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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1965

Page

2

Obituary items and survivors listed for multiple individuals

Obituary notices name survivors and burial plans for two individuals. One report lists Lula May Davis Brown and relatives including Nat F. Brown, Robin Ann Brown, Jay F. Brown and siblings in Winchester, Lebanon and Albin with funeral at Omps Funeral Home and Mount Hebron Cemetery. The other notes Robert E. Bowen aged 63 dying in Anna State Hospital with a Baltimore birth and survivors including one sister and five nieces, with funeral arrangements pending at Jones Funeral Home.

Lula May Davis Brown Nat F. Brown Winchester Robin Ann Brown Jay F. Brown Army Davis Cora Davis Albin Roxie Mink Lebanon David L. Brown Leslie Brown Omps Funeral Home Mount Hebron Cemetery

Mrs. Altha Yeakle Dies at 76 in Winchester Memorial Hospital

Mrs. Altha Venable Yeakle 76 of 1711 Valley Ave died yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Born September 8 1889 in Stephens City she was daughter of Charles F Venable and Emma Lemley. Widow of Frank M Yeakle Sr she ran Shenandoah Motel for about 40 years. Survived by son Frank M Yeakle Jr of Winchester sister Nell Galliday Stephens City and three grandchildren. Funeral services tomorrow at 11 at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Lyons and Rev. Withers. Burial Mount Hebron.

Altha Venable Yeakle Valley Ave Winchester Memorial Hospital Yeakle Stephens City Charles F Emma Lemley Venable Frank M. Yeakle Braddock Street Methodist Church Women’s Society of Christaan Service Civic League Sunshine Club William A. Lyons William R. Withers Richard &,. Venable Ray Robinson, Jr Lohr E. Dunlap W. E. Mowrey Harold D. Patton Robert B. Fuller Mount Hebron Cemetery

Obituary for Mrs Bettie Heironimus in Morgan County W Va

Mrs Bettie Olivia Heironimus died Saturday at her son Calvins home in the Greenwood section of Morgan County West Virginia She was born November 20 1880 in Frederick County and was a member of Greenwood Methodist Church Surviving are four sons one daughter six stepchildren and 27 grandchildren Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Greenwood Methodist Church Burial followed in the church cemetery A grass fire burned about three acres behind Sunny Side Presbyterian Church yesterday afternoon Round Hill Community Fire Company responded damage limited to the burnt area

Bettie Olivia Heironimus Calvin Heironimus Greenwood Morgan County W.va Charles ‘Heironimus Heironimus Frederick County James W Belle Coe Bagesant Greenwood Methodist Church Calvin Edwin Berkeley Springs Roy and Gardner Bageant Winchester Harry Bageant Greenewood Methodist Church C. S. Rickley Co. G. Russell Church Sunnyside Presbyterian Church Round Hill Community Fire Company

Virginia Study Finds Higher Education Spending Lags

A Virginia Higher Education Study Commission report shows per capita higher education spending of 16.50 in 1962 versus 21.71 nationally, with Virginia’s college enrollment and degrees lagging population share. It notes the absence of regional institutions offering master's and doctoral programs in key populated subregions.

Richmond Virginia Virginia Higher Education Study Commission University of Virginia Virginia Tech College of William and Mary Norfolk Hampton Roads

James H. Taylor Dies. Long Mining Career Span

James H. Taylor, 54, of Palm Beach Florida, a veteran in mining, died December 22. A Brooklyn Technical High School graduate, he held roles from draftsman to mine superintendent in Colorado Peru Bolivia and Ecuador, aided by affiliations with engineering and Masonic bodies. He leaves Emma K. Taylor and two children.

James H. Taylor Pompano Beach Fla Brooklyn Technical High School Brooklyn N.Y Pratt Insitute Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute Burndy Engineering Company New York City Cripple Creek Colorado

Mrs Mary Elizabeth Street Dies After Illness in Sibley Hospital

Mrs Mary Elizabeth Street widow of Garfield A Street died Wednesday after a months long illness at Sibley Hospital. She leaves two sons Illiam G Street of Baltimore and Joseph L Street of Washington. She also leaves three brothers Francis A Simmons Lloyd J Simmons and William David Simmons of Long Meadows Winchester.

Mary Elizabeth Street Sibley Hospital

Local City Council Members Set For Sept 1 Start

Councilmen Butler Bell Hardy and Dorton prepare to take office on September 1. Butler, elected 1950, completes a fourth term and chairs Public Safety. Bell, vice mayor, finishes an eighth year as Finance chair and enters a new four-year term. Dorton fills out Wade Emart’s unexpired term ending in September.

Butler Public Safety Bell Hardy Dorton Wade Emmart Frederick County

Demo Caucus Set Jan 11 in Virginia

The Virginia General Assembly Democrats will caucus Tuesday night January 11 the eve of the 1964 session. House Democrats plan to nominate Speaker E Blackburn Moore of Berryville for a ninth term. Senate Democrats will hear Garland Gray announce two new members of the Senate Steering Committee.

Richmond Virginia General Assembly House Democrats E. Blackburn Moore Berryville Senate Democrats Sen Garland Gray Senate

Wood paddle helps capture toads at water lab

In Phoenix the $1.5 million U.S. Water Conservation Laboratory relies on a 27 cent wooden paddle with a wire screen to net toads and frogs from experimental evaporation ponds.

