Obituaries from Winchester district mark multiple losses
A collection of obituaries notes deaths and services in Berryville Martinsburg Winchester and Clarke County. Katherine Cox Crockett died recently with funeral at Berryville Presbyterian Church. Several families mourn: Jerry Gesford Joseph Dodge Samuel Grey Robert Brill Ruby Coates and others with funerals at Brown Enders Jones and Shenandoah Memorial Park. Burial details vary across Green Hill Clarke Ebenezer Arlington National and local cemeteries.
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Katherine Cox Crockett
Berryville
Berryville Presbyterian Church
Daniel D. Dickerson
S. E. Crockett, Jr
Gordon Smith
Thompson Smith
J. B. Jones
Thompson
S. Crockett I
John F. Cole
David Crockett
Harry Jones
Green Hill Cemetery
Jerry Allen Gesford
Adolph Reed
Mary Frances Shackelford Gesford
Winchester
Anthony Reed Gesford
Mary Rebecca Gesford
Kenneth H. Scackelford
Martinsburg
W.va
Otho Clinton Gosford
Hedgesville
Brown Funeral Home
Wilbur Jay
Rosedale Cemetery
Mr. Dodge
Mannings
John William
Mary Buzzard Dodge
Lillian May Moreland Dodge
Harry W. Dodge
Harvey P. Dodge
Bluemont
Joseph William Dodge, Jr
Arlington
Annie Creamer
Shenandoah Junction
Edith Bond
Susie Thoreson
Evelyn Simpson
Alexandria
Mary Sages
Baltimore
Samuel Lee Grey
Sandra Kay Grey
Stevery Allen
Hall Funeral Home
Purcellville
Budjdy R
Eva Mae Thomas ‘Grey
Rohrersville
Samuel F. Thomas
Arlington National Cemtery
Robert, Brill
Blue Ridge
Charlottesville
Mr. Brill
Frederick County
John
Sadie Smith ,Brill
Byrd
John Brill
Howard Brill
Clarke County
Jones Funeral Home
Ruby Bockey Coates
Route 4
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Two U S Planes Shot Down Near Rach Gia
Two Skyraiders were downed near Rach Gia southwest of Saigon as U S Air Force pilots attacked Viet Cong guerrillas. One American and one Vietnamese pilot were missing or captured. the American was later reported missing while the Vietnamese pilot was rescued.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Rach Gia
Alexandria Woman Dead In Collision on Route 1
An Alexandria Virginia woman Mildred C. Wendt 46 and her 4 year old son John died in a head on collision on Route 1 in Rahway New Jersey. The other driver Anastasia Harbstreet 23 Laurence Harbor and Jerome Harris 36 Linden were injured. Harris reported his car electrical system failing and crossing the center divider.
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Rahway
N.J
Alexandria
Coleviston
Rt.1
Mildred C. Wendt
John
Kennedy St
Anastasia Harbstreet
Laurence Harbor
Jerome Harris
Linden
Wendt
Rahway Hospital
Lawrence St
Harristreet
Harris
Pauline
Hareris
Rt. 1
Driver Killed At Charlotte Speedway
Charlotte motor speedway tragedy claims 32 year old Jimmy Pardue during tire testing for a racing tire maker. He crashed at high speed through guard rail, was ejected, landed upside down in a ditch, and died at Cabarrus Memorial Hospital from massive head and internal injuries. Survived by widow and three children. his mother had died earlier.
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Charlotte
N.C
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Jimmy Pardue
Pardue
North Ilkesboro
Purdue
Cabarrus Memorial Hospital
Concord
Maether
Circus Ring Origin Traced to 1768 Innovation
Britannica notes the first circus ring appeared in 1768 when a former sergeant major turned trick rider rode in a circle on a horse back. His curved gallop used centrifugal force to maintain balance, marking the ring’s invention.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Fire Destroys Old Braddock Street Building
Firefighters fought a stubborn blaze on Braddock Street from 7:35 p.m. to after 10 p.m. as onlookers crowded the residential block. Gas flow created a minor explosion risk while volunteers defended the structure at 322 N Braddock. Callers reported no arson signs and inspectors investigated a potentially blocked shut‑off valve. The building, dating to the early 1900s, housed several businesses including The Eddy Press and auto firms over the years.
