Obituaries for Silas Cather and others in Winchester Today
Funeral for Silas G. Cather, 64, of 325 N Braddock, will be held tomorrow at 2 PM at First United Brethren Church. Burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Also notices for Mrs Lloyd Wynkoop and Henry Lee Owens with services in Berryville and Hagerstown regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas G. Cather
N. Braddock
Montay
First United Brethren’ Church
Paul J. Slomaker
Carl B. Shickle, Sr
H. Smith Dorsey
B. M. Sullivan
Harry M. Carper
E. W. Steele
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Clarke County
Thomas
Harriet Feltner Lloyd
Charles T. Wynkoop
Joseph Skillman
Abingdon
Frank Lee
Lutherville
D. Wilco Kerns
Berryville
Charles M. Wynkoop
Boyce
Town
W. Va
Lewis Bell
Winchester
Aubrey Lloyd
Middleburg
John H. Enders
Julian Orrell
M. C. Cook
Green Hill Cemetery
Henry Lee Owens
Hagerstown
Divers use four-finger signal for distress underwater
In the silent depths divers signal trouble by showing four fingers or tapping an object four times to attract attention when danger arises. The gesture is a standard underwater distress code used by professional divers.
Snowstorm Closes Schools and Delays Travel Across Virginia
The state faced widespread storeage of snow with up to 13 inches in western areas. Schools in Salem and Staunton areas remained closed as travelers faced slick roads and chains or snow tires. Forecasts predicted 8 to 10 inches in parts, with lighter amounts elsewhere, as the system moved northeast. The region grapples with lingering effects from a prior weekend storm while the weather bureau notes northeast winds at 10 to 15 mph.
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Weather Bureau
Old Dominion
Salem
Staunton
Augusta County
Danville
Lynchburg
Shenandoah Valley
Bristol
Richmond
Roanoke
Norfolk
Newport News
Florida
Chamonix
France
Mont Blanc
Geneva
Switzerland
Europe
Clarinetist Moe Harnois continues band role at 82 in Maine
In Westbrook Moe Harnois the 82 year old clarinetist explains he must play to the director's pace when with a band though he can vary tempo when solo. He favors classical and march pieces and quit marching at 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westbrook, Maine
Moe Harnois
Harnois
Top Riders Go West at Arcadia Santa Anita Meet
The Santa Anita meeting opens with star jockeys including Willie Shoemaker Bill Mahomney Bobby Ussery Walter Blum Manny Ycaza and Johnny Longden on hand. Three days earlier Ussery won the Christmas Handicap at Tropical Park with Turn to Reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcadia
Calif
Santa Anita
Willie Shoemaker
Bill Mahomney
Bobby Ussery
Walter Blum
Manny Ycaza
Johnny Longden
Ussery
Tropical Park
Coral Gables
Fla
Ussory
Russians to Revise Collective Farm Rules in Soviet Plan
A 140 member committee led by Leonid Brezhnev will revise rules for 38 000 collective farms aiming to boost production. Experts hope changes sharpen incentives for farmers amid long farm shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Soviet Union
Leonid Brezhnev
Communist Party
Stalin
Trash Truck Fire Near Winchester Golf Course Quelled
A trash truck owned by Morris Lake caught fire near the Winchester Golf Course in Rolling Fields. Fire crews from Friendship fire company responded at 9:30 a.m. and extinguished the fire within about 20 minutes with only slight damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Golf Course
Friendship Fire Company
Morris Lake
Meade Drive J
Rolling Fields
William N. Gochenour
Fire Company
Rusk Requests Aid Increases For Far East Nations
Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged Congress to provide extra funds to combat inflationary pressures in South Vietnam and to expand aid. He asked $157 million for commercial imports such as rice and materials, $100 million for rural relief and medical programs, plus $7.5 million for Thailand and Laos and $25 million for the Dominican Republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusk
South Viet Nam
Thailand
Laos
Dominican Republic
Virginia Senate advances unemployment benefits and bond plan
Horace Edwards notes consensus on 2 percent local contributions. Senate clears the measure raising unemployment benefits from 36 to 42 dollars weekly and minimum to 16 dollars, sending it to the House. Northern Virginia delegation proposes constitutional amendment to abandon pay-as-you-go for state building and issue bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern
Virginia
House
Five Day Forecast: Cold Start and Warmer Weekend
The five day outlook covers Thursday through Monday with temperatures 4 to 8 degrees below normal. Expect a cold start Thursday, gradual warming over the weekend, and precipitation likely on Sunday.
