Obituaries and a historic note from early local papers
Obituary notices for Clarence A. Swisher of 240 Miller St died Friday in Winchester Memorial Hospital with service to be held 11 a.m. Monday at Omps Funeral Home followed by burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery. Jacob Webster, 83, of near Berryville died yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. services Sunday at Enders Funeral Home with burial at Green Hill Cemetery. Etienne Brule is noted as likely the first white man to cross Lake Erie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence A. Swisher
Miller St
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Omps Funeral Home
David W. Lee
E. T. Clark
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Wilbur McCauley
Ernest Milburn
Jacob Strawbridge
Randolph Underwood
Lacy Corbin
Harry Anderson
Glenn Silman
Mike Russell
American Heart Association
Jacob Webster
Berryville
Mr. Webster
Virginia
Lena Mae Webster
Mamie V. Cirri
Millerville
Wayne Webster
Raymond Webster
Baltimore
T.S. Hogan
Enders Funeral Home
Green Hill Cemetery
Etienne Brule
Samuel de Chaplain
Lake Erie
William R Crabill longtime Virginian educator dies
Col. U.S.A.F. (ret.) William R Crabill 69 of 207 Sheridan Ave died at home after a long illness. A Middletown High School graduate and VPI alum, he taught Vocational Agriculture at Herndon High School and later served as state supervisor of Vocational Agriculture in Virginia. He was active in the Future Farmers of America and local Rotary Club. Burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery with services at First Presbyterian Church. Memorials to Winchester Rescue Squad or American Cancer Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Roy Crabill
U.S.A.F
Sheridan Ave
Jacob I
Emma Snapp Crabill
Winchester
Sadie Harrison Crabill
Gayle Crabill Kerns
Lauries, Kelly
David Kerns
Athens
Leola Mae Crabill
Crabill
Frederick County
Middletown High School
V.P.I
Herndon High School
U.S. Air Force
State Department of Education
Virginia
Virginia Forests, Inc
Virginia Association Future Farmers of America
Herndon Rotary Club
Alpha Zeta, Retired Officers Association
First Presbyterian Church of
First Presbyterian Church
Raymond Womeldorf
Mount Hebron
Jones Funeral Home
Winchester Rescue Squad
American Cancer Society
Monterey Pine Grows Fastest in Southern Hemisphere Plantings
In its native hills near Monterey California the Monterey pine remains slow growing but when planted in the southern hemisphere it becomes the fastest growing timber pine in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monterey
Calif
Hemisphere
Two Guards Killed as Prison Cellblock Overseen by Inmates
In Florence Arizona two correctional officers died Friday night when inmates seized a cellblock at Arizona State Prison. Officials said the men were stabbed and an investigation is underway. Prison staff regained control after a fire set to a mattress. Names withheld pending next of kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence, Ariz
Arizona State Prison
Ed Aitkens
John Moran
State Department of Corrections
Central Arizona
Harold Cardwell
Ohio State Prison
Arizona Post
Aitkens
Jack Blaine
Malcolm Geddis
Moran
Tools Taken In Break-in At Riverton Paving Co
Warren County Sheriff reports tools valued at 250 to 300 dollars were stolen in a Riverton break in at Davis Paving Co last night. Investigator Cecil Williams will handle the case.
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Warren ‘County Sheriff’s Dept
Davis Paving Co
Riverton
Cecil Williams
Winners Named in Sacred Heart Coloring Contest
The Home School Association of Sacred Heart Academy announced winners of the first annual coloring contest signaling the lead up to the Sacred Heart Horse Show on July 14 and 15 at the Academy grounds. Prizes include ribbons and trophies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of
Sacred Heart Academy
Sacred Heart
Academy Grounds
John Myer
John Deignan
Donna Mathias
Cathy McTiernan
Cloria Clowser
Mark Carrigan
Lias Chisolm
Tracy van Meter
Cheryl Brown
Teresa Clowser
Terry Baum
Liz Myer
Jayna Eller
Denise DePollo
Joyce Clowser
David Seal
Cindy Smallwood
Barbara Urena
Howell Rallies Girls State Backing New Majority Political Message
Lt. Gov. Henry Howell addressed Radford College Girls State delegates as part of a nonpolitical speech that framed the New Majority as returning Virginia to old virtues. He urged government responsiveness and democracy involving citizen ideas, while opponents tied him to the right to work law and potential erosions of union rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Henry Howell
Radford College of Girls’ State
Howell
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
George Mason
Virginia
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Girls’ State
Godwin
Roanoke
American General Contractors
Richmond
Postal Workers
Fredericksburg
Afl-Cio
Nixon Likely Veto Faces 19 Billion Federal Budget Passed
The House approved a 19 billion dollar appropriation bill funding nine agencies for the next fiscal year in a 316 to 21 vote. The plan funds HUD community development at 842.9 million, far above the White House request, and rejects attempts to modify allotments. The measure includes favored programs and defeats cuts to Selective Service, Model Cities, and NASA shuttle funding.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Appropriations Committee
