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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1955

Page

2

Morris Service This Afternoon

Funeral service for Frederick Holliday Morris 81 Berryville merchant who died Christmas Day in Hagerstown was held this afternoon at 2 from John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville Rev Arthur Brown Baptist Church officiated Burial in Green Hill Cemetery Pallbearers Robert Withers Julian Glascock Jonah Bell Arnold Rutter J R Smith Jr W R Thompson

Frederick Holliday Morris Berryville Hagerstown John H. Enders Arthur Brown The Baptist Church Green Hill Cemetery Robert Withers Julian Glascock Jonah Bell Arnold Rutter J. R. Smith, Jr W. R. Thompson

Evandale Home Demonstration Club Meeting

The Evandale Home Demonstration Club will meet Thursday at 1 30 p m at Mrs Loring J Wright Sr s Valley Pike home. Members should wear tacky hats for judging and prizes will be awarded.

Evandale Home Demonstration Club Loring J. Wright Valley Pike

Quiz answers grid echoes old Page 4 prompts

A compact list of quiz answers includes Yes for 1867 Vermont Matthew 5:13 Africa Sound Van Dyke No Saturday Yes 10 Bobelinkson from Bobelinks by C P Cranch. The fragment hints at a reader quiz page with named figures and a literary reference.

Vermont Matthew Africa van Dyke Bobelinkson Bobelinks C. P. Cranch

Talbert Service Here Tomorrow

Funeral service for Mrs. Mary Sue Talbert 87 will be held tomorrow at 2 p m at Braddock Street Methodist Church with Rev. F B Oglesby and Rev. C A York officiating. Burial will be at Mt Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers include Dr E C Yost Dr R F Cline Dr James C Davis Bernard F Groves Jr George W Goode Linwood E Patton and Joseph B Butler. Body moved from Kurtz Funeral Home to 699 National Ave this afternoon.

Mary Sue Talbert National Ave Braddock Street Methodist Church F. B. Oglesby C. A. York Mt. Hebron Cemetery E. C. Yost R. F. Cline James C. Davis Bernard F. Groves, Jr George W. Goode Linwood E Patton Joseph B. Butler Kurtz Talbert

Samuel Elliott Dies After Short Illness at Winchester

Samuel Elliott of 534 N Kent Street died Sunday morning in Winchester Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He was born in Marshall and lived in Winchester, employed by the Metropolitan Restaurant. He was a member of the Hume Baptist Church. Surviving are brothers Charles P. Elliott of Washington DC and Harrison Elliott of Fairfield New Jersey, plus other relatives. Funeral from Cartwright Funeral Home Thursday at 2 pm with Rev J T Mays officiating. Interment in Orrick.

Samuel Elliott N. Kent St Winchester Memorial Hospital Marshall Winchester Metropolitian Baptist Church Hume Charles P. Elliott Washington, D.C Harrison Elliott Fairfield N. J Cartwright J. T. Mays St. Paul Methodist Church Orrick Cemetery

Post Office Highlights Record Holiday Mail Volume

The local post office processed a peak Christmas season with 603 boxes and baskets handled in a single day. Estimates indicate 1955 apple mail outpaced all prior years. Over 7,000 cards entered Dead Mail, many with missing addresses. some will be delivered, others sent to the Dead Letter Office. The postmaster thanked patrons for early mailing which eased clerks’ workload.

Johnston Winchester Richmond

Crossword Clues A and B From The Sun Era

Puzzle style clues mix city and plant terms with several cryptic hints. Entries include a suburb of London and various short definitions, likely part of a larger published crossword grid from an old Sun newspaper page.

California Faces Herculean Cleanup After Worst Floods

Northern California confronts a vast recovery after record floods. Deaths reach 34 with 19 to 35 missing. Army Navy Air Force and Coast Guard crews rescued many, limiting losses as damage tops 150 million dollars. Flooding covered over a million acres. parts of the Delta islands flooded. Federal civil defense moves in as Knight adds National Guard to curb looting and sanitation risks. Rail service returns to normal between Northern California and Portland through the Sierra.

San Francisco California Army Navy Air Force Coast Guard Weather Bureau Oregon Line Visalia San Joaquin Sacramento Empire Tract Quimby Island Eureka Val Peterson U. S. Civil Defense Goodwin Knight Yuba City Marysville Southern Pacific Railroad Sierra Portland

Virginia leaders clash over public schools amid constitutional amendment

Former Gov. Colgate Darden backs the amendment plan claiming schools will remain open statewide. Senator-elect Armistead Boothe and critics question assurances, while Whitehead argues existing laws compel school operation and urges top officials to publicly vow to keep schools intact. Darden reiterates a gradual integration stance echoed by University of Virginia president Adrian.

