Obituary notices for Hilda Beaver and Elwilda Monroe
Obituary announcements list Hilda Beaver 57 of 200 Rhode Island Ave. Washington died yesterday at home. Funeral tomorrow 1:30 at Jones Funeral Home with Dr. E T Clark. Survived by parents George F. and Olive Beaver and two brothers Ralph and Beverley Beaver. Burial Mount Hebron Cemetery. Also Elwilda Kidner Monroe 656 N Loudoun St died yesterday in Winchester General Hospital. Born January 19 1877 Keyser W Va. Widow of Robert Monroe. Survived by daughter Margaret Caldwell and two grandchildren and two great grandchildren, sisters Lou McBride and Mary Parker, brothers Jacob and John Kidner. Funeral Thursday 10 a.m. at Combs Funeral Home Romney W Va. Burial Indian Mound Cemetery Romney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda Beaver
Rhode Island Ave
N.e
Washington
Jones Funeral Home
E. T. Clark
Winchester
Miss Beaver
Kernstown
George F
Olive Mauck Beaver
Lerners Department Store
First Baptist Church
Ralph F. Beaver
Beverley M. Beaver
Charles F. Beaver
U.S. Navy
Joseph C
Elwilda Kidner Monroe
Loudoun St
Winchester Men Hospital
Monroe
Keyser
W. Va
Daughef
James W
Sarah V. Kidner
Robert Monroe
Margaret Mouser Caldwell
Robert Brooks Houser
Bedfort
Lou McBride
Red Deer
Alberta
Canada
Mary J. Parker
Compton
Calif
Jacob Kidner
Salmon Arm
British Columbia
John Kidner
Funeral Service Held For J Ben Ather 62
A funeral service for J Ben Ather 62 of 421 Miller Street was held this afternoon at 2 o clock at First Evangelical United Brethren Church. The Rev Paul J Slonaker and Dr E T Clark officiated with pallbearers Marvin D Weaver Sebert J Smith George T Sanders L Merkle Slifer A R Dunning Jr and Kenneth Norr. Honorary pallbearers included Kenneth C Patton William S Wheatley H Robert Edwards Wilbur M Feltner John C Blackburn J Fred Larrick Clarence F Schenck James R Nider Warren S Eddy and the Winchester Lions Club. Burial followed at Mount Hebron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Benather
Miller St
Winchester Memorial Hospital
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
Paul J. Slonaker
E. T. Clark
Marvin D. Weaver
Sebert J. Smith
George T. Sanders
Merkle Slifer
A. R. Dunning, Jr
Kenneth Norr
Kenneth C. Patton
William S. Wheatley
Robert Edwards
Wilbur M. Feltner
John C. Blackburn
Fred Larrick
Clarence F. Schenck
James R Nider
Warren S. Eddy
Hoye L. Riley
Winchester Lions Club
Mount Hebron Cemetery
J Russell Bucher Dies at 61 in Winchester
J Russell Bucher 61 of 690 Woodland Ave. Winchester died today at Winchester Memorial Hospital. He was born January 28, 1907 in Frederick County, married Frances Bush on May 11, 1940, owned Braddock Sport Shop, and served in World War II with the 251st General Hospital Unit. He belonged to VFW Post 2123, American Legion Conrad Hoover Post, Isaac Walton League, and Winchester Elks Lodge 867. Survived by his widow, two children Terry and Ronald, and two sisters Helen Barnett and Janice Combs. Funeral Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home. Elks Memorial Service Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Russell Bucher
Woodland Ave
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mr. Bucher
Frederick County
Jacob R
Georgia Reynolds Bucher
Frances Bush
Harrisonburg
Braddock Sport Shop
Winchester
251St General Hospital
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Conrad Hoover
American Legion
Isaac Walton
Terry R. Bucher
Ronald G. Bucher
Helen Barnett
Albin
Janice Combs
Falls Church
Trudeau Campaign Ends Bitterly in Canada Riot
Montreal AP dispatch reports a violent close to Canada’s election campaign as Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau faced protests during the St. Jean Baptiste Day parade. Rioters hurled objects, police arrested hundreds, and injuries mounted among bystanders and officers. Trudeau’s Liberals seek a majority in Parliament as voters nationwide decide whether to reelect him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canada
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Quebec
St. Jean
Historian Quarles to speak at Berkeley County meeting
Winchester historian Garland R. Quarles will address the Berkeley County Historical Society at 8 o'clock tonight in Martinsburg Public Library on Beginnings of Settlement in the Lower Shenandoah Valley. Recreation area at Todd Lake opens July 1 with swimming camping and boating. Hall of Valor visitor center for New Market Battlefield Park planned by Marcellus Wright & Partners with $600 000 budget. Educational tour through Morgan County showcased local developments and sites along Route 9 and Potomac River.
