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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1972

Page

2

Obituaries and Notices From Winchester Area

Obituaries for Sara R McNair 57 of Rt 5 Winchester died at Winchester Memorial Hospital with service tomorrow at 11 in Jones Funeral Home, burial Shenandoah Memorial Park. Lawrence Franks 74 of Gerrardstown died en route to Martinsburg hospital, survived by Mary Elizabeth Franks and many relatives. service tomorrow 2 at Brown Funeral Home Gerrardstown. Jack C Keeler 82 of Rt 4 died at Winchester Memorial Hospital, burial Mount Hebron Cemetery after 3:30 service at Omps Funeral Home. Also a trivia note on koala bears and eucalyptus leaves.

Jones Funeral Home James R. Jackson Shenandoah Memorial Park Lawrence Martin Franks Gerrardstown W.va City Hospital Martinsburg Mr. Franks Berkeley County William G Nora Mason Franks C.H. Musselman Co Inwood Mary Elizabeth Rees Franks George W. Parkinson Rt. 1 Paul Cogle Eugene Scarlett Taiwan David Franks Winchester Gary Franks Kearneysville Herbert W. Miller Paul Franks Harold Franks Brown Funeral Home R. Eugene May Presbyterian Winifred E. Elliott Virgie L. Dellinger Franklin D.R. Elliott Phillip H. Elliott William J. Elliott Hilda S. Faircloth Frederick County Harry B. Elliott Lebanon Mary E. Leonard Genevieve Unger Margie Jenkins Glen Burnie Paul Thornton Arthur Elliott Charlotte L. Triggs Omps Curtis Palmer Cletus Palmer Earl Palmer Mt. Pleasant Jack C. Keeler Mt. Hebron Cemetery

Obituaries from West Virginia and Virginia towns

Obituaries list Joshua Elliott aged 81 of Rt 5 Capon Springs W Va and family survivors from Frederick County plus Douglas Nesmith 47 of Yellow Spring W Va killed in a highway crash with service details and burial plans. Also Lewis Wallihan 73 of The Cedars Front Royal with graveside service at Westview Cemetery Farmville and funeral home details.

D W Giffin of Gore Dies at 61

Delbert W. Giffin 61 of Gore died Sunday at Winchester Memorial Hospital from a self inflicted gunshot wound. Born October 24 1910 in Frederick County he worked for National Fruits Products Co. Survived by nieces and nephews. Funeral set tomorrow at Fairview Lutheran Church near Gore with burial at Fairview. body at Giffin Funeral Home Capon Bridge.

Delbert W. Giffin Gore Winchester Memorial Hospital Douglass Hill Mr. Giffin Frederick County John and Effie Whitlock Giffin National Fruits Products Co Ridgely Spaid Wynford Kerns Ruby McKee Vernie Lockhart Catherine Oates Albert Kerns, Jr Dorothy Layton Vivian Strawderman Fairview Lutheran Church Conrad J. Christianson Harry W. Oates Baden Larrick Russell Cooper Robert Oates Ralph L. Elliott Charles Macomber Fairview Giffin Funeral Home Capon Bridge W. Va

Sydney Cafeteria Serves Irish Stew and Italian Style

A Sydney cafeteria lists Irish stew and Italian style dishes on its menu, reflecting an international flavor in daily offerings. The short note mentions no further details such as prices or special events.

International Flavor Sydney

Strother Family Rites Held at Gainesboro and Silent Valley

Obituary notices recall Aug 24 1919 Gainesboro native Strother son of Blanche Smith Strother and the late Harry Lee Strother. He was a Farmer and Hebron Church member with siblings Lucy Strother Ella Baughman Mary Williams Harry R. Strother and John R. Strother. Funeral conducted by Rev David W. Lee with pallbearers listed. Claude S. Silman aged 61 of Alexandria died in hospital born Oct 21 1910. he worked as warehouse supervisor for Fairlington Housing in Arlington. Services held at Everly-Whitley Funeral Home and burial at Green Hill Cemetery Berryville. Also a botany note: only female mosquitoes bite humans and animals while males feed on plant juices.

