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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1969

Page

2

Obituaries for Clarke County figures detail multiple deaths

Obituaries report the deaths of Mrs. Ollie S. Singhass age 71 and Warren Sumption 70, with service details and survivors. Other notices include John Garland Rogers 65 with burial at Shenandoah Memorial Park, and funeral arrangements at Jones Funeral Home with times, pallbearers, and preliminaries.

Ollie S. Singhass Clarke County Inlaw Ammie Strother Peach Betty Tomblin Hugh Singhass Wardell Singhass Charlotte Barr Clarke

Funeral Services For Several Individuals Listed

Funeral services are set for John Garland Rogers Sunday at 2 30 p m First Brethren Church Mrs Margaret M Brumback Monday at 11 00 a m Jones Funeral Home Joseph B Newlin Monday at 1 30 p m Francis M Funk funeral arrangements incomplete Richard Griffith Graveside Service Monday at 3 00 Mount Hebron Cemetery J Warren Sumption Monday at 3 30 p m

John Garland Rogers First Brethren Church Margaret M. Brumback Joseph B. Newlin Richard Griffith Mount Hebron Cemetery Mr. J. Warren Sumption

Winchester Mayor Pays Tribute To Longtime Police Chief

The tribute lauds the police chief as capable and dedicated. He served the city longer than any current officer and was a gifted investigator with patience and determination to uphold the law. The council and community offer gratitude to his wife and family for faithful service.

Winchester

Tree ring widths reveal yearly raininess patterns

Measurements of trunk ring widths indicate climate: thick rings mark rainy years while thin rings indicate dry years, linking growth to precipitation.

Flood relief items delivered to Nelson County homes

Flood relief donations from Gainesboro Ruritan Club reached Nelson County with 25 stoves 14 refrigerators nine washing machines and numerous household goods. Robert Cather aided transport and a Nelson County relief coordinator praised both quantity and quality of items. Joshua G Place arranged 30 care boxes of detergents hand soap tableware dishes and cooking utensils for local families bought with cash donations.

Art Jolliffe Gainesgoro Ruritan Club Nelson County Robert Cather Jolliffe Winchester Frederick County Joshua G. Place Gainesboro

Glaize Fire Rekindles at Glaize & Bro. Warehouse

Winchester firemen were called to Glaize and Bro. after reports of rekindled flames at the site of a $75,000 blaze from a week earlier on N Cameron Street and Fairfax Lane. The fire was quickly extinguished with no damage reported. Earlier, at 11:50 p.m., smoke poured from 311 N Braddock St apartment building. officials noted no fire, only smoke.

Winchester Glaize & Bro N. Cameron St Fairfax Lane N. Braddock St Bess Worley

Nixon Sends Personal Fight Inflation Appeals to Leaders

President Nixon will mail letters Monday to 2,200 business and labor leaders as part of a campaign urging wage price restraint. He asked citizens to bear the burden of restraint in credit and purchasing to curb price pressures and urged labor to base wage demands on price stability. The outreach mostly targeted housewives, who reacted with mixed views.

Washington Nixon White House Jon Labor Judith Pagan Dover N.J Lee Lane Atlanta Arthur F. Burns Federal Reserve Board William McChesney Martin Martin Burns

Two Die and Ten Hurt in Local Road Crashes

Report details multiple traffic incidents including a fatal pedestrian collision on Rt 522 and a three vehicle crash near Winchester. Victims include Mrs. Brumback, a 26 year old with ties to Sacred Heart Church, and several hospitalized or treated at Jones Funeral Home. The Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad transported all crash victims with minor injuries and no police details available. The article also notes prior weekend car bus crash on Rt 50 and outlines comments from politicians and bankers about inflation and federal policy.

J.W. Detrick Diana B. McRoberts Corpus ,Christi, Texas Donna_B. Howard Manassas Brumbaeck Thomas Winchester Rt. 522 North Jerry Waybright Cross Junction Richard Penn Valley Ave Dulcie Lowe Rt. 2 Frances Atkins Rt. 1 Stephenson Shawnee Paper Mill Road James Frederick McDaniel Sunnyside Station Washington Clifford Sts Polige Garland Lee Meehan Dorothy Ann Hester Rostel Road Everett Bowers Jack Murphy Rt. 50 East

Army resumes chemical agent testing at Edgewood and McClellan

Secretary Resor authorizes open air testing at Edgewood Arsenal Maryland and defensive training with gases at Fort McClellan Alabama after a civilian safety review endorses procedures. The move follows a three month suspension amid congressional criticism and includes stricter monitoring and fencing plus periodic ecological surveys.

