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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1963
Page
2
Brian Kent Robertson infant son of Herbert and Jacqueline I of Route 5 Kings Day Hospital Martinsburg died. A graveside service led by Rev. T Eugene was held at Mount Hebron Cemetery in the morning.
Funeral for J Augusta Haines retired postman of 2233 Valley Ave Winchester will be conducted tomorrow at 1 30 p m by Rev Paul E Dick at Jones Funeral Home. He was born in Winchester son of the late John B and Mary Blosser Haines and served 35 years as a letter carrier. He belonged to Winchester Hiram Zedge No 21 AF AM First Brethren Church and Charles Rouss Fire Co. Married Marie Bumgardner in Hagerstown on June 23 1928. Surviving are wife four children two grandchildren. A Masonic memorial service tonight at 8 at Jones Funeral Home burial Mount Hebron Cemetery pallbearers named. Ward reports death of John W Beatty of Pittsburg Pa noting a summer note in a meet. Funeral plans incomplete.
Mrs. Roseleigh Quinn Minor, formerly of Martinsburg, WV, died yesterday in Cumberland Maryland. She is survived by her sister Mrs. John H. Dunn Sr. of Martinsburg and her husband C B Minor. A funeral service will be held Thursday at 9 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Martinsburg.
Albert F. Anderson, 64, Purcellville resident and longtime municipal court judge for Leesburg and nearby towns, died Sunday in Loudoun County Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services are set for Thursday in Purcellville with burial at Arlington National Cemetery. He previously served as Purcellville mayor in 1941 and ran a law office in Purcellville. he is survived by three daughters, three sisters, and one girl.
LBJ travels to Bonn to assist Germany in creating its Peace Corps style program. Fredericksburg, a 5000 resident Texas immigrant town, hosts a mixed program with ranch barbecue country music and pianist Van Cliburn. Johnson distributed about 50 Texas Stetson hats, later replaced by a black homburg during the chancellor's visit.
Playwright Brendan Behan was found unconscious with head injuries in a Dublin street and taken to Meath Hospital in fair condition. Police weigh hit and run against fall, Behan aged 40 had just been released from hospital for diabetes. Time magazine names Martin Luther King Jr. Man of the Year, first Black honoree in 37 years, praising his civil rights leadership.
Municipal Court Judge John W. Rice presided as six motorists were convicted of reckless driving. Sonny I. Jenkins 20 of Stephens City was fined 39 dollars for driving without a license and speeding. William Teland 46 of 546 N Loudoun St paid 30.50 dollars for illegal registration and driving without a license. Charles T. Lewis 18 Helen M. LaFollette 34 and Martha M. Hott 28 plus William N. Homer 26 each were fined 16.75 dollars for reckless driving. Two juveniles also were fined. Delano E. Swisher 26 of 22B Valley Ave received a 30 day suspended jail term and was ordered to pay costs for assault and battery against his wife Doris Swisher.
A Middletown youth, Edgar L. Parker Jr., was jailed on a juvenile authorities change after being located for the second time following two runaways. Officer Fred McFarland said Parker was in trouble but would not disclose exact charges. He had run from home Thursday night and claimed an urge to run away, being found after the first escape at a Stephens City residence amid reports by citizens of sightings in Stephens City and Winchester.
Encino California police report screenwriter Alyce Canfield Jerome aged 45 died by suicide by jumping from a freeway overpass into the path of two cars. She was a writer and executive producer on Underground USA and used the pen name Alyce Cenfield.
Seven proposed amendments to Herndon Virginia town charter go to a Friday referendum. The changes include creating a town manager while keeping mayor council government and extending mayor and council terms from two to four years, plus allowing federal officials to hold town offices. If approved the amendments move to the General Assembly.
Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders accept a Sandys proposal to create a neutral zone in Nicosia and allow British patrols under a British commander. Arch bishop Makarios and Fazil Kutuk approve, with daily talks to resolve disputes as violence eases after days of brinkmanship and calls for partition persist.
Bob Hope, feeling 100 per cent better, returns from a 10day tour entertaining service men at bases in Turkey Greece Italy and Libya. He was treated for hemorrhaging of the left eye but reports no trouble during the trip and plans to seek further treatment in Los Angeles. This marks his 13 overseas troop visits in 22 years of Christmas shows.
Mrs John F Kennedy attended a private mass at the Palm Beach home of her father in law Joseph P Kennedy. Richard Cardinal Cushing archbishop of Boston presided the ceremony.
Gene Tunney's son John V. Tunney plans a bid for the Democratic nomination to Congress from California's 38th District. The 29 year old Riverside lawyer faces Rep. Pat Minor Martin. The elder Tunney urged the party to nominate and elect his son.
Mayor cites inspection within 10 days and notes the blaze began near the Emerald Room on the third floor with most deaths by smoke. William H. Johnson, owner, defends fireproofing. Chief Fire Marshal cites asphyxiation as primary cause, hotel guests found in nightwear as the fire reported at 7:45 a.m.
At 9 30 a.m. fire teams contained a hotel blaze that trapped guests in a room. A guest named Bill carried Miss Previtt 39 of Linwood New Jersey from danger and performed resuscitation until she revived. Firefighters later escorted them to safety in the Fielden suite where ventilation was better.
The Archbishop urged harmony and the separation of church and state during a 45 minute address in Winchester. He spoke of a nation with an anemic religious feeling and urged Americans to embrace Christian ethics while respecting differences among faiths. The speech included calls for unity at home and a belief in the nation’s religious roots.
The forecast calls for clear and very cold conditions tonight with lows from 7 to 15 ifs. Tuesday remains cold with increasing clouds and slight warming attempts midweek. By midweek the outlook turns partly cloudy and temperatures stay below normal with a gradual rise Thursday and Friday. A light snow chance exists Thursday or Friday with little or no accumulation expected. Tore n t o r s
Rainfall data covers the past 48 hours with December to date at 1.82 inches and 1963 year total at 34.98 inches. Fifty year averages show annual rainfall 36.91 inches and monthly values listed from January to December. Also mentions Civil Air Patrol and a note about Horatio Gates and a German psychologist related to Austria’s 1964 Winter Olympics site.
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