Obituaries from Mountain Falls and surrounding towns
Miss Mary Blanche Elizabeth Williams 87 of Mountain Falls Frederick County died June 12 1883. Funeral tomorrow at Lamp's United Methodist Church at 2 PM with Rev. Harry C. Renner. Pallbearers listed. Burial in Lamp's Family Cemetery. Call at Jones Funeral Home. Also obituary of Mrs Eliza Ann Brown 87 of Clearbrook daughter of Hamiltons. Funeral arrangements incomplete. Mrs Hattie A Milton 54 of Atlantic City died there. Services Sunday 2 PM at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville. Burial Milton Valley Cemetery. Pallbearers named. Family hours at funeral home.
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Mary Blanche Elizabeth Williams
Mountain Falls
Frederick County
Elias Jasper
Martha Wisecarver Williams
Lamp
United Methodist Church
Harry C. Renner
Sydney Hodson
Ray W. Thompson
D. Harding Whitacre
Jesse A. Whitacre
Marion Jenkins
George S. Whitacre
Jones Funeral Home
Eliza Ann Brown
Clearbrook
Brown
Peter Hamilton
John Wesley Methodist Church
Edith Brown
Harrisburg
Hilda Ward
Newark
N.J
Jessa Carter
Randolph Brown
Winchester
Horace Brown
Princeton
Julian Brown
Thaedus Brown
White Post
Hattie A. Milton
Atlantic City
Joe Milton
Milton
Clarke County
Samuel and
Margaret Taylor Alexander
Eva Alexander
Berryville
Doreen Johnson
Cleveland
Ohio
Sarah Randolph
Washington
Isabelle Alexander
John H. Enders
Donald Williams
Milton Valley
Tom Powell
Beverley Williams
Leon Cooper
Strother French
Robert Davenport
Sam Jones
Shortest and longest presidential terms
William Henry Harrison served the shortest term of any president in American history, dying after about one month. Franklin D Roosevelt held the longest presidency, spanning more than twelve years, longer than any other U S chief executive.
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William Henry Harrison
Franklin Denalo Roosevelt
Maurice C. Legge Funeral Notice
Funeral services for Maurice C. Legge are set for Sunday at 1 30 P M at Jones Funeral Home with burial to follow. Friends may pay respects at the residence on request.
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Mr. Maurice C. Legge
Rain May Help Quench N C Timber Fire
Firefighters hope for rain to end a blaze in Dare County that has scorched over 26 000 acres of grassland and timber since Monday The fire started when a Air Force target device ignited grass on a gunnery range near Stumpy Point Winds up to 40 mph pushed flames onto Westvaco timberland and about 20000 acres of young pines burned Ground fires threaten rekindling and soaking rain is needed to extinguish them
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Raleigh
N.C
Dare County
Hegele
Stumpy Point
Manteo
Westvaco Corp
Westvaco
Humphrey Considers Another Presidential Run After Senate Return
In Washington Hubert H. Humphrey, back in the Senate after a two year gap, outlines his busy agenda and hints a second bid for the presidency could be on his mind. He urges flexible strategy on arms talks and says he has consulted Kissinger while promoting a unilateral move to curb antiballistic missiles to spur negotiations.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard Nixon
White House
Humphrey
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Henry Kissinger
Mphrey
United States
The Rev. Michael J. Gaydos to Speak at Winchester Banquet
The Roman Catholic theologian Rev. Michael J. Gaydos will address the Winchester Chapter of the Full Business Men's Fellowship at a banquet Monday at 7 p.m. at Echo Village Restaurant. He holds a business administration degree from Robert Morris College and studied humanities philosophy and theology at Duquesne University Holy Apostles Seminary Saint John Vianney Seminary. He has taught in McKeesport Swissvale Pittsburgh Lenox and McKeesport and is currently director of Religious Education at St. Perpetua's Church in McKeesport.
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Michael J. Gaydos
Winchester
Echo Village
Father Gaydos
Robert Morris College
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh
Holy Apostles Seminary
Connecticut
Saint John Vianney Seminary
Ohio
St.Mary’s
McKeesport
St. Anselm High School
Swissvale
Berkeley School
Cranwell School
Lenox
Mass
St. Perpetua’s Church
Boss of the Year Nominates Mr. Martin for Respectful Leadership
A J C Penney Company letter signed by R June Kerns and Geraldine Haines lauds Mr. Martin as a thoughtful, supportive manager who rearranges schedules, assists sick employees, organizes social events, and leads as chairman of the Winchester Parking Authority. The note highlights his service in World War II and his community involvement in Winchester.
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Mr. Martin
J.C. Penney Company
R. June Kerns
Geraldine Haines
Martin
Winchester Parking Authority
Holyoke
Mass
Colgate University
Penney’s
Sarahan
Mich
Cincinnatti
Hillsdale
Winchester
June Elaine Racer
Michigan
Kiwanis
Boy Scout
Chamber of Commerce
Retail Merchants Association
By Pass Proposed Around Berryville to Tie Rt. 7 With I-81
The by pass would start west of Berryville at Rt. 653 and swing north to meet Rt. 340 near Greenhill Cemetery. It would cross Rt. 615 and the N and W railroad and end east of Berryville near Rt. 608. A underpass for orchards and limited access four miles long would create a four lane divided Rt. 7 to I-81 at Winchester.
