Deaths and Funerals in Winchester Area
Obituaries for Stella Virginia Stickley and Lucy Lee Seckford Ritter note services in Walnut Springs Christian Church and Jones Funeral Home. Stickley, 8, widow of Samuel E Stickley, died in Winchester Memorial Hospital after December hospitalization. Ritter, 73, widow of Charles Ritter, died after long illness. Burial in Walnut Springs Cemetery and Mount Hebron Cemetery respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut Springs Cemetery
William Miller
Harold D. Cooley
Sydnor Miller, Jr
Richard Cooley
Geffheth Miller
Tilden Mowery
Womon
Christian Women’s Fellowship
Walnut Springs Church
Death of Floyd R. Adams at 83 in Winchester
Floyd R. Adams 83 of 331 Fairview Ave died at 2 35 PM yesterday in Winchester Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born January 11 1875 in Gainesboro he was the son of the late Morgan and Mary Catherine De Haven Adams. He married Eliza Catherine Light Adams February 1 1894 in this city. He worked at York Safe and Lock Co York PA then H W Butler and brother here until retirement about ten years ago. Surviving are two sons J Smith Adams Front Royal Road and Elmer Adams Gettysburg PA two daughters Mrs Minnie Adams Get-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd R. Adams
Fairview Ave
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Gainesboro
Morgan and
Mary Catherine de Haven Adams
Eliza Catherine Light Adams
Adams
York Safe and Lock Company
York
H. W. Butler and Brother
J. Smith Adams
Front Royal Road
Elmer Adams
Gettysburg
Minnie Adams
Get
Peters Dies After Sudden Heart Attack at 64
Jesse Paul Peters 64 of Paper Mill Road died suddenly after a heart attack at the War Memorial Building. Born June 28 1893 in Mount Clifton he was a World War I veteran and former clerk in charge of the railway mail service in Washington DC. Survived by wife Nettie Mullin Peters son M William Peters two brothers Forest Peters and the Rev Lester Peters funeral arrangements pending arrival of his son.
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Jesse Paul Peters
Paper Mill Road
War Memorial Building
Mount Clifton
W. W
Mary Ellen Will Peters
Nettie Rebecca Mullican
Washington, D. C
Mr. Peters
Washington
Hawthorne Place
N.W
Osiris Masonic
Potomac
American Legion
D. C
Conrad Hoover
Veteran's of Foreign Wars
Round Table
Winchester man dies from gun wound at home
Marshall Lee Warner 36 of Rt 1 died about 5 p.m. yesterday at his Featherbed Lane trailer home from a bullet wound believed caused by a 30-30 rifle. A rifle was found nearby. Born January 28, 1921 in Winchester he was a maintenance mechanic at O Sullivan Rubber Corp. Survived by wife Evelyn Keckley three sons two brothers one sister and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Friday 2 p.m. at Omps Funeral Home with Rev Carl W Hiser. Interment Mt Hebron Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Lee Warner
Rt. 1
Featherbed Lane
D. ©. Hill
Rob St. DeHaven
Mr. Warner
Winchester
Edgar H
Sarah Clark Warner
O'Sullivan Rubber Corp
Evelyn Keckley
Thomas Lee Lester Edgar
Marshall Lee Warner, Jr
Edgar Kenneth Warner
Charles William Warner
Helen Virginia Wolfe
Virginia General Assembly hearings on 1958 60 budget
Public hearings resumed as Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees consider the proposed billion-dollar budget. Institutions seeking more funds include the Medical College of Virginia and several colleges and state schools. Governor Almond pushes for additional Litery Fund and teacher salary money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
General Assembly
Virginia
State Health Department
Madison College
Norfolk
College of Willam and Mary
Virginia State College
Senate Finance
House Appropriations
Medical College of Virginia
Virginia School For the Deaf and the Blind
Longwood College
Radford College
John Marshall Memorial Commission
Virginia State School
Stanley
Almond
House Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
John B. Boatwright Sr
Buckingham
del. James M. Thomson
Mill
Sure
Courts of Justice
Thomson
Boatwright
Del
Charlotte Giesen
Radford
del. O. L. Cantrell
Wise
MCV
Enmion G. Williams Hospital
Ex-con McCormick at Large After Double Home Invasion
A man identified as McCormick, an ex convict with a long record, fled on foot after attacking his ex wife in Lynchburg. He robbed Mrs Powell of $10, forced her into a car, and ordered breakfast before driving off. Police and Sinnett's men pursued along U S 50 east of Parkershore.
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Deer Walk
Pennsboro
Parkersburg
R. T. Nicholson
McCormick
Sinnett
U. S. 50
Parkershore
Davis
Lynchburg
Spanking awarded damages in Houston school case
In Houston a judge ruled teacher Mrs. Juanita Duff exceeded duty when she spanked 12 year old Doris Marie Frazier. The award totaled 750 dollars for pain and medical costs, with 500 for suffering and 250 for medical expenses and exemplary damages. The Frazier parents sought over ten thousand dollars.
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Houston
Tex
Doris Marie Frazier
Byron Johnson
Juanita Duff
Harrison Attacks Court's Warped Legal Philosophy
Rep Burt P Harrison of Virginia accused the Supreme Court of criminal law distortions in recent years singling out communist subverters rapists and youth corrupters. He spoke at the Alexandria chamber of commerce annual banquet criticizing regional bias in judging.
