Obituaries for Anderson and Eckard in Winchester area
Two local obituaries note the deaths of Lohring Edward Anderson Jr 49 of Featherbed Lane and William George Eckard 67 of 348 National Ave both in Winchester. Anderson a WWII Army veteran and Aikens Construction foreman is survived by two daughters a grandson and a foster brother. service Tuesday at 11 at Jones Funeral Home with burial at Culpeper National Cemetery. Eckard retired after 30 years with Winchester Steam Laundry is survived by a brother and sister. service Monday at 2:30 at Jones Funeral Home with burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery and a courtesy viewing tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lohring Edward Anderson, Jr
Featherbed Lane
Veterans Administration Center
Martinsburg
W.va
Mr. Anderson
Winchester
James Walter
Elizabeth Cornwell
Aikens Construction Co
Methodist Church
U.S. Army
Roger
Bunny) Hulver
Dale L. An
Derson
Harry Sherman
Alexandria
Jones Funeral Home
Howard L. Falk
Culpeper National Cemetery
William George Eckard
National Ave
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mr. Eckard
Sugar Grove
Jacob
Martha Eckard
Elsie Cobb
Staunton
Eckard
Winchester Steam Laundry
Flooding Peaks Along Shenandoah River Across Multiple Counties
Winchester area reports the Shenandoah River cresting at Riverton 2:45 a.m. at 25.55 feet, with earlier rises to 15 feet Front Royal and 17 feet Riverton. In Shenandoah County the river surpassed June levels, cabins flooded but no injuries. rescues aided by Mt. Jackson and Woodstock squads. In Clarke County water covered Rt. 638 and rose rapidly amid multiple minor accidents. services largely intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.L. McIntosh
Front Royal
Shenandoah
Riverton
Keyser
Shenandoah County
Sheriff’s Department
Sheriff's Department
Mt. Jackson
Woodstock
Leisure Point
Clarke County
James Casey
Shenandoah Farms
Rt. 638
Warren County
Crowds Gather to Identify 149 Victims of Train Wreck
In Saltillo Mexico crowds waited through the night to identify the dead and injured after a 24 car train derailed at high speed. Governor Gutierrez Trevino reported 149 dead with more expected as officials counted victims and hospitalizations mounted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saltillo
Mexico
Coahuila
Eulalio Gutierrez Trevino
Genaro Gutierrez Davila
Queretaro
Saltillo Morgue
Mexican National Railways
Hill Promoted to Police Sergeant in Winchester
Winchester Patrolman Charles C. Hill Jr. is promoted to sergeant and will serve as deputy shift commander on the third shift. The promotion follows a competitive process with 9 patrolmen in the field. Hill scored highest and was approved by Mayor Stewart Bell Jr. Hill, born May 15 1932, served in Korea and has been with the Winchester Police since 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Rudolph
Winchester Police
Charles C. Hill, Jr
Hill
Carroll Mauck
Rudolph
Stewart Bell, Jr
Police
Hill Was
Winchester
the Son of
The
Carson C. and
Geneva Crismore
Warren Fogle
Archie Frye
Winchester Public Schools
Prison Guards Ambushed During Court Transfer
In Chino California two unarmed guards escorting prisoner Ronald Beaty were ambushed by at least two vehicles. One guard Jesse Sanchez died and George Fitzgerald was wounded while Beaty escaped. The ambush occurred after a postponed hearing and involved handcuffed guards and a .38 pistol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chino
Calif
San Bernardino County
Ronald Wayne Beaty
San Bernardino
California Institute For Men
Beaty
George J. Fitzgerald
Jesse Sanchez
Pomona
Sanchez
Fitzgerald
Folk Music Fans Pack Cafe Curtain Call For Old-Timey Night
About 65 area folk music fans gathered at Cafe Curtain Call for a second evening of old-timey music hosted by the Folk Music Society of the Blue Ridge. Herb Smoke and North Mountain Ramblers alternated with Bob Clayton, plus 18-year-old Mary Paula Glynn impressed with versatile singing. Clayton, from Washington DC, showcased as a singer storyteller and multi-instrumentalist, engaging the crowd with participatory singing. In a separate note, Portland churchgoers will soon attend Sunday services in a 800-seat drive-in theater starting Oct 15 led by Rev Dale El Galloway of New Hope Community Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Folk Music Society of the Blue Ridge
Herb Smoke
North Mountain Ramblers
Bob Clayton
Smoke
Mary Paula Glynn
Mountain Falls
Miss Glynn
Washington, D.C
Clayton
Portland
Ore
Dale el Galloway
New Hope Community Church
One Hurt in Three Car Winchester Crash
Winchester police report a three car collision at S Braddock and Wolfe Streets injuring Richard Shanholtz. Shanholtz 21 E Monmouth St passenger in James K Young 30 Wolfe St car. Cowgill Rt 2 car crashed into a parked vehicle. Damages estimated at 1200 and 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
S. Braddock and
Wolfe Streets
Richard Shanholtz
E. Monmouth St
Irvin V. Cowgill
Rt. 2
Shanholtz
Winchester Memorial Hospital
James K. Young
Wolfe St
Young
Braddock St
Cowgill
Robert Smith
Montague Observes Layman's Day With Speakers
The Montague Charge United Methodist Churches plan Layman's Day with multiple speakers. Wayne Reed city manager of Strasburg and lay speaker delivers a message at Macedonia church. Dennis Compton speaks at Round Hill. Eugene Snapp leads the Montague Avenue service at 11 o'clock. Rev Miss Kathryn Eye oversees the three churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montague
United Methodist
Wayne
Ted) Reed
Macedonia Church
Strasburg
Round Hill
Dennis Compton
Compton
Norman A. Compton
Eugene Snapp
Montague Avenue
Kathryn Eye
Weather brief and rainfall data from Winchester skies
Timed weather report covers Northern Valley and Virginia with cloudiness cooler nights and weekend highs in 60s to 70s. Extended outlook predicts partly cloudy days, a Wednesday shower chance, and seasonable temps. includes detailed rainfall totals and long term averages for Winchester region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Valley
Virginia FFA delegate JOHN GOOD to national convention
Frederick County Virginia senior John Good will represent Virginia as a voting delegate at the National FFA Convention in Kansas City Missouri next week. He is one of two Virginia delegates among about 14 000 FFA members from all states. Good is active in the Virginia Association and attends James Wood High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Good
Frederick County
FFA
Virginia
Kansas City
John
James Wood
Virginia Association
Buffalo tavern owner defends daytime women ban policy
Joel R. Frank, owner of the Silent Woman tavern in Buffalo, says he will continue excluding women from the barroom during the day pending any order to stop. He testified at a state Division of Human Rights hearing that the bar has always been a men's bar and plans to keep it that way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo, N.Y
Silent Woman
Joel R. Frank
State Division of Human Rights
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Lohring E. Anderson, Jr
William G. Eckard
Robertshawkee
Omds Funeral Home
Amherst ST
Dial
the Order
Florists, Inc
Bernard F. Groves
MONU
Boscawen St
Breezeways
John W. Rosenberger &Co
Commerce St
Davila
Review
Star
Ramblers
Winchester Kiwanis Club
Miller & Anderson, Inc
Winchester Skies
Florida
Cain
Ichabod Crane
Patent Office
Dep’t.of Commerce
Good
Cameron St
Bro
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