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Braddock St
N. Braddock
Jesse Kiracofe
Gas Company
Albert W. Loring
Shenandoah Gas Co
Eddy Press
Kiracofe
Bicker’s Motor Co
Heatwale Motor Co
Howard linked to 1962 murders and dairy farm manager
A Virginia man Howard, dairy farm manager in King George County, faces murder charges tied to a February 1962 killing. A defense bid for lie detector results and examiner reports was denied while prosecutors say Durham implicated himself in eight murders and 470 break-ins.
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Howard
Durham
King George County
Loudoun County
J. Churchill Newcomb
Loudoun
Massie
Virginia
Stafford County
Chamber forms four county recreation authority plan
The Winchester Frederick County Chamber of Commerce named a committee to study a four county park and recreation authority under the Virginia Park Authorities Act. Members include Philip Whitney and Archie Manuel with Willis Fisk urging the proposal. The board also supports pursuing an environmental health center site and funded a brochure for the Winchester Frederick County area. A membership meeting was postponed due to lack of quorum.
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Winches
Frederyck County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Willis Fisk
Boards of Supervisors
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Shenandoah
Winchester
William M. Battaile
Philip Whitney
William H. Lawrence, III
Middletown
Archie Manuel
Virginia Park Authorities Act
State Outdoor Study Commission
Public Health Service
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Winchester-Frederick
Weather Outlook for Winchester Area
The five day forecast shows temperatures 2 to 4 degrees below normal. Thursday and Friday cooler with a gradual warm up over the weekend, then cooler again Monday with a chance of Sunday showers. Sunset today is 6 09 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 6 02 a.m. Moonrise 7 36 p.m. Last Quarter Sept 28. Rainfall today none. year to date 2.77 inches. Historical monthly averages listed.
Baltimore Livestock Market Report Bottom Line
Cattle receipts 150 head, no test prices. Hog receipts 300 head with barrows and gilts scarce and steady, sows almost absent. Barrows and gilts 200 Ibs around 17.90, mixed US 1-3 185-240 Ibs 17.50-17.75. Note mentions national capital in Washington DC facing east.
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Baltimore
Fire Burns Santa Barbara Homes
Erratic 45 mile per hour winds drove a brush fire into an exclusive Santa Barbara residential district destroying at least 30 homes. The blaze, aided by borate bombers, forced evacuations including 600 Westmont College students and spread toward Napa and Sonoma counties as winds threatened new flare ups.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
California
Monetecito
Westmont College
U.S. Forest Service
Los Angeles
Borate
Market edges higher on airlines and drugs amid merger talk
Wall Street opened unevenly with small gains and losses. Airlines and drugs rose slightly while Milwaukee Road and Chicago North Western edged up on merger optimism. Major movers included Milwaukee Road at 33 1/4, Warner Brothers at 21 1/4, and Armour at 48 with other leaders flat to higher.
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New York
Chicago & North Western Railroad
Milwaukee Railroad
General Motors
Milwaukee Road
Warner Brothers Pictures
Armour
Pfizer
United Air Lines
Pan American World Airways
du Pont
American Smelting
Also Mentioned on This Page
Winchester Evening Star
Crockett Service
Jerry Gesford
Joseph W. Dodge
Joseph William Dodge
Leesburg
Grey Services
Robert Brill
Hugh E. Coates
Ruby B. Coates
Jones-Funeral-Home, Inc
SMA
Fade
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
Commerce
Verginia
U. S
U.S. Weather Bureau
Porecast
Middle Atlantic
Canada
Lakes
Tennessee
Ohio
Southern
Plains
Charlotte Speedway
Niqudoun Street
Reuss
Toan
Mosby
Gochenour
N. Cameron St
Virginia Livestock Market
Copenhaver Furniture Co
Aera
Winchester Skies
Baltimore Livestock Markets
Nnational
Washington, D.C
U.S. Capitol
Napa
Sonoma
Wall Street
North Dakota
Rhode Island
Ohio River
Dead Sea
West
Enos
Modern
Spartan
Teden
Extra Mart
C.1. Brumback
New Cameron St
Perry Engineering Co., Inc
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