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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1968

Page

2

Obituaries for LaFollette Kelchner and Loy in Winchester

Roy Lemuel LaFollette 74 of 27 W Whitlock Ave died Saturday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. He married Daisy Spaid on Feb 4 1920 in Winchester and worked for Duncan Shackleford Used Cars Sales. Survived by widow two sons two daughters two sisters and seven grandchildren. Funeral 1:30 pm tomorrow at Jones Funeral Home with pallbearers listed. burial Timber Ridge Cemetery. Lawrence Douglas Kelchner 31 of 22 Ebloid Ave died Friday at Midland. funeral 10 am tomorrow at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with pallbearers and Kern Bread employees as honorary pallbearers. burial Shenandoah Memorial Park. Virgil William Loy 72 of Augusta WV died yesterday at Hampshire Memorial Hospital Romney WV. retired from American Chain and Cable Co veteran. survived by widow two sisters and one brother. Funeral Wednesday 2 pm at Mount Zion Methodist Church Augusta with burial Mount Zion. body at McKee Funeral Home and to church an hour before service.

Roy Lemuel LaFollette W. Whitlock Ave Winchester Memorial Hospital Mr. LaFollette Capon Springs W. Va William C Mary Kline LaFollette Daisy Spaid Winchester Duncan & Shackleford Used Cars Lawrence Douglas Kelchner Eublid Ave Midland Sacred Heart Catholic Church Robert Ruth W. Thomas Patrick Stephen W. Patrick Ronald W. Baker Clifford E. Nichols Kenneth L. Mason Harry §. Haines, Sr Kern Bread Company Shenandoah Memorial Park Virgil William Loy Augusta Hampshire Memorial Hospital Romney Mr. Loy Buckman Morgan and Mary Virginia Timbrook Loy American Chain and Cable Company Monessan Amanda McKee. Loy Curtis Loy Alverna Montgomery Hannah Oates Mount Zion Methodist Church Arnold Husk Ronald Goff Mount Zion Cemetery McKee Feneral

Waterman 71 Dies. Rites Pending at Jones Funeral Home

Mrs. Isabelle Burke Waterman Sr. 71 of 413 Fairmont Ave died today at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Born April 5 1897 in Crawford County Ohio she was daughter of John L Burke and Isabelle Marie McWhorter Burke widow of Harry H Waterman Sr. Survived by four children Bernard Harry Jr Saville and Lyle White plus siblings and six grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with viewing at Jones Funeral Home.

Isabelle Burke Waterman Fairmont Ave Ralph Saville Winchester Memorial Hospital Waterman Crawford County Ohio John Lawrence Isabelle Marie McWhorter Burke Harry Harold Waterman Cork Street Christian Church Harry H. Waterman, Jr Fox Drive Bernard E. Waterman Worcester Mass Saville Lyle L. White Taneytown F. D. Burke Lumberport W. Va Anna Bixler Barracksville Charles Hart Gladys Burke Fairmont Helen Burke Springfield

Funeral notices for Kelchner LaFollette and Burke Waterman

Christian wake for Lawrence Douglas Kelchner Monday at 8 00 P M at Jones Funeral Home and funeral Tuesday at 10 00 A M at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Roy Lemuel LaFollette to be remembered Tuesday at 1 30 P M with services and Isabelle Burke Waterman arrangements through Jones Funeral Home Inc.

Lawrence Douglas Kelchner Sacred Heart Catholic Church Jones Funeral Home

Nepal Terai Game Preserve Near Kathmandu

A 500 square mile Terai preserve lies 45 minutes by plane from Kathmandu. The area features jungles swift rivers open veld savannas and swamps backed by snow capped northern mountains.

Nepal Terai Katmandu

Two DC area obituaries report Baylis and Harris deaths

Frank E. Baylis eighty of 1201 13th St n w Washington died yesterday at George Washington University Hospital. He was born September 24 1887 in Brooklyn and was a transportation rate examiner for the Interstate Commerce Commission retiring in 1957. His family includes a daughter Mrs Wesley M Taylor of Yardley PA a stepson Jay C Cone of Bethesda MD six grandchildren a brother Barry Baylis and a sister Mrs Edythe Taylor both of Brooklyn. The funeral was held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville with burial in Green Hill Cemetery Berryville. Suzanne Dye Harris fifty eight of 322 W Cecil St died Saturday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. She was born in Ohio daughter of the late George R and Martha Dye Harris. Surviving are husband John E Harris and two sons Guy R Harris of Winchester and John G Harris of Geneva NY a daughter Mrs Cynthia Palenick of Columbus Ohio and six sisters. A private graveside service will be at Riverside Cemetery Troy Ohio. The body moved yesterday from Giffin Funeral Home Capon Bridge WV to Fisher Funeral Home in Troy.

Frank E. Baylis 13Th St N.w Washington George Washington University Hospital Mr. Baylis Brooklyn N.Y Interstate Commerce Commission Nell C. Baylis Wesley M. Taylor Yardley Jay C. Cone Bethesda Barry Baylis Edythe Taylor John H. Enders Berryville Carroll C. Goodridge Green Hill Cemetery Suzzane Dye Harris W. Cecil Sr John E. Harris Winchester Memorial Hospital Harris Ohio George R Martha Dye Harris Guy R. Harris Winchester John G. Harris Geneva Gynthia Palenick Columbus Riverside Troy Giffin Funeral Home Capon Bridge W. Va Fisher Funeral Home

Obituary: Mrs. Ralph W. Alles Dies at 87 in Front Royal

Mrs. Ethel Edith Alles 87 of Route 1 Front Royal dies at a daughter's home. Born in Des Moines Iowa she was the widow of Ralph Wesley Alles. Survived by son Donald Ailes Winchester two granddaughters two great grandsons. Funeral in Strasburg chapel tomorrow at 2 pm Rev William R Withers officiating. Pallbearers Henry Shryock Wade Stephens Jon Derflinger Franklin Barley Robert Sargent Alle Barley. Cemetery Stephens City.

