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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1962

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals Arrangements Noted in Area

Arrangements list multiple deaths with service details. John C. Edwards 78 of Martinsburg died of a heart attack at Capon Bridge. Ida L. Wood 96 died in Rochester N Y with services set in Towson and Rochester. Carroll H. Driver of Siler Route died at Winchester Memorial Hospital with services in Timberville. Burial plans include Martinsburg, Timberville, and local churches. Surviving relatives include spouses and children across Martinsburg Rochester and Baltimore.

John C. Edwards Mar_W. Va Lewis Pol E. Clifford Carroll H. Driver Siler Winchester Memorial Hospital Omps Funeral Home E. T. Clark E. B. Clark, Jr Nelson Gilbert A. C. Driver, Jr S. J. Donley, Jr Vincent O’boyle J. C. McCormick C. B. Lemaster, Jr R. D. Gross Reformed Church Timberville

Gary Edwards To Direct Clarke Band

Gary Edwards to direct Clarke Band and complete training in January. He will begin teaching at the opening of the second semester. He resides at 106 Holiday Drive Winchester with his wife and one child. Mrs. Jerome Garber and Mr. John O. Hardesty join the budget committee aiding the superintendent in shaping the 1963 budget.

Edwards Holiday Drive Winchester Jerome Garber John O. Hardesty

Notice of Sergeant's Sale in Winchester Virginia

On December 18, 1962 at 7:00 PM at 300 N Kent Street Winchester VA the contents of a grocery store including display racks meat cases cash registers weighing scales and a large lot of groceries will be sold at public auction to satisfy a municipal distress warrant for rent of 350 dollars plus costs in favor of Frank M. Hardy against Lester Mason. Auctioneer Charles R. Duvall.

N. Kent Street Winchester Virginia Toledo Dayton Frank M. Hardy Lester Mason Sai G. G. Baker City

Stay on reapportionment ruling hovers over 1963 election

Northern Virginia members urge the Supreme Court to deny a stay, arguing that delaying the court's March 26 reapportionment decision would perpetuate discriminatory legislative districting or cause chaos in the election process before the 1963 general elections.

U.S Tennessee Supreme Court Virginia Sly Eaid District Court

Citrus crop salvaged hopes after cold wave hit

Citrus fruit harvest was completed before the freeze and officials predicted up to 25 million boxes could be salvaged for juice concentrate. In south Florida, state and federal machinery moved to aid farmers whose extensive vegetables were frost burned and wilted.

South Florida

Music of the spheres described by Caltech official

At a Washington news conference reporters noted a chime like sound as the Mariner craft neared contact. Dr. William Pickering, head of JPL at Caltech, called it the music of the spheres signaling a key moment in the Mariner venture.

Washington William Pickering Jet Propulsion Laboratory of California Institute of Technology Mariner Venture

Ninth Victim Sealed In Crash That Shattered North Hollywood

A Constellation from Chicago crashed into North Hollywood causing fires and darkness. Four dead aboard the liner were Capt. Karl C. Rader Jr and Copilot David L. Crapo among others, with Cathleen Ann Roche identified later. The disaster left homes burning and a factory damaged as residents recounted screams and fear.

Chicago Flying Tiger Line Karl C. Rader Jr Burlingame Calif David L. Crapo Compton Jack W. Grey San Mateo John A. Olson Sunland Cathleen Ann Roche North Hollywood Los Angeles Burbank

Brazilian Airliner Sighted in Jungle

A four engine Brazilian airliner missing since Friday was found in a clearing in the Amazon today, about 30 miles from its Manaus destination. Panair do Brasil spokesman Fernando Hupsel de Oliveira said 50 people were on board and the last contact occurred six minutes before the scheduled Manaus landing.

Rio DE Janeiro Brazil Amazon Air de Brasil Manaus Fernando Hupsel de Oliveira Panair Do Brasil

Yale Chorale to Sing Wonderous Love at New Market

Manor Memorial Methodist Church hosts the Yale Chorale in Wonderous Love by Eusebia Simpson Hawkins at 7 30 p m tomorrow. Director Charlotte H Whetzel leads the senior choir with Patricia L Brumback on organ. Edward Armentrout Jr handles lighting and staging. An offering funds choral worship projects.

New Market’s Manor Memorial Methodist Church Eusebia Simpson Hawkins Charlotte H. Whetzel Manor Memorial Patricia L. Brumback Edward Armentrout, Jr New Market Specia Effects

Winchester Frederick Chamber Board Meets Tuesday

The Winchester Frederick County Chamber of Commerce board of directors will meet Tuesday at the George Washington Hotel at 6 p.m. The outgoing board will be joined by the new board later, and at 8 15 p.m. the new board will hold its first official meeting to approve committee appointments and a tentative budget for next year.

