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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1967

Page

2

Obituaries for J Arthur Brill and Allen Lasley in Winchester area

J Arthur Brill 81 of Stephens City died yesterday in Winchester Memorial Hospital. He married Nora Newlin in 1912 and was a carpenter with James L. Gardner. He is survived by a daughter, a foster daughter, a sister, a brother, and several nieces and nephews. A funeral is set Saturday at 1:30 at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Greenhill Cemetery. Allen Lasley 57 of 211 W Leicester St died yesterday in Winchester Memorial Hospital. He married Virginia Barnett in 1942. He worked for the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, belonged to Braddock Street Methodist Church, served in WWII, and was active in Freemasonry and DeMolay. Burial will be in Mount Hebron with a Masonic service tomorrow evening.

J. Arthur Grill Stephens City Winchester Memorial Hospital Mr. Brill Frederick County John Henry Mary E. Newlin Brill Nora A. Newlin Winchester Brill James L. Gardner Stephens City Methodist Church J. Arthur Brill Jones Funeral Home Greenhill Cemetery Stephens City Fire Company James MH. Reed Harry 8. Pingley Bessie Brill Charles Brill Williamin. Withers Allen Woodrow Lasley W. Leicester St Mr. Lasley Lewisville N.C William Edwin Fannie Mae Mitchell Lasley Virginia Barnett Virginia Alcoholic Leverage Control Board Braddock Street Fla West Bend Loyal Order of Moose United Commercial Travelers DeMolay Winston-Salem Charles Mason Lasley William R. Lasley Greenville Glen Lasley Danville Ray Lasley Henry S. Amidon E. T. Clark Mount Hebron Cemetery Jones

Funeral service for Brig. Gen. Walter Huntsberry held in Reidsville

Brig. Gen. Walter A. Huntsberry U S Army ret died Monday. A funeral service was conducted yesterday afternoon at 2 in the Episcopal Church in Reidsville North Carolina. Burial with full military honors will be tomorrow at 11 in Arlington National Cemetery.

Walter A. Huntsberry U.S. Army Episcopal Church Reidsville N.C Arlington National Cemetery

French Truffles Grow In Eight to Ten Year Wait

The truffle, a subterranean fungus highly valued in French cuisine, requires eight to ten years of cultivation before maturity and harvest, as noted by the Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Richard Top Winner In Apple Show Here

James E. Richard of Stephens City won the $25 first prize and a rosette for the best box of Red Delicious and Stayman apples at the 1967 Apple Show held in the Farmers and Merchants National Bank lobby. Clyde Logan won $25 for the best box Winesaps, with multiple other prizes awarded in various classes. The show, part of National Apple Week October 12–21, was judged by Dr. Clarence Hill and Dr. Kenneth D. Hickey.

James E. Richard Stephens City Farmers and Merchants National Bank Edward L. Shokes J. H. Yost Harry E. Ridgeway Clyde Logan Kenneth and Roy Mc R&t Roy McDonald Beverly Orchards R & T Orchard D. K. Russell and Sons Rome H. F. Byrd Bunker Hill Orchard Jonathans Grimes Golden Kenneth Stayman James E, Richard James E Richard A&t Orchard Clarence Hill Kenneth D. Hickey Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory Frederick County V.P.I. Extension Service John T. Wolfe Allied Industries Clarence H. Hill

Miss Mary E Bird Dies In Winchester Home

Miss Mary Elizabeth Bird 184 of 11 Dent Street Elkins West Virginia died today at Shawnee Spring Convalescent Home Winchester She was born July 15 1883 in Doe Hill daughter of the late Oscar A and Mary Masters Bird She was a nurse for 50 years and a member of Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church Elkins She is survived by a sister Mrs C E Babb Winchester a brother John C Bird Baltimore Md and many nieces and nephews Funeral arrangements are incomplete Burial will be Maple Wood Cemetery Elkins Body to ride to Lohr Funeral Home Elkins for funeral service

Mary Elizabeth Bird Dent Street Elkins W. Va Shawnee Spring Winchester Miss Bird Doe, Hill Oscar A Mary Masters Bird Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church C. E, Babb John C, Bird Baltimore Maple Wood Cemetery

Burglars Steal About $300 From Woodstock Hardware

Police theorize burglars entered Rocking Hardware by forcing a steel back door after failing to breach the roof. They took about $300 from a safe and fled to a field behind Woodstock Shopping Center. Damage to the room door and office is estimated at $150 by assistant manager Alfred Hershman.