Colgate Darden Darden Stanley Arm Whitehead Virginia Board of Supervisors General Assembly University of Virginia Southside

Mendes France confronts Reds in Paris campaign speech

Former premier Pierre Mendes-France faced Communist hecklers in Paris during his first major campaign speech. He rejected a popular front, urged elections after six months in Algeria, and accused Duclos of partisan opposition while defending a peaceful path for Algeria.

Mendes-France Paris Pierre Mendes-France Popular Front Communist Party Jacques Duclos Edgar Faure Red Socialistano Algeria

Deaths Of Three Hoening Brothers In St Louis House

Police investigate the mysterious deaths of brothers Charles 62 George 64 and Henry 67 in a locked three story brick home in south St. Louis. Autopsies awaited after a broken in call from Erle R. Keney of the employing firm.

ST. Louis South St. Louis Hoening Brothers Charles George Henry George Hoening Erle R. Keney

Weather forecast notes cool days and rising temperatures

The article reports 8-Degree notes a day with a high of 66 and low of 34. An AP forecast predicts fair and cold conditions with temperatures edging up to 10 to 15 degrees tonight and a mild rise tomorrow afternoon.

Auto Truck Collision Causes $400 Property Damage

A car and a truck collided on State Rt 604 south of Star Tannery at about 4 p.m. causing about $400 in property damage. No injuries were reported. The 1954 Ford truck driven by Marcus W. Reed of Brucetown and the 1950 sedan driven by Mrs. Wallie Feather of Star Tannery collided on the left sides near the junction of Rt 603 and Rt 604. Car damage about $250 and truck damage about $150.

Star Tannery G. T. Griffith, Jr Marcus W. Reed Brucetown Wallie Feather

Solons Question Moscow Plan to Cut Defense Budget

Senators from both parties express skepticism about Moscow declaring a 10 percent cut in 1956 defense expenditures. Mansfield notes possible shift to atomic striking power while McClellan Dworshak and Potter urge caution. U S defense spending is at 34 billion dollars yearly.

Solons Moscow Washington Mansfield D-Mont Russia Sen. McClellan D-Ark Sen Dworshak Idaho U. S Eisenhower Congress Potter

Culbertson Divorce Involving Tragic Loss Of Child

The Culbertson family tale notes their first son Peter drowned in a brook near the home on February 8, 1950 at nineteen months. A second son, Alexander, aged three, lives with his mother. Despite the divorce, the second Mrs. Culbertson resides with her.

Peter Alexander Culbertson

McNally Named to Lead Northern Virginia Society Chapter

The text notes McNally as treasurer of the Northern Virginia Chapter of the Virginia Society for Crippled Children and Adults and mentions a past president of the Winchester Exchange Club.

Winchester Exchange Club Northern Virginia The Virginia Society For Crippled Children and Adults

Sales Directory DEC NEW YEAR AUCTION LISTING

Estate of Sarah F Renner Star Tannery Va offers furniture and household goods auctioned by William B Conner on Jan 7 at 11 am in front of the Frederick County Court House. Real estate listed on W Ceri St Fairfax Lane S Cameron St Highland Ave and Cedar Creek Grade with E T Snider as auctioneer.

Sarah F. Renner Star Tannery William B. Conner Marjorie H Copenhaver Admix H K Benham Admr Frederick County Court House W. Ceri St Fairfax Lane S. Cameron St Highland Ave Cedar Creek E. T Snider

McNally Family Residing Near Boyce Clarke County

Mr. McNally, a Board of Control member and Virginia State Exchange Clubs figure, is married to Irene G. Mathews. They have two children, Leslie Trice McNally, 10, and Robert J. McNally, 8, and live near Boyce in Clarke County. Mrs. McNally is principal of Garland R. Quarles Elementary School.

Board of Control Virginia State Exchange Clubs McNally Irene G. Mathews Leslie Trice McNally Robert J. McNally Boyce Clarke County Garland R. Quarles

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Morris Evandale HD I. Q Carl Jones H. C. Christianson N. Braddock St Post Office Husband Turkey Japan Jewah Remairing Santa Claus Reindeer Goddess of Dawn London M.A Armstrong E. Piccadilly St Singer Sewing Machine Company Singer Portable Singer Treadle Mfg. Co Singer Sewing Center N. Loudoun St Court House Lilliston Barr's, Inc Senate Foreign Relations Committee Soviet Union Sen. Potter R-Mich McClellan, Dworshak Senate Appropriations Committee World Federation, Inc Romania Geneva Cuubertson IIL I Titan N. Cameron St
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