Obituaries honor Martinsburg and Winchester residents
Obituary notices report the deaths of Mary M. Butts 76 of Martinsburg and William Alfred Freeman 65 of Winchester with funeral details. Mary Butts survived by seven daughters, four sons, 39 grandchildren and 41 great grandchildren with services at Brown Funeral Home and burial at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. Freeman funeral held at Enders Funeral Home Berryville with burial at Greenhill Cemetery. A third notice lists Delwin G. Parrish 371 National Ave Winchester to be buried at Mt Hebron Cemetery with services at First Brethren Church and Giffen Funeral Home Capon Bridge.
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Mary M. Butts
Rt. 1
Martinsburg
City Hospital
Butts
Berkeley County
Joseph and
Eliza Barrett Miller
Harry R. Mason
George H. Butts
George Snyder
Herman McDaniel
Earl Miller
Frank Marshall
Marcus Haines
Winchester
Jesse James
Paul Miller
Rawson
Www
Brown Funeral Home
Raymond E. Jones
Austin E. Caplinger
Trinity .Lutheran
Arden
William ‘Alfred Freeman
Rt. 5
Fairfax Hospital
Enders
Berryville
Rev
M. C. Cook
Greenhill Cemetery
Marshall Feltner
Philip Kirk
Harry B. Coulson
Benjamin Settle
Elwood Tomblin
Oscar Ramsburg
Delwin G. Parrish
National Ave
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Paul Dick
First Brethren Church
Berry Ville Ave
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Holmes Fletcher
William Koontz
Douglas Spillman
Earl Hildebrand
Richard Sudduth
Eldrige de Haven
Giffen
Prof Alban Widgery Dies After Long Career in Philosophy
Prof Alban Widgery of Winchester died at home aged 68. Born in England May 9 1887 he studied at Cambridge Jena and the Sorbonne and taught at Bristol St Andrews Bowdoin Cornell Duke Amherst. Survived by two children Rhoda Clough and Rolando Widgery. Cremation will follow at Omps Funeral Home with a memorial service at Christ Episcopal Church later. Wilberforce University referenced in passing.
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England
John
Ellen Thomas Widgery
Marion Wilkins
Widgery
Winchester
Prof. Widgery
St. Catherine’s College
Cambridge
University of Jena
Sorbonne
Paris
Bristol
St. Andrews
Great Britain
India
Maharajah of
Baroda
Bowdoin
Cornell
Duke University
Amherst College
Mass
Rhoda Clough
Waban
Rolando C. Widgery
Allison Park
Omps Funeral
Christ Episcopal Church
Obituary items for Eaton Hurdle and Ecker in Winchester area
Merle C Eaton 68 of LeHew WV and Cross Junction VA died in Winchester Memorial Hospital. He taught 26 years in WV public schools and is survived by wife Jeannette Braithwaite two children from a former marriage and six grandchildren. Funeral 2 pm Monday at Omps with burial Mt Hebron Cemetery. Donations to Heart Fund suggested. Walter G Hurdle 66 formerly of Winchester died in Pascack Valley Hospital NJ. Survived by wife two children from a former marriage and five grandchildren. Funeral at Jones Funeral Home with burial at Mon Hebron Cemetery. John Edgar Ecker of Atwood Tennessee died after a heart attack on a Greyhound bus near Shenandoah River bridge. Survived by brother Charles Ecker. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Merle C. Eaton
LeHew
Lw. Va
Cross Junction
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mr. Eaton
William G
Margaret Etta Jackson Eaton
West Virginia
Congregational Christian Church of
Timber Ridge
Jeannette Braithwaite
Noreen Rosemary Kaye
Berryville
Waldo Merle Eaton
Romney
W. Va
Omps Funeral
Ralph S. Malcomb
Mt. Hebron
Walter G. Hurdle
Fairview Ave
Westwood
N.J
Winchester
Pascack Valley Hospital
Philadelphia
Mae Athey Hurdle Griffin
Marion Hurdle
Custom Service of
Burroughs Company
Billie Mae Nelson
Betty Jo Ulrich
Wesern Springs
Ill
Hurdle
Harry Athey
Jones Funeral Home
Bruce A. Macbeth
Mon Hebron
New Jersey
John Edgar Ecker
Atwood
Tenn
Greyhound
Shenandoah River Bridge
Ecker
Charles Ecker
Omps Funeral Home
Girl 15 Is Committed in Bomb Threat Case
In Charlottesville a 15 year old girl was committed to the State Department of Welfare and Institutions for an indefinite period after the juvenile court decided not to try her as an adult for a bomb threat to Lane High School. A 16 year old Lane junior was held for a mental exam on a similar charge. A 12 year old was denied bond on a bomb threat against Jack Jouett Annex Burley School with appeal planned.
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Charlottesville
State Department of Welfare and Institutions
John Hamlet
Virginia
Lane High School
Lane
Hamlet
Jack Jouett
Burley
Corporation Court
George Coles
Virginia Weather Today Forecast
Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow tonight and Sunday. Low 28 to 35. High Sunday 36 to 44. Sunset 6 28 p.m. Sunrise 6 11 a.m. Moonrise 4 22 a.m. New Moon March 28.
