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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1960

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals List in Capon Bridge Area

Deaths and funeral notices for Henry Slonaker Beulah Mills Elizabeth Ashwood and William Whitman show services set in Capon Bridge and Winchester Virginia area. Henry Slonaker died September 16 1959 with service at Capon Bridge Methodist Church burial Mt Hebron Cemetery and pallbearers listed. Beulah Mills and Elizabeth Ashwood services scheduled at Jones Funeral Home with relatives named. William Whitman 89 of Winchester NY area died at home with service at 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Elizabeth Ashwood William David Whitman Cork St

Mrs Annie Lee Smith 83 Bluemont Resident Dies

Mrs Annie Lee Smith 83 of Bluemont died Saturday at her son in law and daughter Charles Longerbeam home. She was a Loudoun County native daughter of the late Mr Surviving besides Mrs Longerbeam are five other children George W Smith Lynchburg Carroll C Smith Winchester Joseph F Smith Bluemont Charles W Smith Alexandria. Funeral conducted Tuesday at 10 at Bluemont Methodist Church by Rev M G Wooten burial in Loudoun Ebenezer Cemetery. Body at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville.

Henry Slonaker Clarke County Theordore Sarah Haines Hook Slonaker Capon Bridge Bill, Brent Wiliam B. E. Lester Haines Ralph E. Haines Giffin Capon N. Kent St Ashwood Montague Avenue Methodist Church Raymond A. Fauver Bragg, N.C Margaret Ware Washington, D.C Richard G. Green Winchester Jane Shull Frederick County Mary Man- Clearwauer John Green Fla Annie Lee Smith Bluemont Charles Longerbeam Loudoun County Margaret Longerbeam George W. Smith Lynchburg Carroll C. Smith Kerr St Joseph F. Smith Charles W. Smith Alexandria Bluemont Methodist Church M. G. Wooten Loudoun Ebenezer Cemetery John H. Enders Berryville Bessie Mason Hutzler March Jones Funeral Home C. L. Beard Henry P. Kern Jr Clyde E. Embrey Charles A. Dorton, Jr Richad D. Ken Luther F. Tewalt Charlie R. /rmel Central Cemetery Ganotown

Beulah Mills funeral set in Hagerstown

Beulah Boyd Mills of Hagerstown Maryland died in Little Falls New Jersey. Her funeral will be held Tuesday at 1 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home with Rev John W Fisher officiating. Burial is at Mount Hebron. Pallbearers include George Yeakley William Baker Charles Myers Marion Vanscoy H C Christianson and J Thomas Boyd. Friends may call at Jones Funeral Home.

Beulah Boyd Mills Hagerstown Little Falls N.J Jones Funeral John W. Fisher George T. Yeakley William R. Baker Charles E. Myers Marion P. Vanscoy H. C. Christianson J. Thomas Boyd Mount Hebrenry

Crawford of Winchester dies after long illness

Austin Crawford aged 74 of 210 Liberty Ave Winchester died yesterday morning in Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He previously worked at the Viscose Plant Front Royal and for Farmers and Merchants National Bank. Survived by widow Gladyce two sons Austin B Crawford Jr Oliver and a daughter Eva Curtis of Cleveland. Funeral Wednesday 2 pm Mt Carmel Baptist Church with burial at Orrick Cemetery.

Austin Bell Crawford Liberty Ave Memorial Hospital Winchester Crawford Front Royal Farmers and Merchants National Bank Alderson W. Va Taylor Crawford Storer College West Virginia State College Mt. Carmel Baptist King Hiram Lodge Cartwright Funeral Home

Local Auctions Listed for August Near Winchester Berryville

Sales Directory outlines multiple auctions in August near Winchester and Berryville. Denneys Commission Auction at Route 7 east of Winchester sells furniture and appliances. J W Williams Fruit Market auction includes grocery stock and real estate. Winnie B Fenton auction features furniture and appliances. Kim Ball sale at Rock Hill Farm covers Holstein cattle and equipment. Estate auctions for Walker McC Bond and Harry Heishman list farm equipment and personal property.

Denny’s Commission Winchester Orndorff and Cole J. W. Williams Williams Fruit Market Dennis T. Cole Winnie B. Fenton Charles R. Duvall Wed Neil W Jean E. Kimball Rock Hill Farm Berryville W. D. Orndorff

Driver Hurt as Car Hits Tree On Rt 50 East

Ernest Clem 24 of Maurertown injured when his 1957 Ford veered off Rt 50 east of Winchester hit a tree near the Royal Drive In. He refused hospital care, later seated in an ambulance. radiator damage noted and car valued at $700.

