Obituaries for Gertrude Brandt and Grace Jackson McKnight
Gertrude Pend Brandt 67 of 225 W Bosca St died yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital after serving as Yeomanette in World War I. She left a large family and a graveside service is planned at Arlington National Cemetery. Grace Jackson McKnight 87 formerly of Winchester died Saturday in Columbia Tennessee after a long illness. Funeral service held yesterday in Murfreesboro Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Pend Brandt
W. Bosca’ St
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Brandt
Lexington
Dough Army School of Nursing
Norfolk
Women’s Club of
Red Cross
Travelers Aid
Episcopal Church
George E. Brandt
Virginia Beach
Richard McCarteney
Washington
Randolph Tucker Pendleton
Bradenton
Fla
E. Morgan Pendleton
Baltimore
W. Nelson Page
Lewis Hyde, Sr
Winchester
Arlington National Cemetery
Kurtz
D. W. McKnight
Mt. Pleasant
Tenn
Maury County Hospital
Columbia
McKnight
Grace Jackson
A. H. Jackson
William Jackson
Miami
Maud Chapman
Vienna
Murfreesboro
Ike Ebert longtime Winchester Buick salesman dies at 71
Ike Ebert 71 of 20 Richard Ave died at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Born December 3 1695 in Frederick County he was a sales man with Ebert Buick for 40 years. Survived by widow Mary Holler six children plus one sister and nine grandchildren. Funeral 1:30 tomorrow at Jones Funeral Home with burial Mount Hebron Cemetery. Memorial contributions to Heart Fund. Friends may visit tonight 7 to 9 at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac W
Ike’ Ebert
Richard Ave
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mr. Ebert
Frederick County
John E
Mary E. Parlett Ebert
Mary Holler
Ebert Buick Sale and Service
Welltown Methodist Church
Senior Citizens Club
Frances Ebert
Winchester
Douglas Ebert
Staunton
Lee A. Ebert
John W. Ebert
Charles R. Ebert
Lewis H. Ebert
Jones Funeral Home
Robert E. Couch
William Withers
Carson M, Hook
Thomas P. Farrar
Herman L. Godlove
Preston V.kercheval
Walter W. Jackson
C. Edward Seal
Mount Hebron
Heart Fund
Obituary of Madge Ritter Former Winchester resident
Madge Louise Ritter 58 formerly of Frederick County died Sunday at Alexandria Hospital. Born September 18, 1908 she was daughter of Minnie Lowery and the late James Lowery. Survived by mother two children Nancy Hurley and Maurice Ritter Jr two sisters and three brothers and two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending at Jones Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madge Louise Ritter
Winchester
Alexandria Hospital
Ritter
Frederick County
Minnie Newlin Lowery
James M. Lowery
Maurice Ritter
First Baptist Church
Alexandria
Nancy Hurley
Miami
Fla
Maurice Ritter, Jr
Rosie White
Lillian Boyce
Eva Kelchner
Mollie Grayson
Mary King
Lena DuVall
Cumberland, Md
Blanche Jones
Robert Lowery
David Lowery
Suzanne Ritter
Kelli Ritter
Jones
Widow Heflin of Berryville Dies at 75
Mrs. William Heflin 75 of Berryville died Saturday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Born November 5 1891 in Warren County she was the widow of William F Heflin and the last of her immediate family. She leaves a son Woodrow and a foster son Walter Heflin both of Berryville five grandchildren including Sp Robert Heflin in Heidelberg Germany four foster grandchildren and ll great grandchildren. Funeral services are to be held tomorrow at 2 PM at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville with burial in Green Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Frances Holtsclaw Heflin
Berryville
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Robert R. Heflin
Armed Forces
Heidelberg
Germany
John H. Enders
Julian Orrell
Green Hill Cemetery
France Mars Maryland Fourth class Yes¢him and me
Two Hope The war of 1812 Dept. of Commerce
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Hope
Dept. of Commerce
Merchandise Stolen From Friendly Inn Break-In
Approximately 85 dollars worth of goods were taken in a break-in at the Friendly Inn one mile east of Winchester on Rt Saturday night. Stolen items include assorted canned goods frozen meats and beer. State Trooper J W Dertrick leads the investigation.
