Obituaries from Winchester Evening Star February 22 1968
Obituary notices include Mrs. Bella May Steele formerly of Kernstown funeral set at Kernstown Methodist Church with burial at Mount Hebron. Also Samuel L. Edlavitch of 426 North Braddock Street dies at Winchester Memorial Hospital with funeral at Jones Funeral Home and burial Beth El Garden Shenandoah Memorial Park. Emma Rae Willis of Catonsville Maryland dies. services held at McNabb's Funeral Home. Pauline A. Adams of Gainesboro dies. services at Jones Funeral Home with burial Mount Hebron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Rae Willis
Catonsville
McNabb
Pauline A. Adams
Gainesboro
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Jones Funeral Home
Douglas Cutts
J. Beryl Boswell
Charles F. Adams, Jr
Harold B. Adams
Donald C. Adams
Theodore J. Adams
William F. Orndorff
A. V. Dailey, Jr
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Death of Albert L. Farmer in Capon Springs West Virginia
Albert L. Farmer 78 of Capon Springs WV died yesterday at his home. Born December 29 1889 in Rock Enon he was the son of Elias and Eliza Triplett Farmer. Survived by widow Nellie Lineburg Farmer three children Emily De Haven Reid Farmer Leona Dunlap all of Capon Springs one grandson Roger Lee DeHaven and sister Mamie Webster of Kernesysville WV. Service conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. in Shiloh Methodist Church by Rev. Sheeley with burial in the church yard. Body at Carrier Funeral Home Lehew, West Virginia, and will be taken to the church one hour before service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Luther Farmer
Capon Springs
W. Va
Mr. Farmer
Rock Enon
Elias and
Eliza Triplett Farmer
Nellie Lineburg Farmer
Emily de Haven
Reid Farmer
Leona Dunlap
Roger Lee DeHaven
Mamie Webster
Kearneysville
Shiloh Methodist Church
Sheeley
Death of Chester M Hockman in Strasburg area
Chester M Hockman age 67 of Route 2 Strasburg died suddenly at home. Born January 9 1901 in Oak Grove Shenandoah County he was a son of Samuel and Abbie Hockman. He was a member of Lebannon Lutheran Church and the North Shenandoah Raritan Club. Survived by seven children and three sisters plus two brothers. Funeral held Saturday at St Stephens Lutheran Church west of Strasburg conducted by Dr H M Crim Baker John Rudolph Keith Hockman Earl Hockman Ronald Hockman and Philip Stickley. Family to meet at home 1 p.m. Body at Stover Funeral Home Strasburg en route to church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Mason Hockman
Strasburg
Mr. Hockman
Oak Grove
Shenandoah County
Samuel and
Abbie Ely Hockman
Lebannon Lutheran Church
North Shenandoah Raritan Club
Catherine Romaine Hottle
Martha A. Rennie
Sue Hockman
Dan Hockman
Sally Hockman
Douglas Hockman
Warren Hockman
Dwight Hockman
Frederick
Audrey Herr
Tilden Hockman
Della Reynolds
Star Tannery
Samuel Clay Hockman
Baltimore
Abbie Mae Leonard
Washington
St. Stephens Lutheran Church
H. M. Crim
Charles Baker
John Rudolph
Keith Hockman
Earl Hockman
Ronald Hockman
Philip Stickley
Church
Stover
Seven Die In Ohio House Fire Near Powhatan Point
A house fire near Powhatan Point Ohio claimed seven lives including a mother, Cleve Stonebreaker 26, and her children Florence 12 Belva 6 Carie Mae 5 Paul 2 and Cleve Jr 1 along with cousin Becky Wolfe 59 who resided with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powhatan Point, Ohio
Ohio River
Cleve Stonebreaker
Florence
Belva
Carie Mae
Paul
Cleve Jr
Becky Wolfe
Fulbright accuses admin of Tonkin mislead by McNamara
Senator Fulbright says the administration and Defense Secretary McNamara misled Congress and the public over the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident. He notes a Navy commander was seized for mental examination after offering to testify and calls for staff findings to counter the McNamara statement. The dispute centers on the Maddox and Turner Joy attack claims in the Gulf of Tonkin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. W. Fulbright
Congress
Gulf of Tonkin
U.S
Vietnam
Pentagon
Navy
Fulbright
Robert 5S. McNamara
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
McNamara
Arthur Sylvester
Arkansas Democrat
Maddox
Turner Joy
Inter-Community Concert Highlights a Poet of the Cello
Douglas Davis presented a cello recital at Shenandoah Conservatory auditorium with sister Sharon Davis on piano. The program featured Bach Prelude, Frescobaldi transcription, Schubert Arpeggione Sonata, Shostakovich in D minor, Whimsy by Riegger, Chopin Introduction and Polonaise Brillante, and Corelli Adagio as encore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Davis
Davis
Shenandoah Conservatory
Bach
Sharon Davis
Mr. Davis
Frescobaldi
Franz Schubert
Schubert
Wallingford Riegger
Corelli
Pickup Truck and Camper Stolen From Frederick County Garage
The 1965 Ford 3/4 ton pickup with attached camper was stolen from John Cavanagh of Washington D C. The break in damaged a vent glass and ignition, enabling the vehicle to be driven away. The thief rammed a three inch pipe gate and later abandoned the truck and camper at Berkeley County jail in Martinsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Berkeley
Martinsburg
Lacy Anderson
Osborne Renner
John Cavanagh
Washington, D.C
Siler
Cavanagh
Tick birds also called rhinoceros birds
Birds nicknamed rhinoceros birds feed by picking ticks from the deep folds of large animals. The behavior links thinly to the shared name and highlights a parasitic pest removal role.
