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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1968

Page

2

Obituaries in Winchester Evening Star April 18 1968

Several obituaries note deaths in Stephens City and Strasburg with funeral plans. Mrs Sadie K Haug 64 of Stephens City died in Warren County Memorial Hospital with service at Everly-Wheathly Alexandria and burial at Mount Comfort Cemetery. Mrs Grace J Racey Route 1 Strasburg died in Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital with service at Lebanon Lutheran Church and burial at Lebanon Church Cemetery. Racey survived by four daughters seven grandchildren and ten great grandchildren with a list of relatives and pallbearers. The notices include arrangements and viewing details at Stover Funeral Home Strasburg and church schedule.

Sadie K. Haug Stephens City Warren County Memorial Hospital Front Royal Haug New York City Alexandria William Haug D. J. Hopkins Muny N. Y R. B. Colyer R. C. Haug Burke Esther Kraushar Louis Kaff Everly-Wheathly Mount Comfort Cemetery Grace J. Racey Strasburg Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital Lebanon Lutheran Church Harold F. Fuller, Jr Lebanon Church Racey Star Tannery Henry Jackson McIlwee Mary Catherine Willis McIlwee Norman Pine Racey Ruby Fisher Maurertown Garnette Bentley Winchester Thelma Estep Ethel Bly Toms Brook St. James Paul Racey Arthur Ryman Carson Ryman James Payne Elmo Kibler Stover

Galt Named Armed Suspect in King Killing Probe

FBI issued a bulletin on a man named Galt, described as armed and dangerous, using aliases John Willard and Harvey Lowmeyer. He allegedly registered at a Memphis rooming house under Willard, claimed to be a riverboat cook and merchant seaman, and owned a white 1966 Mustang found abandoned near downtown Atlanta. Witnesses described a man in a dark suit leaving the scene with a rifle as two Mustangs were seen nearby.

Galt FBI John Wilard Harvey Lowmeyer Memphis John Willard Mississippi Alabama Arkansas

Interviewers Will Visit County Homes in Surrey

A county outreach for the Home Fallout Protection Survey is led by 1,183 Virginia census interviewers, many women, visiting Frederick County homes to gather data on dwelling structure and protection against fallout. The effort, directed by Joseph R. Norwood, uses identification badges and confidential computer analyses to produce statewide and local shelter data for civil defense planning.

Surrey Virginia US Bureau of Census Office of Civil Defense Joseph R. Norwood Census Bureau Charlotte N.C Frederick County Greta Fries Charlotte S, Hewitt Harriet S Bowling Helen F Snapp Phoebe W Seaman Joyce K, Richards Gladys B Brumback Anna M Eileen T, Johnson Rosemary H. Phillips Shirley D, Bauserman Lillian R. Williams Margaret C, Campbell Ruby L. Boyd Winchester

Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner Set for May 19 in Charlottesville

The Seventh District fundraising Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner will be held May 19 in Charlottesville. Del. John Warren Cooke, speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, will be the guest speaker, introduced by Seventh District Congressman John O. Marsh Jr.

Charlottesville Del John Warren Cooke Virginia House of Delegates John O. Marsh, Jr

Mass Murder Investigated In West Texas

Four people died in what appeared to be a mass murder on a lonely highway stretch between Del Rio and Sonora, West Texas. Two injured children were found and a tenth person feared missing. Victims include two women, a man, and a young child. bodies were scattered along U.S. 277 and in a pasture.

del Rio Tex Sonora Texas Austin U.S

Two Hurt In City Crashes

Winchester police say two separate crashes yesterday afternoon left two people with minor injuries. Carl Richard Moreland 39 of Sunnyside Station suffered a knee abrasion when a vehicle driven by Mary Elizabeth Grove 18 pulled into its path at Loudoun and Germain Streets. The damage to both cars was about 100 dollars. James Gibson 17 of 520 Eagle Place received a leg cut needing light stitches after his motorcycle collided with a car driven by Deborah K. Stine 17 on Jefferson Street near Valley Avenue. Damage estimated at 10 dollars to the Stine car and 60 to the motorcycle.

Winchester Carl Richard Moreland Sunnyside Mary Elizabeth Grove W. Boscawen St Loudoun Germain Sts J. D. LeMarr Moreland Grove James G. Gibson Eagle Place Deborah K. Stine Martinsburg Pike W. D. Alexander F. Kalafat Jefferson St Valley Ave

Unclear Fragment Sparks Muse of Place Names

Fragmentary OCR lists scattered nouns and numbers including peaches Florida orchard New Hampshire drawing gothic pain and degrees. The readable sequence hints at a riddlelike collection rather than a coherent article.

Virginia Forecast Clouds and Showers Ahead

The forecast calls for considerable cloudiness tonight with a chance of showers and a low near 50. Friday expects cloudiness and warmth with scattered showers or thunderstorms. Past 48 hour rainfall ends at 8:30 a.m. today shows a trace. April rainfall to date is .51 inches, 1968 year to date is 7.04 inches. Five year January–December totals range from 26.85 to 36.48 inches with average annual rainfall 36.50 inches over 55 years.

Truck Found Shrimp Missing After Theft

Henry D. Berg of Rochester New York had a tractor trailer stolen last Wednesday. Blair Pugh of Hedgesville West Virginia located the missing truck minus its shrimp load at the Pure Oil Truck Stop in Frederick Maryland yesterday. Berg valued his total loss at 521,150. The recovered trailer cut the loss nearly in half and $26,650 worth of shrimp remained missing. FBI and Maryland police are investigating.

Henry D. Berg Rt. 6 Rochester N.Y Berg Blair Pugh Hedgesville W. Va Frederick F.B.I Maryland

Wall Street Edges Up Amid Spotty Advance in Brisk Trading

The AP report notes a mixed market with more than 200 stocks up on the NYSE. International Nickel rose nearly 3 points on a stock split proposal while Du Pont fell about 2 points amid prior gains.

NEW York New York Stock Exchange International Nickel du Pont Homestake Europe Johns . Manville McDonnell Douglas Chrysler

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Meets in Philadelphia

The 46th annual meeting runs today through Saturday in Philadelphia. Attending are Mrs. Bertha Hoagland and Miss Elaine Magee of James Wood High School and Miss Bettie Via of Frederick County Junior High. The program features panels workshops and speakers with Carroll V. Newsom of RCA delivering the keynote on Where Do We Seem to be Heading and Roy Daniells of the University of British Columbia speaking on A Space to Live In. Donovan A. Johnson presides.

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Philadelphia Bertha Hoagland Carroll V. Newsom Radio Corporation of America New York Roy Daniells University of British Columbia Vancouver Canada Donovan A. Johnson

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