Winchester - Frederick County

Kennedy Defends Tax Cuts Amid New York Banter

President Kennedy drew laughs with quips about New York State and Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller while pledging to challenge those slow to cut taxes. He argued that restrictive tax rates stifle revenue, jobs, and profits, framing a real choice between no tax cuts and a future investment through cuts.

New York State New York Nelson A. Rockefeller Kennedy

Lumber Worker Killed in Kiln Dollies Accident

A 26 year old lumber company worker Berlin Marshall of Hillsville died when his head was caught between two lumber dollies used to move lumber in and out of dry kilns in Galax.

Galax (Ap Berlin Marshall Hillsville

Stauffer Plant Sold to Mims For $62,000

The Stauffer Chemical complex at Bentonville was sold at public auction to Brooks Mims of Front Royal and Luray for $62,000. The sale is subject to a 48 hour rejection by the company, leaving fate uncertain. The 28 000 square foot plant on a 124 acre tract includes multiple buildings and three houses. The Stauffer Company operated the site for 15 years. Sale led by Stephen A. McDonald, William Moran, and Arthur S. Knowles.

Front Royal Stauffer Chemical Bentonville Brooks Mims Front Royal and Luray Stauffer Mims Stauffer Company Stephen A. McDonald William Moran New York Realty Company Arthur S. Knowles Front Royal Realtor

Fredericksburg Historian to Address Winchester Round Table

Fredericksburg Battlefield Park historian will speak at a dinner meeting of the Winchester Civil War Round Table this Tuesday at 6 30 p m in the George Washington Hotel. Joseph P Cullen will discuss Campaigns of Grant and Lee from the Wilderness to the James and reservations are requested through Mrs Meredith Green at MO 2 1112.

National Park Service Fredericksburg Battlefield Park Winchester Joseph P. Cullen George Washington Hotel Cullen Grant Lee Wilderness James Meredith Green

Six Die In Head-On Car Crash Near Bowling Green

Six men from Newport News and Norfolk area died when two cars collided head on five miles north of Bowling Green Virginia. The group included four Newport News Shipbuilding designers on loan to the Navy to work on an attack carrier contract. Survivors include a widow and five children in the families of Whitley and Debnam.

Associated Press Bowling Green Caroline County Virginia Newport News Hampton Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co Navy Bureau of

Two Car Crash Kills Sailors Near Bowling Green

A head on collision on Virginia Route 2 near Bowling Green left two sailors dead after their car collided with a Debnam vehicle. Debnam and her passengers survived. police uncertain which sailor was driver. A second crash on U S 1 near South Hill killed 48 year old Robert Wiggins Atkins.

Shreves Jesse Debnam Crest Drive Hampton William Thomas Shreves Greenwood Road Newport News Louis Allen Woltz Redhart Ralph Owen Whitley Freeman Thomas Dalrymple Dalton Ill Norfolk Bryan Charles Baumann Pocono Virginia Bowling Green Debham Robert Wiggins Atkins Purdy South Hill Mecklenburg County

Sale Listings Include Hereford and Angus Cattle Auctions

Sales directory announces multiple auctions in Virginia with entries for Hereford cattle at Rock Hill Farm Blackstone on Monday December 17 at 10 00 a m and Denny's Commission Auction near Winchester on Route 7 with furniture and appliances The Jessamine Hill Farm sale in Washington including Rap pahannock Co on Rt 626 runs December 19 and 20 with Angus cattle machinery feed poultry equipment and household furniture managed by Spillman Farm Management Service.

Rock Hill Farm Blackstone Denny’s Commission Winchester Orndorff & Cole Jessamine Hill Farm Washington Rappahannock Co Spillman Farm Management Service Jassamine Washington, Va Rappahannock County Front Royal

Answers Quiz Card Featuring Notable Names

Notable names include Alice Longworth Roosevelt Clara Barton Lillian Roth Carrie Nation. The quiz lists eight fifty second cousin and none. Asia and Lake Itasca in Minnesota are mentioned with Davenport and Windsor Chair as items.

I. Q Alice Longworth Roosevelt Clara Barton Lillian Roth Carrie Nation Asia Lake Itasca Minnesota Davenport and Windsor

Weather snapshot and rainfall figures with partial culinary note

Rainfall over the past 24 hours ends 8 30 a m today shows none. December to date 1 02. 1962 year to date 37 16. Average yearly rainfall over 4986 years and monthly averages listed for each month. Quick dish note mentions halved chicken livers cooked in butter and then cut off.

Weather update: cloudy and cold through weekend

Forecast calls for cloudy, not very cold tonight with lows around 20 to 25. Sunday remains mostly cloudy and cold. Monday likely continued cold with a chance of some snow.

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