Deaths and Funerals in Winchester Area May 1964
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices from Winchester area papers. Catherine Coffman, 87, formerly of Baltimore, dies in Maplewood Nursing Home. services at Mt. Olivet Cemetery Baltimore. Troyce Burleson funeral set at Omps Funeral Home. Victor Grites, 66, of Stephens City, WWI veteran with Silver Star, dies. services at Christ Episcopal Church. Mrs. Robert L. Macoughtry of Summit Point dies after illness. funeral Tuesday at Grace Episcopal Church Middleway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Elizabeth Coffman
Maplewood
Winchester
Mrs. Coffman
Baltimore
Henry
Martha Dittmar Reibhert
Lee Coffman
Robert L. Macoughtry
Summit Point
W. Va
Charles Town
Macoughtry
Middleway
James Amon
Edith May Graham Shirley
Stié
Grace Episcopal Church
Edith Shirley Macoughtry
Episcopal
Robert Hunter Hardesty
William O. Maccoughtry, Jrs
Harry ©. Smooth
Harry G. Athey
R. Thurston Shirley
Robert V. Shirley
James A. Grantham
William White Grantham
Harry Bowers Dies at Home Saturday
Harry H. Bowers of 1735 Valley Ave died at his home before noon Saturday from a gunshot wound ruled self inflicted by medical examiner Dr. Douglass O. Hill. He was born in Bedington, W V, son of Peyton and Annie Ward Bowers, married to Elizabeth Ziegler in Hagerstown Md, a hotel operator, and member of the United Church of Christ and local Masonic bodies. Survived by wife, two sons Richard and Maurice, two sisters, and three grandchildren. funeral set for 1:30 pm at Jones Funeral Home with a Masonic memorial service at 7:30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella V. Cooper
Winchester
Constantina Wilkins
White Post
Stephens City
George Sempeles
Mentous
New York
Helen Sparks
Atlanta
Ernest Grites
Toronto
Canada
John Grites
Norfolk
Harry H. Bowers
1735 Valley Ave
Douglass O. Hill
Mr. Bowers
Bedington
W. Va
Peyton
Annie Ward Bowers
Elizabeth Ziegler
Hagerstown
United Church of Christ
Evangelical and Reformed
Hiram Lodge
John Dove
Royal Arch Masons
Knights Templar
Richard Bowers
Maurice Bowers
Summerville
N.J
Alvin Shade
Albert Oates
John Richard Bowers
David Andrew Bowers
Hawaii
Nancy Ann Bowers
Summersville
Jones Funeral Home
Frederick Groff
Democrats Set Mass Meeting For June 6
The Frederick County Democratic Executive Committee set June 6 at 2 p.m. in the county courthouse for a mass meeting to elect delegates and alternates to the State Democratic Convention in Richmond on July 18. Prospective delegates must file their names with chairman William Carpenter by 7 p.m. on June 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Democratic Executive Committee
Richmond
William Carpenter
Virginia Public Health Conference Opens In Richmond
Lt Gov Mills E Godwin Jr will address the Virginia Public Health Conference with about 760 public health workers attending. Other speakers include Dr James Watt director at large international health for the U S Public Health Service and Dr Fred Mayes dean of UNC School of Public Health. Godwin will speak at the first general session Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Virginia Public Health
James Watt
Office of International Health
U.S. Public Health Service
Fred Mayes
University of North Carolina School of Public Health
Godwin
Eisenhower Statement Shapes GOP Nomination Debate
GOP leaders react to Eisenhower remarks stirring talk on the 1964 race. Miller offered no comment while White and Wells weighed whether the ex-president helps or hurts candidates. Stassen urged Ike to take an active role in selecting the party’s nominee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
New York Herald Tribune
Miller
F. Clifton White
Goldwater
Repubican
John Wells
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
C. T
Buck)ham
Henry
Abot Lodge
Lodge
Illiam W. Scranton
Pennsylania
Harold E. Stassen
Phildelphia
Trio Held Over Farmhouse Prostitution Ring Near Paris
Police questioned three men suspected of involvement in prostitution and other crimes after a farmhouse raid north of Paris. A fourth man remained at large as officers, assisted by village gendarmes, broke in and confronted a coded outcry from inside. Mathieu Costa, 26, a Corsican timber supplier, served a gunman who turned over a pistol and claimed friends offered money to guard the farmhouse. Pierre Gabriel Darmon, 35, Algerian native, was seized on return to the farm. his brother Gaston Darmon, 33, linked to an Algiers brothel, was arrested by motorcycle police chasing across a field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dassault
Paris
Mathieu Costa
Corsica
Pierré-Gabriel Darmon
Algeria
Gaston Darmon
Aleigiers
Soviet Egypt aid talks hint loan terms and politics
