Obituaries and memorial notes from Winchester Star 1904
Obituary notices list Pfc John E Pennypacker Jr Viet Nam and three great children. Funeral slated tomorrow at 10 in Christ Episcopal, burial at Woodland Dome Ashland. John Wesley Hockman 88 of Fort Seybert WV died April 21 in Harrisonburg. Survived by widow Florence Kessner and several nieces and nephews. Funeral held at Pleasant Grove Mennonite Church Fort Seybert Wa. Va. Radiotelephone distress word M aidez meaning Help me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Pennypacker, Jr
Viet Nam
Christ Episcopal
John A
Woodland Dome
Ashland
John Wesley Hockman
Fort Seybert
W. Va
Rockinghan Memorial Hospital
Harrisonburg
Mr. Hockman
Shenandoah County
William David
Elizabeth Virginia Mort ‘Hockman
Mennonite Church
Florence Kess~ner
Mary Borden
Leesburg
Howard E. White
Stephens City
Clarence Hartley
Winchester
Lillian Wooten
Miami, Fla
Carl Feller
Toms Brook
Harry M. Cave Cumberland
George and
John Hockman
Portland
Ore
Pleasant Grove Mennonite Church
Obituary notices of Gore and Gunn with multiple services
Gore Service Guy L. Gore aged 48 of 823 Na tional Ave died Monday at the Veterans Administration Center. Funeral conducted Thursday at 1 30 p m at Congregational United Church of Christ with Rev Morgan B Haney. Burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery. John Petrie Gunn 78 of Washington D C died yesterday. Widow Carrie Marie Gunn nee Baker from Cross Junction survives two sons eight grandchildren two great grandchildren three sisters and a brother. Moonic rites Thursday services Friday at Fort Lincoln chapel cremation at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy L. Gore
Naional Ave
Veterans Administration Center
Congregational United Church of Christ
Morgan
Haney
Hebert M. Painter
Halford H. Baker
Charle Dotonat
Russell J. Swimley
Samuel P. Davis
Arthur W. Spaid
John Petrie Gunn
Washington, D.C
Carrie Marie Gunn
Baker
Cross Junction
Louis W
J. Phillip Gunn
Nellie Baker
Louise Hinchcliffe
Margaret Davidson
George Gunn
McNamara Faces Criticism Over Bomber Policy Shift
Washington AP reports House Armed Services subcommittee leader accuses Defense Secretary McNamara of insults and impugning its integrity while Rep Hebert seeks the Joint Chiefs of Staffs stance on replacing B58s and trimming B52s. The subcommittee had criticized the phaseout and McNamara called the report a shocking distortion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Armed Services
Robert
Hebert
McNamra
Congressional
McNamara
Joint Chiefs
Herbert
Firemen Parade features classic units and color guard
The 33rd Firemen Parade will showcase color guard units pumpers tankers and snorkers along a two hour route. Gates include Walkersville Md blue and white crews a 1914 Model T Ford pumper Falls Church VFC 1924 hose wagon 1926 pumper and antique auto club entries. Miss Garret will be welcomed tonight at Friendship Fire Hall with Mayor Battaile to present the city key to the parade marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dove
Glenys O’brien
Patterson
Walkersville
Acqualand
Falls Church Volunteer Fire Company
Gettysburg
Antique Auto Club of America
Handley Blvd
Miss Garret
Friendship Fire Hall
Battaile
Madrigal Singers
Donnie DeHaven
Bambi Clowser
Donnie Herring
Starlight Playboys
Ryland Conner
Coronation events outline for queen designate pageant
Rain complicates a coronation rehearsal at Handley High School then Miss Henderson will attend a press reception at Stonewall Jackson Headquarters on N Brad dock St. She and her court are to be presented at the Workers Welcome tonight at 8 p.m. Firemen's Parade marshal Tambi Garret will greet crowds. Glenys O'Brien of Australia and SSG Barry Sadler arrive for duties. Citywide festival preparations include parade routes, block closures, and a fireworks display after the Handley coronation pageant Songs and Seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Henderson
Stonewall Jackson
N. Braddock St
Tambi Garret
Washington National Airport
Florida
Blossom
Woman’s Horticultural Society
Handley
Glenys O’brien
Australia
United Nations
New York City
Washington
New York
Ronnie Dove
Boscawen
Cork Sts
Handley Grounds
ICC Approves Penn Central Merger in Historic Railshift
The Interstate Commerce Commission unanimously approved the Pennsylvan ia and New York Central merger, the largest in U.S. history, while a rival plan to form a 25,000 mile system from Chicago to the West Coast failed 6-5. The ICC ordered takeover of bankrupt New Haven Railroad operations. The decision dated April 6 was disclosed today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania
New York Central
U.S
ICC
Eastern
New Haven
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Chicago
West Coast
Byrd predicts Virginia tourism to reach 1B this year
