Deaths and Funerals in Augusta and Nearby Areas
Obituaries for Nora Smith 75 of Augusta with survivors in Junction and Augusta. service set at Mt Zion. Also H E Ritter and Louisa McLeod memorials listed with dates, homes, and burial plans. Miss McLeod noted Stephens City lineage and Clifton Forge residence. Body rests at Stover Chapel Strasburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Smith
Nora Smith
Augusta
W. Va
Canby Smith
Junction
W.va
Charles Moreland
Woodrow Combs
George Collins
Curtis Swisher
Roarney
W Va
Clifton Swisher
Martinsburg
Oza Swisher
Clarence Swisher
Louisa McLeod
Clifton Forge
Stephens City Methodist Church
Roscoe Johnson
A. W. Henton
Green Hill Cemetery
Stephens City
Julian Steele
Carmel Boyer
Jake Hiser
Arthur Carper
C. L. Golladay
Frank Ewing
Frank Tavenner, Jr
Woodstock
Donald M. Zea
Stover
Strasburg
Planeral Services for Hector B Ritter
Planeral services for Mr. Hector B. Ritter are set for Thursday at 11 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home. Jones Funeral Home Inc is coordinating the arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planeral Services
Hector B. Ritter
Eisenhower Comments on Civil Rights Session and Red China
President Eisenhower said a special civil rights session would be unnecessary if the stalemate persists and could wait until January when Congress reconvenes. He criticized American youths who went to Red China as poorly advised and doing the United States a disservice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisenhower
Congress
Red China
State Department
United States
Eisenhower
Aswan Dam
Fires at Weber Nursery Under Investigation in Frederick County
A string of fires at Weber and Sons Nursery on Martinsburg Pike drew the Clearbrook Fire Company and Frederick County Sheriff officials into a three hour probe yesterday afternoon. The first blaze damaged a barn area with minor floor and granary damage. two more grass fires and a late fourth small fire followed. No stock burned. insurance confirmed, and an Apple Blossom float was damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearbrook Fire Company
Weber and Sons’ Nursery
Martinsburg Pike
Frederick County Sheriff's Office
Arthur Weber
Weber
Pennsylvania
Friendship
Eisenhower on Aswan Dam offer and Middle East fallout
President Eisenhower, in response to a query, recalled that Britain, the World Bank, and the United States proposed the Aswan Dam. Egypt demanded unacceptable terms, later revived the project, and acquired Communist arms before the offer was withdrawn. Fulbright blamed Dulles for the withdrawal. Congress restricted funding for dam construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
Fulbright
D-Ark
U. S
Aswan
Egypt
Middle East
Dulles
Eisenhower
Great Britain
World Bank
United States
Congress
Auctions in Frederick and Winchester Areas This Week
Local sales listing for August and September includes Mrs T A Taylor and O M Lloyd on old Charles Town Road with household furniture and tools. Richard N Brooke Trustee at Frederick County Court House front door with three Front Royal Road lots. William R Garver Littlestown Antiques. Julia Adams near Gainesboro Route 600 with cattle and goods. Joseph B Newlin Trustee at Winchester County Court House for real estate. R G Feely Town House Restaurant four miles west of Winchester Route 50 with restaurant equipment and furniture. Auctioneers: Ralph L Schuchart, W D Orndorff, Dennis T Cole, E T Snider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A Taylor
O .M. Lloyd
Old Charles Town Road
Richard N. Brooke
Frederick County Court House
Front Royal Road
William R. Garver
Littlestown
Ralph L. Schuchart
T. A. Caylor
O. M. Lloyd
Old Charles ‘Town Road
Julia Adams
Gainesboro
W.D. Orndorff
Joseph B. Newlin
County Court House
Winchester
E. T. Snider
R. G. Feely
Route 50
Dennis T Cole
Witness testifies on secrets sold to Confidential magazine
Gloria Wellman 33 testifies she was paid 650 for three Confidential stories. She identified a 1947 John Carroll party tale with Forrest Tucker and Jimmy Dorsey present, and said nude swimming occurred. She described payments from Hollywood Research, Inc. and noted defense evidence and editor remarks on obscenity and truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Confidential Magazine
Scandal
Gloria Wellman
William Wellman
John Carroll
Forrest Tucker
Jimmy Dorsey
Carroll
Cir
Hollywood Research, Inc
Movieland Front
Confidential
Hollywood Research
Pred
Marjorie Meade
Miss Wellman
Ronnie Quillan
Daniel Ross
Peyton Place
Grace Metalious
James Jones
Robert Ruark
East of Eden
John Steinbeck
Mickey Spillane
Hollywood Confidential
San Francisco Confidential
Maureen O'Hara
New York
Will Price
Mexcan
Enrico Parra
Price
Ross
Robert Harrison
United States
Alan Dale
Billy Daniels
Frank Sinatra
Eddie Fisher
Elvis Presley
Corinne Cavet
Robert Mitchum
Sinatra
Hoffa testimony links to racketeers and Teamster funds
The Senate Rackets Committee questions Hoffa about alleged mob connections and a $100000 mansion purchase by Detroit locals 299 and 337 used as a training school for pension fund officials. Hoffa cites a $75000 loan to Abstract and Title Guarantee Co and notes his lawyer George Fitzgerald as a partial owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest Teamsters Union
Senate Rackets
McClean
D-Ark
Hoffa
New York
Johnny Dio
Teamsters Union
Ricca
Robert F. Kennedy
Teamster
Detroit
Paul DeLucia
Kennedy
Blood donors honored for extensive contributions
