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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1968

Page

2

Obituaries Mrs Jassie M Dyke 72 of Loudoun Street

Mrs Jassie M Dyke 72 of 531 N Loudoun St died yesterday at LaFollette Nursing Home where she had been a patient three years. Born April 2 1895 in Frederick County she was daughter of Charles I and Sarah Cooper Smith. She married Carson R Dyke in Hagerstown Md in 1914 and is survived by her husband two children Stuart R Dyke of Winchester and Mrs Clarence E Cougill of Penn Laird four grandchildren. Funeral tomorrow at 3 30 at Jones Funeral Home by Rev William A Lyons pallbearers Donald E Seabright William N Godenour Maynard H Renner Alston R LaFollette Bernard F Groves Jr John J Hawes burial Mount Hebron Cemetery.

Jassie M. Dyke Loudoun St LaFollette Frederick County Charles I Sarah Cooper Smith Carson R. Dyke Hagerstown Stuart R, Dyke Winchester Clarence E. Cougill Penn Laird Jones Funeral Home William A. Lyons Donald E. Seabright William N. Godenour Maynard H, Renner Alston R. LaFollette Bernard F. Groves, Jr John J. Hawes Mount Hebron Cemetery

Edward O Carpenter Services Scheduled Monday

Edward O Carpenter is set for a funeral service Monday at 1 30 PM at Jones Funeral Home. The arrangements are being handled by Jones Funeral Home.

Mrs. Margie Shank Rites Held in Harrisonburg

Mrs. Margie Shank 80 of Harrisonburg died Wednesday in Rockingham Memorial Hospital. Born March 6, 1888 in Rockingham County she was married to Oliver Dewitt Shank. Survived by children Major Oliver Dewitt Shank II Mrs Jack McGrath Edward Peter Shank and Mrs Dwight Miller and 20 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services 2 oclock tomorrow at Harrisonburg Methodist Church with burial in Woodbine Cemetery.

Margie Shank Harrisonburg Jack Fretwell Winchester Rockingham Memorial Hospital

Funeral Service for Edward O Carpenter

Funeral service for Edward O Carpenter 74 of Route 4 will be held Monday at 1 30 PM at Jones Funeral Home two ministers officiating Pallbearers listed include Earl W Cather Joseph L Manuel Winfred Haines Harry B Brown Carl C Whittaker and James E DeHaven Burial in Winchester National Cemetery

Edward O. Carpenter Route 4 Winchester Memorial Hospital Jones Funeral Home Robert L. Hare Daniel D. Dickenson, Jr Earl W. Cather Joseph L. Manuel Winfred Haines Harry B. Brown Carl C. Whittaker James E. DeHaven Winchester National Cemetery

Weather map notes showers across Pacific Northwest Ohio Valley and Gulf coast

Showers expected in the Pacific Northwest the Ohio Valley and the Louisiana Mississippi Gulf coast tonight. Warmer along the Atlantic coast cooler in the Northwest and Great Lakes region.

Pacific Northwest Ohio Valley Louisiana- Mississippi Gulf Coast Atlantic Northwest Great Lakes

Huff Pioneer War Vet Dies At 53 In Berryville

Preston Elwood Huff 53 of Berryville died at Newton D. Baker VA Center Martinsburg WV yesterday. Born Aug 16 1914 in Clarke County he was a World War I veteran. Survived by seven siblings and many nieces and nephews. Funeral Sunday 2 p.m. at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville with burial at Green Hill with full military rites.

Preston Elwood Pete) Huff Berryville Newton D. Baker VA Center Martinsburg W. Va Mr. Huff Clarke County Townsend Newton Eva Estelle Lee Huff Carter Lee Huff Catonsville Earl Roberts Middletown Del Carl William Huff Orange Lake Fla Sadie Kenny Charles Whetzel Lynwood Peyton Suffern N. Y Robert Earl Huff Fort Knox John H. Enders M. C. Cook Green Hill Cemetery

Mrs Delbert Johnston dies at 59 in Silver Spring hospital

Mrs Delbert Johnston 59 of 12209 Charles Road Silver Spring Md died Tuesday at Holy Cross Hospital Silver Spring Born Capon Bridge W Va Jan 17 1909 daughter of the late William C and Minnie Shanholtz Shonaker She was wife of Delbert Johnston and member of St Paul Methodist Church Silver Spring Survived by husband and three brothers Paul Slonaker Winchester Daniel Slonaker Wheaton Hugh V Slonaker Bethesda Pallbearers named and burial planned at cemetery