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Alexandria
Burt P. Harrison
D-Va
Supreme Court
Harrison
Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
Cinnamon Sticks Misconception Pushes Health Warning
Fairfax health officer warns cinnamon sticks sold by students at Graham Road Elementary and Falls Church High pose no stimulant effect. Oil of cinnamon has no kick, though a passer may feel sick. sticks are made by dipping toothpicks in oil and sold for five cents.
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Fairfax
Harold Kennedy
Women of the Moose Meet Tomorrow
The Women of the Moose will hold their regular business meeting tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the Moose Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Moose
Three-car collision on icy intersection with mixed damages
An auto wreck on icy patch at the Rts 522 and 50 intersection near the city left three vehicles damaged. Mrs. Clara Clark drove a 1950 Dodge westbound while Joseph I rb's 1950 Chevrolet and James A Radcliffe’s 1956 Ford were involved. Damages ranged from 50 to 250 dollars per vehicle.
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Clara Clark
Monmouth St
Smith
Joseph Irb
Rt. 1
James A. Radcliffe
Chevrolet
John L. Snapp
Ford
Virginia Purebred Swine Breeders Sale Notice
Sales directory entry for January 31 at 1 p m lists the Virginia Purebred Swine Breeders Association at Farmers Livestock Exchange Winchester Virginia with registered hogs. R M Godsey serves as secretary.
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Virginia
Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc
Winchester
R. M. Godsey
Peterson's Ointment Soothe Pile Pain Fast
Advertisement notes quick relief from piles with Peterson's Ointment a cooling astringent formula. Claims decades of relief, relieves itching, available at druggists for 50 cents or applicator tube 75 cents with money back.
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Peterson
Virginia Weather: Snow Flurries in Mountains
Fair today in Virginia with colder tonight and snow flurries in the mountains. Coastal low around 30s, west 20s to near 28. Thursday mostly fair and colder. Five day outlook January 23-27 calls for 3 to 5 degrees below normal with rain or slow Friday night and Saturday, totals near 2 to 3 inches. Highs around 40, lows near 31. Winchester skies note January 22 with sunrise 7 27 a.m. and sunset 5 21 p.m. Moonset 8 21 p.m. Canal facts include Suez about 10 miles long, roughly twice Panama.
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Virginia
Winchester
Suez Canal
Panama Canal
Rainfall figures and quiz style items from Mt Vernon Va
Weather data shows past 24 hours rainfall .58 inches and January total 2.06 inches. Historical averages for 45 years are 36.78 inches yearly and monthly values list many months with high totals. The remaining lines present a quiz style set of questions and answers about various topics.
Doan’s Pills Advertised For Bladder Irritation Relief
An old style ad touts Doan’s Pills as a remedy for nagging backache head- ache and urinary discomfort from stress and overexertion. It claims relief through a soothing action and mild diuretic effect, urging readers to buy the product to save money.
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Dean
Don Hanes Walt
Doan
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S. E. Stickley
Stella Virginia Stickley
Samuel Edward Sickley
Oranda
Arthur W
Ida Keller Miller
Stickley
Walnut Springs Cristian Church
Christian Women's Fellowship
E. Stickley
Rubye Hall
Edward Hall
Sydnor Miller
Harland Miller
Strasburg
Hazel M. Cooley
Middletown
Alfred Lake
Stover
J. Good
Melvin A. Bobbitt
Charles Ritter
Lucy Lee Seckford Ritter
Charles William Ritter
Kernstown
Ritter
Noah
Sarah Phillips Seckford
Page County
Roy H. Ritter
Towson
S. Garner Edmonds
E. T. Shiner
Front Royal
Paul H. Miller
Roanoke
Grover W. Seckford
Luray
Lydia S. Depoy
Harrisonburg
Rie McKay
George W. Ritter
Forrest B. Oglesby
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Kenneth Ritter
Theodore Seckford
Oliver Depoy
James N. Ritter
George H. Ritter
W. Alan Peery
Iysburg
Mary Karillo
Oxnard
Calif
Jones Funeral Home
Joseph
Duckwall
Highland Presbyterian Church
Chestnut Abcove Cemetery
Mrs
Lucy
Jones
Jesse P. Peters
Snellings
N. Braddock St
Myers Water Systems
C. 1
Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
W & W Coal CO
Westernport
FH. C. Christianson
TOP Soil & Shale
Senseny Road
John W. Rosenberger & CO
Commerce St
Omps Funeral Home
Carl W. Hiser
D.D
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
Mt. Hebron
Nash
Carr Publishing CO
Wolfe St
E. Piccadilly St
Lilliston
Mosby G. Perrow Jr
Kenneth E. Henry
Order of the Golden Rule
France
United States
Italy
Mt. Vernon
Glaize & Bro
Universal Milker
Cdea
Vewum
Southern States
Universal Milkers
Winchester Cooperative
Fe Orroy Macanton
New England State
Fuss
Time
Master of
Fir
Maple
Three Wise Men
Exist
Chickering
STECK
Knabe
Steinway Steiff
Everyt
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