Obituaries Update From Martinsburg and Surrounding Areas
Deaths and funerals list several local residents, among them Boy T. Davis 46 of Paper Mill Road in Newton D. Baker VA Hospital Martinsburg and William Odell Orndorff 46 of Wardensville with services in Wardensville Lutheran Church. Douglas James Anderson 12 days old at Siler Route and Angie Jane Ruble 61 Martinsburg. Burial plans in Winchester National Cemetery Wardensville Cemetery and Rosedale Cemetery Martinsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Dative
Paper Mill
Newton D. Baker VA
Martinsburg
W. Vas
Mr. Davis
Yellow Spring
W. Va
Thomas B. Davis
Virgie Anderson Davis
Pacific
Armeda Kerns Davis
Boyd T. Davis, Jr
Sandra Lee Davis
Sharon Gail Davis
Kathy Ann Davis
Tony Alan Davis
National Cemetery
Winchester
Capon Bridge
Obituaries for Mrs. Sarah Hook and Harry Carter
Pallbearers named for Sarah Elizabeth Hook 95 of 1002 Amherst St. She died at home Sunday widow of Robert C. Hook born March 8 1869 in Mountain Falls. Survivors include children A L Hook Walter Hook Paul Hook Miller Ira Hook R M Hook 12 grandchildren 27 great grandchildren. Mrs Hook belonged to Congregational United Church of Christ. Harry Reese Carter 65 of Inwood West Virginia died yesterday in Winchester Memorial Hospital born September 18 1898 son of Reese B. and Edna Ridgeway Carter. Survived by widow Irene Goss one sister one brother and a niece. He was a Bunker Hill Presbyterian elder charter Lions Club member and affiliated with local fire company Masonic lodge and HOOF Madison Lodge 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angie Jane ‘Ruble
Faulkner Ave
Martinsburg
W. Va
City Hospital
Ruble
DeHaven
Isaac Newton
Cornelia Ellen Lamp Whitacre
St. Luke’s Evangelical United Brethren Church
Helen C. Mintzer
Nina B. O’brien
Mary Jane Marshall
Hattie Price
George W. Whitacre
Darkesville
Brown Funeral Home
Howard L. Falk
Rosedale Cemetery
Walter C. McDonald
Tampa
Fla
Harry Reese Carter
Inwood
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mr. Carter
Berkley County
Reese B
Edna Ridgeway Carter
Irene Goss
Newton Snapp
Charles S. Carter
Clearbrook
Wilma Edna Carter
Carter
Mrs Ebersole 77 Died After Long Illness in Winchester
Mrs. Ebersole 77 of 23 Boscawen Street died at Winchester Memorial Hospital Saturday evening after a long illness. Born January 12 1887 in Warren County she was the widow of Howard Ebersole and worked as a seamstress then for H W Butler and Brother. Survived by numerous children and siblings with final rites at Jones Funeral Home conducted tomorrow afternoon by Rev Ronald S Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas James Anderson
Douglas
Ann Sullivan Anderson
Siler
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Jacqueline Ann
Jones Funeral Home
P. H. Stragisher
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Sarah Frances Ebersole
Boscawen St
Ebersole
Warren County
Charles.b
Josephine Loveless Ritter
Howard Ebersole
H. W. Butler and
Market Street Methodist Church
Polly Nicls
Hanover
Borden Ritter
Frederick County
Elmer Ritter
Baltimore
Ola Newman
Raymond E
Ronald S. Clark
Venus De Milo Recovers From Sea Sickness After Voyage
The Venus de Milo arrived from France after a 33 day voyage and four small chips appeared in the robe below the left hip. Deputy Louvre curator Hubert Landais said the damage is not serious as the statue rests at the Museum of Western Art in Tokyo.
