Obituaries from High Point and nearby area
Alfred Christian 60 of High Point N C dies at High Point Memorial Hospital born April 19 1901 in Lantz Mill survived by daughter Mrs Isabella King of Nashville Tenn services Thursday 2 PM Dellinger Funeral Home Woodstock burial Union Forge Cemetery near Edinburg. James Warren Ware 56 of 910 Braddock St dies Sunday funeral tomorrow 1 30 PM Jones Funeral Home pallbearers listed burial Mount Hebron Cemetery. George William Bageant 87 of 238 E Fairfax Lane dies Sunday service 1 30 PM Jones Funeral Home pallbearers named burial Ebenezer Cemetery Gore.
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Alfred Rd. Christian
High Point
N.C
High Point Memorial Hospital
Mr. Christian
Lantz Mill
Charles Edward
Sallie Hollar Christian
Isabella King
Nashville
Tenn
Pempuhet
Fepvice Witl
Dellinger Funeral Home
Woodstock
Melvin A. Bobbitt
Union Forge
Edinburg
James Warren Ware
Braddock
Jones Funeral Home
Fred A. Duckett
George William Bageant
E. Fairfax Lane
E. T. Clark
Scott 0
Wingfield
Harry Anthony
Harry Kelchner
Fred McKee
Troy L. Houston
Linwood Spicer
Ebenezer Cemetery
Gore
Funeral services for John Edward Loy and others scheduled
Funeral services for John Edward Loy Wednesday at 11 00 A M at Jones Funeral Home. James Warren Ware follows Wednesday at 1 30 P M. Luther Lee White set for Thursday at 11 00 A M at Jones Funeral Home Inc.
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John Edward Loy
Loy Service for John Edward Loy
Funeral service for John Edward Loy age 78 of Berryville will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home. The Rev Charles T Blockhouse will officiate Pallbearers include James Loy Doug Loy Frank Loy Dick Loy Robert Ritter and Stephen Merriner The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 8 30 at the funeral home.
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John Edward Loy
Rt. 2
Berryville
Jones Funeral Home
Charles T. Blockhouse
James Loy
Doug Loy
Frank Loy
Dick Loy
Robert Ritter
Stephen Merriner
Mount Hebron
Death of Luther L. White 1900–? Winchester resident
Luther Lee White age 70 of 6 Glaize Ave died yesterday. He was born in Fauquier County October 21, 1900, married Edith Sudduth in Rockville Maryland, and worked as meat department manager for A and P. Survived by widow, three sons Roland, S. M., and Preston. brother Charles White. several nieces and nephews. five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral Thursday at 11 at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Paul E. Dick. Burial in Sharon Cemetery, Middleburg.
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Luther Lee White
Glaize Ave
Mr. White
Fauquier County
Charles
Annie Edwards White
Edith Gertrude Sudduth
Rockville
First Brethren Church
Roland S. White
S. M
Chug) White
Winchester
Preston G. White
Falls Church
Charles S. White
Daytona
Fla
James A. White
Thelma W. Cram
Jones Funeral Home
Paul E. Dick
Sharon Cemetery
Middleburg
MISSING MAN found after long search in Frederick County
The sheriff praised deputies who worked through the night and morning for the missing man case. The deceased, born June 18 1924 in Frederick County, was Everett O Stotler’s son and a World War II veteran. Surviving relatives include three daughters and multiple siblings. Funeral arrangements were incomplete with the body at Giffin Funeral Home Capon Bridge.
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Mr. Stotler
Frederick County
Everett O
Edna Largent Stotler
U.S
Judy Sirbaugh
Capon Bridge
W.va
Janet Stotler
Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Barbara Stotler
Winchester
Lettie Dick
Lloyd Stotler
Stephenson
Hilda Murphy
Irene Wines
White Post
Dorothy Luttrell
Berkeley Springs
Russell Stotler
Bangor
Mich
Hershell Stotler
Giffin Funeral Home
Supreme Court ends jail for unpaid fines on the poor
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that imprisonment for nonpayment of fines cannot be used against the poor. In the Preston Tate case the Houston man could not pay 425 dollars in traffic fines and was jailed to work it off. The decision affects statutes nationwide and allows alternatives like installment plans while not ruling out jail for those who can pay but refuse.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Falls
Preston A. Tate
Houston
Tex
High Court
Illinois
William J. Brennan Jr
The
Norway's Prime Minister Resigns Over Market Scandal
Oslo AP Prime Minister Per Borten resigns after admitting he leaked a confidential report on Norway's bid to join the European Common Market. Trygve Bratteli, 61, ready to form a new Socialist-led government within about a week as the coalition contemplates a continuation of non socialists rule. The Storting remains divided with elections due in fall 1973.
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Oslo
Norway
Per Borten
Borten
Trygve Bratteli
Socialist Party
Olav
Storting
Bernt Ingvaldsen
Bratteli
Ingvaldsen
Brussels
Arne Haugestad
John Kager
Parliament
Oslo Dagbladet
Haugestad
O’Sullivan Warehouse Hit In Winchester Coin Theft
Police report break in at the O Sullivan warehouse at Loudoun and Commercial Streets last night. Unknown amount stolen from a soft drink machine and a candy machine. candy money removed. Entry occurred between 3 PM yesterday and 6 26 AM today. Officers Pitcock and Miller investigate.
