Obituary Notices for Bowers and Yost in July 1968
Obituary notices list Mrs Elise DeHaven Bowers of Chestnut Grove Church and her daughter Bessie Mae Bowers with funeral at Chestnut Grove Methodist Church. Also listed is Special Agent Harry J Yost of Whitacre killed in Vietnam with service at Primitive Baptist Church and burial in Primitive Church Cemetery. Daniels Jones Funeral Home handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bowers
Elise DeHaven
Chestnut Grove
Bessie Mae Bowers
Highland Ave
Pam
L. L. Shreck
John DeHaven
Andrew Light
Wilmer Stine
Mervil Bailey
Raymond DeHaven
Jackson DeHaven
Chestnut Grove Cemetery
Jones Funeral Home
Harry J. Yost
Whitacre
Viet Nam
Primitive Baptist Church
Ralph 8. Malcomb
J. F. Omps
Tom Puffinburger
Marshall Stottler
James A. Miller
Allen Roger Miller
James W. Miller
Shirley
Primitive Church
Elsie DeHaven Bowers
Chestnut Grove Methodist Church
Three Missing Persons and County Break-Ins Reported
Three people remain missing since June 28 as police issue an alarm for Mrs. Eb ersole described as white five foot five and 115 pounds with dark hair. In a separate incident, Carrol Welch of West Rushville, Ohio, reported a trailer break in at the Rt. 50 Truck Stop area with $60 in losses including a transistor radio and camera accessories. Deputies Lacy Anderson and Ronald Bowers investigate. A second break-in at Mrs. Donald Boyce’s Shenan Hills home yielded two $20 bills. Deputies Miller Owens and Bowers investigate. The Carpers Valley Golf Club shop on Millwood Pike was entered but nothing was stolen. manager Lewis Lamp reports only minor damage to a service window. Deputy Anderson is investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebersole
Rt. 50
Carrol Welch
West Rushville
Ohio
Lacy Anderson
Ronald Bowers
Donald Boyce
Blossom Drive
Shenan Hills
Tazewell Library Grant Approved
Washington report says a $69,878 grant to build a Tazewell Virginia library was approved by the Economic Development Administration. It supplements a $89,843 grant from the Department of Health Education and Welfare and $39,932 in local funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tazewell
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Front Royal Marine Corpse Killed in Viet Nam
Defense Department lists Marine Cpl. Charles W. Davis of Front Royal as one of two Virginia casualties in Vietnam. He served six years in the Marine Corps and was killed near Danang on July 6. He is survived by his parents two grandmothers and two sisters Darlene and Dixie. Funeral services in Front Royal pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense Department
Charles W. Davis
Front Royal
Virginia
Let Nam
George 8
Davis
Front
Alexandria
Macrine Corps
Danang
Darlene
Dixie Davis
Cuba reports rising mail censorship under Castro regime
Felix Monzon a 28 year old former Cuban Telegraph Co. messenger testified that Cuba has intensified mail censorship. He said government agents open mail to and from the United States and investigate senders if criticism is found. Monzon noted many people have been arrested for mailing anti Castro letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Cuba
Felix Monzon
Cuban Telesgraph Co
United States
Monzon
Middletown Eyes County Sales Tax and Full Community College Options
Middletown debates adopting a county sales tax amid Shenandoah County examples and plans to expand police and sanitary districts. The State Board of Community Colleges is to pick sites for two new campuses, with Frederick County pressing for one location. The board also seeks an OEO feasibility study to gauge county needs and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luttrell
Virginia
Manuel
Shenandoah County
Middletown
Monroe Business College
State Board of Community Colleges
Melton Wright
Frederick County
Dana Hamel
Community Colleges Board
Office of Economic Opportunity
Byrd Seek Fourth Term in Virginia Senate Race
Pace the eleventh ranking member seeks a fourth six year term while Sen. Byrd 51 holds interim seat after his father Harry F Byrd Sr. resignation. Opponent Alexandria attorney Armistead L Boothe 58 halts campaigning as Byrd’s father remains in coma. Old Byrd machine backs Byrd and Robertson. Gov. John S Battle endorses Spong then plans to vote Byrd due to friendship with the senior Byrd and belief in the younger Byrd’s qualifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrd
Harry F. Byrd Sr
Armistead L. Boothe
Alexandria
State Senate
Boothe-Byrd
Berryville
Bird
Boothe
Byrd Organization
Robertson
John S. Battle
William C
Spong
Battle
Harry
Senate
Destructive Turkey Quake Hits Mush Province
A strong earthquake shook Mush province in eastern Turkey near Varto early today. Twelve people died in Baghci with 10 injured, and heavy damage was reported across more than 50 villages. The quake centered about 125 miles west of the Iranian border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Istanbul
Turkey
Mush
National Radio
Varto
Baghci
Sewage Report Due Sept 1 for Berryville Facilities Plan