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Tokyo
France
Louvre Museum
Hubert Landais
Museum of Western Art
Local Crashreport Details Injuries on Several Highways
A car skidded into a road bank near Gore Fire Hall injuring Rebecca Lindenmeyer and family, all admitted for observation. Chester Hart and Charles Feathers sustained injuries in separate crashes on Rt 522 and Rt 623. A tractor trailer driven by Harry Wetzel and a car driven by Larry Helseley collided on Rt 11 as the truck tried to pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Lindenmeyer
Cincinnati
Ohio
Gore Fire Hall
Reuben Lindenmeyer
Christy
David
Charles Feathers
Strasburg
Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital
Woodstock
Harry Ervin Wetzel
Uniontown
Larry L. Helseley
Mautertown
Toms Brook
Soviets Agree to Return Three U.S. Airmen
The Soviet Union will return Captains David Holland and Melvin Kessler, with Lt Harold Welch freed earlier, after their reconnaissance plane was shot down over East Germany. Secretary of State Rusk announced the deal on CBS Face the Nation, saying the fliers would be back soon with no spying admission.
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Washington
Soviet Union
East Germany
Dean Rusk
CBS
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Rusk
David I. Holland
Holland, Minn
Melvin J. Kessler
Philadelphia
Detroit
United States
Senate Civil Rights Fight Extends Into Thirteenth Day
The Senate enters its thirteenth day of civil rights consideration in hopes of a midweek floor vote on the measure. Senators including Russell and Humphrey clash over timing as sessions run late and Easter recess options loom. Debate potential remains open with Morse seeking Judiciary Committee hearings and possible unlimited amendments. House focuses on a $6.2 billion Treasury post office money bill and a $5.2 billion NASA authorization.
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Washington
Senate
Dixie
Mike Mansfield
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Johnson
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Judiciary Committee
Senate Committee
Rules Committee
Bobby Baker
Senate Democratic
House
National Aeronautics and Science Agency
Winchester Frederick Home Show At Armory Closes
The Winchester Frederick County Home Improvement Council Home Show closed yesterday at the local armory after an estimated 4,000 visitors. Top prize went to Mrs. And Kerr of 209 Shenandoah Ave. for a 21 inch color television set. Savings bonds were awarded each evening with several winners named including Sandra Lou Gorman 151 Peyton St Elder Park Rt 2 Augusta W Va and W C Dickson 17 Virginia Ave among others. Nineteen local firms displayed in booths on the armory floor. Queen Victoria popularized preserved ginger noting its use at state banquets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester - Frederick County
Virginia Ave
John Boettler
Barr Ave
D. W. Riggleman
Montague Ave
Joy W. Roe
Lambden Ave
Armory
Angolan rebels seek arms from Red China, Adoula pledges aid
In Leopoldville Premier Cyrille Adoula warns that Angolan rebels seek arms from Red China to spread the cold war to Africa. He pledges continued support but at a Sunday ceremony marks three years of the war against Portuguese rule in Northern Angola.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
Cyrille Adoula
Red China
Frica
Adoula
Angola
Johnson vice presidential speculation at Democratic gathering
John M. McCarrell of Local 544 proposed Johnson's VP nod amid Civil Rights push. Reuther called McCarrell out, noting Democratic convention dynamics and Johnson’s future role. Reporters saw six votes against a civil rights resolution as Johnson praised for fighting poverty and unifying the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. McCarrell
Pittsburgh
Kennedy
UAW
John F. Kennedy
McCarrell
Reuther
Johnson
U.S. Senate
Boyce Man Wounded In Stabbing Investigated In Martinsburg
Martinsburg police acting on Winchester information probed a stabbing in which a Boyce resident was wounded in the stomach and admitted to Winchester Memorial Hospital. Charles Marshall Jackson of Boyce told officers at the hospital he was stabbed after a fight with a companion from White Post inside the 701 Harris Night Club in the West Virginia town. his condition was reported as good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
Winchester
Boyce
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Charles Marshall Jackson
Jackson
White Post
Harris
West Virginia
Cannonball Missing From Local Yard
Allen D. Fowler reports his 18 pound Civil War era cannon ball disappeared from his yard on Montague Avenue during the night. Police are investigating, noting the wartime relic was missing when checked this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen D. Fowler
Montague Ave
Winchester
Holy Week Services At Kernstown Methodist Church
The Shawnee District Council of Services sponsors Holy Week services at Kernstown Methodist Church Theme Shadow Around the Cross. Services run nightly through Thursday at 7 30 p m with speakers Rev J Floyd Wine Rev Lennart Pearson Rev John D Page and concluding with Holy Communion by Rev B L Lock.
