Obituaries for Lavada L. Larrick and William Heckrotte
Lavada L. Larrick 61 of 1628 Valley Ave. dies Monday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Funeral at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Jones Funeral Home with burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery. Heckrotte William Cleveland six of 327 Fairview Ave. dies yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Funeral Friday at 11 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home.
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Lavada L. Larrick
1628
Valley Ave
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Jones Funeral Home
Max Mueller
James N. Larrick
Lawrence A. Larrick
Delmar Larrick, Jr
Donald Larrick
Gene R. Larrick
Thomas Larrick
Mount Hebron Cemetery
William Cleveland Heckrotte
Obituary notices for Clark P Anderson and Clarence Peffer
Clark P. Anderson 72 of 324 Shawnee Ave died yesterday in Winchester. Born March 17, 1895 in Rock Enon Springs he was a deacon at Rock Enon Church of Christ and married Ada Householder in 1915. Survived by his widow three daughters seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 1 30 p.m. with full military honors at Winchester Memorial Home. Clarence Peffer 73 of 1024 S Kent St died yesterday at the Veterans Administration Center Martinsburg. A former post office mail carrier he served in WWI and was a charter member of the VFW Post 2123. Survived by his wife and five children eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services Friday at 9 a.m. at Home Winchester with interment at Winchester National Cemetery and full military honors.
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William Cleveland Heckrotte
Fairview Ave
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Heckrotte
W. Va
William H
Sara Heckrotte
Ida Mae Mosher
Winchester
Virginia Woolen Mill Company
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Golden Rule Bible Class
Woodman of
Jones Funeral Home
William A. Lyons
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Mr. Anderson
Rock Enon Springs
Henson
Bertie Hicks Anderson
Ada Householder
Rock Enon
Clarence Lester Peffer
S. Kent St
Veterans Administration Center
Martinsburg
Mr. Peffer
Frederick County
William Henry
Fannie Ann Peffer
Virginia A. Hoover
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ray Walker
Kernstown
Thomas McFarland
Colonial
Hgts
Clarence L. Peffer, Jr
William H. Peffer
Blair M. Combs
Route 3
Charles H. Harless
Funeral for Goldie Newlin Held Tomorrow at 3:30
Goldie Mae Newlin aged 59 of Route 2 died Monday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Funeral services are set for tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Hartley L. Wigfield officiating. Pallbearers include Carl Bayliss William Cooper Robert McFarland James McFarland Paul McFarland and Holmes Dusing. Burial will follow at Shenandoah Memorial Park.
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Goldie Mae Newlin
Jones Funeral Home
Route 2
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Hartley L. Wigfield
Carl E. Bayliss
William Cooper
Robert McFarland
James McFarland
Paul S. McFarland
Holmes Dusing
Parsec Defined as 3.26 Light Years in Astronomy
The term parsec comes from parallel and second and is used in astronomy as the distance at which one astronomical unit subtends one arcsecond. It equals 3.26 light years.
Middletown Adopts Real Estate Taxes and Street Rules
After public hearings Middletown passed two ordinances. taxes set at 75 cents per 100 for real estate and personal property and $1 annual in town light tax. New homes must include curbs gutters and sidewalks. Lynn Heights access to Second Street to be reopened. Monthly meeting schedule changed to first and third Mondays.
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Middletown
Highway Department
Lynn Heights
Second St
Treasury Department Founded by Congress in 1789
The Treasury Department was established by Congress in 1789 as the nation's first financial agency. It set the framework for fiscal policy and national revenue collection, shaping early U S governance and economic administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Treasury
Conress
White Succeeds Webster on Stephens City Council
Stephens City Town Council accepted the resignation of Councilman Jennings Webster and appointed William B. White to fill the unexpired term. Webster cited shift work at O Sullivans Rubber as preventing attendance at meetings. White, 16 year night dispatcher for Smiths Transfer, is married with three children.
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Stephens City
Jennings Webster
William B. White
Webster
Rubber Corp
Wbster
Mr. White
Howard White
Smith’s Transfer
Stephens City Fire Company
Fairview Methodist Church
Vera Hope van Meter
Frederick County
Air Improvement Possible Tells Lions Club
L. F. Paret of Humble Oil addressed Winchester Lions on air pollution and the joint role of industry, government, and citizens. He noted the oil industry’s long push for cleaner air and urged local plans tailored to each city while citing industry funding for pollution research and better fuels to improve combustion efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Winchester Lions
Paret
Eagle Scout Recognition Dinner Set for Feb 16
Dr. Kenneth Hickey of Winchester Fruit Laboratory will chair the Eagle Scout Recognition Dinner at the Holiday Inn East on February 16. Dr. Robert Parker of Randolph-Mac on Academy will speak. The event honors 28 Scouts who earned Eagle in 1967 with sponsors from prominence in their chosen vocational fields.
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Kenneth Hickey
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Holiday Inn East
Bill Chapman
Shenandoah Area Council Advancement
Robert Parker
Randolph-Macon Academy
Assembly Republicans claim tax gains cover education budget shortfall
Staunton Republican A R Giesen Jr argues that upward revisions in the State Sales and Use Tax and estate tax increases yield about 40 million dollars in additional revenue. He cites 7 percent growth in sales tax and notes localities would gain roughly 13.5 million, potentially balancing recurring General Fund needs.