K ends crowd with a pledge of aid amount though loan terms are not disclosed. The piece notes a 12 year repayment, 2.5 percent interest, and cites prior Soviet credits and U.S. assistance. It references U.S. warnings on Yemen and a rider barring aid to aggressive states, plus Khrushchev-Nasser statements on sovereignty and Geneva Laos accords.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
United States
U.S. State Department
U.S
Nasser
Yemen
Senate
Khrushchev
Laos
Baptists End Meeting With Outline of Faith
Atlantic City hosts a three day 150th anniversary Baptist conclave where seven major North American groups sign a joint message outlining beliefs on salvation religious liberty individual importance and Christian love. The document drafts from key leaders address race relations but avoid specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N.J
APY
North America
Billy Graham
Prince Edward County School Case Divides Court and County
The high court upholds that the lawsuit targets county actions with state acquiescence, not a statewide school system. Justices note 11th Amendment limits do not bar such suits. county officials argue they provided tuition grants and denied no education, amid broader civil rights tensions and political reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black
Prince Edward County
Prince Edward
Virginia
Henry W. Marsh
Richmond
Albertis S. Harrison Jr
Robert Y. Button
Hugh M. Jenkins
Green Bay
Viet Cong Mine Kills Civilians on Saigon Hue Line
Viet Cong saboteurs mined the Saigon Hue train early Sunday in South Vietnam killing eight civilian passengers and wounding eight others, the Defense Ministry announced. In Phu Yen Province Communist guerrillas attacked a Civil Guard unit, killing nine, wounding eight, and capturing 28 weapons. A government pursuit recovered some weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Saighfi-Hue
Vietnamese Defense Ministry
Phu Yen
Defense Ministry
Weather forecasts for Winchester worsen later this week
The weather today shows clear and cooler tonight with a low of 56 to 62. Tuesday will be fair with 80 to 85, followed by partly cloudy and warmer conditions midweek. Temperatures average 4 to 6 degrees above normal with scattered showers Thursday and Saturday.
Rainfall totals and notes from 1964 season summary
Rainfall data show none in the past 48 hours ending 8:30 a.m. today. May and 51 year averages are listed with monthly figures. The page also lists topics 1 through 10 including automobile, cows and sheep, cave exploration, wines, divot, early spring, Norway, and America.
Road Toll Mounts to 338 in Va
Virginia's highway toll rose to 338 after three more traffic deaths reported by state police. Victims include Arthur W. Havener 16 of Vienna. Hans Joachim E Fritzler 35 of Newport News. William D. Lyons 23 of Centerville. Talmadge Waybright 17 of Winchester. George Allen Christina 33 of Bluefield. Jerome H Clem ent 20 of Superior Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Virginia
Fairfax
Arthur W. Havenener
Vienna
Virginia 675
Gloucester
Hans-Joacchim E. Fritzler
Newport News
U.S. 17
Abner
Nelson
William D. Lyons
Centerville
U.S. 29
Lovingston
Lyons
Frederick County
Talmadge Delmar Waybright
Winchester
Nainin
Bluefield
George Allen Christina
U.S. 19
William Glen Alley
Tazewell
Orange
Jerome H Clement
Superior
Wis
Oceana Naval Air Station
Also Mentioned on This Page
Winchester Evening Star
Mrs. Lee Coffman
Adeline M. Ashley
Roland E
Theresa) Pugh
Clearbrook
William Shaeffer
Pasadena
William Eidman
Nettie Smith
Coffman
Giffin
Capon Bridge
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Daniel W. Stephens
Burleson Service
Troyce W. Burleson
Omps Funeral Home
Morris Burleson
Landon Burleson
Luke Burleson
Elmer Burleson
Carl Burleson
Pastor Crieg Burleson
Edward Horton
Charles Lloyd
Robert Cain
Curtis Robinson
Greek Orthodox Church Fund
Mrs. Macoughtry
Masonic Memorial
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Rowers Se Cpn
John W. Rosenberger & CO. Inc
Commerce Street
Harry Bowers
Mount Hebron Cemetery
B. M. Sullivan
L., V. Watson
Gilbert M. DeHaven
Robert C. Cooper
J.H. Yost Sr
C. F. Schenck
GW Motors
Dixie Beverage Co
Ike
China
Soviet Union
Red China
Graham
Elijah and
Argetta Moats Waybright
James Wood
The
Shade Equipment Co
Kenneth Waybright
Jerry Waybright
Joy Lynn Waybright
Don Allen Waybright
Dale Joe Waybright
Greenleaf Funeral Home
Parson
Fairview
St. George
Dorothy B. Shreck
Bunker Hill
Memorial Hospital
Stephens Lee
Bradford Shreck
Walter Saville
Rt. 5
L.M. Bauserman
Mr. Shreck
Double Toll Gate
Warren Maupin
Mary Virginia Roberts
Rt. 2
Front Royal
Norway
Hitch
Brumback
Cameron St
Glaize O
Potomac Edison
Loudoun Street
Private
Arking
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