Woodstock

Business Ties Grow as Theater Now Arrives in New York

A new corporation named Theater Now formed to exploit big business involvement in the performing arts. Broadway managers authors and directors join to produce industrial shows and to advise firms on diversification and expansion plans.

New York Theater Now

Two Injured In Rt 7 Crash Near Berryville

State Police described a two-vehicle collision on Rt 7 west of Berryville at 6 25 p m. Benjamin Whetstone of Sebring Fla collided with Roe Robert Lee of Elkton Md causing neck and hand contusions to Whetstone and a fractured nose to Lee. Both men were held for observation overnight at Winchester Memorial Hospital.

John H. Enders Winchester Memorial Hospital Rt. 7 Berryville Benjamin Whetstone Sebring Fla Roe Robert Lee Elkton Lee Whetstone J. Howard Riley Rt. 6 Robert Clarke Clearbrook

Three Apprehended In Frederick Break-Ins

Frederick County investigators report three break-ins solved with two men and a 17 year old youth in custody. Stanley Elliott and John Walker of Middletown are charged with statutory burglary and grand larceny for the Tuesday afternoon Dodson home robbery. Stolen items include a GE 21 inch TV a portable record player a radio two blankets and three shirts. The TV was sold to a Middletown service station manager and the record player pawned in Front Royal. The 17 year old is also connected with destruction of property at Stonewall School and a Frey Quarry office break in. The acts aimed at destruction with no items missing according to Deputy Miller Owens.

Frederick County Stanley Thomas Elliott John Franklin Walker Middletown Raymond Dodson Osborne Renner L. W. Turner G. N. Jenkins Stonewall School W. S. Frey Clearbrook S. R. Koontz Miller Owens Frey Quarry

Stanley Found Congo in Mission to Locate Livingstone

Britannica notes Sir Henry Morton Stanley, hired by a New York newspaper to find Livingstone, actually mapped the Congo and central Africa while pursuing that goal.

Congo Henry Morton Stanley New York Livingstone Africa Encyclopaedia Britannica

Weather summary for Virginia today and weekend

Variable cloudiness and windy with cooler conditions in the 50s today. Clearing tonight brings a low in the 30s with possible frost. Friday should be fair and less cold. Saturday备 variable clouds with a chance of showers and warmer, winds northwest around 15 mph.

Rainfall totals and averages from 1962 to 1967 weather data

Rainfall measured over the past 24 hours ending 8 30 am today shows 1.77 inches for October and 30.47 inches year to date. Six year January through December totals are listed, with 1962 at 99.73 inches and 1963 33.46 inches, through 1966 at 33.62 inches. Average monthly rainfall for 54 years is given: January 2.44, February 2.10, March 3.07, April 3.16, May 3.64, June 3.76, July 3.78, August 3.72, September 2.80, October 3.10, November 2.54, December 2.30.

Wall Street Opens with Broad Rally on Heavy Trading

The stock market surged early Thursday with gains outnumbering losses more than 2 to 1 on the NYSE. Leaders included Ling-Tempco-Vought, Polaroid, and General Instrument while United Air Lines Avco Sperry Rand and Litton rose in heavier trading. Analysts cited a record short­interest rise as a technical prop and noted a London rate increase as anticipated.

NEW York New York Stock Exchange Ling-Tempco-Vought Polaroid General Instrument United Air Lines Avco Sperry Rand Litton Industries American Electric Power Pan American World Airways Chrysler Ford Sears Roebuck United States

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