Obituaries from Stephenson and nearby areas
Several death notices and funeral details from Winchester area. Mrs. Lelia M. Smith, 73, of Stephenson, dies at Winchester Memorial Hospital with services at Jones Funeral Home. Warren S. Eddy, 70, of 327 Jefferson St., funeral at First Presbyterian Church. Lewis R. Hummer noted posthumously with VFW and American Legion ties. Ernest A. Combs Sr., 82, of Rt. 1 Bunker Hill, service at Brown Funeral Home. Clarence Joseph Burkholder, 62, Gore, death at Winchester Memorial Hospital. William Lynwood Loy, 51, Utica New York, service at Omps Funeral Home with graveside at Shenandoah Memorial Park. Graveside rites by VFW Post 2123 of Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lelia M. Smith
Stephenson
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Jones Funeral Home
Joseph S. Ducknall
Fairview Cemetery
Lawrence Thayer
Alvin R. Smith, Jr
Sandy B. Larrick, III
Lawrence Smith
Mitchell B. Smith
Richard Thayer
Winchester Rescue Squad
Heart Fund
Warren S. Eddy
Jefferson St
First Presbyterian Church
James R. Jackson
G. Raymond Womeldorf
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Harry Carpenter
Curtis Barr
R. Edwin Buncutter
Henry Lowry
Frederick M. Ritter
Samuel N. Johnston
C.irvine Cather
James Snider
Ernest A. Combs
Rt. 1
Bunker Hill
W.va
City Hospital
Martinsburg
Mr. Combs
Hampshire County
Robert
Annie Combs
Della Frances Dyer Combs
Melvin
Clarence
Edward Combs
Winchester
Ernest Combs
Mack
Georgia
Charles
Goldie) Paton
Garland W
Donald M. Combs
Laura O. Shipe
Glenda E. Combs
Hamon Combs
Namon Combs
Brown Funeral Home
Joseph A. Lewis
Frederick County
Clarence Joseph Burkholder
Gore
Mr. Burkholder
Midvale
Ohio
William and
Hattie Gilbert Burkholder
Capon Springs
W. Va
Loy
Wardensville
William Lynwood Loy
Utica
N.Y
Veterans Hospital
Syracuse
Omps Funeral Home
Hartley L. Wigfield
Shenandoah Memorial Park
Harry Loy, Jr
James A. Loy
Richard Loy
David Loy
Michael Loy
Barry Carper
Omps
V.F.W. Post No
Camp 7 Trusty Missing After Work Detail Escape
A 20 year old trusty at Correctional Unit Seven is missing after walking away from a work detail on Rt 340 yesterday at 11 am. Jack Nelson is six feet tall 160 pounds slender with green eyes brown hair and light complexion. He wore blue shirt and denim trousers inmate clothing for a trusty. Nelson is serving four years at the Double Tollgate Camp for Statutory burglary. Notify local police with any information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Correctional Unit Seven
Rt. 340
Jack Nelson
Camp Seven
Nelson
Double Tollgate
Wall Street Dips For Second Straight Day
Wall Street moved lower for the second consecutive day as investors reacted to recent economic news. The Dow Jones industrial average fell to 920.08 as of 10:30 a.m., with declines leading advances on the New York Stock Exchange by 4 to 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Winchester Democrats push cap on campaign spending
Winchester Democrats elected delegates to the 17th Legislative District convention in Front Royal on June 9 and pressed a resolution to limit campaign expenditures by Democratic nominees. They urged Republican counterparts to adopt a similar rule to curb spending and contributions in the prior House race, naming a committee to draft the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
17Th Legislative District
Front Royal
House of Delegates
William Shendow
Miles Orndorff, Jr
17Th Legislative
Winchester Democrats
17Th Legislative Democratic Convention
17Th Legislative Democratic Committee
Garfield Prather
Dabney Watts
Julian Armel
Joanne Dean
Ed Osterman
Joseph White
M. E. “Red” Royston
Strother Shiley, Jr
Robert Grove
Joan Lewis
Joyce Larrick
Meredith Green
Charles Duvall, Jr
Larry Omos
Miles Orndorff
Joseph Cartwright
Lucille Dick
Water Pollution Tests Planned at Frey Quarry
State Water Control Board official William R. Schotter said he will order tests at the W. S. Frey quarry near Clearbrook within a month after residents at Brucetown complained of wells drying during drought and possible seepage from a pit. Frey defended operations and said stream discharge meets state standards while tests will also cover lime dust pollution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Schotter
State Water Control Board
W. S. Frey
Clearbrook
Brucetown
W. D. Atchley
Raymond R
Andy) Guest
Schotter
Frey
Atchley
Quarry Water
Guest
Water Control Board
Weather Summary for Northern Valley and Winchester Skies
Variable clouds and showers tonight with 50s and 60s, Thursday brings 70s, near 80s. Extended Virginia forecast shows fair weekend with 70s and 50s, no rain. May rainfall totals, and monthly averages listed. Winchester skies note sun set at 8 32 p m and new moon Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Winchester
Fragmentary Names and Terms From OCR Readout
A list of scattered items includes Sire Androcles Amazon William Shakespeare Egypt John Alden Three percent Sparta and Greece French True Ont Thursday Morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sire
Androcles
Amazon
William Shakespeare
Egypt
John Alden
Sparta
Greece
Canada Withdraws From Vietnam Cease Fire Commission
Canada plans to leave the four nation cease fire panel by July 31 as Ottawa reports. Michel Gauvin says the force has watched a war not a cease fire and urges an Asian member to balance Poland Hungary. An Indonesian spokesman backs Malaysia replacing Canada to keep Vietnam a Southeast Asian issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Mexico
France
Italy
Canada
Commission
Ottawa
Henry A
Kissinger
Washington
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Michel Gauvin
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Indonesia
Poland
Hungary
Malaysia
Vietnam
Robbery Charge Dropped in Frederick County Court
Susan Ann Hoover had charges in the April 10 knifepoint robbery dismissed after the complainant failed to appear. The case may be refiled. Hoover Shuman and Van Meter are indicted and await June trial dates while Hoover and Shuman plead not guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Ann Hoover
Illinois
Frederick County
David Simpson
Pa Woman Hurt in Crash In Three Car Collision
Susanna Davis of Jefferson Pa was injured with a neck injury when the car she rode in was rear ended by Frederick Strosnider's vehicle on Valley Ave. A third car driven by Ruth E. Rumsburg failed to stop and struck Strosnider, causing damage estimated at 465 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Valley Ave
Winchester
Susanna Davis
Jefferson, Pa
Robert Davis
Jefferson
Jerry Long
Davis
Frederick Strosnider
Star Tannery
Ruth E. Rumsburg
Rt. 1
Berryville
Strasnider
Long
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eddy Service
Lewis R. Hummer
Norfolk General Hospital
Floyd Hummer
Lewis Hummer
VFW
American Legion Lloyd Williams
Clarke County
Moose
John H. Enders
AF. McClung
John Pyne
Ross Sirbaugh
Eustace Jackson
Francis Logan
Ivan Smallwood
Letcher Lloyd
Ernest A. Combs, Sr
Clarence J. Burkholder
Loy Service
Carionat Secedes
Moavicuns
DS Funeral Home
Amherst ST
DIAL
William L. Loy
the Order
S. Braddock St
The
Congregational Christian Church
Kuli
Bernard F. Groves
Wall Street
Memoriam
Harry A. Carpenter
Gray & Eddy
Democrats
Dean Havron
Florida
Southwest
Pacific Northwest
Jerry L. Grimes,d.v.m
United States
Datsun
Nissan
N. Loudoun St
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