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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1961

Page

2

Rinker Rites Set. Oakes Funeral Details Given

Funeral services for Jacob B. Rinker of 1105 Avenue will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers named. Mrs. J C Oakes, widow of 2 Coins, died yesterday in Arlington Hospital after a long illness. She was born near Lynchburg and survived by two daughters, four other children, a sister and a brother, and five grandchildren. Graveside service for Mrs. Oakes will be tomorrow at 11 a.m. at Mount Hebron Cemetery conducted by Dr. Clarence Crawford. Contributions to Heart Fund or Cancer Fund preferred.

Jacob B. Rinker Avenue Charles J. Bright Jones Funeral Home Mount Hebron Cemetery Roy L. Bageant Haven M. Wolfe Harry M. Miller Earl S. Hawkins Maynard H. Renner George H. Eagle J. C. Oakes Arlington Hospital Arlington Oakes Lynchburg Mary Ann Malone Plunkett James Taliaferro Plunkett William Randolph Buckley Charles Lee Plunkett Pulaski Rosalie Oakes Ann Oakes Andrew Babb Williamsburg I. Fred Stine Phyllis O'Neal Mt. Hebron Clarence Crawford Calvary Baptist Church Washington Heart Fund

Funeral service for Frank Dicky Good tomorrow at 4

The funeral service for Frank Lyn Dickinson Dicky Good of 314 W Piccadilly St. who died Thursday will be held at 4 p.m. tomorrow at Jones Funeral Home. Rev Jacob W Mast and Rev Harold E Albert will officiate. Pallbearers: John C Cooper Jr Charles A Anderson Jr Joseph H Racey James C Gordon Jr Charles W Racey William Shendon.

Franklyn Dickinson Dicky) Good W. Piccadilly St Jones Funeral Home Jacob W. Mast Harold E. Albert Mount Hebron Cemetery John C. Cooper, Jr Charles A. Anderson, Jr Joseph H. Racey James C. Gordon, Jr Charles W. Racey William Shendon

Funeral service for Lemuel H. Ashton in Cedar Grove

The funeral for Lemuel H. Ashton, Cedar Grove, who died Wednesday, will be conducted by Rev. Alan C. Peer Saturday at 11 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home. Burial follows at Chestnut Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers are John W. Smith, Dora C. Miller, Arthur C. Clark, Walter Lewis, Lee Combs, and Jessie B. Lewis. Donations in lieu of flowers go to the church fund.

Lemuel H. Ashton Cedar Grove Alan C. Peer Jones Funeral Home Chestnut Grove John W. Smith Dora C. Miller Arthur C. Clark Walter Lewis Lee Combs Jessie B. Lewis

Funeral Services Held For Local Residents Saturday

Funeral services are listed for Mrs Jesse C Oakes at 10 30 a m at Mt Hebron Cemetery Graveside services for Mr Lemuel H Ashton at 11 00 a m at Jones Funeral Home in Shinnston W Va and for Mr Arthur L Wadsworth at 2 00 p m at Shinnston Cemetery Also Mrs Jacob B Rinker and Mr Franklyn Dickie Good with times 2 00 p m and 4 00 p m respectively at Jones Funeral Home Inc

Jesse C. Oakes Mt. Hebron Cemetery Mr. Lemuel H. Ashton Arthur L. Wadsworth Mr. Franklyn Dickie Jones Funeral Home

Mrs Carroll Neville 86 Dies in Lakeview Ohio

Mrs Emma Mary Neville 86 widow of Carroll Neville died yesterday at her Lakeview Ohio home. She was born in Frederick County daughter of James M Golliday and Virginia Clevenger Golliday. She moved to Ohio in 1959 and was a Strasburg Methodist Church member. Surviving brothers are James Golliday Homer Golliday and Carmel Golliday. Funeral at 3 p.m. Saturday at Stover Funeral Home Strasburg with burial in Green Hill Cemetery Stephens City. Pallbearers named Ben Beller Sam Stickley Ezra E Stickley James Beler Charles E Miller and M Elston Wharton. Body arriving at Stover Funeral Home this evening. friends may call. Family will meet at chapel before service.

