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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1971
Page
2
Obituaries note Col James Ritter of Arlington died yesterday. His funeral will be Monday at 10 am in Fort Myer Chapel with burial in Arlington National Cemetery.
George Warren Samuel of Beverdam Virginia won a Future Farmers of America national proficiency award in soil water and air management. The honor was presented Thursday at the 44th annual FFA convention in Kansas City.
The Rev. Bernie Zirkle, associate minister of the Shenandoah Association, United Church of Christ, will be guest speaker at the 11 a.m. worship service Sunday at Timber Ridge United Church of Christ in High View West Virginia. The service is open to the public.
Democrats plan a Front Royal reception and dance for Lt. Gov. candidate George Kostel with state and Warren County hopefuls. Republicans launch a Berryville Winchester Warrenton tour featuring Sen. William Truban and candidates Koontz and Guest Jr. with stops and meet the candidates events.
Mrs. Robert Long aged 62 of 5752 Eldrick Street Philadelphia died at home yesterday. Born in Frederick County she was daughter of the late Robert B. and Mattie Golightly. Survived by three daughters Florence Davenport Pat Cassidy and Margaret Long two sisters Jane Margaret Golightly and four brothers R Bruce Douglas Ben and Sam Golightly, with two sisters predeceased.
Mrs. Rodney Sirbaugh 58 of 610 Tennyson Ave died yesterday at University of Virginia Hospital Charlottesville. Born January 12 1913 in Rainelle WV she was daughter of the late G F and Lou Mytinger Butsler. She married Versus K Rodney Sirbaugh in 1934. She leaves a husband a niece raised from infancy and siblings and aunts. Funeral tomorrow at 2 at Braddock Street United Methodist Church conducted by Dr George H Orzer and Rev Robert Donnelly. Burial Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers listed honorary pallbearers named. In lieu of flowers donations requested to Cancer fund.
Democratic candidate J Frederick Larrick told the Winchester Jaycees that constant change is here to stay and stressed the need for qualified representatives in Richmond. He cited registration and voting shifts, district size changes, growth planning, and the metro rail possibility along a new east west highway. He noted his long local ties since 1753 and his 1948 law career as basis for reliable representation for Virginia's 17th District now spanning 100 by 50 miles with two delegates.
Four members of the Winchester Squadron Civil Air Patrol will take orientation flights today through Sunday at Biggs Air Force Base El Paso Texas. Units from Hancock Berkeley Springs Hagerstown and Martinsburg join with flight support from the West Virginia Air National Guard in Martinsburg. The group flew from Martinsburg at 8 a.m. after briefing at 6 30 a.m. and will spend a daylong bus tour of the area including parts of Mexico before returning late Sunday.
Forty youths and counselors from First United Methodist Church Hampton Va visit Braddock Street United Methodist Church for Sunday services. The groups lead 8 30 a m contemporary worship and sing two anthems at 11 a m with a Hampton handbell choir accompanying both services.
The trial of Lynwood Miller Kline 18 of 110 N Braddock St is set for Jan 11 1972 in Winchester Corporation Court. Kline is indicted for distributing a controlled drug on March 18. Clyde Nelson Benson 21 of West Virginia had a capias quashed after failing to appear for arraignment and pleaded guilty to unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Robert Nail motions: 19 of 20 dismissed in habeas petition. serving two 10 year sentences for breaking and entering and malicious wounding. remaining ground under advisement. Nail petitions disposed of by dismissal. Frederick Lintz pled guilty to arson. sentenced to four years with probation five years and $2300 restitution. Michael Sirbaugh innocent of reckless driving on appeal. Raymond Carter found innocent of being drunk in public. guilty of leaving scene of an accident. $25 fine. third charge reckless driving dismissed.
A speaker criticizes dictation from the State Government to local authorities over welfare funding. He questions if school money funds welfare, urges local boards to control local finances, and defends Clarke County Board of Supervisors against Richmond and Governor influence. The appeal stresses responsibility to govern locally and oppose centralized funding direction.
It was many years before people would believe Jim Bridger's stories about the strange things he had seen in the Yellowstone area now Yellowstone National Park.
Partly cloudy tonight with fog by morning and 40s to 50s. Saturday partly cloudy to fair with highs around 70. Extended outlook through Tuesday shows mild, partly cloudy conditions with possible showers Sunday and 70s daytime highs. Rainfall figures and historical averages provided for periodic reference.
AFL CIO President George Meany calls for an army of housewives to monitor prices, saying voluntary business controls are insufficient as the Nixon administration lacks enforcement. He notes labor will set up a price-monitoring system to prevent price hikes and quality cuts. Senate debate also seeks a tax credit to spur 500,000 jobs.
Wall Street opened in moderate trading with the Dow Jones average at 875.00, down 3.36 points. Analysts cited uncertainty over Phase 2 economic plans and the market's muted response to favorable news, while Big Board listings such as Skyline traded lower at 5.45.
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