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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1964
Page
2
Chartes M Johnston Peet and Charles M Johnston, both 62, of Bloomery West Virginia, died today at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Survived by wife Ruth V Selby and son Neil Johnston of Winchester. Funeral set for tomorrow at 1040 am at the Episcopal Church in Washington. burial in Elm Lawn Cemetery Bay City Michigan.
Mrs. Forrest Oglesby died this morning in Richmond hospital. She lived at Westover Apartments and was the wife of the late Forrest B. Oglesby, former minister at Braddock Street Methodist Church in Winchester. Survived by son Dr. F. E. Oglesby of Richmond, sister Miss Virginia Bearden of Nashville, and brother Walter Bearden of Nashville. Body at Henry W. Woody Funeral Home. Ducted Monday at 11 a.m. Westover Hills Methodist Church, burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Richmond. Wilbert A. Strother, 63, of 111 W. North Ave., died yesterday in Winchester Memorial Hospital. He was born Sept. 0, 1900, son of the late James and Rosie Braithwaite Strother. Retired Virginia High-Depth employee, 32 years. Member of Church of Christ and Modern Woodman of America. Survived by wife Effie Puffinburger, married Dec. 24, 1919, and children Kenneth Strother, Kathaleen Other, Mrs. Hubert Mortor, all of Winchester. Sgt. t/c Wilbert A. Strother, Jr. in Germany. Mrs. Earl Potts of Orlando, Fla.. five grandchildren. Body at Omps Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Mrs Vernon W Nicodemus of Monrovia Maryland died at home after a long illness. She is survived by her daughter Mrs David Dorman of Winchester, nephews Wilghnston and Samuel Johnston of Winchester, and three grandchildren. The funeral and burial will be Monday.
Mayor-Elect William M. Battaile urged urban renewal and industrial development as top priorities for his incoming administration. Speaking to the Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce at the Lee-Jackson Restaurant, he predicted accelerated growth for Winchester and urged members to register, vote, and participate in civic life.
Fresh signs emerged as Goldwater weighed a possible second name with Scranton as a potential choice while Eisenhower urged unity and said he had shown no partiality. The convention schedule, platform questions, and Wallace’s electoral strategy loomed as key factors shaping the race toward November.
Police used tear gas and hoses to quell a 600 to 1,000 person disturbance in Tuscaloosa Alabama as a theater that had integrated this week was attacked. Jack Palance his wife and four children were inside with no Negroes present per the theater manager. One man was arrested as bricks and missiles struck the theater damag ing marquees and cashier booth. Hoover reportedly weighing a Philadelphia Miss trip as FBI agents search for three missing civil rights workers. In Prin cess Anne a restaurant owner drove off a Negro and a white newsman with a tack hammer during an integration attempt. In Atlanta three Negroes sued to test the new rights act and Lester Maddox faced injunction proceedings.
The Pennsylvanian urged a strong civil rights plank and condemned the John Birch Society while opposing giving military chiefs power over firing atomic weapons and opposing voluntary Social Security. Scranton demanded a transcript of Goldwater’s Der Spiegel interview and warned about his remarks on South Vietnam.
FBI Director avoided confirmation he would join the Mississippi field visit. He has a habit of stopping at field offices during ongoing investigations, indicating continued oversight of the disappearance case of the three civil rights workers.
William L. Cary plans to resign. Los Angeles attorney Frank Wheat to replace him on the regulatory panel. Bertrand Harding to become acting IRS commissioner succeeding Mortimer Caplin. Lucius D. Battle named ambassador to the United Arab Republic succeeding John Badeau. Johnson cites Hoover office opening in Jackson and urges economy optimism as auto labor negotiations begin.
Johnson said the outcome will have a profound impact on future price stability and economic prospects at home and abroad. He stated labor and management do not want government intervention and expressed confidence that free private collective bargaining will reach a responsible settlement.
The market started higher but faced a cautious tone as investors awaited upcoming reports. Motors including General Motors and Chrysler rose about a point, steels lagged, rails advanced, chemicals and retailers like Sears gained on strong retail sales data. The AP 60-stock average rose 0.1 to 317.6, a new high.
The Novick Transfer Co. will honor 45 employees with 25 years or more of service at a dinner tomorrow night. Six are retired. Attendees include staff from Winchester and guests from Waynesboro Roanoke Cumberland Baltimore Philadelphia and New York. A group photo will precede dinner at the Winchester Golf Club. The piece notes the Quaker origin of the Religious Society of Friends.
Virginia observers report fair tonight with 60s low and a weekend of partly cloudy skies and highs in the 80s. The five day outlook shows cooler than normal temperatures and scattered thundershowers with little change in overall temperatures.
The Friendship Fire Co yard party will occur on July 17 and 18 not this weekend as previously announced. A list of quiz answers follows including topics on the American Revolution Corsica Daniel Webster and Martin Van Buren with various terms and facts.
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