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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1961

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals Cline in Winchester

Death notices list Mrs Cline of Winchester who passed July 13 1913. Kidwell family linked to Highland Memorial Presbyterian Church and Kidwell’s Grocery on N Cameron St. Survivors include two brothers six sisters all of Winchester. Funeral Saturday 11 am at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Body to be moved from Omps Funeral Home to the chapel prior to service.

Joseph S. Duckwall Jones Funeral Home Mount Hebron Cemetery

Bernard R Boyd 67 dies in Hillcrest Nursing Home

Bernard R Boyd age 67 of Clarke County died at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was husband of Carrie Myers Boyd and father to William H Boyd Blakeley Iden Boyd Roger Dale Boyd Elizabeth Shelley Gladys Boyd Edna Owens and two stepchildren Dorothy Strawderman and Dave Myers. He had 14 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p.m. Saturday at John H Enders Funeral Home Ville with Rev. William J Bookman officiating. Burial in Charles Town Cemetery. Friends may call at Enders.

Bernard Russell Boyd Hillcrest Clarke County Carrie Myers Boyd George and Mary Stickles Boyd William H. Boyd White Post Blakeley Iden Boyd Berryville Roger Dale Boyd Elizabeth Shelley Gladys Boyd Edna Owens Dorothy Strawderman Wiley Ford W. Va Dave Myers Baltimore

Parrill Service for Roy William Parrill

Funeral set for Roy William Parrill 62 at Whitacre Methodist Church Saturday at 2 p.m. Reverend Robert Moore to officiate. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery with pallbearers named.

Roy William Parrill Whitacre Methodist Church Robert Moore Woodlawn George Whit

Inwood Man Charles Minnick Dies From Work Accident

Charles Albert Minnick 52 of Inwood died Wednesday at Kings Daughters Hospital from injuries in an on the job incident with the West Virginia Highway Department. He had worked four years with the department after time with C. H. Musselman Co. Survived by wife Virginia Collins Minnick two sons Douglas and Charles at Martinsburg three daughters and 11 grandchildren. Funeral set Saturday at 2 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home Martinsburg with Rev. Byron Berkey and Rev. Charles Weber officiating.

Charles Albert Minnick Inwood Kings Daughters Hospital Ceburg West Virginia Highway Department Minnick Highway Department C. H. Musselman Co Berkeley County W. Va William Minnick Mountain View Church of the Brethren

Death of Thomas J Simmons at Winchester Memorial Hospital

Thomas J Simmons died yesterday afternoon at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Born in Berryville he was the son of Spottswood Brown and the late Mrs Brown. She resided in Berryville before living with her foster-daughter Ann B Clark. Surviving are four foster daughters and a step-son along with siblings. Funeral held at Zion Baptist Church Berryville with burial at Milton Valley Cemetery.

Thomas J. Simmons Winchester Memorial Hospital Berryville Spottswood Brown Ann B. Clark S. Kent St Simmons Zion Baptist Church Boyce Eastern Star Court Clark Emma B. Phillips Washington Gladyce B. Hill Yeadon Dorothy P. Williams Millwood Thomas Simmons, Jr Newark N. J Moses Brown Susie D. Jenkins Germantown J. Curtis Clark Milton Valley Cemetery Walker Phillips Benjamin Carter Abner Curry Earnest Townley Phillip Paige Hamilton Paige Cartwright Funeral Home

Debra Carroll Infant Daughter of Carroll Family Dies

Debra Ray Carroll infant daughter of Calvin Dawes Carroll and Eva Virginia Carroll of 226 Treadwell Street Berryville died this morning at Memorial Hospital. Born March 31, she is survived by six step-brothers Grifton Kirby Dennis Barry Kevin and others in the family.

