Obituaries from Chester Evening Star 1965
Multiple notices list deaths and funeral plans in the area. Grover Cleveland Orndorft of Brucetown dies at 81 with service at Jones Funeral Home and burial at Grace Fellowship Cemetery. Margretta William Robinson of Harrisburg to be buried at Millwood Little Church with sisters and brothers named. A White Post birth death funeral for the Foster Jr. child, and other local survivors noted with pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Rein
Meter Jack
Solan Dane Brim
Bartonsville
Charles J. Borum
Strasburg
Fairell
Steeo Tingdale
al Io Oak
Meter Hack
City
Kurtz
South
Loudoun St
Samuel Herbert
Farrell Stewart
Grover Cleveland Orndorft
Brucetown
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Jones Funeral Home
Craig
Winston McKay
Randolph Burch
Patrick
Gratchen DeHaven
James Sarver
William Carter
Grace Fellowship Cemetery
Prey
Lester
Shirley Anderson Foster, Jr
White Post
Macedonia Cemetery
Ronald S. Clark
Margretta William Robinson
Harrisburg
Little Church
Millwood
John Hale
Page Johnson
Boyce
Alice Berry
Brooklyn
N.Y
Isham Williams
Paeonian Springs
Moses Williams
Berryville
John Williams
Pittsburgh
Violet Bannister
Clarence Johnson
John Roberts
George Monroe
Allen Williams
Dulany Mosse
Sam Johnson
Eighteen Christmas Helpers Sworn In At Local Post Office
The last five extras were sworn in this morning by Postmaster Wilbur R. Johnston completing the 18 required for the Christmas mail rush. All hires take a five point oath covering loyalty, anti subversion, non procurement by bribe, and US citizenship. Mail deliveries will be once daily during Christmas with hours 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily through Saturday. post office closes Christmas Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur R. Johnston
United States
United Mail
Workers vote against union at Space Conditioning plant
Employees at the Space Conditioning plant in Harrisonburg rejected union representation in a runoff by 196 to 179 against the Boilermakers. The Boilermakers, who led the November 19 election, expressed surprise and were unable to explain the result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg leader elected president of chamber
George A. Heitz of Harrisonburg was elected president of the Harrison Rockingham Chamber of Commerce at the organizational meeting of the board of directors on Tuesday. He succeeds Hugh R. Gantt on January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
George A. Heitz
Harrison- Rockingham Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Hugh R.gantt
Local Man Sentenced in Shop Lifting Case
Herbert Lee Campbell, 53, of 617 Highland Ave, was sentenced by Judge John W. Rice to 30 days in jail for shop lifting. Lewis Allen Washington, 26, of 418 N Kent St, received a suspended 30 day sentence for assault and battery. Other convictions and fines include Harold S Sunnyside Station 16.75. Thomas B Haines Rt 4 speeding 31.75. Ray Wesley Peer Jacksonville Fla speeding 26.75. Roger Lee Welsh Berryville speeding 26.15. Osborne Wyndham Miller Mt Falls Rd speeding 21.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Rice
Herbert Lee Campbell
Highland Ave
Lewis Allen Washington
N. Kent St
Harold
Sunnyside
Thomas B. Haines
Rt. 4
Ray Wesley Peer
Jacksonville
Fla
Roger Lee Welsh
Berryville
Osborne Wyndham Miller
Mt. Falls Rd
Berryville Route 7 Bypass Plans Stir Local Debate
The 17.3 mile project proposes a northern by pass with four new lanes and medians costing 9.36 million dollars. Berryville officials and residents urge rerouting to avoid limiting town growth and affecting Fair and Horse Show Grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 7
Berryville
Highway Commission
Town
Robert Barton
Round Hill
Barton
Highway Dept
J.F. Edwards
Audley Farm
State Commission
Humane Society Chapter Planned In Clarke County
About 35 people met in Boyce to discuss forming a Clarke County chapter of the Humane Society of the United States. They urged residents to watch for unmarked trucks and report suspicious activity as part of a effort to curb dognapping and protect pets from use in laboratories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humane Society
Clarke County
Boyce
The
Humane Society of the
United States
Society
Warren
Clarke Counties
HSUS
Winchester School of Practical Nursing caps class of 15
Fifteen students were capped in a Handley High School auditorium ceremony. Director diPrisco presented diplomas to Miss Mary Jane McCone and the listed graduates. Speakers included George Burton and hospital officials. a reception followed. Applicants must be 17 to 50 with at least a 10th grade education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester School of Practical Nursing
Handley High School
Hathaway diPrisco
Mary Jane McCone
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Kay Ashby
Bette Braithwaite
Sue Carder
Gloria Collins
Emily Comer
Wilda Hershman
Anita Jenkins
Patricia Kerlin
Kathryn Koerner