Rainfall Statistics For January Through December
Rainfall for the last 24 hours ending 8 30 a m totals 47 inches. March rainfall this year 3 31 inches. 1968 rainfall 6 96 inches to date. Five year January through December totals 1963 33 46 1964 31 63 1965 26 85 1966 33 32 1967 36 48. Average monthly rainfall for 55 years shows January 2 41 February 2 19 March 3 10 April 3 13 May 3 66 June 3 72 July 3 78 August 3 76 September 2 80 October 3 10 November 2 51 December 2 34. Average annual rainfall from January through December for 55 years is 36 50.
Frank W Harris dies after illness in Staunton
Frank W Harris formerly of Winchester died yesterday in Staunton after a heart attack and two month illness. He was born February 19 1913 in Aldie the son of L E Harris and the late Nannie Myers Harris. He owned L E Harris Co on National Ave and attended Handley High School where he played football. Surviving are his wife Bonnie Brook three children Ann Sharon and Douglas a sister Mrs Henry Weaver of Martinsburg. Graveside service at Mt Hebron Cemetery in Staunton scheduled for 3 p.m. Monday.
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Frank W. Harris
Winchester
Staunton
Aldie
L. E. Harris
Nannie Myers Harris
Harris
L. E. Harris Co
National Ave
Handley High School
Bonnie Brook
Ann
Sharon
Douglas
Henry Weaver
Martinsburg
Mt. Hebron
Westmoreland’s Dismissive Blitz Reveals Viet Nam Strategy
The article recounts General Westmoreland pressing for large ground forces after initial advisory duties in Vietnam. He criticized staff for inaction and cites Viet Cong gains that spurred requests for 100 000 to 200 000 troops. Washington approved far less, with 55 000 then later 35 000 projected.
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Westmoreland
Vietnam
Washington
U.S
Toothpaste as Tarnish Preventive for Silver Jewelry
The American Automobile Association advises travelers to avoid silver polish and instead use standard toothpaste on jewelry. Apply toothpaste with cotton, rinse in warm water, and dry thoroughly. The method is claimed not to harm silver.
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Chicago
American Automobile Association
AAA
Johnson Shifts Westmoreland to Pentagon Chief Post
President Johnson announced Gen. William C. Westmoreland will become Army chief of staff in July and moved him from Vietnam to a top Pentagon role. He also reassigned Sargent Shriver to ambassador to France and promoted Wilbur Cohen to HEW secretary, while noting mixed feelings about the Kerner Commission report on urban riots.
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Office of Economic Opportunity
France
Wilbur Cohen
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Robert F. Kennedy
Westmoreland
Creighton Abrams
Johnson
Gen. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs
Wheeler
HEW
Cohen
John W. Gardner
Urban Coalition
Department of Defense
Bert Harding
Shrivler
Kerner Commission
Simpatico
Kennedy heads to California as delegates rise and riots haunt tours
Vermont reports Kennedy heading for California with 174 convention delegates after Alabama stops. He will speak in Watts amid riot scarred Negro district as adviser notes broad appeal. McCarthy cautions against campus campaigning while demonstrations flare. Humphrey campaigns in Wisconsin with Johnson touted as the peace candidate. Wallace exits Oregon primary after third party bid forms American Independent Party.
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Kennedy
California
Alabama
Watts
Los Angeles
McCarthy
Detroit
Orville L. Freeman
University of Wsconsin
Hubert H. Humphrey
Wisconsin
Johnson
McCarthy’s
George C. Wallace
Oregon
Wallace
American Independent Party
Winter storm blankets the Midwest and East Coast
A powerful spring storm blew through Buchanon Georgia and dumped heavy snow across western Ohio. It moved into lower Michigan early today with freezing rain fog and thunderstorms from Florida to the Carolinas. Wintry temperatures dropped to nine above in North Platte Nebraska as clear skies spread over the western states.
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Buchanan
Ohio
Lower
Michigan
Seaboard
Florida
Carolinas
New England
North Platte
Neb
Market quotes for Front Royal livestock and veal prices
Livestock prices from Front Royal show hogs heavy and light weights at 18.00 to 19.00 per hundredweight, veal good and standard 180-240 lbs 28.00 to 42.75, lambs at 28.25. Cattle prices list Heifers and Steers by weight with several grades and ranges.
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Heislers
Census Notes Sparse Population in Idaho
Census data show Idaho averages three persons per square mile reflecting widespread rural settlement. Officials caution figures vary by county and emphasize the state’s dispersed communities.
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Idaho
Iwo Jima to be returned to Japan in weeks
Washington reports the United States will sign an agreement by late March or early April to turn over Iwo Jima and 28 other Bonin Islands to Japan. The battle site will see the U S flag lowered on Mt Suribachi and mark the end of a costly campaign with heavy casualties on both sides.
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Washington
Iwo Jima
State Department
United States
Japan
Pacific
U.S
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Winchester Evening Star
Freeman Services
Parrish Services
Alban G. Widgery
Val Vista Heights
Middle Road
Wilberforce
William Wilberforce
British Empire
John E. Ecker
Edgar C. Brill
Shiloh Methodist Church
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Lorist, Inc
Omds Funvral
Loudoun Street
Merle C
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Sealmark
Rock OF Ages
Bernard F. Groves
Boscawen St
John W. Rosenberger
Quarles School
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