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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1966

Page

2

Obituaries for Troy Dick Welton Strosnider Virginia Taylor and William Basore

Funeral services are set for Troy Dick 71 in Timber Ridge Cemetery Welton N Strosnider 52 in Winchester Memorial Hospital burial Shenandoah Memorial Park. Virginia G Taylor 412 N Kent St to Mt Carmal Baptist Church burial Orrick. William A Basore West Virginia to Cove Chapel Church near Mathias burial to be announced. Family hours 7 to 9 tonight at Jones Funeral Home.

Troy Dick Wendell Phil Ups Timber Ridge Primitive Baptist Church Welton N. Strosnider Winchester Memorial Hospital Jones Funeral Home Rev. C. Christianson James Flowers Ralph Brown Linwood Brown Ernest L. Nesselrodt Bruce Painter Franklin Anderson Shenandoah Memorial Park Virginia G. Taylor N. Kent St Mt. Carmal Baptist Church Reginald A. Mercer Orrick Cemetery William A. Basore West Virginia Cove Chapel Mathias W. Va Smith

Visitors Fill Byrd Gravesite After Services

Crowds visit the grave of former Senator Harry F Byrd Sr at Mount Hebron Cemetery after his funeral held Sunday. Visitors include children and elderly, as they quietly pay respects following his Thursday death from a malignant brain tumor at Rosemont home.

Harry F. Byrd Mount Hebron Winchester Rosemont

Religious populations shift in United States study

A Catholic Digest survey shows Protestant adherents rose by 7.8 million and Catholic numbers grew by 6.1 million over 14 years while Jewish membership declined by 0.3 million, highlighting shifting religious demographics.

New York Catholic Digest

Signs Change on I 81 To Rt 340 Over Toll Gate

Willis H. Fisk of the Shenandoah Valley Motel Association lobbied the State Highway Department after tourists misread the Double Toll Gate signs. Yesterday two new signs reading To Rt 340 were installed on Interstate 81 to clarify routes and avoid double toll confusion.

Willis H. Fisk Shenandoah Valley Motel Assn State Highway Department

Burning Tanker Gulfstag Fire Threatens 153000 Barrels of Gasoline

The Gulfstag tanker burns 30 miles south of Morgan City after two blasts in the engine or pump room. Seven men are dead and others missing, believed trapped in staterooms. Coast Guard cutters Point Lookout Iris and Titan assist as flames threaten remaining fuel amid calm Gulf of Mexico swells.

Morgan City Gulf of Mexico Larry L. Larsue Gulf Oil Corp Coast Guard Gulfstag

Atlantic rower Blyth returns to Orleans harbor

British paratrooper Sgt Chay Blyth ends his 92 day Atlantic row with Capt John Ridgway, returning to Orleans near where the voyage began. Blyth calls the trip wonderful but says he'd skip a second crossing.

Orleans Mass Chay Blyth Atlantic John Ridgway Ireland Blyth Maureen Orleans Harbor Blyth and Ridgway

Snake Haunts Dartmouth Fraternity Woodwork

Sadie the six foot boa constrictor remains missing in the woodwork of Zeta Psi at Dartmouth College. The snake vanished about two months ago and was last seen when a carpet worker encountered it. Police placed a heater and a mice cage to lure Sadie, but she has not emerged. The owner Weems Westfeldt of Denver says she is alive and preparing for winter.

Austin Tex Albert L. Herera Herrera Gerard Hanover N.H Sadie Zeta Psi Dartmouth College Camerus Weems Westfeldt Denver, Colo

Manila leaders call for peace progress in Viet Nam talks

The Manila meeting of seven leaders from the United States Philippines South Korea Australia New Zealand Thailand and others closed with a declaration of unity and goals for freedom in Asia. They urged nonaggression and regional cooperation while noting no immediate moves by the Viet Cong toward negotiations.

Nguyen van Thieu South Viet Nam Chung Hee Park South Korea Harold Holt Australia Keith Holyoake New Zealand Thanom Kittikachorn Thailand Ferdinand E. Marcos Philippines Manila Viet Nam

Reprimanded officer to fly bomber at Edwards next week

Col. Joseph Cotton, XB70A test force director, will pilot the sister XB70A during a planned Edwards flight after a June 8 crash that killed two. The mission aims to study sonic booms and shock waves, with chase planes observing.

Edwards Air Force Base Calif Col Joseph Cotton Air Force Cotton Harold Brown General Electric Edwards

Key Club to Visit Kiwanis Luncheon

James Wood High School Kiwanis Key Club members will join Winchester Kiwanis Club for the weekly luncheon at the George Washington Hotel. The visit marks National Key Club Week Oct 30 to Nov 5 with Key Club officers replacing Kiwanis officers and Pres Jerry Snapp presiding. Sweetheart Sandy Snapp will be honored.

James Wood High School Kiwanis Key Club Winchester Kiwanis Club George Washington Hotel National Key Club Key Club Kiwanis Jerry Snapp Sandy Snapp

Sap Travels Down Trees From Leaves To Roots

Sap moves downward in trees carrying nutrients from the leaves to the roots as part of the plant’s nutrient transport system. The process involves water uptake and specialized tissues that shuttle minerals and sugars throughout the trunk branches and roots.

Weather Today Forecast Clears and Mild

Forecast calls for clearing skies and cooler temperatures tonight with lows around 37 to 40. Wednesday will be fair and mild with highs in the 60s and continued mild conditions Thursday. Winds today light northerly then north to northwest at 10 to 15 mph through Wednesday.

Rainfall totals and averages for year and期 period

Rainfall data covers 24 hours to 8 30 am and monthly/annual totals for 53 years. Includes January through December averages, and January through October totals for 1961 1965. The text ends with a note comparing porpoise grain to human grain.

Wall Street shows uneven early trading as car demand falls

Wall Street opened with an uneven performance in moderate volume. The Dow edged lower as gains and losses appeared across the list with IBM slipping over a point and major issues like General Motors and RCA down while Du Pont and Pfizer rose. Texaco advanced to 72% on 6,200 shares after a dividend raise. Wisconsin Public Service dropped 5% to 17% on 42,500 shares.

New York Europe U.S. Treasury IBM General Motors American Telephone Standard Oil New Jersey Liggett & Myers Rca Zenith Sears, Roebuck Goodrich du Pont Chrysler Public Service Electric & Gas Kennecott American Smelting Chesapeake & Ohio Pfizer Texaco Wisconsin Public Service

Unclear prompt fragment listing several items and answers

The provided OCR fragment shows a mixed list of items and answers including locations like Charleston and Italy, names such as George Washington, numbers like 20, and phrases like choice table delicacy. No coherent event or issue is readable.

Guaranteed-Rate Life Insurance Offer for Ages 35 to 74

Advertises a life insurance policy for ages 35 to 74 with world-wide lifetime protection amounts of 5000 4000 or 2000. Coverage excludes own actions and undisclosed pre existing conditions during the first year. Mail name address zip and birth year to Great Lakes Insurance Company Elgin Illinois 60120 Dept 25K1142P11.

Great Lakes Insurance Company Elgin Illinois

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