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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1969

Page

2

Obituaries highlight Cain Fowler Haines families in Winchester area

Multiple obituaries from Winchester area detail the deaths of Mrs. Mary E. Cain of Winchester and Thomas Warren Fowler of Berryville, with burial plans in Berryville and Romney. Mrs. Cain, born 1881 in Frederick County, leaves six grandchildren and three great grandchildren among six children. Fowler’s funeral is set for tomorrow at the John H Enders Funeral Home. Also noted is the death of Mrs Lydia Estella Haines of Romney with services in Ebenezer Methodist Church near Romney and burial in its church cemetery.

Mary E. Cain Winchester Harrisonburg Louise E. Bush William M. Cain Ralph A. Cain Harry E. Cain Isabelle Galladay Stephens City Thomas Warren Fowler Berryville John H. Enders Charles Ammons Fred Dodson Nelson Sipe Ray Gray Samuel Orndorff Wade Buckner Charles Cunningham Randall Longerbeam Wilton Singhas William Groves Robert Hummer Arch Longerbeam Charles Duke Greef Hill Cemetery

House Study Finds No Deliberate Rollcall Errors

House Ethics Committee chair Rep. Melvin Price said a review of all 428 roll calls in the second session of the 90th Congress found no evidence of deliberate errors in actual votes, only minor issues in quorum tallies. Steps include adding a second clerk and studying modernized voting equipment to minimize human error.

Washington House Ethics Committee Melvin Price D-Ill Price House Subcommittee

Fire Departments TV Program Topic

The Chamber of Commerce Local Government Affairs Committee will conduct a program on Cable TV tomorrow at 8 p.m. on the importance of the fire department to the community. Chamber President Ben B. Dutton Jr. announced plans for the program. Maurice J. Duffey is chairman of the government affairs committee. One purpose is to orient citizens as to their role in developing the fire departments. Lake Wallenpaupack, Pennsylvania’s largest lake, was man-made in 1924.

Chamber of Commerce Chamber Ben B. Dutton Jr Maurice J. Duffey

Mumpower Dies at 55. Corner Stationery Owner

Arthur W. Mumpower of 1305 Vanceright Circle died at Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born in Bristol Va on August 29 1914 he married Sue Young in 1937. He owned and managed Corner Stationery and held active roles with Braddock Street United Methodist Church and the Winchester Lions Club. He is survived by his widow two daughters a sister and a brother and four grandchildren. Funeral services are set for 1 30 p m tomorrow at Jones Funeral Home with a Masonic memorial tonight at 7 30. Burial follows at Shenandoah Memorial Park.

Arthur W. Mumpower Vanceright Circle Winchester Memorial Hospital Mr. Mumpower Bristol G.W. Mumpower Nita Derey Mumpower Sue Young Mumpower Braddock Street Braddock Street United Methodist Church, the Hiram Lodge No. 21 Af&am Winchester Lions Club Gordon Carol Jean Proud Manassas Jennifer Kay Mumpower Virginia Commonwealth University W.E. Lee Robert C. Mumpower Jones Funeral Home William A. Lyons Henry S. Amidon Robert J. Donnelly Shenandoah Memorial Park James W. Kincaid William E. Deavers J. Lloyd Martin David B. Shoemaker John H. Knode, Jr W. Godfrey Zirkle F.C. Beavers Aubrey J. Owen Donald M. Long Bryan Stotler Sam D. Preston The Lions Club

Willingham, Howard W. obituary in Annapolis

Howard W Washington Willingham 45 of 1059 Woodland Ave died yesterday. He was born in Warrenton Jan 23 1924 son of Nelson W and Clara Moore Willingham. He married Gloria Madsen on Jan 23 1947 in Rockville Md. A Post distributor and World War II Army veteran survived by parents widow six children siblings and buried at Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery Annapolis Md. Contributions may go to the Winchester Frederick Cancer Society.

Howard Washington Willingham Woodland Ave Mr. Willingham Warrenton Nelson W Clara Moore Willingham Gloria Madsen Rockville Washington Post Methodist Church Arlington Howard Allen Willingham Hyattsville Ronald Stephen Willingham Lynda Darlene Willingham Susan Eileen Willingham Jeffrey Scott Willingham Daniel Mark Willingham William Willingham Warren Graham Manassas Charles Graham John Fraber Alexandria Hardesty Funeral Home Edward M. Garrett, Jr Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery Annapolis

School board grapples with rising enrollments and new school needs

The board projected 7050 students for fall but Sept 15 count reached 7714, up 361 from last year. Senseny Road sees 40 more pupils while fifth and sixth grades fall below 100. Immediate needs force plans for a new Apple Pie Ridge elementary and possible merger. An executive session with the Planning Commission addressed rezoning delays and technical flaws in petitions.

