Obituaries from Winchester Evening Star December 6 1968
Obituaries list Anna Rachel Allen of 411 Courtfield Ave dies at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Services set at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Mount Hebron. Also mentions Lula E. Jones of Winchester and Ashby Francis Cain of Berryville. Notes Civil Rights era remark attributed to Floyd McKissick of CORE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Rachel Allen
Courtfield Ave
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Miss Allen
Johnstown
Slater W
Mary J. Allen
First Presbyterian Church
Women’s Civic League
A.A.U.W
Madison College
Columbia University
Baltimore
Famous
Norristown
Jones Funeral Home
James R. Jackson
Lula E. Jones
Winchester
Jones
Frederick County
Lewis B
Ellen Snapp Newlin
Howard R. Jones
Jones Cleaners
Braddock Street
Mount Hebron
William A. Lyons
Kurtz Eo
S. Loudoun
Ashby Francis Cain
N. Loudoun
John H. Enders
Berryville
M.C. Cook
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington
Floyd B. McKissick
CORE
Bond Says His Views On Viet Are Unchanged
JULIAn Bond says his views on Viet Nam are unchanged after the Supreme Court decision. The court ruled the Georgia House cannot bar Bond for SNCC statements, affirming his First Amendment right to free expression. Local legislators reacted with a mix of support and concern following the ruling.
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Bond
Atlanta, Ga
Julian Bond
Supreme Court
Georgia
House of Representatives
Atlanta
House
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
United States
Georgia House
SNCC
Exacly
Earl Warren
Jones Lane
Statesboro
James Floyd
Trion
George L. Smith
Swainsboro
U.S. Supreme Court
Argenbright Named Grand Feature Parade Director
Argenbright, prominent Winchester civic leader and former fire chief, is named Grand Feature Parade Director. He has served on the Lions Club board, the Winchester Retail Merchants Association, and led both festival parades. He and wife June Mason live in Weavilla with their three children. one son serves in the U S Navy aboard the Polaris submarine. Robert N. Taylor and James S. Roser are named assistant directors.
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Argenbright
Winchester
Rouss Volunteer Fire Co
Winchester Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Festival
Fere
Lions Club
Winchester Retail Merchants Association
Braddock Street Methodist Church
June Mason
Betty Boppe
Judith Anne Carper
Albert
U.S. Navy
Sam Houston
Wea Villa
Robert N. Taylor
James S. Roser
Three Taken To Hospital After Crash On Route 11
Three people were hospitalized at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a two car crash on Route 11 south in front of Ward Plaza at 5 30 p m. Gary Spitzer 20 of Berryville Ave Ray M Cougill 82 of Stephens City and his wife Sarah 81 were treated and released with contusions and abrasions. No other details were available.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
Gary Spitzer
Berryville Ave
Ray M. Cougill
Stephens City
Sarah
Ward Plaza
Groups Propose National Airport Close by 1970
Washington area citizens associations call for immediate shift of all jet flights from National Airport and its closure by 1970. They urge moving commercial aviation to Dulles International and Friendship airports, with a committee to protest noise and traffic hazards to Congress. National is about 2.5 miles from the White House. Dulles and Baltimore Friendship are 26 and 33 miles away.
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Washington
National
Dulles Inters National
Friendship
Congress
White House
Dulles
Chantilly
Baltimore
Valor of Corporal O'Maley in Saigon Battlefield Action
Corporal O Maley single handedly cleared an enemy emplacement and led a besieged squad to a helicopter evacuation. Despite three wounds and continued fire from the foe, he refused evacuation to cover his men as they boarded the helicopters, then allowed himself to be removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nades
O’maley
Quiz answers list from a local feature
The reader-provided answers include Amelia Earhart John Buyan Mexico Fresh Vermont Rome Italy Independence Mo and a note about a flaming sword and cherubim plus the term Mah Jong.
