Obituaries and notices mark Martinsburg deaths and services
Obituaries list James Herbert Orndoff 62 Martinsburg with funeral at Brown Funeral Home and Moose memorials. Other notices include Mrs Lillie Jefferson 77 Philadelphia death and services in Clarke County. Boyd Kennedy 74 Martinsburg dies at Newton D Baker VA Center with burial at Mount Carmel Middletown. U S Senator Hickenlooker to retire and James Bramwell to run for Cedar Rapids district seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Herbert
Jack) Orndoff
W. Race St
Martinsburg
W. Va
Kings Daughters Hospital
Orndoff
James Orndoff
Winchester
Mattie Ridenour Orndoff
Refuge
Calvary Methodist Church
Loyal Order of Moose
Mary Ardith Davis Orndoff
Olivia Chapman
Tommy
David Orndorff
Bessie Covany
Downey
Calif
Gladys Keckley
Stephens City
Virgie White
Kernstown
Phews
Brown Funeral Home
Howard Y. Rowd
Rosedale Cementary
Lillie Jefferson
Gerrard Ave
Philadelphia
Jefferson
Clarke County
George and
Elizabeth Carter
Sylvester Jefferson
Geraldine Jefferson l
Kenneth
Clifton Jefferson
Boyd Cooper Kennedy
Newton D. Baker VA
Mr. Kennedy
Jefferson County
Charles
Nellie Grant Kennedy
Interwoven Mills
Loyal of Moose No
Howard H. Dejarnette
Mt. Jackson
Elizabeth West Kennedy
Brown Funeral
Hayward Y. Rowd
Mount Carmel
Middletown
State Arts Council Gets Nod From Study Group
The Cultural Development Study Commission voted nearly unanimously for a permanent State Council on the arts and Humanities. The panel, created by Gov. Mills Godwin, announced in Richmond on Saturday that the study reflects public wishes from ten state meetings last spring. The commission has filed its report and will disband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Arts Council
Cultural Development Study Commission
State Council On the Arts and Humanities
Richmond
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Winchester
Mills Godwin
Virginia
Massie
George M. Cochran
Staunton
William H. Higgins, Jr
Old Dominion
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Higgins
Additi
Godwin
Sheriff DeHaven Honored At Surprise Dinner Party
Frederick County Sheriff Robert L. DeHaven was guest of honor at a surprise dinner last night at Duff's Rebel Rest. Thirty attendees included staff and former deputies. DeHaven retires Dec 31 after 20 years. Deputy Lacy Anderson takes office Jan 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Robert L. DeHaven
Duff’s
Rebel
DeHaven
Deeputy
Lacy Anderson
Paul Dicks
Luray Va
State Trooper
Ronald Bowers
Harrisonburg
Division of Motor Vehicles
Harding Whitacre
Winchester
Duncan Bros
Wilbur Dicks
Boyd McDonald
U.S
Henry Renener
Merlin Marshall
Manassas
Charles MclIlwee
Osborne Renner
Miller Owens
Roy R. Hoak
Harry Richards
Carol Campbell
Marion Cooper
Reds Active In Laos But No Invasion
North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces are more active in Laos with large raids on Nam Bac near Luang Prabang and Phalane near Savannakhet, but officials say no full invasion is underway. Government sources report areas remain in government hands while U S and Laotian intel note about 40,000 Vietnamese troops in Laos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vientiane
Laos
Nam Bac
Luang Prabang
Phalane
Savannaket
Washington
Pentagon
U.S. State Department
Saigon
Bangkok
Kingdom
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
United States
Snowfall Causes Collisions and Travel Delays Across State
Police reported multiple crashes on Rt 11 near Kernstown and Sen Sing Road near Winchester involving drivers Curtis Breeden Robert Pifer Jr and Nellie Woods with minor injuries. Snow totals reached eight inches in Bluefield and over three inches in Roanoke Charlottesville and surrounding counties. State now advises snow chains or tires as travel remains hindered though major roads and airports stay open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Luther Pifer, Jr
Rt. 5
Senseng Road
Winchester Golf Club
Nellie Long Woods
Berryville
Miss Woods
Nadine Strawderman
Bluefield
Roanoke
Covington
Clifton Forge
Hot Springs
Wythe
Tazewell
Nelson
Amsherst
Bland
Charlottesville
Lynchburgh
Fredericksburg
Richmond
Suffolk
Associated Press
State Highway Department
Docherty to Lead Win chester Mission Week Speakers
Dr George M Docherty of New York Avenue Presbyterian Church Washington is the main speaker for the Winchester Frederick County Ministerial Association annual preaching mission January 28 to February 2. Evening services at Market Street Methodist Church 730 pm. Morning sessions at Braddock Street Methodist Church 1030 am feature Dr John H Brown of Ginter Park Presbyterian Richmond. Dr Samuel Emerick of Yokefellow Institute Richmond Ind will speak at the daily luncheons at Braddock Street Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Docherty
