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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1971

Page

2

Obituary for Charles 8 Spiker of Strasburg and Baby Regina Golliday

Charles 8 Spiker 88 of Rt 2 Strasburg died yesterday in Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital. He was a retired aie t and born July 18 at Toms Brook to Charles and Cornelia Ann Marshall Spiker. Survived by four sons, one sister, 39 grandchildren, 83 great grandchildren, and 10 great great grandchildren. Funeral at Walnut Springs Christian Church with burial in Walnut Spring Cemetery. Regina Lyn Golliday three months died yesterday in Stephens City born June 23, 1971. Survived by parents, brother Brian, and grandparents Marshall Golliday, Lewis Gossard, Herman Gossard, A W Sours. Graveside service conducted Saturday at Jones Funeral Home with burial at Shenandoah Memorial Park.

Charles Spiker Rt. 2 Strasburg Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital Aie T Spiker Toms Brook Charles and Cornelia Ann Marshall Spiker The Walnut Springs Neon Flign Apie Orndorff Phenie Jenkins Preston Spiker Middetown Floyd Harry Kenneth Spiker Boyd Spiker Tooele Utah Roy Spiker Vienna Martha Kline Harrisonburg Regina Lyn Golliday Keith A Barbara Gossa Golliday Stephens City Winchester Brian Ounay Marshall Golliday Lewis Gossard Middletown Herman Gossard Alfred Schmidt A.W. Sours Middle Road Jones Funeral Home Shenandoah Memorial Park

Theft and Vandalism Investigated in Winchester

Winchester police report theft of a turquoise bottom black top 1967 Ford convertible from Lamar Sloan Ford Used Car Lot at 1889 Valley Ave between 9 p m yesterday and 8 a m today. A van dalism at 629 Fairview Ave caused holes in five aluminum siding panels at a house under construction. Clothing items were stolen from a clothes line at 414 Kerr St. Also notes on enzymes follow.

Winchester Lamar Sloan Ford Valley Ave Fred Hildebrand Hildebrand Fairview Ave Joseph Butler Judy Edmonds Kerr St Sgt. Hildebrand

Railroads End Two Day Strike Resume Full Service

Railroads rushed to restore both freight and passenger service after a two day nationwide strike. Backlogs in coal auto and food industries delayed full production while millions returned to work as Congress ended the stoppage.

Associated Press Congress

Two Juveniles Arrested for Albin Break-ins

Frederick County deputies Roy Hoak and Charles McIlwee seized two juveniles in custody after they allegedly broke into Leisure Time Recreation Center on May 15 and Luttrell Tire Co in Albin on Monday night. A portable TV, an AM FM radio, and $40 in cash were recovered.

Frederick County

Wall Street Edges Higher Amid Rail Strike Fallout

The Dow Jones average rose to 920.53 at 10:30 a.m. as Advancers led Decliners on the NYSE. Analysts credited a possible boost from nearing rail strike legislation while noting higher short term rates and a large US balance of payments deficit as lingering pressures. Ling-Temco-Vought up to 1912, Telex to 1712, Dow Chemical down 44 to 95, Chase Manhattan off 4 to 134, Texaco steady at 37.

New York New York Stock Exchange U.S Ling-Temco-Vought Telex Dow Chemical Chase Manhattan Texaco

Festival Head Praises Police During Apple Blossom

Festival President Ben Dutton praised about 150 officers from local and out of town for policing the Apple Blossom Festival. State Police and national guardsmen aided, with 40 arrests and 19 crashes reported. Winchester's 25 arrests included drunkenness and public issues as 12-hour shifts and cancelled leaves were noted.

Ben Dutton Mr. Dutton Dutton Winchester National F.L. Woolf Woolf Warren Rudolph Rudolph

Grand Jury Reconvenes Over Driver Death Indictments

Berkeley County grand jury to reconvene May 28 to decide indictments against Ronald Updike age 17 and Michael Collis age 16 of Inwood for the death of Lewis Norton 27 of Newport Tennessee. Norton was killed when a 19 pound rock dropped from a bridge onto Interstate 81. Collis ordered held as an adult. both youths are in custody without bond.

Martinsburg W. VA Berkeley County Ronald Gail Updike Michael Craig Collis Inwood West Virginia Lewis Norton Newport Tenn Michael Collis Gray Silver Ronald Updike

Purse Snatching Suspect Sought by Winchester Police

Winchester police seek a white male in his early 20s with long dark hair in a purse snatching on Fairfax Lane yesterday. The thief grabbed Mrs. Carrie Kenney’s pocketbook from the Sarah Zane Fire Company rear area and fled toward Loudoun Street, carrying about $19 and her ID.

Winchester Fairfax Lane Fred Hildebrand Hildebrand Carrie Kenney Clearbrook Sarah Zane Fire Company Loudoun St Sears

Weather outlook for Virginia and Buena Vista Head Lettuce Days

Virginia enjoys clear nights with upper 50s lows and a Thursday shower chance in the upper 80s. The extended forecast shows mostly sunny weekend trend with 70s to low 80s days and 50s to 60s nights as showers possible Friday and Sunday. Buena Vista hosts Head Lettuce Days in August celebrating a river bottom grown vegetable marketed nationwide.

Buena Vista Colo

Rainfall totals and averages for past five years and long-term

Rainfall data show May totals and year to date figures with historical comparisons. Five year January through December rainfall averages are listed, along with monthly and yearly averages over 58 years. The document notes a 36.51 inch average annual rainfall.

Festival Officials Discuss Event Preparations for Next Year

About 30 members of the Apple Blossom Festival executive committee and others connected with the festival met last night to discuss this year's event and begin preparations for next year. Reports were presented by all department heads and recommendations for the new Board of Directors, to be elected at the annual meeting in June, were discussed. Attending were department directors, the city manager, police and fire department representatives, and others directly concerned with the festival.

Apple Blossom Festival Executive Committee Lee- Jackson

Winchester Skies May 19 Weather Update

Winchester skies show sunset at 8 22 p m on Wednesday May 19 with sunrise 5 55 a m tomorrow and moonrise at 3 11 a m tomorrow. New Moon arrives May 24.

Winchester

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