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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1971

Page

2

Obituary for Mrs Carl Leatherman Westernport

Mrs. Carl Leatherman of 201 McKinley Street Westernport Maryland died Tuesday in Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser West Virginia. She is survived by her husband her mother Mrs Dorothy Bosley of Westernport two sisters Mrs Mary Trenan Stephenson and Mrs Jessie Fertig Keyser and two half sisters Mrs Marie McCellan and Mrs Bryle Lease Cumberland. A funeral service will be conducted at the Bool Funeral Home Westernport tomorrow at 1 p.m.

Carl Leatherman McKinley St Westernport Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser W. Va Dorothy Bosley Mary Trenan Stephenson Jessie Fertig Marie McCellan Bryle Lease Cumberland, Md Bool

Fry and Whetzel Families Noted in Two Death Notices

Clark Linwood Fry 95 of Leesburg died yesterday in a Winchester nursing home. He was born February 12 1876 in Loudoun County a retired farmer and member of Faith Chapel Presbyterian. Funeral 2 p.m. tomorrow Muse and Reed Leesburg with burial Leesburg Union Cemetery. Bessie Myrtle Whetzel 67 of Mathias West Virginia died yesterday at home. Survived by husband Harry S. Whetzel two daughters two brothers four grandchildren one great grandchild. Funeral 2 p.m. tomorrow The Cove Methodist Church near Mathias with burial Cedar Hill Cemetery. The family receives friends 7 30 tonight Rhodes Funeral Home Broadway.

Clark Linwood Fry Rt. 4 Leesburg Archié L. Fry Winchester Mr. Fry Loudoun County William C Anna Bates Fry Faith Chapel Presbyterian Fry Roger C. Fry Eugene C.fry Rt.4 Muse and Reed Funeral Home Leesburg Union Cemetery Bessie Myrtle Whetzel Mathias W.va Whetzel Lovia Fitzwater Harry S. Whetzel Charles Hawse Capon Bridge Donald Smith Fairfax George Fitzwater Russell Fitzwater Boyds the Cove Methodist Church Boger Brady Cedar Hill Rhodes Funeral Home Broadway

Firefighters prepare to combat spreading blaze down slope

Firefighters in a Star photo by David Smith move along a slope as they ease toward the blaze while dense smoke blankets the valley behind them. The image captures a tense effort to contain the fire as it spreads upward.

David Smith

Obituaries and services noted for Pingley Strosander and Fahnestock

Funeral services are set for Velma Strosander Pingley and Helen B. Fahnestock with burials at Mount Hebron and Shenandoah Memorial Park. The notices list pallbearers, funeral times, and conducting clergy. A memorial Mass honored Sgt. Donald E. Weisman, with burial at Arlington National Cemetery, and Handley Council 634 UCT scheduled a meeting at the Elks Home.

Handley Council No United Commercial Travelers Elks Home

Bark Mill Opens Its Evening of Melodrama in Winchester

The Bark Mill Theatre launched an on stage melodrama showcase with three one act plays in a six day run directed by Marian Lewis. Cast members double in roles including James Robinson Margie Lewis Brent Parker Tom Iden and Patty Embry. Beatrice O Connell replaced the sick Martha Sheetz and Ann Seal stepped in as a mother Cindy Hilbrink production manager. Ruth Headley Robinson supervised costumes with period pieces from the late 1800s. Paul Brandifino mingles in an 1890s bathing suit selling popcorn to an audience that throws popcorn at villains. The final performance travels to Coolfont Berkeley Springs West Virginia for Kiwanis Club benefit. Curtain at Bark Mill 8 15 p m tonight tomorrow and Saturday.

Bark Mill Theatre Villians Marian Lewis James Robinson Margie Lewis Villian Cindy Hilbrink Ruth Headley Robinson Sue Dyke Mrs. Lewis Paul Brandifino Kiwanis Club Berkeley Springs Bark Mill Wolfe St

Infant Wilma Sharp dies. graveside service planned in Welltown

Wilma Jane Sharp infant daughter of Byrne and Nancy Fuller Sharp of Apple Pie Ridge died yesterday at Childrens Hospital Washington after being born Sunday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Survived by two brothers and four grandparents, graveside service at 10:30 Saturday in Welltown Cemetery conducted by Rev. Alexander C. Yates. Also noted: Mrs Alice Filler Gambill widow of Dr John R. Gambill of Harrisonburg died Tuesday at Rockingham Memorial Hospital. six sons and two daughters survive Kenton Gambill of Strasburg. active Harrisonburg Baptist Church member and former Sunday School pianist. Body at Omps Funeral Home.

Velma Strosander Pingley Roberts St Winchester Memorial Hospital Omps Virgil Moyer Charles Bockhouse Mount Hebron Cemetery Lawrence Garver Wallis Clark LaFafayette Lickliter Louis Colfelt Calvin Willis Clarence A. Rude Helen B. Fahnestock Sunnyside University of Virginia Hospital Charlottesville John Fitzgerald Melton Wright Dewayne A. Raines Fred Wealthy Clarence Hausenfluck Jack Place Tom Maphis Clarence Bean Shenandoah Memorial Park Wilma Jane Sharp Byrne Nancy Fuller Sharp Apple Pie Ridge Childrens Hospital Washington Larry Dale Sharp Ernest Sharp Frederick County Otto Fuller Welltown Alexander C. Yates Omps Funeral Home Alice Filler Gambill John R. Gambill Harrisonburg Rockingham Memorial Hospital Gambill Friedens Church Cross Keys Rockingham County Kenton F. Gambill Strasburg

Lord Fairfax Information Table Planned

William C B Berghaus and others from Lord Fairfax Community College student services will host an information table in Berryville in front of the Safeway Store tomorrow from 4 to 8 30 p m. Dr David J Palmer Dean of Student Services announced the event to share details on the Summer Quarter courses and the Fall Programs for 1971 72.

