Obituaries from Winchester Memorial Hospital and area deaths
Obituaries note Mrs. Ottie Dick Cather dies in Winchester Memorial Hospital at age 70. Graveside service planned at Mount Hebron Cemetery with Rev. Robert Moore. Other notices include funeral for Joseph W. Hancher Sr. at Omps Funeral Home with burial in Mount Hebron, and death of Chester Neel Swimley 94, with service at Amherst Cemetery. No immediate survivors listed for Swimley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottie Dick Cather
Thomas D. Cather
Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Cather
Frederick County
John A
Lavinia Smith Dick
Clearbrook
William E. Orton
Eileen
John W. Rees
Clark Jolley
Meda Dick
Washington
Mount Hebron
Robert Moore
Toms Brooks Methodist Church
Gainesboro Methodist Church
Amherst Cemetery
Amherst County
Daniel D. Dickeson
Joseph W. Hancher, SR
Omps
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Obituary of Douglas F. Presgraves
Douglas F. Presgraves 44 of Route 1 died Sunday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Born April 7 1924 he was a son of Cecil and Lizzie Presgraves and a World War II veteran. Survived by his widow Patsy Linaburg a son Glen Allen and four step or previous marriage children. Funeral 3:30 tomorrow at Omps Funeral Home with burial in Winchester National Cemetery. Pallbearers named. Friends may call this evening 7:30 to 9 at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas F. Presgraves
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mr. Presgraves
Cecil
Lizzie Richard Presgraves
Terminal Cab Co
Patsy Linaburg
Glen Allen Presgraves
Shirley Armel
Manassas
Teddy Presgraves
Leeds
Ala
Christopher Wayne Presgraves
Rhode Island
Vicky Presgraves
Front Royal
Charles Presgraves
Winchester
William Edward Presgraves
Cleveland
Ohio
Vergil Presgraves
Ruby Vaughn
Woodstock
Omps
Bruce Macbeth
Winchester National Cemetery
Edward Linaburg
John Linaburg
Larry Presgraves
Clay Carper
Elwood Patterson
Winifred Elliott
Ebenezer Church Board Meeting Notice
The Church Board of Ebenezer Christian Church near Gore will meet tomorrow evening at 7 30. Board members and church members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebenezer Christian Church
Gore
Daniel Boone Leads Expedition Through Cumberland Gap Route
Daniel Boone and companions from Fort Watauga North Carolina blaze the southern route to the west through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky. The wilderness road is now part of the eastern branch of the Dixie Highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Boone
Fort Watauga
N.C
Cumberland Gap
Kentucky
153 Contracts Signed With Sanitation Body
By noon today 153 contracts for water and sewer service were signed by Weavilla-Dye subdivision residents with the Frederick County Sanitation Authority. This is 87 percent of the 175 contracts needed. The deadline for signups without a connection fee is 5 p.m. Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanitation
Frederick County
James L. Bowman
Rockefeller signals bid with nationwide speaking plan
Rockefeller girds for a presidential run as he plans a Philadelphia address on Vietnam and a Cedar Rapids swing to press for delegates. aides seek to project suspense while lenders of support from Morton Miller and Scott attend the New York event. The strategy shifts away from primaries toward nationwide appearances to build momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
Philadelphia
Wile Rockefeller
New York
U.S
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
William E. Miller
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Miller
Morton
Vietnam
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Reds reduce air sorties over South Vietnam Monday
Allied reporting a sharp drop from the prior daily average of 10 bombing missions. In two major clashes near Hue and along Highway 1, U S Marines and Vietnamese forces repelled a Viet Minh aligned force, with enemy losses cited at 378 killed across the three engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emyt
South Vietnam
Hue
U.S
Old
Imperial
da Nang
Highway
Dong Ha
U.S. 3Rd Marine Division
Demilitarized Zone
Humphrey campaigns see prospects in New York and Pennsylvania
Humphrey evaluates his chances of winning New York's 190 convention votes at a NYC luncheon with supporters. He hopes Pennsylvania's 130 convention votes go his way while Kennedy forces work the delegation, and he meets Philadelphia area delegates Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphrey
New York
New York City
Kennedy
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Chicago
Sinkhole Season In Florida Destroys Yard and Trees
In Winter Haven Florida a sinkhole opened in the Brunson yard swallowing banana trees a grapefruit tree and part of the driveway before stopping near the home foundation. The hole grew from 25 feet to 60 feet wide and 60 feet deep as limestone deposits drained water in the spring dry season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Haven
Fla
Florida
Drew Brunson
Drew
Evelyn Brunson
Polk County Junior College
Brunson
Bridges Declared Safe for Legal Weights in West Virginia
A private consulting engineering firm has inspected and certified that local bridges over the north branch of the Potomac in West Virginia meet legal weight limits. Approved spans include Germania Bridge on U S 50 in Grant County Keyser McCool Bridge on U S 220 Mineral County Paw Paw Bridge on W Va 9 Morgan County and Shepherdstown Bridge on W Va 48 Jefferson County. Col Robert J Benchoff expects a stronger Shenandoah Valley Music Festival season in 1968 with Dr Richard Lert again conducting and directing the workshop at Orkney Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. VA
North Branch of the Potomac
West Virginia
Germania
U.S. 50
Grant County
U.S. 220
Mineral County
Paw Paw
Morgan County
Shepherdstown
Jefferson County
Col
Benchoff
Richard Lert
Orkney Springs
Weather Today Virginia Fair and cool tonight
Virginia forecast reports fair and cool conditions tonight with a low in the 40s. Tuesday brings fair skies, highs in the upper 60s to low 70s, and Winchester details include sunset at 8 05 p m sunrise 6 14 a m and moonset at 11 26 p m First Quarter May 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Winchester
Rainfall Totals and Averages Over Five Decades
The report lists 24 hour rainfall to 8 30 am on April 2 1968 and year to date, then five year and 55 year averages by month. It records January through December totals for 1963 1967 and the 55 year monthly averages, noting the 55 year average annual rainfall is 36 50 inches.
