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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1969

Page

2

Obituaries: Thompson Baer DeHaven Patton Families Noted in Winchester

Obituary notices honor Mrs. Lucille Thompson Baer of Greensboro 65 sister of Mrs. Samuel Johnston of Winchester and daughter of Mrs. Charles Howard Thompson of Winchester. Also listed are Daniel DeHaven 84 of Route 2 Hunting Ridge and Mrs. Lottie V. Patton 67 of 1420 Kent Circle with services planned at Chestnut Grove United Methodist Church and Jones Funeral Home respectively.

Lucille Thompson Baer Greensboro N.C Samuel Johnston Winchester Baer Charles Howard Thompson Mr Thompson Daniel DeHaven Hunting Ridge Winchester Memorial Mr. DeHaven Frederick County David Henry Margaret Adams DeHaven Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church DeHaven Ada Ruble DeHaven Hazel Barton Melvitre DeHaven Hilda Shutts Bunker Hill W. Va Effie Boyce DeHaven Dorothy Adams Gainesboro Edna DeHaven Cross Junction Robert Adams William DeHaven Chestnut Grove United Methodist Church Lottie V. Patton Kent Circle Patton Benjamin D Gertrude Anderson Fuller Albert R. Patton First United Methodist Church Minnehaha Council Pocahontas Rebecca Lodge Veterans of Foreign Wars Post Daughters of Stephens City George L. Weidig Turner W. Martin Arthur — Fuller Elmer ‘ Fuller Richard Lake George Weidig Judith Faye Weidig Denise Sue Weidig Jones Funeral Home Deniel DeHaven Chesnut Grove United Methodist Church Chestnut Grove Cemetery

Fair Exhibits Grow as Frederick County Youth Fair Expands

The Frederick County Youth Fair at the Farmers Livestock Exchange outpaced hopes with many 4 H and Future Farmers of America participants displaying baked goods and livestock. Judging began at noon and continues tomorrow with the grounds open until about 10 p.m. Ned Conklin notes plans to upgrade to a county fair next year. Buddy Allen and his band perform tomorrow night with on site refreshments.

Frederick County Farmers Livestock Exchange Fair Association Future Farmers of America Ned Conklin Buddy Allen

Two US advisers shot by South Vietnamese soldier

Two American military advisers were killed and the attacker shot himself in Saigon area as they left a South Vietnamese army compound. Lt. Col. Eugene F. Smallwood of Fairfax Virginia and Maj. Anthony J. Broulton of Jackson Heights New York died after being shot by a mentally distressed South Vietnamese soldier.

Saigon U.S Eugene F. Smallwood Fairfax Anthony J. Broulton Jackson Heights N.Y Smallwood Broullon

Flavor chemist can tell apart 10000 distinct odors

A trained flavor chemist can distinguish 10 000 different odors according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Negro Revolutionary Williams Wins Return Flight From TWA

Robert F. Williams, the African American activist, wins permission to reenter the United States by air from London after TWA agrees to operate a special flight. The airline will charge up to $20,000 and will carry Williams his lawyer and a security guard only.

London Robert F. Williams United States Trans World Airlines Williams Atlantic TWA U.S New Egypt United Arab Airlines Tanzania New York Federal Bureau of Investigation Detroit Britain Pentonville Cairo

Shenandoah Concert Association Ends Membership Drive

Martinsburg notes the Shenandoah Concert Association wraps up its annual drive with four 1969 70 season Concerts at Martinsburg High School Auditorium. Opening act Los Indios Tabajaras will perform October 23 and The New Christy Minstrels appear March 19 1970. Memberships only, details at Martinsburg Public Library or 267 8951.

Martinsburg The Shenandoah Concert Association Martinsburg High School Los Indios Tabajaras Columbia Hollywood Bowl Brazil NEW Christy Minstrels America

FTC Probe of Magazine Sales Enters Final Phase

The FTC has begun final phase of a probe into door to door and telephone magazine sales after a year of self policing. Chairman Dixon says complaints persist and the staff will promptly investigate all indications of law violation to consider formal complaints.