Snow blankets region as 18 Kentucky counties close
The third and worst snow in 11 days sweeps NC GA SC and parts of FL as schools close across several states. In NC 2 to 4 inches fall with icy roads. Savannah and Florida report gale warnings and mixed precipitation while Tennessee and Kentucky see continued subzero and slick conditions.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Georgia
South Carolina
Florida
Savannah
Pope Air Force Base
Aberdeen
N.C
Raleigh
Waynesboro
Fayetteville
Fort Myers
Arkansas
Kentucky
Tennessee
Great Plains
Great Lakes
New England
Kansas
Mill Boy of the Slashes and Oath Moments
The Mill Boy of the Slashes nickname refers to Henry Clay. Chief Justice William Howard Taft administered the presidential oath to Calvin Coolidge in 1925. Admiral Byrd led five expeditions to the South Pole area. It is said that about 95 percent of industrial water in the U S is reusable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Clay
Calvin Coolidge
William Howard Taft
Admiral Byrd
South Pole
U.S
Wall Street defense stocks rise as market moves higher
Defense issues push gains in early trading led by Boeing up over 3 points while Douglas and United Aircraft advance about 1/4. Airlines show a softer gain, IBM climbs after Tuesday stock split news, and Commonwealth Oil jumps on an opening block of 27,000 shares as the AP average climbs to 368.4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cairo
U.S
Lucius D. Battle
Viet Nam
White House
State Department
Ewe
United Arab Republic
Egypt
Viet Nam Inc
Robert J. McCloskey
Boeing
Douglas Aircraft
United Aircraft
Johnson
United Air Lines
Eastern
Pan American
IBM
Schering
General Motors
International Nickel
Commonwealth Oil
Cottage cheese and beefsteak offer similar protein content
A pound of cottage cheese provides about the same amount of protein as a pound of beefsteak, highlighting a comparable protein value between these two common foods.
Question and Answer Card
A quiz style prompt with ten items answers listed as false or names and numbers. It includes subjects like Red Sea coin export Madison Monroe Polk Buchanan Garfield Balboa Sir Isaac Newton John Adams Esau and Ten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Monroe
Polk
Buchanan
Garfield
Balboa
John Adams
Esau
Ten
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Winchester Evening Star
Cather Service
C.J. Wynkoop
Owens Service
Green Cemetery
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Ake
Loudoun Street
LBJ
State of the Union
People IN News
NEW York
Detroit
The
Worker
Carl Winter
Winter
James E. Jackson
Hollywood
Kate Smith
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
West Covina
Peoria
Ill
Thomas Kidde
Mobile
Ala
Kidde
Watson
Commercial and Savings Bank
Commercial
Savings Bank
Commercial and Savings, Bank
Federal Depos
Lakes
Middle Atlantic
Pacific Coast
North Central
Gulf Area
World News
Volgograd
Volga
Trud
Stalinograd
Taipei
Formosa
Taiwan
South Formosa
Nam’s
Quang Tri
John W. Rosenberger & CO
THER
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
al Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Maines
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St.p
New Orleans
Okla
City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Ptind
Ore
Rapid City
St. Louis
Salt Sk. City
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
Horace Edwards
Senate
Rew
Farmall H
Farmall
Allis-Chalmers
C.l
Brumback & Sons
Cameron
Snow
Wall Street
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
I, Q
False
Red Sea
Sir Isaac Newton
Rthur, Inc
J. A 1 Insurance
Boscawen St
Glaize & Bro
Cameron St
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