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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1965
Page
2
Obituary notices recall Frances Gold Elam dying in Bristol with survivors in Texas and New York, services at Mount Hebron Cemetery in Winchester. Also noted are funeral details for C. Grady Braithwaite of Cross Junction and Hugh S. Crisman of Route 3, with dates, burial places, and listed pallbearers.
Funeral service for Mrs Dora H Foreman of Sunnyside, who died Saturday, was held today at 2 p m at Ebenezer Christian Church near Gore. Rev Nathan Williamson of Winchester officiated. Pallbearers were Paul Mauzy, Richard Shade, George Shade, Wallace D Pitcock, Russell T Carper, and Elwood Rogers. Burial followed at Ebenezer Cemetery.
Service details incomplete for Hugh S. Crisman with arrangements handled by Jones Funeral Home Inc. A service is to be held Tuesday at 1 30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church with Mrs Frances Funkhouser noted in the announcements.
Mrs Frances Catherine Funkhouser 65 of Siler Route died today at Winchester Memorial Hospital. She was born October 15 1899 in Conkeville daughter of the late John F and Ella Barricks. Survived by husband Joseph Albert Funkhouser and a large family including Preston E Moomaw Lester H Keith C and Franklin J Funkhouser Ivan S and Johnny D Funkhouser Margaret C Dennis Susie E Russell Shirley F Hines and other relatives plus 22 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with the body at Jones Funeral Home. A separate obituary notes Virgie Jenkins Cameron of Charles Town died Thursday with funeral today in Richardsville. Pallbearers listed and burial at the adjoining cemetery.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey told reporters in Paris that the United States and France are long standing friends and that the visit was heartening and cordial. He, along with astronauts McDivitt and White, praised the Paris air show and met with President de Gaulle, while their families prepared to travel to Houston and Michigan.
A Stanford team of 19 political scientists led by Dr. Jan F. Triska used a computer to rate 29 Cold War crises from 1945 to 1963. They found Soviet actions showed calculated risk taking like in Cuba but stopped short of actual war, using five level risk scales and six to nine factor measures.
Associated Press reports Virginia highway deaths over the weekend bring the toll to 456 for the year. Victims include Charles Thomas Bowman 24 of Tazewell County in Bland County and Jamet Moseley 18 of Salters South Carolina near Interstate 95 in Greensville County. Other fatalities involve John Edward Powell Shipman near Zion Cross Roads Fluvanna County Coronett Carson 12 Spout Spring Appomattox County Corbett Howard 47 Cambria Greensville County Florilnda Lynda Tomlin 14 Purdy Greensville County David Floyd Robson 18 Falls Church near Fairfax County Francis Edward Gehring 21 Minnesota soldier at Ft. Lee Amherst Nelson County.
Kenneth Wilson of Route 3 Shernstown was injured today when he fell from a ladder while repairing equipment at the Harris Intertype plant in the Industrial Park. He worked for Cinder and Shockey and the incident occurred shortly before noon. Full details were not immediately available.
Miles Limited distance limits are not applied by Omps Funeral Service. The facility is promptly available to residents within Winchester city limits and the surrounding area.
The stock market showed an irregular pattern in moderate trading with most key stocks moving fractions. Oil shares rose slightly including Texaco Royal Dutch and Standard Oil of Indiana while Anaconda International Nickel and Homestake fell. Ford gained slightly while Ford Foundation plans a 320 million offering. IBM fell over 2 percent as others barely moved. The AP average of 160 stocks dropped 1.7 to 321.4 on Friday.
Variable cloudiness with scattered showers tonight and Tuesday. Lows 60 to 65, highs 78 to 83. Wednesday brings more clouds and a chance of showers. Five day outlook forecasts near normal to five degrees below with showers throughout. Winchester skies note sunset and moon data for June 21.
Rainfall data shows past 48 hours ending 8 30 today zero. June rainfall to date 1 35 and 1965 rainfall to date 16 61. Average yearly rainfall over 52 years 36 75. Monthly averages for 52 years list January 2 40 February 2 16 March 3 07 April 3 14 May 3 72 June 3 83 July 3 86 August 2 58 December 2 40.
Four survivors of Friday's B52 bomber collision near South Vietnam were flown back to Guam, the U S Air Force said. Seven aircrew members remain missing as investigations continue into the crash over the South China Sea while en route to a bombing target in South Vietnam.
Victoria, Africa's largest lake, serves as the source of the Nile River, anchoring a key hydrological system in East Africa. The lake feeds the Nile through its outlets, supporting regional ecosystems and human use along its shores.
Middletown town council schedules 6 30 PM meeting in town office to discuss a state audit showing a 1585 shortage across the 1962 63 and 1963 64 fiscal years and part of 1964 65. The special session had been set for 7 PM. State Auditor J Gordon Bennett led the investigation.
A compact list presents ten items with concise answers. Topics range from geography and government to biology and astronomy, including Louisiana and the Declaration of Independence. The set ends with a zodiac sign and a health term.
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