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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1966

Page

2

Obituaries Share Rounds of Local Notables and Services

Obituaries list Robert E. Bly age 79 of 30 liview Ave died at home. Survived by children Gladys Zigier Lucille Painter Patricia Benben seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday 3:30 at Jones Funeral Home. Burial Riverview. Rosary 9 to 9 p.m. tonight. Also Lillie Belle Rothgeb 80 of Laray died Saturday after ill health. Survived by daughters Mary Grubbs Beatrice Kibler Ruth Waters and a half-brother Gardner Cave. Funeral Rev Gary Norris. Burial Evergreen Cemetery. Active pallbearers listed. Baby Phillip Snapp Palmer died. grandparents named. Graveside service Mount Hebron Cemetery Tuesday 11 a.m. Rev Eugene Baker. Vernon McClintock 46 died Saturday Winchester Memorial Hospital funeral 3:30 Jones Funeral Home. Pallbearers listed. Burial Shenandoah Memorial Park. Ollie C Nursing Home funeral Tuesday 1:30 at Jones Funeral Home. Pallbearers named. Burial Galilee Cemetery. Contacts and calls at Jones Funeral Home.

Robert Eugene Bly Liview "Ave Tives Engineers Gladys Zigier Winchester Lucille Painter Fairfax Patricia Benben Newburg N.Y Rheuben Bly Fisher Bill Jones Funeral Home William A. Lyons Cyril Bly Cecil Bly William Bly Aubrey of Elbow George Coft Riverview The Rothgeb La-ray David N. Cave Emma J. Corbin R. Frank Rothgeb Mary Grubbs Win‘Chester Beatrice Kibbler Ruth Waters Laray Gardner Cave Front Royal Gary Norris Evergreen Cemetery Sammy Hockman Johnny Kibler Allen Kibler William Mayes Lynwood Vaughan Dickie Burke Jimmy Burke C. Logan Amos Cave Rumsey Shenk Leroy Shenk Emmett Campbell Kenneth Campbell Lloyd Cave Maurice Waters Elmer Vaughan Roy McNealy John William Palmer Phillip Nancy Snapp Palmer Winchester Memorial Hospital Lloyd Palmer John ‘Snapp Mount Hebron Cemetery Eugene Baker Vernon SC Veterans of Foreign Wars Ollie C. Nursing Home Josiah A. Andrew Joseph M. Williams Walter E., Sargent Charles J. Kline George T. Yeakley Carl E. Martin L. Raymond Swartz Galilee Cemetery

Funeral services for Lula Ellis Owens held in Stephens City

Funeral services for Lukeesy Lula Ellis Owens 89 of 238 Liberty Ave formerly of Stephens City were held this afternoon at 1 30 at the Ones Funeral Home with Rev Raymond Womeldorf officiating Pallbearers included O L Grim Irvin Grim Strother Grim Irvin Grim Harry Grover and Julian Hammack Burial followed at Ridings Chapel Cemetery Also noted Eugene E Chiles 80 formerly of Stephens City died in Staunton hospital He was born Jan 7 1886 in Kernstown a WWI veteran and first lieutenant in the U S Army The body remained at Kurtz Funeral Home with viewing arranged A funeral for Mrs Hattie May of Berryville who died August 5 was held yesterday Survivors include four sons Marvin Ralph May Raymond W May Clifford May and Curtis May.

Lukeesy Lula Ellis Owens Liberty Ave Stephens City Huffer Ones Raymond Womeldorf O.L. Grim Irvin Grim Strother Grim Harry Grover Julan Hammack Ridings Chapel Eugene E. Chiles Staunton Kernstown Charles Margaret Mahaney U.S Chiles Green Hill Robert Mitchum Trinity Lutheran Church Kurtz Loudoun St Robert Huff Alan McDonald Minor Corbin Oscar Ramsburg Johnny McDonald William Neurdenburg Marvin Ralph May Pine Grove Raymond W. May Martinsburg Clifford May Curtis May Berryville

Funeral services for Ollie C Taylor and Robert Ely scheduled

The notice lists Ollie C. Taylor funeral Tuesday at 1 30 PM at Jones Funeral Home and Robert Eugene Ely funeral Tuesday at 3 30 PM at the same location.

