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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1969

Page

2

Obituaries Notice for Shrout and Arnold in West Virginia

Obituary notices report funeral services for Reginald A. Shrout of Sunnyside Station in Paw Paw and Nancy Irene Arnold of Martinsburg. Shrout’s service was at Woodrow Union Church with burial in the church cemetery. Arnold, born April 3 1877, died at 92 with services set for Sunday in Martinsburg and burial in Rosedale Cemetery.

Reginald A. Shrout Sunnyside Station Woodrow Union Church Paw Paw W. Va Harold Gano Ronald L. Scott Ronald Shrout Winchester Nancy Irene Arnold Warm Spring Ave Martinsburg Arnold Hampshire County Oliver Elizabeth Combs Saville Old Union Primitive Baptist Church Augusta Joseph R. Arnold Olga Arnold Shirley L. Schoppert Nurenburg Germany Donald D. Grapes Curtis G. Grapes Alexandria Orpha Elizabeth Grapes Brown Funeral Home William T. Daily Charles W. Alderton Rosedale Cemetery

Ward Plaza WINC Halloween Window Painting Winners

Lohr and Scully won the $25 first prize in the Ward Plaza WINC Halloween Window Painting contest. Twenty four show windows were painted by contestants. judges were Mrs. Connie Martin Miss Paulette Hawley and Ozzie Miller. Second place went to Smith and Easter who earned $15. Third place to D Luttrell Karen and Donald Shifflett for $10. Young and Rubinstein won a transistor radio. About 30 contestants received honorable mention. Windows will stay on display over the weekend as the event enters its third year.

Lohr and Scully Ward Plaza-Winc Connie Martin Paulette Hawley Ozzie Miller Smith and Easter D. Luttrell Karen Donald Shifflett Young Rubinstein Records

Winchester Police Names New Sergeants Barley and Fogle

Sgt. Barley, veteran of the U S Navy and former Fraternal Order of Police leader, and Sgt. Fogle, 20 years in Winchester Police, are named new sergeants. Barley and his wife Sue Comer live in Stephens City with daughter Pamela. Fogle resides on Oates Ave with his brother and sister in law.

Shepherd College Central Police Training School Richmond James Wood High School Barley Stephens City United Methodist Church U. S. Navy Fraternal Order of Police F.O.P Sue Comer Pamela Stephens City Oates Ave Montague Avenue

One-Car Crash Injures Three in Route 642 Route 11 Spill

A single vehicle driven by Osborne tra Henry Jr of Front Royal overturned at 8 30 p m at the intersection of Route 642 and Route 11. Three Front Royal youths passengers Joseph Allen Beaty Bernice Faye Kenney and John Davis Shipe sustained minor injuries.

Osborne Tra Henry,Jr Front Royal G.N. Jenkins Henry Joseph Allen Beaty Bernice Faye Kenney John Davis Shipe

GOP to Man Information Centers Here

Local Republicans will staff voter information centers in downtown Winchester and nearby shopping centers as the governor race nears its close. Wayne A. Whitham says teenagers will help distribute brochures for Linwood Holton and Richard D. Obenshain and a decorated vehicle group will campaign by door to door in Frederick County subdivisions. Holton TV appearances are set for Channel 4 at 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Winchester Wayne A. Whitham Mr. Whitham Linwood Holton H.D Buz Bawbara Richard D. Obenshain

Fire damages county home in midnight blaze

The Cecil Boyce family of seven occupied a two story nine room house owned by Charles H. Harbaugh Jr. A fire started near a fireplace, spread into a wall partition, and the roof collapsed to the first floor. Firefighters from Shawnee Berkeley and Reuss volunteers assisted Clearbrook crew as they battled until morning.

Aoe Ieee Shawnee Berkeley Sweee W. Va Reuss Yearbrook Cecil Boyce Charles H. Harbaugh, Jr Boyce South

Domestic tragedy in Frederick County ends in trial

Testimony at a preliminary hearing shows John Brown and his wife, Mrs. Brown, in domestic strife before her murder. He allegedly planned the act with malice while she drove a county school bus. Witnesses describe his incoherence and remorse as deputies recount the scene and evidence.

Brown Frederick County Ambrogi Commonwealth Simpson John Brown Mr. Brown Carol Campbell Harry Richards Richards Winchester

Injured Pedestrian Transferred After Boscawen Street Crash

Darriel F. White of York Pennsylvania was struck on W Boscawen Street yesterday afternoon and transferred from Winchester Memorial Hospital to Newton D Baker Hospital with a fractured collarbone and leg lacerations. Jean Hammack Kline of 129 W Boscawen Street drove westbound and tried to turn into Parish Lane when her car struck White who lay in the roadway. Officers J D Lemarr and R E Wolford reported the incident.

W. Boscawen_ St Newton D. Baker Hospital Winchester Memorial Hospital Darriel F. White York Newton Baker J. D. LeMarr R. E. Wolford Jean Hammack Kline W. Boscawen St Boscawen St Parish Lane Mr. White

Johnson project deemed unfeasible by HUD official

HUD spokesman called the Johnson project not feasible. Erwin noted the center's goal as a University of Texas contract research facility spanning medicine nursing psychiatry psychology and social work, and welcomed investigation by the federal government. Aerial view shows rectangular shallow tubs separated by dikes, now overgrown and former fish ponds.

HUD Erwin University of Texas Ice Department

Hijacked air incident described with armed passenger

Passengers reported a man about 5 feet 8 inches tall and 160 pounds carrying a circular case like an arrows quiver. He wore an Army field jacket and marched along the aisle with a barrel resembling an Army M1 rifle converted for hunting. About ten minutes after forcing entry to the cockpit the pilot warned that plans for San Francisco might be delayed.

Nas San Francisco

Battle gains momentum as Tidewater rally boosts campaign

Tricia Roosevelt tours suburban Washington on a four stop five hour swing with Ladies for Sin aiding Battle amid GOP rivals. A 4000 person Tidewater rally in Chesapeake signals Democratic regain of cohesion in Norfolk Portsmouth Chesapeake and Virginia Beach. Spong and Dawbarn debate job cuts while Dawbarn warns of GOP downsizing. Holton and Battle clash in straw votes with Roanoke Times endorsement and Newport News papers backing Battle.

Tricia Washington Ladies For Sin Holton H. D. Dawbarn GOP Cynthia Newman Republican National Norfolk Portsmouth Chesapeake Virginia Beach U S. Sen William B. Spong Jr State Eee Defense Department Tidewater Battle Dawbarn Roanoke Times Newport News Roanoke World-News

Weather outlook for Virginia cool weekend showers likely

Increasing cloudiness tonight with a low around 40 to 47. Saturday brings a cloudy day with a few showers and highs near 52 to 60. The five day outlook shows below normal temperatures with day highs 56 to 61 and nightly lows 36 to 41, with rain totaling about a quarter to three fourths of an inch mainly over the weekend into early next week.

Rainfall and calendar marks from a historical report

The document lists rainfall figures for years and months including October 1969 total 29.00 inches and January through December totals for 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 with averages. It also gives a 56 year monthly average rainfall and notes on daily solar times and moon phase for Friday October 31.

Desegregation Ruling Forces Admin to Act

The Nixon era push faces a court ruling pressing swift desegregation in schools. Atty. Gen. Mitch and HEW Secretary Finch vow cooperation of all agencies and judges to end racial discrimination, signaling a coordinated federal response beyond prior silence. The NAACP notes the ruling will affect hundreds of lawsuits nationwide.

John N. Mitch Justice Deent Robert H.— Finch White House Justice HEW Mississippi Jack Greenberg Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund North Greenberg Mitchell

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