Senator Byrd told Virginia Restaurant Association luncheon that tourism should hit a billion dollars in Virginia in 196? with 52 million tourists and 23.25 million cars. He noted 10 percent annual growth and rapid new tourist facility construction to accommodate visitors. The travel industry remains a key Virginia economic pillar relying on private enterprise for lodging goods and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Harry F.byrd Jr
Virginia
Virginia Restaurant Association
Byrd
Firemen Parade Route Listed
Firemen parade line up details announced by chairman Jack Owens with formation at 4 30 p m and departure at 6 p m. Route begins Cameron Street heading north to Baker Loudoun Germain Stewart Handley Gaunt s Drug Store with requests for residents to park on properties along specific streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Owens
Cameron St
Cameron
Baker St
Baker
N. Loudoun
Loudoun
Germain
Stewart
Handley Blvd
Gaunt’s ‘Drug Store
Clifford, Cecil
Leicester
Monmouth
Pall Mall Sts
Loudoun St
Kent St
Soviet Cultural Center closes amid Lenin exhibit protest in Jakarta
Jakarta AP reports students from Kami faction blockaded the Soviet Cultural Center protesting a Lenin exhibit. Armed students withdrawn after authorities pulled troops guarding the building. Rainfall data and monthly averages accompany the weather section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakarta
Indonesia
Kami
University
Front
Lenin
Governor Godwin Extols Northern Virginia Progress
Governor Godwin praised Northern Virginia for setting a pattern Virginia aims to emulate. In Fairfax County he spoke at an Airtronics plant dedication near Dulles Airport and to the County Chamber of Commerce, urging a shift to top class education and cultural promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Virginia
Fairfax County
Dulles Airport
Chamber of Commerce
Airtronics
Godwin
Push to Restore Rent Subsidy Funds in Senate Vote
Washington reports that administration and White House pressure aim to restore a $12 million rent subsidy in a Senate floor fight. The plan would fund subsidies for nonprofit housing projects, not private landlords, amid ongoing appropriation debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Appropriations Committee
White House
Johnson
House
Mike Mansfield
Wall Street Slips Amid Mixed Strength On Tuesday
The market moved irregularly lower with gains in Du Pont Boeing and IBM easing dullness. Anaconda opened down 3 percent, General Telephone traded flat, and the AP average of 60 stocks fell 1.6 to 349.9 as trading stayed moderately active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Pont
Boeing
IBM
SCM
Goodrich
Zenith
U.S
General Motors
Chrysler
Eastman Kodak
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Anaconda
Sperry Rand
General Telephone & Electroniccs
Twenty six mayors attend fete luncheon in Winchester
A total of 26 mayors accepted invitations to attend the Mayor's Luncheon on Friday at 12:15 p.m. in the private room at the George Washington Hotel. Winchester's Mayor William Battaille and City Manager Lee Grant will greet guests. The mayors come from Maryland Virginia and West Virginia and will be introduced on the Handley High School steps before riding a parade float.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington Hotel
Winchester
William Battaille
Lee Grant
Nigel Henderson
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Handley High School
Brooklyn Tops Pittsburgh and Detroit in Factory Worker Population
More factory workers live in Brooklyn New York than in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and Detroit Michigan combined, highlighting the boroughs industrial concentration and regional labor trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
N.Y
Pittsburgh
Detroit
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Winchester Star
Pennypacker
John W. Hockman
Gore Service
John P. Gunn
Congregational United
Church of Christ
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Florist, Inc
Omps General Home
APPLE
the Commercial and Savings Bank
Baltimore
USDA
Love
Elizabeth
Zachary
Wild Duck
Socrates
Nectar
Ambrosia
Peat
Yukon
J. Edward Day
U.S. Weather Bureau
Flurrias
North Central
Mississippi Valley
Pacific Northwest
Texas
Mississippi
Firemen’s Parade
Bulletin
Irthur, Inc
E. Boscawen St
Associated Press
Rck
Boston
Buffalo
Cleveland
S Moines
Fort Worth
Helena
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Mils-St.p
New Orleans
Okla
City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Ptind
Rapid City
St. Louis
Salt Ski. City
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Northern
Senate Appropriations Committee
Dean Rusk
United States
Atlantic Alliance
Supreme Court
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Savannah
Lalze
Wall Street
James Bond
Pe Ek Technicolof
United Artists
Smith Dolge AS
Nitro
GOLF
Smalts Garden Center
National Ave
Borden Chemical Company
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