Obituaries A Coates and Shank Die in Winchester Area
Hugh Eddie Coates 52 of Welltown Pike died at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a residence in Madison. He leaves Betty Shank widow and nine grandchildren among many relatives. The Shank obituary notes a Baltimore born former George Washington Hotel steward, Catherine Pabst Shank widow and several Winchester siblings. Funeral plans are pending.
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Hugh Eddie Coates
Welltown Pike
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mr. Coates
Madison, County
William F
Ada M. Jenkins Coates
Betty Shank
Gene Teets
Pentecostal Church
Lawrence Coates
Ft. Sill
Okla
Hazel Sours
Boyce
Joseph Coates
St. Petersburg
Flay
Priscella
Mark Coates
Isiah Jenkins
Culpeper
Mary Weakley
Rappahanock County
Ada Jenkins
Madison
Jessie Coates
Orange County
Charles Coates
Winchester
Mildred Cook
Irvin Coates
Jones Funeral Home
Merly
Baltimore
Shank
William and
Mary W. Shank
Handley High School
George Washington Hotel
Catherine Pabst Shank
J. T. Simmons
Carl Fix
Conley Anderson
W. Marvin Shank
Marianna Beckenheimer
C. Roberts Shank
Weber Funeral Home
Mount Hope Cemetery
Woodsboro
NFRW Official Visits Winchester TV Office
Miss Elizabeth M. Fielding of Washington, public relations director for the National Federation of Republican Women, toured the local TV Cable system with the National Community Television Association. She observed a Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad demonstration and donated to the squad before departing.
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Elizabeth M. Fielding
Washington
National Community Television Association
Miss Fielding
National Federation of Republican Women
Winchester
Tom Terrier
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
William Baker
Cornell Held For Grand Jury On Fire Charge
Acting Judge Robert K. Woltz ordered Robert Edward Cornell to be held for Corporation Court grand jury action after a preliminary hearing in Municipal Court. Cornell, 23, of 402 Highland Ave., is accused of setting a December 1 fire at a storehouse at 445 N. Cameron St. occupied by Virginia Aerosol, Inc. Defense attorney E Eugene Gunter questioned the evidence, noting Cornell’s statement to city police lacks detail and provides little illumination on how the fire started.
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Robert K. Woltz
Robert Edward Cornell
Highland Ave
Corporation Court
Cornell
N. Cameron St
Virginia Aerosol, Inc
E. Eugene Gunter
Gunter
Life Underwriters To Attend Virginia State Meeting
Winchester Life Underwriters members will travel to Richmond for the Virginia Association State Board meeting Saturday. Rex Simpson international committeeman, Robert C. Legg president, Ronald L. Greene vice-president, Alson S. Hott treasurer, and Lee Hollis legislative chairman are among those attending. The gathering starts Saturday morning at Holiday Inn No. 2.
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Winchester Association of Life Underwriters
Virginia Association
Richmond
Rex Simpson
Robert C. Legg
Ronald L. Greene
Alson S. Hott
Lee Hollis
State Association of Life Underwriters
Holiday Inn No. 2
Counterfeit Bills Found Across Local Banks
Banks report counterfeit notes with serial DO266-7303A and A-23 after visible flaws and smeared ink. Shenandoah Valley Bank teller found a second fake linked to Valley Photo Center, Drug Fair, and other banks await confirmation. Officials describe the notes as fairly good counterfeits with inked lines mimicking silk.
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Jay Lowden
Shenandoah Valley Bank
Valley Photo Center
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Charles G. Jones
Commercial & Savings Bank
Teachers Salary Disputes Close Schools Across Nation
The Associated Press reports widespread teacher salary disputes force school closures affecting over 600000 students, with potential escalation to more than two million. Michigan leads with many districts on extended breaks, while New York discusses a two year 125 million contract proposal joining a possible teachers strike.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Norman Drachler
New York
Michigan
Board of Education
John V. Lindsay
County Hires Attorneys for Annexation Suit
Frederick County Board of Supervisors adopts a resolution to hire two special attorneys John H. Thornton Jr. of Woods Rogers Muse Walker Thornton and J Sloan Kuykendall of Kuykendall Whiting to represent the county against the City of Winchester in an annexation case. The panel is authorized to hire financial and engineering experts to gather data and testify for the county.
