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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1968
Page
2
Edith Marpole widow of A J Marpole of Gore died today in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are in complete. The body is at Giffin Funeral Home in Capon Bridge West Virginia.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover stated the international transfer of Ray was accomplished without incident after early morning security actions. Deputies guarded the jail and court complex as a large bus blocked the driveway and riot guns were deployed to seal the exit.
The notice outlines a funeral service for J Robert Goss set for Saturday at 1 30 P M at Jones Funeral Home with arrangements handled by the same facility.
Robert Goss 57 of 518 S Kent St died yesterday at home from a self inflicted gunshot wound per medical examiner Dr. Douglass Hill. Survived by his mother Mrs Sophia Goss sister Mrs Harry Carter and brothers Eugene and Blair all of Winchester. Funeral 1 30 tomorrow at Jones Funeral Home with Rev George H Stein. Burial Mount Hebron Cemetery.
Navy vessels search with underwater cameras south west of the Azores for the lost submarine Scorpion. A Navy source says no wreck found, but area 450 miles from the Azores is considered the highest probability resting place. Pentagon denies any discovery.
Supreme Court nominee Abe Fortas told the Senate Judiciary Committee he will not comment on Supreme Court decisions and will not be an instrument to threaten the separation of powers. He refused to relate his beliefs to recent court rulings and faced tough questioning from Sen. Strom Thurmond as Homer Thornberry awaits committee review.
The Winchester Frederick County Conservation Club outlined plans to build a large lake on land leased from Thurman Perry at Whitacre. Vice president Dave Fahnestock appointed a committee led by himself with Robert Prettyman, Lloyd Combs, and Jack Williams to study the project. The next meeting is August 14 at the Young's Hill Fire Company at 6 30 p.m.
The school board announces Mr Malcolm as successor to Mr Lizer at Kernstown School. He has held PTA leadership roles in Kernstown Shenandoah and Winchester areas and is listed in Outstanding Personalities of the South. He and his wife Carolyn Gordon reside at Green Acres Frederick County.
Massie argues Bayliss carried a hidden pistol during a court visit and threatened occupants while under the influence. The preliminary hearing for Bageant ran April 3 to May 8 with testimony about marijuana content and a $10 payment. Pretrial publicity raised juror bias concerns as 3 jurors said they heard radio announcements but felt unprejudiced.
New York stocks opened lower with losses outpacing gains on the NYSE by more than 100 issues. The Dow hovered near flat as Standard Oil of New Jersey supported the blue chips while glamour issues faltered. Xerox rebounded slightly, and trading saw a mix of fractional advances and declines amid broad earnings and economic indicators.
Frederick County will hold a first grade registration day on August 15 for students who did not register in spring or who moved into the community since then. Children must be six years old on or before October 1 to enroll for the 1968 69 session. Melton F Wright, superintendent elect, notes a change in the law and urges parental compliance. Registrants should go to the principal's office at their chosen fall school.
The dressing known as sauce mahonnaise reportedly emerged after the 1756 conflict between France and Britain. Tradition says Duc de Richelieu captured Minorca from the British and the Mahonnes cooks shared their dressing recipe with King Louis XV.
A Virginia weather summary notes fair conditions today with lows in the 60s and highs in the 80s. The five day forecast shows daytime highs in the 80s and nights 60s to 70s with cooler weekend and warming again by Tuesday or Wednesday.
Rainfall data shows totals for years 1963 through 1967 and the five year average. Includes monthly averages across a 55 year period and overall annual average. notes sunrise sunset and moonrise times for Friday July 19.
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