Obituaries Record Multiple Local Deaths and Services
A graveside service for Lester Allan Combs was held in Wardensville West Virginia. Survived by his parents and three sisters. Mrs Mary Shields Clark of 403 Highland Ave died at home. survived by husband, son, brothers. France Brittany name origin noted. Mrs Lela Gladys Roberts of Rt 2 New Virginia died at King's Daughters Hospital. Funeral arrangements at Brown Funeral Home Martinsburg with viewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Allan Combs
James and
Charlotte LaFollette Combs
Wardensville
W.va
Ernest Metheny
Gloria
Judy
Connie
Mary Shields Clark
Highland Ave
Clark
Rockbridge County
Stuart
Virginia Ann Martin Hartless
Cleveland W. Clark
Lexington A
Lexington
Roy
Hartless
Richmond
Woodrow Hartless
Newport News
Rockbridge Memorial Park
Jones Funeral Home
Lela Gladys Roberts
Rt. 2
New, Va
King’s Daughters Hospital
Sgt
Mag W
Roberts
Berkeley County
W. Va
Alexander
Melissa DeHaven
C. H. Musselman Co
Inwood
Methodist Church
Ganetown
WSCS
Floyd M. Roberts
Mary Lou Roberts
Faye Marie Roberts
Lake Minghim
Brown Funeral Home
Martinsburg
Charles LeFew
Attempted Arson Probed in Gainesboro Farm House
The sheriff's office probes an attempted arson in Gainesboro causing nearly $2,000 damage. Deputy Miller Owens cites a deliberate fire set by igniting curtains in multiple windows at the farm house owned by Lawrence C. Ruble and occupied by John B. Shumaker.
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Sheriff’s Office
Gainesboro
Miller Owens
Lawrence C. Ruble
John B. Shumaker
Shumaker
Charleston High Grad Adopts Extra A for Hollywood Name
Jack Chaplain, 23, a Charleston High School graduate, has added an A to his surname to avoid confusion with the Charles Chaplin family. The change aims to distinguish him in his budding Hollywood career.
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Charleston, Ill
Charleston High School
Hollywood
Jack Chaplain
Chaplin
Charles Chaplin
Astronauts Describe Gemini 7 6 Rendezvous And Tests
Four spacefarers from Gemini 7 and Gemini 6 meet at the Space Center in Houston to recount the first space rendezvous and 14 day orbit. They describe weightless adaptation, astrophysiological results, and the planned 1966 missions to refine docking techniques for a moon flight.
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Manned Spacecraft Center
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
America
Borman
Lovell
Globe
Earth
Charles A. Berry
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Berkeley
Calif
Schirra
Stafford
Moon
Lunar
Berry
Manned Orbiting Laboratories
Gemini
Space Agency
Man Charged In Death of Cab Driver
James C. Keister, 51, is charged with the slaying of Norvel Lester Baker, 67, a New Market taxi operator found shot dead in his cab in northern Rockingham County. The body was found near Rt. 798. a .22 rifle was located nearby. Police initially suggested robbery as motive. Keister appeared in county court for counsel appointment. Baker's funeral is set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at Dellinger Funeral Home with burial in Dry Run Cemetery.
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Harrisonburg
James C. Keister
New Market
Rockingham County
Norvel Lester Baker
Baker’s
New ‘Market
Wealth
James C.shipe
Keister
Rockingham
L. W. Harper
Baker
Rt. 798
Broadway
Mayland
Paul Collins
Larry Holton
Harper
Shipe
Dellinger Funeral Home
Mt. Jackson
Dry Run
Seven Fountains
Fairfax Bank Hold Up Foiled by Quick Teller
A would be robber tried to hold up the Bank of Fairfax last night but the teller Mrs Cynthia Otee acted quickly. She dropped to the floor and pressed the alarm as the man fled. police arrived after about five minutes.
