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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1969

Page

2

Obituaries from Winchester area include Abrell and others

Obituary notices list John W. Abrell 89 of Martinsburg died in City Hospital after long illness. He worked for Cumberland Valley Railroad and Martinsburg maintenance, member of First Baptist Church. Survived by wife Marie Darrett Abrell, children Ralph, John, and Mrs. Frank Turner, siblings, seven grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral Monday at Brown Funeral Home with viewing today and tomorrow. Also notices for Bruce Bromley and Fred L. Kirk with funeral details, pallbearers, burial sites, and church donations requested to Cancer Society or Little Mountain United Methodist Church.

John W. Abrell S. College St Martinsburg W.va City Hospital Mr. Abrell Berkeley County Benjamin Holland Lydia Catherine Collis Abrell Cumberland Valley Railroad First Baptist Church of Daisy Betsy Thompson Abrell Marie V. Darrett Ralph Corinth Abrell Mississippi Frank Marie) Turner Hawaii Bert O. Abrell Inwood Lydia Anderson Baltimore Guy Abrell Brown Funeral Home John Robert Stiff Fred L. Kirk Route 5 Cedar Grove Winchester Memorial Hospital Omps Robert L. du Breuil, Jr Little Mountain Cemetery Forrestee Thurman Fisher Ray Flowers Elwood Rogers Henry DeHaven George Russell American Cancer Society Little Mountain United Methodist Church

Willard F. Hornung 79 Dies in Winchester Nursing Home

Willard F. Hornung aged 79 of Route 5 died today in a Winchester nursing home. He is survived by his daughter Janet Hornung of Brooklyn New York. The body is at Omps Funeral Home with funeral arrangements incomplete.

Willard F. Hornung Route 5 Winchester Mr. Hornung Janet Hornung Brooklyn N.Y Omps

Fires devastate homes as floods inundate basements in Round Hill area

Round Hill firefighters battled two major blazes and heavy flooding across Rt. 50 West and Fox Drive. Two rooms burned at Gerald Hepner home. attic burn risk and water damage in other rooms. Fire crews then pumped water from 5 p.m. to midnight as basements flooded. A Frederick County sheriff’s car fire followed at Memorial Hospital parking lot when Deputy Robert Kline moved an injured man inside.

Round Hill Gerald Hepner Rt. 50 West Hepner Fox Drive Winchester Fire Department Frederick County Sheriff’s Department Memorial Hospital Robert Kline Amherst St Glen Burnie

Dr William S Coker to speak on Peter Bryan Bruin

The Winchester Frederick County Historical Society hosts University of Southern Mississippi associate professor Dr William S Coker at 7 45 p m in Handley Library auditorium. He discusses Peter Bryan Bruin a Revolutionary War officer who moved to Spanish West Florida in 1788 and later served as an early Mississippi Territory judge.

William S. Coker University of Southern Mississippi Winchester-Frederick County Bruin

Journalist suggests universal all purpose number

A lone journalist floated the idea that the United States government should assign every American a universal all purpose number as a way to simplify identity and records. The proposal appeared in a commentary noting administrative efficiency and potential privacy concerns.

United States

French Singer Mauled by Lion During Photo Session

Jacqueline Dulac was grabbed by a lion named Pacha during a publicity shoot in Lorient France. Trainer Pierre Thomas tried to save her as the lion mauled her throat area. Dulac reportedly survived surgery and is in better condition than expected.

Pierre Thomas Pacha Jacqueline Dulac Lorient France Miss Dulac Lion Cage

Severe Summer Storm Floods City and Surroundings

A fast moving storm drenched the region from Altoona to Charlottesville, flooding Amherst Street and Cameron Street basements, breaking heat with hail and strong winds. Damage reported to trees, roofs, and power lines, with restoration crews working into the night.

Weather Summary and Rainfall Statistics

Rainfall yesterday was .61 inches with June total at 2.93 inches and 1969 year to date 11.89 inches. Average monthly rainfall over 56 years is listed, with June 3.71 inches. Tonight brings some cloudiness with a few showers, then warm, partly cloudy conditions Sunday and Monday.

Town Mourns 4 Guard Members Killed in Viet Nam

Bardstown Kentucky mourns as four local National Guard soldiers from Battery C 138th Artillery die in a Vietnam attack. Names include David Collins Ronald Simpson James Moore and Joseph McIlivey all from Bardstown Willisburg. Memorial service planned in Nelson County. Families cope amid ongoing war.

Bardstown National Guard Vietnam Spec David B. Collins Ronald E. Simpson James T. Moore Joseph R. MclIivey Willisburg Washington County James A. Sutherland Gus Wilson Nelson County Kentucky Miles Durbin Sutherland 138Th Artillery

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