John Homer Dies In Loudoun County
John William Homer 71 of Loudoun County died this morning near Paconian Springs at 1 30. Born October 13 1883 in Clarke County he was the son of the late John William and Linda Starkey Homer. Survived by daughter Myra Homer Baxter of Middleburg sister Mary Beavers Round Hill and former wife Beulah Elsen Clarke County. Funeral 1 p m Saturday at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville Rev Crawford Purcellville officiating Interment Loudoun Ebenezer church yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John William Homer
Loudoun County
Paconian Springs
Clarke County
John William
Linda Starkey Homer
Homer
Beulah Elsen
Myra Homer Baxter
Middleburg
Mary Beavers
Round Hill
John H. Enders
Berryville
Mr. Crawford
Purcellville
Loudoun Ebenezer Church Yard
Answers to quiz questions printed on Page 4
Below are the correct responses to the quiz: 1 Age 71 2 Cranberry 3 Claret 4 Dawson 5 Confessions of St Augustine 6 Charles A Lindbergh 7 My Valley 8 Ohio State 9 William F Cody Buffalo Bill 10 Riga
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson
St. Augustine
Charles A. Lindbergh
My Valley
Ohio State
William F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Riga
Navy welcomes home Diaper Derby pilot with adopted Greek daughter
Lt. Norman K. Moose Donahoe arrives at Patuxent base with 17 month old Roni Marie after a five day hitchhiking flight from Athens. He describes caring for the child and jokes about expanding his family once back in Corpus Christi where he teaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patuxent, Md
Navy
Norman K. Moose Donahoe
Roni Marie
Maryland Naval Base
Athens
Moose
Korea
Donahoe
Port Lyutey
Morocco
Moose Lodge
Great Mills
O. F. Browns
Washington
New York
Donahoes
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
Texas
Donahue
Frederick County Sales Directory Listings Jan into Feb
A county wide sequence of January auction notices lists a series of real estate and household item sales. Estates of Howell M. Bond and J. T. Householder appear with front-court house and farm or live stock items, plus multiple items at Fred erick County locations and farm properties near Stephens City and Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Allen
Frederick County Court House
Stephens City
Chas. R. Duvall
Harry Lewis
Virginia Ave
Winchester
W. F. Artrip
J. O. Terault
E. T. Snider
Howell M. Bond
Clarke County
Albin
Welltown Pike
W. F. Artrip, Jr
L. R. Swartz
Kernstown
Bond Home Place
Brown Farm
Apple Pie Ridge
J. T. Householder
Rt. 11
Old Zinn Farm
Charles P. Duvall
Helen B. Lutz
Albert Whitacre
White Hall
Lutz Farm
Indictments Continue in Local Corruption Case and Forgeries
The document lists June 15, 1954 check for $1 0420 drawn on First National Bank of Carbondale Pa by Mary M Scobick with insufficient funds. Robert E Sicker charged with forging Henry Newlin's name on a U S Government disbursement warrant and uttering it on April 1, 1954. Nellie Finley Day had no true bill. Corporation Court grand jury chaired by John J Hawse with members Gordon T Whitham Wayne Capper Nacy Dorsey and Allen W Gaunt.
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Mary M. Scobick
First National Bank of Carbondale Pa
Robert E. Sicker
U. S
Newlin
Nellie Finley Day
Singer Sewing Machine Co
Winchester
John J. Hawse
Special Corporation Court
Grand Jury
Gordon T. Whitham
Wayne Capper
Nacy Dorsey
Allen W. Gaunt
Alarm Sends Police To McCarthy Home In Wisconsin
Police rushed to Senator McCarthy's Wisconsin home for the second straight day after neighbors alarms. Officers found nothing amiss as George Ennis and his wife reported sounds and a warning, McCarthy invited them in for coffee. A guard stood watch near the senator's residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
George W. Ennis
Ennis
Banana capital of the world in a Kentucky town
Putton Kentucky, near the Tennessee line, is described as the Banana Capital of the World. A brick ice plant beside the railroad stops trainloads from New Orleans for icing, with industry insiders noting more bananas pass through there than any other town.
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United States
N .Q
Putton
Tennessee
New Orleans
County Community Chest Gifts Now Total 6115
Gifts to the Winchester Frederick Community Chest from residents and businesses of the county have amounted to 6115.97. Pred Stine, county campaign chairman, said today that 4972.39 was raised by Winchester Club teams and 1143.58 by county districts. North Opequon led with 488.20, Stonewall District 226.35, South Opequon 206.82. Other districts posted smaller amounts while the Chest still needed over 2000 to finish budgets for Salvation Army, Children’s Home Society, Day Nurseries, Scouts and USD.
