Obituaries: Robert Hook and Elizabeth Keckley
Obituary notices detail the deaths of Robert McDonald Hook 69 of Fairfield and Elizabeth Gertrude Keckley 88 of Winchester with service plans in Harrison Funeral Chapel Christ Episcopal Church and Omps Funeral Home. Also listed are Charles L. Carr 75 Martinsburg and burial details with VFW rites and church memorial gifts.
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Robert McDonald Hook
Fairfield
Elon College
N.C
Hook
Hamp Shire
W.va
Robert Calvin
Sarah Elizabeth Hook
Rockbridge High School
Lucy Boone Hook
Scott Porter
New York City
Hubert Whitmire
Winchester
A.L. Hook
Eton College
Harrison Funeral Chapel
Lexington
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Elizabeth Gertrude Keckley
Gray Ave
Keckley
George W
Gertrude Harlee Forsyth
Christ Episcopal Church
West Hoboken
N.J
Frederick County
Harry B. Keckley
Harrison B. Keckley
Elizabeth G. Fansler
Kensington
Vincent S. Fansler, Jr
Nancy Harrison Fansler
John A. Baden
Charles L. Carr
Charles Lewis Carr
Franklin Ave
Martinsburg
Mr. Darr
Charles M
Gertie Alice Ritter Darr
Schmidt Baking Co
Otterbein United Methodist Church
Newton D. Baker
Post 896
V.F.W
Redman
Martha Dorothy Welch Carr
Mary Hyett Carr
Charles D. Carr
Charles
Christina) Frazier
Sandy Hook
Miss
Milton
Minnie) Miller
Clarence
Mary) Beard
Harry Carr
Brown Funeral Home
John Hamm
Rosedale
W.flw
Textile pioneer O J Caron dies at 85 in Rochelle
O J Caron a textile pioneer who built a small yarn company founded with borrowed money into an international industry died Saturday at 85 in Rochelle AP reports his death marking the end of a long career in fabric and yarn manufacturing and export.
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O. J. Caron
Andrula Ceausescu Dies at 82 in Bucharest
Andrula Ceausescu, 82, father of Nicolae Ceausescu, the Romanian Communist party chief and president, died Saturday in Bucharest.
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Andrula Ceausescu
Bucharest
Romanian Communist Party
Nicolae Ceausescu
Apollo 16 Timetable From Space Center Houston
Schedule of AP events for Apollo 16 in EST spanning April 17 to April 28. Timetable lists midcourse corrections lunar module operations sleep periods moon walks lunar orbit insertion lunar landing and splashdown with astronauts Duke Young Mattingly and mission milestones.
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Space Center
Houston
Charles M. Duke
John W. Young
Young
Duke
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Lunar Module
Command Module
Earth
Mattingly
South Pacific Ocean
Berryville firm burglarized. $400 in goods stolen
Trips Auto Sales in Berryville was broken into Sunday morning. Approximate loss of camping goods valued at $400. Entry gained by prying a south side window. Investigation continues. A separate notice: a mix and match home furnishings meeting at the War Memorial Building tomorrow 10 a.m. to noon, by Mrs. Raymond Jennings and Mrs. Sallie Crisman, hosted by Frederick County Extension with VPI SU.
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Berryville
D.A. Sheetz
Sheetz
War Memorial
Raymond Jennings
Sallie Crisman
Frederick County Extension Office
VPI & SU
Sight Service Week Proclaimed in Frederick County
Frederick County Chairman Raymond C. Sandy proclaims Sight Service Week in coordination with Governor Linwood Holton. Four Lions Clubs Shawnee Stephens City Middletown and Winchester will host White Cane Days April 21 and 22 with booths canisters and door to door canvassing to raise funds for the eye bank sight conservation and medical aid for the needy.
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Raymond C. Sandy
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Linwood Holton
Virginia
Lions Clubs
Sandy
Shawnee
Stephens City
Middletown
Winchester
Three-Car Crash on Rt 50 Causes Minor Injuries
A three car crash on Route 50 near Carpers Valley Golf Club at 4 25 p m caused about 3000 in damages. Two passengers were treated for minor injuries at Winchester Memorial and released. Myron Marcus James Hughes and Donald Foltz involved. Marcus also treated and released. Elwood Ruble was admitted after a separate earlier crash on Paper Mill Road.
