Obituaries Gather Services for Local Residents
Miss Portia G. Baker 84 of 322 W Cork St dies at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Funeral tomorrow 11 at Jones Funeral Home with Dr. W E Eisenberg and Dr L S G Miller. burial Mount Hebron Cemetery. Flowers omitted per family request. Edith Rogers dies at Winchester Memorial Hospital. arrangements pending. Marvin Gilbert Funkhouser 53 of Edinburg dies at home. service tomorrow 2 p m at Dellinger Funeral Home Woodstock. burial Zion Lutheran Cemetery. Survivors include wife Lena Helsley and children Hilda Ray Doris Tower Nancy Shipp Marvin K Gilbert D Funkhouser. numerous relatives. Funeral attendees include pallbearers and honorary pallbearers listed. body at funeral homes in Capon Bridge and Woodstock. Family meets at Funkhouser home 1:30 p m tomorrow. viewing tonight 9 to 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portia G. Baker
W. Cork St
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Jones Funeral Home
W. E. Eisenberg
L.S.G. Miller
Robert S. Boyd
John T. Wolfe
J.W. Arthur, Jr
James A. Miller
Stewart Bett, Jr
Merenes Castleman
Marvin Gilbert Funkhouser
Edinburg
Mr. Funkhouser
Shenandoah County
Gilbert and
Lillie Iller Funkhouser
Zion Lutheran Church
Middleburg
Lena Helsley
Tee
Hilda Ray
Doristower
Mt. Jackson
Nancy Shipp
Falls Church
Marvin K
Gilbert D. Funkhouser
Viola Fitzwater
Clearbrook
Pauline Wolfson
Baltimore
Ugene
Luther
Guy
Willam Lindamood
Winchester
Dellinger Funeral Home
Woodstock
A. K
Portia G. Baker Rites Held at Jones Funeral Home
Notices list services for Portia G. Baker Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at Jones Funeral Home. Roy Dodson is scheduled for Monday at 1:30 P.M. at Jones Funeral Home, Inc.
Vandalism at James Wood High School Confirms 15 Admitted
The Frederick County sheriff's office said 15 local youths admitted involvement in Monday night's vandalism at James Wood High School. No names were released and no charges have been filed yet. Deputies said the group did trash hauling and painting windows and the roof and building entrance.
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Frederick County
Youth Sentenced For False Report In Kingwood
Millard Harold Dixon aged 19 of Kingwood West Virginia was sentenced in Municipal Court to 90 days with 10 to serve for a false police report claiming his car was stolen Judge John Rice also imposed a fine and costs totaling 32 25 dollars The incident stemmed from a report of stolen vehicle filed with the Police Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard Harold Dixon
Kingwood
W. Va
John Rice
Registrars Sit All Day in Frederick County Registration
Frederick County Electoral Board secretary Reid Lunsford announced that registrars will sit all day to register residents who have not previously signed up. Tomorrow is the final day to register to be eligible to vote in the Democratic Primary on July 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Reid Lunsford
Potomac Basin Federation to Meet Saturday
The Potomac Basin Federation will meet Saturday at 7 45 p m in E Wilson Morrison Elementary School Front Royal. It includes groups and individuals from Maryland Virginia Pennsylvania and West Virginia to promote Basin use while protecting private property rights. Giant tortoises on the Gala Pagos Islands store water from scarce rainfall in neck sacs.
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Potomac Basin Federation
E. Wilson Morrison
Front Royal
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Galapagos Islands
Nasser May Survive Despite Debacle
An AP analysis notes that despite Egypt’s four day conflict debacle and a cease fire with Israel, President Nasser is likely to survive politically. Soviet pressure and diplomacy are seen as decisive but limited, with potential for a moderate successor if needed.
