Obituaries leave readers with notes of loss in Winchester
Obituaries record multiple local deaths and services. Margaret Bauserman Pfahl 54 of Arlington died at Circle Terrace Hospital Alexandria with services at Omps Funeral Home Winchester. Lillie Swisher 82 of Hardy County died in Winchester Memorial Hospital with service at Pine Grove United Methodist Church Capon Bridge. Woodrow W Slonaker 55 of Suitland Maryland died in Western Maryland State Hospital Hagerstown with graveside service Quaker Cemetery Capon Bridge. Burial and visitation details listed for each case.
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Margaret Bauserman Pfahl
Arlington Blvd
Arlington
Circle Terrace Hospital
Alexandria
Omps
Winchester
George H. Stein, Jr
Pfahl
Shenandoah County
Charles
Martha A. Clem Bauserman
Department of the Interior
Centenary-Reformed United Church of Christ
William H. Pfahl II
Arleington
Ralph Bauserman
Stephens City
Mount Hebron
Lillie Swisher
Sperry’s Run
Hardy County
W. Va
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Silver Spring
Amy Roomsburg
York
Della Teets
Winnie Hines
Martinsburg
Pine Grove United Methodist Church
Luther Smith
Robert Nair
Raymond Campbell
Walter Litman
Cleo J. Loy
Arthur Halterman, Jr
Roy Miller
Barnes Bowman
Howard Wilson
Giffin Funeral Home
Capon Bridge
Woodrow W. Slonaker
Cpl Charles Elliott Jr Killed in Vietnam
Mrs. George Dove of S Stewart Street received word that her nephew Cpl Charles H Elliott Jr was killed in Vietnam last Wednesday. He served with the U S Army Engineers and had just returned from Hawaii with his wife for R and R. He was killed by mortar in Saigon.
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George Dove
S. Stewart St
Charles H. Elliott, Jr
Vietnam
Charles Elliott
Alexandria
Elliott
Winchester
Dove
Virginia Starkey
Cpl
Hawaii
U.S. Army Engineers
Saigon
No Change In Beckys Condition
Doctors said Becky Godwin remained in critical condition with no significant 24 hour change after a lightning strike on Sunday. The 14 year old adopted daughter of Governor Mills E. Godwin Jr. has been in the intensive care unit at General Hospital of Virginia Beach since her arrival Sunday afternoon.
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Virginia Beach
Becky Godwin
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Richmond
Becky
Robert J. Robertson Jr
General Hospital of
Width and Depth of the Grand Canyon Described
The Grand Canyon of the Colorado stands about 6,000 feet deep and just under five miles wide from rim to rim, highlighting its vast scale and dramatic canyon walls.
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Grand Canyon
The
Colorado
Humphrey Nears Nomination Victory as Convention Wears On
At the Chicago convention amid protests and tense votes, Humphrey builds a southern base and gains support from key governors and delegates. Draft talk and possible Kennedy collaboration swirl as McCarthy and McGovern confront a deadline for the nomination.
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Nia
Humphrey
McGovern
Abraham Ribicoff
Connecticut
Kennedy
Gerald Doherty
Boston
Senate
Doherty
Minnesota
Missouri
McCarthy, Hughes
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Maine
France
Sargent Shriver
Stephen Smith
McCarthy
Delegates Split Over Peace Plank At McGovern Convention
Rep. Wright backs the majority view urging a halt to bombing should North Vietnam show reciprocity. He cited Lyndon Johnson and urged support for an unconditional ceasefire. McGovern was to address Virginia delegates as Humphrey sought a midday hearing.
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McCarthy
Kennedy
Humphrey
California Assembly
Jesse M. Unruh
McGovern
Unruh
California
Johnson
Platform Committee
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
South Vietnam
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Albert
Daley
Frank Mankiewicz
Robert F. Kennedy
National Guard
New York
Ohio
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
Joseph S. Clark
Pennsylva
Jim Wright
Texas
Newman
Wright
Lyndon B. Johnson
Shenandoah County fair sets Tuesday attendance record
A crowd of 1480 filled the Shenandoah County Fair last night, the highest Tuesday attendance since 1963, with the FFA Tractor Driving Contest as the main feature. Charles Hodson and Charles Good tied for first in the event, followed by competitors Hockman Helsley Will Brill.
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Woodstock
Shenandoah County Fair
James Clower
The
Fair Association
FFA
Charles Hodson
Strasburg High School
Charles Good
Stonewall Jackson School
Roger Hockman
Strasburg High
Bobby Helsley
Central
Ronnie Will
Stonewall Jackson
Danny Brill
Five Day Weather Outlook for Virginia and Rainfall Totals
The Virginia forecast is clear tonight with lows 50 to 55 and Thursday high 75 to 79. Friday will be fair and warmer with a five day outlook showing daytime highs 75 to 80 and nightly lows 50 to 60, with little rainfall expected. Rainfall totals to date are listed, with August and five year trends shown.
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Virginia
Questioned pair list about places and names
A compact list presents items including Switzerland and Independence Hall, with names Pierre and Marie Curie and author Lloyd C. Douglas. Yes and No answers accompany several items, while several locations such as Sherwood Forest and Toward the right appear in the sequence.
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Independence Hall
Sherwood Forest
Lloyd C, Douglas
LBJ Closer to Humphy Endorsement
President Johnson hints at a preference for Hubert H. Humphrey as the Democratic nominee while maintaining a hands off stance toward the Democratic National Convention. He voiced hope that views of the candidates converge before the November vote and noted Vietnam and foreign policy as central concerns.
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Austin
Tex
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Vietnam
Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
George McGovern
Richard M. Nixon
McCarthy
McGovern
Chicago
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Winchester Evening Star
Ptahl Service
Mrs
Didi Swisher
Cpl. Elliott
Imcl Funeral Homme
Omps Funeral Home
Loudoun Street
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Bernard Groves
Yale
Bernard F. Groves Onume
Boscawen St
Johns-Manville
Zerolite
John W. Rosenberger
Quarles School
Commerce St
U.S. Weather Bureau
ESSA
Florida
Montana
Wyoming
New Mexico
Pacific Northwest
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Humphrey Nears Goal
Bulletin
Che Ago
Lester Maddox
Georgia
Maddox
George C. Wallace
Credentials
Alabama
North Carolina
Dixie
John B. Connally
Buford Ellington
Tennessee
Robert McNair
South Carolina
Illinois
Godwin
Front Royal
Warren County Public Schools
Warren County Intermediate School
E. Wilson Morrison
Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital
E. Walte
Rice
Jesse Chlore
Liburn Talley
Front Royal Botanical Gardens
David Richards
England
Mary I
Abraham Lincoln
al Ug. F
PiXies
Wohl
Jak
U. S
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
I, Q
Switzerland
Pierre and Marie Curie
LBJ
Lady Bird
Luci Nugent
Patrick Nugent
Nugent
Lynda Robb
Sakrete
Sflaizer& Bro
N. Cameron St
Discount City RT
North
W.va
Nichols
Prince
Princess
AWP
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