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Berryville
Greenhill Cemetery
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Rt. 7
Loudoun County
Winchester
Highway Department
Handwriting Art Festival at JWHS Next Week
The fifth annual Handwriting Art Festival at James Haders High School runs April 2 to April 4 with 17 Frederick County schools represented. Musical performances will fill all festival hours and art students will demonstrate during the event.
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JWHS
James Haders High School
Frederick County
Winchester Democrats Schedule Mass Meeting in Gitty Hall
A mass meeting of Winchester Virginia Democrats is set for 7 30 p m April 7 1971 in the Corporation Courtroom Gitty Hall to elect 32 city committee members 3 per ward and 20 at large plus 7 delegates and 7 alternates to the Senatorial Convention and 7 delegates and 7 alternates to the Legislative District Convention. Candidates must file written statements with Doris Snarr at 1407 South Loudoun Street or the undersigned at 321 South Stewart Street by April 3 1971.
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Winchester
Virginia
Corporation
Gitty Hall
Democratic City Committee
Doris Snarr
South Loudoun Street
South Stewart Street
Shooting Probed After Man Shot on Chase Street
Winchester police investigate a shooting that left Frederick J D Robinson 32 of 442 North Loudoun Street wounded in the left thigh on Chase Street at 6 43 p m He rode a taxi to Winchester Memorial Hospital and was admitted No arrests have been made Lieutenant F Allen Barley and Officers J D LeMarr and Robert Wolford are leading the inquiry.
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Winchester
Loudoun St
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Frederick JD. Robinson
N. Loudoun St
Chase St
F. Allen Barley
J.D. LeMarr
Robert Wolford
Theft of Guns Under Investigation in Winchester
Winchester police report two gun thefts in separate city locations over the past few days. A 12 gauge single barrel shotgun owned by Jim Robertson was stolen from his pickup on N Cameron Street near Darlington Motor Inn between 9 30 p.m. and 10 30 p.m. yesterday. A 38 caliber snub nose Charter Arms revolver was stolen from Montgomery Ward at Ward Plaza during Tuesday or Wednesday. Police also investigate a Rockwell power saw taken from a construction site on N Kent Street and rear wheels and tires stolen from a car on Rt. 2 parked at Henkel Harris Company yesterday.
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Winchester
Jim Robertson
N. Cameron St
Darlington Motor Inn
Charter Arms
Montgomery Ward and Company
Ward Plaza
Rockwell
George Alabaugh
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
N. Kent St
Gary Pugh
Rt. 2
Henkel Harris Company
Suez Canal at Sea Level and Length 103 Miles
The canal runs at sea level with no locks, linking the Mediterranean and the Red Sea across 103 miles. It is noted that an acre historically defined the land plowable by a yoke of oxen in a day.
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Suez Canal
Mediterranean
Red Sea
Weather Summary for Winchester and Virginia
Fog and low clouds tonight and Saturday with warm overnight and cool day temperatures. Tonight low near 90 with high near 40 on Saturday and precipitation chances 20 percent then 10 percent. Extended: cool week with highs in 50s and lows 30s to 40s, precipitation about Monday.
Wall Street Inches Ahead As Market Rides Recovery
The Dow Jones average rose to 903.00 as stocks advanced on a brisk trading day. Gainers outpaced losers two to one with motors, rubber, farm, chemicals and oils leading gains while steels, aircraft, electronics and tobaccos fell. Notable movers included Collins Radio, Teledyne, Boeing, General Electric, Lockheed and International Nickel with varied percentage changes.
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New York
Collins Radio
Teledyne
Boeing
General Electric
Lockheed
International Nickel
Heart Transplant Patient Seeks City Council Seat
Louis B. Russell Jr., the world’s longest living heart transplant recipient, filed for the Democratic at large city county council nomination in Indianapolis. The 45 year old public school teacher raced the filing deadline, aiming to counter Roger W. Brown’s Republican bid. Russell received his heart on August 24 1968 from a 17 year old gunshot victim at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital in Richmond.
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Indianapolis
Louis B. Russell Jr
Russell
Roger W. Brown
Indiana Pacers
American Basketball Association
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Answers to a mixed list of trivia and problem statements
Navigation flood control irrigation and electric power as topics. Sailing around Cape Horn. Anwar Sadat. Study of words. Colorado appears with 48 feet length. Colrado is a misspelling. Keystone. 39.37 is a conversion. Solution to 6 equates X to body length. S plus 6 plus (6 plus percent X) equals 2X.
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Cape Horn
Anwar Sadat
Colorado
Colrado
Keystone
Early Virginia Manners Shaped by Horseman Dancer and Fencer
In 18th century Virginia a well bred gentleman was judged by riding, dancing, and fencing ability as marks of refinement and social standing.
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Virginia
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