Obituaries in Winchester Evening Star September 20 1908
Multiple obituaries from Winchester Memorial Hospital and nearby towns note deaths of Mrs Mary Sparks Virts 85 of 1762 North Rhoades Street Abling ton born April 17 1881 in Bartlett Texas and widow of Clarence Sparks and Randolph Wirts Richard Sr dies at Hillcrest Nursing Home burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers listed. Patrick Burley Wanless 57 formerly of Cumberland Maryland dies at 522 North Loudoun Street funeral at Riverton Church Riverton West Virginia. Mrs Cora Elizabeth Dennis dies at 304 Virginia Avenue funeral at Jones Funeral Home. Mary Gertrude Grubbs Route 3 dies Sunday funeral at Omps Funeral Home.
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Mary Sparks Virts
N. Rhoades St
Ablington
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Virts
Bartlett
Texas
Clarence 8. Sparks
Randolph Wirts
Patrick Burley Wanless
Loudoun St
Cumberland, Md
Schoeneman Co
W. Sidney Sparks
Dingmans Ferry
John Sparks
Boyce
Richard Sr
Hillcrest Nursing Home
Lester Drnold, Jr
John F. Arnold
Frederick D. Gillespie, Jr
William W. Dunn
Raymond D. Saxe
Gordon T. Whitham
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Cora Elizabeth Dennis
Virginia Ave
Jones Funeral Home
J. William DeMoss
George G. Russell
George Wright
Ellsworth J. DeHaven
Lester Funkhouser
Keith Funkhouser
Iler Welch
Paynes Chapel Cemetery
Mary Gertrude Grubbs
Route 3
Omps
William A. Lyons
George Branner
Robert Branner
Charles Gore
Claude Gore
Fred Gore
Preston Gore
Trapped Leathernecks Endure 3 Day Marine Stand
Two Marine companies held out for three days under heavy North Vietnamese fire three miles south of the demilitarized zone. Lt. Daniel McMahon and Lt. Col. Jack Westerman directed rescue efforts as helicopters finally landed and linked up B and D companies on The Rockpile. U.S. HQ praised the rapid air and artillery actions that killed 171 enemy fighters during the siege.
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U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Associated Press
Henry Huet
South Viet Nam
Daniel McMahon
D Company
4Th Marine Regiment
McMahon
Jack
Black Jack) Westerman
Dan
324B
Oceanside
Long Island
N.Y
Westerman
Bremerton
Wash
Marine Battalion
Rockpile
7Th Marine Regiment
Cam Lo
Ronald A. Fredrickson
South Sioux City
Neb
B Company
Lance Cpl
Johnny M. Quitugua
Asan
Guam
James Wood bus incident sparks school delays
Lame Carnes directs traffic at James Wood as officials condemn weekend vandalism that damaged 14 school buses. Tires were deflated and seats removed. repairs kept workers busy and caused student delays across high and elementary routes. Sheriff DeHaven says investigators are pursuing leads with no report yet.
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Lame Carnes
James Wood
Aiger
Ayler
Robert L. DeHaven
Wall Street Irregular Decline Amid Tepid Trading Session
Wall Street drifted irregularly lower in moderate trading as traders hoped for a brisk rally after Monday. Short interest on the New York Stock Exchange was expected to rise about 6 percent after the close, signaling potential future buying. Du Pont and Spier Dodgery fell, while IBM Air Reduction and Merck rose modestly. General Motors eased, Ford and U S Steel were near unchanged, and Chrysler and Standard Oil NJ edged down.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
du Pont
Weather Today and Outlook
Mostly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with chances of rain or showers. Tonight low in the mid 80s to around 60, Wednesday high in the low 70s. Thursday partly cloudy and moderately cool. Winds today easterly 10 to 20 mph.
Weather Elsewhere Quiz Answers
The Associated Press item lists questions and answers. It names Charles Evans Hughes as answer to question one and includes topics such as stringed instruments, Switzerland, copper, and amphibians. It mentions Sacramento and a time of seven o'clock with true/false and hope.
Rainfall totals and monthly averages across the year
A weather roundup reports rainfall in the past 24 hours ending 8 30 a.m. today with 91. September rain to date 6 33, 1966 rain to date 24 34, and 53 year monthly averages ranging from January 2 42 to December 2 31 inches.
Harlem model school staff strikes over principal change
An integrated teaching staff at a new five million dollar Harlem model school went on strike to oppose replacing the principal with a Black leader. The walkout underscores tensions over leadership and race during a pivotal moment in the school’s opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harlem
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Winchester Evening Star
Mrs. Randolph Virts
Patrick Wanless
Riverton Church
Riverton
W.va
Shaffer
Petersburg
Woodson Service
Dennis Service
Grubbs Service
By Henri Huet
Arine
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Oumds Feneral
Loudoun Street
Gouden Auie
Surfa-Shield
Gregory
Stephens City, Va
Boreau
Atlantic
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Colorado
North Pacific
New England
Great Basin
Funeral Home, Inc
S. Loudoun St
Winchester
National
Glaize & Bro
Axtzes
N. Cameron St
Wall Street
Virginia
Winchester Skies
Aig
THE
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Modines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Iapolis
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Juneau
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Los Angeles
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Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St.p
New Orleans
Okla City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
Moscow
Red
China
Communist Party
Grenada
Miss
Mississippi
Ku Klux Klan
Martin Luther King Jr
J.vy la
Rthur, Inc. Insurance
E. Boscawen St
C&s Bank
FDIC
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