Deaths and Funerals in Virginia and Maryland
Miss Sarah O'Donald Willson 87 of Richmond died there Saturday born January 1 1870 in Buena Vista daughter of Charles P Willson and Sally MacCorkie Willson. She helped found the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit at Summit Point active in YWCA and Home Demonstration Club work. Funeral 2:30 p.m. at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville burial Green Hill Cemetery. Raymond S Brumback former Middletown resident and farmer of New Market died Sunday in Shenandoah Memorial Hospital born January 14 1897 married Mattie Brubaker of Page County October 25 1931 survived by son John S Brumback and daughter Betty Conway plus granddaughter Shirley Conway and sister Mamie Guard. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. at Theis Funeral Home New Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buena Vista
Charles P
Sally MacCorkie Willson
Summit Point
W. Va
Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit
Drexel Institute
Philadelphia
Young Women's Christian Association
Constance McCorkle
First
YWCA
Richmond
Alexandria
Susan MacCorkle
Tennessee
Raymond
Brumback
Raymond S. Brumback
Middletown
New Market
Shenandoah Memorial Hospital
Joseph 8
Elizabeth Hershberger Brumback
Mise Mattie Brubaker
Page County
John S. Brumback
U. S. Air Force
Mrs Altha Larrick Matthews Dies in Erie
Mrs Altha Larrick Matthews widow of John Matthews of Frederick County died Wednesday in Erie Pennsylvania. She was daughter of the late Dr James F Gardner and Regina Clowser Gardner of Capon Bridge West Virginia. Survivors include daughter Beatrice Larrick Kern and son Maynard Larrick both of this city, sister Maude Barrow of Strasburg, three grandchildren and four great grandchildren. A funeral service and burial were in Erie this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altha Larrick Matthews
John Matthews
Prederick County
Erie
James F. Gardner
Regina Clowser Gardner
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Beatrice Larrick Kern
Maynard Larrick
Maude Barrow
Strasburg
Deaths of Laura Ridgeway and Mary Fainter noted
Miss Laura Ridgeway a2. daughter of Samuel and Mary Ridgeway died Saturday in City Hospital Baltimore. She is survived by a brother Rev Frank T. Ridgeway and several cousins. Funeral tomorrow at Kurtz Funeral Home with graveside rites at Rest Cemetery. Mary Fainter 85, formerly of Stephens City, died yesterday in Memorial Hospital. Burial Wednesday in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura
Mary) Ridgeway
Samuel
Mary Payne Ridgeway
White Post
Winchester
City Hospital
Baltimore
Frank T. Ridgeway
Herndon
Frank 'S Ridgeway, Jr
Emma Rideeway
Esther Ridgeway
Harry Ridgeway
Annie Ridgeway
Bessie Ridgeway
Kurtz Funeral Home
Loudoun St
Mary Fainter
Stephens City
Washington, D. C
Memorial Hospital
Kurtz
S. Loudoun St
Francis Gasch
Hartsyville
Fort Lincoln
Coleman Manor
County Schools and Safe Roads Face Winter Weather
Frederick County braces for snow and ice with the highway department recommending chains on roads and emphasis on bus routes. The day features a 22 degree high after 1 pm and slippery conditions threaten school openings, while Frederick County schools plan to reopen tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Department
Frederick County
R. E. Ayler
Winchester
Clarke County
Ayler
Nation's Ten Outstanding Young Men for 1956 Named
The National Junior Chamber of Commerce selects ten men under 36 as the nation's outstanding young leaders for 1956. International figures are among the honorees.
Snow hinders travel as Virginia reports crashes and injuries
A night snowstorm blankets northern Virginia as multiple crashes occur on U S Route 11 near Winchester. Mrs Katherine Hottle of 342 Fairview Ave suffers facial artery severing and a broken spine but is said to be in fair condition. Three Sharpsburg youths Arthur Canfield Floyd Koontz and Gary Hammond suffer lacerations and a fractured arm, all listed in satisfactory condition. A second wreck on E Piccadilly Street injures Oscar Taylor Adkins as his Oldsmobile hits a wall. Additional weekend crashes include a Nash Rambler, two other cars, and pole damage. Schools close in at least 25 counties and cities including Williamsburg Alexandria and Falls Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Hottle
Fairview Ave
Sharpsburg
Arthur Canfield
Floyd Koontz
Gary Hammond
Associated Press
Virginia
Culpeper
Petersburg
Halifax
Lexington
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
Lincoln and
E. Piccadilly Sts
W. L. Fogle
H. E Miller
Oscar Taylor Adkins
Baltimore
E. Piccadilly St
Lincoln St
U. S. 11
J. W. Witt
Walter B. Robinson
Liberty Ave
Stephenson
Witt
Ford
Donald Quinlan
N. Braddock St
Chrysler
Hugh Solen
White Princeton Clergyman Takes Negro Church Post
A Wall Street Ivy League heir becomes the first white associate pastor at Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church in Princeton. Rev. David H. McAlpin Jr., 28, Princeton Class of ’50, and his wife Joan Rockefeller will move into the Negro district to serve a congregation of about 300. The couple’s background ties him to the Rockefeller fortune and Schroder, Rockefeller & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N. J
Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church
David H. McAlpin Jr
New York
A Rockefeller
McAlpin
Witherspoon
University
Princeton Theological Seminary
Westminister Choir College
Doctor Accused in Case of Old Lady Drug Dependence
Prosecutor Stevenson argued that the long course of morphine and heroin given by Dr. Adams to an elderly woman created a drug addict. He contended the doctor, as the source of the drugs, would be relied upon to satisfy the craving he had induced.