RICHMOND The State Water Control Board sets a September 1 deadline for Berryville to file a report on upgrading its sewage treatment facilities after meetings with the town and officials await Board instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State Water Control Board
Berryville
Virginians weigh Senate race as Spong and Boothe edge into final day
Spong cites 18 years in the Virginia Senate and pledges to solve inflation and wasteful spending while seeking broad support across the state. Boothe argues the primary tests whether Virginians choose their senators in open elections or rubber stamp party power. Both candidates planned to campaign at home in Alexandria ahead of election day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Virginia Senate
Virginia
Spong
Boothe
Mrs Gandhi Talks with Kosygin in Moscow on Viet Nam
Indira Gandhi arrives in Moscow to press Viet Nam peace proposals with Premier Kosygin. She aims for a Geneva conference convened by the Soviet Union and Britain, despite Moscow's past reluctance. Gandhi has already visited Egypt and Yugoslavia, with four days planned in the Soviet capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Indira Gandhi
India
Alexei N. Kosygin
Soviet Union
Britain
Viet Nam
Russia
Three Tots Die In Oven Hot Parked Car
In Miami a mother left her children aged 18 months to 4 1/2 years in a parked car with windows up while she donated blood. Police say they died from heat or suffocation after about three hours as temperatures outside were around 90 and inside possibly 130 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Geraldine Luke
France to Add Hydrogen Bomb and Nuclear Subs
Paris AP report says Defense Minister Pierre Messmer announced hydrogen bomb will be operational in 1970 and an army regiment will deploy atomic weapons in 1971. He also said a nuclear submarine with Polaris missiles will be ready in 1970 and five more nuclear tests at Mururoa are planned before year’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Pierre Messmer
Paris Match
Messmer
France
Mururoa Island
South Pacific
Weather Today Mostly fair with hot, scattered storms
Mostly fair and hot through Wednesday with widely scattered afternoon and evening thunder showers. Highs in the 90s, lows 68 to 74, lighter heat Thursday. Winds from 5 to 15 mph, sunset 8 41 p.m., sunrise 5 57 a.m. Moonrise 1 54 a.m. New Moon July 18. Rainfall none in past 24 hours, July total 0.21, 1966 total 16. Average yearly rainfall 36.56 inches.
Traffic lights reset after blackout in St Louis
St Louis traffic crews reset about 400 signals after a Monday blackout caused by a heat wave. Traffic Commissioner Ellis Henry Jr says many lights must be adjusted as Union Electric cuts power in selected districts to handle overload from air conditioning and fans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis, Mo
Ellis Henry Jr
St. Louisans
Union Electric Co
Mystery Mint Document Sparks Public Curiosity
A fragmented OCR item lists items such as four girls and letters C D I L M V X, with references to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the Young Men's Hebrew Association. The text includes terms like Wealth, Nectar, and directions like Left, suggesting a puzzle or archival record prompting inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Hebrew Association
Office Building Rising at East Lane and Cork Street
A $54 500 one story colonial brick office building is going up at East Lane and Cork Street. Jamison and Gore Inc insurance firm plans to move in by March or April 1967. The nine room structure spans about 3 000 square feet with six steps up to five offices on the lower section. Twelve parking spaces are planned. Hubert T Stratton is the architect Orin H Ritter is the contractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Lane
Cork St
Jamison and Gore, Inc
Hubert T. Stratton
Orin H. Ritter
Car Aerial Bent Back in Stolen Vehicle Report
Police said a car aerial on G. W. White's car was bent back and hooked to a door handle. Mr White of 14 N Cameron St reported the incident today. The Britannica notes the first paper mill in North America was built in 1690 at Roxboro Pa now part of Germantown.
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G. W. White
White
Cameron St
North America
Roxboro
Germantown
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Henry Lee Ritenour
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Omps Funeral Home
Harry J. Yest
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Loudoun Street
Aute
Smalts Florist, Inc
U.S
Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Florida
Rockies
Cascades
Mississippi
Plains
U.S. Senate
A. Willis Robertson
William B. Spong, Jr
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Tazewell Library
Viet
Robert (. Jones, Sr
Winchester
Funeral Home, Inc
Loudoun St
National
J.V. Arthur
Insuran
Farm Bureau
Escee
Mrs. Gandhi
Winchester Skies
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
HOUSE
Laize
N. Cameron St
Feirtane
Valley Ave
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