Obituary for Mrs. Kern with services in Winchester and Gore
The obituary notes funeral arrangements for Mrs. Kern, a Disciples of Christ member. Rev. R. Jehmson and Rev. Alden A. Yates lead the services at Jones Funeral Home tomorrow at 3 30 PM. Burial follows at Mount Hebron Cemetery. The family receives friends tonight from 7 30 to 9 o'clock at the family home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Jehmson
Alden A. Yates
Herbert L. Brown
Charles R. Madagen
Harman Carr
Clifton H. Clark
Robert A. Miller
William L. Carter
Brenda A. Lofton
Linda C. Lofton
Gladys L. Jenkins
Sharon A. Dodson
Gloria J. Teets
Phyllis A. Teets
Rebecca K. Ritenour
Greenhill Cemetery
Stephens City
Gore
Disciples of Christ Church
Elwood L. Kern Sr
Gainesboro
Audrey R. Emmart
Wilbur R. Kern
Winchester
Virginia Starrett
Churchville
John Deving
Washington
Jones Funeral Home
John Kinzie
Mount Hebron
Bloomery Man Dies After 20 Years In Hospital
Austine Leith 55 of Bloomery dies at Spencer State Hospital on Sept 3 after long illness. Born April 23 1911 in Bloomery to Frank and Lizzie Leith, he lived as a patient 20 years. Survived by two sisters Mrs Mervil Dick Angers WV and Mrs Lynn Hawkins Whitacre. Funeral Sept 5 Bloomery Cemetery burial follows at Bloomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austine Leith
Bloomery
Spencer State Hospital
Mr. Leith
Frank
Lizzie Whitacre Leith
Mervil Dick
Angers
W. Va
Lynn Hawkins
Whitacre
Richard Harry Hite
Robert Cure
Bunny Alba
Baltic Sea Salt Content Among Lowest Globally
Fragmentary note mentions Baltic Sea salinity being among the lowest in the world with reference to basins like the Vistula and Oder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltic Sea
Ve Vistula
Oder
Fellowship Meet Planned Sunday
A community fellowship meeting will be held Sunday at the home of Frank Burton in Gainesboro. Ray Lee DeHaven has led weekly prayer sessions. Dinner will be served at noon and the event is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Burton
Gainesboro
Ray Lee DeHaven
Not Same Man Irvin Williams Distances Route 1 Claim
A caller from Route 1 Stephens City says he is not the Irvin Williams involved in an early Saturday accident. He told the Star yesterday that he is a different person with the same name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin 1
Williams
Route 1
Stephens City
The
Star
Irvin Williams
Rainfall eases drought as Potomac floods recede
Rainfall totaled 7.15 inches at Harpers Ferry with the Potomac River flow peaking around 600 million gallons declines from a five day low. Northern suburbs suffered higher flood levels while a downpour along Shirley Highway delayed traffic. Vienna and Dulles Airport saw heavy hits, as the basin averaged 3.4 inches over 30 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harpers Ferry
Potomac River
Shirley Highway
Interstate 95
Vienna
Fairfax County
Dulles
Environmental Services Administration
Sickles Refuses To Concede Defeat In Maryland Primary
Rep. l Carlton R. Sickles fights to deny defeat in Maryland Democratic governor primary as Mahoney narrows margin to about 934 votes after absentee ballots. Finan trails. Agnew wins Republican nomination. party split looms seven weeks before the November general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
L Carlton R. Sickles
Maryland
George P. Mahoney
Montgomery County
Washington
Sickles
Mahoney
Atty
Thomas B. Finan
J. Millard Tawes
Spiro T. Agnew
Baltimore County
Dirksen
Grenada School Closures Hit By Federal Plea Hearing
Federal court orders suspend Grenada Mississippi classes as Judge Claude Clayton weighs a Justice Department plea for a preliminary injunction to protect Negro pupils at desegregated schools. In Louisiana, Plaquemine Parish faces a similar request to supply staff for desegregated campuses. White parents in St Bernard Parish plan private schooling to avoid integration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Grenada
Miss
Oxford
U.S
Leans
Justice Department
Plaquemine Parish
St. Bernard Parish
John Doar
Govrnment
Clayton
Shenandoah Fisheries Values Talk Led by Virginia Officials
R V Davis of Virginia Water Caro Board spoke on Shenandoah Fisheries Values while William L Balir Jr discussed soil conservation and river care. Lunch followed remarks with Mrs Sarah E Hill of the Izaak Walton ladies chapter presiding and Reynolds T Harnsberger National League president slated to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fish Division
Va. Commission of Game and Inland Fishries
William L. Balir, Jr
Sarah E. Hill
Valley Ladies
Izaak Walton
Reynolds T. Harnsberger
National League
Robert G. Martin
Public Works Money Gets House OK for 4.1 Billion Bill
The Appropriations Committee approved a 4.1 billion dollar public works bill for the year ending June 30. More than half funds atomic energy research and development. TVA gets 63.7 million with 3 million for Tellico Dam and 11 million for land between the lakes. Overall agency total is 56.1 million below last year’s level and 214.5 million under last year’s enacted. The panel shifts funds to water resource development and trims the Army Engineers budget by 2.6 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Appropriations Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Tellico Dam