Jack C. Keeler Rt. 4 Winchester Memorial Hospital Mr. Keeler Frederick County Robert Jane Ritenour Keeler Cedar Creek Presbyterian Church Marlboro Winchester Old Forge Carrie E. Shanholtz Heyward Jane) Smith Leon Jacquelyn) Whitlock John Betty) Ware Mt. Jackson James Kay) Omos Roland E. Keeler Omps Parker Perkins Mount Hebron Cemetery Ralph McDonald Sam McDonald Albert McDonald Hammond McDonald Norman Keeler Frank Keeler Douglas Holmes Nesmith Yellow Spring W. Va Wardensville Nesmith Capon Springs Lelia Miller Nesmith Frederick Nesmith Hampshire County Gail Combs Alice Haines Lewis Eugene Wallihan the Cedars Front Royal Mr. Wallihan Middletown George L Mamie McCuen Wallihan India C. Wallihan Robert Williams Richmond George L. Wallihan Wayne Dennis Doswell Westview Farmville Turner Funeral Home Frances Hummer Baltimore Hummer Berryville Clayton Huff Mr. Strother Gainesboro Blanche Smith Strother Harry Lee Strother Hebron Gore Mary Williams Harry R. Strother John R. Strother Jones Funeral Home David W. Lee Charles F Adams, Sr E.W. Adams, Jr George B. Whitacre James H. Adams, Jr Joseph L. Manuel N.L. Smith Claude S. Silman Alexandria Mr. Silman Clarke County Benjamin A Annie M. Silman Fairlington Arlington Nellie Carter Claude R. Silman Mechanicsville Robert S. Silman Myrtle S. Ledgerton Belle Vernon Benjamin P. Silman Roy A. Silman Glenn C. Silman Boyce Everly - Whitley Funeral Home W. Braddock Road Green Hill Cemetery A.F. McClung

Washington State Apple Crop Suffered Minor Losses This Year

AP reports Washington state apple production benefited from favorable growing conditions with hail causing limited damage in specific locales. Estimated loss caps at three percent, while total crop size rose about four million boxes from last year though still below 1969 levels.

The Washington State Washington New York State Michigan West Virginia

Weather overview for Northern Valley and Virginia

Partly cloudy and cool tonight and Wednesday with 10 percent rain chances. Northern Valley highs in the upper 60s and Virginia in the 70s, extending to warm 80s later in the week with a chance of showers Saturday. Rainfall totals and monthly averages are listed for context.

Virginia Midwest California Rockies Plains Great Lakes Gulf Coast

Answers From Iceland to Nightingale and Versailles

A fragmented list spans diverse topics from Iceland and Missouri to Andrew Johnson and Florence Nightingale. It includes references to Black coffee, fishermen, meeting people, West Point, the Treaty of Versailles, and a note of contempt, suggesting a mixed OCR of quiz or study prompts.

Iceland Missouri Andrew Johnson Florence Nightengale West Point Treaty of Versailles

Wall Street Gains Pace After Rally Pause

Wall Street opened steady after a three day rally, with the Dow Jones average up 3.61 at 973.66 at 10:30 a.m. The New York Stock Exchange showed advancers leading decliners 5 to 3. Analysts described the market as nervous in an election year with rising interest rates and no action from the Federal Reserve on discount rate.

NEW York New York Stock Exchange John C. Sutherland Irving Trust Co Robert T. Allen Shearson Hammill Management Co Federal Reserve

Erwin Trudel 65 Died. Frederick County Resident

Erwin Trudel 65 of Rt 4 died Sunday in Winchester He was born May 22 1907 in Germany a son of the late Jacob S and Luise Plankenhorn Trudel He was member of St Pauls Lutheran Church and worked in poultry with his brothers Surviving brothers Alfred Trudel and Ernest R Trudel both of Frederick County Funeral arrangements pending arrival of his brother from Europe

Erwin Trudel Rt. 4 Winchester Memorial Hospital Mr. Trudel Germany Jacob S Luise Plankenhorn, Trudel St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Alfred Trudel Ernest R. Trudel Frederick County Europe

First Woman Reaches Pike's Peak in 1858

Julia Archibald Holmes, a suffragette, became the first woman to ascend Pike's Peak at 14,110 feet in 1858 defying her husband, while making the historic climb in bloomers.

Colorado Springs Colo Pike’s Peak Julia Archibald Holmes

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James S. McNair Sara R. McNair Rt. 5 McNair Lincoln, Neb Reynolds First Presbyterian Church Keith McNair Ann Evans Philadelphia Lawrence Franks Australia Joshua Elliott Mr. Elliott James and Elizabeth Rowley Elliott Guiding Light Goseph Center Gertrude A. Orndorff Douglas H. Nesmith D.W. Giffin Mrs Bernard Hummer George Lee Strother Man Waranat Sacecree Morticiars MDS Funeral Home Amherst ST DIAL the Order Consultus Florists, Inc Bernard F. Groves J. Kenneth Robinson Marine Drum and Bugle Corps Ray Robinson, Jr Pee Hom S. Loudoun St Harold M. Bageant Maemeti Natural Saiecrea Santicnil Strother Outlook Om Nerrie Don Martin Rouss Finance Co P. O Zip N. Cameron St Wall Street Bermico Mercury Montego Brougham T Mercury Marquis
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