Washington Army Stanley R. Resor Edgewood Arsenal Ft. McClellan Ala Resor Edgewood McClellan Charles McC. Mathias R-Md

Prominent Winchester Real Estate figure dies at his service details

Longtime Winchester real estate leader and civic volunteer Mr Newlin died after a life of service. He held offices in Virginia Real Estate groups and local clubs including BPOE Moose Masons and Lions. Survived by wife Nancy Whiselman a Baltimore step-daughter and two Baltimore grandchildren. Service conducted at Jones Funeral Home with Masonic memorial and burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery. Public invited.

J. Warren Sumption N. Loudoun St Mr. Sumption Sarah Zane Fire Company Linden Sumption Philadelphia Jones Funeral Home Bruce A. Macbeth Orville L. Hoover Eugene D. Russell Robert L. Chaplin Taylor L. Barr F. Albert Robinson, Jr Oliver Riggleman Mount Hebron Cemetery Hunter College Columbia University Virginia Virginia Museum of Modern Art Ann Warren Northampton Mass Mount Hebron John Baden Christ Episcopal Church Nancy Whiselman Milton Glasser Baltimore Lara Glasser Milton Glasser, Jr John A. Baden Winchester Lions Club The Bar Association Lions Club

Gulf Holdings Seized in Bolivia Nationalization Decree

Gen Alfredo Ovando Candia announced Bolivia seized Gulf Oil Corp holdings as profits to the state were deemed insufficient. Asecret cabinet decree established a commission to determine compensation. Pipeline flow from Santa Cruz to Arica remains unaffected, moving 33000 barrels daily to U S ports.

LA Paz Bolivia Alfredo Ovando Candia Gulf Oil Corp Ovando Gulf Cret Santa Cruz Chilean Arica U.S

Weather Outlook for Virginia and Winchester

Variable clouds in Virginia with mild temperatures and a low of 36 to 42 tonight. Sunday remains partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. In Winchester Saturday lists sunset at 6 30 p m and details on sunrise moonset and upcoming full moon. References to Siamese cats describe coat colors and blue eyes with a mournful voice.

Virginia Winchester

Rainfall Averages By Month And Yearly Totals

Rainfall data shows none in the last 24 hours ending 6:30 a.m. today. October rainfall to date is .99, 1969 rainfall to date 28.77. The long term monthly averages for 56 years are listed with Jan to Dec values. Five year January through December totals are 1964 31.63, 1965 26.85, 1966 33.82, 1967 36.48, 1968 32.56. The overall Jan–Dec average for 56 years is 76.43.

Longest-Surviving Heart Recipient Dies Suddenly

Paris AP reports Father Charles Boulogne, aged 58, the world’s longest surviving heart transplant patient, died Friday night after a sudden crisis. He received his heart over 170 months ago. cause not listed. Dr Charles Dubost performed his transplant in May 1968. The current longest survivor is Louis B Russell Jr of Indianapolis, operated August 24 1968. South African Philip Blaiberg died August 17 after 18 months with a new heart.

Paris Charles Boulogne Father Boulogne Charles Dubost Mexico Louis B. Russell Jr Indianapolis Ind Philip Blaiberg

War Critics Denounced by Pentagon Deputy

Deputy Defense Secretary David R. Packard denounces antiwar demonstrations as aiding North Vietnam by stalling Paris peace talks. He told NGO leaders that Hanoi views dissent as a repudiation of Nixon policy and urged critics to weigh effects of their words at home and abroad.

Washington David R.packard North Vietnam Paris Pentagon Hanoi Nixon Packard

Quiz Answers Include Churchill and a White Goat

A compact list presents numbered items from 1 to 10 with answers such as Winston Churchill for item 1 and a white goat for item 8. Other entries include side whiskers for item 4 and garnet for item 10.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mrs Ollie Singhass Susie Stickles May Johnson Beulah Gray A. Charles Strother Mila Shockey Florida John H. Enders C.M. Cook Green Hill Cemetery Berryville Rogers Service E.cork St Paul E. Dick William E. Bly James A. Harley Roy CO. Duncan Curtis F. Files Herbert Yost Richard M. Sudduth Shenandoah Memorial Park Jones Francis M. Funk Jones Funeral Home, Inc Stephens City N. Main Street Onmds Funeral Home N. Loudoun Street DIAL Ments Bernard F. Groves Boscawen St Emil Mehales Freeland Helen Wursta Allentown Marie Might Bethlehem Lori Anne Howard Charles W. Gerloff Robert Ruth Jones Funeral Congress Newlin Virginia Real Estate Assn Shawnee Realty Co., Inc Shenandoah Valley Real Estate Board Virginia Commission For the Visually Handicapped B.P.O.E Rouss Fire Company Loyal Order of Moose Hiram Lodge John Dove Winchester Commandery Knights Templar Acca Temple Shrine Blue Ridge Shrine Club Sakrete Concrete Miller’s Hardware Loudoun St South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Colorado Arizona Utah Idaho Wyoming Great Lakes Great Basin Myers C.J. Brumback & Sons Cameron St I.Q. Ansers
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