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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1959

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals: Julia V. Sirbaugh 83

Julia V. Sirbaugh 83 of 2 W Boscawen died at night. Born September 12 1875 in Capon Bridge WV she was widow of Robert B Sirbaugh. Survived by four children two sisters two brothers six grandchildren six great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday 1 30 p m Jones Funeral Home with graveside at Fairview Cemetery. Pallbearers named. Interment Fairview Cemetery. Call Jones Funeral Home Russell. service and burial details noted.

Julia V. Sirbaugh Dan Harmison Romney W. Va Richard Brooke Front Royal Melvin A. Sirbaugh Winchester Kenzel E. Sirbaugh Capon Bridge Dora Good Daniel E. Sirbaugh G. E. Sirbaugh Keyser

Memorial for Mrs Virginia Spilman Lewis

Mrs Virginia Spilman Lewis 90 died Saturday night at Spencer State Hospital Spencer West Virginia She was born in Morgan County daughter of the late Jasper and Elizabeth Burton later moved to Frederick County Her husband Luther Lewis died in 1958 She was a Pine Grove Methodist Church member Survivors include four stepdaughters three brothers two sisters Funeral set for Wednesday at 2 30 p m DST Mt Olivet Methodist church Stotlers Cross Roads Morgan County conducted by Rev D G...

Virginia Spilman Lewis Spencer State Hospital Spencer W. Va Morgan County Jasper Elizabeth Catlett Burton Frederick County Luther Lewis Pine Grove Methodist Church William Barney Ernest Noll Martinsburg Robert Jenkins Winchester David Tyson Glengary Edward Ross Burton Westernport Richard Burton Bay View N. J Benjamin Burton Gainesboro Eleanora Emerson Ella Burton Mt. Oliset Methodist Church Stotler’s Cross Roads D. G

Charles L. Cover Jr. Dies in Edinburg. Covington Resident

Charles Lee Cover of 210 Bellview Ave. died Sunday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. He was born in Watfordsburg Pa. and married Hilda Hite on October 29, 1937 at Toms Brook. He worked at O Sullivan Rubber Corp. and served as assistant treasurer. Survived by wife, son Charles L. Cover Jr., two sisters Elizabeth M. Cover and Katherine B. Cover, and granddaughter Sarah Lee Cover. Funeral Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at Linwood Daniel, St Johns Methodist Church, Edinburg. interment Edinburg Cemetery.

Charles Lee Cover Bellview Ave Winchester Memorial Hospital Mr. Cover Watfordsburg C. A. Cover Phoebe Charlton Cover Hilda Hite Toms Brook Charles L. Cover, Jr Short Hills New Jersey Elizabeth M. Cover Covington Katherine B. Cover Luray Sarah Lee Cover Short Hills N. J Jones Linwood Daniel St. John’s Methodist Church Edinburg Jones Funeral Home

Funeral service for Clifton B. Terrell conducted at Jones Funeral Home

Clifton B. Terrell of 417 S. Cameron St. died Friday at his home. Funeral service held this afternoon at Jones Funeral Home led by Rev. E. T. Clark of First Baptist Church. Interment in Mount Hebron.

Clifton B. Terrell S. Cameron St Jones Funeral Home E. T. Clark First Baptist Church Mount Hebron Cemetery

Seven New Polio Cases Reported

Richmond report shows seven new polio cases raising the yearly total to 119. Victims include a 9 year old Henry County girl nonparalytic no Salk vaccine a 5 year old Mecklenburg County boy nonparalytic no Salk vaccine a 1 year old Hanover County girl paralytic three Salk shots and a 9 year old Rockingham County boy paralytic no Salk vaccine.

Richmond State Health Department Henry County Mecklenburg County Hanover County Rockingham County

Authorities recapture convicts after attempted rescue at Swift home

Deputies and a church member confronted three convicts at about 11 30 a m. They had tried to flee with children but were forced to call them back. Deputy Bernard Nelson entered the Swift residence basement and surprised the intruders.

Bernard Nelson

Back-to-School Parade and Movie Party Planned

The Retail Merchants Assn will supervise up to 1800 children tomorrow during a back-to-school parade from the Sears lot on N. Loudoun St to City Hall and theatres. Tickets provided by merchants grant free entry to Courage of Black Beauty and cartoons at Capitol and Palace Theatres with bands, majorettes, prizes, and safety marshals in place.

Assn Sears N. Loudoun St James Byrd John Carr John Reid John McKown Arthur Marshall Ralph Mulvey James

UDC Invited To Dedication Of Sally Tompkins Memorial

Members of the Turner Ashby chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy were invited to attend the dedication of the Captain Sally Tompkins Memorial at the Memorial Building in Richmond. The ceremony was set for tomorrow at 10 a.m.

Turner Ashby Poe

Tiffany Thayer Dies at 57 Noted Novelist of 1920s

Nantucket Mass AP reports Tiffany Thayer 57 author of Thirteen Men and other novels died Sunday. Her best selling work in the 1920s contributed to her fame as a writer.

