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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1971

Page

2

Remains, funerals listed for locals in Winchester area

Obituaries and funeral notices from Winchester and nearby towns recall Homer Hall who died in Alexandria, Sgt. William Russell Brannon, Mrs. Evelyn Newcome, John Elliott, Dora Owens, Hazel Finkhouser, and Mary Whitaker. Services set in Omps, Jones, and Mount Hebron. pallbearers named. survivors listed. Also notes trial coverage and long field of witnesses in Calley case.

William Russell Brannon Mountain Falls Winchester Memorial Hospital Omps Funeral Charles H. Harless Pine Grove Cemetery Gary Allamong Ray Allamong David Grimm Russell Brannon Robert Ambrose James Allamong Hazel Mildred Finkhouser Cross Junction Alabaugh Omps Alexander C. Yates Mount Hebron Cemetery William Baker Walter Baker Louis Gunn Philip Gunn Alvin Baker Robert Donelan Funkhouser Camillus Glenn Varena Davis Baker Ziler Baker Lelia Angell Mae DeHaven Dale Baker Winchester Carrie B. Larrick Frederick County Ray Baker Martinsburg W. Va Melba Donelan Baltimore

Death notices for Mamie Chapman and Mamie Orndorff in Keyser and Winchester

Mrs Mamie Chapman of Keyser W Va dies at 89 Mamie Catherine Orndorff of Rt 4 Winchester dies aged 89 Funeral services set at Trinity Lutheran Keyser and Jones Funeral Home Winchester with burial at Old Quaker Cemetery Cedar Creek and times listed for services Pallbearers named J F Fout John Marker H Melvin Hodson J M Coffman Edward Hodson and Roy C Jones.

Nannie Lamp Washington Ave Mamie Chapman Keyser W. Va Trinity Lutheran Mamie Catherine Orndorff Rt. 4 Jones Funeral Home E. T. Clark Cather B. Orndorff Jesse Brewer Gertrude I. Dunn Winchester J.L. Hodson Strasburg John F. Fout John Marker H. Melvin Hodson J.M. Coffman Edward Hodson Roy C. Jones Old Quaker Cedar Creek

China launches second space satellite on March 3

The official New China News Agency says Communist China launched its second satellite on March 3 weighing 487 pounds. It reportedly sent back scientific data from experiments at frequencies 20.009 and 19.995 megacycles between March 3 and 15 and continues the planned science work.

Tokyo China New China

Funeral services for William A. Martin at Sacred Heart Church

Funeral services for William A. Martin are set for 10 00 A M at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with a Christian Wake scheduled at 7 30 P M Tuesday at Jones Funeral Home. Mamie C Orndorff will have a service Wednesday at 11 30 A M.

William A. Martin Sacred Heart Catholic Church Jones Funeral Home Mamie C. Orndorff

Helicopter Pilot Displays Bullet Hole in Helmet

Bobby Gunn, 21, from Manor Georgia, shows a bullet hole in his helmet after a 51 caliber round shattered the chopper’s plexiglass bubble near Quang Tri South Vietnam while piloting a UH-1 helicopter.

Bobby Gunn Manor, Ga Quang Tri South Vietnam

Winchester School Board Hones 1971-72 Budget and Annexation Plans

The Winchester School Board debated the 1971-72 budget for city public schools and aims to present the proposal to the Winchester City Council soon. A committee was appointed to study representation changes after annexation, two summer guidance counselors were approved for new students from the annex area, and a drug policy was adopted. The board reappointed staff, reviewed Dowell J. Howard Vocational School enrollment, noted Handley High Band’s superior rating at Charlottesville, and announced nine board members and spouses would attend a Northern Regional Group meeting in Leesburg on March 24.

Winchester City Jacob L. Johnson Marvin Gore Fred Brumback Ann Whitham Annexation Johnson State Department of Education Dowell J. Howard Handley High Charlottesville Virginia School Boards Association Leesburg

Mrs Selbach Installed As Civinette President

Mrs Paula Selbach was installed as president of Winchester Civinette Club at Lee Jackson Restaurant where the charter was received. Sherry Hoult became vice president and Diane Gregory secretary treasurer. William Lee delivered the principal address as Civitan International district governor praising the club's achievements. Sixteen members were initiated and a rummage sale for Civitan charities was announced for May.

Paula Selbach Winchester Civinette Club Lee Jackson Sherry Hoult Diane Gregory William Lee Chesapeake Civitan International Lee Winchester Cvitans Civitan Winchester Club Harry Jacobs Martinsburg W. Va Civinettes Civinette Civitan Club Dean Hoult Sieg Selbach John Copeland

Accidental Shooting In Frederick County Sends Man To Hospital

Sheriff Lacy Anderson investigates a right thigh wound suffered by Charles D. Harrell at 325 E. Piccadilly St. The incident at Frank Anderson’s Valley Mill Rd. home involved Herman L. Wise with a .22 pistol and is deemed accidental with no charges. Two residential break ins are also reported, with jewelry and bonds missing in one case and a window entry in the other.

