Funeral service for Mrs Sarah Pitcock at Omps Funeral Home
Mrs Sarah E Pitcock 72 widow of Elmoden Pitcock died Friday at home near Opequon. Funeral tomorrow at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev Lennart Pearson at Omps Funeral Home. Burial in Mt Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers Harley De Haven Harry Hershman Hinkle B Pitcock Jr Franklin Pitcock Wright Raymond Pitcock. Remains rest at Omps until service.
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Sarah E. Pitcock
Elmoden Pitcock
Opequon
Omps
Lennart Pearson
Harley de Haven
Harry Hershman
Hinkle B. Pitcock, Jr
Franklin Pitcock
Wright
Raymond Pit
Omps Funeral Home
Grandson Is Ike's Partner For Early Golf
President Eisenhower and his 11 year old grandson David played an early round at Gettysburg Country Club in a pre visit to his Hotel Gettysburg office. Golfing companions Clifford Roberts W Alton Jones and William E Robinson left Sunday night.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
David
Gettysburg Country Club
Clifford Roberts
W. Alton Jones
William E. Robinson
Two Hurt in Rt. 7 Crash near Winchester
A two vehicle crash about two miles east of Winchester left Lillian Henderson of Hyattsville Maryland and Charles Henderson with abrasions. The 1955 Chevrolet driver lost control and hit a 1956 Ford station wagon then went over a bank. total damage estimated at 1250 with 1200 on the Chevy and 50 on the Ford. Trooper L P Coverstone reported a earlier 9:30 a.m. collision on Rt 50 involving a 1948 dump truck and a 1950 Ford causing 300 damage.
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Rt. 7
Winchester
Lillian Henderson
Hyattsville
Charles Henderson
L. P. Coverstone
Chevrolet
Coverstone
Henry Ebersole
Rt. 1
Berryville
Ford
Charles Keller
Wardensville
W. Va
Rt. 50
Rockets and tracking cameras surveil the launch arc
Tracking cameras stationed at Camp A. P. Hill Bowling Green Virginia Andrews Air Force Base Maryland Dover Delaware the Flet Aier Defense Training Center near Virginia Beach at Dam Neck Virginia and at the Wal lops station observed the rocket. NASA reported the rocket had two
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Dover
Del
Virginia Beach
Dam Neck
Wallops_ station
NASA
Wind Trail and Sodium Flame Tests at Wallops Island
Weather and space researchers studied wind direction and diffusion of matter in the upper atmosphere using a rocket launched at 5 18 am EST. The 50 mile altitude flame showed sodium color as NASA tracked the vapor with ground cameras. Wallops Island, a long standing NASA facility, has launched thousands of rockets since 1945 including dummy capsules and Mercury test models to refine recovery and thermal performance.
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Virginia
NASA
Geophysics Sigg Bey America
Space Agency
Wallops Island
Nationa Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Cape Canaveral
Wallops
Auction Listings Spur August Sales Across Winchester Area
A dense sales directory lists multiple auctions in Virginia and West Virginia counties. Denny's Commission Auction near Winchester sells furniture and appliances. Elmer R. Wageley near Charles Town handles cattle and farm gear. Northern Virginia Cattle Co. at Catlett hosts Guernsey and Holstein cattle. Richard Boyce in Winchester offers household items. H Max Derr on Twin-Oak Farm auctions Holstein cattle and dairy gear. Mrs Ethel M Leps in Charles Town offers dental equipment. Lloyd near Swimley Station auctions hogs and hay. Dabney W Watts in Winchester advertises improved county land with a court-house sale.
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Winchester
Orndorff & Cole
Elmer R. Wageley
Charles Town
W. Va
Paul E. Miller
Northern Virginia Cattle CO
Catlett
Guernsey and Holstein
Stan Haworth Auction Co
Richard Boyce
Loudoun St
Denny’s Commission
Route 340
H. Max Derr
Twin-Oak
Shepherdstown
Morrow & Miller
D.S.T
Ethel M. Leps
Washington St
Paul Miller
O. M. Lloyd
Swimley Station
Old Charles Town Road
W. D. Oorndorff
Dabney W. Watts
Frederick County Court House
EF. T. Snider
Admiral Halsey Remembered As Courageous War Leader
At Berkeley memorials praise Admiral William F. Halsey Jr for leading the Pacific drive from Guadalcanal to Tokyo. Gen. Douglas MacArthur and Adm. Arleigh Burke laud his bold tactics, while historians note mixed views on Leyte Gulf. He died leaving a widow and two children.
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Preston L. Spruance
Top Labor Leaders Confer on Defeat in Congress
Forest Park AP report notes AFL-CIO Executive Council meeting to salvage a labor bill amid inter union tensions. Leaders prefer Kennedy Ervin Senate bill over Landrum Griffin House measure, with Eisenhower backing the House bill. Friction grows over no raid rules as workers seek union changes.
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Federation
High Command
Senate
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Sam J. Ervin Jr
DNC
Phil M. Landrum
D-Ga
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
Eisenhower
AFL - Cio
Afl-Cio
National Labor Relations Board
Uncertain Fragments From Truman Era Briefing
A collection of terse fragments referencing President Truman, Alexander, Fore Main and mizzen, New York Tribune, Wimpole Street, September, all three, 28th Psalm, 20th, and neighbors. The text lacks cohesive narrative or clear facts.
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I. Q
President Truman
Alexander
Fore, Main and Mizzen
New York Tribune
Wimpole Street
Use of litter bags urges by Warren County club women
Mrs. Chester Dodd urged litter bag use at the Garden Club of Warren County meeting. She, Conservation Chairman, showed the bags and said they may be obtained from her. Members supported Red Cross bloodmobile donations and the group planned an exhibit at next month’s Warren County Agricultural and Industrial Fair.
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Front Royal
Chester Dodd
Garden Club of
Warren County
Mrs Quarles Recovers From Bruises After Purse Snatching Attempt
Mrs Donald A Quarles widow of the deputy defense secretary is healing at home from bruises after Saturday night purse snatching in a fashionable Washington section. She was knocked to the sidewalk and treated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The suspect Wallace D Johnson 19 an unemployed porter was charged with assault with intent to rob and stopped a block away by Sidney Epstein 38 city editor of the Washington Evening Star.
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Washington
Donald A. Quarles
Defense Secretary
Caribbean Latin America economic fight dominates Cuban stance
During a Caracas stopover Sunday night the Cuban leader called the conference farcical and dismissed the OAS as useless. He argued nobody there addresses the Caribbean and Latin American economic problems, and said his brother is not interested.
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Caracas
OAS
Caribbean
Latin America
Weather Outlook For Virginia With Humid Skies
The forecast calls for cloudiness and humid conditions with scattered thundershowers tonight and lows from 70 to 75 in the east and 65 to 70 in the west. Tomorrow will be hot and humid with scattered afternoon showers and highs from the upper 80s to around 90s. The extended August outlook shows temperatures 4 to 6 degrees above normal, with warm, humid days and likely showers Tuesday through Thursday in the Winchester area.
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Ao Mountains
Virginia
Winchester
Rainfall Totals And Averages For The Year
Rainfall in the last 48 hours ending 8 30 a m today August 25 shows year to date 83 1959 inches and rainfall to date 23 60 inches. Average annual rainfall over 46 years is 36 85 inches with monthly averages listed.
Kent St Store Becomes New Management Focus
The Community Food Store at 412 Kent St now operates under new management. Fred Geanious says the store will carry general merchandise including groceries. The business was purchased from the estate of the late Mrs. Hilda Jackson.
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Kent St
Fred Geanious
Hilda Jackson
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