Ethel Edith Alles Route 1 Front Royal Betty Fisher Ailes Des Moines Iowa Charles Swan Julia Loneard Swan Ralph Wesley Alles Stephens City Stover Funer Strasburg William R. Withers Henry Shryock Wade A. Stephens Jonas Derflinger Franklin Barley Robert M. Sargent Alle Barley Green Hill Cemetery Stephens Ci

San Antonio Prepares for HemisFair 1968 Visitors

San Antonio expects to attract 7.2 million visitors during HemisFair from April 6 to October 6. The event aims to showcase cultural exhibits and boost regional tourism.

San Antonio HemisFair

Three More Bodies Found In Richmond Blast

Richmond Indiana police confirmed three additional deaths in the Sixth and Main Street blast that collapsed Hollhouse Furniture Store and damaged multiple buildings. The toll rose to 42 with 21 still missing. FBI and state police investigate gas leak as a factor.

Richmond, Ind Richmond Hollhouse Furniture Store Marting Arms Co Fred Klotz FBI Leo Collins Marting Collins Kenneth E. Paust Indiana National Guard Paust Sporting Goods National Ohio Line

Fatal Auto Crash Near Mt. Jackson

Multiple fatal crashes reported across Virginia. A 13-year-old Orange resident died after a two car collision on U S 20 near Orange. a Pittsburgh man died from injuries after an off road crash on Interstate 81 near Mount Jackson. a Covington man died in a single vehicle wreck on Virginia 18. a Whitetop man died from injuries in a jeep rollover on U S 58 near Damascus.

Associated Press Orange U.S. 20 Warren Davis Virginia Charottesville Davis Mount Jackson James J. Highman Pittsburgh Woodstock Interstate 81 Shenandoah County Covington Marvin Walter Walter Wright, Sr Rt. 4 Damascus Alvin Garfield Rubard Rt. 1 Whitetop U.S. 58 Washington County Rubard

King’s Funeral Procession and Natl Tributes

The funeral cortege will march a mile from the church to the college and then to South View Cemetery five miles from Morehouse. King will be entombed in a marble mausoleum. Ebenezer church choir and Morehouse glee club will sing. Television networks will provide live coverage of the funeral. Palm Sunday services nationwide paid tribute to King, with his father urging hope and faith at Ebenezer Baptist Church.

Miss Jackson Ebenezer Church Morehouse Glee Club South View Morehouse King Ebenezer Baptist Church

Virginia Weather Forecast Five Day Outlook

The Virginia forecast shows cloudy conditions with a chance of rain tonight and Tuesday with lows in the 40s to mid 50s and highs mid 60s to mid 70s. An even stretch of above normal temperatures is expected from Tuesday through Saturday with rain totaling about a quarter to three quarters of an inch and a Friday night total lunar eclipse noted.

Virginia

Rainfall Totals and Averages Over Last Five Years

The record shows 48 hour rainfall ending today at 8 30 a m none for April to date and a five year total 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 listing 33 46 31 63 26 85 33 32 36 48 with 55 year monthly averages Jan 2 41 Feb 2 19 Mar 3 10 Apr 3 13 May 3 66 Jun 3 72 Jul 3 78 Aug 3 76 Sep 2 80 Oct 3 10 Nov 2 51 Dec 2 34 and a January through December 55 year average of 36 50.

Riots Spread Across Cities as National Guard Deploys

In Baltimore and across the nation 32 000 troops and guardsmen sought control amid rioting that left six to nine dead, hundreds injured and thousands arrested. Curfews in Chicago Detroit and other cities reduced violence as emergency relief efforts formed for food and cash aid.

Tion Pittsburgh Chicago Cyrus Vance Johnson Washington Walter E. Washington Detroit New York City Harlem Bedford Stuyvesant Brooklyn

Johnson delays joint session speech over King funeral

President Johnson’s plan to address Congress Monday night is postponed to avoid interfering with Dr. King's Atlanta funeral. Senate members may skip Tuesday sessions to attend King’s funeral as unrest continues with troops deployed in multiple cities.

Johnson Congress White House Atlanta King Mansfield Senate Baltimore Washington Ford

Glaucoma Affects Over a Million In U S Eyesight

Health data show glaucoma blinds over 45,000 Americans and affects more than a million people nationwide. The figures highlight the disease's impact on vision and the need for awareness and screening.

Wall Street opens higher after weekend civil disorder

Wall Street moved higher in early trading as gains offset caution from weekend civil disorder. IBM, Eastman Kodak, Whittaker, Raytheon, MGM and Polaroid rose about 2, certain leaders ahead near a point. insurance stocks mixed. London reports suggest damages not severe. bonds and currencies steady. top steelmakers and auto makers mixed.

New York IBM Eastman Kodak Whittaker Raytheon MGM Polaroid Teed International Utilities Penn Fruit United Air Lines Merck London Continental Insurance and Insurance Co North America Great American Transamerica Wall Street U. S U. S. Treasury

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