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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1967

Page

2

Obituaries in Winchester Star August 25 1967

Obituaries for Otho Vernon Hough 69 of Berryville Maurice Wyle Anderson 87 of Bunker Hill and Mrs France Kendall Lowther 74 of Winchester list their birthplaces families and burial plans. Hough died in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Anderson dies at Hillcrest Nursing Home with private funeral at Omps Funeral Home and burial at Rest Church Cemetery. Lowther dies in Winchester Memorial Hospital with funeral at Omps and burial Shenandoah Memorial Park. Public condolences and service details are provided by local funeral homes.

Otho Vernon Hough Berryville Winchester Memorial Hospital Mr. Hough Herod Mary E. Wilson Hough Josh Hough Maurice Wyle Anderson Bunker Hill W. Va Hillcrest Nursing Home Mr. Anderson Prospertown N.J Abram and Ida Anderson Best Methodist Church Martha Emma Anderson Abram M. Anderson Bradley Beach N. J H. L. Simpers theOmps Funeral Home Covell Rest Church American Cancer Society Winchester Memorial Hospital Chapel France Kendall Lowther E. Piccadilly St Lowther Winchester Phillip and Minnie Cook Chapman First Baptist Church Millard F. Lowther Texas Mary E. Rice Chatham, Va Marie Harmon Edith Miller Margaret Lee Barrell Fof Grace Kendall Lowther Sun Shenandoah Memorial Park

Round Hill Fire Company Barbeque Dinner Planned

The Round Hill Community Fire Company will host a chicken barbeque at the fire hall tomorrow at 5 p.m. Proceeds go to the building fund. The event is open to the public at the Round Hill Fire Hall on old Rt. 50 about three miles west of Winchester.

Round Hill Community Fire Company Gerald Hepner Fire Company Fire Company Building Fund Round Hill Old Rt. 50 Winchester

Clarke County Fair Resumes After Rain Delays

Clarke Fair continues after Thursday night downpour with events moved and consolidated. The 4-H Horse and Pony Show shifts to Sunday afternoon. Sales of livestock occur tonight at 6 30 under a tent if needed. Calf scramble and Greased Pig Contest follow. numerous first prize winners listed across crafts and livestock divisions.

Clarke County Fair FAA Hobby Colelection Elsie Canty Carol Saunders Industrieal Arts Richard Remsburg Ricky Childs Jackie Livengood Conenie Childs Libby Withers Juné Larrick

Fruit Growers Meet Tuesday in Virginia Apple Storage

Local fruit growers will hold an open discussion on processing apple prices Tuesday night at 8 at Virginia Apple Storage on Valley Pike. Ben R. Lacy, chairman of the advisory committee of the eight state American Agricultural Marketing Assn., will lead. Lacy represents Virginia on the advisory board. The meeting is open to all fruit growers.

Virginia Apple Storage, Inc Valley Pike Ben R. Lacy American Agricultural Marketing Assn Lacy State of Virginia

Stephens City Baptist Church Is Dedicated

Stephens City Baptist Church is constituted as a Baptist Church in ceremonies on August 18 with Rev. Lewis Dollar presiding. Rev. Robert Woodside delivers the evening sermon. other participants include Rev. Julian Orrell Rev. John Kinzie and W W Goforth. The mission began in April 1965 at V F W building then moved to Main Street. Services run weekly with Sunday School Worship Training Union and evening service and a midweek prayer meeting. The church joins Shenandoah Baptist Association the Association of Virginia Baptist and the Southern Baptist Convention.

Stephens City Julian Orrell The Shenandoah Assn General Board of Virginia Baptists John Kinzie Calvary Bapt. Church W. W. Goforth Calvary Baptist Church Rt. 277 Main Street

Curb Market Debuts at Kent and Boscawen Streets

The Farmer's Curb Market at Kent and Boscawen Streets will feature green beans bird egg beans Kentucky wonder beans lima beans potatoes tomatoes cucumbers squash baked goods and cut flowers tomorrow from 6 to 9 am.

