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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1966
Page
2
Obituaries detail Vernon C McClintock of 428 Fairview Ave and Lula Ellis Owens of 238 Liberty Ave, plus Ollie C Taylor of Sunny Side Station and Katie Welsh Sargent of 650 National Ave. Includes funeral arrangements at Jones Funeral Home, Shenandoah Memorial Park, Ridings Chapel Cemetery, and Mount Hebron Cemetery with religious services and pallbearer lists.
Harry E. Allamong formerly of Winchester died at McQuire Virginia Hospital yesterday. The body lies at J W Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at Fort Harrison Cemetery with arrangements yet to be completed.
Mason Arthur Lowell Mason died August 5. He was born October 11, 1889 in Yellow Spring Hampshire County West Virginia. He is survived by his wife, three children and three brothers. The burial will be Sunday in Dayton Ohio.
Army engineers with the National Park Service began stockpiling water in the Chesapeake and Ohio canal to combat a drought and record low Potomac River flow. Col. Frank W. Rhea said the canal would hold 60 million gallons, supplementing 200 million already in Little Falls pool for a few days awaiting rain.
Mrs Hattie Donavan May wife of George W May died at her Berryville home. She was daughter of the late Abbie and Iole Roadcap Donavan. Surviving are her husband, three sons Raymond W May of Martinsburg W Va Clifford May and Curtis May of Berryville a daughter Zona Kline of Martinsburg seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral service tomorrow at 2 o'clock at John H Enders Funeral Home conducted by Rev T S Hogan of Marvin s Chapel Community Church. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery.
In Hiroshima on the 21st anniversary, Mayor Shinzo Hamai revealed 550 new bomb victims identified since last year, bringing confirmed deaths to 61,993. Silent prayers and bells marked 8:15 a.m. as families mourned and a Peace Park pigeon release occurred.
Secretary of Labor Wirtz appears before a Saturday session of the House Commerce Committee to discuss a Senate passed bill to halt the month old airline strike for 30 days and give authority to delay a resumption for 150 days. He notes limited negotiations and defers to Congress on intervention.
One hundred Marines from Norfolk resumed dawn search in Howard County Maryland for a three foot bright orange cargo pod that shed from a T 33 trainer carrying documents possibly prejudicial to U S defense. The pod is thought to be in a wooded 8 by 1 mile area. Navy offers up to 100 for its return.
The Virginia State Sheriffs and City Sergeants Association holds its convention at the Hotel Roanoke in Roanoke starting tomorrow. Sheriff Robert L. DeHaven and Mrs DeHaven and Deputy Sheriff Lacy Anderson and Mrs Anderson plan to attend. they will depart Sunday afternoon, DeHaven said.
Two grass fires were extinguished yesterday by Round Hill Fire Department. Firefighters responded to a 3:55 p.m. call at Mountain Falls Road near St John’s Church and another at 8:10 p.m. near Hayrfield Church.
Lake Nicaragua in Nicaragua is noted as the world's only freshwater habitat for swordfish and potentially dangerous sharks. The unusual marine life presence highlights unique ecological conditions in Central America.
Boyle of Washington attends the Nuptial Mass as two priests serving as advisers support the ceremony. The brief 10 minute rite is performed by Rev. John A Kuzinskas with the President and Mrs Johnson in the front row unable to see all due to distance. Luci and Nugent kneel on white satin pillows before a high marble canopy beneath a 3600 square foot Christ in Majesty mosaic.
Wilford Harold Talley, a 45 year old Norfolk electrician, faces bank robbery charges for the January theft of 2,971 dollars from the Southern Bank of Norfolk. His trial was continued indefinitely after a hospital report and he was sent to Kee Oste? Veterans Hospital for treatment.
Rainfall to date shows 10.00 inches for August and 16.64 inches overall. Average annual rainfall for 53 years is 36.56 inches, with monthly averages listed from January 2.42 to August 3.77 inches.
Fair skies in the upper 50s to lower 60s tonight. Sunday shows partial cloudiness and warmth. Monday expected scattered afternoon thunder showers and warm. Winds today light and variable.
A two car crash on U S 460 near Waverly killed three people Otey D Burdette 24 Danny Byron Webb 19 both of Roanoke and James Robert Walker 26 of Blackstone. The Virginia highway toll for the year rises to 608 with three other deaths reported statewide.
The Sixteenth Annual Hamfest at the Winchester Armory brings C Kenneth Lamp SWARC president George B Ritter and Richard E Fourcome as leaders as more than 500 visitors are expected. The event features equipment displays an FM meeting a swap session and a prize drawing with top prize a Hallicrafters SX146 station. Open to the public all are welcome for a day of reminiscences and ideas exchange among radio enthusiasts.
The sanctuary and adult class rooms of the First Evangelical United Brethren Church School have been air conditioned. New hotel stoves installed in the kitchen, stage draperies added in the Social Hall, a new altar in the Sanctuary and brass altarware. Rev. Paul J. Slonaker serves as minister at 3068 N Braddock St.
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