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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1968

Page

2

Obituaries in Alexandria and Weyers Cave Roster

Obituaries list Mrs Eliza J Canwell 94 of Alexandria formerly Winchester who died Oct 24 1968 and is survived by three daughters and many grandchildren. Also noted are services for Mrs Flora Alice Glover Weyers Cave and Mrs Eva C Dailey and funeral plans for Ina Bell Fries Myrtle Frances Anderson and others with church services and burial details.

Eliza J. Canwell Alexandria Winchester Rockledge Fla Calvert Maryland William A Charlotte A. Seward Kelly Braddock Street Seline C. Perrien Elaine Pope Omps Funeral Home Flora Alice Glover Weyers Cave Weyers Cave United Methodist Church Harold E. Skelton Koontz and Lindsey Chapel Theodore A. Glover, Sr Samuel G. Long Boyd M. Glover, Jr Robert L. Bowman Alfred R. Bowman Roland P. Glover Eva C. Dailey Pittsburgh North Hills Passavant Hospital Ina Bell Fries Morris Cafritz Hospital Washington Omps Paul J. Slonaker Mount Hebron Myrtle Frances Anderson Anderson Ave Jones Funeral Home Paul E. Dick Eldridge DeHaven Douglas D, Spillman Earl D. Hildebrand Richard M, Sudduth J.G. Holsinger Guy E. Coffelt Mount Hebron Cemetery

Dr. Sartelle Former Dentist Here Dies

Dr. R. Ray Sartelle of 429 W Leicester St died in a Winchester nursing home. Born in Winchester he married Clara Willoughby in 1920. A 1913 Baltimore College of Dental Surgery graduate, he spent 52 years in practice. He was active in Masonic and Eastern Star orders. Survived by his widow two children a sister and two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements incomplete. Body resting at Jones Funeral Home.

Br. R. Ray Sartelle Leicester St Winchester Dr. Sartelle John P Lula Anderson Sartelle Clara Willoughby Baltimore College of Dental Surgery University of Maryland Market Street

Golf Club Burglary on Senseny Road Reported

The Winchester Golf Club on Senseny Road was burglarized with an undetermined cash theft from two cigarette machines. Deputy Sheriff Harry Richards said the break in was found by janitor Benny Jones at 6 am. entry was via a basement window and cash in both machines may be the total haul.

Winchester Golf Club Senseny Road Harry Richards Frederick County Benny Jones Richard Dick

Giesen Urges Voter Registration Push in Shenandoah Valley

A. R. Pete Giesen Jr. addressed Republicans in Harrisonburg urging turnout as district registrations rise beyond 150000. He praised volunteers including the Young Republicans at UVA for enrolling over 500, and warned the campaign to keep up the effort for a GOP victory in the 7th District.

A. R Pete’ Giesen, Jr GOP Rpublican Shenandoah Valley Harrisonburg Giesen Washington Virginia League of Women Voters The Jaycees University of Virginia Demos

Johnsons Welcomes Baby Daughter Grandchild

President Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird welcome their new granddaughter following Lynda Nugent's delivery at the Navy hospital. Lynda Nugent, 21, gave birth to a baby girl after a brief labor with doctor Navy Capt. Walter M Lonergan stating it was normal and uneventful.

Luci Nugent White House Lynda Navy Walter M. Lonergan Boston Luci Patrick Lyndon Nugent

Dwarf Sea Horse Stays Much Smaller Than Typical Species

The article notes that while most sea horses grow to five to six inches, the dwarf sea horse remains under two inches in length, highlighting its unusually small size.

Five in Family Hurt as Dog Is Missing After Crash

Five members of the Dan Bloomquist family were injured in a one vehicle crash on Rt 81 near Middletown while en route from Mockville North Carolina to Clinton Pennsylvania. Damages were estimated at 6000 dollars. Two of three poodles were killed and a toy poodle is missing. Police urged sightings.

