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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1962
Page
2
Pallbearers listed include Edwin Ste ter Nathaniel Brown Holmes Lewis Clifton Lewis Claskin Brown for a service at Mt Hebron Cemetery. The obituary notes Holmes Lewis and Clifton Lewis among honored attendees.
The funeral service for Carl Day Albright of Sunnyside was held Friday at 11 a.m. conducted by Rev. John D. Fee Jr. at Jones Funeral Home. Burial followed in New Dale Cemetery Needmore West Virginia.
Daniel Shepherd 90 of 20 W Main Street Berryville died at his home. Born in Clarke County son of Champ and Martha Richards Shepherd his wife Lucy preceded him in 1956. He worked at Will Stone Livery Stable and as game warden and is survived by two daughters Mrs Richard Fox and Mrs Francois Paget three sons Champ James and Harry eight grandchildren. Friends may call after 10 am tomorrow at Enders Funeral Home Berryville.
Salvation Army Advisory Board set to install officers and welcome new members at a 6 30 p m dinner at Lee Jokson Restaurant Lt Col Paul Thornburg will speak New officers listed Henry Lowry C F German secretary T F Timberlake treasurer W L Lichliter Hubert Stratton Dr Melton Wright Wendell Seldon Marvin Milam Carl J Rutishauser invited public attendance
AP reports John W. Thomas former president and railroad executive died at 71 in a St. Petersburg Florida hospital. He survived by widow Mary M. Cormany Thomas. Funeral arrangements incomplete. Thomas served as director and vice president of the American Short Line Railroad Association and the Railway Association, and began his railroad career with the Norfolk and Western in 1907, also working for Atlantic Seaboard and Atlantic Coast Lines.
The report honors local businessman Mr Kremer and others for service to Winchester Frederick County industry and community groups. It covers Kremer’s roles in business, the Apple Blossom Festival, and regional development, plus chamber activity metrics from the past year.
Snow and sleet halted hundreds of schools from the South to parts of the Midlands. Michigan measured 34 inches of snow as Washington faced record cold with a 6 degree low. Oklahoma and Arkansas reported hazardous travel and reduced gas pressure while other regions endured blizzards and subfreezing highs.
Mrs May Dixon Thacker 87 prominent lecturer and author died after a long illness. Widow of Rev James Ernest Thacker D D a former pastor of Second Church she lived in Norfolk 60 years. Survived by a daughter four granddaughters and two nieces.
Utrecht AP reports the death toll from Holland's worst rail disaster is 91 after two trains collided near Woerden. Eleven bodies remain unidentified.
In Algeria on Tuesday at least 20 people died and 18 were wounded in terrorist strikes. Fourteen dead and 13 wounded were Muslims. the others were Europeans, according to semi official sources.
Almond endorses raises to $19,000 for two Corporation Commission members and $16,000 for the Division of Statutory Research director. Governor proposes raises to $15,500 for multiple state officials and $15,000 for several others, with a 1960 raise now in effect to raise the governor’s pay from $20,000 to $25,000, contingent on successor inauguration.
A group plans to lobby the Army Corps of Engineers against a Shenandoah River dam citing loss of prime farmland tax revenue for schools and broader county economic harm. The Jeffer son County School Board also plans to add two classrooms to Charles Town High School.
Philadelphia AP report says Antonio D Amato, 66, a city laborer, was made bird control man at City Hall with a new annual pay of 4080 dollars while his duties remain pigeons and starlings deterrence.
A set of true false style responses includes statements on politics and history. Items reference Sargent Shriver, Neville Chamberlain, Maryland, Iberian, and a claim about death by own action forced by Hitler, with one entry noting power boat racing as a sport category.
A U S B 52H superbomber and an eight man crew led by Maj Clyde T Evely landed at Torrejon Spain after a 12519 mile nonrefueling flight from Okinawa. The record surpasses the 11235.6 mile mark set by the Truculent Turtle in 1946. Maj Gen David Wade presented the Distinguished Flying Cross to Every and crew as officials verify the record.
Dr. H. L. Larsen aged 67, an American-born medical adviser to the Ethiopian government, died Tuesday during his first trip to Cape Town, according to the South African Press Association.
Sales Directory itemizes multiple auctions in Maryland and Virginia. January 13 in Martinsburg Berkeley County bids on orchard property. January 13 in Frederick County bids on Back Creek District real estate. January 16 Marion Pennsylvania farm equipment. January 19 Warrenton dairy cattle and dairy equipment. January 20 Back Creek District Frederick County real estate. January 27 Stephenson real estate auction in Frederick County with Charles R. Duvall as auctioneer.
In St Louis a grain dust explosion at the Ralston Purina mill killed Captain Roy Simpson and injured 33 others, with one worker missing. Flames raged from a 12 story elevator as about 1200 employees evacuated in subfreezing conditions and much work was shifted to other plants.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced plans to build a 30 to 40 story skyscraper center in midtown Manhattan between West 57th and 58th streets off Fifth Avenue. G Stanley McAllister, NY diocese president, said it will be a major administrative base for the two million member church, with headquarters in Salt Lake City Utah.
A Sunday night earthquake in San Jose de Ocoa killed one person and left an undetermined number injured. Many homes were heavily damaged in San Jose de Ocoa and damage was reported in nearby Azua.
Forecast calls for fair conditions tonight with low temperatures from 5 to 15 degrees across regions. Increased cloudiness Friday with highs near 34 to 40 degrees, warmer in the mountains. sunrise at 7:32 a.m. and sunset at 5:10 p.m. First Quarter moon Friday night.
Rainfall for the past 24 hours ending 8 30 today shows none. January totals are .62 and 1962 to date is .82. Average annual rainfall over 49 years is 36.86 inches with monthly averages listed from January to December.
Five Americans and 13 other passengers from a Belgian airliner were flown from Moscow to Brussels aboard a Soviet Aeroflot jet. The Sabena Caravelle remained in Grozny due to mechanical trouble and navigational faults while Soviet jets forced the flight down in the Soviet Union on the Tehran to Istanbul and Brussels route.
Seaboard Air Line Railroad announces a doubled piggyback service from the Southeast to Eastern points to meet growing demand. Beginning Monday, special trains will run on Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays and Saturdays, with 1961 piggyback volume six times 1960, said Robert L. Mott, manager of the trailer-on-flatcar unit.
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