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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1969

Page

2

Obituary notices from Ridley Park area in local paper

Obituaries list Mrs Catherine Shackelford 50 Ridley Park Pa died Monday funeral Saturday 11 at Jones Funeral Home burial Shenandoah Memorial Park. Other notices include Mrs Elza Virginia Adams 63 Mountain Falls Route funeral Monday 1 30 at Jones Funeral Home burial Lamps Church Cemetery. Charles Franklin Lanham 91 Boyce died in Winchester Hospital born 1878 retired miller buried Green Hill Cemetery Berryville. Elizabeth Jane Hart Stephen son died Friday funeral Berryville. Maggie Virginia McKay 87 died Saturday service 1 30 at Jones Funeral Home. William Harrison Jones 62 Monmouth Street funeral tomorrow 11 burial Mount Hebron.

Catherine Shackelford Ridley Park Pennsylvania Shackelford Philadelphia Frank and Zeruiah Weber Frank H. Shackelford Bible Presbyterian Church Ridley Manor Elza Virginia Adams Mountain Falls Jones Funeral Home Bruce A. Macbeth James A. Fishback F. D. Wills Verner Milhon Paul Rhinehardt Ger J. Laign Geral N. Phelps Lamps Church Charles Franklin Lanham Boyce Winchester Memorial Hospital Mr. Lanham Clarke County James Lucinda Lloyd Lanham H. B. Whiting Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church Ruth Richards Berryville Mildred Workman Purcellville Edward Lanham Upperville John H. Enders M. C. Cook Green Hill Cemetery Elizabeth Jane Hart Stephenson William B. Obaugh Redbud United Brethren Church Charmes Harris George Grimes Clayton Chapman Howard Cooper Douglas Jenkins Richard Clark Maggie Virginia McKay E. Gerrard St George H. Stein, Jr George H. Ritter Paul H. Miller Archie Seckford W. Alan Peery Oliver Depoy S. Garner Edmonds Mount Hebron Cemetery

Festival lineup features Dizzy Dean and Virginia guests

The parade marshal Dizzy Dean and noted sports figures head Friday events for the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. Other guests include Miss Virginia Cherie Suzanne Davis and Virginia football star Frank Quayle. London trainee priests study dockworker life to broaden outlook in industrial mission program.

Jay Hanna Dizzy) Dean Leroy Keyes Purdue University of Virginia Frank Quayle Barbara Jo Rubin Miami Fla Nicole Jaffe Comedienne MGM Cherie Suzanne Davis Virginia South London

Obituaries Noted for Mrs Elza Adams and Mrs Shackelford

Mrs. Elza Virginia Adams is listed for burial Wednesday at 1 30 P M at Jones Funeral Home. Mrs Catherine Shackelford is scheduled for a Saturday service at 11 00 A M.

Airman Bevers Good Killed in Orlando Auto Crash

Airman First Class Bevers D Good 22 of Winchester Virginia died after an automobile accident near Orlando Florida Monday He was born January 17 1947 to Russell and Ara Good He graduated James Wood High School 1965 and worked for the Navy Department before service He is survived by his parents a sister Bonnie Good of Miami Funeral arrangements are pending at Jones Funeral Home

Bevers, D. Good Orlando Fla Airman Good Winchester Russell Ara Orndorff Good Calvary Church of the Brethren James Wood High School Navy Department Iis Bonnie Good Miami Jones FuneralHome

Gearing Service for Mrs Georgia Fuller Gearing

Graveside rites for Mrs Georgia Fuller Gearing will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Mount Hebron Cemetery conducted by Rev William A Lyons. Omps Funeral Home will hold visiting hours this evening from 7:30 to 9 o'clock.

Georgia Fuller Gearing Staunton Mount Hebron William A.lyons Omps

Festival Parade Routes Offer 5000 Seats For Apple Blossom

Clyde Johnson announced 5000 seats available along Apple Blossom Parade routes with 500 more than last year. Handley Boulevard south side reserved seating will be numbered. 300 general admission bleachers set at Frederick County Courthouse and First Presbyterian Church. Musical entertainment planned Thursday and Friday before parades. Shenandoah Conservatory Orchestra performs Friday afternoon. Televised coverage on WSVA TV and local cable for Firemen and Grand Feature Parades.

Clyde Johnson Public Safety and Public Service Handley Boulevard Frederick County First Presbyterian Church Lowdoun St Wsva-Tv Harrisonburg

Israeli Jets Bomb and Strafe Across Jordan Border

Israeli jets bombed and strafed gun posts inside Jordan while ground forces exchanged mortar fire near Maoz Haim. Five Israeli soldiers were wounded as Arab fire continued. Jordan reports attacks on military positions near Tel El Arbain and Zamalieh, with damage to crops near Tel El Sukkar and Quattaf Ford.

