Obituaries for Col. Benchoff and local residents in Woodstock
Funeral services are planned for Col. Robert J. Benchoff of Woodstock with pallbearers and honorary pallbearers listed. Other notices include the death of Mrs. Thelma S. Conner of Boyce, James Fletcher Funkhouser of Mt. Jackson, and missives about Frances Skerdlant of Venice Florida with Clymer family connections and temple gift shop ties. Burial in local cemeteries and visitation details are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Fletcher Funkhouser
Route 2
Jackson
Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital
Woodstock
Frances Skerdlant
Venice
Fla
Skerdlant
Czechoslovakia
Harvey M. Clymer
Winchester
Clymer
South Venice
Clymers
Clearbrook
Skerclants
Funeral for Pfc Dennis E McDonald in Romney West Virginia
Military service for Pfc Dennis E McDonald son of Mr and Mrs Clarence E McDonald of Route 1 Romney W V will be held tomorrow at 2 p m at Ebenezer Church Romney conducted by Capt Frazier He was killed in action in Vietnam on May 14 Burial will follow at Old Bethel Cemetery Romney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma S. Conner
Boyce
Win+clHfester Memorial Hospital
Conner
Middletown
Herbert E
Madeline Brill Stickley
Salem Brethren Church
Preston. Conner, Jr
Dane Preston Conner
Richard E. Stickley
Johnnie A. Stickley
Omps
Mark Rollar
Salem Brethren Cemetery
Stephens City
Mr. Funkhouser
Conicville
Jacob
Rebecca Toppin Funkhouser
Christ United Church of Christ
Bertha Ellen Ryman Funkhouser
Oren
Mervin Funkshouser
Mt. Jackson
Pauline Wealthy
Mabel Weaver
Evelyn Bare
Fulk
Pfc
Dennis E. McDonald
Clarence E. McDonald
Route 1
Ebenezer Church
Romney
W. Va
Frazier
McDonald
Vietnam
Old Bethel Cemetery
Weather map signals showers and warmth across regions
Central United States faces showers and thundershowers tonight while the Pacific Northwest gets rain. Warmer readings are expected in the Great Lakes, Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, and the Southeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific North
Great Lakes
Ohio
Tennessee
Answers to a Missing-Phrase History Quiz
A compact quiz summary lists items including Kentucky Duncan Persia Burma and Cape Henry with Pierre and Stevenson. It notes a 98.6 value and asserts the statement I believe in the United States of America. The source reflects a rapid-fire trivia style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States of America
Winchester hosts English mayor for historical society ceremony
The article notes a rededication ceremony with local leaders and visiting Winchester England Mayor Mr Green, plus a schedule including receptions at the Winchester Golf Club and a tour of Belle Grove and Skyline Drive. It also mentions World War era groups and local historical society events. The piece ends with a note about the Roanoke Island lost colony and a Tibet to India route via Sikkim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Winchester
England
Hijackers Face Problem With 5 Million Dimes
A gang seized a 500 sack shipment of dimes worth 500000 near Fort Lee New Jersey. They stole the money en route from West Point to Oklahoma City and released the driver in Esopus New York. The empty truck was found at Blue Point Long Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Railway Express Agency
Fort Lee
N.J
U.S
West Point
N.Y
Federal Reserve Bank
Oklahoma City
Charles Depew
Newburgh
Esopus
Hot Rod Heist Ends With Prompt Return
A fishing rod and reel belonging to A. W. Parlett were taken from a roadside spot Tuesday afternoon. A motorist later stopped, grabbed the gear, and returned it to Sheriff Lacy Anderson, who arranged for Parlett to pick up the rod after he apologized for the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
A. W. Parlett
Greenwood Road
Lacy Anderson
Anderson
Mr. Parlett
Cash Drawer Pried Open at Godfrey Volkswagen
A cash drawer built into a county office counter at Godfrey Volkswagen on Valley Ave was pried open after 9 p.m. yesterday and about $10 in change stolen. Manager Henry H. Godfrey reports no sign of forced entry, with deputies from Frederick County investigating and an inventory of the Paris Department underway to check for further theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Godfrey Volkswagen
Valley Ave
Henry H. Godfrey
Paris
Haines Garage Basement Hit By Flames
Shawnee and Clearbrook Fire Companies responded to a 9 23 a m blaze at Haines Garage on Berryville Pike. The fire confined to the basement with first floor damage and no extension above the ceiling as firefighters opened partitions. The origin remained unknown, starting near the furnace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haines
