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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1960

Page

2

Death notices and Arrivals for Harry A. Newlin

Harry A. Newlin 49 of 142 Montague Ave died yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital after two years of poor health. Born in Frederick County he was the son of the late James T. Newlin and Ivy Bennett Newlin. Survived by widow Helen Rogers two children Harry A. Newlin Jr and Mrs Nancy Pingley and three sisters. He was a mechanic at Health Center Bowling Alleys. Funeral Saturday 11 a.m. Omps Funeral Home with Rev Paul Slonaker. Burial Mt Hebron Winchester. Bearers include Lee Stultz. Members of Staunton Fire Dept and Loyal Order of the Moose will attend.

Harry Arthur Newlin Montague Ave Winchester Memorial Hospital Frederick County James T. Newlin Ivy Bennett Newlin Helen Rogers Harry A. New‘lin, Jr Nancy Pingley Harry Seabright Harry Martin Front Royal Nutter Omps Paul Slonaker E.U.B New+lin Mt. Hebron

Bowers Junior dies. Staunton graveside service set

Andrew Colaw Bowers Junior 37 of Staunton died. He was born Sept. 22 in Highland County, served in WWII in the Air Force, and worked for Smiths Transfer. Survived by wife Helen Argenbright two daughters Cynthia Ann and Diana K two sisters Emma Eilson and Fletta Whitlock and his parents. Graveside rites with Rev David F Olivier and Rev J C Gar captor. Pallbearers Carroll Bridgeforth Charles Armel.

Andrew Colaw J. C. Garcaptor Carroll Bridgeforth Charles Armel

Mrs. B Brooke Smith Dies at 77 in West Virginia

Mrs. B Brooke Smith age 77 long time resident of Norfolk Gen area West Virginia daughter of William and Rebecca Hot Simpiller Jennings wife of B Brooke Smith funeral set for Saturday 1 30 at Jones Funeral Home conducted by Rev C L Beard and Dr S L Flickinger burial Mount Hebron Cemetery body arriving this evening

Louisa Virginia Smith Norfolk Westend Someville W. Va William and Rebecca Hotsimpiller Jennings B. Brooke Smith Jones Funeral Home C. L. Beard S. L. Flickinger Mount Hebron Cemetery

Jury grants 5 year suspended term in Warren shooting

Bryan Jennings Nichols Jr 27 of Linden received a five year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to shooting his wife Helen Jane Nichols in the knee with a 16 gauge shotgun on January 9. Judge Elliott Marshall ordered no firearms ownership or residence with guns as a condition. The case was supported by state trooper J C Bell and Front Royal officers who testified to blood, a gun under a mattress, and spent shells found at the scene.

Front Royal Bryan Jennings Nichols, Jr Linden Elliott Marshall Warren Circuit Nichols Helen Jane Fee William C. Humphries J. C. Bell Nichol John Williams Front Royal Police

Gibson School to Open September First

The Gibson facility will start classes September 1 with two large buses replacing smaller ones used for high school transport to Douglas School. The school spans about 550 square feet, mainly masonry with wall units in parts.

Douglas Scool All Pratt i Banes

Convict Jones Still At Large Near Double Toll Gate

A 22 year old black man Philip Jones escaped from a Road Camp 7 work detail near here around 3:30 PM. He is 5 feet 6 inches, 141 pounds, medium build with black hair and brown eyes, wearing prison clothes. Jones was sentenced to 15 years at Portsmouth for burglary tools. Contact police if seen.

Gore Double Toll Gate Philip Jones Here Jones Portsmouth

Burst Gas Tank Ignites Car Fire Near Motel

A 1957 Oldsmobile burst its gas tank after a wet pavement skid at the Hayfield Motel, destroying the car and contents. Driver Douglas McCabe of Columbus and his brother escaped as State Trooper Malbon and Round Hill Fire Company battled the blaze amid rain. damage estimated at $2,000. The Holiday Inn Kernstown kitchen fire followed later, caused by improper placement of cotton swabs near coffee maker electrical units.

Douglas McCabe Columbus Malbon Round Hill Fire Company Hayfield Winchester Volunteer Rescue Friendship Rouss South End Holiday Inn Kernstown

Car Accident Kills Child Near Strasburg

Three year-old Diana Merchant of Kensington Maryland was killed near Strasburg when her father accidentally released the brake as he unloaded luggage from a family car at a Shenandoah River cabin. His wife Lana and a broken collarbone victim were hurt. the infant and another child escaped injury.

Strasburg Diana Merchant Kensington William E. Merchant Shenandoah River

Nixon Speech Links Intelligence to National Security

Nixon warned that a strong intelligence service is essential to deter surprise attacks, saying there should be no apology for maintaining covert activity to prevent another Pearl Harbor. He accused Kennedy of misrepresenting his stance on apologizing over the U2 incident and saving the summit.

Arizona Nixon Pearl Harbor Eisenhower Soviet Union Kennedy Nikita Khrushchev

Kennedy campaign tactics and farm policy questions emerge

Kennedy employs a “low road” campaign style as party platforms pledge farm problem solutions. Farm groups complain of higher input costs and lower crop prices while the campaign looks to emergency farm aid and surplus reduction. Kennedy staffs up with labor and policy experts, naming Archibald Cox head of a brain trust and appointing Meyner as campaign director in New Jersey with Tydings as Florida-Delaware coordinator.