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Friendly Inn
Winchester
C&P Head Backs Buried Cable Overhead Issues
George Riggs of C and P Telephone told Gainesboro Ruritan Club members buried cable is preferred due to tree interference and weather on overhead lines. He noted rural service changes and lower party line rates effective January 1. The meeting, at Gainesboro Fire Hall, included guests Bob Dresel and Elmer Lauck and plans for a Stonewall District pasture tour in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesboro
George Riggs
Imanager
C & P Telephone Co
Ruritan Club
Riggs
Raritan
Nathaniel DeHaven
Bob Dresel
Elmer Lauck
Robert Cather
Les Campbell
Ruritan
Campbell
DeHaven
Stonewall
Massive fortress La Citadelle rises on Haiti coast
The Mountaintop fortress La Citadelle on Haiti's northern coast required 200000 workers and 13 years to build, illustrating a massive labor effort and long project duration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Citadelle
Haiti
Five Seconds Difference Between Life and Death JFK
Look magazine adapts William Manchester's account of Kennedy’s assassination noting five terrible seconds between the first and second bullets. The piece covers Secret Service reactions the hospital dash and Mrs Kennedy’s抢haunting plea as Parkland arrival unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John F. Kennedy
William Manchester
Kennedy
Secret Service
Manchester
Look Magazine
Jaycees honor leaders at Founders Day celebration
Winchester Jaycees name Roy E. McDonald Outstanding Young Farmer for 1964. Michael Foreman, a Winchester native and Phi Beta Kappa graduate, highlighted Jaycee achievements. Awards also go to Maurice L. McDonald and Robert Miller for fundraising and charitable projects. Three new members inducted as National Jaycee Week ends with festivities.
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Michael Foreman
Winchester
University of Richmond
University of Virginia
Winchester Jaycees
E.U.B. Church
Jaycee
Chip Johnson
Robert Miller
Mr. Johnson
Northern Virginia Daily
the Star
WINC
WHPL
Jaycees
Paul Jones
Pork Producers From 4 Counties Meet Wednesday
Clarke Frederick Warren and Loudoun pork producers meet in Berryville at 1 30 p m to decide on the Virginia Swine Self Help Program. If approved by majority voters a two cent per head levy on feeder pigs and five cents on slaughter hogs would fund research education and local growers’ competitiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Clarke
Frederick
Warren
Loudoun
Virginia
General Assembly
Charles Cooper
VPI
Winchester Retail Merchants Meet Tomorrow
The Winchester Retail Merchants Association will hold a general membership meeting tomorrow night at the Winchester Golf Club. A social hour starts at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the door. Robert Miller, manager of McCrory's, will preside as the newly elected president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Retail Merchants Assn
Winchester Golf Club
Robert Miller
Mc Crory’s
Arm Cut In Winchester Assault Reports Three Or Four Boys
A Winchester man reported being cut on the right forearm in an assault by three or four youths before 9 p.m. He was taken to the hospital for a two inch laceration and released. Police are continuing the investigation.
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Winchester
Winchester Voluer
Kent
Liberty S
Thescene
Fred Griffin
Stz
Virginia Weather Outlook Mixed Clouds And Warm Skies
Forecast for Virginia shows partly cloudy conditions tonight with lows in the mid to upper 40s. Tuesday remains partly cloudy and warm with highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s and a five day trend above normal temperatures. Winds today southerly 10 to 18 mph with precipitation of one tenth to five tenths of an inch likely Wednesday or Thursday. Sunset today 5 23 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7 26 a.m. Moon set tomorrow 6 23 a.m. Full Moon January 26.
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Virginia
Rainfall Totals And Averages For Past 53 Years
Rainfall data collected shows none in the past 48 hours ending 8:30 a.m. today and January rainfall total to date 20. The document lists monthly averages for 53 years with figures for each month led by January 2.42 inches and December 2.31 inches. It also records the five year January to December totals from 1961 to 1966.
