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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1961

Page

2

Obituary Notice for Minnie L Prelip 77 Winchester Resident

Minnie L Prelip 77 of 159 Fox Drive died Tuesday afternoon at Hillcrest Nursing Home Members include son Godfrey V Prelip and daughters Mary Ceerie Patricia Ann Michael Gregory Prelip all of Winchester Funeral Thursday 2 pm at Jones Funeral Home burial Shenandoah Memorial Park call at Jones Home

Minnie L. Prelip Fox Drive Hillcrest Od Gages Jones Funeral Home Shenandoah Memorial Park Jones Home

Mrs Oliver Lane Ward Announces Mrs Oliver E Lane

Mrs Oliver Lane Ward has been advised of the death of Mrs Oliver Edward Lane of Elizabeth City North Carolina. A son Clarence Paul Lane, a former resident of this city, now lives at 1101 Gilcrest Court Baltimore Maryland.

Ward Oliver Edward Lane Elizabeth Clarence Paul Lane Gilcrest Court Baltime 34

NATO Ministers Face Frictions Over Berlin and French Participation

U S and British officials reported after talks with Couve de Mur and Schroeder that they had softened the French stance while Paris insisted on a French seat in any negotiations. The standoff centers on Berlin’s power status and Western plans to give European members a say in tac tical nuclear weapons control.

Llewellyn Thompson Frank Roberts Rusk Lord Home Couve de Mur Gerhard Schroeder Berlin NATO

Funeral Services For Minnie L Prelip

Funeral services are scheduled Thursday at 2 00 p m at Jones Funeral Home for Mrs Minnie L Prelip. The services will be held at the Jones Funeral Home with burial to follow in a local cemetery.

Minnie L. Prelip

Congo leaders seek unity as Congo crisis discussed in Paris

In Paris talks with Lord Home and Couve de Murville US officials argued Congo could unravel without Katanga. Rusk warned Tshombe’s separatist actions threaten a united government while France balks at UN costs and Britain backs a cease-fire.

Lord Home Couve de Murville Paris U.S Dean Congo Rusk Katanga Antoine Gizenga U.N Moise Tshombe United Nations France Tshombe Washington United States

NATO debates five Polaris subs to deter Soviet attack

The proposal would assign five Polaris carrying submarines to NATO raising questions of alliance status. Gen Lauris pushes ground force to deter a Red assault without nuclear reprisals. Britain seeks larger funding for weapon R and D and warns of cuts to Rhine army. Civil defense gains momentum to signal Allies would resist nuclear strikes.

NATO Lauris Europe Rhine Britain

New Officers Of Auto Club Introduced

Outgoing director John H. Jackson introduced the 1962 officers: Robert Pierce director William Sandy vice director Arthur Bragg secretary James Summell treasurer. Board members are Lewis Lamp Orin Ritter and Mark Durst. In attendance were Mahlon Patton Pa ap ee Elizabethtown Pa National Director and George Norton Reading Pa past National Director. T. Clarence Marshall Yorklyn Del steam car authority spoke about the Stanley brothers. Pierce presented Jackson a walnut plaque for leadership and the first Apple Blossom Meet linked to the Apple Blossom Festival. Eighty members and guests enjoyed the dinner and dance afterward.

John H. Jackson Robert Pierce William Sandy Arthur Bragg James Summell Lewis Lamp Orin Ritter Mark Durst Antique Automobille of America Mahlon Patton Pa Elizabethtown George Norton Reading T. Clarence Marshall Yorklyn Del Stanley Brothers Pierce Jackson

Israel seeks death for Eichmann under Nazi genocide law

The attorney general in Haifa urged the court to impose the death penalty on Adolf Eichmann under Israel 1950 Nazi collaborators law. He argued genocide fits the charge and called Eichmann central to the Holocaust plan, insisting there can be one sentence for him and no other.

Hausner Eichmann Israel United Nations Hitler Reich Europe

Five hurt as car plunges 60 feet near Front Royal

A car carrying five people sidestepped a school bus stop, went off Route 340, and plunged 60 feet over a bank south of Front Royal. Four were admitted to Warren Memorial Hospital and one more treated for injuries at the scene. State Trooper H F Will reported the driver slowed for the bus, braked, and the vehicle went off the right side before dropping over the embankment.

Front Royal Warren Memorial Hospital Route 340 H. F. Will

City Council debates parking drive and street upgrades

Council weighs taxing and clearing a downtown lot to add parking for 160 cars, bringing it to 260, with merchants pressing for study. The body discusses taxi license changes, light installations, storm drainage plans, runway lighting funding, and several city funding reallocations amid holiday schedule.