Weather Today Virginia Fair and Cold Tonight
Forecast for Virginia calls for clear skies and cold tonight with a low near 15. Friday will be mainly cloudy with highs around 30 to 34. Sunset is 5 56 p m and sunrise 6 55 a m tomorrow.
Rainfall totals in daily report with long term averages
The report shows none rainfall in the past 24 hours ending 8 30 a m today and February rainfall to date nil 1968 rainfall to date 2 64 inches. Five year past totals list 1963 33 46 1964 31 63 1965 26 85 1966 33 32 1967 36 48 with monthly averages for 55 years from January to December ranging from 2 19 to 3 78 inches and a full year average of 36 50 inches.
Open housing bill faces uncertain fate in Senate
Senate liberals fail to table a civil rights open housing amendment by 58 to 34. The vote signals possible doom for Johnson’s civil rights proposal as debate nears a cloture test, with Hart urging floor action and Mansfield warning against further delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Congress
Mike Mansfield
Johnson
Mansfield
GOP
Everett M. Dirksen
Philip A. Hart
D. Mich
Hart
Bank completes full ownership of Nash Electronic Data Processing
National Bank stockholders learned at the annual meeting that Harrisonburg Nash Electronic Data Processing Corp. is now wholly owned as a subsidiary to expand computer operations. The Nash unit will serve the bank and other customers as before, per Bank President Francis Bell Jr. Also noted is farmers use cats to control field mice in red clover, aiding bumble bee pollination of clover blossoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Rockingham National Bank
Nash Electronic Data Processing Corp
Francis Bell, Jr
Nash
Bell
Thirteen Midshipmen Face Dismissal at Navy Academy
At Annapolis Maryland 13 midshipmen face dismissal for smoking marijuana in Bancroft Hall dormitory. Rear Adm Draper L Kauffman said the recommendation goes to Secretary Paul R Ignatius and is usually a formality. If approved it would be the academy's largest dismissal in 123 years, following a similar incident last June and a second in ten months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
U.S. Naval Academy
Bancroft Hall
Draper L. Kauffman
Midshipmen
Woodstock Council Approves Ordinance Revisions and Police Hire
The Woodstock Town Council voted at a special Tuesday meeting to amend and delete ordinances in preparation for codification. Town manager Dick Flora said changes were reviewed and Shir ley George was hired as full time police to replace resigning Thomas Stickley for health reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Dick Flora
Shirley George
Thomas Stickley
Quiz Answers Reveal Common Knowledge Clues
A list of ten quiz prompts and answers covers topics from traffic safety to literature and politics. Items include yield signs for right of way, a silversmith, a domestic animal, true statements, Uncle Remus, the number seven, an antonym, a quoted phrase, a Kentucky county, and Henry Clay.
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Winchester Evening Star
Steele Service
Bella May Steele
Kernstown
Kernstown Methodist Church
Earl C. Day
Charles H. Harless
T. E. Dorton
Wayne Warren
Robert Boyd
Loring Ritter
John Cammer
Robert Hockman
Mount Hebron
Omps
S.L. Edlavitch
Samuel L. Edlavitch
N. Braddock St
Winchester Memorial Hosital
Mr. Edlavitch
Russia
Levi Edlavitch
Anna Rosenfeld
Philadelphia
Workingman’s
Beth-El
Winchester Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Joseph Messing
J. Robert Yerby
Jack Stern
Joseph Zuckerman
Charles Zuckerman
Seymour Barr
John J. Hawse
Beth-El Garden
Shenandoah Memorial Park
Heart Fund
Willis Service
Willis
Stephens City
Mary Ellen Costello
James Robert Costello
Charlie Henry Willis
Bessie Golightly
Bunker Hill
Virgie Williams
Stephenson
Effie Kilmer
Arthur Costello
Wilbur Costello
Joe Dwyer
Esten Costello
Carl Williams
Eddie Costello
Charles Costello
Kenneth Spicer
Garden of Faith
Adams Service
Albert L. Farmer
Lehew
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Smalts Florist, Inc
Omds Funeral Home
Loudoun Street
Bella Mae Steele
Unete
THE
ORDER
Bernard F. Groves
Boscawen St
Winchester
U.S. Weather Bureau
ESSA
Weather Report
Pacific Northwest
Gulf Coast States
Nebraska
Arkan
Dakotas
Great Lakes
Atlantic Coast
Chester M. Hockman
Ohio
Alice Creager
Rosenbergers
Sapolin
Rena White
Ene
John W.rosenberger
Commerce ST
Sage
HET & Co., Inc
E. Pall Mall
Kent St
Mel
Virginia
Winchester Skies
United States
Remus
Kentucky
Henry Clay
Ciider & Shockey
Glaize & Bro
N. Cameron St
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