Obituaries of Mrs. M. Thompson and Welby Holtsclaw
Mrs. Mary White Thompson 72 of near Myerstown W Va died at home. She was born in Myerstown daughter of Newton and Bessie White. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m. at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville burial Green Hill Cemetery Berryville. Welby Thomas Holtsclaw 53 died at home near Berryville. Born Feb 7 1911 son of Floyd L Holtsclaw and Nora Lewin Holtsclaw. Survived by eight siblings. Funeral arrangements incomplete body at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville.
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Mary White Thompson
Myerstown
W. Va
Thompson
Newton
Bessie White
Marshall Thompson
Charlotte Hashmore
Helen Thompson
Newton Thompson
Irvin Thompson
John H. Enders
Berryville
Clarence
Green Hill Cemetery
Welby Thomas Holtsclaw
Floyd Lee Holtsclaw
Clarke County
Nora Lewin Holtsclaw
Pennsylvania
Clifton Lee
Beulah Sanborn
Carrie McDonald
Mable McDonald
Woodridge
Margaret Constello
Bluemont
William Herbert Holtsclaw
Etta Oglesby
Maryland
Ohn H. Enders Funeral Home
Rio Grande Flood Forces Hundreds to Flee in Texas and Mexico
Rio Grande floodwaters rise across Laredo and Nuevo Laredo forcing 342 families from homes. Evacuations expand 100 miles upstream to Piedras Negras as Mayor Daniel Hernandez urges safety. The river crested at 37.1 feet at the Eagle Pass border bridge and Red Cross shelters in Eagle Pass house about 100 refugees.
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Tex
Rio Grande
Nuevo Lares de
Mexico
Piedras Negras
Eagle Pass
Daniel Hernandez
Picdras Negras
Red Cross
Building & Supply Co. robbed of cash and checks
Meary County authorities said a burglar broke into Building & Supply Co last night and took 1690 dollars in cash and checks from a safe. Company employee K Thornton told police the dial of the one ton safe had been knocked off and the thief used an office trash can to carry away the money and papers.
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Martinsville
Meary
Building & Supply Co
K.thornton
GM UAW Walkout Shrinks Production Across Auto Giant
The United Auto Workers strike against General Motors halted assembly of Chevrolets Buicks Pontiacs Oldsmobiles and Cadillacs while most parts plants stayed open. About 300 000 cars were produced before the walkout and the union aims to keep Ford and Chrysler in full production with selective strikes. Negotiations stalled over a three year contract including pensions pay and holidays. Reuther cited demands for better working conditions and dignity in GM plants while Seaton defended GM’s facilities and standards. A stray note about a musk ox sheds and New Guinea cannibalism followed the main item.
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Chrysler
Reuther
General Motors Corp
General Motors
Leoni Faces Castroite Challenge as Venezuela Maps Coalition
Venezuela’s Raul Leoni prepares to test his leadership as Castroite guerrillas declare a new liberation war. By mid-October a coalition government aimed at backing the Accion Democratica regime is expected, while oil policy trends toward state control.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Raul Leoni
Leoni
Romulo Betancourt
Latin America
Lper
United States
Accion Democratica Party
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Republican Democratic Union
National Democratic Front
Gonzalo Barrios
Lawmakers clash over Appalachian resources bill in Senate
Debate centers on taxing water timber and coal resources across Virginia West Virginia Alabama Georgia Kentucky Maryland North Carolina South Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania and Tennessee. Senate sat with 58 members as passage failed with 32 Democrats and 13 Republicans for and eight Republicans and five Democrats against including Byrd and Robertson.
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West Virginia Woman Fatally Burned in Oil Stove Explosion
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. AP fire on the outskirts of Bluefield killed 36 year old Elizabeth Horne when an oil stove exploded igniting the frame two story house. Six relatives from the same residence were away at a nearby drive-in theater on West Virginia 20.
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Copenhagen
Valby
Bluefield
W.va
Elizabeth Horne
Miss Horne
West Virginia 20
Full Governmental Resources Behind Democrats Says Miller
San Francisco AP Miller charges the Johnson administration uses public funds personnel and facilities in the election fight against Republicans. Speaking at the Commonwealth Club after two California campaign days he outlined California housing law repeal issues and criticized McNamara testimony as taxpayers funded.
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William E. Miller
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Johnson
Commonwealth Club
California
New Mexico
Colorado Springs
Colo
Weather Outlook for Virginia and Winchester Skyes Report
The forecast calls for increasing clouds and mild tonight with a low near 60. Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy and windy with showers affecting a quarter to half of the Valley, high in the low 80s, then turning cooler in the afternoon. Monday brings partly cloudy and cooler skies. Winchester skies note sunset at 6 04 p m, sunrise at 6 05 a m, moonrise at 9 27 p m, with rainfall totals and long-term averages provided for context.
French kids freed after 85 hours in abduction case
Three children Patrick Guillon Christine Guillon and Joel Biet aged five to six were released unharmed after 85 hours in captivity near Charte s France. Police traced a brac found in Charte s to the car involved as 100 000 officers hunted for the abductors.
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Chartres
France
Paris
Patrick Guillon
Christine
Joel Biet
Marnay
Poitiers
Dope Peddler Gets 63 Year Minimum Sentence
Bernard Napoli 21 receives a minimum 63 year term for narcotics peddling targeting high school pupils in Nassau County. Judge Goldstein notes lack of death penalty for such crimes. Napoli gets 7 to 15 year sentences on nine counts to run consecutively.
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Mineola
N.Y
Bernard Napoli
Aaron F. Goldstein
State Supreme Court
Napoli
Brooklyn
Farmingdale
New York City
Long Island
Goldstein
Delaware Man Nominated to Head Kiwanis District
John R. Rogers of Milford Delaware was nominated for governor of the Capitol District Kiwanis International. New district officers were to be elected today covering Virginia Maryland Delaware and Washington. Heroism awards went to Valpoe Smith and G Keith Witheridge of Annapolis for aiding students in a stadium crush. Magellan named Tierra del Fuego for coastal Indian bonfires burning day and night.
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Richmond
John R. Rogers
Milford
Del
Capitol
Kiwanis International
Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
Washington
Valpoe Smith
G.keith Witheridge
Annapolis, Md
Baltimore
Magellan
Tierra del Fuego
Land of
Indonesian Communist Boss Urges Rats as Peasant Diet
Indonesian Communist Party leader D N Aidit told Bali peasants to eat rats to curb the rodent plague on Bali and Java. He urged drying rat meat for shipment to Jakarta as part of a campaign by the Communist peasants organization.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Indonesian Communist Party
D. N. Aidit
Antara
Aidit
Bali
Java
Communist Peasants Organization
Puzzle Answers Briefs From A Q&A Sheet
A list presents answers to ten prompts: 1 Fifty six 2 Eleven 3 Six 4 From the top down 5 Teeth 6 Mickey Mantle 7 Wandering albatross 8 Thousand 9 Eagle 10 Paul Bunyan.
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Mickey Mantle
Eagle
Paul Bunyan
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