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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1968
Page
2
Funeral services for Lola J. Fenton 75 of Route tal held at Sacred Heart Church. W Silver O Rear 83 buried in Elkton cemetery after dying in Tampa. Stephen City resident Walter 86 to be buried in Ridings Chapel Church cemetery with services at Ridings Chapel Church.
Funeral services announced for Miss Marie Estalene Brown Tuesday at 11:00 A.M. at Jones Funeral Home and Mr. Arthur A Walter Tuesday at 2:30 P.M. at Ridings Chapel Church. Also listed are Mr. Carl R Depasquale Tuesday at 3:30 P.M. and Mr. Clarke M Grim Wednesday at 1:30 P.M. with graveside service for Mrs. Hilda K Hill Wednesday at 3:30 P.M. at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
Clark M Grim 72 of Middleway West Virginia died yesterday at the Veterans Administration Center Martinsburg WV. He was born in Greenwood May 6 1896 son of Manley and Mary E Grim and married to Mamie Householder. He worked as a painter before retirement and was a World War I veteran. He is survived by his widow four stepsons Paul Carl and Raymond Shantz all of Hagerstown MD Donald Shantz of Alaska a stepdaughter Gloria Carbaugh Boonsboro and a brother Howard L Grim Boyce. Graveside service will be held Wednesday at 1 30 p m at Mount Hebron Cemetery conducted by Rev ET Clark. Jones Funeral Home.
Miss Marie Estalene Brown 47 of 218 Malden Drive Staunton died Saturday at the Medical Center Born January 24 1921 in Del Ray West Virginia daughter of Luella Bean Brown and the late Thurman M Brown She was a bookkeeper at Wonders Department Store member of Cork Street Christian Church Survived by her mother two sisters Mrs Onile Elder Monroeville PA and Miss Charlotte Brown Winchester three nieces and one nephew Funeral service will be tomorrow at 11 at Jones Funeral Home Rev Charles Willard pallbearers listed Burial at Green Lane Cemetery Delay
Mrs Hilda K Hill 37 of 1637 South Braddock St died Sunday in University of Virginia Hospital Charlottesville She was born February 27 1931 in Winchester daughter of Ernest A Jenkins and the late Barbara Bunyan Jenkins She married Robert L Hill June 25 1949 in Hagerstown Maryland Survived by husband father daughter Carolyn Virginia Hill and several siblings Funeral held Wednesday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Norman A Compton and Rev Ronald S Clark
Encyclopaedia Britannica notes a sharp fall in Ceylon's malaria disease burden over a decade, but a rise in mortality from 46 to 60 per 1000 is attributed mainly to sanitation progress and the spray-based fight against malaria along with other public health advances.
Funeral service for Mrs Virginia Ely Arthur wife of B F Arthur Jr was held at 11 this morning at Christ Episcopal Church with Rev John A Baden officiating She was daughter of the late Ernest Sykes and Lucreita Wood Ely active in Christ Church Winchester Clarke Garden Club and The Century Club Survived by husband sister Mildred Bradfield Winchester and nephew Ely Bradfield of Lebanon Ohio Pallbearers Amos Shryock Paul Haldeman Noble C Pierce Jr Robert Kern John Goodwin and J Robert Yerby Burial in Mount Hebron.
Two death notices from Martinsburg and Baltimore report Carl R Depasquale 64 of Cumberland Maryland died in Baltimore and Harry F Horner Sr longtime Inwood West Virginia resident died at home. Depasquale born Detroit 1904 son of Ralph and Angela Depasquale married Mozzle Hicks and had son Danny with two step sons. Horner born 1890 Berkeley County farmed all life member of Arden United Methodist Church survived by a wife five children and extended family with services and burial planned and memorial Heart Fund donations requested.
The text notes that after hatching, pigeon young are fed on a special substance called pigeon milk produced in the parents crop. This feeding method is described as unique among birds and unlike other avian provisioning processes.
The Hawaii local of the International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union endorses a Sunday closing for retail stores. Legislative representative Eddie DeMello says the move stems from the worker’s viewpoint and a traditional day of rest.
The forecast calls for variable cloudiness in Virginia with highs in the mid to upper 70s today and Tuesday, cooler nights in the 50s, and a warmer, humid trend toward the rest of the week. Winds mainly light, 10 to 12 mph, with little rain expected across the five day span.
Rainfall in the last 48 hours ends 8 30 today records 27 May and year to date 37 1968 rainfall to date 8 59. Five year January December totals list 1963 33 46 1964 31 63 1965 26 85 1966 33 82 1967 36 48 averages by month shown and the 55 year annual average is 36 50.
County leaders urged prioritizing road requests and pressed for more funds. They endorsed a Richmond meeting and advised residents to document needs clearly to ensure attention for viable secondary road projects.
Census Bureau estimates 11.4 million people will reach voting age for the first time this November. They would comprise nearly 10 percent of the 118.5 million civilian population of voting age. About 8.5 million would be ineligible due to alien status institutions or residency rules.
The New York Stock Exchange opened with more gainers than losers but averages slipped due to soft blue chips. Kodak fell about 14 while major motors and several big names including Standard Oil and IBM posted fractional losses. Some volume leaders posted small gains amid cautious mood as Dow resistance formed near 920 and peace talks in Paris began.
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