Ollie C. Taylor Jones Funeral Home Robert Eugene Ely

Great Britain Issues World’s First Postage Stamp in 1840

Britain introduced the world’s first postage stamp in 1840 signaling a major reform of postal services. The stamps featured a uniform rate and simplified mail handling, transforming communication and commerce in the United Kingdom.

Great Britain

Mrs Florence Meyers Dies After Illness at Home

Mrs Florence Meyers of 26 Gibbons Street died at her home this morning after a long illness. She was born in Winchester, daughter of Moses and the late Mrs Myers, and a St Paul Methodist Church member. Survived by two sisters Laura Fletcher and Virginia Moten, both of Winchester, one brother Julian Myers of Winchester, and several other relatives. Funeral arrangements not yet set.

Florence Myers Gibbons St Myers Winchester Moses Myers St. Paul

Man Injured In Fight on Cork Street

Police say one man was hospitalized with head injuries after a fight at Cork Street and Opequon Avenue around 11 15 p m The injured man struck his head on the pavement Police did not identify those involved and no arrests have been made according to Police Chief J Thomas Boyd

Cork St Opequon Ave J. Thomas Boyd

Variable clouds with afternoon showers and mild 80s

Forecast calls for variable cloudiness with a few showers or thundershowers through tomorrow. Highs in the 80s, tonight in the 60s, south winds 5 to 10 mph. Five day outlook notes cooler Wednesday and average temps more than five degrees below normal, with showers Tuesday and near the weekend.

Des Moines Bus Arrival Reveals Military Passengers

Two arrivals by bus in Des Moines at 8 a.m. Sunday prompted a greeting by a mother at the station. Full details for some military passengers were withheld as families had not been notified.

Des Moines

Weather Cited as Key Factor in Central Plateau Battles

Senior U. S. officers say the central Vietnamese plateau could become a major battleground as rain and jungle limit helicopter operations. North Vietnamese infiltrators enter from Ia Drang to Doc Co while U. S. forces face air and terrain challenges and brace for renewed combat on the plateau.

Pleiku South Viet Nam Central Vietnamese U. S 25Th Division 1St Cavalry Cambodia U, S Viet Nam Ia Drang Doc Co Chu Pong U. SS Plei Me Duc Co

Rainfall Totals and Averages for August 1966

Rainfall in the past 48 hours ending 6:30 a.m. today shows none. August totals to date are 10. rainfall to date 16.64 for 1966. Average yearly rainfall over 53 years is 36.56. Monthly averages over 53 years include Jan 2.42 Feb 2.18 Mar 3.10 Apr 3.14 May 3.68 Jun 3.79 Jul 3.83 Aug 3.77 Sep 2.68 Oct 3.11 Nov 2.55 Dec 2.31.

Nugents continue wedding tour at White House visit

President and Mrs. Johnson attended church services at National City Christian Church after Luci and Pat Nugent’s wedding. The couple, planning a week at the villa and trips to Eleuthera Island, left the White House with many gifts awaiting disposition in Austin. The article notes the couple’s plans and lists a trivia answer section with diverse items.

Johnson National City Christian Church Gerard P. Nugent White House Waukegan Ill Luci Pat Austin Tex Coupes Eleuthera Island Eleuthera New Providence

Campaigners urged to back Viet Nam policy in fall races

Washington AP President Johnson's top strategist urged Democratic congressional hopefuls to campaign this fall in full support of the Viet Nam policy. Lawrence F. O'Brien said the strongest position is to back the administration's policy in South Viet Nam and that Americans largely oppose withdrawal. He has attended about two dozen appearances in targeted districts and remains cautiously optimistic about November results.

Norton Cambodia Washington Johnson Lawrence F. O’brien Tration South Viet Nam Associated Press Viet Nam O’brien John F. Kennedy Barry Goldwater

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