Seldon dies after illness in Winchester Memorial Hospital
Melvin L. Seldon 56 of 2023 Valley Ave died this morning in Winchester Memorial Hospital after a year of failing health He was born August 28 1909 in High View West Virginia son of the late Fred and Dora Gill Seldon He is survived by his wife Edith Johnson one son Donald D Seldon Winchester two grandchildren three brothers Ellery Lewhen West Virginia Marvin Dover Delaware Kenneth Yellow Springs West Virginia and one sister Vivian Swisher Winchester He was a Timber Ridge Congregational Church member Handley Council United Commercial Travelers and formerly vice president of Winchester Milling Corp manager of Herbert Bryant Inc and with Youngs Vitamin and Mineral Co for three years Funeral services Monday 2 30 p m at Timber Ridge Church Rev J A Fogleman and Mark Andes in charge Burial at church cemetery Body to be taken from Giffin Funeral Home Capon Bridge one hour before services.
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Melvin L. Seldon
Valley Ave
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mr. Seldon
High ‘View
W.va
Fred
Dora
Gill Seldon
Edith Johnson
Donald D. Seldon
S of
Winchester
Ellery
Lewhen
Winchester Milling Corp
Herbert Bryant, Inc
Young’s
Vitamin Land Mineral Co
Timber Ridge
J. A. Fogleman
Mark Andes
Giffin
Capon ‘Bridge
Mrs. Anna Myers 50 Dies. Service Set at Jones Funeral Home
Mrs. Anna Katherine Myers 50 of Rt 1 Shenandoah County born Aug 23 1914 in Shenandoah County. survived by husband Harry G Myers daughter in Winchester and several relatives. Funeral Monday 3:30 PM Jones Funeral Home Mt Jackson with Rev J Floyd Wine and Rev Ronald S Clark. burial Shenandoah Memorial Park.
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Anna Katherine Myers
Rt. 1
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Myers
Shenandoah County
Roy Lindamood
Ruth Wade Lindamood
Harry G. Myers
Stephens City
Pleasant View Church of Brethren
Mt. Jackson
Montague Avenue
The
Eagles Club
William Locke
Winchester
Louise Bean
Jones Funeral Home
J. Floyd Wine
Ronald S. Clark
Shenandoah Memorial Park
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Weather Bureau to be Established on July 1
A notice states the U S Weather Bureau will be established on July 1. The announcement outlines the creation of a federal weather service and its anticipated duties for national forecast and climate data.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Senate probes study FBI files on German beauty
Senate Rules Committee investigators study FBI files on Ellen Rometsch as the Bobby Baker inquiry pauses. Baker invoked the Fifth Amendment amid questions of influence peddling and alleged ties to the East German government while Aguirre describes parties in New Orleans with Rometsch, Baker, and secretary Tyler.
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Washington
Senate
FBI
Bobby Baker
Sente Rules Committee
Baker
Ellen Rometsch
Lennox P. McLendon
Rometsch
Aguirre
Meridian group arraigned in federal case tied to civil rights workers
Miss Carter presided as 18 defendants faced arraignment at the federal courthouse in downtown Meridian with bonds set at 5000 dollars each. Attorney Herman Alford requested a preliminary hearing for all defendants, and the judge scheduled it for 10 am Thursday. The sheriff Rainey and Price declined to comment on potential murder charges or intimidation claims concerning the civil rights workers.
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Miss Carter
Herman Alford
Federal
Meridian
Carter
Rainey
FBI
Mariner 4 to receive midcourse nudge toward Mars
Pasadena scientists plan a 20 second rocket burn to adjust Mariner 4’s course. The maneuver aims for an 8,600 mile flyby of Mars on July 14 to secure best photographic data. Canopus tracking was regained after a wobble and a 24 hour delay.
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Pasadena
Calif
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mariner
Mars
Canopus
Woomera
Australia
Arms for Rebels Appear in Sudan
Sudanese airport officials acknowledge planeloads of weapons pass through Khartoum en route to an airport near the Congo border. Officials say at least a dozen shipments since Wednesday appear destined for Christophe Gbenye's Peking backed rebel forces, with arms likely moving from Khartoum to Juba as Sudan becomes a key rebel supply base.
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Khartoum
Sudan
Congo
Christophe Gbenye
Peking
Josse Tshombe
United Arab Republic
Ghana
Juba
Equatorial
Legislature Approves Tuition Grant Reform and Election Shifts
The legislature backed a package of eight bills to purge racial taint from the tuition grant program and shifted eight House and three Senate seats from rural areas to urban North and Tidewater. An emergency clause was dropped after a preliminary vote count showed doubt. The bills take effect 90 days after the constructive session on Dec 12 when officers sign them. Attorney General sought the emergency clause to defend the program in a Dec 12 court challenge. Harrison urged lawmakers to reconcile constituent interests while addressing court objections to current apportionment.
