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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1964

Page

2

Multiple Winchester Obituaries Include Henkel Harman Cases

Miss Virginia M Henkel dies at 29 Cameron St from self inflicting wounds per City Medical Examiner Dr Warren S Carter. Funeral at Jodes 11 a m tomorrow with Dr William Eisenberg and Rev L S G Miller. burial Mount Hebron. Became widow of Alfred D Henkel, Grace Lutheran member. Nearby notices report Carrie E Harman death at 19 Jackson Ave and Norman L Harman death in Staunton Hospital with funeral plans at Jones Funeral Home and Grace Fellowship Cemetery Brucetown.

Virginia M. Henkel S. Cameron St Warren S. Carter Miss Henkel Alfred D Margaret Stephenson Henkel Grace Lutheran Church Jodes William E. Eisenberg L. S. G. Miller James A. Miller John G. Miller Wallace J. Lutz Robert L. Hickman B. M. Sullivan J. William Hollis

Mrs Mary King Olson of Toms Brook Dies at 92

Mrs Mary King Olson aged 93 died Saturday in Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital Woodstock born February 17 1889 daughter of Eli and Laura Bell Black King member of the Toms Brook Methodist Church Women Society widow of Hans Lawrence Olson funeral held yesterday at 4 pm at the Toms Brook Church conducted by Rev Albert C Burgreen burial will be tomorrow at Arlington National Cemetery pallbearers were Merle Moser Carl Hollar Ralph Bauserman Clarence Wisman Jasper Varbe and Melvin McWilliams honorary pallbearers were the Toms Brook WSCS members.

Mary King Olson Toms Brook Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital Woodstock Olson Eli and Laura Bell Black King Woman's Society of Christian Service Toms Brook Methodist Church Hans Lawrence Olson Toms Brook Church Albert C. Burgreen

Edith Smelser Dies in Weston West Virginia

Mrs Edith Smelser died in a Weston hospital WV she was daughter of the late Carol and Vernie McKee Anderson wife of Willis Smelser and member of Gore Baptist Church. Survived by children Robert Franklin Rose May Smelser at home Warner Smelser Georgela Ray Smelser in the Air Force two sisters Ethel Barr Daisy Ritenour Winchester and four grandchildren. Body at Jones Funeral Home.

Carrie E. Harman Jackson Ave Harman Clarke County Robert Margaret Stump Newton W. Harman Clearbrook Edith Smelser Weston W. Va Carol Vernie McKee Anderson Willis Smelser Gore Baptist Church Robert Smelser Franklin Smelser Rose May Smeliser Warner Smelser Georgela Ray Smelser Air Force Ethel Barr Daisy Ritenour Winchester

Obituaries for Miss Laura Barrow and Paul Unger

Miss Laura V Barrow 86 of Wilmington Ohio died Sunday in Winchester Memorial Hospital She was a Valley Avenue Church of Christ member and survived by nieces and nephews Ducted tomorrow at 1 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home in Martinsburg W Va Paul Tarson Unger 1877 Sat in Kings Daughters Hospital Martinsburg West Virginia after a tractor trailer crash at Inwood West Virginia He was a retired farmer and lumberman son of Beverley and Eliza Unger survived by two sons two daughters eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren with services at Pine Grove Methodist Church DeHaven tomorrow at 2 p m EST Burial at church cemetery Friends meet 1 30 p m DST at Brown Funeral Home Martinsburg prior to service

Laura V. Barrow Winchester Memorial Hospital Miss Barrow Wilmington Ohio George Annie Peer Barrow Valley Avenue Church of Christ Elizabeth Burner Grace Carpenter Fairfax Harold E. Barrow Geneva Jones Funeral Home Marshall Tarson Unger Glengary W. Va Kings Daughters Hospital Martinsburg Tnnwood Mr. Unger Morgan County Beverley Eliza Stotler Unger Pine Grove Methodist Church DeHaven Virgil Unger Inwood Leonard O. Unger Warwick R. I Edrie A. Northcraft Phoenix, Ariz Wanda Coco Phoenix Guy F. Unger Washington Irving Unger Berkeley Springs Lula Green Cleveland Brown Funeral Home Lee B. Sheaffer

Laos Civil War Strife Expands As Pathet Lao Advances

Western sources report Pathet Lao forces pushing into the Plaine des Jarres and capturing Tha Thom, a right wing and neutralist base. Dissension within neutralist ranks follows the merger of right-wing and neutralist armies after the Viennese coup, undermining Geneva neutrality.

Laos Plaine Des Jarres Kong le Pathet Lao Tha Thom Vientiane

Khrushchev Takes Breather From Gruelling Program

Cairo AP report says Premier Khrushchev paused his intense official schedule to rest in Cairo while continuing talks with President Gamal Abdel Nasser. He visited Aswan High Dam sites and other Upper Egypt attractions, framing the Soviet Union as a friend and protector of Arabs and other nonaligned peoples.

