Obituaries in Winchester Evening Star December 26 1968
Obituaries note John Lester Kerns 79 of Hampton died at his son's home. Burial in Hampton. Frederick Holiday Jones 82 of Berryville died in a Winchester nursing home. survived by Myrtle Bell Jones and four grandchildren. funeral arrangements pending. Cape Kennedy tours draw over 1.2 million visitors since 1966. Harold T. Barksdale 62 of Washington died at home. funeral at Shitoh Baptist Church with burial at Harmony Cemetery.
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John Lester Kerns
Roy Kerns
Hampton
Mr. Kerns
Capon Bridge
W.va
Jackson
Anna Braithwaite Kerns
Baltimore and Ohio Express Co
Cumberland
Sallie Foreman Kerns
Evelyn Harris
Frederick Holiday Jones
Berryville
Winchester
Mr. Jones
Frederick County
James B
Laura Rudolph Jones
Duncan Memrial Methodist Church
Ber ‘Ryville
Clarke County
Myrtle Bell Jones
J. Fred Jones
A. D. Jones
Charles Town
W. Va
Virginia Pine
Hagerstown
John H. Enders
Harold T. Barksdale
Washington
E Edwin* Barksdale
Maurice Barksdale
Stockton
Calif
Shitoh Baptist Church
Harmony Cemetery
Henry S. Washington
Funeral notices list Gordon Harper Jolliffe and White
Graveside service for Robert W. Gordon at 11 00 A M Friday at National Cemetery. Charles H. Harper service at 1 30 P M Friday at Jones Funeral Home. Lucy Morison Jolliffe funeral arrangements incomplete. Holmes William White listed in notices.
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Robert W. Gordon
National Cemetery
Mr. Holmes William White
Obituaries: Nellie Yarrington Bolton and William White
Nellie Yarrington Bolton 83 of Remington died in a Winchester nursing home. Born April 6 1883 in Easton PA she was the widow of George Bolton and burial will be in Tioga Point Cemetery Athens. William White 51 formerly of Winchester died in Polk General Hospital Winter Haven FL. He was a World War I veteran and painter survived by three siblings and will be brought to Jones Funeral Home.
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Nellie Yarrington Bolton
Remington
Winchester
Bolton
Easton
William and
Mary Godly Yarrington
George Bolton
Omps
Jenkins Funeral Home
Athens
Tioga Point
Holmes William White
Polk General Hospital
Winter Haven
Fla
Mr. White
Boyce
John
Nellie Deavers White
Leo White
Mechanicsburg
Cecelia Bush
Middletown
Dolly Wisecarver
Jones Funeral Home
Charles H. Harper 92 Former City Official Dies
Charles H. Harper aged 92 of 430 Fox Drive died Wednesday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Born January 14, 1876 in Frederick County, he was a farmer merchant and long-time public servant. He served on City Council 1928 to 1934 and led police and water committees, chaired the Handley Board of Trustees 1938 to 1960, and worked as Shenandoah Valley Bank appraiser. Survived by four children, six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral 1:30 pm tomorrow at Jones Funeral Home with pastors James R. Jackson G. Raymond Womeldorff and James E. Bearss. burial Mount Hebron Cemetery. Friends may call 7:30 to 9:00 pm tonight.
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Charles H. Harper
Fox Drive
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mr. Harper
Frerick County
Ella M. Smith
First Presbyterian Church
Friendship
Round Fire Companies
Frederick County
Shenansdoah Valley Bank
Police and Water Committee
Harper
Handley Board of Trustee
Bryan R. Harper
Farmville
Holmes D. Harper
Winchester
Charles L. Harper
Newtown Square
Ethel Booth
Richmond
Jones Funeral Home
James R. Jackson
G. Raymond Womeldorff
James E. Bearss
Board to Study Teacher Pay Increase Jan. 7
The Frederick County Education Association will present budget impact figures at the January 7 school board meeting. Beginning degree teachers would start at 6500 with 4 percent yearly raises to 9620 in 12 years. master's holders get an additional 1000. Other districts report varied starting salaries and top-scale figures. Fairfax shows a 7000 start and 11550 max for experienced teachers.
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Frederick County Education Association
Charles H. Casey
Besginning
Casey
Donald H. Shirley
FCEA
Virginia Education Association
Staunton
Norfolk
Winchester
Fairfax Education Assn
Fairfax School Board
VEA
Fairfax Board of Supervisors
Fairfax’ Education Association
The
Education Association
Falls Church
York County
Galax
Martinsville
Richmond
Roanoke
Virginia Beach
Chesterfield
Henrico
Frederick
Virginia
Frederick County
Obituary of Lucy Morison Jolliffe
Mrs Lucy Morison Jolliffe 11 of Clearbrook died at home yesterday. Born in Bedington West Virginia July 2 1891 she was the daughter of the late John T and Mary Light Morison. She was married to John W Jolliffe who died in June 1967. Survived by daughter Mrs Huyett Light of Clearbrook brother George L Morison of Shepherdstown and three funeral arrangements are in progress with body at Jones Funeral Home.
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Lucy Morison Jolliffe
Clearbrook
Funeral service for Mrs Barbara Lee Reynolds
Funeral service for Mrs Barbara Lee Reynolds age 76 of Route 1 was held this afternoon at 3 30 at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Harry M Crim officiating. Pallbearers were Tex Link Eugene Keckley Larry Campbell Kenneth Combs Sherman Combs and Edward Campbell. Burial followed at Shenandoah Memorial Park.