Rt. 50 East Ernest Clem Maurertown Ford D. A. Sheetz Clem Rt. 50 Royal Drive-In Winchester Memorial Hospital Millwood Rt. 255 R. L. Bruce George Pines Saveinanate Dag Holmes

Winchester Star Highlights Frederick and Clarke News

The Winchester Star features key Frederick and Clarke County developments with emphasis on local actions, community figures, and regional updates in a concise briefing.

Winchester Star Frederick & Clarke

Farmer Uses Beaver Dams To Secure Water Supply

Prince Albert Saskatchewan AP report profiles David Monteith a farmer who exploited beaver dam building to raise Shell River water levels. He drops poplar into the river, uses beaver activity to form dams, provides year round drinking water for 80 Hereford cattle, and conducts annual beaver censuses with a neighbor harvesting. He manages water with dynamiting and seasonal flooding control, producing hay from beaver meadows and supporting local cattle needs.

Prince Albert, Sask David Monteith Mt. Nebo Saskatchewan Monteith Shell River Monteith Farm Knute Larson

Silent film star Annette De Foe dies at 71

Annette De Foe also known as Gertrude Marie Au coin died after a long illness in Hollywood. The 71 year old silent screen actress, who appeared in Timber Wolf and One Clear Call, also performed on stage. Also reported is the death of Sammy Stewart a 70 year old former bandleader and early jazz musician who helped introduce symphonic jazz and was among the first Blacks admitted to the American Guild of Pipe Organists.

Associated Press Hollywood Annette de Foe Timber Wolf Gertrude Marie Aucoin NEW York Sammy Stewart American Guild of Pipe Organists Paul Whiteman

New York Executive Hans Vogelstein Dies After Illness

Hans A. Vogelstein 56 former president of American Metal Climax Inc a mining and smelting firm and former governor of the New York Commodity Exchange died Friday after a long illness He resigned the presidency last year but remained chairman of the company's finance committee

New York Hans A. Vogelstein American Metal Climax, Inc New York Commodity Exchange

Frederick T. Rooks Dies at 80 Founder of US Oil Co

Frederick T. Rooks 80 founder and board chairman of the US Oil Company of East Providence died Sunday in a hospital. He specialized in oils for the textile industry and led the firm for many years.

Warwick, R.I Frederick T. Rooks US. Oil Company of East Providence

Negro Students Begin Kneel In Church Drive in Atlanta

Negro college students launched a coordinated kneel in campaign by attending six Atlanta white Protestant churches. Twenty five students led by white allies visited First Baptist Druid Hills Baptist First Presbyterian St. Mark Methodist Grace Methodist and the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip. No major incidents were reported as some were admitted after dialogue while others stood outside or listened from foyers. Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. called the reception warm.

Atlanta Negro College Stuents South Georgia First Baptist Druid Hills Baptist

Virginia Weather Outlook and Rainfall Totals

Scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight with a low near 70. Tuesday to be mostly sunny and slightly cooler. A five day outlook through August 13 shows temperatures about 2 to 3 degrees above normal, with a chance of showers Friday or Saturday and warmer conditions later in the period. Rainfall totals and monthly averages for the past 47 years are listed.

Virginia

Danton Walker, Broadway Columnist, Dies at 61

Danton Walker, Broadway columnist for the New York Daily News for over two decades, died at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis after a heart attack. The Atlanta native, a bachelor, entered hospital July 29 while vacationing in Provincetown and had founded the paper’s music criticism. He joined the News in 1933 and began his Broadway column in 1937 after early financial reporting duties.

Hyannis Mass Danton Walker New York Daily News Cape Cod Hospital Walker Provincetown Atlanta Daily News News Financial News Lily Pons

Coal truck crashes into buses injuring twenty two in New Jersey

A tractor-trailer carrying coal slammed into the rear of the second bus as two Somerset Bus Co. coaches were lined up at the curb. Twenty three passengers were hospitalized. The driver, Lionel Knoll, 25, of Schuylkill Haven, Pa., said the gas pedal stuck and he could not move lanes.

Mountainside N.J Somerset Bus Co Lionel Knoll Schuylkill Haven Knoll

Food poisoning hits capacity crowd at reunion picnic

In Emporia Kansas a family reunion picnic infects about 160 attendees with food poisoning and at least 14 people hospitalized. Officials report most cases are non life threatening with no critical conditions. Local health authorities investigate food sources and safety practices.

Emporia, Kan

Blind Volunteer Becomes Albany Hospital Worker at 14

Kathy Dorn, who has been blind since birth, waits two years to reach the age requirement and is assigned to Albany Hospital's children’s ward. She says she feels fortunate to serve as a volunteer.

Albany, N.Y Kathy Dorn Albany Hospital Kathy

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