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Martinsburg
W. VA
Garland R. Quarles
Winchester
Berkeley County Historical Society
Martinssburg
Shenandoah Valley
Harrisonburg
Todd Lake
Forest Service
Stokesville
Augusta County
New Market
Richmond
Marcellus Wright & Partners
New Market Battlefield Park
Hall of Valor
William W. Moseley
Robert J. Blood
New York
Virginia Military Institute
James J. Geary
Berkeley Springs
Morgan County Technical Action Panel
Morgan County Planning Commission
Merrywoods
Berkeley High School
Route 9
Potomac River
Cacapon Club
Sargent
Warm Springs Run
Gun Control Drive Presses Congress for Legislation
A group led by former astronaut John Glenn Jr launches a national drive to urge Congress to pass stronger gun control laws. The Emergency Committee for Gun Control asks Americans to mail, call and visit lawmakers in support of gun registration and restricted mail order sales.
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John Glenn Jr
Meanewhile
Congress
United States
Associated Press
Vehicles Collide At Intersection In Winchester
Winchester police report a two vehicle collision at Kern Street and Smithfield Avenue at 6 p m yesterday. William Clarence Perez 32 of Middletown drove a truck that struck Dennis Linden Clevenger 17 of 326 Kern Street in the car. Damages were estimated at 400 to the truck and 350 to the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Kern St
Smithfield Ave
Preston C. Jolley
William Clarence Perez
Middletown
Dennis Linden Clevenger
Jolley
Weather Today in Virginia Forecast
Partly cloudy, hot and very humid through Wednesday with highs 86 to 96. By Thursday the weather becomes fair and cooler.
Rainfall Totals and Averages Across Years
Rainfall figures cover past 48 hours to 8 am today and monthly and yearly averages. Data include June rainfall to date 1.52 inches in 1968 and five year totals from 1963 to 1967 with monthly averages for 55 years and a 36.50 inches annual mean.
Shenandoah Brick zoning hearing features strong local opposition
Objectors led by Denny Cole Lay out concerns on dust, noise, and 200 acres of shale land, arguing long term residential loss and drainage issues. Supporters cite reclamation laws, economic impact, and a $400,000 payroll with planned $1.15 million expansion as hearings continue and a Planning Commission review is ordered.
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Denny Cole
Denny
Rt. 7 East
Barr
Marvin Sutherland
Sate
Department of Conservation and Economic Development
Lee Ebert
Warner
Berryville Pike
Rt. 7
Shenandoah
Warner Lane
Wilson Drive
Raymond Sandy
Planning Commission
Joseph A.massie, Jr
Board of Supervisors
Sandy
Thomas B. Brumback
Commission
Robert H. Frey
Shenandoah Hills
Harold Brown
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Colonial Brick Corp
Hughes
John Lewis
Chamber of Commerce
Harris Tavenner
J. Fred Larrick
County to revise invalid ordinances with bar association help
County officials will review two ordinances deemed invalid and seek bar association input to craft stronger replacements. The county attorney will also audit publication notices for accuracy and pursue a test case if needed, citing multiple flaws in current ordinances from practical and legal angles.
