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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1966

Page

2

Obituaries list Tharpe Creasy and Presgraves in Winchester area

Obituary notices report Hugh Randolph Tharpe 58 of Route 5 died yesterday born Oct 12 1907 in Grimes son of the late Bupete and Carrie Virginia Tharpe member of Walltown Methodist Church He is survived by a son a sister a niece and nephew and a deceased brother Earlier Mrs Elizabeth H Creasy 37 of Shenandoah Hills died Saturday in Winchester Memorial Hospital services held at Christ Episcopal Church Burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery Fred Presgraves 60 of Greenspring died yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital Born December 16 1906 in Page County he was a retired farmer and cattle dealer Survived by his wife a son a sister and four brothers Funeral services set for Thursday at 10 am at Jones Funeral Home Burial Vaughan Cemetery Page County.

Hugh Randolph Tharpe Mr. Tharpe Grimes Bupete Carrie Virginia Walltown Omps Elizabeth H. Creasy Shenandoah Hills Winchester Memorial Hospital Christ Episcopal Church David Cammack Roy Luck Don Crites Bob McClure Dick Abbott Herman Parker Bill Chrismore Lewis Hudson Bob Humphries Mount Hebron Cemetery Fred Presgraves Greens Spring Mr. Presgraves Page County Cecil F Fidela Malacad Philippine Islands Joseph Richard Presgraves Ruby Vaughan Woodstock William E. Presgraves Cleveland Ono Virgil L. Presgraves Birmingham Ala Douglas F. Presgraves Charles Presgraves Winchester Jones Funeral Home P.H. Stragisher John Ware Vaughan Cemetery Jones Fneral Stone Doc Cureus New York Robert F. Wagner New York City Wagner Lenox Hill Hospital Barbara Cavanagh Susan London Cliff Richard Lews Sussex

Brain Teaser Answers From a Fragment Puzzle

A list of short quiz items appears to give answers to questions about brain moon Vermont five rope walker Virginia and Will Rogers. The piece resembles a quick reference or puzzle answer column in a newspaper.

Brain Moon Vermont Greater Rope Walker Virginia Will Rogers

County leaders push state park plan for Frederick area

Supervisors discussed a proposed state park owned by the state with local operation. Gov. Godwin support cited as key to tourism and park development. The Frederick County Chamber endorsed the idea, urging inclusion on a new State Outdoor Recreation Commission with Jim Wilkins favored for his parklands background. Board to consider the study results as sports writers cast ballots for Jockeys Hall of Fame.

Godwin Virginia Willish Fisk Winchester - Frederick County Jim Wilkins B. O. Brumback Bolen Jockey’s Hall of Fame

Tribesmen Poised To Invade Rwanda War Alert

Across Africa reports indicate 2 500 Watasi tribesmen and guerrilla experts massed in Burundi preparing to invade Rwanda. evacuation of American embassy staff families in Kigali and nearly 100 Canadian nationals at Rwanda’s national university in Bueatere noted.

Nairobi Kenya Peking Burundi Rwanda Kigali National University Buetare Leoni Democratic Action Party Moscow Soviet Union

Latch Named Acting House Chaplain in Washington

The Rev Dr Edward Gardiner Latch, pastor of Metropolitan Memorial Methodist Church, Washington, is named acting chaplain of the House of Representatives by Speaker John W McCormack. He is expected to be formally elected to the 15000 a year post when the new session begins in January, succeeding the late Dr Bernard Braskamp.

Cattle and Hog Market Results From Baltimore Trade

US cattle receipts were light with limited trading. Slaughter steers mostly choice 1125 lb at 28.00, 1165 lb mostly good at 27.00. Hog receipts 200 with moderate activity, barrows steady, sows scarce, borrows and gilts 200-235 lb at 25.50, 180-240 lb at 24.00-24.50.

Baltimore USDA

Claim That Rameses II Led the Exodus Pharaohship

The statement links King Rameses II with the Exodus as the pharaoh. Historical scholars debate this attribution, noting varied interpretations of ancient records and limited direct evidence tying a specific ruler to the biblical event.

Rameses 11

Gemini 8 mission timeline and docking plan outlined

The article details the Gemini 8 schedule with liftoff at 11 41 a m and final countdowns six and four hours prior. It describes fuel loading, Atlas Agena pad countdowns, Maj Scott and Armstrong's preflight routine, and a planned one hour docking with the Agena on the fourth orbit. Scott’s 2 1/2 hour space swim is slated for day two.

Atlas-Agena Air Force Scott Armstrong

Film Tomorrow At Sunnyside Church

The film Almost Neighbors will be shown tomorrow at 7 p m at Sunnyside Presbyterian Church produced by the National Council of Churches Broadcasting and Film Commission It follows Paul Harley a layman facing modern world problems and seeking a Christian solution The Rev Jim Heffaker describes the plot and the program is open to the public A pre school nursery will be provided

Sunnyside Presbyterian Church Broadcasting and Film Commission National Council of Churches Paul Harley Jim Heffaker Sunnyside Winchester Frederick County

Battle to Introduce Spong at Portsmouth Rally

PORTSMOUTH Virginia campaign veteran Wil iam C Battle will introduce State Sen William B Spong at a rally launching Spongs bid for the U S Senate Robertson seat. Battle and Spong are longtime friends and Battle returns to public life after a Virginia Kennedy era role. Spong plans to announce his candidacy after legislative adjournment.

Portsmouth Wiliam C.battle Australia William B.spong Spong U.S. Senate Battle Virginia John F.kennedy Charlottesville Senate A. Willis Robertson General Assembly

Mansfield says he will not seek Moscow treaty ratification this year

Washington AP reports Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield will not push for ratification of the naval and conciliar treaty with Moscow this year amid ongoing U S Soviet diplomacy. The move signals a pause in Senate action on the accord.

Washington Senate Mike Mansfield Moscow

Weather Today Virginia Rainfall Update and Averages

Rainfall in Virginia for the past 24 hours ending 6:30 a.m. March 2 shows 1.07 inches. Year to date rainfall is 7.12 inches. The 62 year average annual rainfall is 36.75 inches and the 52 year average monthly rainfall by month is listed with values for each month.

Winchester

Wall Street stocks slip as market nears support level

The AP average of 60 stocks fell 4.4 to 342.5 as Du Pont Kennecott IBM and New York Central declined while Caterpillar and a few others advanced. Cigarette shares rose on price increase news. steel and oil held steady. many blue chips unchanged. The moon is said to be in apogee, distant from Earth, with perigee near.

New York du Pont Kennecott IBM American Can Douglas Aircraft New York Central General Motors Eastman Kodak Allied Chemical Boeing Radio Corp Westinghouse Electric Montgomery Ward Caterpillar American Tobacco Lorillard Reynolds and Liggett & Myers Chrysler Homestake Southern California Edison Standard Oil Standard Oil (Nj American Telephone U.S. Steel Consolidated Edison General Electric Texaco United Aircraft Ford Studebaker U.S

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