Obituaries, Mrs. Bertie Newlin and others
Obituary notices detail the death of Mrs. Bertie Virginia Newlin 78 at her daughter’s home in Clearspring Maryland with survivors including sons Marion and Garrett, funeral at Leaf Funeral Home Williamsport and burial Cedar Lawn Memorial Gardens Hagerstown. Also noted are verifications of Shirley Knight’s stage engagements in England and biographical notes on Charles Preston Litten a Cranford educator with funeral services in Martinsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertie Virginia Newlin
Laura Lowman
Main St
Clearspring, Md
Knight
England
New York
Shirley Knight
Miss Knight
Bristol
Old Vic
George Sklar
Mississippi
London
Ted Allan
Death of Mrs. Tapscott Fletcher at Pine Grove Clarke County
Mrs. Tlora Tapscott Fletcher 82 died at home in Pine Grove Clarke County on Saturday. Born October 26 1885 in Clarke County she was the widow of Arthur Mason Fletcher. Survived by sons Charles G Fletcher Beverley Fletcher William B Fletcher and sister Mrs Gertrude Tapscott. Services tomorrow at 2 p.m. at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville. burial Green Hill Cemetery Berryville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlora Tapscott Fletcher
Pine Grove
Clarke County
Mrs. Fletcher
Joseph Baker
Camanda Rosalie Alexander Tapscott
Arthur Mason Fletcher
Charles G. Fletcher
Bluemont
Beverley Fletcher
Middleburg
William B. Fletcher
Gertrude Tapscott
Washington
John H. Enders
Berryville
Julian Orrell
Green Hill Cemetery
Arab ministers pursue independent path to crisis solution
CAIRO AP The Arab foreign ministers at a pre summit meeting rejected the UN Security Council suggestion for settlement and said the crisis must be resolved by combined Arab effort free of outside influence. They urged maximum military preparedness and planned holiday air mail greetings for timely delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Israel
U.N. Security Council
Mohammed Ahmed Mahgoub
Sudan
Council
Nuclear Blast May Yield New Wealth From Earth
Scientists in Farmington New Mexico evaluate if the first industrial nuclear explosion creates an underground chamber to free natural gas. The Gasbuggy device detonated 42 40 feet below the crust, with no detectable radioactivity and drilling to begin. If feasible the project could double national gas reserves. Joint sponsors include the AEC El Paso Natural Gas and the U S Bureau of Mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmington
N.M
Robert H. Thalgott
Atomic Energy Commission
Harry Reynolds
Gasbuggy
AEC
Picture Cliffs
San Juan Basin
New Mexico
el Paso Natural Gas Co
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Washkansky Undergoes Third Cobalt Treatment
Cape Town AP reports Louis Washkansky the heart transplant patient received cobalt therapy for the third time since the Dec. 2 operation. Doctors note no signs of rejection or infection as he remains comfortable and grows progressively better, with Dr Christian Barnard leading the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
South Africa
Louis Washkansky
Washkansky
Groote Schuur Hospital
Washkan
Christian N. Barnard
Wall Street gains as investors cheer upbeat business news
The stock market posted a narrow early Monday gain with advancers outnumbering decliners about 150. Investors were buoyed by weekend business news including forecasts of 3.5 percent sales growth this quarter and 3 percent in early 1968, along with cautious inventory buildup plans. Gulf & Western, EG&G Howard Johnson, and High Voltage Engineering rose about a point. Bethlehem and Jones & Laughlin slipped. Opening blocks showed Benguet up 4 at 8 and Gillette up 4 at 60 on sizable volumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gulf & Western Industries
Eg&g Howard Johnson
Bethlehem
Jones & Laughlin
Homestake
Benguet
Gillette
Canton clashes amid anti Communist threats rise
An anti Communist Hong Kong newspaper reports supporters and opponents of Mad Tse-tung clashed in Canton last week using home made rifles and knives near the Canton trade fair site. The Wah Kiu Man Po cites unverified arrivals from Red China claiming thousands of deaths and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Mad Tse-tung
Canton
Red China
Weather Outlook for Virginia With Rain and Cooler Turn
Forecast calls for occasional rain tonight with lows around the mid 40s. Tuesday brings rain possible with highs in the 50s and a partly cloudy, cooler Wednesday. Winds northeast to east around 10 mph. Noon high 34, low 32. Year ago 65 and 38. Sunset 4 50, sunrise 1 23, moonset 3 15 a.m. Full Moon on December 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Rainfall Totals and Averages From Local Almanac
Rainfall data show 48 hour total to 8 30 a m today 1 27 and December total 2 88 with 1967 year to date 35 06. Five year Jan to Dec figures read 1962 39 73 1963 33 46 1964 31 63 1965 26 85 1966 33 32. Monthly averages for 54 years list Jan 2 44 Feb 2 10 Mar 3 07 Apr 3 26 May 3 64 Jun 3 76 Jul 3 72 Sep 2 80 Oct 3 10 Nov 2 54 Dec 2 30. The Jan to December average for 54 years is 36 50.
Potomac Dams Plan To Be Discussed By Waltonians
Edward W. Remington executive director of the Citizens Permanent Conference on the Potomac River Basin will discuss the proposed Potomac River Compact at the Izaak Walton League monthly meeting next Thursday. Dinner at Holiday Inn South starts 6:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Remington
Citizens Permanent Conference
Potomac River Basin
Izaak Walton League
Holiday Inn South
Campus groups plan $1.5 million Interfaith Center
Thirty two campus religious organizations at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor have joined in plans to establish a $1.5 million Interfaith Center on campus. The project aims to house diverse religious activities and foster ecumenical dialogue among students and faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecumenicity
Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Unclear Quiz Snippet Highlights Mixed Answers
Fragmented items list questions and answers including names places and terms such as Clermont Haiti Six True three minutes Hood small horse Red Stick Yes Southwestern tip and Brazil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Small Horse
Brazil
Also Mentioned on This Page
Winchester Evening Star
C. Preston Litten
Crawford
N.J
Manhattan VA Hospital
New York City
Mr. Litten
Handley High School
Charles Preston Litten
Baltimore
Joh Preston
Reva Rankin Litten
Augusta
W. Va
Cranford Baptist Church
U.S. Navy
Martinsburg
Leoceester College
University of Virginia
Rutgers University
Litten
Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity
American Personnel and Guidance Association
New Jersey Association of College Admission Counselors
Union County Personnel and Guidance Association
New Jersey and Cranford Education Association
Mary Bruce
Manning Litten
Clyde
Virginia) Allen
Tasm
Brown Funeral Home
Robert J. Romick
Cranford
Owen Stultz
Oakland
Pleasant View Memory Gardens
Reese
Eure
Wrar
Smalts Florists, Inc
Cmds Funeral Home
Loudoun Street
Bernard F. Groves
Boscawen St
John W. Rosenberger
Quarles School
Commerce St
U.S
Earth
Holiday Inn
Virginia
Nain
Keshan
Kirman
Ispahan
Sarouk
Bokhara
Afghan
Hamadan
Ardebil
Tabriz
Heriz
Borjaloo
Yezd
Belouchistan
Kurdi
Wall Street
Potomac
Waltonians
I, Q
Clermont
Haiti
True
Glidden
N. Cameron St
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