Obituary notices for Eliza Mears and Edna Johnson
Mrs. Eliza Virginia Mears 85 of Stephens City died Friday at home born Elkton Sept 29 1886 daughter of Robert and Mary Dover widow of Henry Mears surv by step daughter Winifred Glover two grandsons John and Lynn Glover and two great grandchildren funeral Sunday 2 30 pm Jones Funeral Home Rev Horst Hartley burial Greenhill Cemetery pallbearers listed family to receive friends 7 30 to 9 this evening. National Groundhog Day noted as Virginia origin Roanoke claim. Funeral for Edna Mae Johnson 72 of 113 W Germain St Winchester died Thursday at Winchester Memorial Hospital will be Monday 1 30 pm Jones Funeral Home Rev Stonesifer pallbearers Robert Walter Walter Jr Walter Harry David Ronald Johnson honorary pallbearers listed burial Shenandoah Memorial Park services this evening and Sunday evening 7 to 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Virginia Mears
Stephens City
Mears
Elkton
Robert and
Mary Birkett Dover
Henry Mears
Winifred Glover
Woodbridge
John Glover
Annandale
Lynn Glover
Blacksburg
Jones Funeral Home
Glenn R. Horst
Thornton J. Hartley
Greenhill Cementery
Arthur Webster
Elwood Ridenour
Lloyd Painter
Clarence Williams
Robert Hartley
Louis Colfelt
Edna Mae Johnson
W. Germain St
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Irvin L. Stonesifer
Robert Johnson
Walter D. Johnson, Jr
Walter Johnson
Harry Johnson
David Johnson
Ronald Johnson
Walter L. Foster
Jerry Cross
Wilford Orth
Max Hess
Shenandoah Memorial Park
Stolen Car Recovered West Virginia Clarke County
A 1966 Pontiac stolen from the Raritan Club grounds in Clarke County was found abandoned near Leetown, West Virginia, owned by James W. Richardson of Middleburg. Michael F. Moriarity of Purcellville was arrested on five counts of writing bad checks. He posted a $515 bond and faces Clarke County Court on March 24.
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Raritan Club
Clarke County
Leetown
W.va
James W. Richardson
Middleburg
Michael F. Moriarity
Purcellville
Jeff Levi
Albert Nicodemus
Shenandoah Gas Supply Restrictions Tighten Eastern Seaboard
Shenandoah continues to face reduced gas allocations for next year as Columbia Gas confirms no increase beyond current supply. Washington Gas Light Company investigates expanding production and storage to augment supply while allowing replacement of obsolete equipment with comparable new units. Industry officials stress the critical nature of regional gas availability.
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Columbia
Mr. Loring
Washington Gas Light Company
Seaboard
Coal Producers The World Leaders in Coal Output
The leading coal producing nations are the United States Soviet Union Germany the United Kingdom Poland and China according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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United States
Soviet Union
Germany
United Kingdom
Poland
China
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Middletown English teacher John Owings runs for Town Council
John Keller Owings, 27, an English teacher at Robert E Ayler Junior High School, announced his candidacy for Middletown Town Council. He is a Frederick County native and local resident with degrees from Frederick College and ongoing study at the University of Virginia.
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John Keller Owings
Middletown
Mr. Owings
Robert E. Ayler
Stephens City
Frederick County
Will L. Owings
James Wood
Owings
Frederick College
Portsmouth
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Frederick County Education Assn
Virginia Education Assn
Virginia Association of Teachers of English
Frederick County Recreation Assn
Grace United Methodist Church
Brenda Triplett
Winchester
Main St
Willey G. Dembeck
Julian Carper
Neil Stallings
Fastest land animal the cheetah and its speeds
The cheetah is Earth's fastest land animal. It can reach 45 miles per hour in two seconds from rest and has been recorded at 70 miles per hour in timed races.
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Earth
Froom Named In Town Membership Chief for Festival Drive
George A. Froom is named Vice President for In- Town Membership of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. He is active in Rotary Northwestern Workshop United Fund Boy Scout Council and Braddock Street Church. Froom, a 23 year banker and World War II veteran, moved to Winchester in 1968 and lives with wife Frances at 319 Walker St. Their son Dana attends the College of William and Mary.
