Obituary of Robert L. Costello of Stephens City Community
Robert L. Costello born March 7 1910 Stephens City died September 4 at Fairfax Hospital Falls Church. He served on local boards and lodges and ran Costello's Soda Shop in Chantilly since 1963. Survived by widow Enice M. Costello and several siblings. Funeral held September 6 Greens Funeral Home with graveside service at Toms Brook Cemetery. Pallbearers were nephews Charles Inskip Roy Williams Eton Costello Charles Costello Robert Costello Gary Kilmer.
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Robert L. Costello
Woodstock
Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church
Mr. Costello
Stephens City
J. R
Mary Ellen Sy‘mans Costello
Cenamees Witbier
Balleey’s Cross Roads
Cochran Masonic Lodge
Royal Arch
the Plains
Chantilly
Costello
Eral
Bradfields Drug Store
The
Valley Equipment Co
Enice M. Costello
Bessie Golightly
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Minnie Inskip
Middletown
Emma Willis
Balore
Julian Williams
Stephenson
Lawrence Kilmer
Martinsurg
Wilbur Costello
Martinsburg
Arthur Costello
Strasurg
Greens Funeral
Toms Brook
Charles Inskip
Roy W. Williams
Eton Costello
Charles Costello
Robert Costello
Gary Kilmer
Thomas F. Timberlake
N. Washington St
Hillcrest
Loudoun St
Timberlake
Mr. Timberlake
Chares E
Lillian Timberlake
Lois Cross
Lynchburg
First Presbyterian Church
Winchester Memorial Hospital
James M. Brown
Glen Ridge
N.J
Mary E. Timberlake
Pine Brook
Boyd Memorial Chapel
James Jackson
G. Raymond Womeldorf
Mount Hebron
Jones Funeral Home
Earliest cubit measure traces to ancient timber use
Early measures relied on limb proportions with the cubit from elbow to finger tip. Records suggest the cubit dates to 7000 B.C. for timber work and building needs.
Drought aid still under federal review says Mills Godwin Jr
Gov. Mills Godwin Jr told the Frederick County board the county’s drought relief request rests with the U S Department of Agriculture. A letter dated Aug 15 and read at the meeting noted the request was approved on Aug 12 for the livestock feed program following a USDA Disaster Committee recommendation.
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Mills Godwin, Jr
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Godwin
USDA
Frederick County
Secretary of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Lions Open Broom Sale by Winchester Lions Club
The Winchester Lions Club begins its annual broom sale in the county with door to door orders on Tuesday and Wednesday for brooms made by the Virginia Workshop for the Blind in Charlottesville. Proceeds fund eye care for the needy and the club aims to 5000 pairs of glasses.
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Winchester Lions Club
Lions Club
India
Lions
Nail Tack Frederick Grady Nail 65 of Winchester
Tack Nail 65 of 504 Elm St. died today at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Born November 20 1890 in Winchester he was a painter WWI veteran and member of the Elks Eagles American Legion Episcopal Church. Survivors include widow Emma Elizabeth Perry Nail son John J. Nail daughter Finley S. Whitlock three grandchildren and sister Maybel Aiken. Funeral was held Wednesday at Omps Funeral Home.
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Frederick Grady (Tack) Nail
Elm St
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mr. Nail
Winchester
John W
Julia V. Pingley Nail
Elks Lodge
Eagles
American Legion
Episcopal Church
Emma Elizabeth Perry Nail
John J. Nail
Finley S. Whitlock
Fynethia E. Whitlock
Finley S. Whitlock, Jr
Lynda Darlene Nail
Portland
Ore
Maybel Aiken
Walter Nail
Omps Funeral Home
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Two-car Route 50 collision injures child and man
State Police said a two-car crash one mile west of Hayfield on Route 50 caused about 1500 dollars in damage. Teresa Wilt eight and Harry Whitacre twenty seven were treated for injuries including a head knot and a minor chin laceration. The cars veered into the median after the rear end collision while traveling east. A separate crash on Route 522 north of Winchester at 5 55 p m injured none reported and caused about 800 dollars damage when Elmer Fletcher turning left was struck in the rear by William Merritt.
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Route 50
Hayfield
L. P. Coverstone
Teresa Wilt
Robert Wilt
Lll Oates Ave
Harry Whitacre
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Whitacre
Coverstone
Winchester
F. G. Greene
Elmer Fletcher
410 S
Loudoun St
Route 522
William Merritt
Butler, Pa
Riots Erupt After Spears Shooting Incident
Tiny metal fragments in Spears head suggested a bullet strike either ricocheted or spent. Rioting drew hundreds of African Americans into streets for rock and bottle throwing. car windows were smashed. Newsman James Gilt Imier of WSB TV suffered a skull fracture and had brain surgery. he was reported in good condition. Crowds near the trouble spot pressed demands including removal of riot police and the release of Stokely Carmichael of SNCC.
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James Gilt Imier
Wsb-Tv
Akull
Allen
Stokely Carmichael
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Wall Street Gains Across Sectors With GM Outlook Boost
In New York stocks moved higher with gains across motors, steels, rails, utilities, oils, tobaccos and electronics. Leaders included Eastman United Airlines American Airlines and Zenith with Polaroid and Motorola up several points as the AP average rose 1.3 to 280.9 on Friday.
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New York
Eastman
United Airlines
American Airlines
Zenith
Polaroid
National Airlines
Fairchild Cameras
Burroughs
Burroughts
Fairchild Camera
Motorola
National Air Lines
Associated Press
American Stock Exchange
Woods Fire Reported at Park
Frederick County volunteer firefighters reported three fires over the weekend. The largest was a woods fire at Izaak Walton Park on Route 50 east near 1 p.m. yesterday, extinguished after about two hours with Shawnee aided by Reuss and Friendship. Two grass fires followed, one on Middle Road after 1 p.m. and another behind WHPL at 5:30 p.m., with Round Hill responding.
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Frederick County
Izaak Walton Park
Shawnee
Reuss
Friendship
Route 50
Middle Road
Round Hill
Multiple petty thefts and property damage reported
Police reported several incidents including a would be thief prying open a desk causing considerable damage, George Painter robbed of a $40 wallet in a Greyhound Terminal restroom by three men, Wanda Boyce losing a $500 watch from her purse, and a night collision at the Orkin building basement damaged a 275 gallon oil tank leading to 40 50 gallons of oil loss with $50 60 damage. Investigations continue.
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George Painter
Washington
D.C
Painter
Wanda Boyce
Millwood Ave
E. F. Smith
Orkin Building
E. Piccadilly St
Weather Today and Five Day Outlook With Rain
Rainfall forecasts show partly cloudy skies through Tuesday with highs 78 to 83 and lows in the upper 50s. Winds easterly 5 to 12 mph today and Tuesday. The five day trend calls for cooler midweek, warmer by Saturday, and possible showers Friday or Saturday. Historic rainfall figures and averages are noted alongside scattered unrelated data.
Refugees Drift Through Berlin Border In Bulldozer Escape
Five young refugees shielded by rags and steel plates as they drove a bulldozer into West Berlin. A 24-year-old operator said they crossed ditches and four barbed wire fences, then crashed into a tree. East guards opened fire. two border guards pursued. The group, including two pregnant women and a 4-year-old, sought safety in the West and received medical treatment for minor head wounds.
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Berlin
West Berlin
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Virginia Crop Reporting Service
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