Obituaries and notices from Winchester area
Mrs Sallie Gertrude Hott 72 of 115 W Monmouth St died yesterday at home Born January 21 1894 in Bedford Va she worked for Greyhound Corp in Richmond and the Winchester Evening Star She is survived by two sons George E Hott and Horace A Hott plus brothers and a sister Funeral at Jones Funeral Home Monday 11 a m Rev Frederick Groff with burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery Pallbearers listed and viewing at Jones Funeral Home
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Sallie Gertrude Hott
Monmouth St
Bedford, Va
Lemuel L
Mary Thomas Fansler
Greyhound Corp
Richmond
Winchester Evening Star
Centenary United Church of Christ
George E. Hott
Horace A. Hott
Wilmington
Del
Edgar Fansler
Margate City
N. J
Arthur W. Fansler
Chicago
J. W. Epling
Roanoke
Jones Funeral Home
Frederick Groff
George H. Ritter
Shelton E. Price
Harry W. Copenhaver
W. F. Bennett
J. William Hollis
William E. Fauver
Mount Hebron
Berserk Gunman Not Violent, Wife Says
Joseph Davis 51, fired from Winchester plant, burst into a lunch room and wounded four before police killed him. He sought in a separate slaying, wife says he wasn’t violent, wife reflects on 23 years of marriage. Victims: Helen Koch, Jonathan Miller, Miriam Chernoff, Eunice Connor. Davis died in first volley. motive unclear. Also note Virginia highway fatality: 18 year old William Edward Alvis dies in Ashland car crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Western
Olin
Mathieson Chemical Corp
Rebecca Wilson
Wilson
Davis
Lover’s Lane
Miriam Chernoff
Eunice Connor
Davi
Associated Press
Ashland
Richmond
William Edward Alvis
Henrico County
Peaceful Reception To Marchers Pondered
Civil rights leaders debated the meaning of a peaceful reception after a March on open housing in Chicago. About 500 protesters marched in the Bogan area with 15 arrests and minimal injuries as 600 police guarded the route. a rear guard kept whites back while some stones were thrown. Across the nation, tensions flared with gunfire in Detroit and contempt hearings ordered in Mississippi. Senate leaders advanced a civil rights bill toward floor debate starting September 6 amid Southern resistance. in Louisiana, Negro and white Democrat candidates vied in school board races.
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Chicago
Bogan
Chicago Lawn
James Bevel
Martin Luther King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Jesse Jackson
King
Bevel
Albert Raby
Coordinating Council of Community Organizations
Oxford
Miss
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Grenada
Claude Clayton
Washington
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Louisiana
Two Bicycles Presumed Stolen Reported By Family
Two youths David and Jeffrey Dillard report their Chancellor bicycles stolen from the front porch on August 5. The wheels carried red paint and new tires while facing a prior flat tire incident. without serial numbers, tracing the bikes will be difficult per Sheriff Dehaven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Jeffrey Dillard
Wilson Blvd
Chancellor
Goodrich
Raymond Dillard
Robert L. Dehaven
Commission Weighs Milk Price Increases
The State Milk Commission weighed arguments on farm price hikes that would drive up bottle prices for Virginia housewives. Dairymen sought a 60-cent raise per hundredweight in Class I milk while distributors argued for retail price increases as well. E H Rucker warned his Richmond Dairy Co may move within current limits to lift retail prices regardless of the commission action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State Milk Commission
Virginia
Commission
E. H. Rucker
Richmond Dairy Co
Red China Easing Purge In Face of Defections
In AP copy from Tokyo the editorial in Peking's People Daily says the purge is an ideological struggle not to be solved by force. It urges moral persuasion and notes possible leniency as defections spread in Asia. Premier Chou En lai reportedly calls for a softer approach amid regional realignments.
