Two Died in Washington Hospital area
Claude R. Cammer of Rockville Maryland and partner Leatherman of this city died Saturday at George Washington University Hospital Washington. Leatherman born December 15 in Winchester. Survived by wife Elizabeth Burns Leatherman married August 31 1913 and by Cammer. Funeral at St Stephens Catholic Church Washington tomorrow at 11 a.m. DST.
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Rockville
Moteallor
Claude R. Cammer
George Washington University Hospital
Washin
Leatherman
Winchester
Soni
R. B. Leatherman
Cammer
Elizabeth Burns Leatherman
St. Stephens Catholic Church
Pennsylvania Ave
25Th St
N.W
Washington
Mrs. P. B. Ford 89 Harpers Ferry Resident Dies
Mrs. P B Ford of Harpers Ferry West Virginia died at age 89 in Maplewood Nursing Home She was born May 2 1874 in St Marys County Maryland daughter of the late Henry A Wise and Elizabeth Bates Wise She lived in Baltimore and Winchester before settling in Harpers Ferry and was a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy Sacred Heart Catholic Church Surviving sister listed but details truncated.
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Mary Wise Ford
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Maplewood
Ford
St. Mary’s County
Henry A
Elizabeth Bates Wise
Frank Shugart
Parran Bennett Ford
Baltimore
Winchester
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Confujeats
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Rosary Service and Burial Planned at Sacred Heart
A Rosary will be said this evening at 8 15 by Father Henry Pitter at Sacred Heart Church. A funeral service will be conducted tomorrow at 11 30 a m by Father J P Blankenship, with burial in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery.
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Henry Pitter
Sac Aed
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
J. P. Blankenship
Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
Capon Bridge Man Henson Sirbaugh Dies at Winchester Hospital
Henson Sirbaugh of Capon Bridge West Virginia died this morning at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending with the Griffin Funeral Home in Capon Bridge.
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Henson Sirabugh
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Giffin Funeral Home
U S 11 Slicked By Cook s Oil In Woodstock
Woodstock motorists faced gravel and oil slicks on US 11 when three trucks dumped gravel after a tanker valve ruptured spraying road oil. Officer Paul Neff stopped a Rinading truck about a mile south of Woodstock as the southbound lane was covered for two miles.
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Woodstock
Paul Neff
Neff
Hearing on Child Neglect Petition This Week
Police report a six year old found on a cot behind his home and placed in custody of Winchester Welfare Dept. A hearing on the neglect petition is tentatively set for Friday pending Welfare Dept. report. Judge John W. Rice granted temporary custody to the welfare agency. The mother identified herself to police and welfare officials after seeing a news account.
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Winchester Welfare Dept
John W. Rice
Welfare Dept
Pistol Drops Wound Child at 209 Braddock Street
An 11-year-old girl, Sherry Menter, suffered a pistol wound in one leg when a pistol dropped to the floor at 209 S Braddock St. Police say the discharge was accidental. Officers arrived after 12:30 a.m. and she was taken to Winchester Memorial Hospital by volunteers for treatment.
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S. Braddock St
J. Thomas Boyd
Sherry Menter
Charles Hill
Charles Mason
Win- Memorial Hospital
Winchester Volunteer Rescue
Gloucester pays for crown land with enormous eel pie
Gloucester officials reportedly settle Crown land holdings by providing an enormous eel pie as payment. The unusual arrangement underscores quirky local negotiations and any legal status remains unclear.
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Gloucester
Youths Drown When Car Plunges Into Canal
In Buffalo seven youths died Sunday night when their car failed to negotiate a curve, broke a steel fence, and sank into Black Rock Canal. Six bodies were recovered inside the car, the seventh by divers later. Identified victims include John Sabadisz of Buffalo and six other Buffalo youths aged 16 to 19.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Black Rock Canal
Thomas Lucenti
Thomas Clifford
Richard Zawiscowski
Robert J. Ziolo
Daniel Gorski
John H. Hryhoroic
Civil War Skirmish Draws 1200 Shooters 800 Dependents
In Gainesboro the North-South Skirmish Association held its 28th Skirmish with over 1,200 shooters and 800 dependents attending. Members from 18 states wore authentic uniforms and competed in company and artillery matches using targets like flower pots and clay pigeons. The group, averaging 1,500 members nationwide, plans to develop 250 acres at the Sam Brown Farm to house future events.
