County Man Held in Slaying of Son in Law
Silas Fincham, 49, a Middletown construction worker, is jailed in Winchester Frederick County on murder charges after his son-in-law was killed by a shotgun blast last night. Fincham’s daughter had her husband arrested for assault earlier Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Winchester - Frederick County
Silas Fincham
U.S
Robert William Miller
Miller
Meadow Mills
James W. Kinkaid
8. L. Lee
Fincham
St. Reshway
Kincaid
Warren Carter
Frederick County
Stover
Strasburg
Robert O’neal
President Discusses War and Peace in Minnesota Speech
President Johnson framed war readiness and pursuit of peace as twin goals in a Minneapolis address at a Swedish Day festival. He stressed willingness to risk war for freedom while seeking just compromise with other nations, also addressing civil rights and nonviolent dispute resolution.
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Washington
Johnson
United States
Michigan
Minnesota
Minneapolis
South Viet Nam
Receipts Show Early 20th Century Subscriptions and Printing
Thelma Bucher brought two Star receipts to the office dated 1909 and 1913. The 1909 document pays one dollar for a six month subscription to A A Cochran, her uncle, with sworn over 3800 daily printed on it. The 1913 receipt records printing 50 sale bills for one dollar with the phrase only paper in Frederick county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Bucher
The
Star
A. A. Cochran
Certificates for Winchester fire school graduates awarded
City and county firefighters who finished the two weekend course will receive certificates at a Wednesday banquet at Friendship Fire Hall at 6 30 p m. About 65 participants completed the 30 hour program with a live fire demonstration by Anthony Puskas of the Department of the Interior. Each fireman may bring one guest and the meal is prepared by the Friendship Ladies Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Friendship
Norman Pope
Anthony Puskas
Department of the Interior
Friendship Ladies’ Auxiliary
Ladies’ Auxiliary of
South of the Fire School
Local Picking Rates Advertised for Cherries and Jellies
The notice markets roadside fruit picking with J Robinson Merriman's Lane offering cherries at 60 cents per gallon to customers while the operator will provide picked cherries at 75 cents per gallon. This brief ad lists contact number 662 0069 and location details for the service.
Last Stronghold Faces Red Attack in Laos War
Premier Souvanna Phouma warns the Communists massed 17 battalions about 8,000 men with heavy artillery for a firespronged assault on Muong Soui in the Plaine des Jarres area. Neutralist forces number about 3,000 as of earlier this month. He cites North Vietnamese troop movements and notes U S supplied T28 planes bomb and weather hamper recon. He urges a three faction summit only if the Communists withdraw from positions since the May 16 Red drive.
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Nists
Muong Soui
Vientiane
Luang Prabang
Souvanna
U.S
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Laos
Prince Souphanouvong
Pathet Lao
Plaine Des Jarres
Roanoke Man Heads Postal Clerks Convention Lead
T A Correll of Roanoke was elected president of the 43rd Virginia Federation of Postal Clerks at the convention banquet held at the Lee Jackson Restaurant. John O Marsh Jr of Strasburg urged steady postal service improvements amid rising costs. The event included sessions at a new hotel and remarks by Rev Frederick Groff and Dr A T Hawthorne.
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Virginia Federation of Postal Clerks
Lee-Jackson
T. A. Correll
Roanoke
Joseph Haines
Winchester
New Hotel
Anqu
John O. Marsh, Jr
Strasburg
Frederick Groff
Centenary United Church of Christ
A. T. Hawthorne
Sale Ad Casual Dresses and Knit Suits Discount
Retail circular outlines discounts on Casual Dresses 1/3 off Knit Suits and Dresses 1/2 off One Group Blouses 1/2 off.