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Tokyo
Asia
Peking People’s Daily
Peke Ing
Chou En Lai
Pekeing University
People’s Daily
North Korean
Communist Party
Peking
Driver Asleep Crashes Car Into Tree on Stewart Street
Lewis Greene Crater, 80, of Gore, retired teacher, was driving north on Stewart Street when he fell asleep at 2 15 p.m. The car left the road, crossed the sidewalk, and struck a tree owned by Dr A T Hawthorne. No injuries. vehicle damage about 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Greene Crater
Gore
S. Stewart St
Leicester St
Stewart St
A. T. Hawthorne
Child Paralyzed After Route 81 Crash Near Stephens City
An 11 year old girl Debbie Whitacre of Baltimore was paralyzed in a two car crash two miles south of Stephens City on Route 81. She suffered a cervical spine injury and was moved to Arlington County Hospital after treatment at Winchester Memorial Hospital. The Whitacres and five other relatives were taken to Winchester Hospital by rescue squads. no others were believed to be hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens City
Debbie Whitacre
Baltimore
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Arlington County Hospital
Winchester Hospital
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
State
Estes Whitacre
Weather shifts to showers and mild temps in Virginia
Increasing cloudiness tonight brings scattered showers late tonight with a low around 60 to 66. Sunday stays mostly cloudy with possible showers and a high in the mid 80s. Gentle north to northeast winds today. Monday remains mostly cloudy with another shower chance. Winchester notes include sunset 8 11 p.m. and moon phases.
August Rainfall Totals and Averages Over 53 Years
Rainfall data shows none in the past 24 hours ending 8:30 a.m. today. August to date is 1.33 inches, with 1966 year-to-date at 17.87 inches. Long term averages over 53 years include monthly values from January through August, with August average 3.77 inches and annual average 36.56 inches.
Local Group Cited For Fund Drive
The Northern Virginia Chapter of the Virginia Society for Crippled Children and Adults Inc received top per capita contributions in the Eastern Seal Drive of 1966. The local drive raised $9800.92, with executives praising campaign leaders including Dr. William Pifer and chairpersons Betty West Eleanor Mccartney and Nancy Bennett for their roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Virginia
The
Virginia Society For Crippled Children and Adults, Inc
W. Ramond Eanes
J. Douglas Butler
William Pifer
Betty West
Eleanor Mccartney
Nancy Bennett
Shifflett petition on trial errors denied by judge
Shifflett, serving 55 years for attempted murder of his wife and a shotgun killing in 1964, lost his post trial petition arguing ineffective counsel and denied transcripts. Judge Elliott Marshall rejected the claims after long summaries by counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David G. Simpson
Humes
Elliott Marshall
Shifflett
Peggy Miller Shifflett
Courtney Ashwood
Joseph W. White
White
Asst
W. Luke Witt
Soviet Ship Damaged in Haiphong May Have Been Hit by North Vietnamese
Moscow reports U S Ambassador Kohler told the Soviet Foreign Ministry that a Soviet ship damaged in Haiphong harbor may have been struck by North Vietnamese forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
U.S
Foy D. Kohler
Foreign Ministry
Haiphong Harbor
Beatle Fans Pack Chicago Audiences for Two Shows
Beatle fans in Chicago shrieked their undiminished devotion through two ear splitting concerts Friday. The crowd drowned out any suggestion of criticism for the English quartet.
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Chicago
Mrs Sirbaugh Joins State Christmas Seal Committee
Mrs Forrest E Sirbaugh of 1364 Miller Street has been appointed by Dr E S Ray president of the Virginia Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association to serve on the state's 1966 Christmas Seal Campaign Committee. She presided at a clinic for nine local County Christmas Seal chairmen in the Front Royal office of the Tuberculosis and Health Association of Northern Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest E. Sirbaugh
Miller St
E. S. Ray
Virginia Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association
State Association
Prison Riot In Massachusetts Inmates Seize Dispensary
Nine guards were knocked unconscious and John J. O’Connor 31 from Boston was stabbed as inmates took control of a prison dispensary 25 miles southwest of Boston. Officers treated injured guards at Norwood Hospital. none in serious condition. Deputy Superintendent Frederick Butterworth helped restore order after inmates overturned the room. State official John J. Conte arrived to review drug dispensing laxity. Superintendent Plamer C. Scafati noted possible barbiturates but most medicine was likely ordinary drugs. The 1804 Burr Hamilton duel and a prior 196? blackout incident were noted in context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. O’connor
Boston
Norwood Hospital
Frederick Butterworth
Vice
Dunne
John J. Conte
Plamer C. Scafati
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LBJ Ranch
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Helen Koch
Jonathan Miller
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New Moon
Episcopal Parish
Winchester Rotary Club
J.V Arthur, Inc
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I. Q. Answers
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Frances Perkins
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John Paul Jones
Republic
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Robert A. Crash
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