Kent and Boscawen Sts Kentucky

Defection document from Viet Cong cited in Saigon report

A captured Viet Cong document released by the U S mission notes defections to the allied side and warns that defectors sometimes killed comrades before surrender. It reflects concern over allied propaganda and the Chieu Hoi program, with 20 800 Viet Cong adherents defecting so far this year.

Saigon Viet Cong U.S. 25Th Infantry Division U.S 1St Air Cavalry Division South Vietnam Phu My

Virginia to Distribute $9 Million Sales Tax to Localities

Virginia state comptroller says June sales tax collections will be allocated to localities. Local shares amount to 4.4 million from the one percent local option tax and 4.5 million from the two percent statewide tax, total nine million. The figure trails the December nine point five million and ties fiscal year projections. Governor Godwin notes the biennium ended with higher obligations than funds.

Richmond Virginia Office of State Comptroller Sidney C. Day Jr Day Godwin

Shenandoah Valley National Bank Declares Quarterly Dividend

The Shenandoah Valley National Bank board declares a regular quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share payable September 15 to shareholders of record September 8 on 32,250 shares. This brings total dividends for 1967 to $1.50 per share.

Shenandoah Valley National Bank

Ky Predicts Election Victory With Large Military Margin

Premier Nguyen Cao Ky said his military presidential ticket with Nguyen Van Thieu will win more votes than all civilian tickets combined. Speaking aboard a Mekong delta patrol boat, Ky addressed Hoa Hao supporters in An Giang Province and said he would be satisfied with 35 to 50 percent but expects more.

Hoa Hao Vietnam Nguyen Cao Ky Chie Nguyen van Thieu An Giang Mekong

Virginia Weekend Forecast Looks Warm With Showers

Variable cloudiness with a chance of showers tonight and Saturday. Highs near 80s to 85, lows mid 60s, winds light. Sunday partly cloudy and warm. Five day trend: near normal temps mid 80s days and mid 60s nights. Precipitation about an inch through Tuesday with showers or thunder showers.

Picnic for Frederick County Democrats Planned at Gainesboro Shelter

J Robert Russell chairman invites all district candidates for November elections to a Democratic picnic tomorrow at the Gainesboro Community Shelter. The program runs 4 to 6 p.m. with games entertainment and a covered dish supper at 6 p.m. rain or shine.

Frederick County Gainesboro J. Robert Russell Russell

Rainfall Totals and Averages Across Years

Rainfall data shows 24 hour total to 8:30 am today 1.94 inches with August to date 4.78 inches and 1967 year-to-date 23.83 inches. Five year Jan–Dec totals listed for 1962 through 1966 and monthly averages for 54 years are provided, including January 2.44 inches and December 2.30 inches.

Janudry

Record flood toll hits Northern Virginia with widespread damage

Heavy six day rainfall caused floods across Virginia. In Four Mile Run Alexandria 85 families evacuated as water rose to 17 feet. Arlandria shops and apartments suffered damage, power and phone cuts, gas mains shut off, and roads blocked requiring detours. Fairfax police called it the worst deluge in a dozen years.

U.S. 1 Stafford County Warrenton U.S. 29 Virginia 24 Bedford County Alexandria Arlandria Fairfax County Virginia

Wall Street Sees Fifth Straight Dow Decline Amid Uncertainties

The stock market fell for the fifth straight session with losses led by Boeing United Aircraft Du Pont IBM Xerox General Motors and United Air Lines. Analysts cited tax, labor, copper and Vietnam concerns while signs of 900 Dow level selling appeared and traders eyed 880 885 as support.

New York New York Stock Exchange Boeing United Aircraft du Pont IBM Xerox General Motors United Air Lines Standard Oil Indiana Consolidated Cigar Dow American Telephone Westinghouse Electric Goodyear Union Carbide Chrysler Vietnam

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