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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1957

Page

2

Obituary for Gertrude Hahn Fisher at Strasburg aged 87

Gertrude Hahn Fisher 87 of Strasburg died last night at 7ster Memorial Hospital widow of Joseph M Sie. Born June 2 1870 in evick County she was daughter of Festus Hahn and Sidney Moln. Survived by daughter Mrs W M Graber and granddaughter Mrs Iland Keeler with several nieces and nephews. Funeral from Stover Home to Strasburg Methodist Church service at 3 30 p.m. officiated by Rev Harry Crim. Burial Riverview Cemetery Strasburg after viewing at the Stover Home.

Gertrude Hahn Fisher Sburg 7Ster Memorial Hospital Joseph M Sie Evick County Festus Hahn Sidney =aarte Uds Willow Lawn Hornly Hormee Valley Pike Cartington -Risonits Pisher Irfax Hall Strasburg Metha Church W. M. Graber Iland Keeler Strasburg Vin T. Brown Jack Amdon Stovereral

Quiz Answers From Page Four Reveal History Tidbits

The page lists quiz solutions including Catekilla for question one and names such as Charles Kingsley Herod and Thomas Jefferson alongside John for questions two three and four respectively.

Catekilla Charles Kingsley Herod Thomas Jefferson John

Campbell fails to break speed record on Canandaigua Lake

Britains Donald Campbell aboard Bluebird hit 240 mph on the first run but a pleasure-boat swell and damage to the hydroplane kept him from surpassing 225.63 mph. The second run produced 196.67 mph, averaging 200.75 for both runs. Promoters report poor turnout and repairs will take months.

Canandaigua N. YY Britain Donald Campbell Canandaigua Lake King Campbell Lake Comiston England

Fire damages avoided at 45 year old hall in early blaze

Early morning fire near a house alley caused glass and paint blistering but no structural damage. Fire crews from Sarah Zane and Rouse stations battled the flames as ladders and pumps operated from multiple streets. The building, once a dance hall, was purchased by a credit corporation in the 1930s and will not be rebuilt soon.

Brown Jack Brown Sarah Zane Pumper Friendship Cameron St Rouse Gibbons and Loudoun Sts Clevenner’s South End Rouse Ladder Sarah Zane Capennayer Corporation Credit Corporation M. B. Richards North Cameron Street Winchester Virginia Winchester Milling Corporation R. Gray Williams Corporation Court Alexander M Baker

Seven-Year-Old Drowns While Fishing in Canal

Wesley White, 7, drowned in the Kanawaha canal in Richmond while fishing with a friend. The 9 year old Mary Johnson said White fell in when reaching for a tadpole. Firemen recovered the body.

Richmond Wesley White Kanawaha Canal Mary Johnson White

Estate and farm auction listings across Maryland and Virginia

A sales directory listing multiple auctions by date location and items. Estates near Frederick County Court House include real estate on south Braddock Street. Tractors farm equipment antique furniture and household goods appear in varied towns including Chambersburg Gainesboro and Littlestown with auctioneers E T Snider Ralph W Horst Clay Machinery Sales and others.

S. C. Curl Frederick County Court House South Braddock St T. Snider G. G. Santymire Paw Paw W. Va Ralph W. Horst Chambersburg Clay Machinery Frederick T. A Taylor O .M. Lloyd Old Charles Town Road Richard N. Brooke Front Yal Road William R. Garver Littlestown Ralph L. Schuchart T. A. Caylor O. M. Lloyd Julia Adams Gainesboro W.D. Orndorff Joseph B. Newlin County Court House Winchester E. T. Snider Dennis T Cole J. Edward Thoma Winchester Milling Corporation N. Cameron St J. Edward Thomas Virginia Frederick County E.S.T

Crew Rescued After Blimp Crashes in Sea

Navy blimp on a training cruise crashes near Cape Hatteras with 16 aboard. Coast Guard and Navy planes search for a missing pilot Lt Cmdr Waldo Atkins. A fishing boat tows survivors to Wanchese NC while crews race to salvage wreckage south of Wilmington.

Norfolk North Carolina Pamlico Sound Coast Guard Wanchese Coast Guard Station Manteo N. C Navy Air Force Oceana Naval Air Station Virginia Beach Western Sun Cmdr Waldo A. Atkins Atlantic Atkins Stickell Beaumont Tex Glynco Lakehurst N.H Cuba Weymouth Mass Fleet Airship Wing 1 Elizabeth City N.C Wilmington Cape Hatteras

Fight Results By The Associated Press Roundup

Ike Chestnut of New York outpointed Ernesto Parra of Mexico City over 10 rounds. Dallas McBarker of Austin outpointed Charlie Salas of Phoenix in a 10 round bout. Rudy Jordan of Los Angeles defeated Tommy Romulo of the Philippines in 10 rounds. Yvon Durelle of Canada stopped Gunther Baalzer of Germany in 8 rounds. Kenny Lane and Johnny Gonsalves bout postponed to Tuesday.

Associated Press Los Angeles Ike Chestnut New York Ernesto Parra Mexico City Dallas McBarker Austin Charlie Salas Phoenix Ariz Fresno Calif Rudy Jordan Tommy Romulo Philippines Chatham N. B Yvon Durelle Canada Gunther Baalzer Germany Oakland Kenny Lane Johnny Gonsalves

Weather outlook for Virginia cool and dry with scattered showers

The forecast calls for fair and cooler conditions with lower humidity tonight and Saturday. Temperatures will average about three degrees below normal Au gust 17 21 with no hot spells. Weekend should be fair with a chance of spotty showers early next week and no widespread rain expected.

Virginia

Teenagers Play At Dance Tonight At The Shamrock

The Teen-Agers, a band of local boys, will perform at a teen-age dance tonight from eight to midnight at the Shamrock.

Dance Tonight The Shamrock M'em

Band members listed with instruments and liquor ban

The band lineup includes James Barb on cornet Loyd Allen Painter on electric guitar Hugh Baker on saxophone Jimmy Marcus on clarinet Tommy Dent on drums and Rennie Davis on piano. No alcoholic beverages will be allowed.

James Barb Loyd Allen Painter Hugh Baker Jimmy Marcus Tommy Dent Rennie Davis

South Carolina Woman Killed in Virginia Crash

Mrs. Dalma C. Anger 25 of Greenville S C died yesterday in a car truck crash five miles north of Lynchburg on U S 29. Her husband Alan 25 is hospitalized in Lynchburg with a broken collar bone and a mild concussion. Virginia’s toll of highway fatalities this year rose to 527, 21 more than last year at this date.

Associated Press South Carolina Virginia Dalma C. Anger Greenville S. C Lynchburg U.S Alan

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