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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1968

Page

2

Obituaries from Winchester edits July 26 1968

Obituary notices list Mrs Ethel Ritter Clem 71 of 117 Millwood Ave funeral at Jones Funeral Home burial Mount Hebron Cemetery. Maynard M Lynn 51 Baltimore died after steel beam accident. survived by mother, sister Evelyn Chapman, brother David Lynn and others. services at Shingleton Funeral Home and burial in Baltimore. John Edward Grimes 77 Lewisville Clarke County dies in Winchester nursing home. survived by wife Anna Grimes and five children. funeral arrangements pending.

Ethel Ritter Clem Millwood Ave Wedaday Winchester Memorial Hospital Jones Funeral Home James R. Jackson G. Raymond Womeldorf Edward S. Moore Albert R Simmons Charles E. Markle Taylor L. Barr J. H. Yost, Sr A. Ryland Conner Mount Hebron Cemetery Maynard M. Lynn Oak Wood Road Baltimore Baltimore City Mr. Lynn Martinsburg W. Va Minnie L. Dawson Winchester Robert M. Lynn Lynn Hawaii Pentecostal Church Mary Edna Lynn John (Evelyn) Chapman, Jr David R. Lynn Cumberland, Md Gaylord Dawson John W. Chapman II Shingleton Funeral Home Crane Highway 2Nd Ave Gertrude C. Clark Cedar Grove Frederick County Omps Charles H. Harless John Edward Grimes Lewisville Clarke County Mr. Grimes Virginia Albert Grimes Anna D. Grimes Philadelphia Issac Grimes Charles Town James David Grimes Berryville Clinton Grimes Edna R. Lundy Josephine Robertson Sadie Winker Wash Dorsey G. Ritter S. Braddock St Mr. Ritter Harrison Sarah Ritter Annie Smith Virginia State Highway Department Macedonia Methodist Church Lewis Ritter Linden Ritter John Hershman Mountain Falls Margaret Buck Silver Spring Alfred Line Paul J. Slonaker John W. Link Harold L. Hackler Venner C. Milhon J. Herman Adams Miller Rosenberger C. Ashley Macedonia Carrie Holtsclaw John H. Enders Daniel Dickenson Green Hill Cemetery

Schoeneman Employees Approve New Contract

More than 500 Local 929 Amalgamated Clothing Workers members at the J. Schoeneman plant ratified a recently negotiated labor agreement. Richard Shockey read the terms from the Baltimore Regional Joint Union Board. The plant is among the area’s largest employers, employing over 4,000 people.

Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America J. Schoeneman Richard Shockey Baltimore Regional Joint Union Board

Deaths and notices mark Winchester area obituaries

Obituaries from Winchester area list Fred A. Crisman Sr 84 of Val Vista Heights died in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Also noted are the deaths of Dorsey G. Ritter 80 of 524 S. Braddock St and Carrie Holtsclaw of Berryville with funeral details. The list includes church services, burial plans, and survivors. Also covered is a national clothing industry wage agreement ending with a 1970 minimum wage and staged raises, plus a local contract shaping overtime rules and job protections.

Fred A. Crisman Val Vista Heights Winchester Memorial ‘Hospital Mr. Crisman Kernstown Jacob and Nanncy Larrick Crisman Helen Zirkle Frederick, Md Commercial & Savings Bank of Winchester Braddock Street Richard Z. Crisman Fred A. Crisman, Jr Lancaster Bertha Hockman Braddock Street Methodist Church William A. Lyons F. Carroll Crisman Hardy Grim W. Godfrey Zirkle Douglas C. Crisman Mount Hebron Ihe

Frederick County 4-H Clubs Install Officers

The Frederick County 4-H Clubs installed newly elected County Council officers and honored adult leaders at the annual picnic at Recreation Park. About 150 members attended. New officers include Charles Fogle president Debbie Brumback vice president Susan Ginn secretary Ruth Marie Adams assistant secretary David Cather treasurer Lee Lizer song leader Barbara Reed recreation leader Genoa Hartman.

Frederick County Charles Fogle Debbie Brumback Susan Ginn Ruth Marie Adams David Cather Lee Lizer Barbara Reed Genoa Hartman Betty Stelz Mary Ann Welch Fairview Club James Douglas Middletown Lloyd Michael Good Luck Anna Hartman Stonewall

Man Hurt in Motorcycle Crash on Front Royal Road

Richard Ibex, 34, of Frederick Maryland, was taken to Winchester Memorial Hospital after a collision with a turning car near the BSA Motorcycle Shop on Front Royal Road at about 9 25 a m. Samuel Orndorff, 22, was treated and released after a bulldozer accident near Route 50 east. State police had no details.

Winchester Memorial Hospital Front Royal Road BSA Winchester Richard Ibex Frederick Sam Orndorff Rt. 50 East Th Pital Orndorff

Kennedy weighing vice presidential bid continues discussion

The article reports M Kennedy weighing a possible Democratic vice presidential run after a call with Daley. The New York Times cites Reston that Kennedy drafted a statement to withdraw from consideration. Humphrey weighs options with McCarthy or Shriver as potential picks for No. 2.

