Deaths and Funerals Recree Jennings Ridgeway
Recree Jennings Ridgeway of 4 reenwood Road died Sunday. Funeral at Hillson Funeral Home with burial at Hillsboro Cemetery. He was a member of Conrad Hoover Post American Legion. Friends may call at Hall Funeral Home. Leafe of City died Thursday after a long illness in New York. She was daughter of Edward and Grace Harkness Conner. Survived by two brothers Ryland Conner and Graham Conner and three sisters Mary Lynn Gracalie Johnson and Julie Grubb.
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Jennings Ridgeway
Ee Aecostar Leafe
Ae City
New York
Leafe
Edward
Grace Harkness Conner
Norman Leafe
Ryland Conner
Graham Conner
Strasburg
Mary Lynn
Philadelphia
Gracalie Johnson
Washington, D. C
Julie Grubb
Funeral service for James A. Bartley 94 Chilhowie VA
James A. Bartley 94 of Chilhowie died Saturday night at McCray Brothers Nursing Home Abingdon. Funeral held today at Sinclair's Bottom Cemetery Chilhowie at 2 p m. Survived by six sons Arnold Winchester Adam Huntington W V Lawrence Norton Claude Salem Millard Bascome Chilhowie. Noah Dundam Ky preceded him.
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James A. Bartley
Chilhowie
McCray Brothers
Abingdon
Sinclair’s Bottom
Arnold Bartley
Winchester
Adam
Huntington
W. Va
Lawrence
Norton, Va
Claude
Salem
Millard and
Bascome
Childhowie
Noah
Dunham, Ky
Student Gets Fs Because Of Haircut
Cecelia Barna a Marygrove College freshman in Detroit had her 42 inch blonde hair cut by barber Anton Riechl who supervised the trim and paid her ten dollars for the “air” while she noted the change in her studies and hair care.
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Detroit
Cecelia Barna
Marygrove College
Cecelia
Anton Riechl
Riechl
Gilruth Parts Onward Plan After Enos Orbit
Project Mercury director Robert Gilruth says a decision on a manned flight awaits full evaluation of Enos the chimpanzee’s orbit. He notes cooling and control problems, but believes a human passenger could complete a three orbit flight. Glenn to be the pilot for the planned 4 1 2 hour mission amid NASA preparations and Dec 20 target.
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Project Mercury
Robert Gilruth
Enos
Gilruth
Earth
Milter
Glenn di
Atlas
NASA
Atlantic Missile Range
Glenn
Victor Anfuso
D-Ny
House Science and Astronautics Committee
New York
Youth Caught After Escape Attempt From Local Jail
A 17 year old youth escaped custody while being moved from the local jail to Beaumont Traiine. A state welfare official chased on foot from Cameron Street to Clifford Street, then toward Town Run near Fleet and Co Inc, where he was recaptured. Three city police cars and a county car assisted in boxing in the runaway.
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Beaumont Traiine
Winchester
Cameron St
Clifford St
Fleet & Co., Inc
Youths Admit Harassment of Jewish Family
Six youths pleaded guilty to felony conspiracy in a 15 month campaign of threats vandalism and harassment against San Francisco couple Mr and Mrs Bowman. They face up to three years in prison with sentencing set for January 9. two others await trial and two were placed on Juvenile Court probation.
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SAN Francisco
Superior Court
Herbert Wherry
John D. Rice
Robert R. Ennes
Alfred P. Mendelle Jr
Brent J. Cohn
Gordon B. Deane
Gerald J. Kilroy
Richard Henderson
William Bowman
November Weather Report Highlights Record Wet Month
November was the wettest since 1952 with 3.30 inches of precipitation, and temperatures ranged from a high of 79 to a low of 24. The month was slightly warmer than average, with mean temperature 47.8 and higher average lows than recent years. Snow fell on November 19 and 20 with multiple precipitation events recorded in early and late November.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Potomac Basin Meeting Moves to Warren County High School
The Potomac River Basin plans meeting was moved from the Virginia Gentleman Restaurant to Warren County High School to accommodate more attendees. A Chamber of Commerce spokesman said seating space was the reason and noted that the Corps of Engineers plans to outline dam or reservoir projects in the area.
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Front Royal
Potomac River Basin
Virginia Gentleman
Warren County High School
Eeeeee Chamber of Commerce
Corps of Engineers
Deer Season Opens in West Virginia Bucks Only Policy Returns
West Virginia welcomes a large turnout on opening day with bucks only for the season, the first such rule since 1957. Checking stations reported 22 at Wardensville yesterday and six by noon today, with Baker 20, Moorefield 25, Lost River 30 to 35, Romney five today and 24 yesterday. Officials estimate about 100000 hunters statewide and a deer kill above 6000, roughly one per 15 hunters.
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West Virginia
Wardensville
Baker
Moorefield
Lost River
Romney
West Virginia Woods
State Department of Natural Resources
Rancher voices caution over Prairie National Park plan
A rancher warns that creating Prairie National Park could displace ranchers and raise taxes, while questioning what fair compensation for land would be. Udall’s party visited the area amid four landings, as park establishment remains under study since the 1930s with Congress to decide and Avery pushing a bill.