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Gunter
SCLC Ends Poor People Campaign Phase After City Unrest
Police cleared 14th Street of demonstrators with tear gas after windows were broken and a gasoline bomb set. Abernathy urged nonviolence as 300 demonstrators arrive from Philadelphia while bail ranged from 200 to 500 dollars. The campaign’s shantytown cost 50 to 60 thousand dollars weekly, with food at 27 thousand.
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14Th Street
Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Andrew Young
SCLC
Hosea Williams
Congress
Capitol
Young
Resurrection City
Philadelphia
Poor People’s Campaign
Shanptytown
Beetle Sees Above and Below With One Eye Pair
The aquatic whirligig beetle uses a single pair of eyes to observe both above and below the water surface. This adaptation lets it scan its surroundings for predators and prey while remaining mostly submerged.
Humidity on Java Islands and Jakarta Thunderstorms
Java experiences high humidity averaging 75 to 90 percent. Jakarta records a thunderstorm about every third day on average each year.
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Java
Jakarta
Answers to a mixed quiz prompt from Ohio to planets
A set of trivia style prompts lists Ohio as a country choice for Q1 and Sound for Q2. It marks True false with False for Q3 and No for Q4. The items include Prairies and Corn for Q5–6, and a set of states Colo Idaho New Mexico Ohio for Q7. The sequence ends with sound and a question asking Whom did you see and a category Planets.
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Prairies
Colo
Idaho
New Mexico
Ohio
Wall Street Mixed to Down in Early Trading After Tax Bill
The New York stock market extended a mild irregular downtrend with the NYSE off slightly and most price moves in fractions to about a point. IBM and Raytheon recovered a couple of points from recent losses while Texaco fell more than a point. Anderson Clayton led volume with 54 800 shares at 37 1/4 as opening blocks showed mixed moves across American Telephone Chadbourne Gotham and International Paper.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
IBM
Raytheon
Texaco
American Telephone
United Utilities
Youngstown Sheet
Square ‘‘D
White Cross
Perfect Film
American Electric Power
Goodrich
General Electric
Liggett & Myers
Schering
Owens-Illinois
Anderson Clayton
Chadbourn Gotham
International Paper
American Stock Exchange
Damaging Storm Strikes Front Royal Area
A strong wind and thunderstorm swept Front Royal causing considerable damage in the northwest. Two large oaks fell at Warren Memorial Hospital, one smashing a Lynn Care Center window. Lightning lifted a smoke stack cap at John S. Mosby Academy. fire crews repaired outages. Woodstock fire crews assisted with a trailer topple near Maurertown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Warren Memorial Hospital
John S. Mosby Academy
Gilmore Lucas
West 16Th St
Woodstock
Gary Bauserman
Maurertown
Brumback Receives Odd Fellows Degrees at Lodge Meeting
At Madi son Lodge No. 6 Independent Order of Odd Fellows a Brumback received the second and third degrees. E H Newcome was reinstated at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Lodge No
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
C. L. Brumback
E. H. Newcome
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Moe
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Robert Stanfield
Nova Scotia
John Diefenbaker
Conservative Party
Mrs. Mattie Virginia Sirbaugh
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Omds Funeral Home
Loudoun Street
DIAL
Mimate Tet OfDte
Sealmark
Rock OF Ages
Bernard F. Groves
Boscawen St
Matt
Tiohans
U.S. Weather Bureau
ESSA
Rockies
New England
Northern Plains
Pacific Northwest
Texas
Central Plains
Virginia
Sias
West Virginia Avenue
T. R. Patterson
Shenandoah Brick
Bar Association
D.C
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Resicone
Jackson
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Capitol Hill
Wall Street
Lynn Care Center
Brumback
Odd Fellows
Clearbrook Yard
Stonewall
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