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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1959

Page

2

Funeral services and obituaries in a Virginia town

The obituary notices announce services for Lydia Bell Shull who died yesterday with a 3:30 p.m. service at Jones Funeral Home, burial at Green Hill Cemetery Berryville, and pallbearers listed. Survivors include children Irene Hull, Mrs Robert Shull, Se L. Shull, and others in Berryville and Richmond. Also noted is Elmer Urs of Fort Myers Florida died Wednesday, funeral at Omps Funeral Home with Mt Hebron burial and Masonic rites. Additional services for Crisman and relatives are scheduled at Jones Funeral Home with details on survivors and locations.

Lydia Bell Shull Jones Funeral Home Forest B. Oglesby Braddock Street Methodist Church Green Hill Cemetery Berryville Jacob Frye Elwood Tumblin Robert McCartney Charles Shull Ronald Baechner Woodrow Teets Albert Bails Harry Moffett Leevd Clarence Singhass Edgar ‘Frye Teet Tumblin Irene Hull Robert Ae Shull Se L. Shull Athis City Fires Wynkoop Franklin Shull Joyce Richmond Elmer Urs Fort Myers Fla Beverley Lamb Shen Omps Forrest B. Oglesby William E. Eisenberg Grace Lutheran Church Mt. Hebron Cemetery Eleanor Cannady Helen Pittsnogle Falls Church Lee Rudolph Crisman Douglas C. Crisman Alexandria Kenneth A. Crisman North Miami Bertha Hockman Minnie Nicodemus Fred A. Crisman Winchester

Funeral service for Jacob Wrisman of Alexandria

Funeral services are announced for Jacob Wrisman of Alexandria who died, with details of date, time, and location forthcoming. Relatives and friends are notified to attend as arrangements are finalized by the family.

Jacob Wrisman Alexandria

Obituary for Arlie Henry Triplett of Gore

Arlie Henry Triplett 73 of Gore dies after long illness at Winchester Memorial Hospital. He was WWI veteran, Hebron Baptist Church member, former Virginia Glass and Sand employee, and Gore Fire Company member. Survived by wife Martha Miller, two daughters, a step son, siblings, nine grandchildren, one great grandchild. Funeral Sunday 2 pm at Hebron Baptist Church. Burial Shenandoah Memorial Park. Body to lie at Jones Funeral Home until 12:30 pm.

Arlie Henry Triplett Gore Winchester Memorial Hospital Mr. Triplett Frederick County Richard and Mellisa Triplett Martha Miller Hagerstown Hebron Baptist Church Gore Fire Company Virginia Glass Morris Cather Shenandoah Memorial Park Jones Funeral Jones Funeral Home

Mrs Edgar Davis Dies in Winchester Memorial Hospital

Mrs. Rebecca Davis of 230 FE Picadilly Sr widow of Edgar Davis died Thursday morning in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Born in Berryville she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Burrell. She lived in Winchester most of her life and belonged to St. Paul Methodist Church and the Maggie J Farrar Temple. Survivors include two cousins Paul Anthony of Winchester and Mrs Marie Morris of Baltimore Md along with a brother in law Clifton Davis and sister in law Mrs Elizabeth Swann both of Baltimore Md. Funeral services set for Monday at 1 PM.

Rebecca Davis Picadilly Sr Edgar (Touson) Davis Winchester Memorial Hospital Davis Berryville James Burrell Winchester St. Paul Methodist Church Maggie J. Farrar Temple Paul Anthony Marie Morris Baltimore

Funeral services and pallbearers at local church

The Rev J E Tyes will conduct funeral services at St Paul Methodist Church with pallbearers from the Daniel J Farrar Lodge and honorary pallbearers from Davis Williams Post No 6044. The Daughter Elks Memorial Service is set for Sunday at 8 PM at Cartwright Funeral Home with burial planned at the National Cemetery.

St. Paul Methodist Church J. E. Tyes Daniel J. Farrar Lodge Davis-Williams Elks Cartwright Funeral Home Funeral National Cemetery

J Bayard Clark Former NC Congressman Dies at Home

J Bayard Clark former North Carolina congressman died Wednesday night at his Fayetteville home. He was the father of Mrs. George D Jackson of this city. The funeral was held this morning in Fayetteville with burial there.

