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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1957

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals In Frederick County

Two local obituaries detail the deaths of Fletcher Allen 82 near White Hall and H Clayton Carbaugh 77 of Stephens City. Fletcher Allen survived by wife L ty Hillyard and multiple children. services set for Mount Pleasant Evangelical United Methodist near Gerrardstown with a large pallbearer group. Carbaugh formerly ran stores in Stephens City and later farmed. service at Trinity Lutheran Church with many relatives attending. interment at Green Hill Cemetery.

Jr Allen Bethel Methodist Church Kin Tata Tfree Raymond Allen Jom Allen Charles Allen Melvin Allen Faith Adams Nain Ruth Bersole Frederick County Daisey Shutts Kernstown Mary Harrison Allen Carrie Brown Gerrardstown W. Va Minnie Lawson Mount Pleasant H. Clayton Carbaugh Trinity Lutheran Church Stephens City Virginia

Funeral service for Mae Diehl at Omps Home

Mae Diehl aged 66 of 214 Sharp Street died suddenly Friday night. Funeral conducted 3 p.m. at Omps Funeral Home with Rev J S Duckwall officiating. Burial in Mt Hebron cemetery. Pallbearers were nephews Arthur Richard Ray Shane Billy and Joseph Davis. Surviving sister Miss Joseph Davis Sr of Gainesboro previously listed.

Mae Diehl Sharp Street James O. Diehl Omps Funeral Home J. S. Duckwall Mt. Hebron Cemetery Arthur Richard Ray Shane Billy Joseph Davis Gainesboro

Auction Sale Notices Split Across County Roads

Sales directory notes two auctions in Frederick County Virginia. January 12 at 11 a.m. trustee W. E. Edwards fronts the courthouse in Winchester for a 5 acre farm near Reynolds Store with county details. January 19 at 10:30 a.m. Charles R. Duvall, auctioneer, C. P. Lawrence, 272 miles from Winchester on the Bufflick Road, for farming implements personal property and household goods. Joshua Place, auctioneer.

Obituary of Julian Mayberry Prather of West Virginia

Julian Mayberry Prather died Saturday evening at his Ridgeway home after a long illness. He was born near Martinsburg, son of the late Charles and Joann Custer Prather, a carpenter and Calvary Gospel Church member. Survived by wife Nona F. Jones Prather, son Jesse D. Prather, two grandchildren, sister Mary Lewis, and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral tomorrow at 1 p.m. from Brown's Funeral Home Martinsburg, Rev. Norman Silvers officiating. Burial in Mt Hebron Cemetery.

Julian Mayberry Prather Ridgeway W. Va Martinsburg Charles and Joann Custer Prather Calvary Gospel Church Nona F. Jones Prather Jesse D. Prather Kernstown Mary Lewis Darkesville Nerces Brown Norman Silvers Mt. Hebron

One Killed Nine Injured in American Airlines Crash

In Tulsa area, an American Airlines Convair crashed into a partially wooded field six miles north of Tulsa Municipal Airport during a drizzle. One woman, Nell Tobler, 70, died. nine others survived with injuries, including co pilot Paul Johnson who aided responders after walking to a nearby farmhouse. Pilot Wesley G Mims, 34, was named on the flight crew.

Tulsa Okla Tulsa Municipal American Airlines Nell Tobler Paul Johnson Providence R. I Wesley G. Mims American

Sales Volume Hits High Mark Again in 1956

New York reports show 1956 earnings likely hit a new high, with major sectors moving into the plus column despite varied quarterly results. Banks and utilities posted gains, while rail profits lagged. overall industrials count 219 firms with combined earnings of 1.832 billion, up 1.3 percent from 1955.

New York Association of American Railroads

Luncheon Meetings Sponsored by Winchester Council of Church Women

The Winchester Council of Church Women sponsors daily luncheon meetings through Friday as part of the Week of Prayer at Christ Episcopal Parish House. Led by Mrs. J. R. Yerby, lunches are hosted by different churches each day and are open to all attendees. The Rev. Bennett J. Sims of Bal timore, Md., is the speaker.

Winchester Council of Church Women Christ Episcopal Parish House J. R. Yerby First Presbyterian Highland Presbyterian Market Street Methodist The Friends Calvary Baptist Braddock Street Grace Lutheran Congregational Christian First U. B Cork Street Christian Montague

Ten Outstanding Young Men of America named by JCC

Tulsa announces the 1956 U S Junior Chamber of Commerce selection of ten men under 35 from sports ministry medicine law government business engineering and education. They will be honored at a January 19 Dallas banquet.

Tulsa Okla

Scout Leaders Training Course Begins Today

A Brownie and Intermediate Girl Scout leaders course starts tomorrow at 9 30 am in the War Memorial Building. Miss Farley Massey will teach under the Blue Ridge Area Girl Scout Council, part of a ongoing local series. Anyone may attend to learn the foundations of Scouting and help address leadership shortages. registration is available by calling the Girl Scout office.