Debra Ray Carroll Calvin Dawes Carroll Eva Virginia Carroll Treadwell St Berryville Memorial Hospital Grafton Kirby Dennis Barry Kevin

Miss Kidwell Competing in Shenandoah Apple Blossom Contest

Miss Yvonne Kidwell of Martinsburg competes in the Miss Shenandoah Apple Blossom contest at Quarles School auditorium at 10 30 tomorrow morning. The Martinsburg High School senior rides the Martinsburg Chamber of Commerce float in the Grand Feature parade. Thirteen contestants from three state area vie for the Miss Apple Blossom title. the event is open to the public and free.

Yvonne Kidwell Hollie Lee Kidwell Martinsburg Quarles School Kidwell Martinsburg High School Martinsburg Chamber of Commerce Gene Barry Sir Apple Shenandoah Katherine Creech H. W. Butler, Jr Bat Masterson Mr. Masterson

Winchester Banks and Employment Office Adopt Daylight Saving Time

All Winchester banks will switch to Daylight Saving Time starting Monday and close at noon tomorrow and Saturday. The Virginia Employment Service on Piccadilly Street also adopts DST and will be closed tomorrow and Saturday, reopening Monday morning.

Winchester Virginia Employment Service Piccadilly St

Animals Parade At Apple Blossom Festival Night

Large crowds attend the parade with stands selling jewelry flags pocket books and dolls. New York portrait stand visits Apple Blossom for the first time as fires and stuffed animals appear in large numbers while box seats top price 3.75 at Fenway Park and 2.75 at Cleveland Indians stadiums.

New York Cleveland Indians Boston Red Sox Fenway Park

Funeral arrangements announced for Timothy Lloyd and others

Funeral arrangements are in complete for Timothy Lloyd and others. Friends may call at the John H. Enders Funeral Home in Berryville.

Timothy Lloyd John H. Enders Berryville

Suit for $5,000 filed over Milam housing order

Hattie Anderson sues City Building Inspector Marvin B Milam in Corporation Court seeking $5,000 damages over a July 20 directive to vacate and remove a home at 667 N Cam. she claims Milam refused a repair permit, induced demolition, and denied rights to repair, with case backed by Scully and Woltz.

Marvin B. Milam Corporation Court Hattie "Anderson N. Cameron St

Alabama case heats on funding of private white schools

Attorneys for Negro pupils plan to challenge May 8 the use of public funds to support private white schools after county closed public schools in 1959 under a federal court desegregation order. Officials offered cautious statements while NAACP leaders expressed hope the suit and pending motions will force reopening by fall. Dr. W E Smith pledged county board cooperation as court actions proceed.

Kennedy W. Lester Banks Virginia National Association For the Advancement of Colored People W. E. Smith Prince Edward County Justice Department

Court orders move to reopen Negro public schools in Prince Edward

The U S Justice Department filed action over funding gaps since 1959 as 1,800 Black children in Prince Edward County faced largely no schooling while 1,376 white students attended a private system. Officials cite court orders being circumvented and seek to restore judicial process.

Kennedy Justice Department United States Prince Edward T. J. McIlwaine Board of Supervisors

Jim McCoy to Emcee Country Music Jubilee Events

Jim McCoy leader of a local country group will host multiple Country Music Jubilee events. He recently appeared on the Lee Moore show at WWVA Jamboree in Wheeling West Virginia and will emcee Billy Walker and Ray Price appearances with his band at venues in Winchester and Wheeling.

Jim McCoy Lee Moore Wheeling W. Va Jolin Jim Billy Walker Lee- Jackson Ray Price Capitol Theater Apple Shed Winchester Cold Storage

Laos government calls Friday cease fire amid rebel advances

The Laotian government urged a noon Friday cease fire to halt fighting as rebels gain ground. Western observers report no major clashes after Muong Sai fell, while arms airlift to royal troops continues but rebels delay agreeing to a date. The three power truce commission in New Delhi again debates the same issues.

Associated Press Luang Prabang Pathet Laos U.S Washington Laos New Delhi Rctoly Canada Poland

Schools closed to avoid desegregation decree challenged

The motion argues that closing public schools in the state while others remain open unlawfully obstructs implementing the desegregation decree and diverts state funds to privately operated segregated schools, constituting circumvention of the decree.

