Abbott Service Tomorrow Morning
Funeral service for Alfred Sherman Abbott 90 of 108 W North Ave will be held tomorrow at 11 AM at the First Evangelical United Brethren Church. The Rev Carl W Hiser and Rev John Oliver will officiate with pallbearers named. Interment follows in Tampa at Lake Carroll Cemetery Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Sherman Abbott
North Avenue
Emma Eaton
Kernstown
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
Carl W. Hiser
John Oliver
John Snapp
W.W. H. Cochran
Edgar Shirley
Herbert Pope
Richard Cooper
Silas Cather
F. T. Blount Funeral Home
Tampa
Florida
Lake Carroll Cemetery
Omps Funeral Home
EUB
Estate auctions listed for January in Winchester Clarke and Frederick counties
Jan 12 at 1 pm Ida Belle Smith estate 19 W Gerrard St Winchester furniture and personal property auctioned by E T Snider. Jan 14 at 1 pm Kenneth G Strother 1 mile from Old Chapel Clarke County furniture household items and some chickens by W D Orndorff. Jan 21 at 11 am Clay E Smith at Frederick County Court House property 220 S Kent St with Chas R Duvall as auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Belle Smith
W. Gerrard St
Winchester
E. T. Snider
Kenneth G. Strother
Old Chapel
Clarke County
W. D. Orndorff
Clay E. Smith
Frederick County Court House
S. Kent St
Chas
R. Duvall
Fire Destroys Pier and Drydock in Port Houston
A 1080 foot pier and a 12500 ton drydock were destroyed in the worst Port Houston fire in 40 years. The drydock drifted into the channel threatening ship traffic while nine city fire units and the Coast Guard fought the blaze for three hours. The drydock burned out an hour later. acetylene torches are suspected but not confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Port Houston
Houston Channel
Coast Guard
Phillip Lemiler
Three Convicts Arrested in Md Returned Today
Three convicts who escaped Road Camp No. 7 near White Post were nabbed in Baltimore on Monday evening. Thurman Baker Raymond Eppes and James Austin White waived extradition and will return to Virginia. They are charged in Maryland with two counts of house breaking and grand larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Post
Baltimore
Set
R. R. O'Meara
Virginia
Thurman Baker
Raymond Eppes
James Austin White
James Colvin
John Boyle
Andre Craigie
Meade Rider
Montgomery County
Rockville
O'Meara
Maryland
Braddock St
Alexandria
Winchester Council Divides on Zoning and Hearings
The Winchester City Council, facing a public hearing on a December zoning ordinance, split votes with Mayor Clowe and several members opposing the measure. The new ordinance extends Zoning Area D east, prompting protest from the Pennsylvania and Cumberland Valley Railroad and debate over commercial displacement. A hearing is set for February 14 as council considers building permits, street closures for a promotion, and sanctuary status for migratory birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall and Whiting
City of
Winchester
Clowe
Bart
Allen
Virginia
Amherst St
F., L. Largent, Jr
A. Harold Rowe
Orville Wine
Stewart Bell, Jr
Laurens Jones
Fred Brumback
Claude B. Smalts
J. M. Steck
Hoye L. Riley
Sargent
Rowe
County
Henry Whiting
Glover
Robert
Whiting
Charles Dick
Harry Ridgeway
Wine
Public Safety Committee
Gabler
Chamber
Lansing
Michigan
Taylor Barr
J. Thomas Boyd
Richmond
Robert S. Barbour
C. H. Harper
Handley Board of Trustees
Harper
Smalts
Handley Board
ICC Ban on Segregation in Bus and Rail Stations Effective
The ICC order ending segregation in waiting rooms went into effect, with mixed responses. Louisiana Governor Kennon ordered continued segregation within the state, Mississippi prepared to enforce existing laws, and signs labeled colored and white waiting areas remained in several stations. Some cities planned to remove signs, others vowed enforcement, while bus lines advised voluntary compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Louisiana
Robert F. Kennon
Mississippi
Jackson
Gulfport
Greenwood
Illinois Central Rail
A. S. Scott
Laurel
Miss
Montgomery
Ala
Clyde Sellers
W. P. Glover
L&n
ICC
Birmingham
Terminal
Alabama
How's Your I Q Answers Quiz Key Listed
Answers to the Page 4 quiz printed in the edition list ten items with terse responses. Includes references to William the Conqueror, Range, ancient song title, letters E and S, Carthaginian, Washington DC, Chow’s black tongue, Harding, Jordan, and avaricious person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William the Conqueror
Washington, D. C
Chow
Harding
Jordan
Balance Sheet Fragments Highlight Cash and Bank Figures
The fragment lists Cash and Bank balances and related assets including Other Real Estate Owned and Furniture and Fixtures with amounts such as $575,428.94 and $11,580.25, plus other figures like $3,989.67. The text appears to be partial items from a financial statement.
