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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1968

Page

2

Funeral service set for Marie Ann Barb

Miss Marie Ann Barb eight years old of Clearbrook dies near White Post Monday. Funeral at 1 30 Friday at Jones Funeral Home with Pastors Gowdy and Burleson officiating. Pallbearers are Larry Ambrose Roy Swartz Steve Rotz and Gayle Burleson. Burial Cedarwood Cemetery Edinburg.

Marie Ann Barb Clearbrook White Post Jones Funeral Home John Gowdy Craig B. Burleson Larry Ambrose Roy Swartz Seve Rotz Gayle Burleson Cedarwood Cemetery Edinburg

Wages Up at Dan River Mills In Danville

Danville workers at the Dan River Mills plant reach a three year contract with the company. The deal calls for an average wage rise of 11.5 cents an hour and expanded benefits in the group Insurance Plan. Local 248 United Textile Workers AFL-CIO must still approve.

Danville Dan River Mills United Textile Workers of America Afl-Cio

J E Siler Killed in Saltlick Kentucky Accident

Joseph Edward Siler 25 of Boyce was killed in a Saltlick Kentucky crash yesterday when a horse van collided with a truck. He served in Vietnam and is survived by his parents two brothers and a sister. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

Joseph Edward Siler Boyce Saltlick William Gray Leesburg Lee Horse van Co Mr. Siler Winchester John H Frances Pierce Siler Vietnam John Henry Siler Fort

New Clarke School Head Assumes Duties

Wade G. Johnson arrives in Berryville as Clarke County's new superintendent of schools and takes office after a weekend arrival. He will attend a two week seminar at the University of Virginia and has moved from Colonial Heights where he served as superintendent since October. Johnson and the School Board presented a renovation plan for Boyce School to the Board of Supervisors. He expects his family to join him next week.

Wade G. Johnson Clarke County Berryville University of Virginia Johnson Colonial Heights Board of Supervisors Boyce

Three traffic crashes cause damage in area

State Trooper S. L. Lee reported about eight hundred dollars in damage from a crash on Route 11 south of Winchester at 5 10 p m yesterday. Jeffery H. Slonaker 24 of 100 Bellview Avenue collided with Rubye Stickley 28 of Strasburg. Earlier Thelma Lloyd 22 of Rosemont Circle Berryville hit Lucy Price 68 of 112 E Main Berryville. A third crash on Route 7 remained unavailable. Heavy rain accompanied the incidents.

Winchester Enders S. L. Lee Rt. 11 Jeffery H. Slonaker Bellview Ave Rubye Stickley Strasburg Stickley Thelma Lloyd Rosemont Circle Berryville Lucy Price Main St

Reagan a Contender Only at Convention

Reagan says he will seek the Republican nomination at the national convention if the party wishes it. Mississippi delegates face a seating battle with civil rights forces challenging the all white delegation. Evers resigns as a Negro delegate after clashes over representation. Humphrey and Rockefeller campaign for delegate support while Wallace plans Massachusetts campaigning. Stassen calls for defeating Nixon and Humphrey. Laird previews a welfare reform book due July 4.

Associated Press California Ronald Reagan Mississippi Reagan John Bell Williams Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Williams George C. Wallace Democratic Party Charles Evers Fayette Evers Hubert H. Humphrey Humphrey Denever Cleveland Marshall Plan New York Nelson A. Rockefeller West Richard M. Nixn American Independent Party Wallace Massachusetts Wek Harold E. Stassen Stoneybrook N.Y America Nixon House Republicans Melvin Laird Wisconsin

Cuban exile named as hijacker of Northwest flight to Havana

The Miami office of the State Department identified Mario Velazquez as the hijacker of Northwest Airlines flight 715 with 86 passengers. FBI in Chicago would not confirm, and investigators pursued leads to Velazquez’s Florida and Chicago history including an alien ID from 1967.

Miami Fla Northwest Airlines Havana State Department Mario Velazquez FBI Chicago Tribune Florida Chicago Tribune Velazquez Mont Clare Uptown Miami Herald Mort Clare the Herald Oriente Cuba United States Minneapolis Jose Marti

Plane Crew Recount Soviet Interrogation After MIG Encounter

A DC8 evacuee crew recounts a MIG encounter over hostile skies as they descended through overcast to an airfield. Tosolini says Russians interrogated them about equipment and weapons but denied mistreatment. The flight then went on to Yokota near Tokyo after two days in custody.

Tosolini Yokota Tokyo

Bass Renamed Chairman of School Board

Charles E. Bass representing Opequon District was reelected chairman of the Frederick County School Board at yesterday's organizational meeting. Huyett G. Light representing Stonewall District was reelected vice chairman.

