Obituaries from Winchester area list Nancy Hurst Clark and Stanley Shackelford
Nancy Hurst Clark daughter of Samuel Hurst died in New York City aged about. She is survived by her parents sons and a sister with arrangements by Jones Funeral Home Stratford. Stanley L Shackelford 77 died after an automobile accident in Rich with services at Omps Funeral Home and burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery. He was a former manager of thoroughbred horses and left a daughter Virginia Shackelford and sons Herbert Earl with several siblings and grandchildren. Funeral details include service tomorrow at 2 PM and burial at Mount Hebron.
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Nancy Hurst Clark
Samuel Hurst
Rainbow Gardens
New York City
Downs
Gaithersburg
Pliner
Stanley L. Shackelford
Willis Hospital
Rich
Mr. Shackelford
Gloucester
George W
Lucy Pigg Shackelford
Remfik Hall
Middlesex County
Court Manor
New Market
Willis Sharpe Kilmer
Winchester
Inez V. Williams
Virginia M. Shackelford
Bartonsville
Herbert Shackelford
Stephens City
Earl W. Shackelford
Verona
Allen Shackelford
Hartfield
Clifton Shackelford
Deltaville
Vietnam War Updates From December 1968 Frontlines
Reports say 5,000 yay were damaged while others reached the allied base at Dau Tineg as U S infantry from the 25th Division pursued the enemy. A sampan was ambushed on the Saigon River with 15 guerrillas killed, while 95 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese were reported killed in five clashes from the Mekong Delta to northern provinces. U S and South Vietnamese losses totaled one killed and 21 wounded. B52s dropped 1 050 tons along infiltration corridors north of Saigon near Parrot's Beak. In Ban Me Thuot airfield gunners damaged seven helicopters. no U S casualties were reported. Gen Abrams said troops had met and defeated the enemy at every turn but there is much to be done.
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Yay
Dau Tineg
U.S
Saigon
Mekong
Parrot’s Beak
Cambodia
Highlands
Ban Me Thuot
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
County Highway Safety Commission Appointed in Frederick
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors named four members to the new County Highway Safety Commission with Donald Baughman as chairman. Appointees include George Walters Lacy Anderson Trooper James Kincaid William H. Baker and Forrest E. Jones as alternate. The unit must meet at least four times yearly and advise on a continuing highway safety program per 1968 General Assembly order.
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Board of Supervisors
Frederick County Highway Safety Commission
Donald Baughman
Shawnee
George Walters
Ucation
James Wood High School
Lacy Anderson
Frederick County
James Kincaid
State Police
William H. Baker
Rubbersmaid Commercial Products
Forrest E. Jones
Alleghency Freight Lines
General Assembly
Sink Missing On Road Between Wisdom And Anaconda
Mrs. Helen Golden asks drivers in Anaconda Montana to report sighting her kitchen sink that fell from a truck between Wisdom and Anaconda. She appeals for help locating the sink.
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Anaconda
Mont
Helen Golden
Unrest in French Universities Triggers Walkouts and Sit-Ins
Paris AP reports ongoing campus protests across France as 13 000 students at Toulouse and 18 000 at Montpellier walk out or boycott classes. Police verify IDs as leftist agitators blamed, while Premier Couve de Murville demands an end to university sit-ins.
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Paris
Maurice Couve de Murville
Toulouse
Porte
Setae University
Montpellier
Grenoble
Nanterre
National Union of French Students
Movement of the Reform
Ing
Kill for Thrills Trial Ends With Girl Guilty
In Newcastle England Mary Flora Bell 11 found guilty of manslaughter with diminished responsibility for the killings of two boys ages 4 and 3. Norma Joyce Bell 13 was found innocent. Mary sentenced to detention for life.
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Newcastle
England
Britain
Mary Flora Bell
Norma Joyce Bell
Mary
Martin George Brown
Brian Edward Howe
Martin
Brian
Rudolph Lyons
Bermuda Bank Plans Island’s Tallest Building
Bermuda will construct its first skyscraper a seven story Bank of Bermuda headquarters to be completed next spring marking the island colony’s tallest structure.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Island Colony
Bank of Bermuda
Memorial service for Captain Ritter to be held in Winchester
Capt Ritter served in the U S Navy 1943 46 and rose to Police Captain in Winchester Police Force before moving to Woodstock in 1962 He survived by wife two sons Oliver Preston Ritter and Richard William Ritter four grandchildren sister Mrs Guy Webber three brothers Dr Davis Ritter Frank Ritter Marcus Ritter and one predeceased brother Oliver Thomas Ritter Cremation by Omps Funeral Home Memorial at First United Methodist Church with Rev Slonaker and Rev Tate Donations preferred to Shenandoah County Hospital Building Fund and Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad Friends may call at Mrs Webber’s home 219 Jefferson St
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Ritter
Navy
Washington, D.C
Winchester Poace
United Methodist Church
Woodstock
Oliver Preston Ritter
Winchester
Richard William Ritter
Robert Preston Ritter
Ann Marie Ritter
Guy Webber
Davis Ritter
Hinton
W.va
Frank Ritter
Charlottesville
Marcus Ritter
Gettysburg
Oliver Thomas Ritter
Omps Funeral Home
First United Methodist Church
Paul Slonaker
William Tate
Shenandoah County Hospital Building Fund
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
Webber
Jefferson St
James Wood High School Christmas Choral Concert Tomorrow
James Wood High School presents its annual Christmas choral concert tomorrow at 8 p m in the high school auditorium. Choral Director Paul S Thompson leads four choirs and the Madrigal Choir with the Mixed, Freshman, Boys, and Girls Choruses performing in turn before a final carol with audience participation. Selections include Handel Messiah What Child is This Deck the Halls The Holly and the Ivy Pin a Star on a Twinkling Tree And the Trees Do Moan Do You Hear What I Hear and Silent Night. Admission is free.
