Obituaries and Funeral Notices from Sunnyside and Martinsburg
Obituary notices list Helen B. Fahnestock 43 of Sunnyside Station died at University Hospital Charlottesville born July 26 1927 in Edinburg daughter of Clyde Bo and Vergie Baker married to Ray C. Fahnestock survived by daughter Cephe Irene and son Elton Ray with siblings. Funeral at Omps Funeral Home 1 p.m. Friday Rev John Fitzgerald and Dr Melton Wright burial Shenandoah Memorial Park. Also obituary for Thuss Haines 63 of Pewee West Martinsburg died after illness born Dec 14 1907 worked at Capital Cement Co Martinsburg member of Pikeside United Methodist Church and Moose Lodge survived by wife Velma Whitacre Haines daughters Ruby Lewis and Erma Pelletier sons Eugene and Steve Haines, seven grandchildren, two half sisters. funeral 11 a.m. at Brown Funeral Home Martinsburg burial Chestnut Grove Cemetery. Also note for Velma Strosnider Pingley 58 of Winchester died at Winchester Memorial Hospital born Sept 13 1912 worked at Winchester Knitting Mill member of St Johns Lutheran Zepp survived by five daughters and four sisters with funeral 3:30 p.m. at Omps Funeral Home burial Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Helen B. Fahnestock
Sunnyside Station
University Hospital
Charlottesville
Edinburg
Clyde Bo
Vergie Melintorff Baker
Ray C. Fahnestock
J. Shoeneman Company
Frederick County
Bite Ridge
Jefferson Business College
Palmyra United Churen Ut Christ
Daugher
Cephe Irene Fahnestock
Elton Ray Fahnestock
Laura Baker Hall
Middletown
Richard Calvin Baker
Omps
John Fitzgerald
Melton Wright
Shenandoah Memorial Park
Thussday
J Ruble Hai
Pewee West
Kings Daughters
Martinsburg
W.va
Mr. Haines
Frede County
Alvin Haines
Cenged Bb Serooe
Capital Cement Co
Mertinsburg
Pikeside
Douglas Alvernay Dolan
Whitacre
Brown Funeral Home
H. Wilbur Jay
Chestnut Grove
Velma Strosnider Pingley
Roberts St
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Charles Edward
Maggie
Strosnider
Winchester Knitting Mill
St. John's Lutheran Church of
Zepp
Walter D. Pingley
Patricia Crenshaw
Winchester
Nancy Lee Harler
Killeen
Tex
Glory Brown
Shalimar
Fla
Myra Farrell
District Heights
Sara J. Hartman
New Bern
N.C
Homer Strosnider
Guy Strosnider
Boyd Strosnider
Woodstock
Pauline Bowers
Madge Peer
Harilla May
Shenandoah
Mary Brill
Star Tanner
Omps Funeral
Virgil Moyer
Charles Bockhouse
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Lincoln era liquor license on display in Illinois museum
The Abraham Lincoln museum in Coles County housed in the county courthouse basement is maintained by the Chamber of Commerce as a tourist attraction. Among its treasures is Lincoln’s 1833 liquor license for a New Salem tavern costing six dollars plus one dollar per drink sold.
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Abe
Charleston, Ill
Abraham Lincoln
Coles County
Court House
The
Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln
New Salem
April Bright Month For Virginia Economy
Virginia's April data show nonagricultural employment up 31 800 from April 1970 and total jobs rising 14 000 with unemployment at 3 6 percent. Northern Virginia led growth aided by research and tech firms and a 5 800 increase in government positions, as retailers expect stronger sales and manufacturers rebuild inventories.
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Richmond
Virginia
State Department of Labor and Industry
Rlal
Department
Edmond M. Boggs
Northern Virginia
Washington, D.C
Northern
Washington
Boggs
U S Forces in Europe Not Fully Combat Ready
U S military officials told Congress that American forces in Europe remain short of full combat readiness due to budget cuts and manpower limits. General Burchinal cited shortages in training, skilled personnel, spare parts, and a reliance on rapid U S augmentation for sustained operations, though he noted qualitative gains like upgraded aircraft, helicopters, missiles, and new ground shelters.
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Washington
USS
Europe
Congress
U.S
David A. Burchinal
House Appropriations Committee
United States
Pentagon
Burchinall
Vietnam
Burchinal
Mediterranean
Two-car Crash on Berryville Ave Causes $600 Damage
Officer Roy M. Grove reports a collision on Berryville Avenue yesterday at 5 15 p m. Thurman Eldridge DeHaven of 1359 Berryville Ave stopped in the median after pulling from a driveway. Scott Roper Lidard, 18, of Rt. 6 struck DeHaven’s car from an I 81 exit.
