Obituaries in Winchester Star August 28 1964
Obituaries list Russell Matthew Bly Sr 69 of Maurertown with service at Mount Hebron Evangelical United Brethren Church and burial near Strasburg. Other notices include infant Charles Jobe of 720 National Ave and Courtney Loring Ashwood of N Kent St fatally shot, with funeral details and family relations.
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Russell Matthew Bly
Maurertown
Mr. Bly
Strasburg
Ananias
Kathryn Beeler Bly
Eva Ella Jenkins
Mollier
Toms Brook
Treva Copp
Adelaid Coffelt
Boyce
Beverly B
Everett
Copp
Joe
Cyril
Granville Bly
Roy
Lester Neff
David Frye
Saumsville
Charles T. Jobe
Charles S
Mary A.hott Jobe
National Ave
Virginia Beach
Winchester
Winchester shooting leaves two injured and one dead
Mrs Peggy Jane Shifflett of Winchester remains in critical condition at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a shooting Wednesday night. Courtney Loring Ashwood, a Winchester painter, was fatally wounded. Emory Lee Shifflett, estranged husband, is jailed in Winchester Frederick County with bond set at $25000 on related charges.
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Peggy Jane Miller Shifflett
Winchester
Shifflett
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Courtney Loring Ashwood
Emory Lee Shifflett
Winchester- Frederick County
Crash Sends One to Hospital Near Horseshoe Curve
Star staff writer Jack H Cummins Jr 28 of 311 N Brad dock St received a head cut in a two car collision just east of Horseshoe Curve on the Blue Ridge Mountain yesterday around 4 pm. His vehicle rear ended a car driven by Charles Dawson of Bluemont per State Trooper J W Detrick.
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Star
Jack H. Cummins, Jr
N. Braddock St
Horseshoe Curve
Blue Ridge Mountain
Charles Dawson
Bluemont
J. W. Detrick
Aftermath of Cleo Winds Ravage Haiti and Florida
Cleo struck Haiti killing 80 in Les Cayes and 44 more in rural areas for a total 124 deaths. Earlier it killed 14 in Guadeloupe. In Metropolitan Miami 80 percent power failure affected 61 600 phones out of service and 12 000 homes damaged. Florida citrus belt hit with 50 to 75 percent crop blown off. Fort Lauderdale Fort Pierce Vero Beach and West Palm Beach report widespread damage and outages with fires flooded roads and unroofed homes.
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Vero Beach
Goldwater Headquarters Opens In Winchester
The Winchester Frederick County Republican Committee announces a Goldwater headquarters at 15 E Piccadilly St under chair Gordon Harmon. Volunteers staff the office six days a week from 10 a m to 4 p m and offer bumper stickers buttons and literature.
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Winchester - Frederick County
Republican Committee
Goldwater
E. Piccadilly St
Gordon Harmon
Bachelor President Cleve land marries during first term
The last president to enter the White House unmarried was Grover Cleveland. He wed during his first term in 1886, making history with his marriage while in office.
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White House
Grover Cleveland
Howard Hearing Postponed in Knife Slayings Case
In Leesburg a Loudoun County Court judge postponed indefinitely the preliminary hearing for Otha T. Howard, 35, on a murder charge in the February 1963 knife slaying of J. Churchill Newcomb, plus related deaths of two women in Frederick County. The delay came at the request of both sides and a trial is set for November 24 in Winchester.
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Loudoun
Otha T .Howard
Kenneth Rollins
County Commonwealth
Rollins
Howard
King George County
J. Churchill Newcomb
Newcomb
Milk price schedule raises retail and wholesale by small amounts
The dairy commission raised minimum prices for milk by three cents to 33 cents retail and 31 cents wholesale, with a 25 cent gain to farmers bringing Class I price to 6.35 per 100 pounds. The commission also boosted cream and related dairy items, including buttermilk and fortified homogenized milk, while noting price freedom within new minimum and maximum ranges.
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Gracie Allen Career Highlights and Marriage to George Burns
Gracie Allen born Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen in San Francisco showed early stage talent with sisters before partnering with George Burns. After a vaudeville start in New Jersey they married in Cleveland on January 26 and led a rise to national fame on stage radio and TV.
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Johnson faces civil rights backlash and GOP backlash mix
President Johnson held an impromptu news conference noting a civil rights backlash among Democrats and a stronger backlash against Republicans from liberals and independents. He cited polls showing 0 to 15 percent of Democrats may vote Republican in November, then joined supporters celebrating his 56th birthday with a cake and fireworks before resuming political duties.
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Texas
Five day forecast shaded by Hurricane Cleo
Mostly cloudy tonight and Saturday with showers possible Saturday afternoon or night. High Saturday 78 to 84. Outlook Sunday showers and milder. Rainfall totals for today and month shown with long term climate figures included.
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Cleo
Norse Custom Gives Name Honeymoon Origin
The wedding trip was named honeymoon from Norse custom. Each day for a month after the wedding the couple drank mead brewed from honey to bring luck and health.
First Jonathan apples ready for market in Frederick County
The Apple Maturity Committee of the Frederick County Fruit Growers Association recommends first Jonathan apples be ready for market Sept 8 to 10 with Red Delicious on early blocks the week of Sept 14 and general picking the week of Sept 21. Estimated crop matches last year at about 3 1/2 million bushels. A balloon gondola flight in 1935 yielded data on cosmic radiation bursts.
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Jonathan
Frederick County Fruit Growers Association
Charles Toan
The
Fruit Growers Association
Frederick County
Army Air Corps
A.W. Stevens
C.A. Anderson
Lincoln-era quiz packet answers
A concise list of historical items including Abraham Lincoln as quiz author, Carson City location, India and Mainland China as regions, a cloak like garment, the number forty, about three fourths as a fraction, U.S. Senator as a title, New Hampshire as a state, and Prince Albert as a proper noun referenced in the trivia set.
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China
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