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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1965
Page
2
Multiple funeral notices and obituaries for Mrs. Mary Elsie Coffman of Siler, Miles Feltner of Clarke County, J Mereth Orendorff of Capon Springs, Clara Newlin Feltner, Joseph Edens of Berryville, and related family details with services, burial plans, and pallbearers.
Obituaries note the deaths of Mrs. Mary Ann Snapp 95 of Opequon and A Carril Grim 70 of Frederick County in Winchester area hospitals. Other notices: Paul William Racy 54 of Boyce and infant Travis Wayne Bennett of 2121 Valley Ave. Funeral services planned at Jones Funeral Home and graveside at Shenandoah Memorial Park.
Hugh Nelson Willingham 83 of 26 West Main Street Berryville died today in Winchester He was born August 22 1882 son of Daniel W Willingham and Mildred Owens Willingham He is survived by his widow Laura May McDonald Willingham and eight children in Berryville one sister Belle Carlisle of Laurel Maryland 26 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren Enders Funeral Home Berryville assisted by funeral records
At a congress in Athens American spacemen Gordon Cooper Jr. and Charles Conrad Jr. arrived for a six nation goodwill tour. C. William Henderson and G. L. Mitcham proposed an international laboratory on the moon manned by scientists from several nations with living space and earth communications. A Soviet group urged a weather observatory and an astronomical telescope on the moon to observe Earth and the stars.
Funeral service for Mrs. Sarah Gray Webster of Capon Bridge West Virginia, who died yesterday, will be held tomorrow at 1 p.m. DST at Capon Bridge Presbyterian Church by Rev John D Garrison. Pallbearers are Clement Oates Marvin Miller Clay Miller Harold Henderson Kenzil Oates and Garland Whitacre. Burial at Episcopal Cemetery Hancock Maryland. Family to receive friends at Griffin Funeral Home Capon Bridge this evening. Flowers omitted.
A brief notice outlines an economics barometer related to California. The item references first five books of the Old Testament, Paris France and terms Comrade Abel Alkaline Lancelot Rayon in a compact OCR fragment.
Dr. Hawthorne spoke to members and guests of the Senior Citizens Club at their recent gathering. Sam Preston introduced the speaker and chaired the business session. Hostesses included Mrs. Lucy Marshall Mrs. Sofia Wiesman Mrs. Esther Hottel Mrs. E. W. Stultz and Mrs. F. W. Danley. Plans were laid to care for the rose garden this fall.
The 1840 United States dollar marks the first regular dollar series to feature a seated Liberty figure on the obverse.
The Potomac land panel at yesterday's session heard James J. O'Donnell urge federal aid to aid communities without treatment programs. Witnesses outlined waste disposal options for the metropolitan area and river cleanup strategies including reuse, reservoir waste systems, and fertilizer impacts on aquatic life.
The text notes Alexander the Great achieving the famed Gordian Knot solution by cutting it. It presents the event as a legendary feat and highlights its historic significance in myth and history.
Fair tonight with low 60s in Virginia. Friday partly cloudy and warmer with highs 88 to 92. Saturday shows scattered thundershowers then cooler. Rain totals for the past 24 hours ending 8:30 a.m. today are reported with long term rainfall averages by month and year.
The Associated Press reports on weather developments in distant regions with brief updates. Forecasts and conditions vary by locale.
USDA cattle prices and trade activity in Baltimore show moderate demand with limited slaughter steer and heifer offerings. Cows and bulls hold largely steady to slightly lower, while hogs show moderate activity with varied pork prices across weight classes.
The Justice Department asks the Supreme Court to declare Virginia's poll tax unconstitutional, calling it a lip service scheme and urging a quick decision under the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The brief was filed in Harper v. Virginia.
Washington schools spent 118320 to repair broken windows last year up from 112320 the year before. A total of 26518 panes were replaced. Lynda Bird Johnson donating 1500 from Look Magazine to an elementary school in Washington to beautify grounds with shrubs and plantings.
Rep Wayne Hays of Ohio sharply criticizes U.N. Ambassador Arthur Goldberg and declines to serve as a congressional delegate to the upcoming United Nations session.
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