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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1971
Page
2
Obituaries list Martha E. Grimes 67 of 541 Highland Ave and Roger W Watts 74 of Route 2 Front Royal among several other locally known residents. William Ernest Barbour 97 of Berryville and Bessie M Carper 62 of 305 E Piccadilly St are also memorialized with service details and survivors. Services set at Jones Funeral Home and Berryville Presbyterian Church with burial plans noted.
Mrs. Robert Bursey 90 of Route 5 Martinsburg Pike died Saturday in Winchester Memorial Hospital after living with her niece Juanita Driver. Born 1881 in Fauquier County, she was a member of Luther Rice Memorial Baptist Church. Graveside service Tuesday 11 a.m. in Orlean Cemetery. Walter Lee Smith 52 of Route 2 Strasburg died Saturday at Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital. A building contractor and World War II veteran, he is survived by his wife Alice May Keener, three daughters, a brother, five sisters and one grandchild. Service Tuesday 2 p.m. at Stover Funeral Home with interment in Panorama Memorial Gardens.
Funeral services announced for Martha E. Grimes on Tuesday at 1 00 PM at Jones Funeral Home. Bessie Carper to be honored Wednesday at 1 30 PM. Fairfax M Emmons scheduled Thursday at 1 30 PM.
The Supreme Court rules 5 to 4 to sustain a federal program providing about 240 million dollars in construction grants to church affiliated colleges and universities. Justices Blackmun Harlan Stewart White join Burger in majority while four liberals dissent.
Mrs. Fairfax Mae Emmons 63 of Stephens City died Sunday. Born October 13 1907 in Augusta County she was married to Lloyd William Emmons and worked 18 years at Winchester Memorial Hospital. She survived by five children and 18 grandchildren. Funeral services were held Thursday at Jones Funeral Home with burial at Ridings Chapel.
Muhammad Ali discusses wealth, faith, and a 1967 draft evasion conviction while living in a suburban Philadelphia home. He plans a July 26 bout with Jimmy Ellis in Houston and hopes to resolve his suspension from the Black Muslim Faith while arguing for ministerial draft exemption and racial discrimination in the draft process.
In Minneapolis a special offer targets hard of hearing individuals. A compact in ear device promises private TV and radio listening at normal levels and urges prompt TV Attachment requests with a limited regional window.
An Associated Press weather digest reports regional conditions across multiple areas. The brief notes temperatures, precipitation chances, and notable anomalies for cities, counties, and states, providing a concise forecast snapshot.
Mostly clear hot and humid weather continues through Tuesday with high in the high 80s to low 90s and overnight lows in the 60s to 70s. Rain chance stays around 20 percent, with a hotter, humid extended period and possible showers in the southwest late Thursday and Friday.
Dr. Jerome H. Jaffe, named White House narcotics adviser, testifies as Congress opens hearings on about 50 anti drug abuse bills. Nixon seeks federal antidrug action with expanded funding and a network of more than 300 treatment sites via community mental health centers.
Six injured were evacuated to the naval hospital at Guantanamo, one treated aboard the Trenton. The Trenton, commissioned March 6, returned to port under its own power. Investigations seek cause as flames and heat blocked entry to the engine room for 30 minutes after the 7:30 a.m. blast. The ship, commanded by Capt. Karl R. Thiele, left Norfolk June 1 on shakedown with July 20 return planned.
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