Tiberias Israel Jordan Maoz Haim Ramman Tel el Arbain Zamalieh Tel el Sukkar Quattaf Ford Sea of Galilee

Twenty six mayors invite to Apple Blossom activities

Twenty six mayors from Maryland Virginia and West Virginia accept festival invitations by Winchester city to participate in Apple Blossom. They will be introduced at Handley Bowl before the pageant attend a luncheon at the George Washington Hotel and ride on the Mayor's float in the Grand Feature parade.

Maryland Virginia West Virginia Winchester George Washington Hotel Edgar S. Baker Romney W.va Jack P. Barnes

Mrs King to join Hospital Strikers in Charleston

The widow of Martin Luther King Jr. travels to Charleston to back demonstrations supporting hospital workers seeking union representation. Coretta King may meet Rev. Ralph Abernathy in jail after his arrest. protests involve over 500 arrested, many juveniles, as 400 nonprofessional workers push for higher wages and union recognition at Medical College and Charleston County Hospitals.

Charleston S.C Martin Luther King Jr Coretta King Ralph David Abernathy Southern Christian Leadership Confer Hospital Nursing Home AFL Medical College Hospital Agers Mr. Abernathy

Clothing Center Plans To Be Discussed Again

City residents will gather tomorrow at 7 30 p m at the railroad station to advance plans for a community clothing center. A previous Friday meeting agreed to reconvene this week to finalize arrangements.

Boyce Frieday

Surprising Fly Growth Claim Stuns Scientists

Scientists estimate that if offspring from a single house fly pair survived and reproduced for six months the population would reach 191 quintillion, enough to blanket the Earth to a 47 foot depth.

Senate Debuts Four Part Civil Rights Bill in Session

Senator Hart announced a four part civil rights bill expanding EEOC powers to issue cease and desist orders against employers and unions. The measure would extend the 1965 voting rights law five years, allow federal voter registration in the south, empower the attorney general to sue states over jury discrimination, and remove funding caps for the Civil Rights Commission.

Washington Senate Ace of Nixon Philip A. Hart D-Mich Edward M. Kennedy D.mass K. Javits R-N.y Hugh Scott R+Pa Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nixon EEOC South U.S. Attorney General U.S. Civil Rights Commission

County explores park funds and building permit fees

Supervisors discuss county wide parks and recreation collaboration with Winchester, plan a joint committee with the Winchester Recreation Department, and consider a curfew issue. A building permit fee schedule is approved to help defray processing costs, with penalties set from ten to one hundred dollars.

Winchester Recreation Department Rosenberger J. Robert Russell Esten O. Rudolph Commissioner of Revenue

Weather Summary for Winchester Skies April 29

Considerable cloudiness with a chance of scattered showers today Cooler with highs in the 60s Tonight will be flat and colder with low 36 to 42 Thursday will be sunny with highs in the 60s Winds today north to northwest about 15 mph Moon phase Full Moon May 2 Sunset 8 03 p.m. Sunrise 6 16 a.m. Moonset 5 10 a.m. Official high temperature 86 degrees

Winchester

Rainfall Totals and Averages Plus Baker Boyer Bank Note

Rainfall data: 24 hour period ending 8:30 a.m. today with year to date figures. Long term averages by month over 56 years shown, including January to December averages and overall annual mean of 36.43 inches. Also notes Baker-Boyer National Bank founded in Walla Walla in 1869 as the state’s oldest bank.

State of Washington The Baker-Boyer National Bank Walla Walla

Armed Students Seize Voorhees Admin Building Denmark SC

About 30 students many armed with guns and knives held the Voorhees College administration building in Denmark South Carolina. School officials said they would take no hasty action.

Associated Press Voorhees College South Carolina Michigan State University St. Louis University Tennessee Memphis State University City College of New York City University Harvard University New York State Assembly Albany Senate Nelson A. Rockefeller New York State Cornell University Ithaca Voorhees Denmark Orangeburg John F. Potts

Sunlight of Los Angeles Could Power All Earth Homes

If a man could collect and efficiently use it, the sunlight falling on just the city of Los Angeles would supply more energy than is consumed in all the homes on earth.

Los Angeles

Wall Street Drops Mixed Early Trade After Modest Gain

Wall Street rose modestly on Monday and continued higher in fairly active trading. The Dow Jones average stood at 927.17 at 10:30 a.m., up 2.09 as gains led losses by a slim margin, with several block trades and mixed performances across sectors.

NEW York Dow Jones Boeing American Telephone & Telegraph Natomas Polaroid del E. Webb Corp GAF Corp Brunswick Occidental Petroleum Sperry Rand Roan Selection Trust Ford Motor Benguet Associated Press American Stock Exchange British Petroleum Four Seasons Nursing Echo Corp Gale Industries International Leasco

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