Funeral for Mrs Minnie R Collins on Route 5 West
Funeral services for Mrs Minnie R Collins wife of B A Collins will be held tomorrow. Friends meet at Route 5 west home at 10 AM and proceed to Zion Church near Augusta W Va for rites. Born October 14 1876 in Kirby WV she was daughter of Benjamin and Margaret Haines Hott. Survived by husband four children and one brother. Burial in Zion Church yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie R. Collins
B. A. Collins
Zion Church
Augusta
W. Va
Kirby
Benjamin
Margaret Haines Hott
Zion Churchyard
Mrs Jennie Adams Fox 81 Widow Dies at Charles Town
Mrs. Jennie Adams Fox widow of Jack Fox of Harewood Farm Charles Town died in Charles Town General Hospital after seven weeks as patient. Born Gainesboro November 21 1876 she was daughter of Hiram O Adams and Perline Tripplett Adams. Surviving daughters Wallie Ann Cameron Robin son Hiram L Fox Clay Fox William Z Fox two sisters Mollie Adams seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services Monday 2 pm at Strider Funeral Home Charles Town pastor Rev Carlisle McDonald. Interment Mt Hebron Cemetery. Funeral home visitation through Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Adams Fox
Jack Fox
Harewood
Charles Town
Charles Town General Hospital
Fox
Gainesboro
Hiram O. and
Perline Tripplett Adams
Wallie Fox
Ann Cameron
Harpers Ferry
Elizabeth Robinson
Hiram L. Fox
Berryville
Clay H. Fox
William Z. Fox
Mollie Adams
Strider
Fragmentary Plant Foreman Names From Page 1 Note
A plant foreman named James A. Gilles, a person identified as Franklin Jackson, appears in the continued page item. The text is incomplete and lacks full context or details of roles or actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Gillespie
Franklin Jackson
157 Pints Collected At Red Cross Blood Clinic
A total of 157 pints of blood was collected at the first Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic here in 1958. The drive raises the local total to 8,126 pints under the program with 53 first-time donors bringing the total registrants to 2,922. Several donors reached milestone counts including eight reaching one gallon and others achieving two or three gallons. Next clinic set for February 18 with the Veterans of Foreign Wars recruiting donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Norman H. Baker
Emanuel Bean
Donald D. Davison
Lewis H. Ebert
Otis
James B. Shull
Ruth Co. Lofton
Berlyn Moore
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Cost of living drops in Australia in late 1957
Inflation is easing in Australia as the government reports a weekly cost of living decline of a shilling in the last quarter of 1957. The total 1967 drop in the six state capitals reaches two shillings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Canberra
Ammonia Blast Kills Three at Richmond Plant
Rescue crews recovered Charles Reddick Gray 39 plant foreman Robert Lester House 34 and Carl Jackson 41 all drivers of school trucks from a three story brick building at 5th and Byrd Streets. Moses L Williams 42 a plant employee was in critical condition. Ammonia fumes hindered operations and a blast tumbled brick into streets near Richmond's business district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Morris
Charles Reddick Gray
Robert Lester House
Carl Jackson
Moses L. Williams
Williams
Gray
House
5Th
Byrd Streets
Richmond
Answers to the Daily Quiz and Miscellany
Answers to the Daily Quiz include details like Collect on delivery and Pledge as security on a loan. The entry notes a deed in 1946 and describes Boisterous and quarrelsome in relation to the Philippine Islands. It also answers Yes, Alphonse, and Forty days.
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Philippine Islands
Auction listings for Jan sales across Winchester and Marion areas
A sequence of farm and estate sales listed for January with times and locations. Mills include Winchester Virginia 4 miles from Winchester on Front Royal Road. Mid dleway West Virginia 12 miles south on Summit Point road. Headley's Auctions at 1315 Valley Ave Winchester. Marion Pennsylvania one mile east for Ralph W. Horst’s farm equipment. Auctioneers noted as Dennis T. Cole W D Orndorff and Sanger Wagner Neidig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Pink
Winchester
Front Royal Road
Dennis T. Cole
O. A. Ryman
Middleway
W. Va
Summit Point
W. D. Orndorff
Headley's Auctions
Valley Ave
Headleys
Ralph W. Horst
Marion
Sanger, Wagner & Neidig
Churchill's Daughter Fined 50 in Malibu Court
Actress Sarah Churchill daughter of Sir Winston Churchill pleaded guilty to a drunken charge in Malibu Justice Court saying she was more ill than drunk. Judge Woodmansee fined her 50 or 10 days in jail noting her status but applying standard penalties.
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Malibu
Calif
Sarah Churchill
Britain
Sir Winston Churchill
Charles H. Woodmansee
Newsomen
Miss Churchill
Sheriff's
Anthony Beauchamp
London
Aircraft and ships search for missing weather plane
Typhoon Ophelia swirls as crews scour oceans for a U S weather reconnaissance B59 bomber with 10 crewmen lost Tuesday night. Last contact was 600 miles north of Guam at 1130 p m heading into the storm center where winds exceed 140 mph. Navy listening posts from Guam Hawaii Anchorage and Adak detected faint distress signals but could not locate a position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
U.S
Guam
Yokosuka
Japan
Navy
Hawaii
Anchorage
Adak
Benson on Farm Policy and Regulation
Benson argues farmers are independent and intelligent and will decide wisely once all facts are available. He questions whether greater regulation or efficiency should guide policy, emphasizing informed choice by farmers.