M. Kennedy Daley Massachusetts Kennedy New York Times Washington James Reston Hubert H. Humphrey McCarthy Sargent Shriver Charles H. Percy R-Nl Rockefeller Richard M. Nixon

Postal service cuts eyed as Saturday delivery plans form

Postmaster Haines says the Post Office can operate near current levels with budget limits if employment is not reduced to the June 1966 level. He will submit plans by Sept 1 on Saturday residential delivery locally and a national effective date is expected. The total local employment cut remains uncertain but is expected to be serious.

Mr. Haines Haines

Wall Street mixed gains as losses outnumber early trading

Wall Street opened with more declines than advances on the New York Stock Exchange, but a thin broad index gain kept markets cautious. Major movers included Minnesota Mining, Occidental Petroleum, Mobil Oil, and IBM with varying fractional changes as traders eyed GM earnings and a slower economy.

NEW York New York Stock Exchange Dow Jones Minnesota American Telephone U.S Occidental Petroleum Mobil General Motors Standard Oil Polaroid IBM American Smelting Allied Chemical Wall Street American Stock Exchange Equity _Corp Benrus and Argus

Violence erupts across multiple cities with riots and arson

In Chicago yesturbulence broke out when youths attacked vehicles and a supermarket. About 25 people were arrested and a curfew imposed as a photographer was beaten and police faced rock and bottle assaults. In Erie a Negro area warehouse was firebombed and officers pelted. Bennie Wall was arrested for inciting to riot. In Seattle tear gas dispersed about 20 youths after a vehicle fire and threats near a high school.

Chicago Erie Bennie Wall Wall Seattle

Girl Scout Office Hours Schedule Change

The Girl Scout Service Center will be closed on July 29, 31 and August 2. In August the office opens only on Wednesday afternoons from 1 to 4 o clock.

Girl Scout Service Center

Weather Forecast for Virginia and Five Day Trend

Cloudy tonight with a chance of showers in Virginia. Highs near 88 with lows around 70. Saturday remains warm with possible showers, temperatures near 90 during the day and 65 to 70 at night. Humid, little change expected through Monday, with afternoon and evening thundershowers and rainfall around a quarter to three quarters of an inch.

Tip Leads To Arrest In Grafton Bank Robbery

Robert Clemens Turney, 46, identified as a North Carolina survey inspector, is jailed on 25000 bond for the Wednesday robbery of the First National Bank of Yorktown in Grafton. He was arrested in Newport News after tips linked to a newspaper photo from the bank heist.

Grafton (Ap North Carolina Grafton Robert Clemens Turney York County Yaupon Beach N.C Newport News First National Bank of Yorktown

Weather Elsewhere Monopoly Dog GSA Vasco Aphrodite

The fragment lists diverse terms including weather, Monopoly, dog, the General Services Administration, Vasco de Gama, Aphrodite, a synagogue, English, No and six. No coherent event or story is evident.

Monopoly Dog General Services Administration Vasco de Gama Aphrodite

Parents split over state case and possible federal charges

Gabow notes state offices do not automatically refer all cases to federal prosecutors. The younger Swenson faces potential prosecution and prison. He says taking action is a gamble and time will tell. Dr Swenson respects his son's stance and will support him.

Gabow Swenson Dr. Swenson

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Winchester Evening Star Clem Service Mrs Mr. Dorsey G, Ritter William J. Kilby Jones Funeral Home, Inc Clark Service Cory Miller William Fisher John Colvin Clifton Lewis Jesse Lewis James Coffman John Grimes Ington Schoeneman L.H. Jeffcoat Wilbur Jeffcoat Spartanburg Holtsclaw Service Clothing Manufacturers Association of the U.S.A Lorist, Inc Amps Funeral Home Loudoun Street DIAL Amps Memal Ners Ibernard F Boscawen H. W. Ebert BUICK G.S H.W. Ebert N. Loudoun Helen Orndorff Lillian Bennett Gravel Springs Club Joanne Triplett Frank Fogle Paul Richard Mary Cooper North Mountain Elwanda Luttrell Mt. Airy New World Girl Scout Fleet & Co., Inc Pall Mall ST Kent St Tip I, Q Associated Press Albany Albuquerque Atlanta Bismarck Boise Boston Buffalo Cincinnati Cleveland Denver Des Moines Detroit Fairbanks Fort Worth Helena Honolulu Indianapolis Jacksonville Juneau Kansas City Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Milwaukee St.p New Orleans Okla. City Omaha Phoenix Pittsburgh Ptind Ore Rapid City Richmond St. Louis Salt Sk. City San Diego San Fran Tampa Winnipeg Srt TATA Farm Credit A . Farm Credit Association Boscawen St Irgh Utsideware Cameron St
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