Obituaries and funeral notices from multiple Maryland area towns
Notices include tributes for Jones and Washington families with graveside and church services in Keyser and White Post. Also details on Lee Anderson of Gerrardstown, Effie Mae Braithwaite of Cross Junction, and Clyde Jacob Keckley of Winchester with service times, burial sites, and pallbearers. India noted as an eighth largest industrial nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Washington
Washington, D.C
Ebenezer Baptist Church
White Post
Charlie Roberts
Moses Prather
John Mann United Methodist Church
Charles Parks
Thomas Turner
Garland Williams
William Child
Harrison Lee
Abner Lee
Effie Mae Braithwaite
Cross Junction
Braithwaite
Chestnut Grove
Frederick County
George Washington
Frances Lavenia Ashton DeHaven
Gainesboro
Rose Braithwaite
Millersville
Lottie Whitacre
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Naomi Luttrell
White Hall
Luther DeHaven
Smithburg
Oliver G. DeHaven
Albin
Eugene R. Braithwaite
Whitacre United
Methodist Church
Welton S. Gower
Woodlawn
Whitacre
Omps Funeral
Clyde Jacob Keckley
Amherst St
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Omps
Charles T. Bockhouse
St. John’s Cemetery
Carson Allamong
Ray Allamong
James Allamong
Charles Murphy
Edgar Kelsoe
James Er
County backs $8 million water sewer plan with state aid
Frederick County supervisors approve a $300,000 loan for the Sanitation Authority as part of a broader push to bring sewer service to urban areas. The plan envisions an $8 million project stretching from Opequon Creek to Apple Pie Ridge, funded in part by state pollution abatement funds. Mayor Battaile awaits results of a joint feasibility study before commenting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opequon Creek
Apple Pie Ridge
Don E. Krueger
Opequon
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Sanitation Authority
Thomas Rosenberger
William M. Battaile
Kiwanis Hear Drug Problem in Winchester
Robert Barbour of the local Drug Committee told Kiwanis members Winchester faces a serious drug issue among youth with a shift this summer from marijuana to amphetamines and opiates. The committee acts as liaison among users medical staff police and civic groups and has printed 20 000 brochures asking Where can I get help. Barbour cited parental apathy as a major disappointment and discussed the Drug Hotline Drug Alert and possible TIP program with the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Barbour
Kiwanis Club
Barbour
Winchester Council
Winchester
Chamber of Commerce
Registration Opens Tomorrow for UVA General Studies
University of Virginia General Studies registration begins tomorrow for courses starting the week of September 20. Field representative Robert E. Ayler lists schedule from 3 to 5 p.m. at Stanley Elementary Page County Morrison Elementary Front Royal Central High Woodstock Handley High Winchester Cooley Elementary Berryville James Wood High Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Virginia School of General Studies
Robert E. Ayler
Stanley
Page County
Morrison
Front Royal
Central High School
Woodstock
Handley High School
Winchester
Cooley
Berryville
James Wood High School
Ayler
Civic Center funding and future discussed by group
Mr Brown told 29 attendees that a decision is needed soon on the use of 111 000 in hand as the civic center project, started in 1960, faces rising costs from 350 000 to potentially 1 500 000. The amateur radio group warned it may not return without adequate facilities. He will call a directors meeting to decide the project's future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Center
MR. Brown
Hubert Stratton
Mr. Jones
Miss Singer to Speak at Winchester SDA Meeting
Miss Becky Singer will be guest speaker at the M W Meeting at Winchester Seventh Day Adventist Church tomorrow at 7 30 p m She has taught in Pennington Gap and now lives in Leesburg where she works as a Bible worker Miss Fara Starlipper leads the program with special music noted The event is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becky Singer
Winchester Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Singer
Pennington Gap
Leesburg
Fara Starlipper
U S and South Vietnamese Casualties Dip Slightly
U S and South Vietnamese casualties declined for the seventh day week. The U S Command said 16 American servicemen died in combat last week, down three from the prior week, keeping American battle deaths below 20 for an eighth straight week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
VPI Specialist Plans Tour of Frey Quarry
An air pollution specialist from Virginia Tech met with Frederick County officials to evaluate air pollution from the Frey quarry in Clearbrook. Roger Alderman said W S Frey agreed to an inspection tour at 1 30 p m. the quarry has an approved air pollution control program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Thomas B. Rrumback
Frederick County
Stonewall
W.D. Atchley
N.T. Stephens
Board of Supervisors
Frey
Clearbrook
Roger Alderman
Frederick
W.S. Frey
Johnson Explains Voting Machine Use at FOP Meeting
John A. Johnson Jr, Republican sheriff hopeful, explained and demonstrated the new voting machine at a Frederick County Fraternal Order of Police meeting. He noted precinct changes and the machine shift may affect turnout and urged residents to register, compare candidates, and vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Johnson, Jr
Frederick County
Fraternal Order of Police
Johnson
Winchester
F.O.P
Mr. Johnson
Wall Street Gains Lead But Dow Slips In Active Trading
In New York, gainers outpaced decliners as a fairly active session saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average fall 1.17 points to 919.76 at 10:30 a.m. Trading featured some blue chip weakness despite broader gains.
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New York
Civitan Leaders Outline Goals At Winchester Meeting
Civitan Club President Ben Hallem outlined Civitan International goals and described diverse efforts by other Civitan clubs to aid the retarded and handicapped populations. Vice-President John Copeland spoke on local club projects and future plans. The meeting was at the First Baptist Youth Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Civitan Club
Ben Hallem
Civitan Clubs International
Winchester Frederick
Arthur Parrish
Reading
Robert W. Sowers
First Baptist Youth Center
N. Washington St
Weather Today and Extended Forecast for Winchester Virginia
Clear tonight with a low around 60. Friday mostly sunny with highs in the 80s. No rain expected tonight or tomorrow. Extended outlook shows fair weather Saturday through Monday with highs in the low to mid 80s and overnight lows in the 60s.
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Virginia
Quiz items and answers from a trivia page
A list presents questions and solutions: Answer 1 Star Spangled Banner Amen, item 2 three sub judice, item 3 it is correct subjunctive mood, item 4 cricket, item 8 Australia, item 9 three, item 10 Berlin Germany.
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Australia
Berlin
Germany
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edgar B. Cornell
Washington Service
Lee Anderson
Gerrardstown
W.va
Fee Coney
Mr. Anderson
Middleway
George W
Mary Hiett Anderson
United Methodist Church
Pearl
Margaret Janney
Rawson
Lena Myres
Inwood
Beulah Barnes
Helen Anders
Charles Town
Brown
Martinsburg
Billy C. Schiley
Union
Pleasant View Memory Gardens
Robert Braithwaite
Keckley Service
India
DDS Funeral Home
Dial
Clyde J. Keckley
St. Johns Cemetery
Mt. Williams
Whitacre Methodist Church
Mimeta Tri Ofnte
Bernard F. Groves
Boscawen St
Efeggett
Box Springs
Shade Furniture
Axminister
and Hutch
Shade's Furniture Store
Piccadilly St
VPI
Frey Quarry
State Air Pollution Control Board
Wall Street
National Weather Service
U.S. Dept. of Comma
Gulf Coast
Midatlantic States
Gulf
Brownsville
Texas
West Texas
New Mexico
Midwest
Pennsylvania
New England
Civitan
Mars
Dues Ou
New York City
Frantz
Glaze & Bro
N. Cameron St
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