Obituaries in Winchester News Honor Local Residents
Obituaries note the deaths of Emory E. Keyser Jr., Daisy O. Sullivan, infant Mark Andrew Russell, and Charles Homer Bridges. Keyser, 30, formerly of Winchester, died in Rockville Maryland. Sullivan, 70, of 18 East North Ave., died today. Russell, infant son of John C. and Frances Layton Russell Jr., died yesterday. Bridges, 69, of Stephenson, died Monday. Burial and funeral details given for all, with family and church affiliations listed.
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Daisy O. Sullivan
E. North Ave
Sullivan
Hampshire County
W.va
William
Mary Cline LaFollette
Joseph E. Sullivan
Winchester
O'Sullivan Rubber Corp
Jehodah Witness Church
Hugh Hodgson
Charles F. Swartz
C.W. Franks
Roy
Russell LaFollette
Jones Funeral Home
Shenandoah Memorial Park
Mark Andrew Russell
John C
Frances Layton Russell
John C. Russell
Frederick County
Earl Layton
Harriett Mills
Johnna Susan
John Mathew
Teresa Anne
Paul Earl
Robert ‘Jackson
Infant Mark Andrew Russell graveside service set
Funeral services announce infant Mark Andrew Russell with a graveside service on Thursday at 11:00 A.M. at Shenandoah Memorial Park. Ruth S. Smith and Elizabeth McCumbers Peters are listed for Thursday ceremonies at Jones Funeral Home with times 1:30 P.M. and 3:30 P.M. respectively.
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Mark Andrew Russell
Shenandoah Memorial Park
Daisy O. Sullivan
Peters Service A funeral for Elizabeth I M Peters
Funeral services for Elizabeth Irene McCumbers Peters age 56 of 686 N Louden Street are set for tomorrow at 3 30 PM at Jones Funeral Home with Dr E T Clark officiating. The death occurred yesterday.
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Elizabeth Irene McCumbers Peters
Loudoun St
Jones Funeral Home
E.T. Clark
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Foster Found Guilty Of Second Degree Murder
Paul Jacke son Foster was found guilty of second degree murder by a Ware ren County jury for the June 22 Bentonville shooting of Joseph R. Deaviers. Judge Elliott Marshall set September 2 for a motion hearing to set aside the verdict as contrary to law and evidence.
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Front Royal
Paul Jackeson Foster
Wareren
Foster
Joseph R. Deaviers
Bentonville
Elliott Marshall
Battle and Howell Vie for Virginia Governorship Runoff
Battle wins the July runoff in Virginia with 158,956 votes versus Howell's 154,617 in a six district spread. The outcome reshapes the Democratic coalition as Republicans eye Linwood Holton in November. The runoff triggers Virginia's new majority runoff law first used statewide.
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Linwood Holton
Battle J
Howell
Holton
Battle
Richmond
Nixon
Virginia
Godwin
Fred G. Pollard
Northern Virginia
Richmond Area
South Central
Norfolk
Newport News
Hampton
Howells
Twain
Miller
Francis Pickens Miller
Wall Street Mixed Early as Dow Dips and Advances Lead
Wall Street opened with mixed trading as the Dow Jones fell 0.99 to 832.70 while advances held a slim edge over declines. Notable blocks included Potomac Electric Power off 4, American Telephone down, Litton up, and International Paper down. Volume reached a high for the month as the market extended its rally before profit-taking cooled gains.
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New York
Potomac Electric Power
Chris-Craft Industries
American Telephone & Telegraph
Litton Industries
International Paper
Natomas
Sperry Rand
City Investing
American Bakeries Co
General Instrument
New York Stock Exchange
Voter Turnout Dips in Frederick Runoff for Democratic nominee
In Frederick County 2,035 of 10,000 registered voters voted in the Democratic governor runoff, a little over 20 percent. turnout improved from July 15, with 1,587 votes, across 21 precincts showing wide variation from under 20 percent to just over 30 percent.