Royal Party Welcomed by Winchester Workers at Apple Blossom
Workers prepare Wednesday night to greet Queen Anne Eisenhower and the royal party in Winchester. Mayor Battaile to welcome and introduce the Queen and entourage at the George Washington Hotel reception at 8 p.m. Sketter Davis to perform. Jack Fretwell to MC. program of music to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Eisenhower
Winchester
George Washington Hotel
William Battaile
Sketter Davis
Jack Fretwell
Eisenhower Hospitalized After Gallbladder Surgery
Former President Eisenhower underwent gall bladder removal in 1966. Witnesses saw him pale yet conscious as he was admitted Monday at a military hospital, with a nurse administering IV fluids. Officials planned to keep him at the base, pending Secret Service guidance. The note also mentions the deep sea worm snail fossil find off Costa Rica in 1952 at 11,400 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Army
Nancy Jensen
Floyd Odlum
Col
Gale Westerdoll
Secret Service
Costa Rican
Injured Driver Barbara Huntsberry in One-Car Crash
Barbara Jo Huntsberry, 17, of 519 Tennyson Ave, was injured in a one car crash on Rt 625 at 8 50 pm. She lost control on the soft shoulder, crossed the road, hit a tree, and overturned. Taken to the hospital by Winchester Rescue Squad and released after treatment. State Trooper C D Taylor investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Jo Huntsberry
Tennyson Ave
Rt. 625
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
State
C. D. Taylor
Wall Street Opens Gains as Tech and Industrials Edge Higher
The market moved up in early trading with about 200 more advance issues than declines. General Motors and Ford led gains near one point, Boeing rose, and opening blocks showed General Tire up 1/2 and International Paper down slightly as the AP 60 stock average rose to 324.8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vietnam
General Motors
Ford
Boeing
General Tire
International Paper
American Stock Exchange
Also Mentioned on This Page
Winchester Evening Star
Hancher Service
Joseph W.hancher
Route 5
Omps Funeral Home
William Obaugh
John Ware
C.W. Tinsman
Ray Fries
George Cook
C. L. Smith
J. M. Bennett
John Stickles
Robert Russell
Chester N. Swimley
Chester Neel Swimley
Berryville
Mr. Swimley
Berrryville
Harrison
Laura Cunningham Swimley
U. S
Stone’s Chapel Presbyterian Church
Clarke County
Winchester Association of the
Vivors
Rome
Howers
Lorist, Inc
Omos Funeral Home
Loudoun Street
Winchester National Cem
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Bernard Groves
Bernard F. Groves
Boscawen St
Douglas F. Presg
Ebenezer Church Board Meeting
Shur
Perth
Funeral Home, Inc
Loudoun St
Morticians
Maniher Bureau
ESSA
Kek
Weather Report
Bowman
Sanitation Authority
John McNair
Stephens City
Senseny Road
Sunnyside
Hubert H. Humphrey
California
Barry M. Goldwater
Robert F. Kennedy
Indiana
Eugene J. McCarthy
Terre Haute
Ind
Nixon
Raymond Shafer
Associated Press
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St. P
New Orleans
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Winnipeg
Robert J. Benchoff
N. Cameron St
Royal Party
Wall Street
I. Q. Answers
Red
Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley
False
Andersonville
Shenandoah
ALLE EY Bank V/AGINIA
F.D
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