Nantucket, Mass Tiffany Thayer

Fire destroys section of county jail building

The blaze burned for about an hour and a half inside a largely steel and concrete jail structure. Inmates faced charges including sodomy and rape while others awaited trials or faced theft and robbery accusations. The jail dates to the 1800s with a 1925 rebuild.

Adam Bodzam Atlantic City William C. Lehman Toledo Ohio Lakehurst Naval Air Station Joseph Booker Hartley Del

Rockefeller Heiress Marries Local Connection in Simple Service

Anne Marie, 21, wed Steven Rockefeller, 23, in a small Lutheran church near Sogne after three years of English study in New York and a surprising romance. The couple stayed at Anne Marie’s parents’ yellow frame house night of the ceremony. Governor Rockefeller greeted reporters at the airport as crowds gathered for the Copenhagen departure.

New York Rockefeller Sogne Steven Rockefeller Millions Anne Marie Kristiansand Ernst Gov. Rockefeller Copenhagen

Almond Budget Advisory Unit Start State Inspection Tour

Gov. Mond and a 13 member budget advisory board begin a week long inspection of state supported facilities in Petersburg Norfolk and other cities to review capital needs for the 1960 62 budget. The tour uses a bus with air conditioning and a drinks machine and will not discuss budget figures until hearings in September.

Richmond Almond Petersburg Norfolk State Capitol Virginia State College Southampton Penitentiary Farm Virginia State Ports Authority College of William and Mary Virginia Peninsula Williamsburg Fredericksburg Charlottesville Harrisonburg Staunton Lexington Roanoke Marion Bland Radford Blacksburg Lynchburg Farmville Clinch Valley College Virginia Edward

Western riding show added to Clarke County Fair

Clarke County Fair opens with a Western fun show at 2 p.m. Friday at the fairgrounds. The Valley Riders Horse Club sponsors activities with children ponies and adult classes. No entry fee four ribbons per event and a grand prize for top points. Carnival operates tonight and tomorrow. exhibits accepted 1 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the old horse show grounds on Rt. 7 west of Berryville.

Berryville Clarke County Valley Riders Horse Club Raritan Club Horse Club Rt. 7

Khrushchev to tour several U.S. cities this September

Khrushchev will address the National Press Club via a nation ally televised program on the 16th then travel to New York September 17-18 for the United Nations General Assembly. He will visit Los Angeles, San Francisco, Des Moines, Ames, and Coon Rapids Iowa with farm visits and a Garst corn farm stop. He plans a Pittsburgh stop September 24 before returning to Washington for three days.

New York United Nations General Assembly Los Angeles San Francisco Des Moines Iowa Ames Roswell Garst Coon Rapids Khrushchev Garst Coca Rapids U.S.S.R Town State College Pittsburgh Washington

I Q Answers Sea Level and Landmarks

A compact list-like item noting trivia style answers across varied categories. It references Venus de Milo, mammals, albumen, Oregon, milk, John Adams who died at 90, a mineral, harmless, and Balboa.

Oregon John Adams Mineral Harmless Balboa

West Virginia roster lists 42 sophomores on 67-man team

The West Virginia University football roster shows 42 sophomores among the 67 players. This detail highlights the program's youth balance and potential development pipeline for the season.

West Virginia University

Sales Directory Listings From Aug 25 to Sept 12 Auctions

Auction notices list multiple sales in West Virginia Maryland and Virginia. Items include Holstein cattle dairy equipment furniture dental and office gear livestock hogs farming equipment tractors real estate and county land. Auctions hosted by Morrow Miller Denny's Northern Va Auction Co Orndorff Cole Horst Wagner Snider and others with schedule dates August 25 through September 12.

Ds.t H. Max Derr Twin-Oak Shepherdstown W. Va Morrow & Miller D.S.T Ethel M. Leps Washington St Charles Town Paul Miller Hamilton Loudoun County Northern Va O. M. Lloyd Swimley Station Old Charles Town Road W. D. Orndorff Frederick Horst & Wagner J. Randolph Larrick Frederick County Court House Armel E. T. Snider Dabney W. Watts

Virginia Weather Sketches Warm Period With Showers

The forecast calls for considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and thundershowers mainly today over the east and central Virginia. Tonight lows range 65–75, with tomorrow warmer and humid and a chance of widely scattered storms through Thursday. Temperatures over the five day period will run 3–6 degrees above normal, with a mild shift toward cooler conditions by Friday or Saturday.

Virginia Winchester

Merger Approved for Finance Firms in Washington and Winchester

State Loan and Finance Corp of Washington D C and The American Finance Co of Winchester agree to merge subject to shareholder approval. The merged company will be known as State Loan and Finance Corp and the Winchester office will be operated by the new entity.

State Loan and Finance Corp Washington, D.C American Finance Co Winchester

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