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Washington, D.C
Winchester
Winchester Frederick County
Ginter Park Presbyterian Church
Richmond
Samuel Emerick
Yokefellow Institute
Ind
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Henkel Seeks Re Election Focus on Annexation and Fire School
Henkel of the Health and Welfare and Transportation committees says his drive to run stems from annexation interest and the fire school development. He and Fleming represent the second ward north of Boscawen St as Democrats. Wayne A Whitham has not announced intentions. in the first ward Gore and Baker plan not to seek reelection while Harper hasn't announced plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
U.S
Bourke B. Hickenloopler
Fleming
Henkel
Boscawen St
Wayne A. Whitham
Boscawen S&j
Marvin E. Gore, Jr
W. Woodhull Baker, Jr
Woodrow Harper
Murdered man found in former schoolhouse near Brucetown West Virginia
The victim lived alone in a former schoolhouse off the Brucetown to Summit Point road. Medical examiner cites death by head trauma or two gunshot wounds, or both. A juvenile petition has been filed in Clarke County before Judge Harold G Potts. Next, evidence hearing and motions. Bond not set and counsel status unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brucetown
Summit Point
W. Va
Clarke County
Harold G. Potts
President backs crime act and strict gun legislation
President urges passage of the safe streets and crime control act to assist local communities and fight crime. He also supports strict gun control to keep firearms from the wrong hands while noting concerns about the DC crime bill provision allowing extended police questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Weather Forecast Snowfall and Cold in Virginia
Snow is expected to accumulate 4 to 8 inches before ending tonight in Virginia. Lows will reach 18 to 26 degrees with Friday forecast partly cloudy and cold. Noon high 27 and low 26 today versus 30 and 21 a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
New England
Rockies
Idaho-Utah
Plains States
Gulf Coast
Midwest
Winchester
Rainfall Totals and Averages Over Past Years
Readable rainfall figures show 24 hour total to 8:30 am December 20 1967 and year to date 35 44. Five year January to December tallies include 1962 39 73 through 1966 33 32. Monthly averages for 54 years list January 2 44 February 2 10 March 3 07 April 3 16 May 3 64 June 3 76 July 3 78 August 3 72 September 2 80 October 3 10 November 2 54 December 2 30. The overall January through December average is 36 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jansuary
U S Staffing Three Hospitals For Civilian War Victims
U S officials announce three U S run hospitals with 800 beds to treat civilian casualties from Vietnam. A 300 bed Tuy Hoa facility opens soon, Chu Lai adds 200 beds by January, Can Tho to open in late spring with 500 beds for soldiers and 300 for civilians. Officials warn civilian deaths may reach tens of thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
United States
U.S
Tuy Hoa
Chu Lai
Can Tho
Mekong Delta
Death Toll in South Vietnam Troop Levels Rise Again
The weekly summary reports 478,000 U.S. troops in South Vietnam as of last Saturday, surpassing the Korean War peak. The total includes 312,000 Army, 78,000 Marines, 56,000 Air Force, 31,000 Navy, and 1,200 Coast Guard, with 4,000 added by the 11th Infantry Brigade. Excludes 70,000 fleet personnel and about 30,000 Air Force personnel in Thailand involved in strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
South Vietnam
11Th Infantry
Vietnam
Army
Marines
Air Force
Navy
Coast Guard
U.S. Fleet
North Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf
Thailand
North
Bayeux Tapestry Preservation Reexamined in France
Bayeux tapestry is really an embroidery on linen dating to the late 11th century. The famed artifact depicts the Norman conquest of England and is preserved in Bayeux, France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayeux
France
England
Also Mentioned on This Page
Winchester Evening Star
L. Jefferson
Boyd C. Kennedy
James Bramwell
Cedar Rapids
Chnessman
Sounds Funeral Home
Loudoun Street
Neral
Vance of
Tayants
Bernard F. Groves
Sage
Fleet & Co., Inc
Pall Mall ST
Monthru
U.S. Weather Bureau
ESSA
Rex
Loco
Robert L, Dehaven
Crider & Shockey
Reds
Curtis Alexander Breeden
Front Royal Road
Rt. 11
Tannis Adelaide Delinski
Seven Fountains
Ritenour
Winchester Rescue
Miss Delinski
Docherty Mission
Henkle
Winchester’s Christmas Club
William W. Moncrief Jr
Bayeux Tapestry
Luxuria
Glaize
IRO
N. Cameron St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!