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Gainesboro
Skirmish Association
United States
Sam Brown
State Department cable on press access in Viet Nam disputed
A House subcommittee examined a State Department cable aimed at news access in Viet Nam. It labeled Rowan a former newsman and questioned the public’s right to know versus editorial profits. Hilsman defended the cable as easing news gathering but noted sloppy drafting.
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United States
Diem
Rowan
New York University
Viet Nam
State Department
Hilsman
Saigon
Moss
Virginia 1963 highway toll tops 700 as weekend deaths reach twelve
The Associated Press reports Virginia's 1963 highway death toll surpassed 700 with twelve killed over the weekend. Victims include Emily Conley in Fairfax County, Bonnie Buie and Robert Ransom in Essex, Leslie Shackelford in Gloucester, Lillian Stanley in Carrollton, and others across Wythe, Manassas, Roanoke, and Luray areas.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Emily Conley
Pound
Little River Turnpike
Fairfax County
Bonnie Ray Buie
Richmond
Robert Thomas Ransom
Caret
Buie
U.S. 17
Essex County
Leslie Lynn Shackelford
Gloucester
Ware Neck
Lillian Stringfield Stanley
Rt. 1
Carrollton
Smithfield
John L. Merks
Falls Church
James Lucas
Erwin
N.C
Dulles International Airport
Douglas Fristee
Luray
Page County
U.S. 340
Floyd Fielder Buck
Wythe County
Birmingham Church Bombing and Rioting Aftermath
The Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing injures about 20 and causes over 44000 in damage. Two Negroes are shot dead, two white youths held on bonds as tensions flare. President Kennedy and aides visit Birmingham to ease racial strife amid new threats and leadership spats.
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Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
Kennedy Wen
Army
Kenneth Royall
Earl Blaik
Birmingham
A. G. Geston
Shores
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Gaston
Tornado Kills 3 In S. Carolina and North Carolina
A tornado swept Dillon County and into North Carolina killing three people in Dillon and causing about 3.3 million dollars in damage. Victims include Bella Graves and her daughters Queen Ester Graves and Arlene McDuffie. Fort Bragg and Spring Lake suffered extensive damage with several buildings destroyed and crops harmed.
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Dillon
S. C
Dillon County
North Carolina
Mason Blackmon
Bella Graves
Queen Ester Graves
Arlene McDuffie
James Graves
Henrietta McDuffie
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Spring Lake
Howard Grady
Savings and Loan Group Wins Board Approval at Front Royal
Front Royal local business men obtained favorable approval from the Federal Home Loan Bank Board in Washington to organize a Federal Savings and Loan Association in the town.
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Front Royal
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Federal Savings and Loan Association
Washington
Tornado Damages New Bern Area Causing Fifty Thousand Dollar Loss
A tornado hit the New Bern area yesterday morning with Ara pahoe also sustaining damage estimated at $50 000. No injuries reported and investigators assess the extent of the destruction.
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New Bern
N. C
Arapahoe
Weather Today Virginia Frost Risk and Mild Temperatures
Virginia forecast shows clear skies with frost tonight and mild daytime highs in the upper 60s to 70s. Outlook for the week indicates little to no precipitation and generally sunny periods with average monthly rainfall tracked for Winchester.
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Virginia
Winchester
Arlington Cemetery Mystery Clue List
A fragmentary OCR item lists locations and items including Arlington National Cemetery, the Isle of Man, Cairo and Oahu with state abbreviations. The sequence mentions percentages, sizes, and animals such as a giraffe, with regional labels like Kentucky Massachusetts Pennsylvania and Virginia.
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Arlington Nut'l Cemetery
The
Isle of Man
Wan
Cairo
Oahu
Kentucky
Mass
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Bufalo
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