Dan Carl Bloomquist Winchester Memorial Hospital Stanley L. Lee Bloomquist Mockville N.C Clinton Martha Jane Bloomquist Rt. 81 Middletown Lee Bloomquists

Former Fete Queen Barbara Eisenhower to Wed

Barbara Anne Eisenhower Shenandoah Apple Blossom Queen will marry Fernando Echavarria Uribe of Bogota Colombia on November 16 in a small private ceremony in Pennsylvania. She is the granddaughter of Dwight D. Eisenhower and daughter of Col. and Mrs John Eisenhower. The couple met in Medellin Colombia and plan to live in Bogota where he works for an insurance company. Her brother David will wed Julie Nixon in December per a Gainesville Florida grandmother.

Barbara Anne _ Eisenhower Fernando Echavarria-Uribe Bogota Miss Eisenhower John Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Washington Post Eisenhower Pennsylvania Medellin Columbia University of Massachusetts Joebe David Julie Nixon Richard N. Nixon Percy Thompson Gainesville Fla Winchester U.S Harry F. Byrd

Pentagon study outlines next decade of global military posture

A forthcoming decade review addresses U S threats, future troop movements, intelligence gathering, and strategic options for new administrations. It notes the Pentagon maintains a 712 page book listing hundreds of overseas bases from Holy Loch to remote radar sites in Japan and Ethiopia.

United States Pentagon Holy Loch Scoteland Japan Ethiopia

Wall Street Mixed as Earnings Brighten Mood

Prices were mixed on the New York Stock Exchange with the Dow down 0.44 to 956.24 as investors weighed Vietnam peace prospects against stronger third quarter earnings. Gulf & Western slipped. Du Pont rose. American Smelting and Carlisle gained. Oils edged up, aerospace and airlines mixed, and the Associated Press average fell to 355.0.

Vietnam Gulf & Western Sinclair du Pont Carlisle, Bausch & Lamb Wall Street U.S Pfizer Kennecott International Union Carbide International Paper Associated Press American Stock Exchange Gulf American Consolidated Oil & Gas Bishop Industries Warner Brothers Seven Arts Applied Devices Crestmont Syntex Saxon Industries

President calls for shift in defense policy and NSC use

The president urges ending the whiz kid approach in Defense Department programs. He advocates stronger use of the National Security Council, once meeting weekly under Eisenhower, but since 1960 has nearly disappeared as an operating function.

United States Defense Department National Security Council Eisenhower

Virginia Weather Today and Five Day Forecast

Clear and colder tonight with lows 35 to 42. Saturday through Wednesday expect below normal temperatures with daytime highs 55 to 62 and night lows 36 to 40, mountains 30 to 36. Showers early week total 1 inch or less. Sunset 6 20 p.m. Sunrise 7 34 a.m. Moon set 9 08 p.m.

Wallace urges debate pullout amid New York rally

Wallace attacks Nixon and Humphrey and signals possible withdrawal from national TV debate. He offers to pay for his own telecast if he rebuts opponents. Police guard 1500 officers as 300 demonstrators march to Times Square after the Albany rally.

New York Richard M. Nixon Wallace Nixon Hubert H. Humphrey Times Square Albany Newburgh N.Y Westchester Dutchess Burlington County Humphrey

Rainfall totals and averages for five year and 55 year spans

Readings show 24 hour rainfall to 8 am Oct 4 at 2.80 inches and year to date 28.75 inches. Five year past totals listed 33.46 31.63 26.85 33.82 36.48 inches. Monthly and yearly averages provided for 55 years with Jan through Dec figures and 36.50 inches annual average.

Open House At Hunting Ridge Retreat Center

The First Baptist Church Hunting Ridge Retreat hosts an open house Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. Refreshments will be served as the church shares facilities with nearby congregations. The retreat, founded in 1959, spans 333 acres with lakes, a ship center, a lodge, and a second lake near completion.

First Baptist Church Hunting Ridge Hunting Ridge Road Rt. 522

Escapee Captured After Narrow Escape Near Sherwood Forest

A convict who fled from a work detail on Rt. 50 west near Sherwood Forest on June 2, 1967 was captured by Prince William County authorities in Mancassa yesterday. Trooper J. S. Conner said the escapee Raymond Richard Harris, convicted of unauthorized use of an automobile and sentenced to State Convict Road Force Camp No. 7 at White Post, will be returned to Camp No. 7 and charged with escaping jail.

Rt. 50 Sherwood Forest Prince William Mancassas J. S. Conner Raymond Richard Harris White Post

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