Thurman C Ballenger Sr. of Stephens City Dies at 64
Thurman C Ballenger Sr. 64 of Stephens City died Thursday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Born Sept 11 1909 in Clarke County he was a farmer before retirement. Survived by wife Frances Malone two sons Thurman Jr Garland Roger Lee a daughter Elizabeth Nicklaus sister Lillian Ashwood two grandchildren Dale Robin and David Wayne Ballenger. Funeral Sunday 2 pm Jones Funeral Home with Rev Josiah Andrew. Burial Shenandoah Memorial Park. Friends may call tonight 7:30 to 9 at funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurman C. Ballenger
Stephens City
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Clarke Co
Elizabeth Nicklaus
Lillian Ashwood
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Dale Robin
David Wayne Ballenger
Jones Funeral Home
Josiah Andrew
Funeral services for Irving Ellsworth Kerns held in Gore
Irving Ellsworth Kerns 60 of Route 2 died Thursday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. A service conducted by Rev. Cletus Palmer will be at Omps Funeral Home at 11 a.m. Monday. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery near Gore. Pallbearers include Abraham Clark William Clark Cody Kerns Golden Kerns Purcell Braithwaite and Charles Brown. Friends may call at Omps Funeral Home this evening from 7:30 to 9 p.m.
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Irving Ellsworth Kerns
Route 2
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Omps Funeral Home
Cletus Palmer
Fairview Cemetery
Gore
Abraham Clark
William Clark
Cody Kerns
Golden Kerns
Purcell Braithwaite
Charles Brown
McCormac Family Funeral Details Share Remembrances
Mrs. McCormac dies with two sons dead earlier. Service at Mansfield home on Monday at 12 30 a m conducted by Rev James R Jackson and Rev G Raymond Womeldorf. Graveside at Mount Hebron at 1 p m. Pallbearers named. honorary pallbearers listed. Memorial gifts to Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church for Old Stone Church preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude A. McCormac
Mount Hebron Cemetery
McCormac
H. B. McCormac, Jr
Mansfield
James R. Jackson
G. Raymond Womeldorf
Fred L. Glaize, Jr
Philip B. Glaize
Leon Slavin
Joseph A. Massie Jr
Thomas W. Baldridge
C. Ridgely White
Joseph A. Schroth
Lewis H. Hyde
L. G. Sjostrom
Burr Powell Harrison
William P. McGuire
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
John B. Carr
Julian Glass
Lee Taylor
Guy B. Montgomery Jr
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Old Stone Church
Farm Land Protection Is Sought
Virginia agriculture commissioner S Mason Carbaugh warned Rotarians that farm land will shrink from 11.3 to 9.7 million acres by 2000 and harvesting will drop from 2.6 to 1.6 million acres. He noted 28 states have land use tax programs and urged citizens to protect farming land and the environment.
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Front Royal
Virginia
S. Mason Carbaugh
Virginia Dept. of Agriculture and Commerce
Carbaugh
Legislature Hearings Flag Surplus Talk and Tax Projections
Guest warns of deficits if revenue forecasts miss. A $30 million cushion is urged to avoid midstream cuts and to cover inflation driven costs. Wilkins opposes new taxes and calls for waste control, noting a $47 million surplus in 1973. Koontz attends Virginia Education Association meeting.
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Guest
Howell
Wilkins
Koontz
District N, Virginia Education Association
Floods Hit Midwest as Rivers Rise and Homes Flood
Floods across five Midwest states left thousands without homes as searches for possible victims continued. Eight deaths were confirmed including five in Enid Oklahoma and one in Kansas. 35 remained missing in Enid. Crests were forecast on the Kansas Missouri border while many areas evacuated to higher ground.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Kansas
Oklahoma
Enid
Okla
Little Platte
Missouri
Kansas City
Missouri-Kansas
National Weather Service
The
Weather Service
Boone
Callaway
Audrain
Nebraska
Fairbury
Neb
Des Moines
Iowa
Skunk
Kansas River
Kan
Missouri River
Rule
St. Joseph
Carroll County
Ford says no past embarrassments. defends 11500 donation
Vice President designate Gerald R. Ford told reporters he knows of nothing in his past that could embarrass him and defended the 11,500 campaign contribution, saying he forwarded the funds to the congressional committee for GOP campaigns and had no plans to run for president or vice president in 1976. He emphasized the donation issue would be explored at confirmation hearings and reaffirmed his report was correct.
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Washington
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Congress
Congressional Committee
House
Congressional Campaign Committee
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Costello Named United Fund Public Service Division Chairman
Lewis M. Costello a Winchester attorney was named chairman of the Public Service Division of the Winchester Frederick County United Fund Campaign. George A. Froom cited Costello as past leader and campaign chairman who will strive to reach the $7 000 goal with team captains drawn from public schools city and county employees state and federal workers and area colleges.