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Frederick
Crites Competing In Truck Roadeo
Donald L. Crites will represent Winchester at the National Truck Roadeo in Tulsa Oklahoma from September 10 to 12. He won the Four Axle Class at the State Truck Roadeo in Roanoke in August and drives for Allegheny Freight Lines Inc as a resident of Route 3.
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Donald L. Crites
Winchester
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Mr. Crites
Roanoke
Rt. 3
Allegheny Freight Lines, Inc
Wall Street Edges Up Amid Auto Strike And Mixed Stocks
Wall Street rose slightly in early trading as Ford held steady amid a United Auto Workers strike. GM gained fractionally and Chrysler eased, American Motors was unchanged, while gainers edged losers by about 100 on the day. Dow rose a point as autos paused.
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New York
Ford
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors
Chrysler
American Motors
Parke Davis
American Telephone
National Propane
Arlan’s Department Stores
Collins Radio
Boeing
Xerox
United Airlines
Philadelphia
Green Giant
Eastman Kodak
American Dynanamid
Public Health Service reports dated water share of users
U S Public Health Service figures show 47 percent of the population using public water supplies received dated water, either from natural sources or from artificial processing.
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U.S. Public Health Service
Thieu Appeals for Sacrifices Amid Election Attacks
President elect Nguyen Van Thieu urged nationwide renunciation of luxuries and public dinners to aid election victims. He cited over 1,500 Vietnamese casualties from Communist attacks during the election week, including 331 killed and 1,212 wounded, as Sunday elections for president vice president and a 60 member Senate proceeded.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Senate
Weather today and weekend forecast in Winchester
Fair and mild through Friday with highs 80 to 83. Tonight’s low in the upper 50s and Saturday should stay partly cloudy and mild. Winds light variable today, mostly south at 5 to 10 mph Friday. Noon high 87, low 68, today compared with year ago. Sunset 7:36 p.m., sunrise 6:46 a.m., moonset 9:28 p.m., first quarter on Sept 10.
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Winchester
Rainfall totals and monthly averages for recent years
Rainfall in the past 72 hours ends at 8 30 a m shows none. September rainfall to date none. 1967 total 26 10. Five year January through December sums: 1962 9 73 1963 33 46 1964 31 63 1965 26 85 1966 33 82. Average monthly rainfall over 54 years: January 2 44 February 2 10 March 3 07 April 3 16 May 3 64 June 3 76 July 3 78 August 3 72 September 2 80 October 3 10 November 2 54 December 2 30.
Miniskirts Win School Fight at Haverhill High
Principal Felix W. Andrus acknowledged the miniskirt trend as unavoidable at Haverhill High School. He noted the school had banned miniskirts previously but now must accept the style, though skirts above the knee remain restricted to one inch.
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Haverhill, Mass
Felix W. Andrus
Haverhill High
Edinburg police chief resigns after two years
Bob Bowman, Edinburg police chief for nearly two years, resigns effective Tuesday night. He told town officials the part-time post consumed too much of his free time, as council discussed hiring a full-time officer and levying higher taxes to offset police costs.
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Edinburg
Bob Bowman
True answers from a trivia checklist
A compact list of ten answers spans topics from names like Max Baer and Beethoven to places such as Montana and Germany. It includes a card noting New Year’s Day in PaSa dena California and references to the Shannon River and Hampton Roads Virginia as part of the sequence.
Wounded Maryland man returns home from hospital
Richard Kory twenty was wounded by a gunshot at a West Virginia camp on Labor Day. He has been moved home to Landover Hills Maryland by the Rescue Squad. The injury is described as not major and his condition as good. A hearing is planned Saturday before a Capon Bridge justice of the peace.
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Woodstock Woodstock
W. F. Geisert
Bridgewater College
Woodstock Community Workshop
Central High School
Geisert
Woodstock
Richard Kory
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Landover Hills
Kory
Korg
Maryland
Lehen
W. Va
West Virginia Dept. of Natural Resources
Harold Lawrence Masters
William Holelinger
The
Department of Natural Resources
Justice of the Peace
Capon Bridge
Truck Catches Fire Here But Barely Damaged
A city delivery truck caught fire yesterday at 4 45 p m in front of the White Cross Store on North Loudoun Street. Fire inspector William Godenour said the truck owned by Bobby Pierce backfired through the carburetor and, lacking an air filter, ignited. Wiring around the motor sustained some damage. Firemen extinguished the blaze.
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White Cross
N. Loudoun St
William Godenour
Bobby Pierce
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