Obituaries for William C. Forney and William Grimes
Obituary notices report funeral service for William C. Forney 48 of 4088 Kent St. at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Mount Hebron. Also William Grimes 56 of Winchester died in Winchester Memorial Hospital. survived by seven children and former Paris, Virginia birth, with Royston Funeral Home in Middleburg arranging services.
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William C. Forney
Kent St
Jones Funeral Home
George H. Stien
Richard L. Crisman
Max R. Butler
Marshall
Carper
Raymond P. Carper
Edward S. Moore
W. Lawrence Lichliter
Mount Hebron Cemetery
William A. Grimes
Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mr. Grimes
Paris
Thomas and
Wilda Pearson Grimes
Winchesster
Wilda Roberson
John Grimes
Alice Holtsclaw
Berryville
Charles Grimes
Middleburg
Rosalie Tinsman
Thomas Grimes
Front Royal
Ackley Grimes
the Plains
Royston Funeral Home
Capon Bridge PTA Fall Festival Saturday Evening
Capon Bridge West Virginia hosts the annual PTA Fall Festival Saturday at Capon Bridge School grounds starting 5 30 p m. The event features country ham and chicken suppers homemade ice cream soup and sandwiches with proceeds supporting PTA activities. The high school band will perform during the evening.
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Capon Bridge
W. Va
PTA
French Actor Chevalier Turns Eighty At Lido Birthday Bash
Paris AP Maurice Chevalier, the symbol of the carefree romantic Frenchman, is 80 today. About 400 entertainment figures attended a birthday party at the Lido night club with Clau dette Colbert Eddie Constantine Zizi Jeanmaire Regine and others on the guest list. The evening included dinner a floor show film clips from Chevalier's career and a candlelit birthday procession with four candles per cake. The crowd sang Happy Birthday in English as there is no French equivalent.
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Paris
Maurice Chevalier
Claudette Colbert
Eddie Constantine
Zizi Jeanmaire
Regine
Chevalier
Texan hijacker accused of bank robbery linked case in Canada
A Dallas man named Charles Lavearn Beasley, 22, was arrested in Montreal after an Air Canada flight was forced to land. FBI ties him to a Texas bank robbery of $14,000 in Ladiana on Aug. 19. He claimed asylum and sought Cuba, but surrendered his gun to the pilot with authorities securing custody.
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Montreal
Cuba
U.S
Texas
Air Canada
Charles Laveern Beasley
Dallas
FBI
Rosser
Tex
Farmers and Merchants State Bank of
Ladonia
Beasle
Saint John
N.B
Toronto
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Black Power Movement
Ronald Hollett
Hollett
Beasley
Robert Bromley
Raoul Carriere
Carriere
Justice Department
Ottawa
Drummonds Trial Tomorrow in Shooting Case
William Bryan Drummonds of Indian Hollow Road faces felonious assault charges for the shooting of John Trice of Alexandria Virginia and will be tried tomorrow in Frederick County Circuit Court. Drummonds pleads innocent and is represented by attorney W W Wharton of Harrisonburg. A felony jury has been summoned for 10 a.m. at city hall.
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William Bryan Drummonds
Indian Hollow Road
John Trice
Alexandria
Frederick County
Drummonds
W. W. Wharton
Harrisonburg
City Hall
Paul Junior Wymer
S. Euclid Ave
Wilbur M. Feltner
Donald Roosevelt Walser
Winston-Salem
N. C
Shenandoah Gas Co
James L. Berry
Walser
Parliament debate on aging rubber trees and women
Hem Barua quoted Sukarno saying women over thirty are useless. He compared women to rubber trees that are useless after 30 and questioned if India would replace aging rubber trees. Another member asked if a woman is useless after thirty. The speaker ignored the question.
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New Delhi
Hem Barua
Barua
Indoneesian
Sukarno
Sunken Ships Still Block the Canal at Port Said
Egyptian authorities report sunken ships continue to block the Suez Canal at Port Said causing navigation delays and raising safety concerns for vessels passing through the strategic waterway.
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Egypt
Port Said
Conference on Thistle Control Set in Luray
A Virginia extension conference opens at 9 30 a m at the Cave Restaurant Luray Caverns to jointly evaluate the thistle control program and plan a unified approach for the near future Invitations go to governing bodies and others in about a dozen northern district counties Key questions focus on spring spraying impact herbicide damage to trees and crops and fall and spring 1969 adjustments M F Ellmore notes high stakes amid public concerns and outlines an approach balancing aesthetics with control Attendees from Frederick County include Paul Moore John Wolfe Mrs Virginia McClure Thomas Rosenberger and Elmer Venskoske among others
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VPI Extension Service
Luray
Thistle
Virginia
Frederick County
Paul Moore
Soil Conservation Service
John Wolfe
Virginia McClure
ASCS
Thomas Rosenberger
Overd
Elmer Venskoske
ASC
Arizona Tops Nation in Sunshine Share at 85 Percent
The Phoenix weather station reports an annual monthly average of 85 percent sunshine out of a possible 100 percent, making Arizona the sunniest state in the Union.
