Deaths and Funerals in Frederick County and Nearby Areas
William B. Sargent 74 retired died at Winchester Memorial Hospital survived by wife Katie Welsh and three children. Funeral Friday 3:30 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with burial Mount Hebron Cemetery. Ellis Yost 78 of Bunker Hill died at King's Daughters Hospital Martinsburg after long illness. Funeral services held at Jones Funeral Home. Both notices include multiple relatives and local church ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Sargent
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mr. Sargent
Frederick County
John S
Emma Turner Sargeant
Katie Welsh
Sargent
Ridings Chapel
Evangelical “United Brethren Church
Middletown
Willie Good
K. B. McDonald
Richmond
Courtney Sargent
Winchester
Blanche Gardner
Samuel Sargent
Stephens City
Harry Hodgson
Woodbridge
David
Deboard Hodgson
William B. Obaugh
Jones Funeral Home
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Ellis
Doc) Miller Yost
Bunker Hill
W. Va
King’s Daughters Hospital
Martinsburg
Mr. Yost
Red Bud
Millard J
Lucy Clark Yost
Hilda Hottle
Luray
Virginia Woolen Company
Joseph Dupuy
Ethel Havey
Washington, D.C
Jake H. Yost, Sr
Edwin Yost
R. B. Moore
Jacob W. Mast
William H. Fletcher Dies in Chester Heart Attack
William H. Fletcher 51 died suddenly of a heart attack Monday in Chester Pennsylvania. He was born in Clarke County and was a longtime worker for Westinghouse Electric Co. Surviving are his widow Frances Cabbage of Charles Town West Virginia and two daughters Barbara and Nancy, both at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Fletcher
Chester
Clarke County
Charles
Blanche Elkins Fletcher
Westinghouse Electric Co
Frances Cabbage
Charles Town
W. Va
Barbara
Nancy
James Poole Found Dead In Automobile
James L. Poole 30 of this city was found dead in an automobile off Route 259 near Yellow Spring West Virginia Friday. Sheriff Milvin Hott said death was due to carbon monoxide asphyxiation from the exhaust. Graveside services tomorrow at 1 30 p m at the National Cemetery conducted by Rev Alan Peer. Burial squad of Post 2129 VFW will officiate. Body at Griffin Funeral Home Capon Bridge. No flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Poole
Yellow Spring
W. Va
Milvin Hott
Hampshire County
Mr. Poole
Eldrich M. Poole
Harrisburg
William Kline
Poole
Handley High School
Market Street Methodist Church
James Bowman
National Cemetery
Alan Peer
Post 2129
V.F.W
Gerald Dulaney
Alan Dulaney
Raymond W. Baker
Richard Wolfe
John C. Barnhart
E. J. Hutton
Giffin Funeral Home
Capon Bridge
American flier awaits transfer from Moscow prison
Pilots and relatives recall the visit to the Soviet Supreme Court building where the American flyer met with his family before a move to a new prison outside Moscow. His parents hope good conduct cuts his 10 year sentence, while rumors suggest seven years remaining. Barbara Brown visited briefly with her mother before leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Barbara
Manteen Brown
Miledgeville
Brown
City Suspends Activities for Seven Local Funeral Masses
In Winooski Vermont city activities paused as seven youths killed in a Sunday auto crash were mourned. Two Catholic churches held separate High Requiem Masses for the sextet while thousands filed past five bodies at Winooski High School and a funeral home for the remaining two. The friends, all graduates of Winooski High last June, were aged 18 to 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winooski
St. Francis Xavier
St. Stephen’s
St. Francis Xavier Church
Earle de Carreau
Ronald Rogers
Maurice Souti
Winooski High
Eisenhower Defends Nixon Role and Religion in Campaign
President Eisenhower asserts Nixon has been at the top in advisory groups and has participated in nearly eight years of consultative meetings. He says religion should not be an issue but acknowledges emotions may surface in politics, and notes he will speak on nonpolitical dates while urging Congress to approve 40 new judgeships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Eisenhower
Billy Graham
Kennedy
White House
Congress
Chicago
United States
Hall
Nikita Khcchev
Khrushchev
President Eisenhower to deliver major campaign address in Chicago
Eisenhower will speak at a GOP fundraising dinner in Chicago on Sept. 29 to launch his first campaign speech relayed by closed circuit TV to dinners nationwide. Nixon and Lodge are slated for other GOP dinners. Goldwater urged continued Southern campaigning. Nixon reported optimistic campaign briefings. In Des Moines John J. Nangle, 69, former Missouri Democratic national committeeman, died Tuesday in St. Louis from a cerebral hemorrhage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Chicago
Richard M. Nixon
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nixon
Atlanta
Birmingham
Ala
Detroit
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