Emma Mary Neville Carroll Neville Lakeview Ohio Frederick County James M. Golliday Virginia Clevenger Golliday Strasburg Methodist Church James Golliday Homer Golliday White Post Carmel Golliday Stephens City Stover Funeral Home Strasburg A. W. Henton Green Hill Cemetery Ben Beller Sam Stickley Ezra E. Stickley James Beler Charles E. Miller M. Elston Wharton

Mrs. Barrett 80 Dies in Winchester Hospital

Mrs. Carrie M. Barrett 80 wife of George N. Barrett of 532 N Loudoun St died early today in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Born in Frederick County she was a daughter of the late John Shirley and Rebecca Nagley Shirley. She and Mr Barrett married April 13 1902 in the city. She was a member of Welltown Methodist Church. Survived by husband a son G Ellsworth Barrett and a daughter Elise V Daniels of Fort Lauderdale Fla. She was the last member of her immediate family. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. Omps Funeral Home burial Mt Hebron.

Carrie M. Barrett George N. Barrett N. Loudoun St Winchester Memorial Hospital Frederick County John Shirley Rebecca Nagley Shirley Mr. Barrett Welltown Omps Funeral Home Mt. Hebron Cemetery

Mrs. D Patterson Dies in San Francisco

Mrs. D Patterson widow of David H Patterson died early today at her San Francisco home where she had lived 40 years. She was daughter of the late Abram M Zirkle and Mary A Zirkle and was once employed by The Eve-

Nannie M. Patterson David H. Patterson San Francisco Patterson The Fiber Products Co Abram M Mary A. Zirkle

School Board Pursues 30 Acre Fox Drive Site

The Frederick County School Board plans negotiations to buy 30 acres on Fox Drive. A board meeting was held at the site to inspect it, with price yet to be determined.

Frederick County School Board Fox Drive

Cardinal Visits Ailing Kennedy in Palm Beach

Cardinal Richard Cushing visited Joseph P. Kennedy in St. Mary’s Hospital and said the 73 year old former ambassador to Great Britain was very much improved and able to speak a word or two. Doctors reported Kennedy rested well and nurses noted no change in his condition.

West Palm ‘Beach Fila Richard Cardinal Cushing Joseph P. Kennedy Kennedy Boston Great Britain Lima Peru Cardinal Cushing Robert F. Kennedy St. Mary’s Hospital Washington Marco Johannsen

Library Closes For Christmas Holiday

The Handley library will close tomorrow at noon for the Christmas holiday. It will reopen on Tuesday at 10 a.m.

Handley Library

Red Tape Delays Marriage Of Teacher And Airman

Barbara Hipke 28 and Kenneth Driskill 24 became engaged in Tripoli and planned a New York wedding. Red tape on blood tests and Wisconsin five day waiting period delayed their marriage, with tests sent to Madison and a potential waiver by a judge. Airman Driskill faces departure for Japan. Barbara hopes to accompany him.

Tripoli Barbara Libya Kenneth Wheelus Air Force Base New York Milwaukee Wisconsin Madison Gilbert Hipke Driskill Japan

Two Men Change Plea in Circuit Court

Lee Roy Riddle changed his plea in Frederick County Circuit Court as attorneys prepared to argue the case. He pleaded guilty to unlawfully shooting into the house, while the word malicious was absent. Oliver Vincent also pled guilty to forging and uttering a check and was sent for a pre sentence report with bond continued to the next term.

Lee Roy Riddle Frederick County Oliver Vincent Probation and Parole Officer

Four Americans Among Plane Crash Victims in Ankara

A British Comet-4 jet airliner crashed after takeoff from Ankara airport, killing 27 of 34 aboard. Four Americans survived, all in the rear cabin. Survivors include Claude Goldman and Arnold Holtzman, both tied to Roslyn Heights and unknown address respectively, and Doris Freudenberger a Bethlehem teacher in the U.S. Armed Forces School in Turkey.

Ankara Turkey British European Airways London Tel Aviv Israel Claude Joseph Goldman Roslyn Heights N.Y Doris Mae Freudenberger Bethlehem U.S. Armed Forces School Cyprus Arnold Holtzman

Bing Crosby Treated for Abdominal Pain Reports Flu

Bing Crosby was hospitalized with abdominal pains and doctors said it appears to be stomach flu. The singer, who felt ill after a dinner party, may be released later today in San Francisco.

