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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1966
Page
2
Multiple obituaries listed for Frances D. Dunlap of Capon Springs plus Edgar W. Manuel of Hillsboro Virginia, Virginia Moore of Frederick County, Eugene A. Hildreth of Charlottesville, and Edward Marshall Chamblin of Nain. Details include birth dates, family survivors, funeral arrangements, and burial locations across Capon Bridge Purcellville Berkeley Springs and Harpers Ferry.
Melvin Garland McKee of White Hall died Monday. A funeral will be held tomorrow at 2 PM at Omps Funeral Home with Rev. William Lyons officiating. Pallbearers are Benny Strother Walter Anderson C E Halliday Willie Dawson Lester Molden and Harry Bayliss. Burial follows at Mount Hebron Cemetery in Winchester.
Gainesboro Fire Company responded to a blaze on Smokey Hollow Road near Midway Service Station Tuesday at 9 30 p m. The burned vehicle, which appeared abandoned, was a total loss per a fire company spokesman.
Tokyo AP reports Red Guards denounced Chen Yi and his family in posters in Peking. Chen Yi a longtime top leader, wife Chang Chien and son Chen Shao-lu cited for errors and political remarks. Hu Chiaomu also attacked for authoring a key party history. Chen Yi, 65, famed for fiery speeches and frequent travel with Premier Chou Enlai.
Four Ohio residents were injured in a two car collision yesterday at 11 a.m. on Route 522 near the Virginia line. Howard Donathan of Saint Marys and Larry Allen Myers were treated and released, while James Howell and his wife were admitted with multiple injuries in fair condition.
Actor George Hamilton and Lynda Bird Johnson kept their marriage plans private during a news conference in Acapulco hosted by Merle Oberon. Hamilton refused to comment further on the personal matter.
A three judge panel in Richmond is weighing the case of Richard R. Ryder suspended from U S District Court last October for alleged unethical conduct. The hearing focused on Ryder's handling of evidence in a Chesterfield County armed holdup case and the defense by his legal team.
The first air mail route linking the United States to Canada operated between Seattle and Victoria. An airborne service carried mail across the border, marking an early milestone in transcontinental aviation.
Rain tonight with low 30s and Thursday mostly cloudy highs in the 40s followed by colder nights. Winds southeast today 10 to 15 mph and west to northwest 15 to 25 mph Thursday. Five day forecast shows temperatures 2 to 5 degrees below normal with colder Friday and a warming trend. Precipitation expected early Thursday, December 28. Sunset 4 57 p.m. Moonrise 5 50 p.m. Last Quarter Jan 3. Rainfall data and long term averages included.
Snow began in Fredericksburg at 9 a.m. and reached Richmond and Petersburg by 10 a.m. as a low pressure storm moved east. Virginia saw boxed closures and hazardous driving with 2,000 regional workers and 4,500 more on standby. The Skyline ski area reported good conditions as other areas faced winter travel disruptions.
The sheriff reports counterfeit twenty dollar bills turning up in the area with a common serial number E5581364A. Banks in Shawnee Ward's Plaza and Farmers and Merchants Bank locations reported fakes, with other sightings in Culpeper and Fairfax County. The Secret Service is investigating to locate the source.
A fire in Panton Vermont killed six members of Gerald Warren's family including Dolores 38 and children Gerald 16 Frances 17 Barbara 14 and Florence 74 while guest William Stier Jr. of Syracuse escaped and reported the blaze. Stier was treated for shock at a Burlington hospital.
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