Apple Crop Forecast For Appalachia Reported In U S Meeting
The National Apple Institute at Bedford Springs Pennsylvania estimated a national apple crop of 140 725 000 bushels this year with Virginia at 9 7 million and New York at 23 5 million. Washington State and Oregon show reductions while California sees a large rise to 11 3 million. Quality reported good nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
National Apple Institute
Bedford Springs
Virginia
New York
Appalachian
Washington State
Oregon
California
Roadblock Questioning Motives in Civil Rights Workers Disappearance
Mississippi roadblock near Philadelphia questions motorists about the three missing civil rights workers. FBI and State Patrol say no useful tips yet. Navy personnel join searches around Meridian and rural east central Mississippi as officers probe a burned station wagon and reports of two white men.
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Philadelphia
Miss
Mississippi Highway Patrol
FBI
Highway 21
Civil High
Michael Schwerner
Andy Goodman
New York
James Chaney
Meridian
The
Highway Patrol
Cole
Sim
Virginia Road Toll Rises With 17 Deaths Over Weekend
The Associated Press reports Virginia highways saw 17 fatalities in a brutal weekend, including a father and son in separate crashes and a woman killed in a collision with a husband driven vehicle. Marines from Quantico and numerous local residents died in crashes across Loudoun, Stafford, Prince George, Rappahannock, and surrounding counties.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Loudoun County
Woodbridge
Wilbert Joseph Bowser
Butler
Richard Frank Hutchinson
Beltsville
Quantico
Stafford County
Robert F. Leake
Fredericksburg
U.S. 1
Falmouth
Smoking Cut by 16 Billion Cigarettes Since Jan 1
Washington AP The Agriculture Department reports U S cigarette consumption fell about 16 billion since January 1 a drop of 6 5 percent from last year In contrast cigars pipes and roll your own tobacco rise with regular and small cigar sales up about 12 percent The year ending June 30 consumption is forecast at 507 billion down 2 percent from the prior year
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Washington
Amerecans
Agriculture Department
United States
Department
Peters Watch Center Montmorency Cherries Advertisement
The listing shows Peters Watch Center promoting Montmorency cherries at 65¢ per gallon with a note of closure all day. It also lists L. O. Dick Estate D. K. Russell & Sons in Clearbrook Virginia with a contact number 662 5092 for Welltown Pike.
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Montmorency
Welltown Pike
Lodge quits South Viet Nam post to back Scranton in GOP race
Henry Cabot Lodge said returning home to aid Gov. William Scranton's Republican presidential bid was his higher duty, saying South Viet Nam’s war was on track while the GOP nomination effort was not. He announced plans to address the Platform Committee and to work for delegates to shift support from Barry Goldwater to Scranton.
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Amb
Henry Cabot Lodge
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Andrews Air Force Base
Amb. Lodge
United States
Gov. Scranton
Gen. Taylor
Viet Nam
Washington
William Scranton
U.S
South Viet Nam
White House
Johnson
Scranton
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Lodge
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
South
William W. Scranton
Republican Party Platform Committee
San Francisco
Goldwater
Weather Net Bright in Virginia With Sunny Skies
A large high pressure system continues to dominate Virginia producing sunny skies light winds and pleasant temperatures across the state today.
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Richmond
Virginia
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Jack Cummins
Cherries A & T Packing Corp
Middle Road
Loudoun St
the Stork
Souvanna Phouma
Dunn
Post Office Department
Marsh
Assembly
Appalachia
Appalachi
New England States
Prince George
William Henry Brown
Petersburg
Thomas Carle Wall
New Bohemia
Prince George County
Brown
Robert Brown
Lucille Porter Grigsby
Steelton
Winfield Corns Grigsby
U.S. 211
Rappahanenock
Grigsby
Purcellville
Loudoun
Frank Allen Grimes
Stanley MclIntosh Byrne
Purcelesville
James Allen Mitchell
Lincoln
Waynesboro
Gene Autrey Awkward
Stuarts Draft
John Richard Johnson
Lyndhurst
Williamsburg
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation
Winchester Savings & Loan ‘Corner
Boscawen
Gop
Cain Furniture
Grove Furniture Cow
Schewe} Furniture Co
Swimley
Winchester Furniture Co
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