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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1964
Page
2
Three Obituaries listed including Mrs. Mary J. Brannon of Pittsburg aged 72, George Newton Barrett 84 of Winchester, and Mrs. Lela Heironimus Brown 74 of Winchester. Details include birthplaces, family ties, church affiliations, and funeral arrangements.
Gertrude D Nichols died Friday and funeral services were held at 3 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Paul J Slonaker and Rev Bruce A Macbeth officiating. Pallbearers included Fred C Wealthy Jeff F Greenwalt Lester H Burkhart Philip J Strawd er man Thomas Boyd and Charles C Hill Jr Burial followed at Shenandoah Memorial Park.
J M H Clagett 86 prominent Clarke County farmer and livestock dealer died at his Berryville home on Sunday. He was born September 17 1877 and served on the Bank of Clarke County board. Survived by son William B Clagett Berryville two stepsons Shelby N Timberlake and Frank Timberlake one sister Mrs Harry Warden and two grandchildren Susan and Barbara Clagett. Funeral 2 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church Berryville with burial at Green Hill Cemetery.
In Montgomery Alabama the color bar collapsed with minimal resistance as Negro students integrated Lanier Lee high schools and Harrison Elementary. Police guarded intersections while three students arrived with parents and two girls one boy entered Lanier in private cars.
A weekend series of crashes injured several families along Route 522 north of Winchester. Thomas Diehl 24 of Camp Springs Indiana sustained a fractured collarbone and his wife Cynthia and two children Tammy and David were treated for injuries after a station wagon veered off the road. Rescue squads and troopers responded, with investigations noting the passing maneuver that preceded the accident.
A Cedar Hill Rd property fire burned less than an acre of brush. Firemen extinguished the blaze in about 15 minutes with no damage reported. Cause is undetermined. Star Cluster Messier 13 in Hercules contains an estimated 60 000 to 100 000 stars.
Sunny and warm in Virginia with high temperatures 85 to 92. Thursday outlook is fair and warm. Rainfall notes show no rain in the past 48 hours ending 8:30 a.m. today and the September rainfall total for 1964 is reported.
Hurricane Ethel was about 400 miles south southeast of Bermuda and heading toward Bermuda with gale force winds likely this afternoon or tonight. In Savannah civil defense chief Roger Skelton warned of extremely high tides by noon and shelters capable of housing about 90 000 were stocked with food and medical supplies while appeals for blood donors went out to cover a blood bank shortage.
The Greek Cypriot government tightens the blockade on Turkish Cypriots to restrict goods and fuel in Famagusta Lanarca and Nicosia while Makarios and Lefcos Georghiades may travel to Moscow after a U N debate on Cyprus.
Wall Street opened higher with the Associated Press average up .8 at 319.0 and the Dow up 3.37 to 851.68. Anaconda and Kennecott led gains as news of Chilean election results favored expropriation foes, while motors face labor uncertainty near Chrysler strike deadline.
Cloves, the unopened flowers of a tree seen in Zanzibar in the Indian Ocean, are harvested twice yearly. Some trees bloom for more than a century, supplying a long lasting spice source.
President Johnson and General Maxwell D. Taylor will hold a brief, purely informal meeting in Washington this evening to discuss the Vietnamese situation. The 5:30 p.m. (EDT) session is not to include public statements by either participant.
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