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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1967

Page

2

Obituary notices in Winchester May 8 1967 edition

Richard Owens of 204 Dodge Ave died Saturday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Funeral at John H. Enders Funeral Home Berryville at 2 pm officiated by Rev. M. Cook. burial in Green Hill Cemetery Berryville. Flor Elizabeth Henning Lowry of York S C died April 24 in York. graveside service in Rose Hill Cemetery York. Survived by daughter Elizabeth Basil Lowry and sister Mrs William Holladay of Berryville. Funeral services for Mollie R Parlett Emma Virginia Brown and Robert Clayton Hoover arranged. Margaret W Crowell, 54, of Inwood W Va died yesterday in Martinsburg City Hospital. Funeral details noted with times and locations.

Richard Owens Dodge Ave Winchester Memorial Hospital John H. Enders Berryville M.cg. Cook Frank Carper Jacob Carper Floyd Owens, Jr Claude Owens John Miller, Jr James Owens Green Hill Cemetery E. B. Lowry York S.C Divine Saviour Hospital Florrence Elizabeth Henning Winchester Arthur Davis Mary Alice Henning Rose Hill Cemetery Thomas Hudson Manney Reid Elizabeth Basil Lowry William Holladay Margaret W. Crowell Inwood W. Va City Hospital Martinsburg Crowell Berkeley County Charles Perfection Garment Co Matingburg Inwood Evangelical United Brethren Willing Workers

Berryville Obituaries Highlight Local Residents

Mrs. Mable Young Derr of 16 Liberty Street Berryville dies at home after a long illness. She was a retired teacher who served in West Virginia and Virginia and was a member of Wayman Chapel Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband Alvertis Derr and a sister Annie Arvin. Funeral services Thursday at 2 pm at Wayman Chapel with burial in Milton Valley Cemetery. Friends may call at Cartwright Funeral Home Wednesday evening. Also noted is Robert Clayton Hoover of Clearbrook who died at 71. survived by wife Kathryn Smith and three sons and two daughters plus a large extended family. Funeral arrangements are pending with Jones Funeral Home.

Mable Young Derr Liberty St Berryville Cartwright Robert Clayton Hoover Clearbrook Mr. Hoover Frederick County George A Harriett Lamp Hoover Kathryn Smith Stephens City H. W. Butler Welltown James E. Hoover Winchester Jeanne Robinson Te Hall Loretta Galliday Earl E. Hoover Jones Funeral Home

Lengthy hearing set on Hoffa trial motion in Tennessee

In Chattanooga a federal judge prepares for a potential lengthy session on Hoffa’s motion for a new trial. Prosecutors and defense present their cases about wiretaps and eavesdropping used in the 1964 jury tampering case. The hearing to begin Tuesday could stretch days or weeks as witnesses are sought. Hoffa’s wife and family visit as he and co defendants dine and stay in a local cellblock during the proceedings. The case ties back to a 1962 Nashville conspiracy trial that ended in a mistrial.

Chattanooga, Tenn James R. Hoffa Hamilton County Federal U.S. Dist Frank W. Wilson Hoffa Benjamin David Nichols Heiskell Ten Nichols Walter Sheridan Atty Robert F. Kennedy John A. Parker FBI Chattanooga Lewisburg Thomas Ewing Parks Ewing King Nashville Parks Larry Campbell Detroit 6Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Multiple Deaths in Gainesboro and Winchester Area

Mrs. Emma Virginia Brown 56 of Gainesboro died after a month illness at Winchester Memorial Hospital. She was born in Frederick County January 30, 1911 and is survived by husband Samuel H. Brown and three children. Funeral Wednesday at 11 at Jones Funeral Home, burial Gainesboro Cemetery. Donations may go to Winchester Association of the Blind. Mrs Mollie R. Parlett 91 of 1319 N Braddock St. died yesterday. She was born August 9, 1875 in Frederick County and widow of W. O. Parlett. Survived by three children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday 1:30 at Jones Funeral Home, burial Mount Hebron Cemetery. Additional service tomorrow evening 7 to 9 at Jones Funeral.

Emma Virginia Brown Gainesboro Winchester Memorial Hospital Brown Frederick County William and Ursula Robinson Davis Samuel H. Brown Hagerstown Scott Wingfield Winchester Glenn Loy Larry Loy Mollie R. Parlett N. Braddock St Parlett Thomas Matilda DeHaven W. O. Parlett Bethel Lutheran Church J. W. P. Smith Zetta M. Dorsey Rebert J. Smith Guy E. Smith Retta M. Clayton Jones Funeral Home Conrad J. Christianson, Jr Mount Hebron

Betsy Weston Crowned Shenandoah May Queen for 1967

Betsy Weston named May Queen for Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music. The senior voice major from Hampton Virginia will reign as Queen Shenandoah XXXIIII at the May Festival weekend events starting May 11.

