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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1968

Page

2

Obituary Notices From Winchester Star April 25 1968

Obituaries include Vernie P LaFollette 87 of Bernville Pa funeral at Jones Funeral Home in Reading with burial in Mount Hebron. Infant Ronald Lee Bowers II of Harrisonburg died in Winchester Memorial Hospital funeral by Rev Henry S Amidon at Shenandoah Memorial Park. Margaret Owens Kiger 43 of 811 S Braddock St Winchester died in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Burial details and services announced for Kiger at Jones Funeral Home conducted by Dr E T Clark.

Vernie P. LaFollette Bernville Jones Funeral Ronald Lee Bowers, II Ronald L Elizabeth Stotler Bowers Lee Ave Harrisonburg Winchester Memorial Hospital Winchester Shenandoah Memorial Park Henry S. Amidon Jones Funeral Home Margaret Owens Kiger S. Braddock St Kiger Pearl Wiggington Owens John Owens Frank Kiger, Jr Lupton Orchard Service First Baptist Church Handley High School Linda Kiger Jack Owens Chard Owens James Owens E.T. Clark

Funeral services for infant Ronald L. Bowers

Infant Ronald L. Bowers age 0 will have a graveside service Friday at 11 00 A M at Shenandoah Memorial Park. Mrs Vernie P LaFollette and Mrs Margaret Owens Kiger also listed with arrangements through Jones Funeral Home Inc.

Ronald L. Bowers Shenandoah Memorial Park Vernie P. LaFollette Jones Funeral Home

Wall Street rises as market rallies with broad gains

The stock market opened with a strong rally as gains outpaced losses. Xerox up 5, Polaroid and Eastman Kodak about 2 each, with many firms posting 1 point or more including Ampex, IBM, Texaco, and General Dynamics on brisk volume.

New York Xerox Polaroid Eastman Kodak Ampex Commercial Credit General Dynamics United Aircraft Raytheon IBM Westinghouse Electric Texaco Occidental Petroleum Benguet American Telephone Riegel Paper Belco Petroleum Chrysler Bethlehem Vietnam United States Hanoi Marathon Oil McDonnell Douglas Vornado Sunasco American Stock Exchange

Virginia Nazi Party Leader Fined in Gun Battle Verdict

ELISWORTH Maine AP The three day trial of a high ranking American Nazi party member charged with assault with intent to kill ends with conviction on a lesser charge Christopher Vidnjevich 24 of Arlington Virginia found guilty of assault and fined 1000 for his part in a gun battle with Nazi sympathizers Vidnjevich paid the fine and no appeal will be filed

Elisworth Maine Christopher Vidnjevich Arlington Vidnjevich

Tax Boost Voted By County Board Amid Annexation Debate

During a contentious meeting the board approved a $2,707,514 tentative budget with a plan to fund a new county courthouse complex and annexation fight. Questions arose about reassessment expertise and city cooperation on joint projects, while officials defended costs and urged public input at the upcoming hearing.

Paul Luttrell ED Lord Frederick County

Weather Elsewhere Highlights AP Report

The Associated Press provides global weather highlights and forecasts, covering notable conditions and regional outlooks. Details include temperature patterns, rainfall prospects, and storm activity affecting multiple continents.

Phone Union Seeks Court Ruling On Picketing Jurisdiction

In Richmond a federal judge scheduled an 11 am hearing to decide if he has jurisdiction in a Norfolk picketing dispute tied to the telephone installers strike. Local 2390 of the Communications Workers asks Merhige to docket the case for a future hearing.

Richmond Norfolk Communications Workers of America U.S Robert R. Merhige Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co Carleton Mays Dinwiddie County C&p Metro Virginia Western Electric Bell Telephone System American Telephone & Telegraph Co Bell System CWA Merhige Mays Long At&t Charles M. Tucker West Virginia Charlottesville Tucker

First Sunday School Founded in Plymouth in 1669

The first Sunday school in America began in Plymouth Massachusetts in 1669 establishing a precedent for religious education in the colony. It marks an early effort to teach children during worship hours within the Puritan community.

America Plymouth Mass

Weather Summary for Virginia Turns Warmer This Weekend

The forecast shows clear and cold conditions today with frost likely tonight in the 30s. Friday will be fair and milder in the afternoon reaching 65 to 70, with a not as cold night, followed by partly cloudy and warmer Saturday.

Rainfall totals show 1968 rise and long term averages

A rainfall summary reports 24 hour total of .55 inches as of 8 30 am today and April and year to date totals. It lists five year rainfall by year from 1963 to 1967 with a low of 26.85 inches and a high of 133.46 inches, plus 55 year monthly averages and a 55 year yearly total of 36.50 inches.

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Four Die When Car Slams Into Pole in Norfolk

Four people die when their car crashed at high speed on a curve in Norfolk. Dead are Eddie Waggoner 24 Fred D. McBeth 34 both aboard the aircraft carrier Intrepid Carl V. Johnson 20 aboard the carrier Randolph and Eunice Pearl Jones 25 of Norfolk whose sailor husband is in Vietnam. Patrolman D D Coleman said the car traveled 80 to 90 mph and ripped in two at Church Street, with two bodies found 65 feet from the scene.

Associated Press Norfolk Eddie Waggoner Fred D. McBeth Intrepid Carl V. Johnson Randolph Eunice Pearl Jones Vietnam D.D. Coleman Church Street

Nelsonville Mothers Association billboard protests hippie look

In Nelsonville Ohio the Nelsonville Mothers Association funded a roadside billboard on U S Highway 33 showing a young man with long hair and the caption Beautify America Cut Your Hair The ad aims to promote conservative grooming amid counterculture trends reported by AP.

Nelsonville, Ohio Nelsonville Mothers Association U.S. Highway 33 America

Quiz Answers From West Side Charlestown Indiana

A list of provided answers includes items such as Charlestown and Indianapolis and Oklahoma City. Mentions Mt. Pisgah Henry Clay Figaro Vancouver and hockey as a remainder in the sequence.

West Side Story Charlestown Indianapolis Oklahoma

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