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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1972

Page

2

Obituary Notices for Edith Moomaw Armentrout and Georgia Gabbert Strader

Edith Moomaw Armentrout 68 of Front Royal died yesterday at Susan B. Miller Nursing Home Woodstock. Born Orkney Springs July 21 1904 she was widow of Louis Armentrout and mother of Donald Daniel Armentrout, Mrs David M Richard and Mrs Charles Johns. Funeral tomorrow 2 pm at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Front Royal burial Prince of Peace Cemetery Orkney Springs. Burial held at Turner Funeral Home. Georgia Gabbert Strader 56 formerly of Warren County died Saturday Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore. Born Smithburg West Virginia June 7 1916 she is survived by her father A H Gabbert, son Bill Strader and sister Winfred Kirkpatrick. Funeral was Casto Spurgeon West Union West Virginia with burial Freedman Cemetery West Union.

Edith Moomaw Armentrout Braxton Road Front Royal Susan B. Miller Woodstock Armentrout Orkney Springs John W Annie Frye Moomaw Louis Smith Armentrout Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Donald L Georgia Gabbert Strader Baltimore Warren County Johns Hopkins University Hospital Strader Smithburg W. Va A. H. Gabbert Rt. ‘2 Maude Cottrill Gabbert Bill B. Strader Glenn Gabbert Laurel, Md A. H. (Winfred) Kirkpatrick Parkersburg Casto Spurgeon West Union Freedman Cemetery

Col Magruder Dies In Boat Capsize Off Massachusetts

Col John Holmes Magruder III retired US Marine Corps, 53, of Washington and Clarke County, drowned Saturday near Falmouth, Mass. after a dinghy capsize while en route to a sailboat. his wife survived. He directed Smithsonian National Armed Forces Museum advisory work and planned a Bicentennial Outdoor Museum near Washington. Burial in Arlington with full military honors. Survived by two sons and his mother. service held in Fort Myers Chapel with honorary Clarke County pallbearers.

John Holmes Magruder III U.S. Marine Corps Washington Clarke County Falmouth Mass Jean Bowman Magruder Col. Magruder Smithsonian Institution National Armed Forces Museum Advisory Board U.S Hague West Virginia Marine Corps Smithsonian Hall of Naval History Marine Corps Museums Marine Corps Museum Quantico Corps Company of Military Historians Malcolm Lee Magruder John Magruder Marblehead John H. Magruder Old Lyme Agnes Phillips Italy Fort Myers Chapel John Nicholas Brown Smithsonian Navy and Marine Institution Arlington Cemetery John D. Richardson II Edward B. Lee

Wall Street slips as rates and spending miss forecasts

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 3.01 to 966.36 at 10:30 a.m. as declines outpaced advances on the NYSE. Analysts blamed higher short term rates and weaker than expected capital spending growth, with Allegheny Airlines warrants leading active trading and Ethyl Corp and Phillips Petroleum among top movers.

NEW York Dow Jones New York Stock Exchange Leo Lancer Bruns-Nordemann & Co Treasury Lancer Allegheny Airlines Ethyl Corp Phillips Petroleum North Sea At&t Continental Oil NLT Corp

Forrestal Captain Says Ship Is In Better Shape After Fire

Captain Robert Schoultz of the Forrestal declares the carrier and air wing are in better condition post July fire. Repairs, praised yard teamwork, and updates improved systems, with the ship returning to sea for training before a late September Mediterranean deployment. A Navy cost estimate places repairs between 8 and 12 million dollars and Seaman Allison faces possible court martial after fire charges.

Norfolk, Va Robert Schoultz Forrestal Schoultz Norfolk Naval Shipyard Portsmouth Virginia Capes Mediterranean John F. Kennedy

Nixon Endorses Gateway West Recreation Area

President Nixon wrapped up California travel with a windswept ferry ride and a personal endorsement of Gateway West, a 24000 acre proposed recreation area linking San Francisco Bay shoreline. The nonpartisan inspection toured Army bases Alcatraz and Angel Island lands to form a new urban park.

San Francisco Nixon California Gateway West Pacific New York Harbor Gateway East Golden Gate National Recreation Area Congress Alcatraz Angel Island Marin County

Free Burial of Man Killed in 1911 Rejected

Charlotte officials report an Italian American, Freeze Consceppo, died in 1911 and has lain embalmed in a Laurinburg mortuary for 61 years. His relatives have offered free burial at their NC and SC cemeteries, but owner Hewitt McDougald refuses, insisting burial occur in Laurinburg. Local lawmakers say no burial law mandates kinship, amid ethnic tension claims by Rep. Mario Biaggi.

Richard H. Lagatore Charlotte Freeze Consceppo North Carolina South Carolina Hewitt McDougald Laurinburg Consceppo Lagatores Mario Biaggi Dn.y Biaggi Bob Sevett

American-Born Weightlifter Among 9 Killed

David Berger 28 a dual citizen weightlifter on the Israeli Olympic team was among nine hostages killed by Arab commandos. Gov Gilligan ordered state flags at half mast and Berger’s parents recalled his death while hoping the games would continue.

Cleveland Ohio David Berger Berger Shaker Heights Israel Benjamin Berger John J. Gilligan Gilligan Dr. Berger David

Sixteen Drown As Dredger Capsizes Near Pie tarsaari

A dredger capsized off Pie tarsaari harbor in Finland causing sixteen deaths. Twenty workers were aboard. four swam to a tugboat. The vessel had just returned from a working trip when the accident occurred.

Helsinki Pietarsaari Harbor Finland

Vandals Damage Pool Under Construction in Winchester

Winchester police report vandals cut the vinyl pool liner at Winchester Pools Inc during the night. Damages estimated at 500 dollars. Patrolman C C Hill Jr investigated the incident at the North Braddock and Wyck Streets site.

Winchester Winchester Pools, Inc North Braddock and Wyck

Chamber Body to Hear Mathisen Major Mosby Barracks

The Winchester Frederick County Chamber of Commerce Legislative Action Committee will hold a 12:15 p.m. fall meeting at the George Washington Hotel with Dutch treat luncheon. Chris Mathisen, longtime administrative assistant to district congressmen, will discuss current congressional activities of interest to the community. Attendees should contact the Chamber office by 10 a.m. Monday.

Mosby War Memorial Chris Mathisen Winchester Frederick County George Washington Hotel

Weather outlook for Northern Valley and Virginia

Fair tonight and Thursday with lows in the 50s and highs in the 70s. Extended outlook shows a chance of showers Saturday then fair, with highs in the 80s and lows in the upper 50s to low 60s. Rainfall figures for today and past years are listed.

Northern Plains Southwest Great Lakes Midwest Gulf Coast Atlantic Northern Valley Fair

War and Invasions Across History Spotlight

An array of historical phrases references conflicts and legal milestones from Ottawa to Magna Charta and the Invasion of England, with scattered terms like Weasel and bird and a femur appearing as evocative clues. The fragment hints at a mosaic of events and objects tied to warfare and governance.

Ottawa Iowa England Bird

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