Kennedy Congress Ralph Bradley Illinois Farmers Union Ed Christensen Minnesota Farmers Union Harry Caldwell North Carolina State Grange Fred Heinkle Missouri Farmers Association Willard Cochrane University of Minnesota Harvard Law School Archibald Cox Walter P. Reuther United Auto Workers Union Lyndon B. Johnson Texas Reuther Johnson Thruston B. Morton Kentucky Washington Morton Robert B. Meyner New Jersey Joseph D. Tydings Millard B. Tydings Maryland Florida Delaware Tydings

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August Sales Directory Auctions Across Counties

Listings of auctions with dates and locations in West Virginia and Virginia. DENNY S Commission Auction near Winchester, Mrs H W Murphy & Son sale near Ridgeway, J W Williams Fruit Market near Winchester, Neil W and Jean E Kimball at Rock Hill Farm, Walker McC Bond estate on Whittier Ave Ext, and more auctions with equipment livestock and real estate. Auctioneers named for each sale.

Denny’s Commission Winchester Orndorff and Cole DS. T H. W. Murphy & Son Ridgeway W. Va Payne's Chapel Buddy Artrip J. W. Willams Fruit Market Dennis T. Cole Neil W Jean E. Kimball Rock Hill Farm Berryville Rt. 1 W. D. Orndorff Walker McC. Bond Barnett Farm Whittier Ave E. T. Snider Highview Farms & Hatcheries, Inc Circuit Court Frederick County Virginia Highview West Virginia Back Creek

Hoppers President Wins D-Gas Trophy at Remington

Walter E. Patterson Jr. of Winchester, president of the Hoppers Auto Club, won a D-Gas trophy at the new Remington drag strip in Virginia. His 1950 Ford runs on a 1957 Chevrolet V-8 engine converted in the club garage. Several members have done similar swaps. the Kernstown club hosts the effort.

Walter E. Patterson, Jr Winchester Hoppers Auto Club Remington, Va Kernstown

Katanga Troops to Turn Peace Mission Over to UN

Trouble reports say Katanga will hand over the peace keeping mission to United Nations forces. Premier says Belgian troops will leave only when the Belgian command decides security is assured. Soviets condemn UN move as a blow to Security Council authority in Congo.

Katanga U.N Gaston Securit Council

Kefauver Campaign Continues As Tennessee Incumbents Seek renomination

Three Republicans contend for the GOP nomination while no campaigns are active. All nine Tennessee congressmen sought renomination with Reece and Baker unopposed among Republicans and Evins Murray Everett unopposed among Democrats. Frazier faced Holt in Chattanooga and Loser faced Fulton in Nashville. Bass and Davis faced minor opposition from Brown and Farrell respectively.

Tennessee B. Carroll Reece Howard Baker Joe L. Evins Tom Murray Robert Everett J. B. Frazier T. Holt The Veterans of Foreign Wars Chattanooga J. Carlton Richard Fulton Nashville Ross Bass Pulaski Clifford Davis Memphis Bass E. L. Brown Clarksville Davis Richard Farrell

Weather Outlook With Showers and Thunderstorms

Forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with showers and scattered thunderstorms tonight. Lows ranging from 65 to 70 in the north and near 70 in the south. Friday brings variable cloudiness with a chance of showers and storms in the southwest and extreme south portions. Highs reach the mid 80s.

Rainfall Totals and Averages for Ma hone eoliogians

The report lists rainfall figures through August 17, 1960, with year to date totals of 31.1960 and 27.72 for the period. It compares to a 47 year average annual rainfall of 36.85 and monthly averages ranging from 2.02 inches in February to 3.92 inches in August.

Associated Press Albany Albuquerque Anchorage Atlanta Bismarck Boston Buffalo Chi Denver Des Moines Detroit Fort Worth Honolulu Kansas City Memphis Miami Milwaukee St. Paul New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Omaha Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland Ore Rapid City St. Louis Salt Lake Citier San Diego San Francisco Seattle Tampa Washington

Bridge Match Winners Named at Golf Club

Mrs Harold Brown and Mrs Winchester captured the top honors at the Contract Bridge Club event last night at the Golf Club. The August master point match went to Mrs P Kern with third place awarded to Mr and Mrs Lewis H Hyde Jr and fourth to Vincent Catarella and Richard Bowers.

Harold Brown Winchester Contract Bridge Club Golf Club P. Kern Lewis H. Hyde, Jr Vincent Catarella Richard Bowers

Peach Offerings Reported Light Across Markets

The Federal State Market News Service reports light peach offerings as shipments vary between varieties. Redhavens and Halehavens in Southern Virginia show early stock depleted, with insufficient quantities for general packing.

Leves Federal State Market News Service Virginia

Also Mentioned on This Page

Harry A. Newlin Winches Biel Lee Stultz Staunton Fire Dept Order of the Moose Andrew C. Bowers Jones Funeral Home, Inc Mrs Warren Gibson H. L. Mills Quaker State Pennzoil Exaco Havoline Texaco & H. L. Motor Oil Wenreat I. Q. Answers Christopher Columbus Switzerland Ottawa Pontius E. Piccadilly St Hoppers Kefauver Glaize & Bro N. Cameron St Winchester, Va E.S.T Make Jamesway Robbins Kitson Hawkins Case Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Julian A. Everly Corndorff Farm Old Coyle Farm Payne’s Chapel D.S.T Jersey Guernsey Thomas Oliver Minneapolis Star Daily Highview Farms and Hatcheries, Incorporated P. Henshaw Margaret O. Henshaw Frederick County Court House J. Randolph Larrick J. D. Orndorff
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