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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1961

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals in West Virginia and Virginia

Two notices list deaths of W V Moore and a Staunton native. Dr Moore a former WWI medical examiner and First Baptist member, survived by wife Charlotte. daughters Elizabeth and Virginia, son J B Moore, and grandchildren Robert and Susan Musgrove. Funeral arrangements pending. flowers omitted. contributions to Winchester Hospital Building Fund. Friends may call Jones Funeral Home.

W. Va Robert Susan Musgrove Jones Funeral Home Winchester Memorial Hospital Building Fund

Mrs R C Brown 90 Dies in Berryville Memorial Hospital

Mrs Laura Shearer Brown 90 of Main Street Berryville dies this morning in Memorial Hospital. Widow of R Conley Brown she was born in Millwood a daughter of James M and Martha Neville Shearer last member of her immediate family. Survivors include seven nieces and two arrangements are in complete. Friends may call at John H Enders Funeral Home.

Laura Shearer Brown Main St Berryville Memorial Hospital R. Conley Brown Brown Millwood James M Martha Neville Shearer John H. Enders

Ruth Virginia Benner dies after long illness at Lynn Hill Nursing Home

Ruth Virginia Benner 22 of Round Hill dies after a long illness at Lynn Hill Nursing Home near Middletown. She is survived by her father Roxann Virginia Ben and siblings Donald R Benner and John F Benner, mother Ada Benner, sister Mrs Sturley Campbell, and grandmother Mrs Alvie Speck. Funeral service set with Rev Ronald St Clark Monday at 3 30 p m DST with burial in Paynes Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call.

Ruth Virginia Benner Round Hill Lynn Hill Middletown Clearbrook Roxann Virginia Ben Sturley Campbell Winchester Donald R. Benner Brucetown John F. Pila Washington, D.C Ada Benner Alvie Speck Inwood Ronald St. Clark Jones Funeral Home Paynes Chapel Cemetery

Funeral service for Marvin Oliver Kidwell held

The funeral for Marvin Oliver Kidwell of 547 Highland Ave died Wednesday was conducted this morning by Rev. Joseph S. Duckwall at Jones Funeral Home. Burial followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery.

Marvin Oliver Kidwell Highland Ave Joseph S. Duckwall Jones Funeral Home Mount Hebron

Clarke Man Dies After Auto Crash

Harold Wise Sowers 70 of White Post died at Memorial Hospital after his 1957 Pontiac crashed head on into a tree along his private road. He was born in Clarke County and unmarried. Survived by three sisters Mrs Dabney Starke of Norfolk Mrs Reynolds Green of White Post and Mrs Thomas Love Chrisman of Richmond. Friends may call at John H Enders Funeral Home.

White Post Harold Wise Sowers Memorial Hospital Spicer Clarke County Henry Wise Rose Rector Sowers Edward Dabney Starke Norfolk George Reynolds Green Thomas Love Chrisman Richmond John H. Enders

Sacred Heart Kindergarten Registration Opens Tomorrow Afternoon

Registration for Sacred Heart Kindergarten will be held tomorrow afternoon from 2 to 5 p.m. DST. A child must be in a certain age group by December 31, and applicants must present a birth certificate and participate in a personal interview with the child at registration.

Sacred Heart

Skeleton Evicted in France Finds Skeleton in Bed

ARLES France AP eight months after rent hike police eviction uncovered a skeleton in a bed. An autopsy suggests death occurred about 18 months earlier with no immediate signs of foul play.

Arles France Leon Rastelline

Catholic Men to Hold Day of Recollection

Rev. John Cilinski will lead a Day of Recollection tomorrow from 1 to 5 p m CST for Sacred Heart Parish men. The event includes sermons and spiritual exercises aimed at renewing fervor and focusing on God. Parish members are urged to attend.

John Cilinski Men of

Millwood Socials Recap Distinct Local Visitors and Trips

Millwood social notes recount Mr. and Mrs. W Conroy Wilson sailing for Europe for a month. Mrs A W Sommaripa will host a Friday night event. Julise mobel Lee of New York visited Mr and Mrs William B Clagett and was hosted by Clarke County friends. Details of teas, garden week tours, hunts cup attendance, and travel to Baltimore and Greece appear among local society mentions.

