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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1966
Page
2
Multiple death notices and funeral arrangements for Etta L Curl Rebecca Virginia Whitlock William B McCauley and others list services at Md Mem Berkeley Springs Church Mount Hebron Cemetery and Jones Funeral Home with dates and pallbearers and wakes in Cumberland Augusta and Winchester areas.
Rebecca Virginia Whitlock and Elaine L Widmyer are listed for services starting Saturday at 1 00 PM in Cumberland and 4 00 PM in Berkeley Springs. Etta L Curl is noted for a 3 30 PM service with Jones Funeral Home Inc handling arrangements.
A three judge federal court ruled that Virginia must permit those registered for federal voting to also vote in state and local elections. The decision, a per curiam order, ends poll tax and dual registration barriers, affecting Portia A Haskins of Arlington and others who had not paid the tax. Justice Douglas's ruling effective immediately follows the Supreme Court's earlier action.
The Winchester school board requests a 1.569 million budget including 871,126 city funds plus 90,000 for Handley School improvements and 145,646 state funds. They plan higher administration costs and new staffing, a cafeteria, repairs, and a Vocational Office Training program with funding for an architect and training facilities.
The article outlines current Virginia teacher pay in four degree categories with the minimum and maximum scales. Winchester ranked 22nd for minimum salaries in 1964-65 and 1965-66, and 26th then 25th for maximum salaries, sparking forecasts the improved schedule may not boost its statewide standing. It notes 1964-65 average Winchester pay was 5292, ranking 20th of 31 cities while state mean was 5414.
Police say five juveniles, four of them 16 or younger, are tied to eight incidents in Winchester. Victims include Handley High School band members and local merchants. offenses range from vandalism and purse snatching to assault and robbery. Detectives Captain Rudolph and Capt. Funk led the inquiry with officers Dunn and Johnson.
A funeral service for Winton Arthur Hawkins of Clarke County was held today at 2 p m at John H Enders Funeral Home Berrysville with Rev Jesse E Tait Jr officiating. Pallbearers named were Donald Hawkins Raymond Lee Lynwood Lee Marion Baylis Carroll Hawkins and James Hawkins. Burial followed at Green Hill Cemetery. Mrs Martha Miller Downing of Front Royal died Wednesday in Warren County Memorial Hospital. She was the widow of John H Downing former Commonwealth Attorney for Warren County who died in 1946. She is survived by a nephew Homer Miller of Saudi Arabia and a Florida brother. Funeral arrangements await Mr Miller’s arrival.
Partly cloudy today in Virginia with low in the mid 30s to mid 40s and a cool breeze. Saturday will see highs in the 40s with continued unsettled conditions and a similar cool night.
Firefighters from Rouss, Sarah Zane and Friendship answered two alarms ten minutes apart yesterday. A car parked in the city plaza at 9:40 p.m. belonged to William Bonnet. A furnace fire in the Virginia Employment Commission building at 22 West Piccadilly Street was put out quickly with no damage reported.
Sen Harry F Byrd Jr announces Del W C (Dan) Daniel of Danville as campaign director for the July 12 Democratic primary. Daniel is a four term Virginia House of Delegates veteran and former national commander of the American Legion, with business and government experience.
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