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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1968

Page

2

Obituaries from Steph City area include Cadwallader Fries and Lewis services

Funeral services are planned for W Cadwallader 92 of Steph City at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Greenhill Cemetery. Fries 71 of Route buried after death at Winchester Memorial Hospital with service details incomplete. Harry A Lewis 74 of Virginia Ave dies in Winchester nursing home with service at Kurtz Funeral Home and burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery.

W. Cadwallader Steph City Winchester Memorial Hospital Jones Funeral Home Robert C. Mitchum, Jr Robert E. Cadwallader James Hammock Harold G. Nichols Lewis M. Barley Harry KL. Cadwalader Donald H. Vance Greenhill Cemetery Stephens City M. Fries Cedar Grove James H Mary Virginia Collins Fries Little Mountain Methodist Church Harry A. Lewis Virginia Ave Winchester Mr. Lewis Frederick County James Virginia Rowan Lewis Edith Rogers Lewis Fairview Evangelical United Brethren Church Leo \. Lewis Cedarmeade Leo Lewis, Jr Roger Lewis Clifton Lewis Route 2 Walter Lewis Kurtz Funeral Home S. Lou St Paul Sloaker First Evangelical United Brethren Church Mount Hebron Cemetery

Belchie Reelected as President of Historical Society

Rich Reid was elected treasurer and officers reelected include Dr. James Miller as First Vice-President Mrs E M Whiting as Second Vice-President Mildred Lee Grove as Recording Secretary and Doris Sartelle as Corresponding Secretary at a board meeting held at Abram's Delight in Winchester Frederick County.

Ben Belchic Winchester-Frederick County James Miller E. M. Whiting Mildred Lee Grove Doris Sartelle Richard Reid Theociety’s Abram’s Delight

Child Dies In Shenandoah County Crash

A one year old West Virginia child, Kimberly Ann Sharp, died after a single vehicle crash on Interstate 81 near Mt. Jackson. The car swerved into a guard rail and went over an embankment. Parents John C. Sharp and Rachel Sharp were in the car. the father is a serviceman, the mother was hospitalized in satisfactory condition.

West Virginia Mt. Jackson Kimberly Ann Sharp Marlington W. Va Winchester Memorial Hospital John C. Sharp Rachel Sharp 2D Ave Sharp Memorial Hospital

Flash Floods Kill 5 in Texas

Five people died as flash floods and tornadoes struck Texas, with severe flooding around Midland Corsicana and Corpus Christi. Drownings included two teens in Corpus Christi and a Dallas resident, while multiple towns faced extensive property damage and a Weather Bureau flood warning across five Trinity River counties.

Dallas, Tex Texas Midland R. D. Lemon Corpus Christi Trinity River Dallas Corsicana Malakoff Athens Weather Bureau

Pitzer to Head Winchester Jaycees as New Officer

Pitzer, native of Martinsburg West Virginia and sales manager at Lamar Sloan Ford, Inc., will be installed as a new Winchester Jaycees officer at the June Dinner. He served recently as March of Dimes Campaign Chairman and external vice president of the Winchester Jaycees, and belongs to Kiwanis Club Elks Lodge 867 and Carpers Valley Golf Club. He is married to Barbara Ann Alther with two children and resides at 2317 Wilson Blvd.

Martinsburg W. Va Mr. Pitzer Martinsburg High School Lamar Sloan Ford, Inc March of Dimes Winchester Jaycees The Kiwanis Club B.P.O.E. Elks Lodge 867 Carpers Valley Barbara Ann Alther Pitzers Larry Michael II Jeffrey Todd Wilson Blvd

Marion Lorne Dies Actress and TV Comic

Marion Lorne aged 82, longtime London stage star for 35 years, gained fame in American TV as a flustered stuttering comedienne on Bewitched. She lately played the fluttery witch on BeWitched and appeared on Mr. Peepers and Garry Moore shows. The moon’s perigee and apogee are noted as nearest and farthest points to Earth.

New York Marion Lorne London

Petition Issued Against Youth for Frito-Lay Break-ins

A 15-year-old Frederick County boy faces a juvenile petition over two break-ins at the Frito-Lay plant on Paper Mill Road. Deputies say hinges on three east side doors were pried, three storage rooms entered, and a case of Polish sausage plus about $36 of merchandise were stolen. Ernest Orndorff of the company identified the missing items. Deputy Charles McIwee investigated the case after the Monday night thefts.

