Obituaries and Funeral Notices in Winchester 1966
Howard Wymer 64 of 265 Euclid Ave died yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital born March 21 1902 in Orlando W Va married Teresa Blake Aug 21 1925 a construction worker and father of eight survived by widow nine grandchildren and one sister funeral Monday 11 at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Shenandoah Memorial Park Montie Tilford Thompson 70 of Berryville died yesterday born Oct 28 1896 in Clarke County survived by two sons five brothers and four grandchildren funeral Monday 2 at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville burial Green Hill Cemetery Mrs Sarah Haymaker 91 Route 1 died yesterday in Winchester Memorial Hospital born in Frederick County November 1875 widow of Walter Haymaker member of Greenway Evangelical United Brethren Church survived by several nieces and nephews funeral tomorrow 11 at Jones Funeral Home burial Macedonia Cemetery Velma L Fletcher 69 of 1501 Valley Mill Road died yesterday in Huffer Nursing Home funeral tomorrow 1 30 at Jones Funeral Home with burial Mount Olive Cemetery includes listed pallbearers and attendees
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Wymer
Euclid Ave
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mr. Wymer
Orlando
W. Va
David
Bessie Cole Wymer
Teresa Blake
Clarksburg Methodist Church
Frances Fox
Winchester
Phoebe Clark
Rockville
Phyllis Ellsworth
Tacoma Park
Perena Gray
Clarksburg
Patricia Hall
Irene Wymer
Paul Wymer
Alta Bee
Roanoke
Jones Funeral Home
Shenandoah Memorial Park
Mrs. Haymaker
Frederick County
James W
Sarah Cornwell
Walter Haymaker
Greenway Evangelical United Brethren Church
Velma L. Fletcher
Valley Mill Road
Huffer Nursing Home
E. J. Rohart
Mrs. Anna Q. Tokes Dies in Winchester Hospital
Mrs. Anna Q Tokes of Route 4 Winchester died at Winchester Hospital. She taught at Douglas School for years and was a senior member of Mt Carmel Baptist Church. Survived by two sons Robert Brooks and H M Brooks two daughters Gertrude Owens and Anna Rowe two grand children two sisters Hattie Giles and Frances Challenger one brother Granville P Quiett. Funeral at Mt Carmel Baptist Church Monday at 1 pm with Rev Reginald A Mercer. burial Orrick Cemetery. Pallbearers include former students Carl Greene Jefferson Lewis Rodman Turner Ellsworth Turner David Burks John Triplett. Body to church one hour before service. Friends may call Cartwright Funeral Home Sunday 6 to 8 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Tokes
Winschester
John H. Quiett
Winchhester
Douglas School
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church
Robert Brooks
Washington
H. M. Brooks
Winchester
Gertrude A. Owens
Anna R. Rowe
Hattie Giles
Frances Challenger
New York
Granville P. Quiett
Norfolk
Reginald A. Mercer
Carl Greene
Jefferson Lewis
Rodman Turner
Ellsworth Turner
David Burks
John Triplett
Memorial Stadium revamp plans okayed by Harrisonburg panel
Harrisonburg Parks and Recreation Commission approves School Board plans to upgrade Memorial Stadium and sports area north of Harrisonburg High School. Project features include new field lights on steel poles, shifting football field toward the grandstand, a practice field with running track south of the stadium, and a high wire fence enclosure.
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Harrisonburg
Cardinal Spellman Arrives in Vietnam for Troop Masses
Cardinal Francis Spellman arrives in Saigon on a U S military flight and visits the 3rd Field Hospital amid fighting near Nha Be. He plans to bless the wounded, medics, and religious items and to celebrate Mass for troops at bases and aboard the carrier Enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Vietnam
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Vietnam
Tan Son Nhut
3Rd Field
Nha Be
Westmoreland
Enterprise
U.S
Wingless HL10 Lands Safely After High Speed Flight
Edwards Air Force Base California reports a wingless HL10 craft glided to a safe landing after a 45 000 foot drop from a B52. Pilot Bruce Peterson described the touchdown as like landing an airplane in a 30 degree dive during a three minute flight. Northrop Norair Division built the HL10 and its cousin the M2F2 which has had several successful flights. The HL10 features a flat bottom while the M2F2 is rounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Bruce Peterson
Northrop Corp. Norair Division
West Virginia Gets 81 184 Grant for regional planning
A grant totaling 81 184 from the Economic Development Administration supports West Virginia planning for economic growth. The funds are to be matched by 23 728 from the State Department of Commerce, totaling 94 912 for plans across three multi county districts with offices in Charleston Huntington and Parkersburg.
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Washington
The
Economic Development Administration
West Virginia
Department of Commerce
Charleston
Huntington
Parkersburg
State Department of Commerce
Snow Formation from Water Vapor Direct Crystallization
Snow forms when water vapor crystallizes directly into ice without turning to liquid. This process creates ice crystals that combine into snowflakes.
Weather Elsewhere News Quiz Answers
I Q Answers list provides the solutions to a features quiz. It names answers for Packers Little Joe Gopher Wood No Major General Vaccination the frigate Constitution Food Chicago Textiles. The snippet reflects a period-press style feature.
