Deaths and Funerals Preffitt and Metz
The funeral for Mrs. Bis Preffitt of Berryville is set for tomorrow at 11 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home with burial at Mount Hebron. Pallbearers include Lester Funkhouser Curtis Funkhouser William D Orndorff and Sterling Swart. Frances Hamilton Metz died Wednesday. service at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers listed as Ronald V Stickle John H Fisher Douglas L Fisher Daniel R Metz Paul M Haldeman and C Evans Kline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preffitt
Bis
Berryville
Jones Funeral Home
E. B. Smith
Mount Hebron
Lester Funkhouser
Curtis Funkhouser
William D. Orndorff
White
Sterling Swart
Guy Flynn
Frances Hamilton Metz
C. L. Beard
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Ronald V. Stickle
John H. Fisher
Douglas L. Fisher
Daniel R. Metz
Paul M. Haldeman
C. Evans Kline
Melester Rites Conducted For Pearl Melester
Melester service for Pearl Melester wife of Harry Elmer Melester dies yesterday will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Funeral Home with Rev. John E. Oliver presiding Burial at Mt Hebron Pallbearers listed include Russell Morrison Harry Shirley Jesse Lewis Cory Miller Rufus Smith and William Heironiruns
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Virginia Melester
Harry Elmer Melester
John E. Oliver
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Russell Morrison
Harry Shirley
Jesse Lewis
Cory Miller
Rufus Smith
William Heironiruns
School Official Named Albemarle Director of Instruction
Charlottesville AP report says R. Claude Graham 61, assistant state superintendent of public instruction, was named director of instruction for Albemarle County to replace Robert Gibson who resigned to join Radford College faculty. Graham previously led Albemarle Schools and held other administrative posts in Pittsylvania and Albemarle.
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Charlottesville
R. Claude Graham
Albemarle County
Graham
Robert Gibson
Radford College
Albemarle
Pittsylvania County
Funeral Services for Mrs. Bismark 8
Funeral services for Mrs. Bismark 8 are set for Saturday at 11 00 a m at Jones Funeral Home. Jones Funeral Home Inc.'s obituary notice provides the arrangement details for the family and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Bismark
Preffitt
160 Damages Reported in a Two Car Crash
A two car collision occurred yesterday at 5 15 p m west of the Braddock intersection on Boscawen Street. Marie O Mills driving a 1958 Chevrolet and a 1940 Cadillac pulled from the curb and struck her vehicle. Driver of the Ford was Mary C Miller of Route 1 Winchester. Chevrolet damage listed at 100 and Ford at 60 for a total of 160.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock
Boscawen St
Basil Cooper
Marie O. Mills
241 FE
Fairfax Lane
Boscawen
Ford
Mary C. Miller
Rt. 1
Winchester
Children’s Dog Show Set For Sunday
The Kid's Dog Show co sponsored by the Ken L tation Company and the Winchester Recreation Department will be Sunday at 2 p m in Rouss Park. Entry is open to any child with a dog in multiple classes with prizes including ribbons and Kodak Saber 620 cameras.
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Ken-L-tation Company
Winchester Recreation Department
Rouss Park
War Memorial Building
John Hodson
Ken-L-tation
Mirror in the Sky Marks First Step Toward Global Telecommunication
A giant balloon in orbit near Crawford Hill tests signals for a satellite network to link Chicago with Japan Africa and the USSR. Bell Labs scientists study long distance TV radio and phone relays hoping for worldwide communications via orbiting satellites and eventual geostationary satellites.
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Holmdel
N.J
Earth
Chicago
Japan
Africa
U.S.S.R
Crawford Hill
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Moon
Goldstone
Calif
Slashed Bodies Of Manufacturer and Wife Found
Riverside police investigated the nude, stabbed and throttled deaths of vitamin manufacturer Charles Duvel, 45, and his wife Sylvia, 47, found face down on their bed by their maid Roberta Irwin. Police called it the work of a sadist.
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Riverside
Calif
J. A. Bennett
Charles Duvel
Sylvia
Roberta Irwin
Jury Deliberates In Murder Trial Of Former Sheriff
An all male jury resumes deliberations in the murder trial of former Sheriff Lawrence King of Montgomery County Mississippi. King is accused in the love triangle slaying of deputy William Kelly. The state seeks the death penalty with life if mercy is granted or penalties unresolved. The two defendants, Alex Joe Morris and Pink Earl Townsend, have pleaded guilty.
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Meridian
Miss
Forer
Lawrence King
William Kelly
Henry Lee Rodgers
Montgomery County
King
Kelly
Alex Joe Morris
Pink Earl Townsend
Yoon Bo Sun Election Triggers Premiers Fight in Korea
Seoul AP reports Yoon Bo sun election as South Korea's president sparks a looming clash over the premiership. The 62 year old Democratic veteran won strong support from the National Assembly but must nominate a premier for approval by a Congress led by Democrats. Kim Do yun and John M. Chang emerge as rivals as power shifts under the new constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
South Korea
Yoon Bo-sun
Yoon
Democratic Party
Korea
Japan
National Assembly
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Hawaii
House of Representatives
Democrats
Kim Do-yun
Kim
John M. Chang
Plane Lands With Engine Trouble At Norfolk Airport
A Navy AD4 plane from the carrier Lake Champlain made an emergency landing at Norfolk Municipal Airport after engine trouble. The single engine craft overran the strip and bogged in soft ground but was freed in about thirty minutes. all three crewmen were unhurt.