Phoenix, Ariz U.S

Road Deaths Trail Pace For Yale

Traffic fatalities in the extended New Year weekend were fewer than during the Christmas period. At least 61 people died in crashes since Thursday 6 p.m. The National Safety Council forecasts 360 to 440 deaths by Sunday midnight. Hazardous conditions and storms affected northern plains Minnesota and the Pacific Northwest.

Associated Press National Safety Council Northern Plains Minnesota Pacific Northwest

FBI Breaks Theft Ring At Charleston Naval Shipyard

The FBI says a decade long warehouse pilfering scheme at the Charleston Naval Shipyard involved 26 men, including Henry H. Harris, with 11 arrested and four sought. Items were traced to three marine engine dealers Lamar Dennis Philip Bodne and Melvin McEuen, alongside other shipyard workers.

Charleston, S.C FBI Charleston Naval Shipyard Charleston Henry H. Harris Naval Supply Center Naval Shipyard Harris Marine Engine Lamar Dennis New Orleans Philip Bodne Miami, Fla Melvin McEuen Long Beach Calif

Sheriff DeHaven Returns From Florida Vacation

Sheriff Robert L. DeHaven returned to his county courthouse office after a 10 day Florida vacation. His wife Mrs. DeHaven and sons Steve DeHaven and John Bailey of Winchester joined the motor trip which included fishing near Fort Myers and a visit to West Palm Beach.

Robert L. DeHaven County Court House Florida Mrs. DeHaven Steve DeHaven John Bailey Winchester Ft. Myers West Palm Beach

Weather Elsewhere Chronicle Summary Card

Readable items include Maine and Colorado locations with scattered notes on Soviet Russia and Oklahoma. Mentions Borneo Olympia and Northern sympathizers of Confederacy. vague references to numbers and events without clear context. This fragmentary list resembles an index of places and topics rather than a connected story.

Maine Bird Soviet Russia Colorado Confederacy Oklahoma 1773 Borneo Olympia

Weather outlook Virginia cloudy with light rain possible

The forecast calls for cloudy conditions in Virginia with a chance of light rain tonight and Saturday. Lows in the 40s, highs 56 to 64, then cooler. Sunday cloudy and cold with a chance of more rain. The five day outlook shows temperatures about eight degrees above normal, with light precipitation of one tenth inch or less.

Rainfall Totals and Averages Reported for December 1965

Rainfall in the 24 hours ending 8:30 a.m. today shows December totals to date at 5.1965 inches with the year to date at 26.85 inches. Average annual rainfall for the past 52 years is 36.76 inches with monthly averages listed from January through December.

Ong

Trial details in a domestic stabbing case unfold

A young woman testifies in a Commonwealth trial about a fatal stabbing of Bill Smith after a violent confrontation at the couple’s apartment. Prosecutors question knife wound timing while relatives and neighbors describe the couple’s strained relationship and prior separations.

Smith

Virginia Private William A Burnett Killed in Vietnam

A Virginia Army private was among eight U S servicemen killed in Viet Nam per Defense Department release. He is Pfc William A Burnett husband of Delores H Burnett of Virginia Beach.

Washington (Ap U.S Defense Department William A. Burnett Delores H. Burnett Virginia Beach

Two Hunting Ridge Men Charged With Grand Larceny

Allen Roger Ruble and Arley Lemuel Kerns Jr were arrested on warrants issued by Winchester police and charged with grand larceny for stealing a 4 barrel car carburetor a manifold a wheel and tire from B and M auto dealers on November 22 with the stolen equipment valued at about 125 dollars. Police linked them to other alleged crimes including breaking and entering the old Firestone Co store and petty larceny involving hubcaps. Bond set at 1000 dollars each.

Hunting Ridge Winchester Allen Roger Ruble Arley Lemuel Kerns, Jr B & M Auto Commonwealth Attorney Warren Rudolph John Rice Firestone Co N. Braddock St Ruble Kerns

People in Vietnam Face Choice as War Enters Decisive Phase

The article notes Greater powers infiltrate and damage lines while air attacks in the North show no major shift in the war. Victory hinges on Vietnamese peasants who work the land and choose to stay, move to government areas, or join the Viet Cong. A high American says the people must decide.

Hanoi

Wall Street Steels Lead Year end Rally After Bethlehem Price Rise

Trading was heavy as Bethlehem announces a five dollar per ton increase for structural shapes and piling. U S Steel rose with order flow while trading halted briefly on heavy demand, lifting major steel stocks and lifting market averages.

NEW York Ap) — Steels Bethlehem Wall Street Bethlehem Common U.S. Steel U.S. Steel Lukens Republic Steel Jones & Laughlin Colorado Fuel & Iron Lukens Wheeling Steel Armco Pan American United Eastern

Johnsons secret talks in Asia and Ottawa trips revealed

The article notes President Johnson's campaign moves including hush hush visits to Viet Nam Laos and Cambodia and an Ottawa mission with Mee George Bundy and Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson. Pearson spoke with Johnson by phone after the fact.

Viet Nam Laos Cambodia China Harriman Goldberg Johnson Ottawa Mee George Bundy Lester B. Pearson Pearson

Anatole France Pen Name of Jacques Anatole Taube

The note identifies Anatole France as the pen name of Jacques Anatole Taube, noting him as a French novelist.

Anatole France Jacques Anatole Tribauld

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