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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1968
Page
2
Obituaries for Richard Page Jackson 46 and Charles William Laye 47 appear with service details in Winchester and Inwood. Minnie LaMonds 79 also listed, with funeral rites planned at Jones Funeral Home and burial at Mount Hebron.
Mr. Frank Baker Woodward is to be honored at a Saturday service at 11:00 A.M. at Jones Funeral Home. Mrs. Minnie LaMonds follows Saturday at 1:30 P.M. and Mr. Richard Page Jackson is set for Sunday at 3:30 P.M. at Jones Funeral Home, Inc.
Mrs Correll R Brown aged 80 dies at the home of her granddaughter Mrs Carl Pope in Boyce. Born January 8 1888 she was daughter of Joseph and Martha Cadwallader. Survived by sons Garland C Brown of Boyce Darrell R Brown Jr of Williamsport Md two other grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral services scheduled tomorrow at 4 pm at John H Enders Funeral Home Millwood with Rev Holland B Clark and Rev Harvey Hall. Burial in Green Hill. Flowers omitted donations to John H Enders Rescue Squad requested.
The Shenandoah Valley Steam and Gas Engine Association met to finalize plans for the annual show July 26 27 and 28 at the Berryville Horse Show Grounds. President Paul Giles named committee chairs and exhibitors will display gigantic steam traction engines and models. Demonstrations include steam powered sawmilling and wheat threshing each day with wives hosting a white eye parts sale. About 30 members plus families attended a picnic and meeting at the grounds.
Daniel Jackson James known as Piggy Jackson of Boyce dies in Lynchburg Garret Nursing Home. Born Clarke County he leaves widow Viola and several siblings and relatives. funeral at Cartwright Funeral Home with burial at Little Chapel Cemetery Millwood. Pallbearers named. Frank Baker Woodward of 916 South Cameron Street dies at Winchester Memorial Hospital after October 1904 birth. funeral at Jones Funeral Home with pallbearers listed.
Funeral services for Joseph Edward Siler 25 of Boyce killed in a Salt Lick Kentucky collision will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at John H. Enders Funeral Home Berryville with Rev. Holland B. Clark officiating pallbearers include Joe Carroll Melvin Tinsman Larry Tinsman Bobby Huff Curtis Sechrist and Clarence Elsen
In Sydney Australia gunman Wally Mellish 23 holds out with his 18 year old bride and her 10 week old baby as police negotiate and a high powered rifle is supplied to him by the police commissioner. The siege enters a third day with the house surrounded and the priest and Commissioner Allan attempting to secure a peaceful resolution.
Nixon denounces middlemen to pressure for higher farm prices while McCarthy praises farmers for self reliance and initiative. Humphrey's Fourth of July Philadelphia remarks laud America despite antiwar protests as he heads to Minneapolis to meet his granddaughter Pamela Catherine Humphrey.
In Berryville West Virginia on Wednesday afternoon a three car collision on Swan Avenue Buckmarsh Street left Ruby Ellen Auvil 47 with a cut lip. Her car was struck and she was taken to a Berryville physician by the John H Enders Rescue Squad. Damage was estimated at 1600 dollars.
Severe thunderstorms swept through Kearneysville Martinsburg Municipal Airport and Inwood causing orchard damage. Hail gusts up to 40 mph blew fruit from trees and scarred young apples and peaches. Inwood suffered the heaviest impact with golf ball size ice and about 1.5 inches of precipitation reported.
A Piedmont Airlines Boeing 737 with 13 aboard diverted to Dulles Airport when pilots could not lower flaps on approach to Charlottesville after bypassing Roanoke due to bad weather. The jet, new to Piedmont, carried a crew of five and originated in Ston Salem, N C with a Newark destination via Roanoke and Charlottesville.
Pasadena police say lack of evidence hampers their probe into a report that Saidallah Bishara Sirhan, brother of the Kennedy murder suspect, was fired at on a highway. Investigators seek a white Volkswagen bus from which Sirhan said two shots came. two .38 caliber bullets were recovered from his car, but ballistics depend on locating the gun.
The Soviet Union launched Cosmos 230 and reported Sputnik functioning normally. Tass said Cosmos 230 is sending data to a Soviet research center for evaluation.
The forecast calls for fair tonight with a low in the 54 to 60 range. Saturday should be partly cloudy with highs in the mid 70s to low 80s and a pleasant Sunday. Rain is expected Wednesday or Saturday with totals around one inch. Past five year and monthly rainfall figures are provided along with sunrise and sunset times and a note on the nightly moon phase.
In Minneapolis several firebombings damaged streets and windows on the South Side after a Fourth of July event. Police set up a cordon as crowds split in two directions causing traffic disruption and property damage. A spokesman at General Hospital reported multiple injuries and demonstrations continued into the night with officials addressing the unrest.
The Ridge Homes office at 2400 Valley Ave was broken into overnight. glass in a north door was smashed to gain entry. Five offices were ransacked and $25 to $30 in petty cash was stolen, deputies report, with Deputy Sheriff McIlwee investigating.
A 1960 blue Chevrolet station wagon owned by Bernard Smith was stolen from a service station on Route 11 north and Welltown Pike Tuesday night and found by State Police on Interstate 81 south of Strasburg Wednesday. Auto racing equipment valued at 1500 to 2000 dollars and a large amount of tools were taken in the same theft.
A compact card lists key historical references including the Battle of the Bulge and figures such as Alfred E. Smith Richard E Byrd and Aaron Burr along with notes on topics like piracy and calligraphy. The items span American and global history with a nod to 19th century California and Welsh heritage.
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