Frederick County Paper Mill Road Sheriff’s Office Charles McIwee Ernest Orndorff

Front Royal Leaders Attend Virginia Canoe Races Banquet

Lt Gov Fred G Pollard will attend the awards banquet at 7 PM Saturday at the Virginia Gentleman Restaurant. Special guest will be H Douglas Hamner Jr former Front Royal town manager now director of the State Division of Engineering and Buildings. Norman E Kisner elected president Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce for a one year term. Other officers elected include James M Davis Henry M Snyder Jr G L Shumaker and George E Vickers.

Front Royal Fred G. Pollard Virginia Gentleman H. Douglas Hamner, Jr State Division of Engineering and Buildings Charles Town W. Va Norman E. Kisner Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Marvin Brooks James M. Davis Henry M. Snyder, Jr G. L. Shumaker George E. Vickers

Nine Virginia Colleges Receive Federal Education Grants

The Office of Education of HEW awarded over 250000 in grants to nine Virginia colleges for purchasing instructional materials. George Mason College Fairfax and Eastern Mennonite College Harrisonburg lead with 44971 each, followed by Richmond Professional Institute 44971 and others including Marymount Arlington 56202 and Virginia State Norfolk 15437.

Washington Office of Education Department of Health, Education and Welfare Virginia Harry F. Byrd Jr George Mason College Fairfax Eastern Mennonite College Harrisonburg Richmond Professional Institute Marymount College Arlington Virginia State College Norfolk Madison College Virginia Wesleyan College Radford College Radford Hampton Institute Hampton

Tax surcharge details and effects on filing time

The tax plan adds a surcharge on personal and corporate taxes with partial exemptions. It raises 1968 and 1969 tax bills, extends excise taxes on telephone service and autos, and projects total net revenue of about 15.53 billion dollars through mid-1969 and the next fiscal year.

Internal Revenue Service Treasury

Weather Outlook and Rainfall Totals

Variable clouds and warm weather into Saturday with afternoon and night thunder showers likely. Highs 75 to 80, lows 53 to 58, rainfall one half to one inch possible over the weekend and midweek. Past 24 hours show light rain, with five year and 55 year averages noted.

Associated Press Albany Albuquerque Atlanta Bismarck Ctar Boise Boston Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Denver Des Moines Detroit New York Okla City Omaha Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Ptind Ore Rapid City Richmond St. Louis Nsalt Sk San Diego San Fran Seattle Tampa Washington Winnipeg

Arson Suspected in Frederick County Grass Fires

Arson is eyed as the cause of two grass fires in Chestnut Grove Frederick County last night. Gainesboro firemen fought about four acres of land and four to five abandoned buildings were destroyed before the blazes were controlled after nearly three hours of effort. State Trooper J. W. Detrick and Deputy Roy O. Hoak are investigating.

Chestnut Grove Frederick County Gainesboro Martin Place Charlie Davidson J. W. Detrick Roy O. Hoak

Man Charged With Car Theft

William Lee Kinsley aged 20 is charged by Winchester police with auto larceny. He allegedly stole Katherine Ford’s car parked on Wolfe Street. The theft was reported April 23 and Kinsley, with the car, was captured in Abingdon on April 26. He will be returned to Winchester to face charges.

William Lee Kinsley Winchester F. Allen Barley Kinsley Katherine Ford N. Kent St Wolfe St Barley Bailey Abingdon Nobles Pierce

Wall Street Mixed Early Friday Trading Stocks Decline

The New York Stock Exchange opened with a mixed pattern as the AP 60 stock average slipped while advances led declines by about 170 issues. GM, General Dynamics, and Eastman Kodak posted small losses amid cautious weekend trading and reports of Soviet troop movements near the Czech border.

New York General Motors General Dynamics Eastman Kodak American Telephone American Stock Exchange Barnes’ Engineering CCI Kawecki Louisiana Land Microdot Molydenum

Sixes and sevens in a cryptic clue set

A puzzled list pairs numbers with names and phrases including Alexander Pope Peter Minuit and Jack Dempsey with options like majority party and a cloud photograph. The fragment hints at a crossword style puzzle or wordplay exercise.

Alexander Pope Peter Minuit Jack Derypsey

Grand Ole Opry Originator George Hay Dies at 72

George D. Hay, 72, founder of the Grand Ole Opry, died Thursday in Nashville. The program began in 1925 as the WSM Barn Dance and grew into a musical byword of rural America on network radio.

Nashville Tenn George D. Hay America WSM Grand Ole Opry

Ne gro Democrat Arthur Mitchell Dies at 85

Arthur W. Mitchell a pioneer Black Democrat and one of the first to win a seat in the U S House of Representatives died in Dinwiddie County near Petersburg at age 85.

Petersburg Arthur W. Mitchell U.S House of Representatives Dinwiddie County

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