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Winchester-Frederick
Pred Stine
Winchester Club
Rotary
Kiwanis
Exchange
Jaycees
Lion Volunteers
Frederick County
North Opequon
Stephens City
H. T. Green, Jr
Stonewall
Loring Woore
South Opequon
Middletown
D. K. Muntzing
Shawnee
Phil Sprenkle
Back Creek
H. S. Phillips
Frank Whitacre
W. R. Ashwood
Gainesboro
John W. Whitacre
Salvation Army
Children’s Home Society
Day Nurseries
The
Scouts
United Defense Fund
USD
18 Year Old Guilty in Maryland Slaying
Bernard Schreiber an 18 year old was found guilty of first degree murder in the rape slaying of 17 year old Mary Jolene Friess near Toledo Ohio on August 12. The trial panel deliberated one hour and made no mercy recommendation. He testified he raped the girl after a 12 year old boy allegedly knocked her unconscious with a club and that he stabbed her when she woke. The 12 year old testified he did not accompany Schreiber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Bernard Schreiber
Mary Jolene Friess
Here
Schreiber
ROKS Activate First Full-Strength Marine Division
Defense Minister Sohn announces South Korea forms its first full strength Marine division with about 24 000 Marines in three brigades. Navy will gain 27 ships including two destroyers on loan from the United States. Plans also include F86 Sabre jets and C47 transports.
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Seoul
John Wohn
South Korea
U.S. 1St Marine Division
Korea
Korean Marine Corps
U. S. Marine Division
Sohn
United States
Passenger Vessels Built By U.S. Shipbuilders Since 1939
The Maritime Commission designed ships capable of carrying passengers and first launched in 1939. American shipyards have since built several cargo ships of an advanced type that offer comfortable accommodation for a small number of passengers, typically about 12.
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Maritime Commission
Air Force tests rocket-assisted takeoff from truck platform
The Air Force demonstrates zero length launches using a 39-foot truck platform at Edwards AFB. An F84 Thunderjet is boosted by a propellant bottle similar to the Martin Matador system, lifting off with a rocket-like kick. Martin test pilot Bob Turner notes lower jet strain than naval catapult takeoffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Air Force
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Air Research and Development Command
Glenn L. Martin
Martin
Bob Turner
New Jersey Woman Addresses Hospital Auxiliary Meeting
Mrs. Harold Watson of Morristown New Jersey addressed the Winchester Memorial Hospital Auxiliary dinner at York Inn. She spoke on the group’s 372 active volunteers of 675 members and the $6 000 cafeteria opened daily 9 am to 8 pm with a $49 000 gross last year and $16 000 net to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Watson
Morristown
N. J
Manufacturer’s Trust Company
New York City
Winchester Memorial Hospital
York Inn
Watson
Morristown Hospital
Hammarskjold Refuels in Reno During U.N. Mission Stop
U.N. Secretary Dag Hammarskjold landed at Stead Air Force Base Reno at 5 14 am on a layover from a mission to gain freedom for 11 American airmen in Red China. He stayed in bed during refueling and offered no comment on talks with Chou En Lai. His aide William Ramallo said Hammarskjold was very tired and unlikely to report to the U.N. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Red China
William, Rannalo
Ramalo
Hammarskjold
U.N
Stead Air Force Base
New York
Hong Kong
Tokyo
Honolulu
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John Homer
I. Q
the Flower Shop
E. Piccadilly St
Chevrolet
L. Carlton Lee, Inc
North Royal Ave
Front Royal
Associated Discount Corp
R. M. Davis
Barr's, Inc
Armstrong’'S
Royelle
Armstrong
Gore
Bryarly
Miller
Armel
Gravel Springs
Highview
Cedar Hill
Colored School
Garland Quarles
Winchester Public Schools
Winchester Evening Star
West Va
Beyond Va
County Community Chest
Boy
Roks
New Jersey
Administrator's Sale
DeSoto
Raymond Ewing
Byron Brumback
Kool-Vent Aluminum Awning Corp
Virginia
Leslie C. Jones
George Washington Hotel
BYU
N. Cameron St
Miller’s Hardware
N. Loudoun ST
Wanchester, VA
Chilean
Chile
Green Chemical CO
Wyck St
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