Little Tennessee River
Nickajack
Bear Creek
Land Between-The-Lakes Park
Johnson
Congress
Reclamation Bureau
West
Army Engineers
Gathright Dam Funding Approved by House Committee
The House Appropriations Committee approved an omnibus rivers and harbors bill including a 1.5 million appropriation to begin construction of the Gathright Dam near Covington Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Covington
House Appropriations Committee
Commonwealth Ultimatum Demanded From Rhodesia Leader Smith
The Commonwealth orders Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith to end the 10 month rebellion by December 31 or face new sanctions. Delegates agreed after nine days of wrangling to transmit the ultimatum in Salisbury and pursue a transition to majority rule, with an interim regime to run security and release African leaders if Smith concedes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British Commonwealth Today
Ian Smith
Commonwealth’ Conference
Humphrey Gibbs
Queen Elizabeth’s
Rhodesia
Commonwealth
Salisbury
Harold Wilson
Smith
Forbesham
Britain
Wilson
Gibbs
Sea robin declared not a bird but a fish
The notice clarifies sea robins are fish, not birds, correcting common misclassification and defining their scientific status.
Wiring Sparks Smoke Damage at Ross Avenue Residence
A 2:45 p.m. fire at 523 Ross Ave. caused smoke damage in a house owned by Tom Anderson. Fire Chief Bernard Groves said the fire was due to wiring issues and was fought by Sarah Zane and Friendship Fire Companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Ave
Bernard Groves
Sarah Zane
Friendship Fire Companies
Tom Anderson
Unions Critical Of GE Offer
Union spokesmen criticized GE's contract proposal which the company says would raise wages by 12 percent over three years for more than 100,000 employees. GE presented the offer as the basis for a settlement with all its unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Electric Co
Weather Today and Weekend Forecast for Winchester
Forecast calls for tonight cool with a low around 68 and a high near 70, then Saturday fair and cool. Winds today from the west to northwest at 5 to 15 mph, Friday 10 to 20 mph from northwest to north. Noon high 66, low 68. year ago 88. First quarter moon Sept 21. Rainfall totals shown for months and past 53 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Wall Street Opens Higher as Market Rebounds for Fifth Day
The AP reports a steady advance in early trading with the Dow crossing the 800 level as blue chips rise. Du Pont gains, IBM and Xerox up about 2, while Merck falls. opening blocks show U.S. Steel and Ampex among movers in moderate turnover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
du Pont
General Electric
Union Car ‘Bide
Eastman Kodak
Jersey Standard
New York Central
American Telephone
Lorillard
Johns Manville
American Tobacco
Kennecott
International Nickel
Merck
Zenith
American Cyanamid
International Paper
IBM
Xerox
Polaroid
U.S. Steel
Ampex
General Precision
Gillette
United Utilities
Winchester Building Inspector issues permits rise in 1966
In August the Winchester Building Inspector issued 47 building permits totaling 63 432. For August 1965 39 permits valued at 121 388 were issued. January through August 1966 totals reach 329 permits with value 2 362 590 60, up from 1 554 445 for the same period last year. The surge is due to two large projects, a 562 700 permit for Farmers and Merchants National Bank on N Cameron Street in March and a 500 000 permit for Shawnee Springs Nursing Home on Millwood Avenue in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
N. Cameron St
Shawnee Springs Nursing Home
Millwood Ave
Rev. W. R. Fairley Opens Local Crusade Tonight
The Rev. W. R. Fairley a Baptist minister famed as Rev Mr Goodwill begins a crusade at 7 PM tonight at Kent and Kern Streets. He will speak in the area through Saturday night with past appearances in Winchester noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Fairley
Kent and
Kern Sts
Mr. Goodwill
Winchester
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dodson Service
Alvin Richard Dodson
Virginia M. Kern
Jones
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
ODS Funeral Home
Loudoun Street
Vice
the Golden
VEAL
Chuck
Uolo
Carolina Coast
Gulf States
Rockies
Central Plains
R. V. Davis
Virginia Water Caro Board
J. VI
Irthur, Inc. Insurance
Boscawen St
Public Works Money
Wateroos
Glaize Bro
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
al Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St.p
New Orleans
Okla
City
Pmaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Ptind
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Sk. City
San Diego
San Franc
Seattle
Tampa
Winnipeg
Abner Doubleday
Dallas
Butte
Fairley
C&s Bank
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!