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Little Joe
Gopher Wood
the Frigate Constitution
Chicago
Awkward Choice for Department in Norfolk on Bridge Land
The State Highway Commission may buy a bridge at $150,000 or face a private toll facility on an interstate spur. The bridge sits on land Wilson Investment Corp of Norfolk says it owns. Wilson Investment claims land value rose from $22,000 to $172,000 after improvements and questions the timing of a certificate of taking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
State Highway Commission
Broad Creek
Wilson Investment Corp. of
Wilson Investment
Norfolk Corporation
Highway Department
Highway Commission
Weather today: Cloudy cold with snow and weekend chill
Weather forecast describes cloudy and cold conditions with snow starting today and heavy at times tonight. Weekend turns to flurries Saturday with highs in the mid 20s to mid 30s and northerly winds, then fair, cold Sunday. five day outlook shows 5 to 10 degrees below normal with precipitation Saturday and Wednesday.
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Florida
Atlantic Coast
Rainfall Totals and Averages Across Months and Years
Rainfall in the last 24 hours at 8 30 am is none. December to date shows 93 and 1966 year to date 32 56. Monthly averages over 53 years range from 2 42 inches in January to 3 83 inches in July with December 2 31. The full year average is 35 25 inches. Five year January through November totals are 39 79 in 1961 42 73 in 1962 39 75 in 1963 30 71 in 1964 and 23 72 in 1965.
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Associated Press
Albany
Atlanta
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
St. Louis
Salticke City
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
Nuckles Conviction Set Aside in Local Burglary Case
Judge Elliot Marshall set aside the guilty verdict against Robert Thomas Nuckles of Baltimore for the Aug 16 Stephens City Hardware break in. The jury had returned a guilty ruling after brief deliberation as state witness Howard Cook could not identify Nuckles among the three involved. In a separate matter, Fred Lee Webb of Frederick County was found not guilty of grand larceny for taking a motorcycle across the state line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliot Marshall
Robert Thomas Nuckles
Baltimore
Nuckles
Stephens City
Howard Cook
Commonwealth
William Charles Hayes, III
Issac Rogers
Hayes
Rogers
Winchester
Marshall
Fred Lee Webb
Frederick County
Webb
State Line
Harley. Davidson
Brothers Meet After 11 Years Aboard Carrier Kitty Hawk
William Calvert and James Calvert Jr. shared a brief 40 minute reunion aboard the Kitty Hawk off North Vietnam to mark a first meeting since their father’s funeral in 1955. They spoke of getting together more often as they toured the aircraft carrier. William, 38, an Army supply sergeant from Arlington, Virginia, and James, 34, a Navy missile gunner’s mate second class from San Diego, California, are sons of Mrs Vente Calvert of Whitney Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego Calif
Vente Calvert
Whitney
James
William
Red Guards Arrest Ex Army Official in China
A Japanese report from Peking says Red Guards arrested Lo Jui-ching former army chief of staff and five others. Included on Red Guards posters were generals Liang Piayeh and Hsiao Hsiang-jung, who previously served under Lin Piao.
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Tokyo
Communist
China
Lo Jui-ching
Army
Peking
Asahi
Red Guards
Liang Piayeh
Hsiao Hsiang-jung
Liang
Hsiao
Mao
Lin
Defense Ministry
Yomiuri Shimbun
Wall Street Mostly Higher In Light Volume Ahead Of Holiday
Wall Street moved irregularly higher in heavy trading as markets began the three day Christmas weekend. Auto stocks rose on a mid December sales gain while a rumored merger between American Motors and Litton Industries fueled interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Motors
Steels Airlines
Wall Street
American Motors
Litton Industries
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
Xerox
Zenith
Jones & Laughlin
Kayser-Roth
Ling-Temco - Vought
Macedonia Christmas Service Tonight
The Macedonia Methodist Church on Front Royal Road will present its annual Christmas program tonight at 7 30 under the direction of Mrs Lane Reed and Mrs Glenn Borrer. Sunday School members will perform with Holmes Newcome as superintendent. The Rev Norman A Comp ton, pastor, said the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macedonia Methodist Church
Front Royal Road
Lane Reed
Glenn Borrer
Holmes Newcome
Norman A. Compton
Bears Prepare Winter Dens for Warmth and Insulation
Grizzly bears dig dens into slopes to minimize water in thaws and line burrows with evergreen boughs for warmth. The dens face north to maximize snow insulation and protect from cold.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Winchester Evening Star
Montie Thompson
Sarah Haymaker
Route 1
H. Eugene Baker
Macedonia J Cemetery
Fletcher Service
JayGeavers
Robert L. Whitacre
Lansing M. Anderson
Ralph E. Fletcher
Roland L. Fletcher
Willard M. Baker, Sr
Kenneth Light
Mount Olive Cemetery
Anna Q. Tokes
Anna Quiett Tokes
Route 4
Winchester Hospital
Orrick Cemetery
Cartwright
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Omds Funeral Home
Loudoun Street
Pearl Hummer
Macedonia Cemetery
Mteate
U.S. Weather Bureau
C&s Dal
Across the Seas
the Christmas Bank of Winchester Commercial
FDIC
Jharrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley
Staunton
C.M. Moyers, Jr
Juvenile Home Commission
J.S. Mathers, Inc
Waynesboro
Moyer
Montgomery Hall Park
Thailand
Air Force
William C. Westmoreland
J. V. la
Rthur, Inc
Boscawen St
I. Q
Packers
Shockey
Ter, VA
Lin Piao
Mao Tse-tung
Wilson & Co
del. E. Webb
Sperry Rand
American Stock Exchange
Macedonia
Silalze & Bro
N. Cameron St
Winc
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