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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1972

Page

2

Obituaries for Spivey Lonas and Schottroffe in Berryville

Notices report Hanford Lee Spivey 43 of 232 Walnut St Berryville died yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. He leaves a widow Jean, three children, siblings, and his North Carolina birthplace. Funeral Saturday 2 pm at John H Enders Berryville. burial Warwick Baptist Churchyard Hobbsville NC. Also obituary notices for Edith V Lonas 68 and Leah Schottroffe 56 with service details and survivors.

Hanford Lee Spivey Walnut St Berryville Winchester Memorial Hospital Spivey North Carolina Minnie Berryman Spivey Hobbsville N.C William C. Spivey U.S Clarke County Lions Club Duncan John H. Enders M. C. Cook Warwick Baptist Richmond Vernon E. Lonas Edith V. Lonas S. Braddock St Lonas Cumberland Luther Lillian B. Pangle Shanholtz Hagerstown Carl Shirley) Kerns Winchester Pickford Jean) Hook Genena Ohio Maurice E. Lonas Nashville Leah Schottroffe White Post Francis A. Schottroffe Schottroffe New York Herbert S Janet Ford David George Edward Schottroffe Jessie Gray Frances Ferguson Baltimore George David Silver Spring Mae Smith Seldon Long Island N.Y Roy Taylor American Cancer Society

Obituary Notices for Mrs Muldoon and Mrs Lonas

Two funeral services are scheduled for Friday at 9 30 a m at Boyd Memorial Chapel for Mrs Achsah E Muldoon of First Presbyterian Church and for Saturday at 11 a m at Jones Funeral Home for Mrs Edith V Lonas.

Edith V. Lonas

Hymn Sing at Cedarville Baptist Church

A hymn sing is planned at Cedarville Baptist Church two miles north of Front Royal on Rt 522 this Saturday at 7 p.m. Richard Trenary will lead with special singers participating. the program is open to the public.

Cedarville Baptist Church Front Royal Richard Trenary

Funeral service for Amos R. McCarty in Stephenson

Funeral services set for Amos Roland McCarty 69 of Stephenson who died Tuesday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. The service is at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Amos Funeral Home with Rev. H L Wigfield officiating. Burial at Old Stone Church Cemetery White Hall. Pallbearers listed and honorary pallbearers named. Family will receive friends this evening 7:30 to 9 at the funeral home.

Amos Roland McCarty Stephenson Winchester Memorial Hospital Amos Funeral H.L. Wigfield Old Stone Church White Hall Noble Pierce Earl Fiddler Roy Miller Edward Seal Kenneth Shenk Frank Jenkins Alfred D. Shryock Roland Nelson Leonard Ellis Kenneth Combs Ronnie

Virginia House approves highway tax hike and housing measures

The House narrowly approved a 2 cent gasoline tax increase amid heated debate over the highway funds formula. Supporters say roads benefit cities and counties, while opponents worry about long term costs. The session also passed Virginia’s first fair housing law, a statewide housing code, wetlands protection, and court system reorganization along with an 18 age for alcohol sales and lawmakers’ staff provisions.

House Senate Virginia General Assembly

Storm Knocks Out Power Lines Across Quebec and Ontario

A 30 hour sleet storm knocked out major Quebec Hydro lines, leaving thousands in darkness from the Quebec city region to Ontario. Montreal and smaller centers faced outages as hospitals ran on emergency power and schools closed.

Quebec Ontario Quebec Hydro Hydro Manicouagan Dam Montreal Hydro Quebec

Transportation improvements fund four lanes across several routes

The plan lists highway projects with four lane conversions and new alignments across Winchester Braddock Street to Dunlap Street, Route 37 bypass, Route 50 segments, Route 522, Route 7 Berryville by passes, Route 340 Berryville by pass, and related curb and gutter work. Totals show multiple millions, including a statewide sum and regional allocations.

Winchester Rt Braddock St Dunlap St Rt. 7 Berryville West Virginia State Line Fauquier County

Named for Pope in Gregorian Chant History

The chant tradition is linked to St Gregory I pope 590 to 604, who compiled music used in Catholic services and lent his name to the form now known as Gregorian Chant.