Shawnee
Clearbrook
Berryville Pike
Memorial Day remarks urge vigilance and patriotism at Memorial Park
Kinzie urges citizens to resist violence and defend democracy with morality and dedicated patriotism. TSGT Bayliss and Chief Harman raised the flag to start the observance at Memorial Park. The Avenue of Flags honored veterans with a color guard and firing squad from VFW Post 2123.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Kinzie
TSGT
Robert Bayliss
U.S. Air Force
Roy W. Harman
U.S. Navy
Memorial Park
V.F.W. Post 2123
Poor marchers refuse to vacate encampment after permit expires
Poor protesters circle the building and return to camp as Abernathy says demonstrators will not leave the encampment on June 16, despite a House panel approving a ban on overnight camping on federal or District property. He says the Congress and Supreme Court are in recess but the poor are not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abernathy
House Public Works Committee
District of Columbia
House
Senate
Congress
Supreme Court
Weather Summary for Virginia and Winchester Skies
Clear and cooler with patchy fog tonight and a low around 50. Saturday will be fair and slightly warmer, with a five day outlook showing below normal temperatures and weekend warmth followed by a cooler start to next week. Rain chances Sunday or Monday and again Wednesday may total about one inch. May rainfall to date 5.19 inches. 1968 rainfall to date 12.97 inches. Five year Janu Dec rainfall averages and monthly averages are listed. Winchester skies note May 31 sunset 8:33 p.m. and moon phase details.
Wall Street gains as market rallies early in trading
The AP reports stocks rise with the Dow up 4.99 to 900.20 as gains spread across U S Steel Occidental Petroleum First Charter Financial Raytheon Merck Procter Gamble and Polaroid. Imperial and California Financial lead savings and loans. Memorial Day four day weekend noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street New York
U.S. Steel
Occidental Petroleum
First Charter Financial
Raytheon
Merck
Procter& Gamble
Polaroid
Imperial Corp
California Financial
Bethlehem
American Telephone
TWA
Hooker Chemical
National General
Standard Oil
Wall
Siboney
Anglo-Lautaro
Oxygen Inhalators to Winchester Rescue Squad from Virginia Heart
The Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad to receive an oxygen inhalator donated by the Virginia Heart Association. Since 1958 the group has aided Virginia squads with life saving equipment, with this year’s donation totaling 3000 dollars to 28 units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Virginia Heart Association
Harold Madagan
Frederick Winchester Heart Fund
Virginia
Heart Association
The
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Winchester Evening Star
Benchoff Service
Robert J. Benchoff
St. Paul’s
R. K. McClelland
Daniel Burner
Gordon Morse
Malcolm Livick
FL W. Gearing
Harrison Dey
Charles Snyder
Massanutten Military Academy
Corps of Cadets of
MMA
Shenandoah Valley
Preston Conner, Jr
James F. Funkhouwsa
Mrs. Frances Skerdlant
McDonald Service
Hmds Funeral Home
Loudoun Street Dial
Sun
Salem Brethern Church
the Order
Yan Nage
Ments
Bernard F. Groves
Boscawen
Broadmoor
C.1.brumback & Sons
Cameron ST
U.S. Weather Bureau
ESSA
I, Q
Kentucky
Duncan
Persia
Burma
Cape Henry
Pierre
Stevenson
Farm Credit
Farm Credit Association
Boscawen St
Prederick -Gounty
Chamber—of Commerce
Irvin L. Neville
Fort Loudoun
Daughters of the American Revolution
C.B. Harlee
Turner Ashby
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Taylor R. Simpson
Daughters of the American Colonies
Board of Supervisors
Winchester Common Council
James Wood High School
State of
I Green
City Hall
Belchie
Mrs. Green
Julian Glass
Glen Burnie
Washington
National Capital
Rochester
Roanoke Island
North Carolina
Tibet
India
Sikkim
Himalayas
Blue Point
Long Island
Osborne Renner
Sun-Pro
Py House
N. Cameron St
Arctic
Stephens City Fire Company
I-81
Bartonsville
National Ave
Associated Press
Lbany
Vrevy
Touquerque
Tlanta
Ismarck
Oise
Osten
Nes
Memphis
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Impis
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Ore
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Tampa
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Januay
Echo Village Restaurant
Cro Register
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Steak House of
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