George Burton
Clarke County
Robert Ayler
Frederick County
Melton Wright
Jacob Johnson
Winter Schools
Carl Napps
Norton
Warren County
Burton
Clarke, Frederick
Warren Counties
Winchester
diPrisco
Protesters challenge highway expansion near Berryville
Property owners and business representatives spoke against an east Berryville highway expansion. John Slater of the Triple J and Richard Chapman of Clarke County Motor Co registered objections, with Berryville residents Mrs. Kenneth Levi and Milton Ritzenberger voicing concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perties
John Slater
Triple J
Richard Chapman
Clarke County Motor Co
Berryville
Kenneth Levi
Milton Ritzenberger
North Hill
Weather today and ahead in Winchester skies
Forecast calls for considerable cloudiness tonight and Friday with a low around 30 to 34 and highs in the 40s. Friday remains cool with Saturday mostly cloudy and little temperature change. Sunset today at 4 51 p m sunrise tomorrow 7 27 a m moonrise 1 59 a m new moon December 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Space Talk reveals Gemini 6 and 7 crew banter
The transcript shows Gemini 6 and 7 crews joking about their spacecrafts during a mid Atlantic tracking run. Schirra teases about debris and fiberglass lengths near the separation plane while Borman laughs and vows to photograph the suspect tubing. The Rose Knot relay ends with a lighthearted babysitting quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gemini 6
Schirra
Res
Borman
Frank
Gemini 7
Atlantic Ocean
Brazil
Rainfall Totals and Averages for December 1965
Rainfall in the past 24 hours ended 8:30 a.m. today was none. December rainfall to date for Alabama is 26.71 inches. The 52 year average is 36.75 inches. Monthly averages by year show January 40 inches, February 2.16, March 3.07, April 3.14, May 3.72, June 3.83, July 3.86, August 3.78, September 2.70, October 3.13, November 2.58, December 2.40.
Gemini 6 Endures 14 Days Aboard Space Flight
Gemini 6 and 7 reportedly concluded a 14 day space mission as they return toward Earth. Schirra previously missed target in 1962 and lands at 10 29 a m near Bermuda. Borman Lovell attempted to photograph retrorocket fire but limited by rocket trouble. Heat shield temperatures reportedly reached around 3000 degrees during final re entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schirra
Cest
Bermuda
Borman
Lovell
Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital Nearly Breaks Even in 1965
Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital reports fiscal year ended Sept. 30 1965 with receipts totaling 560166.61 dollars and expenses of 560480.45 dollars despite rising costs as treasurer C P Sollenberger notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital
C. P. Sollenberger
Local Industry Move Hindered by Housing Shortage
Vic Pringle general manager of Rockingham Poultry Marketing Cooperative in Broadway urged Harrisonburg city and Rockingham County officials not to attract new industry. He cited labor scarcity and the lack of low cost housing for workers relocating to fill vacancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Rockingham County
Vic Pringle
Rockingham Poultry Marketing Cooperative
Broadway
Wall Street rises as market nears record highs
AP reports early gains across steels aerospace and airlines as investors push toward the November highs. Dow Jones participants include U S Steel Jones & Laughlin Bethlehem Republic Douglas IBM Pan Am GM and Du Pont with mixed moves and rumors of mergers denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Steels
Ome
U.S. Steel
Jones & Laugh
Bethlehem
Republic
Douglas Aircraft
Italy
Douglas
Pan American World Aireways
IBM
Companias
CBS
New York Central
Chesapeake & Ohio
Anaconda
General Motors
du Pont
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Orndorft Service
M.W. Robinson
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
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Loudoun Street
Chamber President
ITMO
U.S. Weather Bureau
Plurrie
Rockies
Plains
Lakes
New England
Gulf Coast
Carolinas
Ohio Valley
Mississippi Valley
Blue Ridge
Loudoun County
J. T. Warren
R. W. Smethie
A. R. Cline
M.E. Bayliss
R.C. King
Berryville By-Pass
Ralph B. Snapp
Snapp
Walnut, Treadwell
Academy Sts
Canter
Elbert Magruder
Raritan Club
Raritan Horseshow
Clifton Price
John J.carr
Bertha Friant
Yeatts
Marshall Klingensmith
Donald Hunter
Robert Collis
Robert Osth
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Federal Depos
Frank J. McMahon
the Humane Society
Garland Lloyd
Lloyd
McMahon
the Society
Nancy Carper
Koerner
William Lyons
EE Construction
N. Cameron St
Gemini
Wall Street
Kodiak Island
Encyclopaedia Britannica
I. Q
Warren G, Harding
Paraguay
Long
South Carolina
U.S. Supreme Court
Pierre
Pirate
Athur, Inc
Boscawen St
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Farmall
Cameron St
C.1. Brumback 7, Sons, Inc
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