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House
Senate
Tidewater
Harrison
Valley awards honor in county agriculture meeting
John Wolfe introduced the speaker at the Frederick County extension event praising pasture and fruit growers. Fred Stine won the county pasture trophy with other local winners listed across multiple districts and contests including ensilage and apple production prizes.
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Shenandoah Valley
Mast
Forestlands
John Wolfe
Frederick County
Frederick County Extension Pasture and
Fred Stine
John W., Smith
Barton Woodside
Kenneth and
Roy McDonald
Marie C. Bowman
Maurice Keeler
Albert Messick
Henry Davis
Carl Gerken
Edward M. Luby
Commercial and Savings Bank
Ralph Coates
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Harry E. Ridgeway
Farmers and Merchant National Bank
Pope Urges Aid as Indian Visit Highlights Famine
Italian senator proposes diverting one percent of defense spending about 21 million dollars to a world anti poverty fund. The Pope in Bombay visits Basilica of Mount Mary and St. Peter's Church and meets over 925 bishops from India during the 8th International Eucharistic Congress.
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Italy
India
Bombay
Basilica of Mount Mary
St. Peter’s Church
Goldwater views dominate GOP conference clash on unity
Governors confronted a hard fact that Goldwater commands a majority on the national committee. Fannin said only the national committee could decide on Burch, with a Jan 22-23 Chicago meeting to address the issue. Gov elect Volpe told governors unity won’t come from recriminations or such clashes.
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Goldwater
Fannin
Burch
National Committee
Chicago
John’ A. Volpe
Massachusetts
Weather Outlook Shows Cool Weekend and Next Week
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy and cool conditions tonight with a low in the 30s. Sunday brings variable clouds and cooler temperatures, followed by fair and continued cool weather on Monday with highs near 45 and lows around 38.
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Winchester
Rainfall Figures For December and Historical Averages
The report covers rainfall in the last 24 hours ending 8:30 a.m. on December 20, 1964 with year to date 1.02 and total rainfall to date 30.28. It also lists 51 year averages 36.85 and monthly averages for January to December, including 2.38, 3.31, 3.77, 3.88, 3.88, 2.81, 2.67, 3.13, 2.60, 3.39 respectively.
Mississippi FBI arrests target Klan plotters in city and coast
The FBI rounded up Sheriff Rainey, Deputy Price, and 16 others in Mississippi and nearby states on civil rights violations connected to a Ku Klux Klan plot. Dozens were arraigned at Meridian and Gulfport with bonds set, while Rev. Edgar Ray Killen and others faced related charges.
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Paul B. Johnson
Rainey
Price
Otha Neal Burkes
Edgar Ray Killen
FBI
Gulfport
Mississippi Coast
Shreveport
Tommy A. Horne
Meridian
Bonita
Horne
James E. Jordan
Miss
Billy Wayne Posey
Philadelphia
Jerry McGrew Sharpe
Jimmy Lee Townsend
Burkes
Bernard L. Akin
Meridia
Olen L. Burrage
James T. Harris
Frank J. Herndon
Rev. Killen
Sheriff Rainey
Herman Tucker
Oliver R. Warner Jr
Bernard Akin
Harris
Herndon
Jordan
Warner
Parade back on in Front Royal for three day Christmas Festival
A rain postponement moves tonight’s Front Royal Christmas parade to start at 6 p.m. as part of a three day festival with a Maine Street block off. Merchants join a sales campaign during the observance.
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Front Royal
Maine St
Jury Upholds Landowner Competence in Sale Bet
A Frederick County Circuit Court jury ruled that 77 year old Middletown resident Harry Orndorff was mentally competent when he signed a contract selling 22 acres along Rt. 277 to James Kenneth McDonald for $300 an acre. The case involved prior leasing to George Cornwell and was represented by J Randolph Larrick for the buyer.
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Frederick County
Middletown
Harry Orndorff
James Kenneth McDonald
Rt. 277
Mr. Orndorff
Orndorff
Winchester Rt. 2
George Cornwell
J. Randolph Larrick
McDonald
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Russell Herrel
Green mi
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A. J. Moreau, Jr
Marion Cooper
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Charles R. Loy
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Hunter McFarland
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Eleanor Ahmad
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Aberdeen
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Monaca
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Camp In
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Charleston
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Ns City
William R. Withers
Louis Telzl
Garland Strickler
Thomas Ewing
Raymond Haussenfluck
Harry Warren
Jean Combs
Greenhill Cemetery
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G. Raymond Womeldorf
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