Obituaries and Historical Notes From Winchester Area
Obituaries from 715 S Washington St list Barton born May 2 1909 in Round Hill Loudoun County died yesterday. Survived by six sisters and many nieces and nephews. Funeral 2 p.m. tomorrow at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville. Burial Loudoun Ebenezer Churchyard. Also noted is a historical aside on the Sumerians of Mesopotamia. Stephens City death leads to Greenhill Cemetery graveside service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Washington St
Barton
Round Hill
Loudoun County
Charles
Harry F. Byrd
Charles Wynkoop
Boyce
Ottie G. Moore
Frederick, Md
R. B. Grill
Winchester
Ross Sirbaugh
Berryville
Garnett B. Payne
Leesburg
Lydia Barton
Claude Rhodes
Middleburg
John H. Enders
John Kinzie
Calvary Baptist Church of
Loudoun Ebenezer
Stephens Ci
Ralph Mowery
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Pratt
Marshall
Ellen Lemley Clark
Stephens City Methodist Church
Binghamton, N.Y
Alfred Pratt
Mamie Burkhart
Pittsburgh
William Connoly
William Withers
Greenhill Cemetery
Stephens City
Former House member recounts ousting and comeback
The former congressman recalls Brutus Caesar analogy after his 11 year House tenure ended by party coup. He cites Halleck’s removal as GOP leader and his vote for Ford to replace him. An age bias cost him reelection in a 1960s primary to Margaret Heckler. He returns to North Attleboro and to the Daily Chronicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caesar
Brutus
Martin
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
GOP
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Halleck
Margaret Heckler
Rmass
North Attleboro
New Interest Ceiling Prompts Mortgage Market Shifts
Virginia lenders defend an 8 percent mortgage ceiling as a tool to revive the faltering housing market. The change aims to lure funds back to the state, boost construction, and spur jobs while debate over impact on borrowers and urban renewal continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
House of Delegates
Notable Winchester Figure Woltz Named Church Trustee and Leader
Woltz serves as church trustee and Bible class teacher while holding roles with the Apple Blossom Festival Red Cross and Boy Scouts. He led local government and service boards since 1948, faced nationwide publicity in child trust cases, and helped secure Daniel Morgan remains at Mount Hebron. He and his wife Rita have two step sons and three daughters. siblings include a UVA law professor and a Radford plant manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church Council
Woltz
Red Cross
Winchester - Frederick
Winchester Selective Service Board
Boy Scout Troop 1
Godfrey Miller
Winchester
Waltz
Charles Henry
John Kerr
Daniel Morgan
Cowpens
S.C
Mount Hebron
Kiwanis’ Club
Elks Lodge
Democratic Committee
Rita Robertson Woltz
Prince William County
E. Clarke Haley, Jr
University of Virginia
Timothy F. Haley
Episcopal High School
Alexandria
Lynn P
Powhatan School
Rita R
Sarah Kyle
Charles K. Woltz
University of Virginia Law School
Maxwell K. Woltz
Salem
Radford, Va
Ordinance Works
Nine Missing In Potomac After Canoe Capsize
Nine men eight Marines and a Navy sailor remain missing after a 25 foot canvas canoe capsized in the Potomac River near Quantico Virginia. Officials say there is a good chance they may be alive as a nightlong search byover 100 personnel and helicopters failed to locate any bodies. The men were trained swimmers including five Vietnam veterans and had passed survival tests. The canoe and life preservers were recovered about two hours after the accident several miles downstream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quantico
Potomac River
Quantico Marine
Herbert Harkey
Wall Street resumes technical rally amid profit taking
Wall Street opened with a technical rally as gains outweighed losses. AVCO General Dynamics International Nickel Du Pont and IBM led advances while Teledyne and several others slipped on profit taking after Wednesday's surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AVCO
General Dynamics
International Nickel
du Pont
IBM
Teledyne
Republic
Control
Benguet
Homestake
American Telephone
Goodrich
Consolidated Edison
General Motors
ITEK
Wall Street
County Budget Aims to Boost Frederick Schools and Staffing
The plan requests 1 723 844 from the county an increase of 364 693 50 with State funds 1 314 653 NDEA aid 50 50 matching industrial arts equipment and a Forest Reserve portion plus 1 800 000 in loans for a new school. Board chair notes it is a study budget weighing county needs beyond education. Loudoun to unveil first coat of arms at Morven Park with a reception and dinner Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NDEA
Forest Reserve Fund
Frederick County
Ayler
Tom Rosenberger
Board of Supervisors
Leesburg
Conrad Swann
Rouge Dragon
Loudoun County
Morven Park
Goose Creek Country Club
John Campbell
Earl of
Loudoun
Country Club
Weather Today in Virginia Clear and Cold Bring Sallentine
Virginia forecast calls for a clear and cold night with temperatures about 20 to 25 degrees. Friday will be mostly sunny and warmer with noon highs around 40s and variable winds in Winchester.
Weather rainfall totals and averages from long-term records
Rainfall data cover the past 24 hours to 8:30 a.m. today and March totals. Long term records show yearly figures for 1963 to 1967, with monthly averages for the last 55 years and a January to December average of 36.50 inches.
Car Stolen and Wrecked Before Owners Watch scene
Winchester police with FBI and West Virginia State Police investigate a car theft and multi-car collision after three unknown youths stole Andrew J. Vincent’s car in the S and W Garage lot on Fairfax Lane. The vehicle struck several other cars, causing about 675 in damages, as witnesses described the suspects and the sequence of crashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
FBI
West Virginia
Andrew J. Vincent
Wardensville
John F. Crawford
Crawford
Fairfax Lane
Fishell
James Sardelis
Duff’s
Rebel
Sardelis
Marie Easter
Two Local Men Injured In Route 50 Car Crash
Two local men suffered minor injuries in a two car head on collision on Route 50 just over the West Virginia line at 7 10 this morning. Dr Warren B Gregory and James W Parrill were uninjured. The cars were declared a total loss with damages over $2000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
James R. Jackson
Jefferson Sr
John McIntire
Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Warren B. Gregory
James W. Parrill
Lily Lane
Alexandria
Neely
Gregory
Nelly
Also Mentioned on This Page
Winchester Evening Star
Mesopotamia
Tigris
Euphrates Rivers
Poe Ste Ted
Ictans
Fowers
Spat. Lorist
Inme
Omds Guneral Home
N. Loudoun Street
Bernard F. Groves
Boscawen St
Gogallyleso
Fleet & Co., Inc
Pall Mall ST
Kent St
Monthru
U.S. Weather Bureau
ESSA
Weather Report
Montana
Texas
California
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Florida
Great Lakes
John Doe
Johnson
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Commissioner of Revenue
Woodstock
Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital, Inc
J. Ray Miller
Strasburg
R. J. Benchoff
John W. Rosenberger and Co., Inc
Quarles School
Commerce St
Potomac
New York
Mr. Ayler
Carroll - Whihe
Fincastle
I. Q. Answers
Seattle
Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
S. Braddock
Glaize
Cameron St
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