War Memorial Farley Massey Blue Ridge Area Girl Scout Council Girl Scout Office

Adlai Urges Four Year Offensive to Win Back White House

Adlai E Stevenson called for a four year sustained offensive by Democrats to win back the White House. He urged broad operations linking governors mayors and Congress to prepare for 1958 and 1960 elections. Stevenson also said Democrats should continue to critique Eisenhower's foreign policy while working with congressional leaders.

Adlai White House Washington Adlai E. Stevenson Stevenson Congress Party House Rayburn Lyndon B. Johnson Senate Eisenhower Middle East Leonard W. Hall

Blast Kills Three Injures 18 at County Fire

In Ridgway Colorado a gas or powder blast at a county highway garage during a fire killed three men and injured 18 others among 150 spectators. Harold Leicester 35 Western Colorado Power Co. lineman died. George Copeland 60 and Virgil Gould 69 died later. Gerald Stark 11 was critically injured. Sheriff said cause unknown.

Ridgway Colo Harry B. Scove Colorado Harold Leicester Western Colorado Power Co George Copeland Virgil Gould Gerald Stark

Elvis Presley Hanged in Effigy Near Nashville

A life sized Elvis effigy was hung from an overpass southeast of Nashville drawing a crowd of hundreds. The dummy wore a red shirt blue jeans and carried phony money while crowds chanted song titles. An ambulance collected the effigy for a funeral home.

Nashville Tenn Elvis Elvis Presley Presley New York

Ed Sullivan appearance noted for yesterday

A brief report notes a notable television appearance on the Ed Sullivan show yesterday highlighting a performer's televised debut and public reception.

Terday

Third Quint Dies in Madras Hospital

In Madras, India the third of the quintuplets died at Pondichery Hospital. The two remaining week-old girls are stated by authorities to be getting on well.

Madras India Pondichery Hospital

How's Your 1.9.7 Quiz Answers Listing

Answers listed for page 1 quiz include items like Tuscaloosa, Elizabeth I, Esther, a quote about fine materials, the Prime Minister of England, True, Holy of Holies, Wyoming, the word Nor, Mouse Swift.

Elizabeth I Esther Prime Minister of England Wyoming Swift

Lions Club to Hear Heltzel on Polio Drive

Robert Heltzel co chair of the 1957 March of Dimes will address the Lions Club at the George Washington Hotel during the noon luncheon. He discusses the current Polio Drive fund raising effort and its goals.

Robert Heltzel Lions Club George Washington Hotel

Civil War earthworks near Winchester endure as landmarks

Remnants from the Civil War remain visible one mile north of Winchester. Star Fort defenses and Fort Milroy lie nearby, with Fort Collier on the Martinsburg pike U.S. 11 about a mile from Winchester, still standing as tangible reminders of the conflict.

Winchester Star Fort Fort Milroy Collier Martinsburg Pike U.S. 11

Democratic remarks on foreign affairs spark partisan debate

In a brief commentary, a Democratic spokesperson described ongoing foreign affairs discussions as "pretty partisan politics," signaling heightened internal party disagreement and urging more measured rhetoric.

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Joan Fletcher Allen Fletcher Allen White Hall Chutoten Susan Allen L@ty Hillyard Caves Town Jacob G Ann Lemley Carbaugh Nellie Beaver Bartonsville Carbaugh Stephens City. In His Early Life, Mr. Carbaugh John Hinkle Dc. E. Staples Henry J. Carbaugh Melvin A. Carbaugh Kenneth R. Carbaugh Bayside S. Mason Carbaugh Harrisonburg Alice Staples John W Link Julian Carbaugh Claude Carbaugh Robert Carbaugh Clarence Carbaugh Loring Staples Kenneth Staples Green Hill Jones Diehl Services John Fletcher Alien Mt. Pleasant West Va Jones Funeral Home Jones Funeral Home, Inc H. C. Christianson Allis-Chalmers Ae eCay Oak P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp Kent Goop C. I. Broomback & Sons N. Cameron St By Sam Dawson Council of Church Women New York Central Selkirk Yards Albany JCC America Dallas Thomas A. Dooley M. D St. Louis Viet Nam Carl D. Erskine Anderson Ind Brooklyn Dodgers Millard Harmon Auburndale Mass Robert C. Liebenow Wilmette Chicago Board of Trade Frank W. C. Loo Honolulu Hawaii Richard Foote Pederson Department of State U. S United Nations John Patterson Montgomery Ala Alabama Albert L Patterson Phenix City Robert Eugene Richards Laperne Calif Hugh E. Stephenson Jr Columbia Richard T. Whitcomb Hampton Perry Engineering CO Winchester Seed CO Tuscaloosa White's Pure Oil Station FIR Lumber Stuart M. Perry Heltzel McCulloch & Lombard Barr’'S, Inc Grosvenor Witton Carpet Grosvenor Witton E. Piccadilly Ifa North Loudoun Street CARE Care Food Crusade
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