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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1961

Page

2

Obituary Notices for Walter Nicklin and Louis Bell

Walter Nicklin a longtime pharmacist and World War I veteran of Alexandria started his career at 13 and later opened his own drug store in Alexandria. Louis Randolph Bell 62 of Clarke County died in Winchester Memorial Hospital. survived by his wife Arinthia Lambdon and six sons. funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville with burial in Green Hill Cemetery.

Ees Alexandria That City Louis Randolph Bell Berryville Winchester Memorial Hospital Clarke County James William Lela May Bell Arinthia Lambdon Bell I Jol J. William, Gordon Russell Robert Bell Louis R. Bell, Jr Ft. Gordon Marshall Elsen

Mrs Henry Batt 78 Dies in Winchester Memorial Hospital

Mrs. Henry Batt 78 of 416 West Cork Street Winchester died Wednesday evening at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Born in Toms Brook she was daughter of the late John and Catherine Goode Shipe widow of Henry Batt and Devere Batt. She was a member of the First Evangelical United Brethren Church and the Women’s Society. Survived by one daughter Mrs Edwin C. Yost Sr. of Winchester and two sisters Mrs Cora Snarr and Miss Maude Shipe both of Winchester. Funeral services Saturday at 11 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home conducted by Rev Paul J Slonaker and Rev G Raymond Womeldorf. Burial in Mount Hebron. Friends may call at the Jones Funeral Home Saturday.

Mary Catherine Batt W. Cork St Winchester Memorial Hospital Batt Toms Brook John Catherine Goode Shipe

County PTA Hears Reports On Educational Television

The Frederick County PTA session featured James Art, director of instruction, introducing speakers Mrs. May Jane Phillips of WETA TV Channel 26 and Warren Braun of WSVA TV Channel 3. They outlined an educational TV network reaching about 80,000 elementary students and plans for expanded courses and summer programs. Funds and a clothing drive for the Frederick County Clothing Bank were also announced.

PTA James Art Washington Frederick County Clothing Bank Charles D. Anderson Stonewall School Clearbrook MR. Braun WSVA Valley Frederick County Middletown Aretene Stonewall James Wi Richmond Department of Education

Wreck on Old 50 Hurts Driver. Two Vehicles Involved

Justin C. Kelchner of Rt. 4 was treated and released at Memorial Hospital after a two car crash on Rt. 803, old Rt. 50, three miles west of Winchester. State Trooper M H Moore said Kelchner had chest contusions and the Ford driven west was a total loss with $1200 damage to the Oldsmobile.

Justin C. Kelchner Rt. 4 Memorial Hospital Winchester M. H. Moore Kelchner Moore Lucille Perry Lake

Rosenfeld Leads Winchester Park and Shop Group

Sam Rosenfeld of Washington head of Rosenfeld Realty Co. is elected president of Winchester Park and Shop Inc. The center on Valley Ave. will open around March first with about 20 businesses. Douglas Ways of People's Drug Store is vice president and J J Pickeral of Middletown State Bank is treasurer.

Sam Rosenfeld Washington Rosenfeld Realty Co Winchester Park and Shop, Inc Valley Ave Douglas Ways People’s Drug Store J. J. Pickeral Middletown State Bank

Buyer Loses $300 000 Bonus in Chrysler Plant Deal

Edward Land, representing a buyer group, nearly earned a 300000 dollar bonus when a sale contract for the old Chrysler Imperial plant in Detroit was to be signed. A clause promised all machinery to the buyers, but Chrysler Corp. revealed 52 new Imperial cars stored in the building prompting a contract change.

Detroit Edward Land Land Chrysler Corp

Fire damages Ridgeway home near Reliance in Warren County

A 2:20 am blaze gutted the second floor of the Ridgeway residence near Reliance. Ralph Ridgeway and spouse with three children survived as Middletown crews battled the fire using cistern water and trucks, estimating severe ground floor water damage but some salvaged belongings.

Reliance Warren County Ralph Ridgeway Middletown E. Piccadilly

Bears and Broncos Sold With Long Guarantee to Howsam

Denver reports that Bob Howsam sold his stake in the Bears and Broncos while guaranteeing $1000 a month for 344 years and four season tickets for all home games during the period.

Denver Bob Howsam Denver Bears Denver Broncos

Allied fleet ferries troops as Congo unity policy stays firm

Allied ships carry reinforcements for U.N. operations around Elisabethville and Tshombe’s capital while U S and British officials insist on Congo unity without force. State Department says Western allies now back unity and ending Tshombe’s separation. Brazil notes its republican status since 1889.

U.N Elisabethville Tshombe U.S Congo State Department Belgium France Kennedy United Nations Katanga

Kennedy pushes public works and equal opportunity agenda

In a convention address Senator Kennedy urges standby public works authority and grants to communities to stabilize wages with productivity gains. He counters inflation claims from NAM and backs civil rights equity, pledging federal aid for schools, elder care, youth employment, retraining, and tax incentives to spur plant expansion.