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Amelia Earhart
John Buyan
Mexico
Vermont
Rome
Italy
Independence
Actress Jayne Mansfield home with pneumonia
Thousand Oaks California AP reports actress Jayne Mansfield has developed viral pneumonia after spending ten days at Conejo Valley Community Hospital by her 6 year old son Zoltan Hargitay who suffered spinal meningitis following a lion attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thousand Oaks
Calif
Jayne Mansfield
Miss Mansfield
Zoltan Hargitay
Conejo Valley Community Hospital
Zoltan
Fire Damages Corbin Home on Dicks Hollow Road
Firefighters battled a morning blaze at Sylvester Corbin's residence on Dicks Hollow Road. The fire started near the living room ceiling around 4 10 a m and extended to the attic, causing heavy water damage and leaving the family uninsured. Round Hill Fire Company and Gore aided, with additional help at a second early morning fire on Slonaker Road where a bed burned in the basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester Corbin
Dicks Hollow Road
Raymond Slonaker
Nain
Corbin
Round Hill Fire Company
Gore
Round Hill
Gainesboro
Slonaker House
Weather today and outlook for Winchester skies
Mostly cloudy and warmer today with near 40. Wednesday: mostly cloudy with showers likely and high in the 50s. Thursday: partly cloudy and cooler. Winds today light and variable, then south 15 to 20 mph Wednesday. Sunset today 4 50 p m. moon rises 9 08 p m.
Rainfall Totals and Averages From Local Weather Office
Rainfall in the last 24 hours ending at 8 30 today shows no precipitation. December rainfall to date 1966 is 31 33 inches. Average monthly rainfall over 53 years lists January 2 42 February 2 18 March 3 10 April 3 14 June 3 79 July 3 83 August 3 77 October 3 11 November 3 55 December 2 31. The six year summary through November reports totals around 23 72 inches.
Wall Street Opens Higher Amid Mixed Early Trading
A brief stock market rise led by gains in coppers, airlines, drugs, rails, utilities, oils and electronics after six days of losses. Major movers included Polaroid and American Airlines up, while Eastman Kodak and General Motors fell. The Associated Press average for 60 stocks rose 0.4 to 291.2 as trading remained moderate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Polaroid
American Airlines
International Nickle
United Air Lines
Merc
Anaconda
Zenith
Boeing
United Aircraft
Eastman Kodak
General Motors
Chicago Pneumatic Tube
American Telephone
Chrysler
Associated Press
American Stock Exchange
Minutemen Carried Don’t Tread On Me Flag in 1775
The rattlesnake banner bearing Don’t Tread On Me was carried by Minutemen in 1775 signaling bold colonial stance and defiance against British rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minutemen
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Catherine Sherman
Carlisle
Melvin M. Racey
Woodstock
Myrtle Shillingburg
Toms Brook
Lucille Andrews
Manchester
Mildred Zorbaugh
Alice Einsig
York
Roy Whetzel
Chicago
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William Whetzel
John Whetzel
Dillsburg
Fairview
Harold Fuller
Stanley Stoneburner
Wilbur Gochenour
Ernest Copp
James Janney
Carl, Hollar
Orin French
Dellinger Funeral
Racey
Cain Service
Meal Jones Funeral Home, Inc
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Vice
Tee Oroee J
Detea
U.S. Weather Bureau
KKK
Pacific Coast
Maine
Louisiana
Rockies
Great Lakes
Midwest
Lovett’s Shoe and Dress Shoppe
Lovett’s Shoe Corporation
NSM
Morticians
ES Funeral Home, Inc
S.loudoun St
Winchester, Va
Mt. Falls
D. A. Sheetz
Melvin Himelright
Lebanon Church
Rt. 608
M. H. Moore
Armory
Rt. 50
Moore
Danny Lee Boone
Sunnysides
Charles Edward Goode
Route 5
Bim
Mah Jong
Hartford Insurance Group
Athur, Inc. Insurance
Boscawen St
Winchester Skies
Wall Street
Glaize & BB
N. Cameron St
C&s Bank
Pixies
Christmas Club
Christmas Club Center
Club
FDIC
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