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Norfolk
Lake Champlain
Weather Forecast and Virginia Outlook Aug 13 17
Mostly cloudy tonight with a chance of rain in the south portion. Highs near 80s with lows in the 60s west and near 70 east. Saturday remains cloudy with some showers mainly in the south. Five day outlook from Aug 13 to 17 calls for near normal temperatures and showers throughout with minor day to day changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Winchester
Rainfall totals and averages for past 47 years
Rainfall in the last 24 hours ending 8 30 today was none. August rainfall to date is 1 51 inches. 1960 year to date rainfall is 29 02 inches. Average annual rainfall for 47 years is 36 85 inches. Monthly averages for 47 years list January 2 24 February 2 02 March 2 98 April 3 16 May 3 77 June 3 85 July 3 89 August 3 92 September 2 67 October 3 30 November 2 49 December 2 38.
House Leaders Invited to Farm Emergency Meeting
Washington AP Workers report House agriculture leaders were invited to an informal conference on emergency farm legislation. Chairman Harold D. Cooley said a bill would be considered after the post convention session next week. Republicans were expected to largely abstain, as farm policy looms large in the campaign.
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Washington
House Agriculture
Harold D. Cooley
DNC
House Agriculture Committee
Congress
House
Cooley
Ezra Taft Benson
Local Sales Directory Listings August Auctions
August sales notices list multiple auctions around Winchester and nearby towns. Items include household goods furniture appliances farm equipment dairy cattle poultry antiques and real estate with various auctioneers such as Duvall Orndorff and Artrip conducting on August 15 17 19 20 26 27 and 30 at listed farm and town locations in Virginia and West Virginia.
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W. Williams
Williams Fruit Market
Winchester
Dennis T. Cole
Winnie B. Fenton
Charles R. Duvall
Neil W
Jean E. Kimball
Rock Hill Farm
Berryville
Rt. 7
W. D. Orndorff
Walker McC. Bond
Barnett Farm
Whittier Ave
E. T. Snider
Harry Heishman
Mt. Falls
Virginia
Florence F. Richard
W. Pall Mall St
Julian A . Everly
J. Randolph Larrick
Frederick County Court House
Valuable County Realty and Poultry Farm
Julian A. Everly
Highview Farms and Hatcheries, Inc
Highview
W. Va
Lela B. Smith
Kent St
Buddy Artrip
B. F. Dodson
Stephens City
W. F. Artrip, Jr
Blood Donor Honors Alberti Clinic Tuesday
The late Homer E. Alberti will be honored at the Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic hosted by the Winchester Lions Club at First Presbyterian Church. Urgent local need for blood cited due to accidents and injuries. Winchester Memorial Hospital provides free blood to patients. Quota set at 150 pints with donation slots from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer E. Alberti
Memorial Hospital
Red Cross
Winchester Lions Club
First Presbyterian Church
John Cain
Winchester
Cain
Washington
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Seamen Strike Delays Queen Mary Sailing From Southampton
Wildcat strike by National Seamen's Reform Movement halts Queen Mary voyage to New York. Cunard organizes emergency airlift for 1,845 passengers, cost could reach a quarter million dollars. Strike affects 14 British ports and 35 ships. many travelers stranded or awaiting Cherbourg pickups.
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Southampton
England
New York
Cunard Line
Cherbourg
France
National Seamen's Reform Movement
National Union of Seamen
Take Home
Tax Knocking Wine Whisky Sales for Loop
Richmond AP reports that a 10 percent tax on wine and whisky, effective July 1, shows first week August sales at 43 296 cases compared with 50 973 the prior year. Including tax revenue totaled 2 001 000, down 170 000 from the year before, with tax excluded revenue down 350 000. Since the tax enactment, revenues have fallen by nearly 112 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
General Assembly
Quick crossword style Q and A list
A compact Q and A set lists answers for ten prompts. Items include Quicksilver the last one an American interior interjections and the phrase Collect on Delivery Deed, dated 1946, forty days, and second cousins.
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Quicksilver
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Anacreon
Heaven
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S. Cameron MO
Snellings
Mirror In the Sky
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E. Piccadilly St
Martinsburg Pike
Pine Motor Co
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Alberti Clinic
I. Q. Answers
Winchester Savings & Loan Assn
N. Loudoun ST
Hansbrough & Carter Building
Florence Funkhouser Richard
West Pall Mall Street
Electrolux
Emerson
FAY
Miller
ADA
Russell Shumaker
Rt. 11
E.S.T
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Remington
J. W. Williams
Dennis T. Cole—Auctioneer
ABC
Sunbeam
Dodge
Ladies’ Aid of
Bethel Lutheran Church of
Albin
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