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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1958

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals Miss Anna Louise Hurst

Miss Anna Louise Hurst 51 of Pulaski died Saturday in Charlottesville after a long illness. A funeral and burial were Monday in Pulaski. She is survived by father B Caudill Hurst two brothers Herman A Hurst and Calvin B Hurst and one sister Mrs J Scott Atkinson of this city. Funeral service at Capon Bridge Christian Church with Rev. Donald Wright and Rev. Grady Spry officiating. Burial in Loom Cemetery W Va. Pallbearers listed with honorary pallbearers named.

Anna Louise Hurst Pulaski University Hospital Charlottesville Miss Hurst B. Caudill Hurst Herman A. Hurst Calvin B. Hurst J. Scott Atkinson City A.m Capon Bridge Christian Church Donald Wright Grady Spry Loom W. Va

Funeral service for Anna Martin Saville in Capon Bridge

Funeral service for Anna Martin Saville 81 will be held tomorrow at 11 A M at a Capon Bridge West Virginia residence for the longtime resident who died Monday at home.

Anna Martin Saville Capon Bridge W. Va

Obituary for W Edward Jones 74 Winchester merchant and official

W Edward Jones 74 of 335 Miler St died of a heart attack at home. Born June 15 1883 in Winchester he was a son of William R and Florence Pennington Jones. He married Louise Thompson on January 6 1915. A retired merchant partner in Jones Meat Market until 1934 he served on the Common Council and as Sanitary Inspector. Survived by wife two daughters Mildred and Virginia Lee Jones a son John W. Jones a brother Robert Lee Jones and sisters Clara C Jones and Mary Ann Jones. Funeral Thursday at 3 30 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev William E. Eisenberg. Interment Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers named. Friends may call.

W. Edward Jones Miler St Winchester William R Florence Pennington Jones Louise Thompson Grace Lutheran Church Friendship Fire Company Joh W. Jones Mildred T. Jones Virginia Lee Jones Robert Lee Jones Clara Co. Jones Mary Ann Jones Jones Funeral William E. Eisenberg George H. Eagle Jack G. Swanson Solon G. Greenwalt Howard H. Haymaker Marion H. Anderson Paul W. Siebert Mount Hebron Cemetery Jones Funeral Home

Griffin Brother and Baxley Mayor Indicted in Influence Case

Fulton County grand jury indicted R. A. Cheney Griffin brother of Gov. Marvin Griffin and Baxley Mayor J. M. Dunn on charges of cheating and swindling and influencing the governor over a 1500 dollar payment related to a land conveyance for recreational use. Bond set at 2000 dollars for Dunn. Cheney Griffin posted 2590 earlier.

Atlanta Marvin Griffin Baxley R. A. (Cheney) Griffin J. M Dunn Fulton County Twe Cheney Griffin Fulton Solicitor General’s Dunn Superior Court Jeptha C. Tanksley Paul Webb Griffin Appling

Smith faults jury argues negligence in deer storage case

Attorneys for Virginia Apple Storage contend Mr. Smith shared contributory negligence for not checking elevator position after raising the gate. They assert he was not a business invitee and not the proper person to escort Rudolph and Unger to the deer room. a storage employee should have done so. Jurors named Allanson plus six others heard witnesses including Turner Bowen and Lt. Warren Dudolph.

Virginia Apple Smith Rudolph Mr. Unger Mr. Allanson Wayne B. Warren Cecil Whitacre L.S. Shirley John W. Jolliffe Melvin K. Sandy Orville B. Willey, Jr

Virginia Weather: Fair and cooler with showers Likely

The Virginia forecast calls for fair and cool conditions with a chance of showers in the extreme southwest tonight. Thursday brings more cloudiness and warmer winds with scattered showers west then east in the afternoon or evening. The five day outlook April 24 28 notes temperatures 4 to 7 degrees above normal with showers late Thursday Friday and again Monday.

Virginia Winchester

Rainfall statistics show 24 hour and monthly totals

Rainfall for the past 24 hours ending 8:30 a m totals 82 inches. April rainfall to date is 2 87 inches while the 1958 year to date is 13 11 inches. Average annual rainfall over 45 years is 36 78 inches with monthly averages listed from January to December including 2 41 inches in January and 3 92 inches in August.

Two Airliners Endangered By AF Aerobatics

In Nevada, two commercial pilots report that six F100 jets performed aerobatics near two airliners less than a day after a fatal collision. Capt. Al Shelly of Continental and Capt. Robert Chase of American filed the report with the Civil Aeronautics Board. The United Airlines DC7 carried 47 passengers and a separate jet fighter carried two. Congressmen called for investigations into military air space rules.