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Union
Arizona
U.S
Phoenix
300 Pupils Walk Out Of Classes In Farmville Protest
About 300 Moton High School students led a walkout in Farmville near Prince Edward County to demand changes in county school administration. Demonstrations continued with 75 participants at a time on Main Street under police permit as Rev. L Francis Griffin chairs the effort seeking a liaison committee and greater Negro representation.
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Farmville
Moton High School
Prince Edward County
L. Francis Griffin
Griffin
Main Street
Moton
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Anti-Poverty Agency
Prince Edard County
Virginia
First Official 50 Star Flag Raised at Capitol and Ft McHenry
The new 50 star flag was raised at the Capitol east and west fronts at the same hour as the flag over Ft. McHenry National Monument in Baltimore Maryland, birthplace of the national anthem.
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National Capitol
Ft. McHenry National Monument
Baltimore
Discovery of gold sparks Portuguese era debate
Isabella Sherman notes a discovery of gold linked to Portuguese explorers. The discussion touches on cultural influence and the era’s geopolitical context. The record mentions Hawaii and references the Statue of Liberty as a symbol.
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Sherman
Golden
Hawaii
True
Statue of Liberty
Weather Today Virginia Forecast and Sky Details
Clear and cooler tonight in Virginia with low temperatures near 58. Friday brings sunny pleasant conditions, followed by fair and warmer Saturday. Winchester skies note sunset at 7 26 p m and sunrise at 6 52 a m. Moonrise at 10 10 p m. No rainfall in the past 24 hours.
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Winchester
Rainfall Totals Across Years Reported
Report shows 24 hour rainfall ending 8 am today and year to date totals for September and 1968. It lists five year January to December rainfall figures from 1963 to 1967 and monthly averages over 55 years, with the 55 year annual average 36.50 inches.
Woman Treated After Crash At Waterloo
A Winchester woman Rebecca Myers 25 of Rt. 1 was treated and released from Memorial Hospital after a two vehicle crash at the Rt 50 and Rt 340 intersection in Waterloo at 7 15 am. She suffered a fractured nose and facial and head lacerations. Francis Harvey Seal 19 of Newton drove a tractor trailer that collided with her car as it began to turn onto Rt 340. Damages were estimated at 1000 to the truck and 800 to 1000 to the car.
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Winchester
Memorial Hospital
Rts. 50
Waterloo
Li.w. Waters
Rebecca Myers
Rt. 1
John H. Enders
Berryville
Waters
Francis
Hearing Tomorrow For Thompson
A preliminary hearing is set in Frederick County Court for Marshall Newton Thompson 22 of 532 N Loudoun St charged with grand larceny. He allegedly absconded with 139 from Berryville Ave Tastee Freez after 10 30 pm and surrendered to police Saturday with 1000 bond. Defense attorney Harry K Benham III appointed by the court.
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Marshall Newton Thompson
Loudoun St
Frederick County Court
Thompson
Berryville Ave
Tastee Freez
Lacy Anderson
Harry K. Benham III
Deportation Grounds Noted in Britannica Count
Britannica notes about 700 distinct grounds within U S immigration laws for deporting or expelling aliens, reflecting the broad scope of enforcement provisions in historic legal language.
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United States
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Wall Street mixed in heavy early Thursday trading
The stock market opened with gains outweighing losses on the New York Stock Exchange while the Dow edged down about 3 points. Blue chips such as General Motors and General Electric advanced, with IBM and VIA Corp rising about a point. the AP index average fell 1.7 on Tuesday.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Dow Jones
Easton Kodak
Johns Manville
Caterpillar
Montgomery Ward
United Aircraft
IBM
VIA Corp
General Motors
General Electric
Chrysler
American
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CALL
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Weather Bureau
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Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Luray Caverns
Clude
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Lerey
Zerex
Prestone
H.L. Mills
Valley Avenue
Quaker State
Pennzod
Pennzoil
Pepfizoil
Valley Ave
H. L. Mills Asoline Station
Zerone
I, Q
Caruso
Isabella
Wall Street
Great Western Financial
Martin-Marietta
INA Corp
American Telephone
Associated Press
American Stock Exchange
New Park Mining
Merrill Island Mining
Jupiter Corp
Astrodata
Consolidated Oil & Gas and Equity Corp
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