Obituaries in Winchester area memorialize several residents
Sidney G. Walters Sr 73 of St Cloud Florida died there Friday He was father of Mrs Alma Dolphin of Winchester A funeral home service for Leslie Leo Borden 61 of Route 4 Opequon will be held at Omps Funeral Home burial Lebanon Church Cemetery He leaves a widow three children eight grandchildren and two sisters William Raymond Lodge 69 of Coral Gables Florida died Tuesday He is survived by a brother a sister one daughter and four grandchildren Nora Clifton Pierce 90 of Berryville died yesterday Widow of Vance Pierce born November 7 1877 She was a Berryville Baptist Church memberfor 76 years Funeral arrangements set for Saturday Walter Rust Foley 84 of Iryville died today at Winchester Memorial Hospital Surviving are five daughters one son eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild Funeral service Saturday at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville Cemetery details and visitation times listed
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Sidney G. Walters, Sr
St. Cloud
Fla
Alma Dolphin
Winchester
Loyal Lodge
Af&an
Scotish ‘Funeral Home
Kissimmee
Leslie Leo Borden
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mr. Borden
Lebanon Church
Emma Virginia Stickley Borden
Stephens City
Charles E. Borden
Stuart Perry, Inc
Faternal Order of Eagles
First Assembly of God Church
Dorothy Place
Leo Garland Borden
New Castle
Del
Janet A. Kipps
Harrisonburg
Donald W. Borden
Gary Borden
Borden
Louella Smith
Warrenton
Viola Wymer
William Raymond Lodge
Coral Gables
Miami Memorial Hospital
Lodge
Bruce Lodge
Frederick ‘Hell
Charles Snider
Edna Ross Summerville
Elizabeth Hedrick
Miami
Miami Memorial Park
Nora Clifton Pierce
Treadwell St
Berryville
Vance B. Pierce
Pierce
Clarke County
John
Adelaide Pierce Gaunt
Tacy Alabagh
Charleston
W.va
Virginia Petri
Martinsburg
W. Va
Jerry
Richard Kaiser
Midland
Shirley Pokach
John H. Enders
Julian Orrell
Green Hill Cemetery
Walter Rust Foley
Iryville
Winester Memorial Hospital
Mr. Foley
Benjamin F
Sarahust Foley
Lucy Powell Holladay Foley
George Grenger
Silverpring
Robert A.M. Ken
Harpers Ferry
Nixon campaigns in Virginia press event comments on schools draft
Nixon addressed Virginia supporters praising freedom of choice plans in public schools if not used to perpetuate segregation. He urged federal action to prevent local districts from using segregation as policy and criticized the draft as unfair while proposing a shift to a volunteer military after the Vietnam War ends.
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Virginia
Nixon
Thas
Fletcher Wounded in Vietnam Receives Purple Heart
Lt. Mike Fletcher son of Mr and Mrs Cecil Fletcher of Nain was wounded in action on Sept 26 in Vietnam and awarded the Purple Heart. He reports being transferred to Cam Rham Bay and hopes to rejoin his Mike Force Company soon.
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Cecil Fletcher
Nain
Mike Fletcher
Vietnam
Fletcher
Cam Rham Bay
A-503
Mike Force Company
Star
Fletchers
Tin
Sp-5
Allen
Dubiel
Presty
Scruggs
Color Change in Park Shenandoah May Peak Weekend
Indications are that 15 to 25 percent color change may be seen in Shenandoah National Park this weekend as warm days and cool nights occur. Park Supt R Taylor Hoskins notes a three week dry spell causing premature leaf fall and urges fire safety for campers. Park visitation rose 14 700 last September vs year prior.
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Suray
Blue Ridge Mountains
Shenandoah National Park
R.taylor Hoskins
Wallace LeMay Campaign Bond Strengthens After Exchange
Wallace and LeMay outline shared anti dove stance and resolve to unite for national revival. LeMay jokes about quotes and nukes, while Wallace praises his blunt talk and courage. They frame their ticket as dedicated to serving the United States and resisting permissiveness threatening democracy.
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Wallace
LeMay
Busy Night For Shawnee Firemen
Shawnee firemen, responding to their 102nd and 103rd alarms of the year, battled a roof fire at the B M Cheve rolet building on Valley Ave briefly before 11 p.m. Then they fought a woods edge blaze at the city and county dump off Sulphur Spring Road, keeping it from spreading and returning to the scene multiple times through the night. By noon, crews still wet down the area while Fire Inspector William Godenour Sr. said the fire was under control with no danger.
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B&m
Shawenee
Sulphur Spring Road
William Godenour, Sr
Clearbrook VFC Calls Members to Oct 14 Meeting
The Clearbrook Volunteer Fire Co will hold its semi annual membership meeting on October 14 at 8 p.m. at the Clearbrook fire hall.
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VFC
Clearbrook Volunteer Fire Co
Clearbrook
Child Hit by Car Not Badly Hurt
Ester Marie Williams aged 4 of 212 E Clifford St was struck by a car in front of 321 S Kent St around 4 40 pm. She ran into the street from Community Food Store, hit by Allen N Cover stone of 18 Euclid Ave, and sustained contusions to the left knee. Rescue squad took her to Winchester Memorial Hospital for examination and she was later sent home.
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Ester Marie Williams
E. Clifford St
S. Kent St
Winchester
Allen N. Coverstone
Euclid Ave
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Courier Endorses Marsh for Reelection
The Clarke Courier of Berryville endorses Rep. John O. Marsh Jr. for reelection in the Seventh District. It highlights his fiscal stance, belief in deficit policy during crises, and his congressional record of bipartisanship and national interest focus.
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Clarke Courier
Berryville
John O. Marsh, Jr
House of Representatives
Marsh
the Courier
Congress
Weather sketch for Virginia and lunar eclipse note
The report covers Virginia weather with partly cloudy and cool conditions tonight and tomorrow high 65 to 70. It notes Winchester sunset and sunrise times, a total lunar eclipse on October 6, and Jupiter rising at 5 43 a m. It also lists rainfall data for 1968 and long term averages.
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Winchester
Jupiter
Five Infants Survive Britain's First Sex Tuplets
In Birmingham England five infants survived Britain's first sex tuplets born to Mrs Sheila Thorns after a 23 week hospital stay. The four girls and two boys weighed two to three pounds each and were delivered by caesarean section at Birmingham Maternity Hospital. One girl died an hour after birth. The surviving quintet are Lynne Ian Julie Susan and Roger. Doctors gave them an even chance to reach the week. Mrs Thorns celebrated her 30th birthday on the delivery. She used fertility drugs after a decade of childlessness.
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Birmingham
England
Britain
Sheila Thorns
Caeserean
Birmingham Maternity Hospital
Thorns
Lynne
Ian
Julie
Susan
Roger
Dock Workers Return After Federal Court Order
Dock workers from Maine to Texas went back to work after a federal court imposed a temporary restraining order ending a two day strike. About 75,000 longshoremen reported to work under a union directive following the court order requested by the federal government under the Taft Hartley Act cooling off period.
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New York
Maine
Texas
Thomas W. Gleason
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen’s Association
U.S
Sylvester J. Ryan
Daily Endorses Nixon for Presidency
The Northern Virginia Daily endorsed Republican Richard Nixon for the presidency, saying a fresh approach and new policies are needed after four years of ineffective results. The editorial argues Nixon can bring change and favors his candidacy over other major contenders.
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Northern Virginia
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Daily
Strasburg
Richard Nixon
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Leslie L. Borden
Omps
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William &. Lodge
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Omds Funeral Home
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Lebanon Church Cemetery
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