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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1968

Page

2

Obituaries notice for multiple local residents in Winchester area

Obituaries from the Winchester Evening Star report the deaths of Mrs. Sadie L. Brown of Woodstock 90 and Mrs. Verdie Fiddler of Stephenson with funeral details. Services listed include Jones Funeral Home Bethany Methodist Church Ellicott City Mount View Cemetery Marriottsville and Mount Hebron Cemetery. Family and survivors noted.

Bethany Methodist Church Bethany Lane Ellicott City Mount View Cemetery Marriottsville Verdie F. Fiddler Omps Mt. Hebron Cemetery

Obituary notices for Cornwell and Freeman

Cornwell Kenneth K Cornwell of Baltimore Maryland died Tuesday service held today at 2pm at Relay Methodist Church Baltimore Maryland William Alfred Freeman 65 of Route 5 Falls Church Virginia died yesterday at Fairfax County Hospital Falls Church Virginia born June 5 1902 in Charles Town West Virginia survived by wife Mrs Isa belle Willis Freeman children Mrs Robert Lee Brill Jr Mrs Gerald Lee Racy William Lewis Freeman adopted son Warren Lee Swartz siblings and ten grandchildren funeral Friday 2pm John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville burial Green Hill Cemetery Berryville Virginia call after 7pm tonight

Sadie L. Brown Wood- Stock William Howard Brown Baltimore Kennneth K. Cornwell Relay Methodist Bertal William Alfred Freeman Route 5 Fairfax County Falls Church Mr. Freeman Charles Town W. Va William Alphus Sally Lake Freeman Isabelle Willis Freeman Robert Lee Brill, Jr Herndon Gerald Lee Racy William Lewis Freeman Berryville Warren Lee Swartz Henry Freeman Mt Rainier Charles Franklin Freeman John H. Enders

Obituaries: Edger C Brill and Grace R Roberts

Edger C Brill 73 of Gore died at Winchester Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lehen West Virginia May 2 1394 managed farming and is survived by a daughter sister four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Grace R Roberts 63 of Woodchuck Lane died at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Born Iberville Parish Louisiana March 1 1900 she is survived by four siblings and a graveside service is planned tomorrow at Shenandoah Memorial Park Cemetery.

Edgar C. Brill Gore Winchester Memorial Hospital Mr. Brill Lehen W. Va Elias A Sarah Pennington Brill Ada C. Johnson Leta Marple Leona Brill Winchester Jones Funeral Home Grace R. Roberts Woodchuck Lane Roberts Iberville Parish Lyman Parish Mary Mier Rhodes Follwing Ruth R. Rhodes John S. Herget Baton Rouge George M. Rhodes Fort Lauderdale Fla Joseph D. Rhodes Beaton Beach Shenandoah Mem Cortal Park

Weather Map Forecast Spills Rain East with Snow Near Lakes

Rain is expected tonight in the eastern third of the nation with showers in the Alabama Georgia area and snow from the lower Great Lakes into Illinois and Missouri. It will be cooler in the rainy area.

Alabama- Georgia Ilinois Missouri

Ernest Shade 89 dies in Winchester Memorial Hospital

Ernest C Shade 89 of 1537 Berryville Ave Martinsburg WV born Gore March 3 1879 died yesterday in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Retired export apple buyer for Johawaite and Sam Haines survived by three children a sister two brothers six grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 1 30 pm Jones Funeral Home with burial at Shenandoah Memorial Park.

Ernest C. Shade Jones Funeral Home Ernest Champ Shade Berryville Ave Winchester Memoral Mr. Shade Gore Jacob Polk Emily Spielman Shade Agnes M. Bennett Dren C. Scott Shade Martinsburg W. Va Eugene Eesell Winchester Herbert Fletcher Fairfax Effie Miller Nelson Shade Amd Joan S. Shade Paul

No Major Damage In 3 Area Fires

Frederick County firemen reported no major damage from three fires they extinguished yesterday. Round Hill firemen spent about 25 minutes on a 1/4 acre grass fire near Lamb at Mt Williams shortly after 2:40 p.m. Shawnee firemen were called to a small grass fire on Berryville Pike near Denny's Auction at 2:25 p.m. They also put out a car fire in front of SLT Washington Ave. near Kerns Town at about 235 p.m.

