Obituary notices for Mrs Mae Virginia Childs of Berryville
Mrs Mae Virginia Childs aged 64 of Berryville died yesterday afternoon at Winchester Memorial Hospital. She was born May 11 1883 in Frederick County daughter of James and Katherine Swarts. She married Jacob B Childs in 1909 and they lived in Clarke County most of their life, the last 22 years in Berryville. Surviving: husband seven children 22 grandchildren 12 great grandchildren one brother Harry T Swarts of Tampa Florida. Funeral 2 pm tomorrow at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville with ministers M Claude Cooke and Charles Ammons. Burial Green Hill Cemetery Berryville. Separately funeral for Edna V Owens Berryville will be Saturday 2 pm at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville with Rev M C Cooke Pallbearers listed.
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Mae Virginia Childs
Berryville
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Jacob B. Childs
Childs
Frederick County
James
Katherine Poston Swarts
Mr. Childs
Clarke County
Pauline Matz
Glenn Dale
Harry T. Swarts
Tampa
Fla
John H. Enders
M. Claude Cooke
Charles Ammons
Green Hill Cemetery
Student Seminar at Belle Grove Teaches Restoration History
Seven area high schools attended a seminar at Belle Grove near Middletown titled Belle Grove A Document of the Shenandoah Valley. Participants explored local history restoration basics and problem solving in room arrangement wall color alterations and exterior changes. Lectures by Dr. Garland Quarles and Dr. Millard K. Bushong covered early valley history and Civil War era events.
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Belle Grove
Middletown
Shenandoah Valley
Garland Quarles
Valley
Millard K. Bushong
Shepherd College
Tory
William Shenkir
National Trust For Historic Preservation
Madison College to start new plant construction in Martinsburg
Advisory group told Madison College seeks almost 11.7 million dollars for a new Chevrolet parts processing and distribution center three miles NW of Martinsburg. General Motors Parts Division will run the plant with two firms chosen to build the foundations and caissons.
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Ohio
Youth Sent to State Hospital In Bomb Scare
A 13 year old Frederick County boy who admitted making two bomb scare calls to Frederick County Junior High School and Senseny Road Elementary on May 8 has been committed to Eastern State Hospital Williamsburg Va for observation. Judge W Erle Edwards ordered the action at the father's request with a local psychiatrist recommendation. He was charged May 9 with communication of false bombing information.
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Frederick County
W. Erle Edwards
Eastern State Hospital
Williamsburg
James Givens
Senseny Road
Bank Heist in Figuera da Foz Stuns Portugal
Thieves stole 1 million dollars from a Bank of Portugal branch in Figuera da Foz. Police and troops blocked exits as search teams faced a telecom blackout and a stolen four seat plane from Coimbra. Ten employees, two children, a cleaner, and a customer were held in a washroom during the holdup.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Bank of Portugal
Figuera da Foz
Coimbra
Fire Damages Empty House on Berryville Pike
Firefighters from Shawnee Fire Company battled a blaze that damaged one room of an empty house on Berryville Pike early today. The fire, reported at 1 05 a.m., was extinguished quickly after two engines worked about half an hour. The property is owned by Cardinal Foods of Front Royal and lies across from Denny’s Auction. Earlier yesterday at 7 35 p.m. a truck fire on Berryville Pike was reported but went out before crews arrived.
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Berryville Pike
Frederick County
Cardinal Foods of
Front Royal
Denny’s Auction
Rescuers Resume Search For Maryland Drowning Victim
The hunt for Ronnie Brown aged 16 from Carrollton resumes on the Shenandoah River after fog halted efforts. Divers from the Washington Navy Yard join Woodstock Strasburg Winchester squads and police in a large recovery operation aided by locals while his father and stepmother remain nearby.
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Shenandoah River
Ronnie Brown
Carrollton
Shenandoah
Washington Navy Yard
Woodstock
Strasburg and Winchester
Rummage Sale At Old Friendship Building
A rummage sale will be held at the Old Friendship Building on E Cork St. tomorrow starting at 12 noon to 8 p.m. On Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Carper Church School Class and the Senior High MYF of Market Street Church co sponsor.
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Strasburg
Friendship
E. Cork St
Carper Church
Market Street Church
Shawnee Names Two Committees At Fire Company Meeting
Shawnee Fire Company created two committees at its latest meeting. A fund raising panel is led by Lee Holler, and a planning group for a new pumper is led by Fire Chief Ray Haines. In Charlottesville AP Thomas Luce, 27, a Charlottesville Daily Progress reporter, suffered serious head injuries in a Wednesday automobile crash near Culpeper. hospital reports said his condition improved to satisfactory.
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The
Shawnee Fire Company
Lee Holler
Ray Haines
Charlottesville
Thomas Luce
Weather Today Virginia Forecast Rewritten
Virginia forecast shows fair conditions tonight with a low between 0 and 55 degrees. Friday will be mostly sunny and warm with a chance of thundershowers by evening in the mountains. Saturday looks partly sunny with more thundershowers and a cooler change. Winds today shift west to southwest at 10 to 15 mph.
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Plateau
Mississippi Valley
Plains
Rainfall totals and averages for several periods
Rainfall in the last 24 hours ending at 1:30 a.m. today shows 16.0 inches with year to date 3.07 inches and May 1967 to date 11.79 inches. Long term monthly averages for 54 years are listed from January to December, with a combined annual average of 36.50 inches. Five year totals from 1962 to 1966 are 39.73, 33.46, 31.63, 26.85, and 33.32 inches.
New York Plans Afternoon Daily Debut May 29
A three penny afternoon newspaper for New York City plans a May 29 debut. Editor Frank Walosin says a pilot copy will be printed in New Jersey next week and the 24 page tabloid may start with a half million copies. The venture would compete with the New York Post after the World Journal Tribune folded.
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New York
New York City
Daily News
Frank Walosin
Wayne Today
New Jersey
New York Post
World Journal Tribe
Wall Street Tumbles as First Quarter Profits Fall
Wall Street opened lower after reports showing first quarter profits declined by the most since 1959. The Dow fell decisively as blue chips led losses with Du Pont down over two points and auto stocks slipping. United Aircraft dropped about 1.4 points and others like American Air, Xerox, U S Smelting also fell. The AP 60 stock average stood at 326.0 after a 1.0 drop, while prices on the American Exchange were mixed.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
du Pont
United Aircraft
American Air,lines
Xerox
U.S
American Motors
American Stock Exchange
Auto Fire Extinguished Before Firemen Reach Scene
Firefighters arrived at 3 07 p m to the 400 block W Cork St to find an auto blaze out. The car owned by Robert Rinker of St David Church Va backfired in the carburetor and caught fire under the hood causing minor damage a scorched hood only, Fire Inspector William Godenour reported.
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Bunker Hill
W. VA
Roy Miller
Winchester
Cork St
Robert Rinker
St. David Church
William Godenour
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