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Frederick County
Canterbury
Middletown
Stephens City
Carpers Valley
Papers Mill
Neffstown
Kernstown
Ashton’s
Whitehall
Albin
Yeakleys
Greenwood
Russells
Carpers Vakley
Clearbrook
Battle
Howell
White Hall
Storm Ravages Virginia Areas Flooded After Camille Passes
Weather bureau reports Camille remnants move off coast by evening as Nelson Fluvanna Albemarle Amherst Louisa Rockbridge and Bedford counties suffer heavy rain. Clifton Forge sees 8 9 inches. rivers flood Charlottesville Waynesboro and Scottsville. roads blocked and rescues under way. Major highways U S 60 250 29 1 15 17 flooded with derailments and evacuations. Officials list historic hurricane deaths dating from 1935.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Camille
Nelson
Fluvanna
Albemarle
Amherst
Louisa
Rockbridge
Bedford
Clifton Forge
U.S. 60
Smith Creek
Douthat State Park
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
U.S. 29
Charlottesville
Albemarle County
Raymond Thacker
Scottsville
James River
Waynesboro
U.S
Augusta County
Buena Vista
Virginia 39
Rockbridge County
Nelson County
Lovingston
Nelson Counties
Lynchburg
Louisa County
U.S. 15
Zions Cross Roads
Virginia
Fredericksburg
U.S. 1
U.S 17
Ruth S. Smith 73 Dies. Rites Set at Mount Hellbrow
Ruth S. Smith age 73 of 503 National Ave died yesterday afternoon at 1:30 at Jones Funeral Home. The Rev William A Lyons will lead services with pallbearers Landon G Boyer J Ellwood Snyder Harold M Bageant Claude B Smalts Jr J Lloyd Martin and Basil F Cooper. Burial in Mount Hellbrow Cemetery.
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Ruth S. Smith
National Ave
Jones Funeral Home
William A. Lyons
Landon G. Boyer
J. Ellwood Snyder
Harold M. Bageant
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
J. Lloyd Martin
Basil F. Cooper
Mount Hellbrow Cemetery
Draco Among Earliest Lawmakers in Ancient Athens
An early figure in legal history, Draco, the Athenian, authored one of the first known codes of laws. His work established formal legal procedures and set harsh penalties, shaping Greek juridical tradition for generations.
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Draco
Answers L Duplex Bagdad The Pope Fe Aesop Ohio Alabama
A compact list presents ten items paired with short identifiers. The sequence includes places such as Ohio Alabama and Bagdad alongside names like Joseph Martin and institutions or titles including The Pope and Aesop.
Weather Forecast Virginia Clears For Five Day Outlook
The forecast shows fair cooler tonight with lows 55 to 64 and Thursday sunny with low humidity. Daytime highs reach the 70s to mid 80s with upper 70s in highlands, and a warm, fair Friday. Rain chances average half to one inch with localized heavier amounts, mainly Friday through next week, as the Five Day outlook indicates near normal temperatures. Sunset today is 8 02 p.m. Tonight First Quarter Moon sets at 11 30 p.m.
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Highlands
Rainfall Totals and Averages Across the Years
Rainfall data show 24 hour total to 8 30 am today 7 03 inches. August rain year to date 5 57 inches and 1969 year to date 25 39 inches. Average monthly rainfall over 56 years listed for each month. Five year January through December totals from 1964 to 1968 provided. Overall 56 year Jan December average is 36 43 inches.
London shops price in guineas fade from use
A note that many London shops still price wares in guineas though the gold coin once equal to one pound and one shilling ended minting in 1813 and has vanished from current circulation.
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London
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Winchester Evening Star
Emory E. Keyser, Jr
Rockville
Mr. Keyser
Emory E
Elsie Ely Keyser
Stephanie Veitel
Market Street
Ronald Keyser
Edward J. Taylor
Delbert Frye
George Dove, Jr
Donald Seabright
Robert Anderson
Vernon Clark, Jr
David Grim
Mount Hebron
Funeral Home
Joseph Sullivan
Russell Infant
Bridges Service
Charles Homer Bridges
Stephen‘son
Cyrus Strite
Wayne E. Crosen
Ralph E. Coates
Harry A. Boyles
Glenn A. Stultz
Lloyd A. Stotler
Tyree B. Strosnider
Elizabeth McCumbers
Mr. Charles Homer Bridges
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Comps Funeral Home
Loudoun Street
Ceu
Bernard Groves
Bernard F. Groves
Boscawen St
Battle, Miller
U. S
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Watkins M. Abbitt
Organized Labor
Henry’s
Wall Street
Frederick
United States
Florida
Long Island
New England
Hazel
Eastern Seaboard
Diane
Eastern
Seaboard
Audrey
Alabama
Texas
John W. Rosenberger
John W. Rosenberger and Co., Inc
Quarles School
Commerce St
L. Duplex
Bagdad
the Pope
Aesop
Ohio
Little Bo Peep
Joseph Martin
Hampshire
York
Jersey
Mexico
Winchester Skies
Solered
Merindice
Midwest
Pacific Northwest
Northeast
Glaize & Bro
N. Cameron St
H.L. Mills
Valley Ave
Quaker State
H. L. Mills Valley Avenue
Wereby
Miller’s Hardware
N. Loudoun St
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