Mobster Wetzel Dies in Mississippi Gas Chamber
William Alvin Wetzel a 33 year old New York mobster died in the Parchman State Penitentiary gas chamber after maintaining his innocence to the last. He was executed for the fatal throat slashing of Edgar Mc Graw and received no clemency from Lt. Gov. Carroll Gartin. His brother Frank faced murder charges after escaping a mental institution.
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Parchman, Miss
William Alvin Wetzel
New York
State Penitentiary
Seneca Falls
N.Y
Edgar McGraw
Wetzel
Kermit Canterbury
Indianola
C. W. Watson
Jackson
Carroll Gartin
Lee Hall
State Supreme Court
North Carolina
Bids Sought for Harpers Ferry Heating System
The Harpers Ferry National Monument invites bids from qualified firms to construct a heating system at the Headquarters and Visitors Center Building. Bid opening is January 23. Completion is within 90 days of award as part of Mission 66 development for the park by 1966.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harpers Ferry National Monument
National Monument
West Virginia
National Park Service
Jackson's Birthday Observance at Capitol in Richmond
Tuesday marks Stonewall Jackson's birthday with a ceremony at 2 p.m. in the old Hall of Debates. A new bust of Jackson, a gift from the Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy, will be unveiled. Bryant Baker is the sculptor. Governor Almond will accept the bust on behalf of the state.
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Stonewall Jackson
House of Debates
Capitol
Richmond
Virginia
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Turner Ashby
Bryant Baker
Almond
Road crashes injure three in Berryville and Winchester area
A two vehicle rear collision near Berryville injures Miss Smith and Mr. Wines. a separate 1951 Chevrolet wreck near a curve causes total loss for the car. A truck overturn spills apples on Route 50 east of Shenandoah River Bridge with Purcell charged with reckless driving. In Winchester a 1956 Chrysler and a 1954 Pontiac collide on Boscawen Street with minor damage. Noah is Hebrew for comfort or rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Smith
Mr. Wines
Berryville
8. L. Lee
Route 50
Shenandoah River
M. H. Moore
Arthur E. Purcell
Richmond
Purcell
Winchester
Boscawen St
Washington St
Holmes McFarland
Winchester Police Department
Chrysler
James M. Thomson
Gaylord
Ralph Ware Re-elected President of Berryville Bank
Ralph Ware was re-elected president of the First National Bank of Berryville at a board meeting. Officers named include A. B. Hummer as vice president and chairman, Lewis F. Postelle cashier, Leona Mackley and Charles R. Roberson as assistant cashiers. Eight directors were elected, including Ware and Hummer, with Stolle starting his first term.
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Berryville
Ralph Ware
First National Bank of
A. B. Hummer
Pesident
Lewis FP. B8telle
Leona Xackley
Charles R. Roberson
Ware
Mr. Hummer
Mr. Ware
Mr. Stolle
H. N. Ritter
Leonard R. Bell
Richard B. Smith, Jr
C. C. Punkhouser
Edward McC Williams
Stolle
Mary S. Longerbeam
Beba C. Hill
Louise Marcus
Carter Dixon
Weather Today Warns of Windy Cold With Snow Flurries
The forecast calls for windy and cold conditions with snow flurries in the mountains tonight and Saturday. Lows range from 20s west to 30s east with little temperature change into Saturday. The five day Virginia outlook for January 18 to 22 shows temperatures near normal by midweek, with limited precipitation and mild shifts by Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Virginia
Car Fire Traps Plymouth Sedan on Icy Route 50
Four miles west of town on Route 50 a 1950 Plymouth sedan owned by Roosevelt Mason burned interior totally. Firemen struggled to steer the truck on the sleet and, near the last hill, had to push the truck uphill to reach the car. Faulty wiring under the dash is blamed. Three firemen responded.
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Route 50
Roosevelt Mason
Rainfall totals and averages for the year
Rainfall in the past 24 hours ending 8:30 a.m. today shows none. January rainfall to date is 1.52 inches, with 1958 to date at 1.82 inches. Average annual rainfall over 458 years is 36.78 inches. Monthly averages from 1912 to 1957 list January 2.41, February 2.02, March 2.97, April 3.10, May 3.862, June 3.35, July 3.73, August 3.02, September 2.70, October 3.26, November 2.53, December 2.48 inches.
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Funeral Home Funeral Service Ambulance Service
Myers Water Systems
Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
Tal
Snellings
E. Piccadilly St
Lilliston
Alphonse
Churchill
Benson
Joe
Order of the Golden Rule
Noah
Co-Operative
Production Credit
Federal Land Bank
Farm Credit Office
W & W Coal CO
Westernport
Auiction
Prevue Sat
Sun
Fauquier County
Headley
R.C.A
Mrs
Martha Fink
Berryville Bank
Bruno
Brown
ENGNE
March of Dimes
Miller & Anderson
General Electric
Model
E. Boscawen Sr
Anderson
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