Weston May Queen Shenandoah College Betsy Weston Shenandoah Conservatory Paul B. Noble, Jr Shenandoah Auditorium James Corbett Joseph Weston Hampton Virginia Sig

Traffic crashes and property damage across Clarke County area

Multiple road incidents are reported including a three car collision at Millwood Ave and Spring St injuring a passenger, a tow vehicle jackknife on Rt 7 near Blue Ridge Mountain causing wall damage, and several single car crashes on Rt 127 and Rt 340 with varying property damages. Chinese Communists claim irrigation and reclamation projects in Sinkiang open millions of acres for farming.

Millwood Ave Spring St Lofficer Obbie Haverkamp Alexandria Earnestine A. Erickson Paris Kathryn L. Hancock Silver Spring Hancock Erickson Lula M. Anerson Round Hill Pasenger Charles Kern Summit Point W. Va Memorial Hospital Rt. 7 Blue Ridge Mountain P.F. Click Edward Lilly Yattsville Winchester J.S. Consner Joseph Kerns Marshall Kirby Good Brunswick George Pines Millwood Rt. 340 Berryville Sinkiang

Short Circuit Sparks No Fire At Round Hill Home

Firemen checked a short circuit at 850 Fox Drive Round Hill as a tin roof and worn cable caused a meter and fuse box to spark. Potomac Edison crews disconnected the line while repairs were scheduled. The home is owned by Home Hack of Stephens City. Medical bulletins awaited late Tuesday. Eisenhower in VIP unit at Army hospital with 615 theater soldiers including 451 wounded. He entered Walter Reed after gate arrival from Gettysburg.

Round Hil Winchester F.C. ‘Swarts Fox Drive Round Hill Company Poto Mac Edison Home Hack Stephens City Eisenhower Army Hospital Vietnam Walter Reed Gettysburg

Three Children Found in Ice Box Tragedy

In Dallas a venturous play led three children to crawl into a disconnected refrigerator. Dannie Warren 3 was revived by firemen with an inhalator but Dennis Hill 5 and Daren Gaither 3 died. Mattie Garner 10 organized a neighborhood search after the door latch theft left the apartment unlocked. The incident occurred in a low income district. Dennis was the son of Donnie, Daren the son of Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Lee Gaither and their mother is Alice Neal.

Dallas Tex Dannie Warren Dennis Hill Daren Gaither Mattie Garner Dennis Mather Donnie Alice Neal Daren Johnny Lee Gaither

Weather today and five day outlook with risks

Partly cloudy tonight with lows 38 to 44. Tuesday cool and fair with highs in the 60s. Winds west to northwest 15 to 25 mph. Five day outlook shows highs around 62 to 60 and lows 40 to 48. Rain expected near weekend. partial solar eclipse noted May 8 with sunrise 6 06 and sunset 8 12.

Rainfall Totals and Averages Over Recent Years

Rainfall in the past 48 hours totals 1.73 inches with May to date at 1.96 inches. For 1967 year to date rainfall is 10.59 inches. Average monthly rainfall over 54 years by month ranges from 2.10 inches in February to 12.54 inches in November. The annual average is 36.50 inches, with five year totals showing 39.73 in 1962 to 26.85 in 1965.

Wall Street Opens Mixed in Active Trade on Monday

The New York market opened mixed with fractional changes in key stocks. American Machine rose to 20, Chrysler to 44 1/2, General Aniline down to 24 1/2, Boeing up to 9 5/8, Itek at 131 1/4, Hewlett-Packard down to 74 1/4, Ford 54 1/2, General Dynamics at 58 1/2. The 60-stock average rose 2.3 to 330.6.

New York American Machine Chrysler Ad Boeing Itek Hewlett Ford Motor General Dynamics American Stock Exchange Data Open Microdot Shattuck Denn Signal - Oil Syntex

Barber Lands Friendly Reception at Apple Blossom Festival

WTOP newsman Julian Barber praised Winchester crowds after three busy days as an Apple Blossom celebrity. He said he would rather work 20 hours a day there than in Washington, noting the warm, friendly reception. This was his fifth visit to Winchester, where he has served as master of ceremonies, judge, and guest for the festival.

Julian Barber WTOP Washington Winchester

Area Schools Sweep State Forensic Contest Honors

Three area high schools claimed first at the State Forensic Contest in Charlottesville led by Handley student Bonnie McKeowen who won spelling while James Wood junior Bonnie Ashwood took girls prose reading and Clarke County High School junior Carol Handy earned girls public speaking. Additional prizes went to Handley senior Gene Willis third in boys poetry and Clarke County ninth grader Barry Wood second in boys prose.

Charlottesville Bonnie McKeowen Handley Bonnie Ashwood James Wood Carol Handy Clarke County High School Gene Willis Barry Wood Clarke

Frederick County Society to Hear Floyd Flickinger Speaker

The Winchesters Frederick County Historical Society hosts Floyd Flickinger formerly of Winchester as this evening's speaker. The 7:30 meeting takes place in the Handley Library Auditorium. The note on wildlife identifies the whale shark as the largest living fish.

Floyd Flickinger Winchester Winchesters Frederick County Historical Society Handley Library

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