E. W. Conner Millwood W. Conroy Wilson Europe A. W. Sommaripa Julise Mobel Lee New York William B. Clagett Clarke County Stuart Brown, Jr Atlanta Thomas Manchester Emily John Chew Summit Point Allen Stewart Topping Martha Mason Thompson Virginia Courtney B. Jones Everard Kidder Meade Ene Thompson Kentucky Courtney Jones Alexander Mackay-Smith

Dudley Accused Of Strangling Woman in Virginia Bond

Irene Dudley 44 told state police of a 12 year old murder claim involving her itinerant husband Dudley and a woman named Jean later identified as Jeanne Ply. Police found no grave but report the couple fled to Virginia where they are jailed on separate murder charges.

Syracuse N.Y Duley Jean Jeanne Harry S. Sanderson Dudley Irene New York State Virginia Bridgeport Oneida Lake

Congolese Troops Detain Tshombe During Congo Tension

Congolese forces hold President Moishe Tshombe virtually prisoner in Coquilhatville as Katanga protests a plan to hand him and Foreign Minister Evariste Kimba to Lumumba loyalists. A unity conference ended in dispute and a blockade of Congo politicians followed.

Coquilhatville the Congo Moishe Tshombe Katanga Congo Elisabethville United Nations Tshombe Evariste Kimba Stanleyville Patrice Lumumba Lumumba Brazzaville Antoine Gizenga Onl Joseph Kasavubu Central Congoes Leopoldville Gizenga Kasavubu

May 3 7:00 P.M. Denny's Commission Auction Directory

Local sales directory lists multiple auctions in Frederick and Warren Counties. Items include furniture, appliances, tools, guns, vehicles, and real estate. Auctioneers Orndorff Cole Duvall Snider are named with dates May 3 to May 13 and venues around Winchester Berryville and Frederick Court House.

Denny’s Commission Winchester Orndorff & Cole Silvania Ritenour Berryville Ave Charles R. Duvall Robert K. Woltz Frederick County Court House Frederick County EB. T. Snider Eddie Stickel Berryville Rt. 340 W. D. Orndorff John F. Anderson Frederick Kis Prederick County E. T. Snider Reenwood Winon

Asbury Methodist Charge to Have Guest Speaker

The Francis Asbury Methodist Charge holds Sunday services at multiple chapels with guest speakers. Greenwood Methodist Chapel hosts John J. Hawse at 11, Lamps Memorial Church features H S Galloway at 11, Hites Chapel at 2 30 p.m. hosts Addison Weisiger, Shockeysville Church at 1 30 p.m. has Rev L L Shreck, Howards Chapel at 11 a.m. is led by I J White, and Chestnut Grove at 10 a.m. features Rev Miss Mary Louise Steele. The Fourth Quarterly Conference meets at Greenwood Chapel on Wednesday May 1 at 7 90 p.m.

Francis Asbury Methodist Charge John J. Hawse Greenwood Methodist Chapel Lamps Memorial Church H.S. Galloway Hites Chapel Addison Weisiger L. L. Shreck Shockeysville Church

Weather Elsewhere Highlights in Central America and US

A brief feature notes figures and names from The Weather Elsewhere by the Associated Press. Mentions 15 million, Lightouse, and Interstate Commerce Commission with references to British Honduras Honduras El Salvador Nicaragua Costa Rica and Panama.

Lightouse Interstate Commerce British Honduras Honduras el Salvador Nicaragua Costa Rica Panama

Frost Warning Affects Interior With Cold Weekend

Frost warning remains in effect for the interior tonight with clear skies and temperatures dipping to around 30 in the mountains and 40 along the coast. Sunday brings mostly sunny skies and a slight warmup with highs in the 50s in the mountains and 60s along the coast.

Rainfall totals and averages for observed period

Rainfall in the last four hours ending 8:30 a.m. on 30 April shows a daily total of 4.73 inches for the date. Cumulative 1961 rainfall stands at 15.84 inches with long term averages posted at 36.9 inches annually and monthly averages ranging from 2.05 to 3.95 inches across months.

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