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Berryville Ave
Roy M. Grove
Thurman Eldridge DeHaven
Scott Roper Lidard
Rt. 6
Interstate 81
DeHaven
Williams Receives Higher Education Leadership Roles at Academy
Col Williams, a World War II bomber pilot and USAFR officer, has held multiple posts at the Academy since 1947, rising from mathematics instructor to president by 1969. He earned degrees from Michigan College, George Washington University, Johns Hopkins, and others, and is active in community groups.
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Col. Williams
Michigan College
Johns Hopkins University
Madison College
University of Maryland
George Washington University
U.S. Air Force Reserve
U.S.A.F. Academy
USAFR
RMA
Front Royal United Methodist Church
Front Royal Kiwanis Club
Front Royal
Warren County
Two Break-ins Hit Winchester Firms. Thieves Steal $469 to $519
Police report two burglaries last night at F A Shryock Company Inc and John W Rosenberger & Company Inc. In the first, entry by a west side door yielded 250 to 300 dollars from safes and offices were ransacked. In the second, a basement door was forced open, two safes pried, and 219 dollars stolen.
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Winchester
F.A. Shryock Company, Inc
Millwood Ave
John W. Rosenberger & Company, Inc
Commerce St
Bomb Threat On Jetliner Prompts Sydney Ransom Pickup
A Qantas jet carrying passengers faced a bomb threat with an unconnected barometric device and a $500,000 ransom demand. After a warning, the flight returned to Sydney and Captain Robert J. Ritchie handed over suitcases of cash to a man believed to wear a false beard, escaping in a yellow van.
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Qantas
Darwin
Sydney
Brown
Robert J. Ritchie
Ritchie
Mr. Brown
Wall Street slips on bear market anniversary trading day
On the anniversary of last year’s bear market low the Dow Jones average fell 0.49 to 906.21 as declines edged gains on the New York Stock Exchange. Analysts cited slow economic recovery and higher interest rates plus dampening effects of tighter monetary conditions abroad. Big Board movers included Sperry Rand 34, Gulf Oil 58, Braniff 11, Texaco 35, RCA 38, and Standard Oil of New Jersey 76.
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New York
Dow
Dow Jones
New York Stock Exchange
Sperry Rand
Gulf Oil
Braniff
Texaco
RCA
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Two Chesapeake Men Face Murder Arraignments
In Chesapeake two men Melvin Freeman Jr and Ralph Smithwick both 19 year olds are to be arraigned on murder charges in the 1969 slaying of Brenda Keeter a 20 year old nurse. Brother Michael Wayne Freeman 19 is held in New Jersey for the same charge as Chesapeake detectives move to bring him back.
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Chesapeake (Ap
Chesapeake
Westdepford Township
N.J
Westdepford
Melvin Alton Freeman Jr
Ralph Edward Smithwick
Michael Wayne Freeman
Freeman’s
Melvin Freeman
Southwick
Brenda Keeter
King’s Daughters Children’s Hospital
Norfolk
Nassawadex
Weather and rainfall notes for Winchester skies and regional outlook
The Winchester area reports fair to partly cloudy weather with highs in the 70s and a 10 percent chance of rain through Thursday. Extended into Friday to Sunday, expect cooler highs in the 60s to low 70s, nights in the 40s and 50s, with a warming trend by the weekend to mid 70s or lower 80s. Rainfall totals for the past 24 hours were 0.43 inches, with May rainfall reaching 4.00 inches and year-to-date 13.40 inches. The record includes sunrise and sunset times for May 26, and notes on moon phase.
Republicans weigh renomination and convention plans in Virginia
William A. Truban of Woodstock seeks renomination as Republicans set dates for senatorial and House conventions covering Winchester Frederick Clarke Fauquier Warren Shenandoah and Warren counties. S. Roger Koontz Frederick and Raymond Guest Jr. of Warren seek House bids. Delegation numbers total 96 with Shenandoah included.
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William A. Truban
Woodstock
House of Delegates
S. Roger Koontz
Frederick
Raymond Guest, Jr
Warren County
Winchester
Clarke
Warren
Fauquier
Shenandoah County
Petitions Served In Area Break Ins
Frederick County deputies served petitions yesterday for three juveniles in connection with nine break ins in Mountain Falls. Deputy Douglas Anderson led the two week investigation. Break ins occurred mainly at cabins and mobile homes along Rt 606, with most stolen property recovered per the Sheriff's Office.
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Frederick County
Sheriff's Office
Mountain Falls
Douglas Anderson
Rt. 606
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Mrs
John R. Haines
Cmds Funeral Home
Amherst ST
Omps Funeral Home
Ques
Bernard F.groves
Boscawen St
Birge
John W. Rosenberger &Co
Buddy White
Veteran's Council
PYREX
Revere Ware Club Aluminum
COSCO
FONDY
Miller’s Hardware
N. Loudoun ST
Wall Street
Associated Press
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Edmonton
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American Bible Society
Tempe
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Louis Pastner
Dickens
London
Four Horsemen of Notre
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Florida
Sande
Justice Department
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William Hollar
Strasburg
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Tobia Mercure
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French
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