Los Angeles Nevada Civil Aeronautics Board al Shelly Continental Airlines Robert Chase American Airlines United Airlines

Methodist Men Hear of Eye Bank Plan at April Meeting

The Hunton Memorial Eye Bank plan was explained to the Market Street Methodist Church Men's Fellowship at its April gathering. Charles A. Campbell of the Winchester Lions Club outlined a state-wide donor program to aid sight restoration for visually handicapped individuals. The next meeting will hold the annual election on May 19. Wilbur Johnston presided.

Hunton Memorial Eye Bank Market Street Methodist Church Charles A. Campbell Eye Bank Winchester Lions Club Lions Club Wilbur Johnston

Soviet satellite plans fuel May Day and Nasser speculation

The piece notes secretive Soviet space activity and rising talk of a large satellite or manned mission. It cites statements by Varvarov Bardin and Blagonravov about a soon launch, possibly a five ton or larger craft, with hints of a manned return mission as speculation runs high ahead of May Day events and Nasser's visit.

Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser Nikolai Varvarov U.S.S.R Ivan Bardin International Geophysical Year Anatoli Blagonravov

Blustery Weather Hits the West

A-blustery weather system from the Rockies brings snow and rain across the West and central Plains. Snow in Red Lodge Montana coats the area while freezing temperatures grip parts of the Rockies and adjacent states.

Associated Press Rockies Red Lodge Mortana Texas Canadian Central Plains Missouri Plains Plateau

Easter Seal drive raises four thousand for Winchester center

Harry Lovett, president of the Northern Virginia Chapter of the Virginia Society for Crippled Children and Adults, reports four thousand dollars raised to date. Last year’s total was three thousand six hundred with a five thousand dollar goal this year. He notes contributions arrive slowly but more are expected as all funds stay in Winchester for the new Rehabilitation Center, where donations to date total six thousand dollars.

Harry Lovett Northern Virginia Virginia Society For Crippled Children and Adults Lovett Winchester

Sharp rise in teen arrests in small cities and counties

Police data show Sharp increases in teenage arrests in towns under 25 000 population rising 16 percent while larger cities up 8 1 percent. Burglary leads gains at 12 2 percent with other categories rising. White arrests total 1 405 967 and Negro arrests 616 028.

Winchester Little Theatre elects directors at annual meeting

The Winchester Little Theatre held its annual meeting last night at the Bark Mill with Mrs. Boyd G Headley Jr presiding. She will remain on the board another year, while directors elected for one year include Mrs. Richard F Lewis Miss Eloise Strader and Eugene Babb. Directors chosen for two years are Miss Bobbie Conrad Mrs Eugene Babb and James Marsh. They meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. to elect officers from among themselves for the coming year.

Winchester Bark Mill Boyd G. Headley, Jr Richard F. Lewis Eloise Strader Eugene Babb Bobbie Conrad James Marsh

Answers to the Daily Quiz Mexico 99 Years

A compact set of quiz solutions including Mexico Santiago Peru California Khyber Pass Football Mammal Greater. The list pairs common trivia prompts with concise answers across geography sports and nature.

Mexico Khyber Pass Santiago California Peru

Eisenhower warns against idle unemployment dole and Senate odds

Eisenhower cautions that an idle workers dole beyond unemployment coverage would be a costly, unworkable program. He doubts Meade Alcorn’s pessimism on GOP Senate prospects and defends bomber flights, stressing presidential control of nuclear-armed forces amid Cold War tensions.

Meade Alcorn Eisenhower Alcorn Senate Eiisenhower U. S Nikita Khrushchev Russia U. N. Security Council Soviet Union U. N United States

Auctions Listed for Apr 26 to May 3 in West Virginia and Maryland

A sequence of farm auctions listed by location and time including Kingree eight miles north of Brucetown Virginia on Opequon Creek, Clay Sales in Mt Airy Maryland and Grover L Bush in Jefferson Ave Charles Town West Virginia. Items cover dairy cattle household goods farm equipment and personal property with auctioneers named. Further sales include Grace Webber Winchester and H S Pat Barr near Va Livestock Mkt with farm equipment and orchard items. A May 3 sale features Robert A Vorous north of Berryville off Rt 340 Franklintown Road with household goods tools and poultry.

Kingree Brucetown Opequon Creek W. D. Orndorff Clay Sales, Inc Mt. Airy Frederick Grover L. Bush Jefferson Ave Charles Town W. Va Paul E. Miller Lime Hiett Forks of Capon Paw Paw Harry Low Grace Webber N. Cameron St Winchester Dennis T. Cole H. S Pat” Barr N. Kent St Ralph W., Horst Buddy Artrip Robert A. Vorous Berryville Franklintown Road

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