Obituaries for Richard M. Forney and others in Clarke County
Richard M. Forney 58 of 701 Fairfax St Berkeley Springs W Va died yesterday in VA Hospital Martinsburg He was born Jan 27 1913 in Brunswick Md son of Harry F Forney and Mary Howe Forney He served in World War II as a first sergeant and attended Francis Ashbury Methodist Church He survived by wife Helen Ryan Forney a son Richard M Forney Jr a stepdaughter Kay Arnica a brother Joseph T Forney a half brother John F Forney and a stepmother Mrs Harry Forney Funeral at Francis Ashbury Methodist Church tomorrow at 11 with burial in Camp Hill Cemetery Paw Paw W Va Body at Johnson Funeral Home In Berkeley Springs Also note obituaries for Mrs Emma Roe Anderson 85 Gore and William Mason 75 Millwood with funeral details and survivors Also Thomas Artie Stone 67 Winchester area death details and current arrangements at Omps Funeral Home.
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Richard M. Forney
Fairfax St
Berkeley Springs
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Martinsburg
Brunswick
Harry F
Mary Howe Forney
Interwoven Hoisery Co
American Legion
William Mason
Millwood
Clarke County
Winchester
Mr. Mason
Edward and
Grace Harris Mason
Ella Wilson Mason
Lavena H. Mason
Violet Lee
Edward Mason
George Mason
Long Island
N.Y
John H. Enders
Berryville
Hampton Officials Chastised by Judge Over Police Reforms
Hampton judge Edgar A. Massenburg chastised the city council city manager and police chief after endorsing Lucey and Johnsons police department report. He declared a mistrial in the Maggie Allen numbers racket case and condemned rumors about judges and lawyers. Mayor Montague said changes will be evaluated and an assistant police chief post will be created.
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Maggie Allen
Hampton
Commonwealth
Mc. Allen
Massenburg
Bar Association
Escape at Tazewell Jail Free Six Adults and Two Juveniles
Six adults and two juveniles escaped from the Tazewell County jail after overpowering the jailer who released trustees. Adults named include James Price 19 Jenkin Jones W Va Willie Davidson 26 Richlands Alton Goodman 31 Charles Jones 26 Edward Eugene Shelton 30 and Willie Hollandsworth 18 Richwood W Va. Juveniles faced auto larceny charges in West Virginia as police pursued the escapees and the jailer Eric Garland remained unharmed.
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Tazewell County
Willie Davidson
Richlands
Alton Goodman
Charles Jones
Edward Eugene Shelton
Columbus
Ohio
Willie Hollandsworth
Richwood
W. Va
West Virginia
Eric Garland
Kenya's Tsavo Park Largest in East Africa
Tsavo National Park in Kenya covers 8 024 square miles of arid terrain and hosts more than 70 mammal species, making it the region's largest protected area and a key biodiversity site.
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Kenya
Tsavo
East Africa
Richmond School Merger Threatens County Government
Henrico County Manager E. A. Beck warned that consolidating metropolitan Richmond schools could destroy county government as known in Henrico and Chesterfield. The suit seeks a merger of city and county systems, while defendants push to have the General Assembly decide. Attendance figures were released with a high black enrollment in the city and lower counts in the counties, prompting concerns over racial ratios.
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E. A. Beck
Chesterfield
General Assembly
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Fred_T. Gray
Gray
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Ince
North Viet Gunners Launch Heaviest DMZ Assault
North Vietnamese gunners unleashed their heaviest attacks in two weeks along the DMZ. The U S retaliated with land sea and air bombardment extending into the southern DMZ. Six South Vietnamese troops were wounded while no American casualties were reported among supporting forces. US B 52s land guns howitzers and three 7th Fleet ships shelled suspected troop positions and depots in and south of the DMZ.
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Howell asks Virginia Supreme Court for immediate action on C P charges
Virginia state Sen Henry Howell Jr urged the Supreme Court to halt and refund extra telephone charges by Chesapeake & Potomac Telegraph Co. The court may not act before the current session ends. Howell seeks to cite the State Corporation Commission for contempt over the rate hikes approved in 1969 and in effect since January 1970.
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Virginia Supreme Court
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Howell
Norfolk Democrat
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SCC
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Telephones Company
Lake Holiday project gains county support and bonds
Frederick County supervisors, Thomas Rosenberger J Robert Russell and Thomas Brumback, voiced support for Lake Holiday Estates with the dam under bonded construction set to finish by November 1. Central water and sewer system and a planned treatment plant to begin this fall.
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Moss
Frederick County
Thomas Rosenberger
J. Robert Russell
Gainesboro
Thomas Brumback
Stonewall
Rosenberger
Brumback
AARP to Hear Baker at Local Retired Members Meeting
William H. Baker former Virginia Association of Rescue Squads president will speak at the American Association of Retired Persons meeting Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the War Memorial Building. He will describe 14 years in rescue work and the squad’s growth from one to six vehicles. Mrs. E. W. Steele leads the regular business meeting with committee reports and plans for Area III AARP convention in Washington in November.
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Virginia Association of Rescue Squads
American Association of Retired
War Memorial
Baker
E. W. Steele
Area III Aarp
Washington
Wall Street Advances Amid Modest Rebound In Stocks
New York AP reports a midday stock rally as the Dow Jones average climbs 1.02 to 899.09. Broad advances outpaced declines on the NYSE as investors bet on an improving economy in the second half of this year and the first half of next year, with some profit taking expected after recent gains.
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New York Stock Exchange
Weather Overview Virginia Mixed Skies With Warm Weekend Ahead
Partly cloudy tonight with a low in the 60s. Thursday will be variable clouds reaching the upper 70s to low 80s with a 10 to 20 percent chance of rain. Extended outlook calls for mostly sunny Friday to Sunday with a few afternoon evening thundershowers inland and along the coast and seasonable highs in the 80s.
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Virginia
Ruritans Asked to Attend Meeting at Stonewall School
All members of the Stonewall District Ruritan Club are asked to attend tomorrow night’s meeting at the Stonewall School at 7 30. Supper will be served by the Emannuel United Methodist Church ladies of Stephenson. About five million Americans enjoy horseshoe tossing each summer.
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Stonewall District
Ruritan Club
Stonewall
Ladies of
Emannuel United Methodist Church
Stephenson
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