Pope Gregory Rome

Evangelistic Crusade at Stephens City Mennonite Church

Attendance set for March 9 to 12, 1972 at 7 30 P M with Rev Donald Criswell of Cypress Baptist Church Booneville Indiana leading each evening at Stephens City Mennonite Church.

Stephens City Mennonite Church Donald Criswell Cypress Baptist Church Booneville Indiana

Weather outlook for the Northern Valley forecast period

Cloudy today with showers or thunderstorms and cooler tonight. Friday expects rain showers and cooler highs in the upper 40s to low 50s. Extended to Saturday through Monday mostly cloudy with occasional precipitation and near normal daytime highs in the 40s to 50s. Rainfall figures show 4.46 inches year to date through February and detailed five year totals plus monthly averages.

Temperatures Reported for Winchester Skyed March

Noon high today 66 at Winchester with year ago 57. yesterday peaked at 79 degrees. Weather notes list sunset 6 06 p m and sunrise 6 42 a m with moonrise 8 54 p m describing last quarter moon in March.

Winchester

Amazons and Banbury Portraits in Early 20th Century Echoes

A compact item links Amazon myths with 1970s cultural echoes, mentioning plural husbands, Yellowstone, St Hellena, and The Lady from Banbury. References Hitler Japan Die and a mural or fresco motif thread through a mosaic of art and history notes.

Amazons Yellowstone St. Hellena Banbury Hitler Japan

Chamber Group Visits Virginia General Assembly

A Winchester-Frederick County Chamber of Commerce delegation toured the General Assembly in Richmond today. They met with State Sen. William A. Truban and Del. Duncan C. Gibb before visiting the governor's mansion and later the House and Senate galleries. Members included Chamber President and Mrs. Forrest Jones and other officials.

Richmond Winchester-Frederick County Winchester Chamber Forrest Jones Wade Ferguson Ferguson Gail Bowles Grace Wirsing Robert Casey Robert Swink

Wall Street Opens Higher as Dow Rises Early

Wall Street in New York showed an upward drift in early trading. The Dow Jones average rose 2.56 points to 937.99 at 10 30 am while the broader market lagged slightly with the New York Stock Exchange trading active after five sessions of gains.

New York Dow

Three Millwood Men Charged With Trespassing

Clarke County Sheriff's Department arrested John B. Cook Jr 20 John Jackson 22 and Claude E Williams 23 yesterday at 6 30 pm on trespassing charges at the Millwood Post Office They are free on 50 bond and set to appear in Clarke County Court March 22 at 10 am

Millwood Clarke County

Wide Variety of Unpleasant Weather Across Regions

A storm swept the eastern Great Lakes area bringing heavy weather. Rain sleet and snow hit parts of the Far West while temperatures reached the 60s and 70s ahead of the system. Tornadoes touched down in Arkansas injuring two, with hail in Dewitt and Albion. Cold air followed with rapid temperature plunges and freezing precipitation from Michigan to New England.

Associated Press Great Lakes Far West Dumas Ark Arkansas Dewitt Albion Tl. Colia Isteria Michigan New England Concordia Kan

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Hanford L. Spivey Mrs Francis Schottroffe Omos Funeral Home Amherst ST DIAL Amos R. McCarty the Order Bernard F.groves E. Boscawen St Cedarville Florists, Inc Winchester Gardens Apartments Richard Rothman Ames-Ennis, Inc William M. Battaile William Byrd Federal Housing Authority Office HUD Tevis Margolis Bethesda McCarty Highway Department James M. Thomson Alexandria Department Fairfax County District del. Walther N. Fidler Richmond County Thomson Mr. Fidler Mr. Thomson Winchester Area Duncan C. Gibb Raymond R. Guest, Jr Gibb Mr.Guest The Del William Robinson Norfolk del. Calvin Fowler D-Danville Maritimes Montreal Island Armstrong Larkwood Chatham Bos Sq. Ft John W. Rosenberger & CO Frederick Gore Clarke Frederick - Clarke Shenandoah Rt. 11 Woodstock Strasburg New Market Warren N & W Railroad Iforecas Pacific Coast Rockies Wall Street Walltex Glaize Bwero N. Cameron St
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