North Carolina J. Bayrd Clark Fayetteville N.C George D. Jackson

Whitacre Rites Set For Capon Bridge Man

William W. Whitacre 86 of Capon Bridge died last night at Kings Daughters Hospital Martinsburg after a short illness he had lived in Hampshire County and worked as a merchant and blacksmith in Bloom. He was a Mount Olive Christian Church member survived by widow Minnie Rackley a daughter Hazel Pace a son Cletus A. Whitacre four grandchildren six great grandchildren two brothers Burn Whitacre Harrison Whitacre. Funeral Sunday 2 pm at Fairview Lutheran Church with Rev Donald Wright burial at Fairview. Body at Giffin Funeral Home Capon Bridge.

William W. Whitacre Capon Bridge Kings Daughters Hospital Martinsburg Hampshire County Addison and Ruth Miller Whitacre Minnie Rackley Whitacre Bloom Mount Olive Hazel Pace Cletus A. Whitacre Burn Whitacre Hanging Rock Harrison Whitacre Keyser Fairview Lutheran Church Donald Wright Fairview Cemetery Giffin

Mrs L W Jackson dies in Winchester Hospital

Mrs L W Jackson wife of Llewellyn Jackson of 115 Morgan St died early today in Winchester Memorial Hospital after an illness since February. She was born January 15 1870 in Frederick County daughter of the late Joseph and Rebecca Smith Robinson a Society of Friends member and twice married. Survived by her husband two stepsons Miss Mary V Jackson of Hagerstown and L V Jackson of Rochester N Y and many nieces and nephews. Funeral Monday at 2 p m at Omps Funeral Home conducted by Dr Carl Hiser and Rev Joseph S Duckwall. Flowers politely declined.

Nenah Love Jackson Llewellyn Jackson Morgan St Winchester Memorial Hospital Frederick County Joseph and Rebecca Smith Robinson Society of Friends Don S. Madison Raymond Madison Huband

Lumber Theft Probe Near Mt Falls In Frederick County

Frederick County sheriff s office investigates the theft of about 300 to 400 feet of pine lumber from Harry Hershman s Mt Falls area sawmill on Rt 608 just south of Mt Falls The loss occurred Wednesday night A suspect wanted for motor vehicle theft was returned from Philippi West Virginia where police had picked him up The man is Joseph Dorsey who is charged with stealing a 1949 Chevrolet panel truck and is jailed Sheriff DeHaven also went to Phillips for Dorsey and to Upper Marlboro for a writ of habeas corpus in the Lindsay probation violation case

Frederick County Mt. Falls Boyd McDonald Harry Hershman Rt. 608 Philippi W. Va West Virginia Joseph Dorsey Howard A. Service M. A. Beam Carnival Robert L. DeHaven Phillips Dorsey DeHaven Upper Marlboro

Indian Leader Warns China Over Border Claims

Nehru states India will defend borders of Sikkim and Bhutan and treats any aggression as against India. Chinese incursions reported along Kashmir border and northeast Assam as well as disputed claims to Sikkim Bhutan Tibet and Nepal raise regional tension.

India Kashmir Northeast Frontier Assam Tibet Nepal Bhutan Sikkim Times of India Red Times Ladakh Nehru Khurnak Fort Indian

White Post fair champions dominate livestock parade

Parade highlights at the White Post event crowned champion feeder steer Linda Rucker of Rectortown and reserve champion Jimmy Royston of Boyce. Sheep, swine, 4-H exhibits, tractor driving, and a chicken barbecue plus a WINC Platter Party broadcast enriched the fairgrounds with multiple winners and community entries.

White Post Jimmy Royston Boyce Linda Rucker Rectortown Danny McIntire Ram Douglas Kahle Ralph Shiley Larry Royston Fat Lamb Margaret Cather Berryville Allen Poe Lloyd Bluemont Gene Ray Larrick Anna Mae Lofton Jolly Jacks Hoyt Linda Murphy Kathleen Jones Lowell Crim John Nethers Winchester Bradley Grove Raritan Club WINC Fairgrounds

Rain showers and warm weekend forecast in Virginia

Rainfall is scarce with none in the last 24 hours and variable clouds tonight and Saturday. Afternoon and evening thundershowers are possible with highs near 90 today and lower 60s tonight, extended to a hotter Saturday and a warm, dry stretch early next week.