Woman Wins $32000 on TV Quiz Show
Mrs. Mabel Morris a 74 year old London born widow living in a welfare assisted home won 32000 dollars on a CBS quiz show after answering a Dickens question. She may return next week for 64000 or take a Cadillac if she fails. She plans to use 7000 dollars to repay city assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mabel Morris
Welfare Department
Charles Dickens
CBS
Morris
J G Smith Dies In Hagerstown
John Gordon Smith 77 retired Pennsylvania Railroad employee and Hagerstown resident for 17 years died after a long illness at 66 Broadway Hagerstown Md He was born in this city son of the late Robert Steele and Anna Brown Smith A Lutheran church member elder of St John s Lutheran Hagerstown He was a member of Hiram Lodge 21 and John Dove Chapter 21 Royal Arch Survived by his wife Etta Beeler funeral Friday 2 p.m. at Suter-Ro tter Funeral Home Hagerstown burial Rose Hill Cemetery Flowers requested not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gordon Smith
Pennsylvania Railroad
Broadway
Hagerstown
Mr. Smith
Robert Steele
Anna Brown Smith
Lutheran Church
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Hiram Lodge
John Dove
Royal Arch
L. Boyd Hamm
D. D
Rose Hill Cemetery
Service today for Fred Alonzo Watts
A funeral service for Fred Alonzo Watts 66 retired Chief Boatswains Mate U S Navy Marlboro died Thursday night at the Newton D Baker VA Center Martinsburg was held this morning at 10 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church The Rev Julius J Cilinski assisted pastor officiated Interment was in National Cemetery with military rites at graveside by Conrad Hoover Post American Legion Members of the American Legion served as pallbearers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Alonzo Watts
U. S. Navy
Marlboro
Newton D. Baker VA Center
Martinsburg
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Julius J. Cilinski
National Cemetery
Conrad Hoover Postah
American Legion
Kent Street Item Seeks Clothing and Furniture Donations
Albert Martin Jr of the George Washington Garage reports that Joseph A Schroth, manager, said today that anyone with clothing or furniture in need of a place to live could call 3848 to arrange assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Martin, Jr
George Washington
Joseph A. Schroth
Family clothing sizes and aid offered after loss
Albert Martin Jr and his wife and children are cataloged by clothing sizes after a loss. The Salvation Army and Winchester-Frederick County American Red Cross offered aid this morning. They note items may be picked up at the George Washington Garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Albert Martin, Jr
Mr Martin, Sr
Salvation Army
Winchester-Frederick County
American Red Cross
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Abbott Service
Lucy H. Coward
Ebenezer Lutheran Church
Rio
West Virginia
Farmall
Mower and Plows Minor Motor CO
E. Piccadilly St
West Gerrard ST
G. G. Baker
F. T. Snider
Goodyear
Buncutter Tire CO
S. Braddock St
Council
J. Sloan Kuykendall
The
Pennsylvania and Cumberland Valley
Railroad
Frederick County
Barbour
State Department of Welfare and Institutions
Wade H. Guard
Friendship Fire Co
Lee Hollar
Dan Dodson
South End Fire Co
J. Frank Loy
Largent
Steck
Middletown
Brumback
National Fruit Products Co
Zeropack Co
Department of Public Welfare
Lee Grant
Brandon Drive
Bellview Ave
Euclid Ave
Commerce
Southwerk Sts
Mosby and Lewis Sts
H. W. Butler, Jr
A. Lee Coble
March OF Dimes
Brumback & Sons
Associated Press
Southeastern Greyhound Bus Line
I. Q
Virginia Loan & Thrift Corporation
N. Loudoun St
State Corporation Commission
TOTAL
Reynold
Pole Farm
WE. Edwards
Paul M. Haldeman
H. L. Riley Percy D, Miller
State of Virginia
Frederick
W. E. Edwards
Elener Stimmel Mercer
Elener Stimmel
Hay Barracks
Barr’s, Inc
J.G. Smith
Fred Watts
Kent Street
Dr. Guild
Cari
N. Cameron St
White Hall
Hopewell Church
Pleasant Valley
Grimes
Welltown
Northern Virginia Power Company
Pittsburgh
Washington
Philadelphia
B&o
Wilmington
McKeesport
Connellsville
Cumberland
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
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