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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1965
Page
2
Obituaries announce the deaths of Joseph Thomas Edens 65 of Berryville Wilbur Cornelius Mowery 78 of Middletown Sarah Gray Webster 86 of Capon Bridge and Dorothy Alice Jackson with service and burial details. Surviving relatives include spouses children and siblings. Funeral arrangements note churches chapels cemeteries and funeral home locations in Virginia and West Virginia.
Obituaries note J M Orndorff age 89 of Capon Springs died at his niece’s home. Born Sept 20 1875 he was a Span Am War veteran and WV Veterans of Foreign Wars charter member. Also Miles Feltner 72 of Clarke County died in Winchester Hospital. Funeral services scheduled in Berryville and interments at Green Hill.
A Frederick County highway construction tour is planned for September 23 conducted by the Highway Department. It will showcase current projects and planned improvements for local infrastructure and road work.
House public roads committee discusses signs along highways noting the system outgrows driver knowledge. Volunteers push local fund drives in the Valley to finance brief signs listing city names and services. Shenandoah Valley Inc endorses, Roanoke Motel Association participates, $50 to per month costs anticipated for a three year period. A tour linked to Highway Week is planned with reservations via the Winchester office.
In the Armory grounds animals and poultry are on display with Holstein cattle and Black Angus in the tents. Judges will view exhibits as fairs open daily from 10 am to 8 pm and awards will be given for each class and several special awards for 4 H and FFA judging contests scheduled over the coming days.
A graveside service for John Lupton Mecartney of State College Pennsylvania who died Sunday will be held tomorrow at 12 30 p m in Mount Carmel Cemetery Middletown conducted by Rev G Raymond Womeldorf. The family requests flowers be omitted.
USDA market news notes cattle receipts totaled 500 not enough to test demand with most cattle held for a feeder sale. Hog receipts 200 with few sales of barrows and gilts up 25 cents and sows scarce. Barrows and gilts US 1-3 200-210 lbs around 24.00.
The Handley Library hosts a three day book sale sponsored by Friends of the Library starting tomorrow from 6 30 to 10 p m and 9 a m to 4 p m with proceeds to buy a piano for the library. About 1 000 titles from children's books to classics offered at five cents up including set deals at 20 cents per book or 2 for 2.00.
Federal state and local officials attend the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin fall meeting opening at the Holiday Inn Route 50 east. Kenneth Holum of the Interior leads the two day session starting at 1 pm with a banquet at 7 pm. Virginia's John Marsh Jr and Maryland's Charles Mathias Jr are slated to participate tomorrow.
Front Royal local 371 and the Textile Workers Union of America plus David Ramsey were fined 592.25 total on nine charges by the State Board of Pharmacy. The union was fined for operating without a permit and for sale of dangerous drugs. Ramsey, secretary for the union, faced fines for practicing pharmacy without a license and related charges. Charges stemmed from May inquiries into drug handling and prescriptions.
A weathered note states that Mexico City is the third largest city in North America. It references regional population rankings and compares major urban centers in the continent.
Increasing cloudiness and warm conditions with highs in the 80s. Scattered showers and thunderstorms likely tonight, starting west and north. Lows range from the upper 60s near the coast to around 60 in the mountains. Thursday cooler with highs 70s to low 80s and a period of above normal temperatures through Monday. Precipitation expected Thursday or Friday and again Monday. Sunset 6:22 p.m. Moonrise 8:58 p.m. Last Quarter Sept. 18. Venus sets 17:36 p.m.
Rainfall in the last 24 hours ending 8 30 today recorded none. September rainfall to date 94. 1965 rainfall to date 22.25. average yearly rainfall over 52 years 36.75. Monthly averages over 52 years include January 2.40, February 2.16, March 3.07, April 3.14, May 3.72, June 3.83, July 3.86, August 3.78, September 2.70, October 3.13, November 2.58, December 2.40.
Berryville town council unanimously supports a central alarm system for fire and police calls with shared town and county funding. Local organizations will meet Monday to discuss the system as C P Telephone Co plans to switch to a dial system around February.
South End and Rouss Fire Companies respond to alarm at 17 W. Pall Mall St where a washing machine motor smoked. Fire Inspector W. N. Gode nour reports only motor damage.
The Service notes Appalachian District apples average about two and one fourth inches as harvest runs about ten days later than last year. USDA estimates district production at 26.5 million bushels versus 28.5 million last year and a 1959-63 average of 25.7 million. Ripon and Jackson. Dan McGrew in The Shooting of Dan McGrew. Lion, Detroit, Aluminum, Twenty-one, Four of clubs, Paul Revere, Bathsheba, Lincoln.
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