Battaile Busen Henkel Lee Grant Bolen Sonnetn Public Safety Committee H. W. Butler, Jr Zuckerman Council Finance Committee Stewart Bell, Jr General Fund Millwood Ave State Department of Highways Marvin E. Gore Smalts

First Grader Finds Diamond Among Leaves

BON AIR AP A first grader named Carol Goodwyn at Bon Air School spotted a diamond after a school wide search failed to find it. Her teacher Mrs Betty Carter had previously missed the glint of the stone. Parents joined the search before Carol saw the sparkler in afternoon sun.

BON Air Carol Goodwyn Carol Betty Carter

Henrico City Moves Toward Annexation After Referendum

Mayor Claude Woodward announced Henrico voters backed the merger while county support fell short. Council will act on annexation papers next Monday night as the city prepares to grow, with expected costs to both city and county. The plan would have made Richmond the fifth largest U.S. city with about 396,000 residents.

Claude Woodward Henrico Richmond

Weather outlook and cold snap in Virginia this week

The Virginia weather summary reports a cold wave tonight with clear skies and lows 10-20 in western and northern areas, around 20 in the southeast. The five day forecast through December 18 shows 2-8 degrees below normal, with a Thursday warm-up, possible rain or snow Sunday, and today’s highs near 32 and lows near 28.

Virginia Winchester

Rainfall Totals and Averages Reported for Year

Rainfall measured over the past 24 hours ending 6 59 a m shows a total of 37 85 inches to date in 1961. The 48 year average is 36 79 inches. Monthly figures from February to December are listed with values from 2 41 inches in February to 3 95 inches in August.

Fox Drive Bus Feasibility Delayed by Schedules

City officials say west on Rt. 50 to Fox Drive can not be provided now. Studies will continue and a new dormitory funded service may improve future operation after dorms and a new bus are completed. City Manager Lee Grant notes current schedules and equipment limit service.

Rt. 50 Fox Drive Lee Grant

O Sullivan Rubber Corp declares two dividends

The board declares a regular quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share on the five percent cumulative $20 par preferred stock payable January 1 1962 to holders of record December 19 1961. It also declares a 10 cent per share dividend on the $1 par common stock payable January 15 1962 to holders of record January 2 1962.

O’sullivan Rubber Corp

Local Auctions Advertised for December Sales Directory

The listings announce multiple auction events around Winchester Virginia with venues on Route 7 Loudoun Street and court house fronts. Auctioneers include Orndorff Cole Duvall Butler Larrick and offerings cover furniture household goods real estate and desiged county property.

Denny’s Commission Winchester Orndorff & Cole Auctioneers Loy’s S. Loudoun St W. D. Orndorff Ida E. Pries Frederick County Court House Desirable Charles R. Duvall W. E. Edwards H. W. Butler & Bro., Inc Apple Pie Ridge J. Frederick Larrick Loudoun Street Virginia

Carbon Dioxide and Warmth Highlight 1 CET Mystery

A fragment discusses carbon dioxide and warmth tied to a 1 CET event, noting scientific concerns and a call for further study. Researchers, institutions, and dates remain unclear, but the item signals ongoing inquiry into climate-related questions.

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Minnie Prelip Mrs. Oliver Lane Jones Funeral Home, Inc Creuve Stanley Morgan Smantles John W. Rosenberger & CO Auto Club Gerlad L. Goodman Bell Taylor Barr South End Fire Co Commercial St Loudoun St Fairmont Ave Wyck St Braddock St Quarles Battle Ave Jefferson St Handley School Tennyson Ave Eagle Drive State Divison of Aeronautics Winchester Electric Service, Inc Shenandoah Gas Co Grant M. H. Liegerman Alexander Potter Associates W. N. Gochenour Eugene Dearing, Sr Welfare and Claims Committee Welfare Department Dearing Mail Express Wyck Crider & Shockey O'Sullivan Associated Press Albany Albuquerque Senna Bismarck Boise Buffalo Cleveland Denver Des Moines Detroit Fort. Worth Helena Honolulu Indianapolis Juneau Kansas City Los Angeles Louisville Miami Auna Phes—-Lindowunna Carnery E. Piccadilly Motorola Dumont Loy Berryville Virginia Larrick Arts By Member Federal Home Loan Bank System
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