Window Smashed At Mobil Station On Rt 50 West
A 5 by 5 foot window at the Mobil Station on Rt 50 West was smashed by a cinder block fragment after 2 a.m. No items were stolen. Deputy Ronald Bowers investigates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobil
Rt. 50 West
Donald Kelchner
Sheriff’s Office
Ronald Bowers
Consular Debate Highlights Vietnam Policy and East Bridges
The article reviews Senate reactions to the consular convention amid Vietnam talks and East Bloc outreach. It notes Mansfield’s concern over bitter debate blocking Soviet-Nixon style diplomacy and Hoover’s softened stance on the agreement while Fulbright and Rusk clash over policy and negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Senate
State Department
Rusk
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
House
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
U.S
Fulbright
Meet the Press
Johnson
Vietnam
Wall Street Advances Amid Profit Taking In Airlines
Wall Street extended its rally with heavy trading as airlines saw declines while Du Pont IBM and Raytheon led gains. Major firms like General Motors and Chrysler rose slightly and opening blocks showed mixed moves in electronics and telecoms amid easing money rates and a 314.4 AP average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eastern Airlines
American Airlines
United Airlines
Pan American
du Pont
IBM
Raytheon
General Motors
Fairchild Camera
Collins Radio
American Telephone
Sperry Rand
Chrysler
Associated Press
Honors Wood Memorial Founder at New York Track
The Wood Memorial, a leading prep race for Kentucky Derby hopefuls in New York, honors Eugene D. Wood founder and president of the former Jamaica track in Jamaica Queens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eugene D. Wood
Jamaica
N.Y
Venetian Inventor Discovers Leaf Sugar in 1420
A Venetian inventor reportedly discovered the process to extract leaf sugar in 1420, marking an early advancement in natural sweetener production.
Community housing built despite objections to air station
After a 1962 compromise, Ross Cortes Development Co. proceeded with apartment style dwellings for retirees near an air station, reserving a half mile strip for nonresidential use. Firefighters fought a major blaze as bodies of four residents and others were recovered. Pilot Powell fatally injured. Capt. Gambelli survived with shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Defense
Ross Cortees Development Co
Leon Lauderbach
Harold Berman
Margaret
H.H. Kenyon
Powell
New Milford
N.J
Frank Gambelli
Livingston
el Toro
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George Brandt
D.W. McKnight
Isaac
Ike) Ebert
Mrs. Madge Ritter
U.S. Weather Bureau
Flurria
Lecei
New England
Great Lakes
Plains
Rockies
Pacific Northwest
Gulf States
William Heflin
Keiter Service
Ronald Lee Keiter
Route 5
Martinsburg Pike
Gettysburg Pennsylvania
James R. Jackson
Lokie L. Voight
John F. Baker, Jr
Lester E. Johnson, Jr
Robert Norris
James M. Massie
Ww. Elliott Button
Glen E. Michael
Robert L. Dove
Woodlawn Cemetery
Whitacre
I, Q
France
Mars
Him
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
State
J. W. Detrick
DIAL
the Order
N. Loudoun Street
C&p
White House
Roy Kellerman
William R. Greer
Rufus Youngblood
Parkland Hospital
Dallas
Lee Harvey Oswald
Warren Commission
Oswald
Texas’ School Book Depository
Hill
Mrs. Kennedy
Australia
Roy E. McDonald
Stephens City
John Wolfe
McDonald
Cedar Creek Presbyterian Church
Southern States Cooperative
Shawquon Ruritan Club
James Wood Young Farmer Association
Maurice L. McDonald
Carter W. Kellas
Bruce Macbeth
Highland Memorial Presbyterian Church
Fred Chadwell
J.C. Penney Co
James Hershman
Combined Insurance Companies of America
The
Weyerhaeuser
John W. Rosenberger & Company, Inc
Commerce Street
Winchester Skies
Wall Street
N. Cameron St
Ger Sunser Ulli
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