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Udall
Esablish Prairie National Park
National Park Service
Advisory Board On
National Parks
Congress
Avery
OAS Plans January Meeting on Cuba Sanctions
The Organization of American States set a January 10 foreign ministers gathering to weigh economic and political sanctions against Fidel Castro's Cuba. Twelve nations backed a Colombian backed resolution calling for action while Cuba and Mexico opposed it.
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Washington
Fidel Castro
Organization of American States
OAS Council
Cuba
Colombia
Mexico
OAS
United States
Castro
Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Havana
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Ecuador
Bolivia
Vincente Sanchez Gavito
Flynn Declines To Discuss Communist Party Post
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn refuses to confirm if she remains national chair of the Communist party as legal action challenges the post. At a Worker rally she urged older leaders to retire to allow renewal. She said the party post is in litigation and he did not discuss it.
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New York
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Communist Party of the
U.S.A
Soviet Union
The
Worker
Miss Flynn
New
De Gaulle Macmillan discuss Berlin in London meeting
The Paris and London talks focus on Berlin and German questions amid allied planning for a foreign ministers meeting in Paris and a NATO council session. Foyd D. Kohler heads to Paris for senior foreign office talks with US Britain France and West Germany to set negotiating strategy and defenses for West Berlin amidst Soviet pressure. Kennedy and Macmillan face uncertain post conference moves as Allied policy and Russian maneuvers before December 21 loom.
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de Gaulle
Macmillan
London
Berlin
Foyd D. Kohler
Paris
Foreign Office
United States
Britain
France
West Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Council
Soviet Union
West Berlin
U.S
Kennedy
Chestnuts in Braised Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage
A flavorful proposal to fold cooked chestnuts into braised red cabbage with a sweet and sour style. Pair it with pork poultry or frankfurters for a hearty side dish.
Local Auctions December Listings Round Up
December sales directory lists multiple auctions near Winchester and Berryville. Items include furniture, appliances, antiques, cattle, farm equipment, hogs, and real estate with auctioneers Orndorff Cole Heasley Lee Massie Duvall. Events span December 6 to 16 at various venues including Shawnee Fire Hall and farm locations.
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Heasley
Shawnee Fire Hall
Winchester
Carl R. Lee
Snapp
Berryville
W. D. Orndorff
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Hannah M. Hamilton
Rt. 60
Cherler R. Duvall
Rainfall figures show city totals and monthly averages
Rainfall data covers the past 24 hours ending 8 30 a m and forty eight year monthly averages. The report lists monthly rainfall totals with January through December values and overall yearly patterns.
Motorists Face $2 Increase In Insurance Premiums
The Virginia State Corporation Commission raised the liability insurance premium from $1 to $3 a year, effective for new or renewed policies on or after January 1 1962 and for policies written before January 1 but effective on or after March 1 1962. The rise funds coverage amid expected losses for 1962, with the $20 uninsured motorist fee unchanged.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
National Bureau of Cash Underwriters
Mutual Insurance Rating Bureau
Mutual Companies
General Assembly
Grapefruit Halves Prepared with Sugar and Grenadine
Grapefruit halves are seeded and loosened, membranes broken, then peeled. They are sprinkled with sugar and grenadine to finish.
Crowds Gather as Kennedy Visits Oklahoma Town
In Big Cedar Oklahoma during a Kennedy visit a local couple tied a gas-filled balloon to their young daughter’s belt to keep track of her in the crowd. The scene underscores the presidential stop and the crowding at the crossroads community.
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Big Cedar
Okla
Kennedy
Eeeee
Civil War era quiz item set
A set of statements includes true false questions and facts about the French and Indian War, colors red and blue, Aubrey Hepburn, and Britain versus France. The prompts reference birthright and deflate as themed terms in a historical context.
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Filly
False
Deflate
Red
Blue
Aubrey Hepburn
Penny
True
Britain
France
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Frances C. Todd
Christ Episcopal Church
A. Harold Rowe
Market St. Methodist Church
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
F. L. Evans
Hollingsworth Drive
M. R. Anderson
N. Braddock St
Betty van Horn
Dunlap Ave
Snellings
Florist
Crider & Shockey
Loudoun ST
FONE
Funeral Home, Inc
Stuart M
Perry, Inc
DeWitt
de Witt
Associated Press
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Albuquerque
Atlanta
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Helena
Fort Worth
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Miami
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St. Paul
New Orleans
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Phoenix
Denny’s Commission
Orndorff & Cole Auctioneer's
Harold W. Sowers
Rt. 340
Waterloo
White Post
Ida E. Fries
Frederick County Court House
Charles R. Duvall
W. H. Emmart & Son, Inc
Winchester, VA
Virginia
Wousehold Finance Corporation of Winchester
N. Cameron
Denny's
Commission
New American Legion
L.C. Smith
G.E
Motorola
T.V
Kelvinator
Singer
Muntz
Remington Electric
Orndorff & Cole
Harold Sowers
Clarke County
John Deere
McCormick
Gilbert McKown
Harry Wedlock
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