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Rt. 50
Carpers Valley Golf Club
Winchester Memorial
Myron Marcus
Ohio
James Hughes
New York
Winchester
Elwood Ruble
Rt. 2
Paper Mill Road
Featherbed Lane
Nixon to visit Poland after Russia and Iran trip
President Nixon will travel to Moscow on May 22 then to Iran and Poland for visits May 31 and June 1 as part of a concluding itinerary. An advance party prepared arrangements from Andrews AFB while officials said no further stops are planned.
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Washington
Nixon
Poland
Russia
Iran
White House
Moscow
Andrews Air Force Base
Gerald L. Warren
Vietnam
Salzburg
Austria
Soviet Union
Tehran
Warren
Warsaw
Weather snapshot and rainfall data across regions
Northern Valley and Virginia forecasts show clear nights with temps around 40 and 40s, sunny days in 60s to 70s, minimal rain chances. Extended outlook hints at possible showers midweek, with mild days and cooler nights. Recent rainfall totals and five year/month averages are provided, plus a trivia list with geographic and scientific answers.
Byrd Visits New Career Center Lab Demonstrations
Senator Byrd attended the opening of a career-training school where instructors and students demonstrated auto mechanics electricity and electronics and building trades to the public. The event highlighted skill upgrades and the center's role in boosting students value to themselves and the community.
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Senator Byrd
Weekend Rainfall Hits .66 Inches
The weekend brought .66 inches of rain with total April rainfall at 2.58 inches. The high yesterday reached 67 degrees as the week promises sunny spring weather with daytime temperatures in the 60s and 70s and a chance of showers on Thursday and Friday.
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Associated Press
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Cay
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Ore
Pit'land
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Salt Lake
San Fran
Seattle
Tax-Payers to Meet Wednesday
The Frederick County Taxpayers' Association will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Courthouse. An election of officers will be held and all members are urged to attend.
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Frederick County Tax- Payers’ Assn
County Cabins Entered and Ransacked in Frederick County
Three weekend cabins in the Siler and Green Springs areas were broken into last week. Hunter DeHaven and Clara Avery reported weekend cabins ransacked with no items missing. A.E. Johnson of Falls Church had glass broken to gain entry. items stolen included an RCA portable TV, a Philco radio, binoculars, shotgun ammo, a 10 power scope, tools, and beer. Robert L. Johnson’s Siler residence was ransacked the week of April 2. Sheriff’s deputies are investigating.
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Siler
Green Springs
Frederick County
Harry Palmer
Sheriff’s Department
Hunter DeHaven
Clara Avery
A.E. Johnson
Falls Church
Johnson Place
RCA
Philco
Robert L. Johnson
Dudley Gordon Third Marquess of Aberdeen Dies at 88
Dudley Gladstone Gordon, the third Marquess of Aberdeen, died Sunday in East Grinstead England at age 88. He was a leading businessman, sportsman and musician and a godson of Victorian prime minister William Gladstone.
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Marquess of
Aberdeen
East Grimstead
England
Dudley Gladstone Gordon
Marquess of Aberdeen
William Gladstone
Wall Street slips as Vietnam war worries weigh on market
Wall Street prices declined amid concerns over the Vietnam conflict. The Dow stood at 965.08, down 2.64, with declines leading on the New York Stock Exchange while volume remained brisk. Notable moves included Republic 7 percent higher, Litton down 1.5, Westinghouse down 1, Eastern Air Lines down 1, and Chrysler up 1.4 points.
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NEW York
Vietnam
New York Stock Exchange
Republic Corp
Litton
Westinghouse
Eastern Air Lines
Chrysler
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Robert McD. Hook
Omps Funeral Home
Amherst ST
DIAL
Elizabeth
Mrs. Keckley
Christ Episcopal
the Order
Florists, Inc
Bernard F. Groves
Wwf
Boscawen St
W. Rosenberger & CO
Ruble
Polish People’s Republic
Witold Trampczynski
I.Q
South America
John Tyler
Plaster of Paris
Jerusalem
Sen
Byrd
Bom
Amherst Street
Winchester, VA
Meher
Order OF the Golden Rule
N. Cameron St
The
Sheriff's Department
Wall Street
Johnson and
Evinrude
C.J. Brumback & Sons
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