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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 06, 1968

Page

2

Obituaries and funeral notices in Winchester area

Obituaries for Lawrence Douglas Kelchner 31 of Winchester and services for Carson Hill 60 and Lealand Pallhon announce death in Winchester Memorial Hospital and Virginia Beach. Funeral services set at Jones Funeral Home Mount Hebron Cemetery Omps Funeral Home and Fairview Cemetery with pallbearers listed.

Lawrence Douglas Kelchner Euclid Ave Midland Frederick County Justin C. Kelchner Eva Lowery Kelchner Kern Bread Company Kelchner Friendship Fire Company National Guard Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church Richard Allen Kelchner Mary Virginia Kelchner Winchester Mary Holt Arlington, Va Daniel L. Kelchner Ft. Bragg N.C John J. Kelchner Phillipine Islands Joan Marie Sullivan Margaret Clowser George M. Kelchner Roland E. Kelchner James A. Kelchner Edward A. Kelchner Patricia A. Kelchner Vincent Kelchner Donald M. Kelchner Jones Funeral Home Carson Co Doc” Hill Berryville Ave Winchester Memorial Hospital Bruce A. Macbeth Edward Oliver Wheeler Nichols Luther T. Utterback Douglas Chaney Gordon Mcllwee Glenn Lamp Mount Hebron Cemetery Lealand Lupton Pallhon Virginia Beach Omps Funeral Morgan Haney James Sawyer Russell Lupton Harry Boyd Jesse Lupton Charles Haines Keith Lupton Fairview Cemetery Gore Lealand L. Pallhon

New Spring Storm Hits The Rockies

A second spring storm spreads wind, snow, and cold rain across the central Rockies with warnings for Wyoming Colorado and Montana. Heavy snow and falling temperatures are forecast. West Yellowstone reports five inches of new snow before dawn as freezing weather grips a broad East from the Mississippi Valley to New England.

Associated Press Rockies Wyoming Colorado Montana Yellowstone Mont Mississippi Valley New England Mercury Bradford North Carolina Boston New York Philadelphia Washington Atlanta Miami Detroit Chicago Minneapolis-St. Paul St. Louis Kansas City Dallas Denver Phoenix Los Angeles San Francisco Seattle Anchorage Honolulu

Gainesboro Ruritan awards Lester Dailey Memorial honors

The Gainesboro Ruritan presented the Lester Dailey Memorial Award and the Senior Essay Award during a ceremony. Judges included Charles Marston and Ray Hendricks, with Master of Ceremonies H. B. Pierce. Entertainment featured Four Strings and Connie LeDane. About 123 attendees shared a pork and beef dinner hosted by the VFW Ladies Auxiliary.

Gainesboro Raritan Lester Dailey Rappahanock Charles Marston Marston North Garden Ray Hendricks Charlottsville Clarke Gounty H. B. ‘‘Hammer”’ Pierce Berryville Four Strings Connie LeDane Robert Pidgeon VFW

Colder Weather Across Northern Plains and Rockies

A national forecast shows colder conditions moving into the northern plains and the Rocky Mountains. The map indicates a widespread pattern of plunging temperatures with linked wind chills across several northern states.

U.S Northern Plains Rocky Mountains

Washington Burns as 500000 Negroes Face Riots and Troops

The capital endured a second night of violent unrest after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. death. About 4,000 federal troops and National Guardsmen, plus police and fire crews, fought 250 blazes across three riot zones. Curfew and deployment of troops spread to Montgomery and Prince George's counties as violence reached downtown and outer suburbs. Across the country, shootings and fires hit Chicago, Nashville, Greensboro, Raleigh, Durham, and New York as emergency orders and curfews took effect.

Martin Luther King Jr Cyrus R. Vance Walter E. Washington Rana Vance Johnson Andrews Air Force Base Capitol Hill Anacostia Pennsylvania Avenue White House District of Columbia Washington Montgomery County Prince Georges County Virginia Tennessee A&i University Nashville Carolina A&t State University Greensboro Raleigh Durham Midtown Manhattan Times Square New York Harlem Bedford Stuyvesant

King Murder Suspect Nearby Sniper Described In Detail

Eyewitnesses and investigators portray the killer as a clean shaven man with a long sharp nose and square chin. Police, aided by the FBI, pursue a single-actor theory as evidence widens across several states. A hotel clerk recalls renting a room to a man who paid with a twenty dollar bill and selected sleeping quarters only. The shot was fired from a second floor bathroom window as King leaned over the balcony outside the motel.

Clark Tennessee FBI Washington B.L. Reeves Bessie Brewer

Weather and Oscar Night in Brief

The report notes clear cold weather in Virginia with frost likely across the upper 20s. It also covers the Hollywood Academy Awards possibly postponed after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, with a members meeting and a decision looming.

Hollywood Gregory Peck Martin Luther King Jr Peck J

Rainfall Totals and Averages for Past Five Years

The record shows 24 hour rainfall ending 8:30 a m with none today and April rainfall to date. Five year totals list 1963 33 46 1964 31 63 1965 26 85 1966 33 32 1967 36 48. Monthly averages for 55 years range from 2 34 inches in December to 3 78 inches in July. The annual average rainfall over 55 years is 36 50 inches.

Rev William H Scott to Speak at Zion Church Berryville

The Rev William H Scott of New Field Baptist Church Washington will speak at Zion Baptist Church in Berryville this Sunday at 11 a.m. A 4 p.m. program by the Daughters of Zion Club and church officers follows, with a reception in the dining hall after the service.

William H. Scott Zion Baptist Church Berryville New Field Baptist Church Washington Daughters of Zion Club

Marsh Warns Violence Defeats Reasoning in Address

Representative John O. Marsh Jr warned in Harrisonburg that violent expressions disrupt national reasoning and weaken the U S as a voice for peace. Speaking at Eastern Mennonite College he cited Dr Martin Luther King Jr s death as senseless and urged a cessation of disorder and restraint in protests.

Harrisonburg John O. Marsh, Jr United States Community of Nations Mr. Marsh Eastern Mennonite College Martin Luther King

Souders Attends Meeting of Press Body

Bruce C. Souders, chairman of the English Department, attends the Southern Interscholastic Press Association meeting at Washington and Lee University in Lexington. He is a yearbook judge for 21 high school yearbooks from Virginia and the Carolinas and serves as yearbook advisor at Shenandoah College. He previously advised eight years at Lebanon Valley College and has written on yearbook publication for Photolith.

Bruce C. Souders Southern Interscholastic Press Association Washington and Lee University Lexingtons Souders Virginia Carolinas Shenandoah College Lebanon Valley College Annville Pennsylvania

Easter Play in Berryville Set for Tuesday Night

Berryville Baptist Church youth present Were You There Easter play on Tuesday at 8 p.m. as part of Holy Week observances. Director Mrs. Julian Orrell leads the production with a brief homily by Rev. David Cammack. Open to the public.

Berryville Baptist Church Jesus Christ Christ Julian Orrell David Cammack Grace Episcopal Church

Two Escaped Convicts Die In Maryland Crash

Two teens fleeing Southampton State Prison Farm in Virginia died when their stolen car struck a dump truck at a red light on US 301 Maryland 6 near La Plata. A third escapee, Joseph K. Divers, 16, was injured and taken to Frederick Hospital. Police said speeds exceeded 100 MPH during the pursuit by Virginia and Maryland troopers and sheriff's deputies.

Frederick Hospital Virginia Joseph K. Divers Charles County

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