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Hanns Neverbourg
Associated Press
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Israel
Egypt
Dimitri Poyidayev
Nasser
Mahmoud Riad
Moscow
Middle East
Abdul Hakim Amer
Andrei A. Gromyko
Kremlin
Sinai
Mohammed Naguib
Republic
Beirut
Mt Washington Stands as Northeast's Highest Peak
Mt Washington in New Hampshire rises to 6,288 feet, the loftiest summit in the northeastern United States, marking a notable geographical high point for the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Washington
New Hampshire
United States
Roy Dodson Found Dead In Car
Roy Dodson aged 37 was found dead from a self inflected gunshot in a car parked on Rt 649 near Stephens City. Sheriff deputies stated a 30 06 rifle was in the car and that death occurred about 24 hours earlier. he leaves a widow and one daughter Patsy Jean along with several siblings. Burial set at Shenandoah Memorial Park. funeral at Jones Funeral Home conducted by Rev H Eugene Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Dodson
Rt.1
City
Moot Carter
Rt. 649
Phens City
Albert Messick
Frederick County
Frederick County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies Lacy Anderson and Osborne Renner
Dodson
Purcellville
Benjamin F. Dodson
Dollie Nicholson Dodson
Oma Jean Sparks
Stephens City
O’sullivan Rubber Company, Inc
Patsy Jean Dodson
John W. Dodson
Woodbridge
Benjamin E. Dodson
Winchester
Raymond M. Dodson
Middletown
Virgie Anderson
Florine Sparks
Jones Funeral Home
H. Eugene Baker
Shenandoah Memorial Park
Clarke County seniors receive diplomas and honors at ASCC ceremony
Miss McDonald and Miss Livengood earn attendance and Balfour awards respectively as Clarke County High School honors nine scholarship recipients and presents diplomas. Principal Miley presides with Tyree Dillard of the Clarke County Educational Fund noting loans aided nine students and 37 total beneficiaries. Addresses and prayers punctuate the commendation event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacquine Raye Livengood
James R. Livengood
Treadwell St
Berryville
Kenneth Levi
Clarke County School Board
Miss Livengood
Susan Glassell Smalley
Robert W. Smalley
Taylor St
Balfour
Tyree Dillard
Clarke County Educational Fund
Davie Loope
McDonald
Livenegood
James Herbert Henderson
Claude Cook
Duncanemortal Methodist Church
Holland B. Clark
Cunningham Chapel
Northernmost Post of the Royal Canadian Air Force
Resolute on Cornwallis Island marks the northernmost RAF post in Canada. It sits 560 miles north of the Arctic Circle with permanent frost extending about 675 feet into the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Canadian Air Force
Cornwallis Island
Arctic Circle
Weather Forecast for Winchester Weekend Warm and Mild
Fair tonight with lows 55 to 64. Saturday and Sunday partly cloudy and warm, then warmer through midweek. Winds south to southwest 10 to 15 mph. Five day trend shows near normal temperatures with day highs in the 80s and nightly 60s to low 60s. Sunset 8:38 p.m. Moonset 10:31 p.m. First Quarter June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
County budget shows tax shifts and school funding rise
The county's current tax revenue stands at about 1.305 million, up 110k from last year due to tax-rate changes and removal of some personal property from taxation. Commonwealth funds include 1.227 million for schools and 246,939 for public assistance, while federal instructional grants total 100,000. The proposed budget highlights a 2.534 million school budget, up 278.5k to hire more teachers, raise salaries, and expand incentive programs. A public hearing is planned Monday after an ad explains the proposal.
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The
Commonwealth
Lion
Wall Street Follows Cease Fire News With Modest Gains
Wall Street rose modestly on Friday after Egypt accepted a cease fire, marking a cautious continuation of Thursday’s rally. Volume remained heavy as traders weighed Middle East tensions and domestic economic uncertainties while major blue chips inched upward. The AP average of 60 stocks gained fractions, with American Smelting, Westinghouse Electric, American Airlines, Zenith, and Occidental Petroleum advancing about a point.
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New York
Egypt
American
Westinghouse Electric
American Airlines
Zenith
Occidental Petroleum
Lorillard
United Aircraft
Polaroid
Xerox
New York Stock Exchange
Pacific Coast Stock Exchange
Israel
Syria
Middle East
Rainfall Totals and Averages For Periods
The report notes rainfall in the past 24 hours ending at 8 30 a m and provides monthly averages over 54 years plus five year totals. It lists January to December averages and shows the five year rainfall totals for 1962 1968 1964 1965 and 1966 with 93 32 for 1966.
Israel Upsets Arab Forces As Cease Fire Sours War Front
Israel reports major battlefield successes claiming a four day war victory with forces on the Suez Canal banks and Sinai, while Arab cease fire acceptance sparks shock and defiance across Cairo Damascus and Beirut. Evacuations of Westerners continue as U.N. Security Council debates postwar settlement.
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al Bahriyat
Nasseriya
Sea of Galilee
Israel
Egypt
Syria
Suez Canal
Sinai Peninsula
Iraq
Hussein
U.N
New York
Security Council
U. S
Old Jerusalem
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Sharm el Sheikh
Gulf of Aqaba
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Canal
Nasser
Cairo
Damascus
Alexandria
Beirut
Crete
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Winchester Evening Star
Baker Service
Marvin Funkhouser
Edith Rogers
Allison Ave
Giffin Funeral Home
Capon Bridge
Mr. Roy
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
SMA
Alts Florist
Pmds Funeral Home
Loudoun Street
DIAL
Mimete
Lot the
Gayoen Aute
Bernard F. Groves
Boscawen St
H. W. Ebert
Buick
Oldsmobile
Loudoun St
H.W. Ebert
Winchester, Va
U.S. Weather Bureau
Plateau
Oklahoma
Handley Band
Mount Hebron
John Handley
John Kerr
Frederick
Farm Credit
Farm Credit Association
Federal Land Bank Production Credit
Eeaver Row
Rthur, Inc
East Boscawen Street
Clarke
Miss McDonald
Howard M. McDonald
Academy St
David
Lloyd Lee Loope
Ginger Hill
Bluemont
Star
Wall Street
Lebanon
Daily
Cameron St
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