The article lists multiple donors including Alice V. Oates Calvin Adams Edgar W. Kerns Roy Bayliss Jr and Glenn Nichols. It notes sixteen time donors James H Allamong William Boden Maryin Gore Kenneth Lake Joseph A McAboy and others. L G Sirbaugh reached three gallons, Stewart Bell Jr and Maurice Q O Blosser gave 31st times, Robert A Geanious 33rd time four gallons, and Charles S Toan 26th time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singer
Alice V. Oates
Calvin Adams
Edgar W. Kerns
Roy Bayliss, Jr
Glenn Nichols
James H. Allamong
Willam
Boden
Maryin Gore
Kenneth Lake
Joseph A. McAboy
L. G. Sirbaugh
Stewart Bell, Jr
Maurice QO. Blosser
Robert A Geanious
Charles
Toan
International Typographical Union Chief Woodruff Randolph to Retire
Woodruff Randolph, president of the International Typographical Union since 1944, announced he will retire from the top post next July 15 when his current term expires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Woodruff Randolph
International Typographical Union
Weather Preview for Winchester August Forecast
The forecast calls for fair, cool tonight with low 60s west and 50s east. Thursday will be mostly sunny with a slight drop in temperatures. The five day outlook from August 22 to 26 shows temperatures 2 to 5 degrees below normal, with warmer Friday and Saturday and cooler Monday. Scattered Saturday showers may yield a tenth to two tenths of an inch of rain. Highs around 88, lows near 53 today. year-ago highs 73 and lows 56. Sunrise at 6 31 am, sunset at 7 01 pm, moonrise Thursday 2 11 am, new moon Aug 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Winchester
Rainfall Totals And Averages For 1957 By Month
Rainfall data cover the past 24 hours to 8 30 am with August 1957 totals. Cumulative rainfall to date 1782 inches and August rainfall to date 20 inches. The 44 year average annual rainfall stands at 36 99 inches. Monthly averages are listed for 1912 to 1956 with January 2 44 inches through August 4 00 inches.
Clarke Cattlemen Cut Herds Due to Drought Impact
Clarke County cattlemen face drought strain with pasture damage. Harvie Farm plans to sell 20 of 100 Holsteins. Annefield grower will auction this year's calf crop. Other ranchers consider selling certain stock while awaiting drought disaster aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
J. D. Hardesty
Harvie Farm
Here
W. B. Watkins
Annefield
Watkins
Aberdeen Angus
Harvey Fishpaw
Edward Jenkins
Red Gate
Donald Duvall
J. H. Mackay-Smith
Jenkins
Three car crash on N Cameron St causes $415 damage
Winchester police report a 1953 Chevrolet driven by Helen Hoover Miller was hit on the left side by a 1956 Ford convertible driven by Ralph Gaston Hite at 7 am. The Ford struck a parked 1945 Chevrolet owned by Roy Franklin Wilkins. Total damage listed as $415 with the Ford at $270, the Hoover car $175, and the parked car $65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oates Ave
Ford
Answers to the How's Your 1.9.9 Quiz
The page lists quiz answers including Benjamin Franklin for question one and responses covering subjects like a man, mineral, the west of the Mississippi, a cabbage variety, truth value, height, street numbering, and a quoted term good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Mississippi River
Wholesale Food Prices Decline
New York reports a sharp weekly drop in wholesale food prices per the Dun and Bradstreet index, which sits at 6.29, a 7 cent fall and the largest weekly drop since April. The index covers 32 common foods. only flour and lamb rose while wheat corn rye oats hams jellies lard sugar coffee cottonseed oil cocoa eggs steers and hogs fell or stayed level.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
House panel cuts AEC operating and construction funds
The House Appropriations Committee slashed 215.9 million dollars from the Atomic Energy Commission’s request of about 2.486 billion for operating expenses and construction for the current fiscal year, reducing agency funding and project scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington F
House Appropriations Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
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George Dehaven
Sarah Ann DeHaven
Winchester Ave
Martine Ure
Glengary
Adam and
Lavina DeHaven Shade
George HH DeHaven
Mra DeHaven
Pine Gro Methodist Church
Effie Gain
Brown Funeral Home
Pine Grove
Philip Works
J¢ Raymond Wood
Trinity Methodist Church
Hector B Ritter
Leicester
Jones Funeral Home
Clarence L Beard
Braddock Street
Methodist
Chuch
Wil
G. Leonard Madigan
Herman P. Mdigan
Loring W. Madigan
Earl L Madigan
Lawrence B Madigan
Paul L. Ritter
National Cemetery
McLeod Service
For All
N. Braddock St
Sele Lermity
R. Lee
Barney Wainesboro, Va
John W. Rosenberger & CO
Commerce ST
NEA
Swees
SEARS
BO Mosey
Loudon ST
Weber Nursery
Winchester Concrete Producta
Welllown Pike
Piccadilly St
Beverly Hills
Calif
The
Star
Mylee Andreason
Miss Andreason
International Soundphotos
Lasy
Kernstown Tractor Sales & Service
Loy
Order of the Golden Rule
W & W Coal CO
Westernport, MD
Clarke
N. G. O’roark
H. C. Christianson
Kenneth E. Henry CO
Singer Sewing Center
N. Loudoun St
C. J. Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
Winchester Armory Benefit V. F. W. Post
Shenval Musilco, Or
Gray & Eddy
West Hart St
General Electric
Miller's Hardware
Nee Peay
Ys Tettay
Southern States
Toulmuuiccuml
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