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George A. Froom
Ben B. Dutton, Jr
Clyde A. Johnson, Jr
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Froom
Rotary Club of
Winchester
Northwestern Workshop, Inc
United Fund of
Frederick County
Europe
Asia
Japan
Pomeroy, Towa
George V. Froom
That City
University of Richmond
Phi Beta Kappa
Frances Beverly
Petersburg
Walker St
Dana
College of William and Mary
Chip’ Johnson
Multiple 1970 Air Crashes Result in Dozens of Fatalities
A sequence of crash incidents across the United States in 1970 left many dead. Rocky Mountain Airways at Aspen killed eight in January due to windshield ice. Elizabeth New Jersey Suburban Airlines killed four including James Loeb. Southern Airways DC9 at Huntington killed all 75 aboard including Marshall University team. Allegheny Airlines near New Haven killed 28 of 31. Alaska Airlines near Juneau killed 109. Monmouth Airlines near Allentown Bethlehem Airport killed four.
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Rocky Mountain Airways
Aspen
Colo
Elizabeth
N.J
Suburban Airlines
James Loeb
Southern Airways
Tri-State
Huntington
W.va
Marshall University
Allegheny Airlines
New Haven
Conn
Juneau
Alaska Airlines
Berryville Names Teacher as First Ward Council Candidate
Clarke County educator Paul R. Jones declares candidacy for Berryville Town Council First Ward joining John Curtis Clark and incumbent Kenneth C. Levi. Jones, a Boyce Elementary teacher with degrees from Kitrell College Allen University and Virginia work, emphasizes community growth and honest representation. He is active in local organizations and married to Brenda Ball with a son Paul Jr. Jones resides on Osborne Street.
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Clarke County
Berryville
Paul R. Jones
John Curtis Clark
Kenneth C. Levi
Kitrell College
Kittrell
N.C
Allen University
Columbia
D.C
University of Virginia
Jones
Boyce
Clarke County Education Association
National Adult Basic Education Association
Prince Hall Masons
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Brenda Ball
Paul, Jr
Osborne St
Ten Sleep Name Origins In Wyoming
The town Ten Sleep in Wyoming derived its name from travelers counting time by sleeps while crossing the Big Horn Basin. The nickname stuck as the official name of the community.
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Big Horn Basin
Wyoming
Midway Point
Ten Sleep
Wyoming Town
Weather Summary Valley Forecast and Winchester Skies
Cloudy with snow flurries possible tonight and Sunday. Lows upper 20s to low 30s, highs in 30s. Extended outlook through Wednesday: cold and fair Monday and Tuesday, warmer with a chance of precipitation midweek. highs in the 30s and 40s, then 40s to 50s. Nightly lows mainly 20s to 30s. Also notes on Noon High and Low, sunrise and sunset, moon rise, and rainfall statistics for the period.
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Winchester
Answers from history quiz list
Eduard Benes is named as a key figure. The set includes an American novelist, barrel maker, and terms like Ebb tide, 1886, Alice Durr Miller, Warren G. Harding, Labor Relations, Interstate Commerce, and the Office of War Information.
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Eduard Benes
Alice Durr Miller
Warren G. Harding
Interstate Commerce
Office of War Information
Informer testifies Berrigan urged gun for Kissinger kidnapping
FBI informer Boyd F. Douglas Jr. testifies that antiwar priest Philip Berrigan approved using a gun for a Kissinger kidnapping plot and suggested blanks be used. Douglas said Berrigan described the plan as brilliant but open to murder and outlined attacks linked to heating tunnels to federal buildings.
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Harrisburg
FBI
Boyd F. Douglas Jr
Philip Berrigan
Henry A. Kissinger
Berrigan
Douglas
Kissinger
Washington, D.C
Nixon
National ‘Security
Draft Board
Lewisburg, Pa
Two County Registration Dates Announced for Voters
Mrs Mary Gay Conner Frederick County central registrar said Nine Court Square office will be open all day Friday March 17 and Saturday April 1 to accept registrations. April 1 is deadline to register to vote for Stephens City and Middletown elections on May 2.
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Mary.Gay Conner
Frederick County
Nine Court Square
Stephens City
Middletown
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IAND
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Llor
Sealmark
Rock OF
Bernard F. Groves
Boscawen St
Florists, Inc
Johns- Manville
Johns-Manville
John W. Rosenberger & CO
West Virginia
Clarke
Shenandoah
Red Cross
Kiwanis Club of
Stewart Bell, Jr
Winchester-Frederick County
Bell
Hamp Flowers
C. J. Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
MR. Jones
Britain
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Rockies
Great Lakes
Pacific Northwest
Friendship Fire Hall
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Glaize & Bro
Cameron St
Sted
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