Frederick County Lacy Anderson Charles D. Harrell E. Piccadilly St Frank Anderson Valley Mill Road Herman L. Wise National Ave Harrell Winchester Memorial Hospital Anderson Sheriff’s Office Margaret Hillyard Stephens City Roy Hoak Charles Light H. C. Light Siler Rt Harry Richards

Local court activity includes arraignments and sentences

The docket lists March 26 arraignment for David G. Anderson defense motion, Gary Wayne Biffle embezzlement case with May 17 presentation, Harold Hawkins hit and run plea, Raymond Maxwell Allen habitual offender arraignment, and Dempsey Orndorff involuntary manslaughter sentence of five years. Appeals set for April 29 and June 16, with probation and hospital-gate debates and county break-in sentences suspended pending three-year probation.

David G. Simpson Gary Wayne Biffle Wardensville W.va Capitol Records, Inc Harold Hawkins Lewis Allen Washington Kern St Benjamin Butler Butler Commonwealth Raymond Maxwell Allen Rt. 5 Stephen Butler Dempsey Lee Orndorff Star Tannery Woltz Orndorff Walter Newman Bowers Bowers Veteran's Administration Cecilia Mary Dick Earl Welton Miller Gainesboro Russell Corbin Rt. 2 Donald Wayne Catlett

Virginia Weather Outlook and Temperatures

Fair tonight and Wednesday with lows in the 30s and highs in the 50s. Showers likely Saturday with daytime highs in the 50s and 60s and overnights in the 30s and 40s. Winchester notes sunset at 6 20 p m and sunrise at 6 23 a m with rainfall totals and long term averages listed. Oklahoma’s Indian population noted as the second largest in the U S.

Virginia Highlands Winchester Oklahoma The Union

Dual Lane Project Starts On Rt 50 From I 81

Construction begins on dual lifting Rt 50 East from I 81 to Old Rt 50 near Holiday Inn East a 2.7 mile segment. The project aims to finish by June 30 1972 with Echols Brothers Inc Staunton as contractor and a bid of 1 273157. The speed limit drops to 45 mph in the area.

Rt. 50 Holiday Inn East Reginald King Highway Department Echols Brothers, Inc Staunton Virginia Washington Shenandoah Valley

Berryville Principal and wife injured in Loudoun crash

Norman Overstreet principal of Berryville Primary School and his wife were injured in a Loudoun County crash late yesterday. Mrs Overstreet, a Cooley Elementary teacher, was admitted to Leesburg hospital but to be released today. Mr Overstreet received treatment for a broken nose and cuts and bruises and was released. No further crash details were provided.

Norman Overstreet Berryville Loudoun County Overstreet Cooley Leesburg Hospital

Medical Explorers To Meet At Winchester Hospital

Medical Explorer Post No. 109 gathers at Winchester Memorial Hospital cafeteria tonight at 7 30. Dr. Robert G. Kendall will present on neurosurgery. Open to members and interested persons.

Winchester Memorial Hospital Robert G. Kendall

Rev. Robert Estill to Speak at Lenten Talk

The Rev. Robert Estill rector of St. Alban's Church Washington and editor with the Episcopal Church will be the Lenten speaker at Parish Hall tomorrow at 7 30 p m He will discuss trends in Christian worship today and why many Christian bodies experiment with new forms of worship.

Boyce Robert Estill St. Alban’s Church Washington Standing Liturgical Commission The Episcopal Church Estill

Fishing. Duke Canada John Paul Jones

A fragment lists topics including fishing and Duke in Canada with references to John Paul Jones and Buffalo New York. It mentions sleep Confederate eight and nine as miscellaneous items and asserts true.

Duke Canada John Paul Jones Buffalo N.Y Confederate

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Homer Hall Alexandria Mr. Hall HD Delmer Robinson, Sr J.L. Mason Hugh ‘Hall Fairmont Brannon Service Newcome Service Evelyn Mae Richard Newcome Jones Fae Clinton M. Kackley Harry B. Luttrell Jack §4Rocke John Colfelt Walter T. Anderson B Luttrell Elliott Service John Franklin Elliott Gore James Fleet Mt. Olive Hayfield Earl Rosenberger Robert Foster Harry Oates Clyde Dunbar Sales Paul Mauzy John Kenney Elliott Bros Owens Service Dora Owens E. Monmouth St Bruce A. Macbeth Edgar Baker Eugene Cheshire Thomas Palmer Donald Palmer Boyd Brewer, Jr Allen Barco Paynes Chapel Cemetery Ridgeway Finkhouser Service Thomas W. Whitaker la Jolla Calif Mary Beverley Sommerville Henry C. Sommerville White Post Dr Whitaker Gilbert Rodgers Glendale Thomas W. Whitaker, Jr Gwynne H. Jones St. James Episcopal Church Calley Daniel Mrs Ormdorff Jones Funeral Home, Inc Amherst ST DIAL Hazel Funkhouser Mt. Hebron Cemetery William R. Brannon John F. Elliott Mt. Olive Cemetery Bernard F.groves Boscawen St S. Loudoun St Inc Laos Gunn City School Board Jimmy Airport Road Lynn Anderson Bill McKeever Midwest Wife Hart Rev. Estill Datsun Is Wi Motors Loudoun St Masonite Corp Glai2ze & Bro N. Cameron St
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