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Barbara Lee Reynolds
Route 1
Winchester
Jones Funeral Home
Harry M.crim
Tex—Link
Eugene Keckley
Larry Campbell
Kenneth Combs
Sherman Combs
Edward Campbell
Shenandoah Memordal Park
Delaware Crossing Reenacted On Christmas Day
John Terrell, longtime Washington crossing reenactor from Lambertville New Jersey, led about 30 troop ers in a 40 foot boat from Washington Crossing State Park Pennsylvania across the Delaware River. Escorts from New Jersey Marine Patrol and Pennsylvania Fish Commission aided the crossing in 22 degree conditions. Thousands watched as the event proceeded without incident, following last year’s Hessian youths disruption.
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Washington Crossing State Park
John Terrell
Delaware River
George Washington
Terrell
Lambertville
N.J
Washington’s
Pennsylvania
New Jersey Marine Patrol
Pennsylvania Fish Commission
Council Rock
Bucks County
New Year Dance Tickets for George Washington Hotel
Reservations for the New Year’s Eve Ball at the George Washington Hotel must be picked up tomorrow in the lobby of Winchester Memorial Hospital between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Mrs. L. O. Fears chairs the event and the hospital Women’s Auxiliary sponsors the annual dance in San Diego.
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George Washington Hotel
Composer taps junkyards to create musical sounds
Dallas based composer Dr. Donald Erb uses discarded metal, glass, plastic and more as percussion. He envisions a junkyard symphony and blends everyday objects into chamber works. His percussion concerto and other pieces may premiere with the Dallas Symphony, while electronics shape future sound.
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Christine M. Hanson
Associated Press
Dallas (Ap
Donald Erb
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Erb
Broadway Wrecking
Cleveland
Ohio
Eric
Dallas
Donald Johanos
Ductor
Dallas Orchestra
Dallas Symphony
Quiz Answers Overview from a Minnesota Publication
Mississippi names a fire incident in Rochester Minnesota where the middle class faced a Westminster Abbey comparison. Brigham Young appears in context with the same height as Romulus and Remus. The product of two equal factors leads to a Smithsonian Institute reference.
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Mississippi
Fire
Rochester, Minn
Westminster Abbey
Brigham Young
Remus
Smithsonian Institute
Pan American 707 Crashes on Takeoff at Elmendorf AFB
Anchorage bulletin reports a Pan American World Airways 707 jet crashed on takeoff at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska. The charter mail flight carried a crew of three. their fate was unknown. The crash occurred about 6:30 a.m. The destination was not known, Elmendorf serves flights between the states and the Far East.
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Anchorage
States
Far East
Weather rundown for Winchester with changing skies
Forecast shows variable cloudiness and mild temperatures. Tonight and Friday will be warmer with lows around 20 to 26 and a high near 40. Saturday turns mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Sunrise is 7:32 a.m. First Quarter moon sets around 12:54 a.m.
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Nation
Rockies
Ohio Valley
Northwest
Mississippi
Ohio Valleys
Great Lakes
Oklahoma
1968 Rainfall Totals and 55 Year Averages
Rainfall during the past 48 hours ending 8 a m today is trace. December rainfall to date is .99 inches. 1968 rainfall to date is 33.11 inches. Five year January through December totals: 1963 33.46, 1964 31.63, 1965 26.85, 1966 33.82, 1967 36.48. Average monthly rainfall for 55 years: Jan 2.41, Feb 2.19, Mar 3.10, Apr 3.13, May 3.60, Jun 9.72, Jul 3.78, Aug 3.76, Sep 2.80, Oct 3.10, Nov 2.51, Dec 2.34. The average rainfall for January through December over 55 years is 36.50 inches.
Navy crew enjoys Christmas aboard USS Pueblo at Corona
Sailors at the Pink Palace exchanged presents after an open post exchange and holiday services. The crew, who withdrew an average of 448 dollars, will receive several days liberty in the San Diego area before a court of inquiry into the Pueblo incident at Coronado Navy Base, presided by Vice Admiral Harold G. Bowen and open to the public unless classified.
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Pink Palace
RX Club
San Diego
Pueblo
Naval Amphibious Base
Coronado
Calif
Harold G. Bowen
Vincent Thomas
Pacific Fleet
Attack at Greek airport triggers swift regime response
An air hijacking attempt near a Greek airport prompted immediate government action. Deputy premier Styliano Patakos rushed to the scene within 30 minutes, a heavy police cordon was set, and guards with machine guns surrounded the flame-scarred plane.
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Greece
Styliano Patakos
Wall Street opens slight rally amid mixed gains on holiday week
The New York Stock Exchange saw a mild technical rally with gains outweighing losses about 2 to 1 as about 1,200 stocks posted higher prices. Automakers, rubber, and nonferrous metals rose, while Amerada fell on profit taking and Armour and VIA slipped as investors awaited further credit signals.
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New York Stock Exchange
du Pont
Control Data
IBM
Soya
Northwest Airlines
Amerada
VIA Corp. and
Armour
Wall Street
Associated Press
American Stock Exchange
Stanrock
Struthers Wells
Resorts International ‘A
Valley Metallurgical
Brazilian Light
Tree of the Sorrowful Night Legend in Mexico City
The legendary Tree of the Sorrowful Night endures in Mexico City as a symbol of Cortes mourning the greatest Spanish defeat in the New World, dated to 1520. The tale links the tree to Cortes and a pivotal moment of early colonial history.
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Mexico City
Cortes
New World
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