Obituaries of Belle Burklew and Harry Nicodemus
Mrs. Belle Schlegel Burklew 90 of 105 Bellview Ave dies at home after long illness. She leaves daughter Mrs. G. F. Hoffman son Horace R. Burklew and four grandchildren. Funeral Monday 2 p.m. Killbuck Christian Church with burial at Killbuck Cemetery. Also memorial for Harry Bell Nicodemus 81 of Rippon W Va who died in Winchester Hospital. Survived by wife Agnes and three sons three daughters five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral Monday 2 p.m. John H Enders Funeral Home with burial Green Hill Cemetery. viewing Sunday 7-9 p.m.
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Belle Schlegel Burklew
Bellview Ave
G. F. Hoffman
Holmes County
Ohio
Peter and
Eliza Baugh Schlegel
Rodney S. Burklew
Killbuck
Harry Bell Nicodemus
Rippon
W. Va
Winchester Hospital
Nicodemus
Harry Albert
Ella Grande Staff
Agnes Willingham Nicodemus
Percy S
Harry B., Jr
Austin
Middleeway
Audrey Whittington
John H. Enders
Frank Wade
Temple Wheeler
Green Hill Cemetery
Killbuck Christian Church
Millersburg
Festival Tickets On Sale Sunday
Festival headquart ers announced today that Apple Blossom tickets go on sale Sunday. Mrs William Keyton will be at the George Washington Hotel lobby desk from 1 30 to 3 p m for those who cannot attend weekday hours. Inquiries to Apple Blossom Ticket sales 667 8922.
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George Washington Hotel
William Keyton
Communications workers strike impacts Virginia offices
The strike by Western Electric installers prompts picket lines at 67 of C P Virginia sites. CWA members honor lines in Winchester and Leesburg while Richmond reports partial returns to work and normal long distance service. Supervisors aid at switchboards, and negotiations with Bell System continue seeking a settlement.
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Russell Miller
Communications Workers of America
Winchester
CWA
Western Electric
Leesburg
Bell System
Richmond
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Virginia
C&p
Samuel Bonsack
Bonsack
Communications Workers’ of America
Afl,cio
Winchest er Feeder Sale Tops Prices in 1968 Run
The Winchest er feeder sale at the Farmers Livestock Exchange drew buyers from multiple states with steers and heifers totaling 2,148 head and grossing 392195.80. Top prices ranged across breeds with Angus Hereford Shorthorn and Charolais represented and consignors from Virginia and West Virginia. The sale supported by the Virginia Agricultural Extension Service and Virginia Beef Cattle Assn. announced forthcoming summer and fall events.
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Maryland
Lola V
Barnhart French
Clearspring
Virginia
W. G. Skallrup
Upperville
West Virginia
Trail’s End
Capon Bridge
Winchester
Stine
Virginia Agricultural Extension Service
Virginia Beef Cattle Assn
Harrisonburg
Northern Virginia Livestock, Inc
Institute of Marine Science Leads Miami Research Center
The Institute of Marine Science in Miami Florida is highlighted as one of the world’s premier marine research centers.
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Institute of Marine Science
Miami
Fla
Rain and snow showers forecast from Minnesota to the Atlantic coast
Weather map notes showers sweeping Minnesota and the lower Great Lakes into Ohio and Pennsylvania and along the central Atlantic coast. Louisiana faces rain while the upper Rockies expect snow flurries. AP Wirephoto map accompanies the report.
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Great Lakes
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Atlantic Coast States
Louisiana
Rockies
Army names two more M16 makers joining Colt
The Army selected Harrington and Richardson of Worcester Mass and Hydramatic Division of GM in Ypsilanti Mich to manufacture the M16 rifles alongside Colt. Each contractor’s first year production target is 60 000 rifles.
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Army
Colt’s Inc
Colt’s
U.S
Vietnam
Hartford
Harrington and Richardson
Worcester
Mass
Hydramatic
General Motors Corp
Ypsilanti
Mich
U.S. Civil Service ‘Commission
Patents Horse Race 650 Miles and Formosa Link
A concise note links patents, a 650 mile horse race, and Formosa with mentions of Florida Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Texas and Minnesota in a Revolutionary spider themed item.
Ants Bees and Wasps Surpass One Hundred Thousand Species
The article notes that approximately 103000 known species belong to the groups ants bees and wasps highlighting vast diversity across habitats and regions.
Four youths found dead in Gwynns Falls Park Maryland
Baltimore police found four bodies in a wooded area of Gwynns Falls Park. An 18 year old janitor led investigators to the site but no charges were announced. Victims named include Mack Jefferson five, Larry Jefferson nine, and Lester Watson ten. The fourth boy’s identity remains tentative.
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Baltimore
Gwynns Falls Park
Mack Jefferson
Larry
Lester Watson
Abductor Reid Lured Girls Through Virginia Mountains
A search recounts Reid driving from Sperryville to Luray then toward Skyline Drive with two girls. One girl escaped near Milepost 13 and led deputies to Reid, described as 5 feet 7 inches, 165 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. The other girl was held in Fauquier County and later escaped. The suspect, vehicle a 1959 blue two tone Ford with West Virginia plates, was identified by a sheriff’s office.
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Front Royal
Sperryville
Luray
Warren County
Skyline Drive
Keyser
Reid
Reid By the Sheriff’s Office
Fauquier
Hume
Orlean
Culpeper
West Virginia
Fauquier County
Weather Outlook for Virginia Sees Thunderstorms Tonight
The forecast calls for thunderstorms tonight with a low around 50 to 55 degrees. Sunday includes more storms but should clear and warm later. Rainfall data show light totals recently and multi year averages around 36.5 inches annually.
Castles Stand Amid Czech Slovak Countryside Vast Legacy
About 50 000 old castles remain across the former Czechoslovakia terrain. Histories and fortresses dot rural landscapes, reflecting centuries of feudal rule and regional power by various noble families.
Barr Martin dies after long service in Virginia apple industry
Barr served 25 years at Virginia Apple Storage and Winchester Cold Storage retiring in 1960. He directed Virginia Apple Storage and aided state apple industry affairs. Survived by wife Virginia Boyd Barr sister Elizabeth Barr and many cousins. Graveside service Monday at 2 p.m. Mt Hebron cemetery led by Rev James Jackson. flowers omitted.
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Virginia Apple Storage
Winchester Cold Storage
Barr and Son Orchard
Dewey Long Dies. Longtime White House Communications Chief
Dewey Edward Long, 67, a 35 year White House employee and former chief of communications and transportation, died at his summer home near Strasburg on Friday. He had lived in Silver Spring Maryland and retired two years ago.
Crooks Crack Uptown Theater Then Lose Loot to Snack Machine
In Louisville, thieves smashed walls and burglarized the Uptown Theater safes and offices in search of valuables. After a long haul they toppled a soda machine, leaving money enough for four drinks and empty bottles the next morning.
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Louisville
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