Washington Federal Trade Commission Iup FTC Paul Rand Dixon Commission Dixon

Collision Course Is Investigated In Indianapolis

An aerial collision that killed 83 people near Weir Cook airport prompts questions about radar coverage. The DC9 and a Piper Cherokee, not equipped with transponders, may have been on a primary radar screen with limited visibility.

Indianapolis Ind Allegheny Airlines Jack H. Frets Washington Max .Karant Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Duane Jennings Weir Cook Field Jennings

State reports general fund revenues rise 1969 July sales tax jump

The report notes the July general fund intake at 38.1 million, up from 33.5 million in July 1968. A key factor was the absence of about 58 million in windfall taxes from 1968-69, and the sales tax increased from 2 to 3 percent, contributing 16.3 million versus 10.2 million the prior year.

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Call for swift action against air piracy by global lawyers

Bangkok AP reporting on the World Peace Through Law Conference where 1,800 lawyers from 114 countries adopted a three point resolution. They urged states to deny aid to hijackers, repatriate all passengers and crews, and apprehend or return hijackers under guard to their homeland.

Bangkok Thailand

Grand Jury Ordered For Felonious Assault Case

William Lee Clifford 47 of North Kent Street to face Winchester Corporation Court grand jury on felonious assault charge. Police say he wounded Royal Summers by buckshot on August 23. After a preliminary hearing in Winchester Municipal Court, Clifford was ordered held on $500 bond.

William Lee Clifford N. Kent St Winchester Corporation Court Royal Summers Liberty Ave Clifford Winchester Municipal Court

Weather Elsewhere

A brief weather roundup from the Associated Press notes conditions across regions. It lists scattered showers in parts of the Midwest, dry spells in the South, and cooler temperatures moving into the Northeast, with light winds and average highs in the 60s to 70s.

Wall Street advances extend gains amid market rally

The New York stock market rose sharply in active trading with the Dow up 4.42 to 832.43 at 10:30 am. Advances led declines 350 to 1, and early trades included Atlantic Richfield Ford American Telephone Bethlehem Steel with gains. Analysts cited Vietnam war hopes and Fed rhetoric about inflation and interest rates.

New York Dow Jones Atlantic Richfield Ford American Telephone Bethlehem Steel Occidental Petroleum Boise Casco First Charter DJI Vietnam Nixon William McChesney Martin Federal Reserve Board Martin American Stock Exchange Allen Electric Alamera Cinerama Four Seasons Nursing

Weather forecast for Winchester area

Fair tonight with a low 43 to 52. Friday will be fair and warmer with highs in the 70s. Saturday brings partly cloudy and mild conditions with a near zero chance of rain tonight and about 10 percent on Friday. Sunset today is 7 17 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 6 57 a.m. First Quarter moon rises low and sets 11 19 p.m.

Albany Albuquerque Atlanta Bismarck Cincinnati Cleveland Denver Des Moines Detroit Airbanks Fort Worrain Helena Honolulu Indianapolis Jacksonville Juneau Kansas City Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Winchester

Rainfall totals and averages for January to December

Rainfall data show 24 hour precipitation ending 8:30 a.m. today with September to date 1.33 inches and 1969 to date 26.72 inches. Historical averages for 56 years list monthly values from January 2.41 to October 13.10 inches. Past five years’ annual totals are 31.63 in 1964, 26.85 in 1965, 33.82 in 1966, 36.48 in 1967, 32.56 in 1968, with a 56 year Jan–Dec average of 36.43 inches.

Russia Columbia Lyndon White House Julie Andrews

Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory field day attracts 100 attendees

About 100 extension agents, researchers, and industry representatives from many states attended the Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory field day. They viewed experiments in the laboratory orchard and visited area orchards where Virginia Tech experts study mite and mildew control. Hosts were Dr. Kenneth D. Hickey, Dr. Clarence H. Hill, and Dr. Lindsay Brown.

Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory Agricultural-Chemical Industry Virginia Polytechnic Institute Kenneth D. Hickey VPI l Clarence H. Hill Lindsay Brown

Quiz answers and related clues from a Kentucky county page

A compilation listing quiz items and solutions including Yield right of way, Silvermith, Cat, True, Uncle Remus, Seven, Antonym, an empty quote, a fragment phrase, a Kentucky county, and Henry Clay. The list pairs questions with concise responses across a regional puzzle column.

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