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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1965
Page
2
Elvis Williams mother Elvie J. Williams of 1017 Leedson Street died at Winchester Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Mount Carmel Baptist Church. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Fire units from Winchester and Frederick County responded to a car alarm on Route 11 and a chimney fire at 216 Fairfax Lane causing minor activity with no damage reported. A separate odd sighting in Verona linked to a German science project misnamed Martians.
A funeral service for Luther H. Patton is set for Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at Hines Co Funeral Home in Washington D C. The notice lists Hines Co Funeral Home as the service provider and Washington D C as the location.
The Winchester Christian group hosts its annual Youth Week rally this Sunday at Evan United Brethren Church. Activities begin 5:30 p.m. with worship and communion, followed by a covered dish dinner. Guest speaker Dr. Robert Si Saas, a Mary Washington College professor and retired Navy math researcher, will address youths and interested adults on the theme Songs for A Small Planet.
Volunteer firemen rushed to a house fire near Bayliss Store on U.S. 522 at Nain at 10 50 last night. Charles Beeler was washing part of the basement floor with gasoline when the flash fire started. The blaze was fed by a water heater or furnace in the basement. A charred insulation strip saved an overhead joist. Damage to the Omps residence at Cross Junction was mainly smoke damage.
The article recalls locals debating the correct pronunciation of Winchester. Accounts from Truman Nold and Harold G. Brown show contrasting Wincester vs Winchester roots. President Philip W. Whitney promises future meetings with chances for more discussion.
The nation�s unemployment rate fell to 4.9 percent in December matching a low not seen in over four years. Officials noted December 1963 was 5.5 percent and November was 5 percent as the pace of joblessness eased in the fourth quarter of 1964.
USDA weekly livestock market report. Cattle receipts 1925, last week 1817, year ago 2117. Slaughter steers and heifers steady to firm, some 50 cents higher. cows mostly steady, canner and cutter 50-75 cents lower. Feeder cattle scarce, about 50 cents higher. Hog receipts 1925, last week 1870, year ago 3377. Barrows and gilts steady to 25 cents higher, sows steady to higher. Prices listed by weight and class.
The article reports a high profile burglary case involving Kuhn and two Miami playboys amid immunity talks and intense publicity. Jack Murphy and Roger Clark remained jailed in New York as authorities hint at a case breakthrough without specifics.
Partly cloudy and mild tonight with a low in the 40s. Saturday will be warm and windy with highs around 70 and possible afternoon or night rain. Sunday should clear and turn cooler. The five day forecast shows temperatures 3 to 5 degrees above normal with isolated precipitation over the weekend and again Tuesday. Moon phases and rainfall totals for the period are noted.
Miss Carol A. Campbell, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Campbell of Middletown, has qualified as a deputy sheriff and became a full time secretary in the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office. She graduated James Wood High School in 1959 and previously worked for Allegheny Freight Lines. She is active in Middletown Methodist Church and the Middletown Fire Co.
W Paul Fries leads as chief pipeman with George Miller as assistant and Richard Brown Sr. as fire warden. A February banquet committee includes Garvin Walter chair and Lee Brown Linden Me Donald. memorial service set February 28 at 1 30 p m at First Evangelical United Brethren Church honoring Harry Willis Frank Gearing William Robinson and Leslie Fries.
The AP stock rally continued into a fourth straight session amid mixed moves. Du Pont eased after opening gains as major steel and motor shares barely moved while Chrys l er inched up and gold miners rose amid renewed U.S. holdings talk. Several firms posted fractional gains and tobacco issues slipped ahead of a health report, with the AP average up 1.4 points to 6327.3.
A compact study list with terse responses covering topics from geography and history to language and geography. It includes references to the Great Wall of China and world wars, along with mentions of New York City and Chihuahua.
AP reports the government claims over 100 Viet Cong killed in two clashes since Wednesday. In Thua Thien Province 30 miles south of the border three defenders died and 15 to 30 Viet Cong were reported slain in a separate action. In Quang Nam Province 53 Viet Cong were killed Wednesday, with ongoing operations around Binh Gia drawing in paratroopers, marines, advisers, and scattered American losses.
A former British protectorate Néberdithotesis became Athens on October 24, 1964, adopting the romantic new name Zambia. The year marked a sovereign naming shift tied to a regional identity evolution.
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