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James Wood High School
Paul S. Thompson
Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Winchester post office reports Christmas mail down from last year
Winchester Postmaster Joseph C. Haines said Christmas mail handled to date totals 2,146,385 pieces with parcel post originating at 29,284 pieces and machine cancellations 479,700. He noted declines from last year in total mail 133,053, parcel post 11,804, and letter size cancellations 68,700, attributing some drop to postage increases from six cents to mail costs.
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Winchester
Joseph C. Haines
Haines
Post Office
County Jury List To Be Prepared
Frederick County jury commissioners meet to select jurors for the coming year. The panel, appointed Dec. 11 by Judge Robert K. Woltz, runs until Feb. 15, 1970, with a pool of 100 to 300 residents. Women qualified may decline service in writing within 15 days of notice. The final list is due to the Clerk of the Circuit Court by Feb. 16, 1969.
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Frederick County
Robert K. Woltz
Louise Brim
Lucian Brumback
Fred. C. Braithwaite
Earl S. Bailey
Clarence Shiley
Circuit Court
Matterhorn Climbers Rise Daily in Favorable Weather
In clear conditions about 60 climbers per day reach the Matterhorn summit. The feat echoes the 103 year anniversary of Edward Whymper, the first alpinist to achieve the ascent.
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Alps
Matterhorn
Edward Whymper
Wall Street Edges Lower as Fed Meet Looms
The Dow Jones average fell 4.04 to 972.28 in moderate early trading as brokers cited Wednesday’s close and Fed/Open Market Committee expectations. Several large blocks traded, with Youngstown Sheet, Pan American, American Telephone, Lehigh Valley, and Roan Selection Trust among active issues amid mixed prices across major exchanges.
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New York
Dow
Federal Reserve Board
Youngstown Sheet
Pan American Air
American Telephone
Lehigh Valley Industries
Glen Alden
New York Stock Exchange
Roan Selection Trust
Bethlehem Steel
United Fruit
Getty Oil
Standard Oil
Indiana
Pennzoil United
INA Corp
General Motors
Chrysler
Answers 1 Frankfort Yes North Carolina Hawaii Jefferson City Ohio
The fragment lists places and terms including Frankfort North Carolina Hawaii Jefferson City and Ohio and notes a clock tower reference and medical or scientific terms Omega and conduction.
Weather forecast and temperatures snapshot
The forecast shows fair tonight with a low of 18 to 25, Wednesday cloudy with a high in the 40s, and Thursday a chance of rain and mild. Noon temperatures list today as 37 high and 88 year ago 22. Sunset at 4 52 p m and sunrise at 7 28 a m with the moonrise at 6 21 a m.
Rainfall Averages and Totals for Several Years
The report lists rainfall totals for 1968 and prior years, including December 1968 to date and yearly rainfall from 1960s to 1967. It also provides average monthly rainfall over 56 years and annual totals for 55 years, with January through December average 36.50 inches.
Wright Brothers Launch of Air Age Marked in 1903 Flight
The 65th anniversary of Orville and Wilbur Wrights first heavier than air flight is celebrated in Kitty Hawk with speeches, flyovers, and portraits. Dayton Chamber wreaths honor the Wright Memorial as President Johnson notes the historic achievement lasting 12 seconds and 852 feet in the first day flights.
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Kitty Hawk
N.C
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Dayton
Ohio
Dayton Chamber of Commerce
Wright Brothers
Wilbur
Fire Destroys Restaurant in Farmville Downtown
A fire gutted the Coffee Shop on Main Street Farmville destroying the two story brick and frame building. Firefighters fought ice clad hoses as authorities investigated the blaze which started about a.m. with no immediate cause or damage estimate available.
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Farmville
Main Street
Hanoi Radio airs POW Christmas greeting from Wells
Hanoi Radio broadcast another POW message from North Vietnam. U S Air Force Capt. Norman Wells of Goldsboro North Carolina sent a Christmas greeting to his wife Barbara and five children describing health and requests for a photo and a family note.
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Hong Kong
Hanoi
Radio Today
North Vietnam
U.S. Air Force
Norman Wells
Goldsboro
N.C
Barbara
Wells
Norman Lauress Wells
Barbara Ann Wells
Redwood Trail
North Carolina
United States of America
Barb
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Mancy H. Clark
Will
Jones Funeral Home
Mahoney Service
Stover
Strasburg
W. Ernest Pollard
Sharon Malone
Rockville
Shenandoah Memorial Park
Stanley Shackelford
County Highway Safety Commission
Mrs
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Florists, Inc
Omds Guneral Home
Loudoun Street
Joseph C. Ritter
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
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Orders
Sealmark
Rock OF Ages
Bernard F. Groves
Boscawen St
Funeral Home, Inc
Loudoun St
U.S. Navy
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Annie East
U.S. Weather Bureau
James Wood
Wall Street
Associated Press
American Stock Exchange
Aerojet
Kaiser Industries
Syntex
Frankfort
Hawaii
Jefferson City
House of
Commons
Esobe
Berryville Ave
Route
Virginia
Ata
EASA
Great Lakes
Western Plains
Gulf Coast
Ohio River Valley
Rocky Mountain
Hanoi Radio
Nina
Rosalind
Donna
Ross
Sammy
Santa
Norman
N. Cameron St
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