Frederick County Round Hill Lamb Mt. Willams Berrvville Pike Denny Washington Ave Kerns

Falls Church man Paol J. Combs dies at home

Paol J. Combs of Falls Church formerly of Winchester died yesterday at his home. He is survived by his widow Janice Bucher of Winchester, two sisters Loretta Rule and Margaret Cullison, and six brothers Thomas L. Combs J Earl Combs Joseph F. Combs Jr Louis Combs W Clayton Combs and John Combs. Funeral was Saturday at 11 a.m. in Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Cemetery Winchester.

Paul J. Combs Falls Church Winchester Janice Bucher Loretta Rule Margaret Cullison Thomas, L. Combs J. Earl Combs Joseph F. Combs, Jr Louis Combs W. Clayton Combs John Combs Sacred Heart Catholic Church Father Ruth Mount Hebron Cemetery

Death of Harry Turner 78. horticulturalist and church elder

Harry Turner of Route 5 Winchester died today at 78. Born in Islington England on December 20 1889 he married Irene Beach in New York in 1912 and worked as a horticulturalist supervising Springsburg Farm. Survived by his widow two sons a daughter sister three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral held Saturday at 3 30 PM at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Shenandoah Memorial Park.

Harry Turner Route 5 Winchester Memorial Hospital Mr. Turner Islington England Harry Eleanor E. Cain Turner Irene S. Beach New York Springsburg Farm Christ Episcopal Church of Millwood

Realtors Attack Housing Bill Limiting Homeowners Rights

Blue Ridge Board of Realtors president Jack Ireland warns the housing bill passed by the Senate would force after December 1969 owners to sell or rent to nonselected buyers if they use brokers or advertise preferences. Complainants could seek HUD or federal court action for penalties up to $1,000 plus costs, harming race relations and owner freedom.

Senate Jack Ireland Blue Ridge Board of Realtors Ireland Department of Housing and Urban Development

Rockefeller remarks on effectiveness of candidacy in 1965 conference

In Minneapolis on July 35 1965 during a governors conference Nelson Rockefeller questions the effectiveness of a future presidential run. Nixon leads the field as a lingering potential candidate with a long-standing advantage.

Nixon Minneapolis

Dam Continued from Page I Confusing Poll Results Shown

The snippet lists fragmented items and names across multiple topics including Lockefeller’s governorship wins in New York and a series of stray references such as Coch and Ture. It also mentions Irishmen, Yangtze, American Virgin Islands, Degas, and France in a disjointed question set.

Wall Street gains in early trading on Dow rise

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 1.50 points to 832.35 in the first half hour of trading in New York.

New York

Weather Outlook for Virginia and Winchester

Increasing cloudiness with a chance of showers this afternoon and tonight. Low temperatures from 48 to 54. Friday brings cloudy skies with showers and possible thundershowers and highs from 58 to 66. In Winchester on Thursday March 21 sunset at 6 26 p.m sunrise tomorrow 6 14 a.m moon rises tomorrow 2 55 a.m.

Rainfall Totals and Averages Reported

Rainfall data shows none in the past 24 hours ending 8 30 a m today. March rainfall to date 2 69 inches. Five year total by month lists 1963 33 46 1964 31 63 1965 26 85 1966 33 32 1967 36 48. Average monthly rainfall across 55 years given for each month and 36 50 inches for Jan through Dec.

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War Casualties Decline As Week Ends In Vietnam

Allied HQ reports fewer casualties last week with 3,070 total in US forces including 418 killed and 1,199 missing. American wounded reached 1,916 with 853 hospitalized, as U.S. troop strength stood at 509,000. enemy losses and wounded in South Vietnam were revised downward.

Saigon Allied U.S

Also Mentioned on This Page

Winchester Evening Star William W. Brews Jones Shenandoah Memorial Fiddler Service Verdie Cornwell Service Illiam A. Freem Mrs Grace Roberts Lorist, Inc OMDS Lowrel Aone Loudoun Street Ee Golten Bernard F. Groves Boscawen Sr Weather Report U.S. Weather Bureau ESSA Floeries Jobe Hwaite Sam Haines The First Evangelical United Brethren Chil Ort’s Fleet & Co., Inc Ae Poll Mall Menthry I. Kant Paol J. Combs Harry Terser Holland B. Clark John Baden Shenandoah Memorial Park Rockefeller Lockefeller IL Q Coch Ture Yangtze American Virgin Islands France Oman Satan Wall Street Virginia South Vietnam Scott Miller’s Hardware Loudoun St Winchester Cooperative Winchester Petroleum Cooperative Southern States Stephens City Cooperative S.S. Winchester Cooperative Winchester Cooperative Rt West Winchester, Va Stephens City
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