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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1961
Page
2
The column reports multiple deaths with funeral details. Dr Douglass Hill died of natural causes. Affleck and Pendleton families are noted with survivor lists and funeral arrangements. Elwood Roussell Ettlett and others have service times and burial locations listed in Martinsburg and nearby towns.
Alvin T. Holliday, 62, died yesterday in City Hospital Martinsburg. He was a Frederick County native, son of the late Page and Rebecca Shirley Holliday, and until his retirement in July 1961 worked at a local facility.
Cornelius D Franks 75 died Sunday in Memorial Hospital. Survived by daughter Anne Boone and brother Joseph M Franks and sister Ella McCauley and granddaughter Roberta Hemstead. Son John Franks died recently. Funeral tomorrow at 2 p.m. Omps Funeral Home with Rev Henry Korinth. Pallbearers listed.
The funeral for Mrs. Margaret E. Fletcher of 510 Baker Knight Ave was held this afternoon at Fairview Lutheran Church conducted by Rev. Mark W. Andes. Pallbearers included Thoms L. Edwards acne C Holliday Eugene W Line Robert W see ae ring E Fletcher and Kenneth Herbaugh. Burial followed in Fairview Lutheran Cemetery.
Clarke public school principals will meet tomorrow afternoon to review and improve a preliminary Civil Defense plan for local schools. The gathering aims to align the program with safety objectives and coordinate next steps.
The message calls on the Big Three Western foreign ministers in Paris to ask Thant to arrange an immediate cease fire in Katanga. Dr Conor Cruise OBrien, former U N official, urged in a British interview that the U N should not seek a cease fire again but push to achieve clear superiority.
U S helicopters prepared for South Vietnam airlift of Vietnamese troops and gear. Crews will transport forces to attack positions as Communist rebels are located. Vietnamese ground forces have faced serious difficulties.
London AP reports Queen Elizabeth II, 35, confined to her room due to a feverish chill after returning last Wednesday from a four week tour of West African territories and Commonwealth nations.
The report notes difficulty trapping roving Viet Cong units due to slow jungle transport. It marks the first time U S personnel conduct such missions against the rebel forces using newly provided helicopters under expanded aid approved a week earlier.
A blast of Arctic air from Canada pushes temperatures below freezing across the western mountain region. Havre Montana records 31 degrees at 1 am while heavy snow and rain spread from the upper Midwest to the South. Des Moines and Waterloo report several inches of snow. tornado and storms impact Deridder Louisiana with showers continuing across Georgia Alabama Tennessee and the Carolinas.
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors approved a two to three year plan to study local planning with state help for an overall development plan that could lead to zoning, after which the board may enact controls.
Sales Directory entries announce multiple auctions near Winchester Virginia through December. Orndorff Cole and others market furniture, appliances, and real estate with auctioneers Charles R. Duvall W. D. Orndorff and others. Listings specify times December 13 through December 23 and locations including Route 7 and Frederick County Court House.
A Savannah van driver named William H. Frost about 50 was found shot in the back of the head at Truckers Rest near Portsmouth. State medical examiner ruled death likely early Monday. investigators probing accidental or deliberate shooting and motive. Frost had left Fort Bragg Saturday with furniture for Norfolk. truck owned by Frost and leased to Wheaton Van Lines of Indianapolis.
Theresa Barrasso a 29 year old Belleville woman and Hillside Loan Co cashier confessed to embezzling about 185 000 over five years taking 200 to 1000 weekly. She says she spent the money on gifts for herself her boyfriend and other relatives and friends leaving her with no money.
Use very fresh eggs for poaching to help them hold their shape. Trim the edges of the water and maintain gentle heat to keep the yolk intact during cooking.
Mr Ayler cites a series of school construction and expansion projects across James Wood and neighboring schools. Loans and funds total hundreds of thousands with the Kline and Virginia Supplemental Retirement System financed buildings. Net school indebtedness reaches 369000 dollars while improvements spread to Gore Gainesboro Stonewall Kernstown and White Hall districts.
Weather today shows a low of 27 to 35 degrees with calm conditions and light winds. No significant precipitation is expected and temperatures remain cool through the evening.
Rainfall data ending 8:30 a.m. December figures show 1961 totals and long term 48 year averages. Monthly values list January 241 inches, February 2.05, March 2.97, April 3.14, May 3.83, June 3.82, 3.88, August 3.95, September 2.66, October 2.25, November 2.45, December 2.39.
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