June Johnston Charles Road Silver Spring Holy Cross Hospital Johnston Capon Bridge W. Va William C Minnie Shanholtz Shonaker Delbert Johnston St. Paul Methodist Church Paul Slonaker Winchester Daniel Slonaker Wheaton Hugh V. Slonaker Bethesda Jones Funeral Home William A. Lyons Paul D Merica Jeffrey P. Slonaker Robert L. Hickman Daniels Coffin‘berger J. William Hollis James C. Davis Mount Hebron ‘Cemetery

Rt 522 Crash Injures 1 in Winchester area

Leonard Bennett 29 of Bloomery Star Route Hunting Ridge received minor injuries in a one car wreck on Rt 522 near Cross Roads Grocery Store. State police investigated. no details released. A separate two car crash at Woodstock Lane and Boyd Ave caused about 700 dollars in damage. drivers Audra Honesty 43 and Esabelle Donica 61 reported.

Leonard Bennett Bloomery Star Hunting Ridge Cross Roads Winchester Woodstock Lane Boyd Ave Charles Hill, Jr Audra J. Honesty Hill Top Inn Esabelle G. Donica Wilkins Drive

Auto Crash Case Opens In County

Charles Stanley Wilt Jr. of Baltimore faces trial in Frederick County Circuit Court for leaving the scene of an injury accident. The Sept 24 1967 crash at Greenwood and Sensitive roads injured Walter Dale Johnson. Wilt allegedly drove away. his car was found abandoned on Courtfield Place.

Charles Stanley Wilt, Jr Baltimore Frederick County Eugene Gunter Wilt Walter Dale Johnson Loudoun St Greenwood Rd Senseny Rd Commonwealth Attorney Johnson Winchester Memorial Hospital Gunter Courtfield Place Arnold M. Zerwitz Commonwealth

Utah Territory Gained by 1850 Congressional Action

The Encyclopaedia Britannica notes Utah became a U.S. territory through congressional action in 1850, marking a formal change in territorial status.

Utah

Tractor damaged in shed fire on Middle Road

Middletown firemen reported a tractor and shed were damaged in a fire at 10 50 a m yesterday on Middle Road. The property is owned by Albert MacDonald. Further details were not available today.

Middletown Middle Road Albert, MacDonald

Boss of the Year honors highlight Winchester leaders

The Winchester Boss of the Year banquet saluted civic leaders including Mayor Battaile and Edwin G. Speakman with 150 attendees and 15 nominees. Rep. Largent and Rep. Marsh urged fiscal restraint and a civilian task force for Vietnam recovery, calling for private sector leadership and bipartisan planning.

Battaile Winchester Edwin G. Speakman Briarmont Drive Marsh Vietnam J. H. Yost, Sr Harold Brown Richard Lucas Laurens P. Jones Marvin Gore H. Armstead Lowry Ferman W. Perry Jaycees

McCARthy Expected To Seek Endorsement At Convention

McCarthy is poised to win an overwhelming endorsement at Saturday’s convention. Gerald N. Hill, council member and co chair, credits McCarthy’s courage and leadership as earning him the right to be supported. An adviser to Kennedy predicts he may not run for the Democratic nomination this year and suggests he might reassess his position.

McCarthy Gerald N. Hill California Kennedy

Weather outlook with rain and above normal temps

Rainy weekend expected with considerable cloudiness tonight and Saturday, slight sprinkles possible. Low tonight in mid 30s, high Saturday 55 to 60, five day forecast shows daytime highs 56 to 66 and nightly 34 to 42, with over half an inch total weekend rainfall and calmer past 24 hours.

Wall Street slips as gold crisis weighs on market

The Dow fell 2.60 to 82.31 in moderate volume as gold and mining shares pressured the market. Blue chips posted fractional losses while Itek and Beckman showed gains and several names eased in early trading amid caution over the domestic and international money crisis.

New York Wall Street U.S. Steel American Telephone Alcoa General Motors Bethlehem Montgomery Ward Benguet Philippine Campbell Red Lake Sunshine Mining Hecla du Pont Itek Beckman Instruments American Motors Standard Oil

Mathews Motors Garage Fire Shuts Plant In Mathews

A blaze at Mathews Motors and an auto agency on Virginia 198 in Mathews started about 3 a.m. and grew out of control before firefighters arrived. Four autos and a pickup were inside the building, with flames endangering nearby structures within 20 feet. Jerome Hudgins owned the Ford dealership. loss estimate not yet available.

Mathews Mathews Motors, &Mbination Virginia 198 Middlesex Gloucester Elsie French Auto Agency Ford Jerome ‘Hudgins

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