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Kernstown Methodist Church
Shawnee
Pappas Former Peggy Lee Artz of Strasburg
Pappas and Peggy Lee Artz of Strasburg have two children Belinda 14 and John Michael 11. He was born in Winchester and graduated Strasburg High School. He attended Shenandoah College Dayton transfer to University of Kentucky and earned a BS at Madison College Harrisonburg before Virginia University. He taught in Virginia public schools 10 years before joining The Star. He is a member of the Strasburg Junior Chamber of Commerce and president of the Strasburg Rescue Squad now being organized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Lee
Answers From Trivia Quiz Prompt
The list provides 10 items with Kentucky Duncan Persia Burma and other names and facts. It includes quoted phrase I believe in the United States of America Cape Henry Pierre and a numeric value 98.6. The final entry attributes the surname Stevenson.
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Kentucky
Duncan
Persia
Burma
United States of America
Cape Henry
Pierre
False
Stevenson
Weather Today and Five Day Forecast Summary
Forecast calls for a clear night with lows 28 to 32. Tuesday remains fair and warmer with highs 56 to 60. The five day outlook shows near normal average temperatures with warmer conditions Tuesday and Wednesday, then turning colder Thursday. Continued cold Friday and Saturday with a chance of rain Thursday.
Rainfall Totals and Averages Reported
Rainfall in the last 48 hours reached .58 inches up to 8 30 a m today. March rainfall to date is 2 45 inches while 1964 year to date totals stand at 10 44 inches. Average annual rainfall over 61 years is 36 85 inches and monthly averages are listed from January to December with values ranging from 2 13 to 3 88 inches.
Two Appeals Are Denied by Judge in Court
Judge Elliott D. Marshall refused to set aside verdicts in two Corporation Court appeals. Mrs. Lucy K. Nordheim was fined $10 for violating city plumbing ordinances. the conviction stood. A second motion by Shirley M. White to overturn a verdict awarding an 8 inch land strip to the M. W. Hollis family was also overruled.
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Elliott D. Marshall
Corporation
Lucy K. Nordheim
Marshall
Miss Nordheim
Shirley M. White
M. W. Hollis
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Roya
Davis
William Orndorff
William Odell Orndorff
Wardensville
Mr. Orndorff
George
Clara Thorp Orndorff
Wilmetta Orndorff
Rodney Orndorff
U.S. Army
Lydia
Elizabeth
Frances Crawford
James Orndorff
Wardensville Lutheran Church
Walter Sigman
Ley Funeral Home
Angie J. Ruble
Sarah Elizabeth Hook
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Northern Virginia Power
Sidney &. Fleming
Wilmer Renner
Clifton H. Clark
Sam E. Renner
John H. Carper
C. G. Abrell
Robert C. Hook
Harry R. Carter
I Mrs. Ebersole, Sr
Omps Funeral Home
Venus
Hart
Chester
Memorial Hospital
Soviet
Welch
Victoria
Orient
Cannonball
Kernstown
Pappas
Albany
Albuquerque
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Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Fairbanks
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St.p
New Orleans
New York
Okla
City
Omaha
Phoenix
Ptld
A Ool Fy Homes SR
Satta
Ares
Stanley
N. Cameron ST
E.boscawen ST
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