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Lewis M. Costello
Winchester
Winchester-Frederick County
United Fund
George A. Froom
Costello
C.B. Ashby
Winchester Public Schools
Joseph Fisher
Eva Duckett
Frederick County
M.B. Clowe, Jr
Dorothy McCann Rice
Clarence Hill
John McIntire
Joseph Haines
Monty Harris
Dalas Robertson
Paul Nobel
Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music
Thomas Mills
Lord Fairfax Community College
Calendar of events for weekend in Shenandoah County
Saturday lists events from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. including Quota Club Antique Show at Lee Jackson Motel Banquet Room and a jazz concert at Armstrong Auditorium directed by Paul Noble. Sunday feature includes orchestra and student organ recitals plus multiple community activities across Winchester Round Hill and Berryville venues.
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Quota Club
Lee Jackson
American Legion Jr. Women’s Auxiliary
Post Home
Paul Noble
Armstrong Auditorium
Shenandoah College
Donald Black
Armstrong
First Presbyterian Church
Art Guild of Winchester
Round Hill
Odd Fellows Hall
Lioness Club
Civitan Club
Lee- Jackson
Winchester
Berryville Tops
F & M Bank
Recovery Inc
George Washington
VFW
Optimist Club
Lee-Jackson
Masonic Building
Rebekahs Lodge
Masonic Lodge
Viscose City Extension
Floyd Seal
Vaught
George Washington Hotel
Madison Lodge
Lee Jackson Ballroom
Quiz Answers From A Paper Quiz Round
A set of trivia items includes Somerset Maugham, the National Boxing Association and National Basketball Association, the color Green, the phrase We the people of the U S d, Paul Revere, a statement that it is correct, the number Ten, the Federal Trade Commission, Neil Armstrong, and Thomas Edison.
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Somerset Maugham
National Boxing Assn
National Basketball Ass’n
Green
U.S. d
Jhear
Paul Revere
Federal Trade Commission
Neil Armstrong
Thomas Edison
Weather Today and Extended Forecast for Virginia and Northern Valley
Northern Valley shows mostly cloudy skies with showers or thunderstorms tonight and cooler highs in the 60s and lower 70s on Sunday. Virginia outlook features northern mountains showers with interior clearing, highs mainly in the 60s to 80s in the southeast, and a generally fair extended period with seasonable temperatures. Rainfall figures and historical rainfall records for the area are listed.
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Virginia
Hummingbirds Feed On Tiny Insects And Nectar
Hummingbirds eat small insects in addition to flower nectar, using both protein and sugar sources. This feeding behavior supports their high metabolism and vibrant plumage during active seasons.
Elks salute newspapers for free press watchdog role
Winchester Elks Exalted Ruler John W. Ramey salutes the Winchester Evening Star during National Newspaper Week. National President Robert A. Yothers of Seattle echoes the call to defend press freedom, urging vigilance against losing news media rights.
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John W. Ramey
Winchester Lodge No. 867
Winchester Evening Star
Week
Robert A. Yothers
Seattle
Wash
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Yothers
Ramey
City Sanitation Worker Struck by Car in Winchester
A City Sanitation Department worker, David L. Shifflett, 18, was collecting refuse when he stepped from behind a sanitation truck and was struck by Pearl M. Lake, 77, on Summit Ave. Shifflett was treated at the hospital and released.
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City Sanitation Department
Winchester
David L. Shifflett
Front Royal Road
Summit Ave
Pearl M. Lake
Boyd Ave
Summit
Shifflett
Man Found Shot to Death in Richmond Boutique
In Richmond AP report, 28 year old David Robert Chirson, a partner at a men’s boutique near Virginia Commonwealth University, was found shot in the shoe department. Police say robbery was the motive after cash, keys, money and credit cards vanished. Richard Buck hantz discovered the locked front door and later the body on Friday morning.
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Richmond
Virginia Commonwealth University
David Robert Chirson
Shoe Department
Maurice
Chirsan
Richard Joel Buckhantz
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Thurman
C. Ballenger
Carlton H. Conner
Orville R. Hylton
Joseph J. Horwath
Harry Y. Guard
Harry P. Rinker
Ezra W. Henry
Shenandoah Memorial Park
Hom
Kerns Service
MR. Thurman C. Ballenger, SR
Stitcres
Arremnainearicuss
Cmds General Home
Amherst ST
Irving E. Kerns
Fairview
ORDES
National Ave
C.J. Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
United Fund Division
Elks
V.F.W. Home Post
E. Piccadilly St
the Loudoun
Denny's
Rt. 7
Hagan
Glaize
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