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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1972
Page
2
Multiple obituaries from Front Royal area news note deaths including Mrs. Mary Johnston Murray of Fullerton California, Terry Lee Barr of College Park and Allen Porterfield Carter of Winchester. Services set in Front Royal Prospect Hill Cemetery with local clergy and funeral homes handling arrangements. additional memorials list survivors and military honors.
William Shendon as chairman of the Winchester Democratic Committee joins Murat Williams the Seventh District candidate and Garfield Prather Williams campaign coordinator in cutting the ribbon at the Saturday opening of the party campaign headquarters located at 160 N Loudoun St Winchester.
University of Virginia School of Continuing Education starts courses Monday September 18 with pre registration by Robert E. Ayler at Handley High School Berryville Cooley Elementary James Wood High. Evening classes run 7 to 9 30 for 16 weeks. Interior Decorations 10 weeks. Details list instructors rooms days and locations. Ayler 869 3646 for more information.
The Shenandoah Concert Association of Martinsburg hosts its annual campaign through September 16. Four concerts are planned for 1972 73 at the senior high school auditorium including Boris Goldovsky Opera Highlights October 21 Leslie Evans Trio February 17 Leslie Parnas March 10 and The Robert DeCormier Singers April 17. Season memberships are sold at the library headquarters or by mail.
Epileptics in Kentucky may obtain driver licenses under a Public Safety Department regulation. Applicants must provide a physician’s statement that the condition is controllable by drugs.
Mrs Ephriam Knox 87 of Rt 3 died yesterday in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Born Elk Garden W Va Feb 24 1885 she was widow of Ephriam Knox who died in 1943. Survived by daughter Ira Fern Strachan sister Marguerite Stewart grandson Marshall Strachan and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services in Winchester and Elk Garden with burial at I.O.O.F Cemetery Methkin Hill Elk Garden.
The Frederick County Extension Office invites county residents to an open house at its new location 9 Court Square this Thursday from 1 30 to 4 30 p m. The event marks VPI's centennial with a short film and displays from the Extension Office. John T Wolfe Extension Agent says all residents are welcome.
The 1972 Mississippi River Festival in Edwardsville Illinois finished six weeks with a 15850 surplus. It will reduce a prior year deficit to 10495 and plans for another festival next year were announced. The series on Southern Illinois University campus included 12 St Louis Symphony concerts and 16 pop rock folk events.
Prices on the New York stock market slipped for the fourth straight session as the Dow Jones industrial average declined to 960.64. Traders cited a tug of war between technicians and fundamentals with glamour issues leading the downside while several steel stocks rose to new highs.
Winchester firemen answered a call yesterday at 1 30 p m on 125 East Germain Street. Investigators reported faulty wiring in a stove caused the blaze and damaged the stove.
Announcement states seventy five cents per pattern plus twenty five cents for Air Mail and Special Handling. Instructions to send to Anne Adams at Winchester Evening Star care of Pattern Dept. 243 West 17th St New York NY 10011. Print name address with ZIP size and style number.
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with cool nights in the 50s and highs in the 80s. Extended forecast shows a chance of showers over the mountains Friday with mild conditions otherwise. rainfall data and long term averages are listed.
Area Wide Crusade for Christ final service sees T G Adams announce possibility of a locally organized church. He urged those not served by current churches to contact him, citing a large turnout with about 75 decisions last night. He aims for a soul winning revival oriented church teaching the Bible.
The Winchester Community Chorus directed by Paul S Thompson will resume rehearsals Monday at 7 30 p m in the James Wood Choral Department All former members and anyone interested in joining are urged to attend They will perform Brahms Requiem
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