Senseny Road Apple Pie Ridge la Long Range Frederick County Commission

Annexation Costs Fuel talk of Frederick County merger

In 1965 a annexation study led to a 1966 city council report while a pending suit was postponed until merger terms are settled. A public referendum on merger, likely December, could create an interim nine member school board until 1972 with a nine district board thereafter. Officials cite population, funding, and efficiency gains. About 125 attendees heard the discussion in Handley cafeteria.

Lawrence Johnson Winchester General Assembly Handley Cafeteria

Fire Origin Still Unknown After Front Royal Blaze

Fire origin remains undetermined as the State fire marshal investigates a Saturday blaze that destroyed two large buildings housing eight businesses and 28 families. Chief C Warren Turner notes delays in reporting and says investigators are examining multiple suspicious fires in Front Royal over recent weeks.

Front Royal C. Warren Turner Turner Stokes Furniture Co Main Chester Sts Stokes

Holton Republican Candidate To Address Winchester Rotary

Linwood Holton, Republican gubernatorial candidate, to speak at the Winchester Rotary Club luncheon at the George Washington Hotel Thursday at 1 p.m. He will be in the area on a campaign swing. State Sen. J Kenneth Robinson praises Holton as a key figure in revitalizing Virginia's two party system and notes his Roanoke leadership as party chairman.

Linwood Holton Winchester Republican Party Roanoke Holton

Walter Hoover dies at 33 after heart attack in Frederick County

Walter C Hoover 33 of Northwestern Grade died today after an apparent heart attack. Born Sept 29 1935 in Frederick County he was son of Kathryn Smith Hoover and the late Robert C Hoover. Survived by his mother widow Elizabeth Dian LeDane two children Kimberly Lynn and Stephen Clayton Hoover two brothers Allan and James both of Winchester two sisters Jeanne Robinson and Loretta Galliday both of Frederick County. Funeral 1 30 at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Joe Monger. Burial in Old Stone Church Cemetery.

Walter Clayton Hoover Mr. Hoover Frederick County Kathryn Smith Hoover Robert C. Hoover Elizabeth Dian LeDane Cornwell T.V. Sales & Service Gainesboro Allan R. Hoover James E. Hoover Winchester Jeanne Robinson Loretta Galliday Jones Funeral Joe Monger Old Stone Church

Front Royal Crash Claims Culpeper Man

A Culpeper man Maynard Lester Sparks, 22, died when his car ran off Route 522 1.4 miles north of Front Royal and overturned. Passenger Randall Harvey Sites, 21, also of Culpeper, was treated for head lacerations and possible rib fractures at Warren Memorial Hospital.

Front Royal Culpeper Maynard Lester Sparks Warren Memorial Hospital Randall Harvey Sites

City Firemen Called Twice In City Blazes

All four city fire companies were summoned for two minor blazes. At 6:55 a.m. Reuss and Sarah Zane responded to E Piccadilly where a car owned by Bruster Shell of Star Tannery burned with minor wiring damage. At 11:45 p.m. Friendship and South End handled a flooded oil stove at 402 S Cameron St.

Reuss Sarah Zane E. Piccadilly Stuart Dyke Bruster Shell Star Tannery Friendship South End S. Cameron St

Weather snapshot: Virginia forecast and Winchester notes

Fairfax area mostly clear with a mild trend. Tonight upper 40s then 70s, with light showers possible later in the week. Winchester briefing shows sunset at 7 02 pm and a full moon penumbral eclipse around September.

Winchester

Rainfall Totals Over Past Year and Averages

The report covers rainfall in the past 24 hours ending 8 30 today September rainfall to date 2 13 1969 rainfall to date 27 52. It lists average monthly rainfall over 56 years from January to December with values for each month and provides five year totals 1964 through 1968 with yearly sums and the long term Jan–Dec average of 36 49.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Fowler Service Mrs Truman Haines Lydia Estella Haines Romney W.va Ebenezer Methodist Church James Mitchem McKee Augusta Maryland Somps Funeral Home Loudoun Street Corny Bernard F. Groves Boscawen St N. Main Street Stephens City, Va Fire Departments Pennsylvania Lake Wallenpaupack A.R. Mumpower Duke Canada John Paul Jones Buffalo N.Y Howard W. Willingham Winchester- Frederick Wright Robert E. Ayler James Wood High School Planning Commission Thomas Rosenberger Frederick Clarke County Frederick and Clarke E.H. Stokes East Main St Frank’s Water St R. E. Herr Philip Giles Shenandoah Aquariums Rivermont Drive Billy Smith Maynard Morris Smith’s Barber Shop Royal Barber Shop Warren County Chapter of American Red Cross Salvation Army Rotary Walter C. Hoover Jones Culpeper Man U.S Palawan John W. Rosenberger Quarles School Commerce St Funeral Home, Inc S. Loudoun St Virginia Florida Great Lakes Gulf Coast Pacific Northwest Seaboard Upper Midwest Lane & Bro N. Cameron St
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