Clay Machinery Sales Auction Near Frederick Maryland
Sales directory listing auctions across Maryland and West Virginia. Items include tractors farm equipment real estate and personal property with dates January and February and auctioneers Horst & Wagner C F Lawyer Joshua Place J S Zimmerman Ralph W Haines POCA DOT FARMS Hereford bulls 44 head at Charles Town Romney Hampshire County Court House Romney W V 190 acre farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay Machinery Sales
Frederick
Horst & Wagner
E. C. Wade
Winchester
Clearbrook
C. F Lawrenge
Bufflick Road
Joshua Place
J. S. Zimmerman
Ralph W. Haines
Hampshire County Court House
Romney
W. Va
Charles Town
Physician Accused of Enslaving and Killing Wealthy Widow
Eastbourne England court hears accusation that Dr John Bodkin Adams enslaved 81 year old widow Edith Morrell by drugging her and killed her with overdoses after she altered her will. Scotland Yard traced 400 Eastbourne wills as case unfolds. Prosecutor says Adams argued easing a dying woman’s passing is not murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastbaurne
England
John Bodkin Adams
Scotland Yard
Herbert Hannam
Eastbourne
Melford Stevenson
Adams
Edith Morrell
Two Vehicle Crashes Reported In Local Intersections
Officers investigated two weekend collisions. Quinlan’s northbound Buick crossed into the southbound lane near Ephemseon, totaling the Ford with about 700 dollars damage and 350 to the Chrysler, no injuries reported. At Berryville and Dodge Avenues James Carbaugh and Roy Armentrout’s vehicles collided while backing, with each car sustaining roughly 125 dollars in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berger
Albin
Quinlan
U. S
Berryville
Dodge Avenues
Jack Shumaker
James P. Carbaugh
Berryville Ave
Roy C. Armentrout
Rt. 3
City of
Winchester
Dodge Ave
Carbaugh
Snead Takes Oath as Supreme Court of Appeals Justice
Harold P. Snead, former judge of the Richmond Henrico Circuit Court, today took the oath of office as the newest member of Virginia seven justice Supreme Court of Appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Harold PF. Snead
Richemond-Henrico
Virginia
Supreme Court of Appeals
Furnas Resigns as Assistant Secretary of Defense
The White House announced that Clif ford C. Purnas resigns from the role of assistant secretary of defense for research and development. The resignation takes effect February 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Clifford C. Purnas
Defene
Answers to Quiz on Page Four
The page lists quiz answers: South America and Mexico for question one, Pulse for two, No for three, New Zealand for four, and Theodore Roosevelt for five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Mexico
Pulse
New Zealand
Theodore Roosevelt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sarah Willson
Sarah O'Donald Willson
Alfred
Edward
Harry
Ralph Guard
Clyde
Malcolm Brumback
Mrs
Altha Matthews
Jones Funeral Home Funeral Service Ambulance Service
Rhodes
Perry Engineering CO
Laura Ridgeway
Mrs. Mary
Hereford Bulls
Bangs
T.G
Sale Arena
Poca Dot Farms
Jefferson County
W. Vo
Thomas Dooley
St. Louis
North Vietnam
Haiphong
John Patterson
Alabama
Phenix City
R. F. Pederson
United Nations
H. E. Stephenson
Columbia
Bob Richards
LaVerne, Calif
Reverend Richards
Carl Erskine
Anderson
Ind
Brooklyn Dodgers
Robert Liebenow
Wilmette
Chicago Board of Trade
Richard T. Whitcomb
Hampton
Millard Harmon
Auburndale
Mass
Frank Loo
Honolulu
T. H
U. S. Rt. 11
Williamsburg
Falls Church
Icpafi
Eliza Sittayoun
Herzl Sittayoun
Israel
Ziona
Sara Lieder
U.S
Canada
Hawaii
Alaska
North Loudoun
Newberry
Oll
Team Beneficial Finance Co
Goop
C. J. Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
Winchester Concrete Products
Welltown Pike
Seewid Mh
Carper
E. Piccadily St
Winchester Seed CO
Zenith
Gueran
Barry
W. Boscawen St
U.S. Cities Service
Port Said Harbor
Egypt
Suez Canal
International Radiophoto
Snead
Furnas
ST. Joseph
Lions’ White Elephant Auction
Acme Market
Barr’s, Inc
Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Assoc
Mutual OF Omaha
Zore
Great Capon River
Cold Stream
Hampshire County
West Virginia
Court House
J. S. Zimmerman and
North Loudoun Street
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