Cairo Khrushchev Gamal Abdel Nasser United Arab Republic Aswan High Dam Upper Egypt Soviet Union Asia Africa Latin America Aswan

Restitution sought as Lowry faces jail and concurrent sentences

The court heard that Lowry wrote checks and admitted involvement in an armed robbery linked to bonds seized in a bank hold up. He claimed restitution would ease imprisonment, while Judge Marshall ordered 12 month terms concurrent and suspended if full restitution is paid. Warrant actions and other court notes followed. Egyptian officials projected no reaction to Khrushchev comments as Nasser aimed to maintain Soviet-Egyptian harmony.

Lowry Frederick County Marshall Khrushchev Nasser

Battle Of New Market Re-Enacted Draws Thousands

Quiet town honors a century old clash with a large Civil War re-enactment. About 700 veterans from 14 states plus families joined 5,000 to 7,000 spectators for a staged battle on the site of the 1864 fight, near May 15 in New Market Virginia. Major Gen. George R. E. Shell praised the cadets of VMI for their courage and duty as ceremonies opened.

New Market Virginia Military Institute George R. E. Shell VMI Gen. Shell

Graham Pays Tribute To Kennedy At Memorial Service

In Chapel Hill North Carolina Billy Graham and Luther Hodges led a memorial for John F Kennedy at UNC. Rose Kennedy and Edward Kennedy attended as honors. A library fund drive for Harvard papers aimed at 230000 dollars was announced as successful.

Chapel Hill N.C John F. Kennedy Billy Graham Graham Luther H. Hodges Kennedy University of North Carolina Rose Kennedy Sen Edward M. Kennedy

Space and Veterans Aid Get Major House Approval

The House Appropriations Committee advanced a 13.3 billion omnibus bill funding 25 federal agencies for the next fiscal year. Space programs receive 5.2 billion and veterans programs 5.4 billion. The package trims federal personnel funds and falls 6.5 percent below Johnson’s request. An extra 25 thousand dollars was added for Mrs. John F. Kennedy’s expenses after mass sympathy following the late president’s assassination. A 400 thousand dollars line funds the 1964 presidential transition period. Final action awaits House consideration next Wednesday.

Washington House Appropriations Committee Johnson John F. Kennedy House

Wild duck crashes through bus windshield injuring rider

In Whitesburg Kentucky Ray Stallard on a bus nap was interrupted when a wild duck smashed through the windshield striking him on the head. Medical workers transported Stallard to a hospital for treatment.

Whitesburg Ray Stallard

Virginia 5 Day Forecast Fair To Warm Conditions

The five day outlook calls for fair weather tonight with lows in the 50s and Tuesday warming to the 80s. Temperatures hover near normal with little variation day to day. Scattered showers are possible Wednesday night into Thursday across the region.

Virginia

Rainfall Totals and Averages by Month

Rainfall data cover 48 hours to 8 30 today with May total .61 and 1964 year to date 14 34. It notes 51 year averages for monthly rainfall ranging from January 2 38 inches to July 4 88 inches with other months listed.

Associated Press Pr. Fey Albuquerque Atlanta Bismarck Boise Boston Buffalo T. Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Denver Des Moines Detroit Fairbanks Fort Worth Helena Honolulu Indianapolis Jacksonville Juneau Kansas City Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Milwaukee St.p New Orleans

Early Negev Farms Thrive In Ancient Irrigation

Archeologists say early dwellers in the Holy Land used irrigation. by 2000 B.C. farm villages flourished in the Negev, though the region is now barren. The finding highlights ancient agricultural practices and settlement patterns in the area.

Holy Land B.C Negev

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Winchester Evening Star Beithstead Funerals Virginia Henkel Newton Harmon Norman L. Harman Bureetown Staunton Mr. Harman Newton W Carrie Stump Harman Rosie V. Clatterbuck Harman Woodbine Pentecostal Church Raymond Frazier Lewis Frazier Culpepper Grantham Harman Preston Harman Donald Harman Clarence E. Harman Melvin Harman Neville Harman Robert Taylor Evelyn Harrison Russell Combs Leroy Brown Ward Cornwell White Post Donald Scruggs Craig E. Burleson Grace Fellowship Cemetery Brucetown H.L. Olson Edith Smeiser Jones Funeral Home, Inc Mrs. Willis Smelser Johns-Manville John W. Rosenberger & CO Commerce St Winchester, Virginia Loudoun Street Laura Barrow Marshal T. Unger Innwood Berkleley County Harriet Annie Milburn Unger Robert Moore Church Oca Herbaugh Arthur Williams Guy Dellinger Charles Emery Robert Dunham Melvin Abshire Souvanna Frank Bennett Harold Byers Clifford S. Nicholson John T. Martin James Seth O'Donnell Clyde E. Haymaker Wesley Allan Eye Massie Donald Lozier California West Coast Commonwealth Lozier Brumback & Sons Cameron St Limbe Winchester Skies Dearing General Electric Niagra Falls New York Glidden Glaize & Bro Cameron
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