South
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Des Moines
Iowa
John J. Nangle
St. Louis
Missouri
Topeka
Kan
Mosby Dedication Scheduled Sunday
A dedication service for John S. Mosby Academy will start at 3 p.m. Sunday in the new building. William J. Story Jr., South Norfolk superintendent of schools and state Board of Education member, will speak. He earned a BA from Eton College in 1934 and has held multiple educational posts. The school opens September 1 with half day classes, then a full day, and Labor Day closure. buses will run as county schools open. The Warren County Educational Foundation office in the Virginia Gentleman will open Saturday for registrations and book sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
John S. Mosby Academy
William J. Story, Jr
South Norfolk
State Board of Education
Mr. Story
Courtland
Eton College
Bassett High School
Craddock High School
Norfolk County
Granby High
Norfolk
Davidson College
William and Mary
Glenn E. S:derlin
Sanderlin
Warren County Educational Foundation
Virginia Gentleman
Chamber Group Expands to Reach Winchester Airport Goals
The Winchester Frederick County Chamber Aviation and Transportation Committee will grow with members serving until airport objectives are met. Plans call for macadam surfacing on the 3600 foot runway, apron work, lighting for 24 hour use, and eventual airline service with Air Capital and Warren Mullenaxs Air Service. A breakfast meeting at the George Washington Hotel Monday will organize financing and next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce Aviation and Transportation Committee
Chamber
J. E. McAboy
Winchester- Frederick County
Bufflick Road
Frederick County
Winchester
Apple Capital Air Service
Mr. McAboy
Warren Mullenaxs
Air Capital Air Service
Philip N. Hunter
Chamber of Commerce
George Washington Hotel
Hunter
Exhibits Begin To Arrive for Clarke Fair
Berryville fairgrounds bustle as fair superintendent J C Huffman reports receipts of exhibits and farm machinery. Exhibits accepted today until 9 p m and tomorrow 7 to 10 a m judging starts noon tomorrow with events including a chicken barbecue and calf scramble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Rt. 7
J. C. Huffman
Arthur Godfrey
Leesburg
Raritan Club
August auctions listed in Sales Directory Web
The notice lists multiple August auction events across West Virginia and Virginia with dates and locations. Items include furniture, appliances, cattle, hogs, sheep, farm machinery, poultry, antiques, and real estate, with auctioneers OrnDorff, Tharpe and Morrow, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denny’s Commission
Winchester
Orndorff and Cole
Phi
J. Rudolph (Rudy) Ware
Rippon
W. Va
Tharpe & Morrow
Pri
County Court House
Valuable County Realty and Poultry Farm
W. D. Orndorff
Julian A. Everly
Highview Farms and Hatcheries, Inc
Highview
Lela B. Smith
Kent St
Buddy Artrip
W. H. Clark
Millwood Ave
R. Duvall
E.S. T
Viola V. Welch
Ramey Farm
Charles Town
Weather forecast period prompts cooler nights and warmer days
The forecast calls for fair and cooler conditions tonight with a low around 55 to 60 in the mountains and 75 to 80 elsewhere. From Thursday through Monday temperatures stay near normal with a slow rise after Friday and a possible shower chance Monday. Ivory. Frankfort is the capital. Pocahontas. Sight smell hearing taste touch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berea Es
Ivory
Neither
Frankfort
Pocahontas
Rainfall Figures and Averages for 47 Years
The report lists rainfall totals and averages. It notes two percent rainfall in late August and provides year to date values: 2.88 inches in 1960 and 30.39 inches to date. It shows 47 year averages: annual 36.86 inches and monthly means from January 2.24 to August 3.92 inches with varying values through December.
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. S. Sargent
Evelyn Fletcher
Hagerstown
Russell
Harry Fletcher
Washington
George Farr
Howard Fletcher
Fairfax
Hubert Fletcher
This City
Dan Fletcher
Ellis M. Yost
Mr. Ellis M. Yest
Mr. William St. Sargent
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Snellings
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
Commerce St. MO
Aworth
James Poole
Weil
Linoleum—Corp
E. Picene
Tae MO
Miller’s Flower Shop
E. Piccadilly St
Thornton
Barre
Guile
Mastinn
E. Cork St
Haines
Wet Ohler Jood Houreke
John Kerr School
THE
Associated Press
Democrat
Mosby
McAboy
Allegheny
Clarke Fair
William S. Sargent
Bak
Middletown State Bank
Stuart M
Perry, Inc
Virginia
Weesday
Abraham Lincoln
Charles Dickens
Tay
Albany
Albuquerque
Anchorage
Bismarck
Boston
Buffalo
Denver
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Glaize & Bro
Junior
Sis
N. Cameron St
Jefferson Co
Hampshire
Poland
China
Farmall
John Deere
New Idea
Oliver
J. Rudolph
Rudy) Ware
Marie L. Brisco
St. Johns Epsel
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