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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1961

Page

2

Obituaries of Mrs Corbett Ryder and Mrs Ruth Butcher

Obituaries note the funeral service for Mrs Corbett Ryder of Minniehaha Springs West Virginia to be conducted by Rev Robert Moore Monday at 11 a m at Jones Funeral Home with interment in the National Cemetery. Ruth Butcher of Morgantown West Virginia is mourned after a crash near Capon Bridge with burial planned in Heavener Cemetery Buchanan West Virginia. survivors include husband Pastor Rev Samuel Butcher and two children Timothy and a five year old daughter. Her body lies at Kurtz Funeral Home.

Corbett Ryder Minniehaha Springs W.va Robert Moore Jones Funeral Home National Cemetery Ruth Butcher Morgantown W. Va Mount Nebo Www

Warren W Alderman Service Notice at Jones Funeral Home

Warren W. Alderman is to be mourned in a service scheduled Monday at 11 00 a m DST at Jones Funeral Home Inc.

Warren W. Alderman Jones Funeral Home

Hamfest Opens Tonight by Shenandoah Club

The Third Annual Hamfest sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club runs from 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Armory with about 4,500 expected. Richard Gillis Jr. will headline the 6:30 p.m. dinner at the Lee Jackson Restaurant, and Maj. William Scott of Ft. Meade will attend representing MARS. Free admission, with games, swap tables, equipment displays, gifts, and a commercial receiver prize. children receive free toys.

Shenandoah Valley Maj William Scott Ft. Meade MARS

Long-Range Lending Edges Toward Kennedy Plan in Conference

Congress debates lending authority with House and Senate votes shaping a four year borrowing path. Gruening’s amendment seeks to cap relending interest at five percent above the U.S. loan rate, faces White House opposition amid inflation concerns.

Kennedy Senate House Whiteeigen Ernest Gruening Alaska U.S United States Senate House

Chaos on entry barriers in Berlin scene

An elderly woman traveled 25 miles to visit a friend but was blocked from the house. The friend sobbed from a third floor window as a Communist officer told the old lady to use the nearest authorized entry to Communist Berlin, four miles away. A West observer called the scene crazy.

Elsa Elsenstrasse Berlin

Rotary sponsor leads blood donor clinic drive

Harold Bageant, Rotary Club recruitment chairman, stands with assistant Alson Smith beside the Bloodmobile from the Regional Center in Washington. The August clinic collected 191 bottles toward a 150‑bottle quota, its second largest total of the year, with helpers Boyd Hamman Keith Williams C. W. Huntsberry Percy Miller and Donald Stewart.

Harold Bageant Rotary Club Red Cross Alson Smith Washington Rais Mr. Bageant Boyd Hamman Keith Williams C. W. Huntsberry Percy Miller Donald Stewart Jones

Kennedy lauds Hand Her influence spans U S and Britain

Associate Justice John M. Harlan said Hand's place in the American judiciary will live on as an inspiration to all lawyers on both sides of the Atlantic who recognize his impact.

Hand Second Circuit Court of Appeals U. S. Supreme Court Appeals Court Supreme Court Benjamin Cardozo Billings Learned Hand Albany, N. Y Learned Harvard Albany New York City Southern District of New York William Howard Taft Kennedy John M. Haxlan Atlantic

West Berlin Welcomes Kennedy Aide Amid Berlin Wall Tension

President Johnson plans a West Berlin visit with Gen. Lucius D. Clay and Charles Bohlen to view the new concrete barrier. Khrushchev threatens to hand Berlin access to East Germany, while refugees slip through gaps and U S forces bolster the Western Allies' position.

Willy Brandt West Berlin Brandt Kennedy City Hall East Germany Johnson Lucius D. Clay U.S Berlin Charles E. Bohlen Moscow East Berlin West Germany ADN Helmstedt- Berlin Khrushchev Peoples Police Communist Youth Movement Kreuzberg

Jet Bomber Crashes In Colorado Near Lamar

A United States Air Force B47 jet bomber crashed in a southeastern Colorado pasture near the Arkansas River just after midnight killing two airmen. Two other crew members parachuted to safety with minor injuries and were being treated at Lamar Hospital.

Hasty, Colo Colorado Plains John Martin Reservoir Arkansas River Davis - Monthan Air Force Base Tucson Ariz Colorado-Kansas Lowry Afb Denver Lamar Hospital Air Force Lamar Ft. Carson Colorado Springs

Almond urges Virginia to accelerate industrial growth at new plant

Virginia governor Almond urged rapid industrial progress at the dedication of a $2 million Old Dominion Manufacturing plant in Culpeper. The facility will produce waste disposal units fuel tanks and missile storage tanks, with over 200 workers and about a million dollar annual payroll within six to eight months.

Virginia Almond Old Dominion Manufacturing Co Culpeper New York Old Dominion

Oil Spill Blocks Traffic Near Piccadilly Kent

An oil drum fell from a pickup east of Piccadilly Kent causing a spill that halted traffic for about two hours. Chief J Thomas Boyd said the street was treated with sand and the Police Department investigates the noon incident, suspecting crankcase oil.

Piccadilly Kent St J. Thomas Boyd Boyd

Front Royal Livestock Market Prices Note August Auction

Front Royal Livestock Market delivers current bid ranges for cattle veal and sheep with August 17 listings. Highlights include top barrows gilts heavy butcher 16 to 19.55 and veal prices 29 to 30.30. slaughter cattle and stock feeder ranges also listed.

Weather Summary for Virginia as of August

Cloudy spells with scattered thunder showers possible this afternoon in southwest areas. Tonight expected fair with a low around 60. Sunday brings variable clouds and any showers mainly in mountains and near the coast with little temperature change. Rainfall to date shows 0.98 inches this year and 27.39 inches for the period, with average annual rainfall about 36.9 inches. Monthly averages listed, August 3.95 inches and other months ranging from 2.05 to 3.97 inches.

Virginia

JCC Members Place Sod At Airport

Local Jaycees led by John A. Williams seeded grounds at Municipal Airport. Between 15 and 20 club members assisted this morning with topsoil handling as the project continued this afternoon under the Airport Committee of the Chamber of Commerce.

Jaycees Sédding John A. Williams Jaycees Community Welfare Committee Chamber of Commerce

Real Estate and Auction Listings for Frederick County

A series of village auctions and sales across Frederick County items include furniture household goods farms and a land parcel. Auctioneers include Orndorff Cole Duvall Janney Stickley and Massie with events at Front Royal Road Winchester Route 7 Frederick County Court House Orkney Springs Hotel Stephens City School and Gainesboro District.

Front Royal Road Buddy Artho Dennys Commission Winchester Orndorff & Cole Auctioneers Joseph A. Massie, Jr Frederick County Court House Stonewall Charles R Duvall Orkney Springs Hotel Corp Orkney Springs Hotel James Janney Frederick County Gainebsoro Charles R. Duvall Robert Stickley Stephens City School Charles Duvall

Lincoln era Ford's Theater restoration funded by Congress

A $200,000 congressional appropriation was voted to study restoring Ford's Theater to its Lincoln assassination night configuration. The plan aims to preserve the site as a historical venue and memorial.

Ford Abraham Lincoln

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