Virginia

Clarke Child Burns Feet In Hot Ashes

A 17 month old, Charles Roberson, was burned stepping in hot leaf ashes in Berryville. He suffered second degree burns to both feet and was treated at Memorial Hospital. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Charles Roberson of Berryville.

Berryville Charles Roberson Memorial Hospital

Stonewall Sunday School Convenes at Welltown Church

The Stonewall District Sunday School Convention meets Sunday at 2:30 PM at Welltown Methodist Church. Theme is Combing Our Mutual Thoughts to Promote God's Plan with Rev. J. Floyd Wine as speaker. Association president is B. F. Strother.

Stonewall Welltown God Rev. J. Floyd Wine

Farm and property auctions listed in August and September

A Sales Directory itemizes multiple upcoming auctions across Maryland and West Virginia. Entries include O M Lloyd farm sale south of Swimley Station, Ham's Auction House near Paper Mill Road, Clay Sales on Rt. 40, Ralph W. Horst sale near Marion Pennsylvania, Water Fall Farm near Bedlington West Virginia, J Randolph Larrick trustee real estate near Frederick, and Dabney W Watts trustee in front of Frederick County Court House with proceeds in Winchester and Frederick County. Auctioneers include Orndorff, Horst, Morrow, Ailes, Snider, Noll, and others.

O. M. Lloyd Swimley Station Old Charles Town Road W. D. Orndorff Ham Paper Mill Road Buddy Artrip D.S.T Clay Sales Frederick Horst & Wagner Ralph W. Horst Marion Edward Ned) Morrow Stephen Ailes Beddington W. Va Martinsburg Lowe, Horner, Miller Daniel D. Hallman Ireta C. Hallman Circuit Court Frederick County Virginia Frederick County Court House Moscarella Farm

$46 000 Will Be Destroyed in Polio Fear

Paterson New Jersey AP reports about $46,000 that was in bank teller Donald Sytsma's cage being sent to the Federal Reserve Bank for destruction due to fear of spreading polio after Sytsma, 23, fell ill with the disease.

Paterson, N. J Donald Sytsma Federal Reserve Bank Sytsma

Ridge Between Shoulder Bones and Notable Names

A list mentions Ridge between shoulder bones and figures including Monaco, Philippine Islands, Charleston, Theodore Roosevelt, Elias Howe, Herbert A. Philbrick, and items linked to tobacco and brass. The phrasing reads like index or trivia from a historical record with several proper nouns and locations.

Monaco Philippine Islands Charleston Theodore Roosevelt Elias Howe Herbert A. Philbrick

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Ours Crisman Service Jacob Crisman Lydia Bell Jones Funeral Home, Inc Snellings N. Braddock St Maember THE Phon A. H. Triplett Mrs. Edgar Davis Miller’s Flower Shop E. Piccadilly St John W. Rosenberger & CO Commerce St J. Bayard Clark W. W. Whitacre L. W. Jackson China Associated Press High Low Albany Albuquerque Anchorage Atlanta Bismarck Boston Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Denver Des Moines Detroit Fort Worth Helena Honolulu Indianapolis Kansas City Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Milwaukee St. Paul New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Omaha Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland Ore Rapid City St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Tampa Washington Stuart M Perry, Inc Winchester Skies Clarke B. F. Strother Association Route 11 Kenneth E. Whitacre James A. Sherwood Margie R. Sherwood Chambersburg, Pa Marion, Pa Fords Ferguson John Deere A. B Massey Harris Olivers Ford Rosenthall New Idea International New Holland Allis-Chalmers Plymouth Mercury W. F. Artrip, Jr Sandra Haun Glaize & Bro Mom Junior Sis Dad Loudoun St F.H.A House & Lot Armel Opequon District J. Randolph Larrick E. T. Snider Clifford S. Nicholson Betty Lou Nicholson Herbert S. Larrick County Court House Winchester Front Royal Road Dabney W. Watts
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