Funeral service for Anna Virginia Aikens
Funeral service for Anna Virginia Aikens 61 of 317 Virginia Ave will be held Friday at 1 30 p m at Highland Memorial Presbyterian Church with ministers Rev Bruce A Macbeth Rev Joseph S Jackwall and Rev Harry Yoder. Pallbearers are David M Taverner Gilbert R Whitmire Woodrow Whettel G Raymond Patton Douglas E McFarland and Hunter F McFarland. Burial will be in Mt Olive Friends. viewing at Jones Funeral Home until one hour before service then body will be taken to the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Virginia Aikens
Virginia Ave
Highland Memorial Presbyterian Church
Bruce A. Macbeth
Joseph S. Jackwall
Harry Yoder
David M. Taverner
Gilbert R. Whitmire
Woodrow Whettel
G. Raymond Patton
Douglas E. McFarland
Hunter F. McFarland
Kentucky to switch 300 hand cranked phones by 1969
Kentucky will retire its last 300 hand cranked telephones by June 30, 1969. An Upton Hardin County exchange will be upgraded to a modern dial system when General Telephone Co takes over, expanding the state’s largest and second largest telephone networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Kentucky
Upton
Hardin County
General Telephone Co
Arrest Made In Slaying Of Minister In Norfolk
A 24 year old laborer was arrested Tuesday night on charges of killing Rev. Howard William Bell in his Berkley home. He also faces robbery and breaking and entering charges. Bell, pastor of First Trinity AME Church, was awakened by a burglar who demanded money and fired after a struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Berkley
Earl Pernell Anderson
Marion Asaro
Asaro
Howard William Bell
First Trinity Ame Church
Mary Bell
Ruritans Install Roberts and District Leaders at Jekyll Island
Roberts of Spotsylvania was installed 1969 Rappahannock District governor at the Ruritan National Convention in Jekyll Island Georgia. Barry Schetzer of Edinburg became Rockingham District governor as about 75 Ruritans and wives attended. Bealton Remington and Chancel lor-Win awards went to two Rappahannock clubs for community work and high meeting attendance. Georgia Governor Maddox spoke at the opening session. the convention ended last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Roberts
Rt 2
Spotsylvania
Rappahannock
Jekyll Island
Barry Schetzer
Edinburg
Rockingham
Bealton-Remington
Chaneellor
Georgia
Lester G. Maddox
Miner Rescued Leader Says He Will Return
Millard Brock a 38 year old crew foreman from Morgantown West Virginia led 11 miners to safety after a rooffall ignited a coal seam at Humphreys No 7 mine in Kentucky? No matter. The fire trapped 12 miners early Tuesday and 126 escaped initially. Brock ordered barricading with brattice cloth and found fresh air 400 yards from the portal before guiding the group to safety. One of the 12 remained hospitalized. the rest, including the midnight shift of 138 miners, escaped unharmed as foam and water controlled the blaze. Brock stated he would go back down tomorrow, a statement echoed by his wife as the rescue echoed memories of a prior disaster at Mountaineer Coal Co No 9 mine.
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Mt, Morris
Millard Brock
Brock
Humphrey
Morgantown
W.va
Mountaineer Coal Co
No. 9
Consolidation Coal Co
Mannington
Florida Power and Light blackout disrupts large regions
A 6 08 p m generator failure at FP L Port Everglades caused a widespread outage across the Florida grid reaching Daytona Beach St Petersburg Fort Myers and Orlando with thousands losing power Tampa reported 11 000 homes dark St Petersburg up to 15 000 and Daytona Beach largely untouched Service was restored by 7 45 p m FP L says safeguards helped avert a repeat of the 1965 Northeast blackout and the impact varied by area with some locations still dark and others back on within minutes to an hour.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Florida
Florida Power and Light Company
Port Everglades
Daytona Beach
St. Petersburg
Fort Myers
Tampa
Fp&l
Orlando
Battle Sees Apathy as Virginia GOP Challenge
William C. Battle of Charlottesville told Winchester Frederick County Young Democrats that political apathy and hostility to the federal government are Virginia’s chief problems. He outlined a program to involve people more in government and warned against fiscal strains from lagging behind other states. A meeting in Frederick County Courthouse planned further sessions and preparations for a Roanoke convention March 14-16.