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Assembly
House
GOP
Idel
A. R. Giesen Jr
Staunton
Godwin
Giesen
Strike Halts Trains on Three Lines
The International Brotherhood of Trainmen strike halted MO PAC and Texas & Pacific trains Monday night and spread to Seaboard Coast Tuesday. About 50,000 employees on the three lines faced potential work stoppages as MO PAC reported most of its 23,500 workers did not cross picket lines. MO PAC operates in 12 states across the Midwest Southwest and South. Seaboard serves six southeastern and southern states.
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St, Louis
Missouri Pacific
Texas & Pacific
Seaboard Coast
International Brotherhood of
MOPAC
Seaboard
Imen
Midwest
Viet Nam battle reports from Da Nang Hue and Saigon
U S Marine artillery and air support battled in the Da Nang and Hue regions while units moved to block an anticipated assault on the Da Nang Marine HQ. Viet Cong forces attacked Hue’s bridge on Highway 1 and pressed in Saigon outskirts as fighting continued with heavy casualties reported.
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Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
da Nang
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
Weather Summary for Virginia Sees Cloudy Skies and Snow Tonight
Cloudy conditions with isolated snow tonight and Thursday in Virginia. Nighttime lows near 25 to 30, daytime highs Thursday 32 to 38. Five day forecast shows below normal temperatures with highs 40 to 45 and lows in the low 20s. Minor precipitation possible late Thursday or Friday. Rainfall data to date show minimal recent activity. Historical rainfall averages and yearly totals are listed.
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Associated Press
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Albuquerque
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Owl
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Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
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Wealthy donor omits the legislature's only Black member
In Richmond, a private Commonwealth Club party for General Assembly members drew attention as the guest list excluded Del. William Ferguson Reid, the legislature's only Black member. The club has a long standing whites only policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
General Assembly
Jay W. Johns
Charlottesville
Johns
Commonwealth Club
Del
William Ferguson Reid
Reid
Henrico County
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Fred Pollard
State Democratic Finance Committee
Pennsylvania
Virginia Military Institute
Stonewall Jackson, Inc
Lexington
Danville Man Road Victim and Virginia Highway Deaths
A Danville man died from injuries after a Tuesday night crash on U.S. 58 involving a car he rode in and a tractor trailer. John Abbott died at a Greensboro hospital at 2 a.m. today. The car’s driver, Larry Watkins, had a skull fracture and was in serious condition. Virginia Highway Deaths for the year reached 88 as of today, with Martinsville and Hopewell fatalities among other reported cases.
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Associated Press
Danville
U.S. 58
John Abbott
Abbott
Greensboro
N.C
Pittsylvania County
B. C. Elliott
Abott
Alt
U.S
Larry Watkins
Elliott
Hopewell
Gerald Edward Heath
Virginia
Prince George County
Heath
Ft. Lee
Martinsville
William Prior Tatum
Axton
Tatum
Arlington
Warren Anthony Moon
Rockford
George Washington Parkway
Theodore Roosevelt Bridge
Wall Street Opens Mixed as Gains Outweigh Losses
The AP report notes gains outnumbering losses by more than 2 to 1 at the opening of trading in New York. Prices moved variedly with Detroit Edison down, Gulf & Western up, Chrysler up, Standard Oil NJ up, and Texas Instruments down, while Eastern United and Pan American Airlines and others posted fractional advances. The AP average of 60 stocks rose 0.4 to 313.9 on Tuesday.
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New York
Detroit Edison
Gulf & Western
Whittaker
Chrysler
Standard Oil (Nj
Texas Instruments
Eastern
United
Pan American Airlines
Xerox
Potomac Electric
Labrador Current and Other Clues in a Puzzle List
A numbered list presents terms across topics: Labrador Current, Hungarian, Quorum, Watt, Kentucky, Boxer. Answers include methods by heat, No., Pediatrics, and perambulator or baby buggy.
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Labrador
Watt
Kentucky
Boxer
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Winchester Evening Star
Larrick Service
Clarence Lester Peffer, Sr
Mr. Clark Philips Anderson
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
W. C. Heckrotte
Clark P. Anderson
Clark Philips Anderson
Shawnee Ave
Winchester National Cemetery
Smalts Florist, Inc
O Mds Funeral Home
Loudoun Street
Our
Ments
Bernard F. Groves
Boscawen St
U.S. Weather Bureau
ESSA
Weather Report
Tegion
Great Lakes
Newlin Service
Shenandoah I Memorial Park
Pioneer Saws Ltd
Outboard Marine Corporation
Johnson and
Pioneer
Nt. Brumback & Sons
Cameron St
Voi
White
Council
Power and Light
Mr. Paret
Hickey
Cinder & Shockey
House Appropriations Committee
U.S. Marine Artillery
Khe ‘Sanh
Hue
Demilitarized Zone
John Lengel
Imperial Capital
Lengel
Johns Party
David J. Mays
State Commission On Constitutional Government
Mays
William Scranton
The
United Nations
Wall Street
N. Cameron St
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