Public Works Authority Kennedy The NAM Joseph S. Clark D-Pa Council of Negro Unionists A. Philip Randolph Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Federation Afl-Cio George Meany Council Equal Opportunities

Middletown Man Hit by Car In Strasburg Incident

Mare L Whealbarger 81 of Rt Middletown was struck on Main St Strasburg while stepping in front of a parked car. He suffered a fractured right leg and head injuries. Mrs Mildred Buck Coffman driver of a 1960 Cadillac from Pittsburgh was shaken and her car damage was about 170 dollars.

Mare L. Whealbarger Rt. Middletown Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital Strasburg Whealbarger Bill Lucas Mildred Buck Coffman Pittsburgh

Murphy Named to Succeed Sen Bridges in New Hampshire

Governor Wesley Powell named Maurice J. Murphy 34 to fill the late Styles Bridges seat. Murphy, the Portsmouth attorney general, will serve a one year interim term until the 1962 election, sharing the late senator’s conservative philosophy.

Concord N.H Wesley Powell Styles Bridges Maurice J. Murphy Bridges Washington Murphy Portsmouth Powell

Katanga clashes shift around Elisabethville and beyond

Reporting from Katanga illustrates a tense front with U.N. control near Elisabethville and rail tunnel areas. Tshombe travels from Paris to Brazzaville while accusing U.S. planes of aiding the U.N. war effort and alleging Communist influence in the State Department.

Kolwezi Elisabethville Paris Tshombe U.N Manono Elisbethville Brazzaville French Congo Congo River Leopoldville Salisbury Southern Rhodesia Central African Federation Roy Welensky Katanga United States State Department Needssheeb Carges U.S. Ites Globemaster Sweden Inand Ethiopia

Surprise West Germany is Uneventful Autobahn Trip Report

Lt. Col. William J. Herman deputy commander of Berlin bound troops says the trip was uneventful on the autobahn. He notes East German police were more visible than usual as his 1 500 man 1st Battle Group travels west. Veterans recall the 19th Infantry at Schofield Barracks Hawaii during Pearl Harbor exactly 20 years ago today.

West Germany William J. Herman South Norwalk Conn 19Th Infantry Schofield Barracks Hawaii Pearl Harbor

Trials and memories of a wartime Navy deployment

The narrator recalls chaotic nights of air battles with ships and oil fires, a downed plane near a stern night, and the West Virginia crew dispersed then concentrated at a shore area. Volunteers peak for the carrier Lexing ton, a Kentuckian teammate is spared, later assigned to the cruiser Minneapolis, and years later rescuing West Virginia sailors after Lexing ton sinks at Coral Sea.

West Virginia Lexington Minneapolis Coral Sea

Fishing on Film Highlights Chesapeake Bay and Columbia River

Two 28 minute color films capture fishing in Chesapeake Bay on the Maryland Virginia border and in parts of the Columbia River focusing on salmon fisheries. The projects are presented as motion picture subjects by AP in Washington DC.

Washington, D.C America Chesapeake Bay Maryland Virginia Columbia River

Local Sale Directory December Auctions Listed

Auction notices across Frederick and surrounding counties outline December sales. Carl R Lee lists cattle farm equipment and hogs near Berryville. Joseph A Massie Jr. handles home real estate and furniture near Winchester. Lar Rick & Anderson trustees advertise city property in Frederick County.

Carl R. Lee Berryville W. D. Orndorff Joseph A. Massie, Jr Hannah Hamilton Winchester Charlier R. Duvall Larrick & Anderson Frederick County Quequon Charles R. Duvall Harold W. Sowers Rt. 340 Waterloo White Post W. D. Orn ES County Court House Desirable City W. E. Edwards Frederick County Court House Desirable Home

Weather and facts from Virginia today

Fair and cold tonight with lows 25 to 32 in the west and 30 to 36 in the east. Rainfall during the past 24 hours ending 8:30 a.m. today is none. December rainfall to date is none.

Virginia

Arizona ceremony honors ship and survivors at Ford Island

Lt Gen Alan Shapley and other dignitaries attended a memorial at Ford Island for the USS Arizona and its crew. The event featured carillon chimes, a Navy bugler, and prayers as wreaths were laid and floral tributes placed on the platform. Sides urged readiness and constant training, noting ships now move individually to forward positions and the need to maintain vigilance.

Arizona Alan Shapley Pacific Marine Ford Island Navy Sides Fred D. Bennett America Cit- Pacific

Brenneck elected unopposed to Golden council seat

Colorado Mines football coach Fritz Brenneck ran unopposed for a Golden City Council seat this fall. The report notes his smooth campaign compared with the season’s on field jumps. In other text, Department of Commerce figures show 34 million tons of steel mill products imported to the United States in 1960, with 3 million tons listed as other imports.

Golden Colo Fritz Brenneck Colorado Mines Fritz Golden City Department Commerce United States John Deere McCormick Heron Tia Teas

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