Obituaries from Purcellville and Shenandoah County
Obituaries report Miss Mary Esther Nichols of Purcellville died yesterday in Charles Town General Hospital. She ran the family dairy, was active in Gosse Creek Friends Meeting and several local clubs, and is survived by relatives in Purcellville and Rockville. Funeral tomorrow at Goose Creek United Friends Meeting House Lincoln. Other notices include Mrs Effie Catherine Bott of Shenandoah County who died Sunday and affairs at Stover and Jones funeral homes with services and burials planned in Strasburg Toms Brook and Berryville.
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Mary Esther Nichols
Purcellville
Charles Town General Hospital
Charles Town
W.va
Miss Nichols
Charles
Louisa Fenton Nichols
Loudoun County
George School
Pennsylvania
Goose Creek
Religious Society of Friends
Lincoln
Effie Catherine Bott
Mt. Olive
Shenandoah County
Toms Brook
Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital
Woodstock
Bott
Star Tannery
Philip and
Margaret Rebecca Himelright Orndorff
George Henry Bott
Mt. Olive United
Carrie Hammon
Imogene Stokes
Takoma Park
Frances DeJarnette
Front Royal
Stover
Strasburg
W. Keith Staneart
Keller
Hammon
Mary Louise Taylor
E. Washington St
Taylor
Alby W
Ida M. Burnette Adamson
Harry S. Taylor
St. John’s Catholic Church
Alby W. Adamson
Hyattsville
Stove
Alice Frances Wolverton
Albemarle Drive
Alexandria
Duke Street
Jones Funeral Home
Edward M. Garrett, Jr
Shenandoah Memorial Park
Elden E. Tiller, Sr
Berryville
John H. Enders
Darrell Maxwell
Delbert Gibbs
John Wayne Coffman
Gary L. Coffman
Ricky C. Coffman
C. D. Nokes
Edward Leake
Green Hill Cemetery
Weather Outlook Northern Valley and Virginia
Clearing tonight with lows mid 40s in Northern Valley. Mostly sunny Wednesday with highs in the low to mid 60s. Virginia sees 40s to 50s tonight, followed by mid to upper 60s Wednesday. Extended forecast shows fair Thursday, showers possible Friday and Saturday, highs in 60s to 70s and lows 40s to 50s. May rainfall totals and historic monthly figures are listed.
Titanic lightning bolt spans three miles in the sky
A titanic bolt can blaze across the heavens at speeds up to 100 miles an hour, with observers noting its extraordinary length as it streaks through the storm-lit sky.
Dock Strike Looms After Pay Out Back
A national dock strike looms after a Pay Board order cut 15 cents an hour from raises won by 50,000 East and Gulf Coast longshoremen. The board approved 55 cents in straight pay plus fringe benefits, down from 70 cents, and noted the total package likely still exceeds standard rules.
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Washington
Gulf Coast
Thomas W
Teddy” Gleason
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen’s Association
West Coast
Harry Bridges
Independent International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Gleason
East
Pay Board
George H. Boldt
East-Gulf
Boldt
East Gulf
Potomac Edison seeks Virginia rate hike of 1.4 million dollars
Potomac Edison Company of Virginia filed with the State Corporation Commission for general retail rate increases totaling about 1.4 million dollars. The firm serves 41,000 customers in 13 Virginia counties and plans to consolidate rate schedules for residential customers. The typical total electric residential customer using 24 000 kilowatt hours yearly would see about a four dollar monthly rise.
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Potomac Edison Company of
Virginia
State Corporation Commission
Potomac Edison
J.M. McCardell
Mr. McCardell
McCardell
Riverton
Front Royal
Virginia Air Pollution Control Board
County boards three hearings on zoning and waste plan
The county board schedules hearings on a rezoning request for Linwood and Betty Dunn to move Lots 902 through 912 on Fox Drive from R-1 to R-2. Routine business runs 1 to 2 45, then a 3 pm session to discuss applying for Farmers Home Administration funds for a solid waste program without obligating the county.
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Board of Supervisors
Linwood S
Betty J. Dunn
Fox Drive
Margaret Street
Residential Limited
Dennis Cole
Farmers Home Administration
Lightning Causes Widespread Home Damage in U S
Lightning annually strikes over 17 000 homes across the United States causing damages exceeding 70 million dollars. Public safety officials urge improved lightning protection and awareness during severe storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
One 15 Year Term Proposed For FBI Chief
Rep. Thomas N Downing introduces a bill to limit the FBI director to a single 15 year term. He cites the need for protection from an untoward director and suggests retirement at age 70 with full salary if 65 at term end.
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FBI
Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Congress
Thomas N. Downing
J. Edgar Hoover
Downing
U.S. Comptroller General
Wall Street Falls on Vietnam Fears in Heavy Trading
Prices tumble on the New York Stock Exchange as investors react to new Vietnam military moves. The Dow Jones industrial average slips 15.73 to 922.11 at 10:30 a.m., with declines outpacing advances about 10 to 1 and turnover rising sharply. Major issues such as RCA, Republic, Eastern Air Lines, Occidental Petroleum, and Pan American show sizable losses.
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NEW York
Vietnam
New York Stock Exchange
RCA
Republic Corp
Eastern Air Lines
Occidental Petroleum
Pan American
Editor Raymond E. Brewster Dies in Huntington
Raymond E. Brewster 65 editor in chief of the Huntington Herald Dispatch and Herald Advertiser died Monday at home in Huntington West Virginia. He led the newspapers for decades and influenced local journalism.
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Huntington, W.va
Raymond E. Brewster
Huntington Herald- Dispatch
Herald Advertiser
Virginia Governor Praises Far East Trade Mission Results
Governor Linwood Holton called Virginia's Far East trade mission a very successful operation. He cited an 800000-pound chicken sale to Japan by Rockingham Poultry Marketing Cooperative and surveys by two Japanese concerns that could bring assembly plants to Virginia. He noted Lane Co of Altavista eyeing a cooperative licensing venture and strong signals from the Japanese Shipping Consortium to make Hampton Roads a major port of call. He warned the mission produced a stronger Japan sales pitch due to Japan's foreign currency reserves and urged more U S product purchases and job creating investments.
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Richmond
Linwood Holton
Virginia
Far East
Holton
Japan
Australia
Rockingham Poultry Marketing Cooperative
Lane Co
Altavista
Hampton Roads
Europe
U. S
Charges Dismissed in Roanoke High School Fight
In Roanoke, Va., assault charges against Donnie C. Decker 18 were dismissed after a Monday hearing in which eight black and seven white students testified. Judge Beverly T. Fitzpatrick found fault on both sides in a “regrettable incident” at Patrick Henry High School involving Raymond Powell 18. Powell was treated at a hospital for a cut mouth and bruises.
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Roanoke
Donnie C. Decker
Patrick Henry High School
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George H. Bott
Wolverton Service
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Amherst ST
Mary Cornelia Slonaker
Mount Hebron Cemetery
the Order
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Bernard F. Groves
Boscawen St
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