlett University of Virginia School of Education Robert E. Ayler

Why rubber is called rubber name origin

The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers notes that in 1770 Dr Joseph Priestley used hardened latex to rub pencil marks off paper and coined the term rubber. This origin links the word to its erasing function and to Priestley’s English experiments.

International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers, Inc Joseph Priestley

DeSchon Delegates to Optimist Convention in Miami

DeSchon Lt Governor Elect Zone H leads four Optimist clubs Winchester Herndon Vienna McLean to international convention at the Americana Hotel in Miami. He travels with wife Nancy and son Jeffrey. native of Winchester and a licensed embalmer and funeral director at Jones Funeral Home.

Allen H. DeSchon Miami Fla Americana Hotel DeSchon Zone H Capital District Nancy Jeffrey Winchester Herndon Vienna McLean Jones Funeral Home

Front Royal Bucket Truck Accident Injures Two Workers

Two Front Royal electric department workers escaped serious injury when their bucket truck overturned during a lift. Jack Smith injured a finger and was treated at Warren Memorial Hospital. Paul Morris was unhurt. The truck was sent to Richmond for inspection after tipping while stationary.

Front Royal Electric Department Jack Smith Warren Memorial Hospital Paul Morris Richmond

Weather picture for Virginia with showers weekend

Variable cloudy skies in Virginia with a chance of showers tonight and Saturday. Five day outlook shows below normal average temperatures with highs 78 to 84 and lows 52 to 58 in the mountains and 58 to 64 elsewhere. Rain totals about three quarters of an inch, mainly over the weekend and again mid next week.

Rainfall totals and historical averages cited in 1969 report

The record lists rainfall figures ending six thirty in the day with year to date totals for June and the past fifty six years. It notes monthly averages led by June and outlines five year sequences and the standard December to January totals. The passage also mentions early circuit riders of the Methodist Church and a quiz-like answer list.

Methodist Church

St Pauls AME Church Calls Special Meeting Sunday

St Pauls AME Church announces a special meeting this Sunday at 11 a.m. All members are urged to attend as business of importance will be discussed. George Cary serves as Chair.

St. Paul’s Ame Church

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