Department of Housing and Urban Development
White House
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Smithsonian Founder James Smithson’s remains brought to U S
The English scientist James Smithson who founded the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D C never visited the United States. His remains were later brought to the United States and interred in the original Smithsonian Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithsonian
James Smithson
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C
United States
Banks Lift Prime Rate for Seventh Time This Year
Major U S banks led by Bank of America raise the prime lending rate from seven to seven and a quarter percent. The move, following First National Bank of Chicago, increases borrowing costs for large corporations while mortgages and small loans remain comparatively steady under government protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bank of America
First National Bank of Chicago
First Nationity Bank
Chase Manhattan Bank
Manufacturers Hanover Trust
Chicago Bank
Glover Named Campaign Treasurer for Mrs. Rinker
Phyllis F. Rinker, Republican candidate for city treasurer, named C. David Glover as campaign treasurer. Glover, a James Wood High and Gale Institute graduate, worked in travel and sales before joining Crown Cork and Seal in Winchester. He leads the local credit union and is married with two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis F. Rinker
C. David Glover
Glover
James Wood High School
Gale Institute
Minneapolis
Patricia Cooper
Frederick County
Barry
Kimberly
Maple St
Historical Tour Cancelled By Winchester-Frederick Society
The Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society canceled the Sunday tour. President Ben Belchie cited unavoidable circumstances and no new date has been set for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester - Frederick County Historical Society
Ben Belchie
The
Historical Society
Juveniles Face Petitions Over Abusive Phone Calls
Police filed juvenile petitions with the Seventh Regional Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court for two youths accused of using abusive language by telephone. A local business reported receiving the calls, and Sgt. Lynn Armentrout led the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal — Police
Lynn Armentrout
Three Acquitted In Second Trial In Slaying Case
In Gastonia North Carolina a jury acquitted Betty Blount Steven Hoyle and Walter Grigg after a second trial for the murder during a September robbery at a Gastonia furniture store operator David Lee Gaines. The jury had deadlocked earlier in the spring and deliberated seven hours.
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Gastonia
N.C. AP
Betty Blount
Steven Hoyle
Orange
N.J
Walter Grigg
Newark
David Lee Gaines
Farmers Livestock Market Steers to Dairy Cattle Prices List
A detailed market snapshot lists hogs veal lambs and cattle with price ranges. Hog weights and butcher categories appear alongside veal by weight class and quality, then slaughter cattle figures for steers heifers cows bulls dairy and stock cows with calves and feeder cattle.
Lake Titicaca Turrets Atop Andean Border Scene
The high and deep Lake Titicaca sits at 12 500 feet above sea level on the Peru Bolivia boundary and reaches depths over 600 feet. The lake lies along the international border and is a notable geographic landmark in the Andean region.
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Titicata
Peru
Bolivia
Weather outlook and rainfall figures for Winchester skies
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with lows around 60 and highs in the 80s. Extended forecast calls for mostly fair weather through Wednesday with a chance of thundershowers, daytime highs in the mid to upper 80s and nightly lows in the mid to upper 60s. Rainfall data show 1.7 inches in the past 24 hours, 3.82 inches for June to date, and 19.27 inches for 1973 to date.
Black Woman Judge Expected To Be Elected
Margaret H. Haywood a Washington DC judge was expected to be elected moderator of the United Church of Christ at the biennial synod. She would be the first woman and first Black moderator, likely by acclamation. The denomination has grown to include over two million members with significant minority representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis, Mo
Washington, D.C
United Church of Christ
Margaret H. Haywood
Lighthouse Intersects Interstate Commerce Commission
A historical note outlines entities including the Lighthouse service, Interstate Commerce Commission, Engineering, and the Attorney General in a discussion of governance. The U.S. Coast Guard is referenced alongside horse racing themes, with a curious seven as a figure of speech or numeric clue.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
U.S. Coast Guard
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Swisher Service
Sececree
National
Wenticuns
Amherst ST
Pia
the Order
S. Braddock St
Congregational Christian Church
Eee
Bernard F. Groves
Smalts Florists, Inc
National Ave
Aitken
Canon
John W. Rosenberger
Commerce St
Rinker
Rutherford County
Texas
Montana
Idaho
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Plains
Haywood
Superior Court of the
District of Columbia
Long
Church
Syse
N. Cameron St
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