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Virginia
William C. Battle
Charlottesville
Winchester- Frederick County
Frederick County
Battle
Gene Dicks
Young Democrats
Roanoke
Ice freezes Winchester area roads delaying mail and travel
Ice and freezing rain hit Winchester and much of northern and western Virginia delaying mail delivery from 4 a.m. to as late as 10 a.m. and slowing trucks and buses. Salt and chemicals began to work, residential streets remained glazed, and drivers were urged to use chains or snow tires on main routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Highway Department
Potomiac Edison Co
C&p Telephone Co
Virginia
Associated Press
Frederick, Clarke and Warren
Fauquier
Rappahannock
Louisa
Orange
Madison
Culpeper
Loudoun
Bath
Highland
Page
Rockingham
Shenandoah
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
Plains
Upper
Great Lakes
Gulf Coast
Mid Atlantic States
Marsh Opposes Automatic Congress Pay Hike
Rep. John O. Lee Jr. says Congress should bypass the $12,500 yearly pay raise and instead expand expense accounts. He cites Lyndon Johnson’s proposal and Sen. Everett Dirksen’s idea of reimbursing actual out of pocket costs. If needed, Lee would support a vote on the automatic increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John O. Lee Jr
D-Va
Congress
Lyndon Johnson
Marsh
Everett Dirksen
R-Ill
Wall Street gains extend as Dow nudges higher
Wall Street opened with more advances than declines on Wednesday with about 175 issues in positive territory on the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jones industrial average edged up 0.06 to 938.46 as auto stocks stayed steadier amid word of potential early production cuts in the sector.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
County assessors to review complaints by appointment only
The Opequon District announces that the County assessors will conduct reviews by appointment only, requiring residents to schedule times in advance.
Frog Prince Going on Road Tomorrow
The Handley Library Children's Theatre presents The Frog Prince on tour with teenage cast members Pam Kern Billy Sutton Barbara Lyons Judy Perry and Sherri Fraula. Performances are at Robinson Memorial School tomorrow and Friday at 2 p m and next Wednesday and Thursday at Gainesboro School at 12 30 p m.
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the Frog Prince
Robinson Memorial School
Gainesboro
Senseny Road
Kline
Pam Kern
Billy Sutton
Barbara Lyons
Judy Perry
Harold Campbell
Ron Manuel
Sherri Fraula
Handley Library Children’s Theatre
Bentley Kinney
Dan Shehee
Linde Hagen
Jane Caspar
O.W. Miller
Maida Jones
Wayside Theatre
Mrs. Jones
Barter Theatre
Mr. Kinney
Hijackers Hold Pilot At Gunpoint On Havana Flight
Passengers report two men hijacked a National Airlines jet from New Orleans to Havana. One gunman threatened pilot James Brown while the other displayed dynamite sticks in a green white carton. Passengers evacuated to Miami aboard a special plane from Varadero, Cuba. Ronald J. Toth, a National agent, described the intoxicated hijacker as disruptive and stealing cigarettes from a sailor in uniform.
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James Brown
Brown
National
Miami
Varadero
Cuba
Havana
Ronald J. Toth
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Toth
Virginia Weather: Rain Tonight Through Thursday
Occasional rain tonight and Thursday with lows 36 to 40 and highs 50 to 55. Friday cloudy and mild. Five day forecast shows daytime highs 40 to 45 and nightly lows 18 to 25, precipitation half to three quarters of an inch early and again Sunday or Monday. Winchester skies note sunset and moon details.
Rainfall statistics and scattered reader items list
Rainfall data for the past 24 hours and yearly totals are given, including 0.95 inches to date this year and long term averages. A monthly average breakdown across 55 years is shown, followed by a five year rainfall tally and miscellaneous entries such as measurements, trivia, and a short quotation fragment.
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Winchester Evening Star
Thompson Service
Albert Janney Thompson
Cross Junction
Shockeysville United
W. Va
Charles C. Davis
Davis
Jack L. Davis
Cecilia Davis
Cecil Davis
Jennie Jackson
Viola Dixson
Dunbar Butler
Eva Harris
Mary Maynard
Bertham Thompson
Esther Cook
Isaac Davis
St. Paul’s Church
15Th and
U Sts
Northeast
Aikens
Thomas W. Marple
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Omds Funeral Home
Loudoun Street
the Order
Bernard F. Groves
Boscawen St
Roberts
John W. Rosenberger
Quarles School
Commerce St
Mr. Battle
Wall Street
County Court House
Opequon District
County Board of Assessors
Frog Prince
I, Q
Jack Dempsey
Aram
Agra
India
Consult Loco! Perecost
FHA
Glaize & Bro
Cameron St
Valley Avenue
Thurs
ZEREX
Prestone
Zerone
H. L. Mills
Idtiaat
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