William C.B. Berghaus Lord Fairfax Community College Safeway Berryville David J. Palmer

Fires Rage Across Area With Multiple Blazes Under Watch

Dozens of volunteers, Lake Holiday crews, and Forestry workers battled fires amid smoke and winds. No injuries were reported as flames subsided by nightfall. Winchester Fire Department also tackled minor incidents at One Hour Cleaners and a car fire under Pall Mall Street.

Forestry Service Winchester Butler Lake Holiday Lake Holiday Estates Loudoun St

Two Men Charged in Carper's Valley Break-In

Frederick County deputies arrested Ronald Steven Swartz 18 and Kenneth Shepard Vaughn 21 for breaking and entering the Carper's Valley Golf Club early today. Hearings are set for June 4 in Frederick County Court. Each suspect remained in custody on $2000 bond.

Frederick County Sheriff's Office Carper’s Valley Golf Club Ronald Steven Swartz Fox Drive Kenneth Shepard Vaughn Rt. 6 Millwood Pike Lacy Anderson Harry Richards Sheriff’s Office

Wall Street dips as profit taking quiets market

The Dow Jones average slipped .70 to 905.71 as investors show caution amid hopes of rate hikes. Analysts note anxiety over continued economic recovery and possible policy increases. Winchester police probe a camper theft from a pickup at 402 Mosby Street, valued at $285, taken between midnight and 8 a.m. after six bolts were unscrewed.

New York Stock Exchange Winchester A. Warren Rudolph William S. English, Jr Mosby St

Weather summary for Winchester Virginia

The forecast calls for tonight with clouds and a low around 50. Friday will be partly cloudy with highs near 70s and a 10 percent chance of rain. The extended outlook Saturday through Monday shows fair Saturday with a late chance of showers Sunday or Monday and cooler Saturday highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s with 40s to low 50s at night, warming Sunday and Monday with mid 70s to low 80s. Historical data note rainfall totals and averages for the area and past years with dates and figures.

Virginia

Hearing for Deputy Tomorrow In Clarke

Frederick County Deputy Sheriff Richard Streit charged with felonious shooting in the wounding of Richard T. Jenkins and set for a Clarke County preliminary hearing tomorrow at 10 a.m. Streit posted 1000 bond. Jenkins faces charges including driving with no operator’s license and reckless driving with a bond set for Frederick County Court tomorrow.

Frederick County Richard Streit Richard T. Jenkins Clarke County Streit Frederick West Virginia Virginia Jenkins

Accelerator Sticks Trigger Three Car Crash at Loudoun Street

A three car collision occurred in front of 726 N Loudoun St at 7 35 p m causing estimated vehicle damage totaling 2 550 and property damage 75 none of the drivers reported injured Police said Helen L Smith 226 Amherst St pulled from a service station as her accelerator stuck her car struck Garland Cheshire of Bunker Hill W V whose vehicle was shoved into a fence Smith veered into a parked pickup owned by Bentley Bayliss Siler Route and continued 260 feet into a yard fence and a wire fence damage estimates include 1200 to the Smith car 1000 to Cheshire 350 to Bayliss 750 to the fence and spouting at 726 N Loudoun and the aerial tramway note mentions Pipestem resort gondolas at Bluestone Gorge

Loudoun St Winchester Everett Bowers Helen L. Smith Amherst St Bowers Cheshire Bayliss N. Loudoun

Committee and VEC Partner On Youth and Veterans Jobs

The Mayor's Committee on Community Relations and the Virginia Employment Commission join to place summer jobs for students and assist returning veterans. Expect over 300 youth applications with about 75 percent aged 16 or 17. Employers are urged to contact the Employment office with open positions for youth or veterans.

Mayor’s Committee On Virginia’ Employment Commission Virginia Employment Commission Employment Commission Commission

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Mrs Arge Omds Funeral Home Memsee St Onoee GoLotn John W. Rose Sapolin Our Sapotin Nets Agence John W. Rosenberger Quarles School Commerce St Bessie Whetzel Pingley Fahnestock Service Sgt Donald E. Weisman St. Catherine LaBoure Church Viers Mill Claridge Road Wheaton U.S. Army Glenmont Circle Silver Spring Vietnam John E. Weisman Dorothy L. Whitmire John E. Weisman, Jr Richard A. Weisman Mary A. Weisman Louise Lee Arlington National Cemetery UCT Miller’s Hardware Lord Fairfax S.R. Dyke East Pall Mall St Michael Triplett Carper's Valley Wall Street New York GDI Bernard F. Groves N. Africa James Buchanan Boston Norman Thomas Hayes Wild Bill Hickok Don Quixote Rocky Mountains Great Plains Pennsylvania Clarke Pipestem Resort Bluestone Gorge Health and Life Insurance Iyes Joseph P. Roby Siler Mutual Omaha Company Life Insurance United of Omaha Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company Omaha, Nebraska VEC Glaeze N. Cameron St Old Fredericktowne James Wood Booster Club
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