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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1964
Page
2
Obituary entry notes Rosa Lockhart of Gore died Wednesday. Funeral service scheduled for tomorrow at 2 PM EST at Bethel Church in Troré. Body at Carrier's Funeral Home will be moved to the church an hour before the service. burial in the adjoining cemetery.
Seven people, including three sisters aged 17, 15, and 2 and their 16 year old brother, died when a rain slicked road caused a six passenger car to skid into another near Mount Pleasant Michigan. The other driver, 38 year old James Leonard, died in his car. The youths were en route to a store when the crash occurred.
About 2000 people attended the 17th annual Frederick County Agricultural Fair at the National Guard Armory. Exhibits were judged with multiple ribbons awarded, and livestock and poultry moved out by 3:30 pm today while remaining displays stayed until 8 pm. Tomorrow features English Horse Show events and pony show classes starting at 9:30 am with trophies for sportsmanship and ribbons in nine afternoon classes.
Goldwater campaigns in Rockford and Washington denouncing power concentrates in the executive and judiciary. He criticizes Johnson as power mad and urges strict adherence to checks and balances to prevent a strong central state.
At the Virginia Moose Association convention in Richmond Winchester Lodge edged Arlington by a half point for overall state champ. Four Winchester members won individual state titles. Keller Nichols noted for district leadership. more than 500 Moose and 200 Women of the Moose attended.
Massachusetts primary results show Lt. Gov. Francis X. Bellotti defeating incumbent Gov. Endicott Peabody for the Democratic nomination. Bellotti leads in early returns as Volpe clinches the Republican nod. Bellotti's win marks the first time both major parties nominate sons of Italian immigrants for governor.
Johnson declares the mighty voice of the American majority will be heard worldwide and vows a pro future stance. He attacks rival factions as reckless and contemptuous toward majorities minorities allies and peace, warning against a doctrine that invites extremism and convulsion in foreign relations.
Fidel Castro in a Havana University speech denounces Chilean election defeat of Communist backed candidate and claims the armed revolutionary fight is unavoidable. In Washington AP reports the Democratic and Republican leaders sign a fair campaign pledge but clash over tactics amid a TV spot dispute. The House sets next Thursday to vote on financing elderly medical care through Social Security.
A 11 year old boy admitted setting a fire at Chisholm Methodist Church eight days earlier. Police report he told Youth Aid Bureau officers he wanted to see the excitement of fire trucks and crowds. Damage estimated between 25000 and 50000 dollars.
Partly cloudy tonight with a low near 55 to 60. Saturday will be partly cloudy with highs around 80 to 85. Outlook calls for a cool and cloudy weekend with gradually cooler conditions into Wednesday and a chance of light rain Monday or Tuesday. Rainfall today is none and monthly figures are listed for September and the year.
The Winchester Association of Life Underwriters will sponsor Part 1 of the Life Underwriter's Training Course this Fall. The 26 week life insurance program is open to those with at least one year in the insurance business. Interested individuals should contact Charles A. Harris or David L. Sisler before next Friday.
The New York market edged cautiously higher as seven-session gains continued. Ford slipped on labor talks while chemicals, rails, and electricals led advances. Pan American and Eastern rose slightly. United eased amid a broad but modest uptick in blue chips.
President largely out, Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Brunswick hit as Dora brings enormous floods and wind. More than 30,000 people displaced for two nights in churches, schools and armories across Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. Damages include 5 million in Duval County and collapsed homes in Brunswick.
Representatives from eight Community Chest Services meet at noon at the George Washington Hotel with Marvin E. Williams Jr. as campaign chairman and Wilson C. Dickson as city solicitation chief. The eight services include Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Salvation Army Psychiatric Clinic Winchester Day Nursery Fremont Street Nursery Children s Home Society and USO.
In Philadelphia the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News endorsed Lyndon B. Johnson for president in today’s editions. Both papers, owned by Walter Annenberg, stated their independent political stance.
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