Charles E. Bass Opequon Frederick County Huyett G. Light Stonewall

School board approves final plans for Ayler Junior High

Four board members named Clyde Logan Ray E Boyce and Kenneth Eyre plus Elizabeth Sheetz re elected as clex Hubert Stratton presented final plans for Robert E Ayler Junior High School The plans await State Board review and opening bids set for July 18 at 2 pm at 36 Whitlock Ave Regular meetings moved to first Tuesday of each month at 9 am

Clyde Logan Back Creek Ray E. Boyce Gainesboro Kenneth K. Eyre Shawnee Elizabeth L. Sheetz Hubert T. Stratton Robert E. Ayler State Board of Education Whitlock Ave

Bus Route 621 Added to Clarke County Schedule

Clarke County School Board announces July 8 that Rt 621 Chilly Hollow Rd will join Bus No. 2 for the Summer School Program. Students plan to ride around 7 15 a.m. with driver Mr. Grim. A separate note mentions prehistoric New Mexican pottery and ancient Oriental paintings with dragonflies.

Serryville Rt. 621 Chilly Hollow Rd Clarke County School Board Mr. Grim

Fox Rabies Fear After Clarke County Crow-Hunt Incident

James H. Carwile of the Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad was bitten when a gray fox leaped onto his elbow during a crow hunt near Lost Corners Clarke County. He described the fox gnawing like a dog and received a minor scratch. doctors advised starting rabies shots while officials seek the fox.

James H. Carwile Winchester Clarke County Lost Corners Mr. Carwile Aim Gray Fox

Weather Today in Virginia Clears With Cooler Tonight

Forecast for Virginia calls for clearing skies and cooler conditions tonight with valley fog. Daytime highs reach 78 to 82 degrees while tonight lows drop to 56 to 60. Thursday is expected mostly sunny and pleasant with less humidity, followed by fair and mild conditions Friday.

Rainfall Totals and Averages Across Years

Rainfall data covers the 24 hours to 8 am today with July and yearly totals. Past five year and 1963 1967 monthly and yearly rainfall figures are listed along with a 55 year monthly average and a 55 year total annual average.

Shenandoah College Receives Education Loan for PE Building

The U S Office of Education approves a 187000 loan to Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music for a new physical education building. Total project cost 468022 with start planned October and completion by January 1970. Loan under Title II of the Higher Education Facilities Act. Previous loan of 152674 under Title I leaves about 129000 funded by Shenandoah.

U.S. Office of Education Shenandoah College Shenandoah Conservatory of Music Shenandoah Forrest S. Racey

Woodstock Budget Seeks 212563 For 1968 69

The Valley council proposed a 1968 69 budget of 212563 an increase of 30263 over last year to cover a 25000 bond payment and interest and a 5000 rise in salaries and maintenance. Funding would come from water sewer rate hikes and a utility tax with higher property tax revenues expected.

Woodstock Strasburg

Nitrogen Essential for Soil Fertility and Crop Yields

Nitrogen is essential to soil fertility and crop yields in regions with adequate rainfall. Yields are determined more by soil nitrogen than by any other mineral.

Wall Street rally lifts market before July holiday

The stock market rose briskly with a 2 to 1 gain advantage as Dow gains occurred across Xerox Control Data Occidental Petroleum American Broadcasting Penn Central AVCO and High Voltage Engineering. California Financial Imperial Corp of America led volume among savings and loan firms ahead of a four day market recess.

New York Dow Jones Xerox Occidental Petroleum American Broadcasting Penn Central AVCO High Voltage Engineering California Financial Imperial Corp. of America Chrysler Sunasco Sperry Rand

Communion Service Tomorrow at Christ Episcopal Church

Holy Communion will be celebrated tomorrow at 8 am at Christ Episcopal Church in observance of Independence Day. Special prayers will be offered for those serving in the armed forces, and individual names may be presented during the service if given to the rector, Rev. John A. Baden, beforehand.

Christ Episcopal Church John A. Baden

Answers in Brief List Puzzle

A concise listing presents ten items including I Q Answers 1, Union Veterans of Civil War 2 Emerald, 3 Southpaw fielder rookie 4 Williamsburg 5 Earth tremors 6 South Polar 7 Coney Island 8 Thomas Jefferson 9 Clubs diamonds hearts spades 10 North Carolina.

Emerald Southpaw Fielder Rookie Williamsburg South Polar Coney Island Thomas Jefferson North Carolina

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