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Winchester
O’sullivan
Loudoun
Commercial Sts
Charles D. Pitcock
Ronald D. Miller
Grass Fires Burn Small Areas Across Several Residences
Clearbrook firefighters reported about half an acre charred on the Dolan Whitacre property on Apple Pie Ridge from a trash fire. They were on scene 3:11 to 3:45 p.m. and kept it from reaching a barn. Shawnee crews found a grass fire behind Joe's Ocean Cove at Rt. 522 south of Winchester by 4:40 p.m. and found no major damage. At 5:25 p.m. Clearbrook volunteers responded to the George Kenney residence east of Brucetown where a controlled grass fire sparked a side wall. damage was minor. Round Hill firefighters said a stove overheated at the Tom Campbell residence in Sherwood Forest, with no major damage. crews responded 7:59 to 8:22 p.m.
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Clearbrook
Dolan Whitacre
Apple Pie Ridge
Joe’s Ocean Cove
Rt. 522
Winchester
George Kenney
Brucetown
Round Hill
Tom Campbell
Sherwood Forest
Campbell
County Board Sets Public Hearing on Budget
Clarke resolution censures Legislature funding delays for the college. County budget totals show 80 percent for schools 205317 welfare 160472 county operations. Public hearing scheduled March 31 at 8 p m in the courtroom ahead of the April 5 meeting.
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Community College
Court Blocks Road Through Memphis Park
The Supreme Court blocks a six lane interstate through Overton Park in Memphis, ruling federal highway projects may only cut parks in unusual situations and orders a federal court to probe the government's authorization. Justice Thurgood Marshall says green spaces must be preserved unless extraordinary factors or route costs justify destruction. The decision upends Transportation Department plans for Interstate 40 and challenges the solicitor general's defense.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Memphis
Tenn
Federal District Court
Thurgood Marshall
Transportation Department
Overton Park
Solicitor General’s Office
NLRB Upholds Charges Against Winchester Terry Industries
The National Labor Relations Board upheld unfair labor practice findings against Terry Industries of Virginia Inc in Winchester. The board ordered the company to cease such practices, bargain with the UAW AFL-CIO as the exclusive representative, and reinstate certain employees to their former or substantially equivalent positions without prejudice to seniority or rights.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Terry Industries of
Virginia, Inc
Winchester
International Union
United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
UAW Afl-Cio
Virginia Reapportionment and Election Law Sent to Justice Dept
Virginia's House and Senate reapportionment laws plus the omnibus election law, signed by Gov. Linwood Holton, will be sent to Atty. Gen. John Mitchell for federal review. The measures were approved by the recently recessed General Assembly and Holton will present them in person.
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Richmond
Virginia
House
Senate
Congressional
General Assembly
U.S. Justice Department
Linwood Holton
John Mitchell
Alcoholism Program Initiated At New Branch Center
A new two class daily program at New Branch Rehabilitation Center in Hedgesville West Virginia aims to teach problem drinkers to enjoy life without alcohol. Directors James L Wells and Frances B Wells, both recovered alcoholics, describe the center’s open house from 2 to 6 p.m. on March 6.
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New Branch
Cherry Run Road
Route 9
Hedgesville
W.va
James L. Wells
Frances B. Wells
Wall Street Drift Narrowly Higher Amid Mixed Dowants
The Dow Jones average fell 1.44 to 881.09 by 10:30 a.m. on a day of modest overall gains with blue chips mixed. Drugs and tobaccos led gains while chemicals and steels weighed on the market. Heublein rose 1% as merger talks with Kentucky Fried Chicken ended.
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NEW York
Dow Jones
New York Stock Exchange
Heublein
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Kentucky Fried
General Telephone
Howard Johnson
Fairchild Camera
Comsat
Pan American World Airways
Equity
Weather Forecast for Winchester Virginia
Weather today shows a chance of rain with temperatures in the 30s. Wednesday brings rain and near freezing conditions with possible precipitation. Extended outlook Thursday to Saturday features partly cloudy skies and cooler days with highs in the 40s. Yesterday’s official low and high temperatures were 60 and unknown. Sunset at 6 05 p m today. First Quarter Wednesday with moonset around 12 55 a m.
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Virginia
Pat Real Sollaet
Winchester
Rainfall records and ancient harp note in brief
Rainfall data show 1971 to date 6.19 inches in Ches. Five year 1966 33.82 inches through 1970 41.42 inches. Monthly averages across 58 years list highs in July 3.86 and lows in February 2.12. National Geographic notes harp is among oldest instruments. a 3,500 year old harp was found in King Tut’s tomb.
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National Georgraphic Society
Tut
Board debates fate of old school building in 1960s decision
The School Board weighs tearing down an abandoned building used for storage since 1967 to make way for a playground and parking space. A state evaluation urged expansion at Cooley, while an architectural report deemed the site unsuitable for classrooms.
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Johnson
Cooley
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Alfred E. Christian
Harold D. Bean
Melvin G. Boyd
Curtis W. Coffelt
Marshall F. Hollis
Harry H. Guard
George O. Travers
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Bageant Service
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Amherst ST
DIAL
Lucy P. Golightly
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Clinton E. Shiley
Abby
Bernard F. Groves
Boscawen St
Loy Service
Luther L White
Winchester Area
Jones
Funeral Home, Inc
S. Loudoun St
O'Sullivan
Clarke
Jimmy
Airport Road
Lynn Anderson
Bill McKeever
Memphis Park
NLRB
Justice Dept
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