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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1970

Page

2

Obituary notices from Winchester and surrounding areas

Obituaries report funeral services for Ben E. Rogers Sr formerly of Middletown now of Chantilly with service at St Paul United Methodist Church and burial at Reliance Cemetery. Other notices recall Jenette Helmick Wolfe, Elaine Virginia Watkins, Louise F. DeHaven and Catherine Louise Jackson with details on survivors, burial plans, and funeral homes.

Ben E. Rogers Middletown Chantilly St. Paul’s United Methodist Church of North Miami Fla Mahi Shrine Temple of Miami Valley of Miami Scottish Rite of Freemasonary of Spermont Masonic Lodge No. 98 Strasburg Edward Baker Bobby) Rogers Lester Miller Ernest Good James Inskip Wilson Borden Holmes Campbell Paul Flowers Joe Jenkins Archie Manuel Reliance Cemetery Spermont Lodge No Stephens City Benjamin E. Rogers Grace United Methodist Church

Funeral service for Fred Galloway Pierce scheduled

Fred Galloway Pierce of Berryville died Monday. A funeral service will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at John H. Enders Funeral Home in Berryville with visitation this evening from 7 to 9 at the same funeral home.

Catherine Louise Jackson Berryville John H. Enders Ray Wenecers Guy Sprankle C.A. Smith M.W. Jones III Robert D. Baker, Jr Pamie E. Royston Thomas H. Jones Green Hill Cemetery Fred Galloway Pierce

Funeral Services For Several Listed Women

Funeral services are announced for Mrs. Elaine Virginia Watkins Friday at 11:00 A.M. at Jones Funeral Home. Graveside services for Mrs. Maude E. Shawn Friday at 2:30 P.M. at St Marys Pine Church Cemetery Mt. Jackson. Mrs. Louise F. DeHaven Friday at 3:30 P.M. at Jones Funeral Home Inc.

Maude E. Shawn Henry St St. Mary’s Pine Church Mt. Jackson Robert Donnelly Jones Funeral Home Elaine Virginia Watkins Louise F. DeHaven Bertha S. Miller Omps Mt. Hebron

Political Discord And Campaign Notes Across Virginia

State political items report three congressional candidates engaging in activism. Democratic figures Darrell Stearns and David Levine criticize campus unrest and U.S. foreign policy, while Republican figures Callahan and Haggerty attend meetings. Levine urges ending the Southeast Asia war to win allies. Byrd predicts a $7 billion deficit for 1970 71.

David I. Levine Benjamin Ragsdale Jr Darrell Stearns Darrell Branstetter Roanoke County Callahan Kenneth Haggerty Arlington Manassas Culpeper Walter Potter Byrd Nixon Norfolk Portsmouth Virginia Beach Boards of Realtors Senate Finance and Colvin America Levine Washington and Lee University United States U.S Southeast Asia

Wall Street Drops Broadly In Early Trading

The market declined steeply and broadly with the Dow Jones 30 off 6.78 to 669.77 at 10 30 am. NYSE losers outnumbered gainers 3 to 1 as glamor stocks fell, Polaroid and University Computing among others slipping further.

NEW York New York Stock Exchange Polaroid University Computing Memorex

Stephens City Budget Session Set by Town Council

Stephens City officials announce a Monday night executive meeting to finalize next year’s budget with no tax rate increases. Current rates are 60 cents per $100 real estate and 90 cents per $100 personal property. A public hearing will be held about 30 days after final publication of the budget.

Stephens City Lynn Comer

President orders full 500 million school fund appealed

The President overrules concerns about only 150 million being spendable. HEW chief J. Stanley Pottinger pressed for access to the full 500 million. Treasury withdrawals lag. White House confirms requesting the entire appropriation despite potential deficits. About one third set for innovative integration experiments, notably in Southern districts under desegregation orders.

J. Stanley Pottinger HEW White House Treasury Allen Budget Bureau Ronald L. Ziegler Congress

Virginia Weather Forecast and Rainfall Averages

Fair tonight with low temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s. Friday brings sunny and warm conditions with highs in the 80s to low 90s. Saturday turns fair and warm. Extended outlook shows mostly fair skies with a chance of isolated showers Sunday afternoon or Monday, highs upper 70s to low 80s and lows upper 50s to low 60s. Rainfall yesterday none. Five year rainfall totals and long term monthly averages are listed.

Virginia

Temperatures Reported for Today and Year Ago

Yesterday's official high temperature reached 89 degrees as of noon. The report notes a comparison to the same day last year with no further conditions provided.

First President over 50 states

A list of trivia items includes fifty state coverage by a president, plus references to measurements and historical names. The items mix political, gaming, and lexical notes with no cohesive narrative.

Belgium John D. Rockerfeller, Sr

76 Graduates Celebrate Associate Arts and Secretarial Awards

Kenneth K Eyre dean of the College announced 36 students will receive the Associate in Arts degree and eight will earn the Secretarial Diploma. Nine of the associates are Nursing graduates. Winchester area graduates include Agnes D Compton Sharon L Ensogna Judith A Kipps Ann W Smith Barbara L Wheeler Thomas L Ashton and others. The Baccalaureate Service is at 11 a m Sunday in the Armstrong Building auditorium with Rev Lee B Sheaffer of Arlington VA as speaker. Commencement follows at 3 p m with Dr Myron F Wicke speaking. Shenandoah Concert Choir will provide music under David Stutz enberger. Public may attend.

Kenneth K. Eyre Winchester Area Agnes D. Compton Sharon L. Ensogna Judith A. Kipps Ann W. Smith Barbara L. Wheeler Thomas L. Ashton Laura E. Beeler Sandra E. Clarke Mattie L. Devers Sandra A. Dyke Frances C. Farr Karefi A. Garrett Charles W.C. Galloway James E. Johns Garnett M. Miller Bonita A. O’hara Tari J. Prickett Wesley Mc Shiley Vergie M. Sibert Jane E. Tizio Laura la White Stella C. Yeatras Wayne A. Yowell Joyce Y. Barber Betty G. Thomas

World reporter completes journey in seventy-two days

Nel ly earns fame by duplicating Jules Verne’s voyage feat with a world trip of seventy-two days and hours reportedly shaved from the original pace. The crossing highlighted rapid travel methods and reporter endurance as part of late 19th century newspaper stunts.

New York World Jules Verne Nelly

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