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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1957
Page
2
Occasional rain southeast and west with snow to the north and west tonight. Temperatures range from 30s to mid 40s with a three to four degree tilt below normal through Saturday. Rain totals forecast around Wednesday and again Saturday, with monthly and historic rainfall figures noted. Sunrise and sunset times provided for December 9.
Mrs. Annie Stokes Hockman 56 of Middle Road died yesterday in Winchester Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She was born June 29 188, Front Royal, wife of Clarence E. Hockman. Surviving: two daughters Edith and Mary Ellen. two sons Richard and Raymond. one brother Pete Stokes. Funeral Wednesday at 1 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Carroll C. Goodridge. interment Dellington Cemetery Waterlick. Mrs. Katie E. Carper died Sunday at her sister's residence 747 Berryville Ave after a long illness. Born Carpers Valley Frederick County, widow of Magnus Carper. Surviving: sister Mrs. Earl Mason, brother Grover Carper. son Garvin L. Carper killed in service December 1944. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home. interment Mount Hebron Cemetery. pallbearers listed.
The notice announces the funeral service for Mrs Katie Carper scheduled Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home. It states the timing and venue for the public service.
Mae Henshaw born January 19 1888 in Clarke County died at 6 30 pm after a long illness. She married 8 Smith Henshaw and leaves four children Ruhamah Preston Wil loughby and Kelso, plus Elmer Kemmell and Effie Baker among relatives. Service Sunday at 11 am at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville with burial Green Hill Cemetery. Flowers omitted. Family gathers tonight 7 to 9 at funeral home.
Aloys Stumpf 75 a retired U S Army serviceman of Brucetown died Friday at home. A funeral will be held tomorrow at 10 am at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church with Rev Julius Cilinski officiating. Interment follows at Arlington National Cemetery with graveside rites at 1 pm. Pallbearers listed. Body remains at Omps Funeral Home prior to service.
Mrs Rosa B Henry aged 68 born December 29 1872 in Bunker Hill West Virginia died Sunday at her home after a long illness. She was widow of Harry M Henry married in 1927. Survived by adopted daughter Frances Barb Smedley two grandchildren Rosa E Smedley and Thomas E Smedley and a brother in law J Henkle Henry. Funeral Tuesday at Jones Funeral Home at 4 pm conducted by Rev Robert A Whitten. Interment Mt Hebron Cemetery.
Rosa LaFollette Larrick 79 of Lehew W Va died Saturday at Maplewood Nursing Home after a five year illness. Born March 14 1878 she was a daughter of Baxter and Mary Brill La Follette and widow of John William Larrick whom she married in 1897. She was a member of Shiloh Methodist Church. Surviving are two daughters Mrs Wesley Weakley and Miss Letha Larrick both of the city, two brothers Arthur LaFollette and Raymond LaFollette, four sisters Mrs Etta Pennington and others.
Mrs Gertha Spaid of Lehew and Mrs Bessie Anderson of High View along with Mrs Clara Spaid of this city are survived by nine grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Funeral conducted Tuesday at 2 pm at Shiloh Methodist Church by Rev Howard Ehli fritz and Rev J C Dugeer. Interment in Shiloh Church Cemetery. Remains moved from Jones Funeral Home to church for service.
Mrs Dolly Parker Miller of Paper Mill Road died Friday night at Winchester Memorial Hospital. A service was held this afternoon at 1 50 at Jones Funeral Home conducted by Rev Robert C Bradford Jr pastor of the Opequon Group of Presbyterian Churches Pallbearers were Leonard Tinsman Donald Lauck Virgil Comer Hugh Slonaker James Slonaker and Orville Lind Interment was in Macedonia Cemetery Frederick County
Lawrence Taylor Berry assistant commissioner with the State Dept of Agriculture for 22 years announced his resignation effective December 31 His retirement will be a department record for length of service He joined the agency in 1908 from Luray where he had been an assistant bank cashier He served under three commissioners George W Koiner L M Walker Jr and Parke C Brinkley Brinkley praised Berry saying the department may never see another man who will do as much for Virginia agriculture as Berry His acumen and sage advice guided three commissioners and the department through fifty years of service.
State Trooper reports three separate accidents near Berryville Gore and Junction. A Tinsman vehicle rear-ended by a 1956 Chevrolet, $90 and $600 damages. A 11 year old from Rippon suffered broken teeth and bruises in a one car crash near Berryville. A 1954 Chevrolet left the road near Gore striking trees, about $100 in damage.
Sales directory lists multiple auctions in Virginia and nearby areas. Items include household goods furniture livestock machinery automobiles real estate and personal property with auctioneers named for each event and dates from December to January.
The Highway Gospel Tabernacle held its first Sunday service at 11 a.m. led by Rev. Joseph P. Robey with Sunday School at 10 a.m. The church on Route 11 north of Clearbrook was formed after August tent meetings and is affiliated with the Pentecostal Holiness Churches.
Washington reports that the United States will stop military aid shipments to Yugoslavia at the request of Marshal Tito. Officials said Tito requested the halt during a Brioni Island meeting with Ambassador James W. Riddieberger after growing irritation with State Department reviews of the program begun in 1950.
Westmoreland and nearby counties report belated deaths from two vehicle crashes and a pedestrian collision. John A. Smith Jr., 7, Mt. Airy North Carolina, died in Winston-Salem hospital from a November 10 crash in Patrick County. Joe Flippen, 59, Midland Fauquier County, died November 24 after being struck by an unidentified vehicle on Route 28 near Midland.
The list mentions Izaak Walton stripes number six and four, names several languages English French Russian and Spanish, a query about a vulture, references to General Motors Ford Chrysler, and ends with John Marshall.
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