San Francisco Bing Crosby

Balloon radio transmitter project aims to study stars from high altitude

Mr Rockney notes balloons may carry transmitters without recovery and suspects a recent landing was unclassified. He mentions a Stratoscope project to lift a telescope above 100,000 feet to observe planets and stars without atmospheric interference, though none have flown yet.

Rockney

TrueFalse Quiz Items Annotated by Student

A reader provides a mixed tally of quiz prompts and answers including true false statements on topics such as May weather 39 degrees brain California Dixie and reptiles with numeric counts Three Four.

May California Dixie

Sales Directory Auctions in Frederick County

A 3 item sales directory lists auctions in Frederick County. LOY S commission auction near Rt 522 priced electric appliances. William Conner is auctioneer. J Frederick Larrick trustee auction in front of Frederick County Court House features county realty. Charles R Duvall also auctioneer. Subsequent sale by J Randolph Larrick and John F Anderson trustees offers a house and lot in Frederick County. Charles R Duvall, auctioneer.

FBI Loy’s Commission William Conner J. Frederick Larrick Frederick County Court House Charles R. Duvall J. Randolph Larrick John F. Anderson Frederick County Opequon Virginia Winchester Funkhouser Circuit Court Stanley M. Stonesifer Bessie Ann Stonesifer J. H. Funkhouser Gratcen Building Back Creek Wilde Acres

Santa Sees All Children in His Christmas

A narrator recalls Santa at a community event handing out toys including dolls trains sleds holsters and ponies. A child asks for a bag of toys and Santa emphasizes that Christmas is for everyone rich or poor colored or white. He notes his daughter is grown so he no longer visits his house, declaring this is his Christmas.

Santa

Burial in San Francisco on Sunday

Burial will take place Sunday in San Francisco for the deceased announced in the brief notice, with no further details provided about identity or service arrangements.

Ning Star San Francisco

Katanga Ministers Split Over Ratification Delay

Belgians doubt Tshombe's ministers will accept the pact as Katanga ministers cannot ratify for at least ten days. U.N. observers in Elisabethville report Katanga resistance collapsed after two weeks of fighting. U.N. spokesman says ratification not required by the U.N. Officials in Washington warn the path ahead remains uncertain.

Oeservers Elisabethville Katanga U.N Tshombe Washington U.S

Light Snow Possible for Christmas

The forecaster expects a light snow cover tomorrow if temperatures drop as predicted. Precipitation is expected tonight and tomorrow morning and again around Christmas Day, totaling about a half inch to an inch of rain, with temperatures 2 to 4 degrees below normal for five days.

Austel

Kidnapped man tied to prison past haunts Sprouse case

Cash forced entry into the Sprouse home and beat a young mother with a pipe. Mrs. Sprouse hospitalised and daughter Terry Leigh slept in another room. Cash faces burglary and malicious wounding charges with a long prior record. Evidence includes a truck bedspread rope wire and a notebook fragment. He was released from prison in 1961 after 6 12 years of a 16 year term.

Cash Sprouse Mac Commonwealth Atty Royston

Weather forecast for Virginia and five day outlook

Cloudy tonight with snow in the north and mixed precip south. Lows in the 20s, 28 to 33 in the southeast. Snow to rain transitions Saturday, highs in the 30s. Five day outlook calls for near normal temperatures with light day to day changes, precipitation about half to one inch tonight through Saturday morning and again Monday.

Virginia

Car On Fire On Kent Street

Firefighters responded to a noon incident at 400 block N Kent St where a car was reported on fire. Fire crews from Friendship and Reuss reported the vehicle’s firing and radio hose were burned.

Kent St Friendship and Reuss

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Rinker Service Ashton Jacob B Jones Funeral Home, Inc Snellings S&h Mrs. Carroll Neville George Barrett D. Patterson Meyer Carey i Rg Pike Wincheser VA. VA Cardinal New Holstein, Wis Barbara Rgshen I, Q Purofer Shenandoah Bottled Gas CO E. Piccadilly Paper Mill Rayan Se FORD Ford Tractors Circuit Kent Street Glaize & Bro Pittsburgh Glidden Formica Stanley Too N. Cameron St Loy Allen D. Rickel Joan E. Rickel Robert L. Rutherford Josephine C. Rutherford Frederick County Courthouse Hillman Drive Acorn Heights Lee A. Ebert Charles’ L Gordon Margaret E. Clark Boudary Wm. G. Talley Charles Duvall
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