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Mpls
St.p
New Orleans
New York
Okla. City
Omaha
Fairfax
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Mcircle
The
National
Pittsburgh
Bank of Fairfax
Ptilnd
Ptind
Ore
Teller
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Sk
San Diego
Cynthia Otee
San Fran
Seattle
Otee
Washington
Winnipeg
Mystery Surrounds Peace Missions in Hanoi Clash
Reporters note behind the scenes Washington push to find peace feelers from Hanoi. North Viet Nam leader Ho Chi Minh denounces U S imperialist aggressors in a Wednesday reply, signaling a tough stance amid ongoing diplomatic efforts.
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Washington
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh
U.S
Radio
Johnson aides update on Viet Nam diplomacy and health
The White House reported Dr. George Burkley found President Johnson in excellent physical condition after a prior gall bladder kidney stone surgery and weight loss to 191 192 pounds. aides Califano Jr and Moyers came to discuss policy while Gardner released a report on 100 welfare education projects aiding 347 047 children in 12 states as part of a 1965 program.
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Laitin
George G. Burkley
Johnson
Burkley
Washington
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Bill D. Moyers
Dean Rusk
United Arab Republic
White House
Secretary of Welfare
John W. Gardner
Gardner
Weather Today in Virginia and Winchester Forecast
Fair in Virginia with mild Friday high 56 to 62 and low 30s tonight. Cloudy Saturday with a chance of rain. Winchester notes sunset 4 58 p m and first quarter moon tonight 8 47 p m. Rainfall totals to date shown for 1965 and averages.
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Florida
Mississippi
Pacific States
Rockies
Dakotas
Mississippi Valley
ONG
Murder Trial Opens In Warren
Lana Blaine 21 faces a Warren County Circuit Court jury for the October 24 killing of William Cody Smith. Prosecutor John Ewell described the death as willful, deliberate and premeditated, while defense attorney Lynn Lucas argued the case is not simple and suggested the victim died by his own hand.
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Front Royal
Lana Blainett
Arren County
Toy
William Cody Smith
Commonwealth
John Ewell
Lynn Lucas
Moliere Pen Name of French Playwright Poquelin
The celebrated 17th century writer Jean Baptiste Poquelin used Moliere as his stage and pen name. He became a central figure in French comedy with works that satirize social norms and court life.
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Moliere
Jean Baptiste Poquelin
Wall Street mixed gains as airlines and electronics rise
Trading was active on Wall Street as airlines and electronics led modest advances amid an improving market. Boeing, General Dynamics, United Aircraft posted fractional gains while Douglas slipped. Pan American and Eastern and American rose, IBM climbed on opening. AP 60-stock average up 1.2 to 355.7.
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New York
U.S
Boeing
General Dynamics
United Aircraft
Douglas
Pan American World Airways
Eastern
American Airlines
United
Zenith
Radio Corp
Steels and Motors
Chrysler
U.S. Steel
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Central
Alleghany Corp
Central
IBM
Brunswick
General Motors
Livestock Prices and Receipts from Baltimore Market
USDA report shows cattle receipts 200 with slow trading. Slaughter cows steady to weak. steers and heifers varied with small test lots. Hogs receipts 150, trading moderately. barrows and gilts mixed sizes on US grades. Bulls, canners, and shelly canners noted with price ranges across weights.
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Baltimore
USDA
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Combs Service
CW. Clark
France
Brittany
Britain
F.M. Roberts
Virginia
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Loudoun
Owens
Me Nan
Alite
J.W
Irthur, Inc
Boscawen St
Goldberg
Harriman
Isage
Europe
Moscow
Fay D. Kohler
Nikoelai V. Podgorny
Alexander N. Shelepin
Red
North Viet Nam
South
Perry Engineering
ever _ heater
Eer
C.J. Brumback
N. Cameron St
Winchester Skies
Warren
Lulu Williams
Billy Matthews
Dennis P. McCarty
Burnett
Wall Street
I. Q
Plymouth
Eng
Josephine
Maine
Cameron St
Winchester
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