Prince Edward

Weather sketch and stray notes from an old page

Weather outlook shows mostly cloudy conditions with cooler temperatures and light rain in the far south and near the coast. A Friday update signals partial sun and a few morning showers in the north with slightly warmer afternoon. The rest reads as fragmented names and phrases plus a wedding invitation wording example.

Rainfall Totals and Monthly Totals for Year 1961

Rainfall during the past two hours ending 8 30 a m shows no new rain. April rainfall to date 4.48 inches, 1961 rainfall to date 15.64 inches, with monthly figures listed for April through December including May 3.83 and December 2.30 inches.

Auctions Listed for Northern Virginia and Winchester Area

Multiple sale notices across Frederick and Winchester areas schedule dairy cows furniture tools and farm equipment. Auctions include Farr near Marshall May 1 30 pm Hamns Paper Mill Road May 3 7 30 pm Denny’s Commission May 3 7 pm and Silvania Ritenour May 6 1 pm with house contents guns and machinery. Further listings for Robert Woltz estate Berryville Eddie Stickel residence Greenwood Orchard and other farm items.

Bill) Farr Marshall Northern Virginia Auction Co Orndorff & Cole Silvania Ritenour Berryville Ave Winchester R. Duvall Robert K. Woltz Frederick County Court House Frederick County E. T. Snider Eddie Stickel Berryville W. D. Orndorff John F. Anderson Greenwood Orchard

Also Mentioned on This Page

Marvin O. Kidwell Acre Frank Whitacre Joshua Place John Luttrell Lynn Luttrell Vermont Crosen Omps Funeral Home Bernard R. Boyd Parrill Service Jones Funeral Home, Inc Arles A. Minnick Thomas Simmons Miss Kidwell DST H. L. Mills Pennzoil Texaco Macmillan Miracle Blend Texaco Motor Oil H. L. Mills Motor Oil ROUTE Milam Scully and Woltz Queen Shenandoah Knight Gene Barry Virginia Polytechnic Institute Glee Club Handley High School Robert Porterfield Barter Theater Shelley Mann Dorothy Grove J. Kenneth Robinson Junio Elizabeth Baer Susan Ray Kuykendall Susan Payne Eddy Claude Smalts, Jr Robert F. Smith Raritan National Sandra Lee McFarland Bainbridge Jean D. Foreman Ft. McClellan Ala Mahlon E. Patton National Antique Automobile Club C. Leslie Galladay J. Kelley Lance, Jr Rawson David Shear Romney Holmes Spence Wardensville L.F. Heiner Berkeley Springs Lester Oates Keyser C. H. Siedhoff Elkins Wiliam G. Meyers Fairmont Lawrence L. Kephart Douglas Blanton Front Royal Gene Dicks Middletown Wayne E. King New Market Richard Rhinehart Edinburg Edwin Reamer Middleburg E. F. Early Broadway Martha A. Critzer Paul A. Holston Lexin C. M. Hailey Falls Church Willis M. Anderson Ranoke Sam P. Price Radford Thomas E. Hassett,Jr Staunton R. Irvine Smith Portsmouth Nicholas Carson Charles Town William Dalke, Jr Woodstock Order OF Golden Rud E. Piccadilly HAM WM. Connor Hamn’s Auction I. Q. Answers Abraham Lincoln New Zealand North Carolina Istanbul Hawaiian Roger L. Graham John J. Hall Albany Albuquerque Atlanta Bismarck Boston Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Denver Des Moines Detroit Fairbanks Fort Worth Helena Honolulu Indianapolis Juneau Kansas City Los Angeles Louisville N. Cameron St. H. A Shorty Billmyer Fred Glaize II Stephens City Shenandoah Valley Fleet & Company, Inc E. Pall Mall Sr Winchester, Va WHPL Eddie John H. Enders Co
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