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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1963

Page

2

Obituary notices from Frederick area deaths and services

Obituaries note memorials for Mrs. of Market Street Methodist Church with eight children Inza Welch Elsie Clift Louise Bly and others 16 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 1 am Jones Funeral Home burial Mount Hebron Cemetery. Jesse Taylor Funk 79 died after illness. Lee Funk widow Dora Lée Brown of Clarke County. Funeral at Jones Funeral Home, Macedonia Cemetery. Mrs Clearbrook Owens died in Bethesda Hospital aged 31? 1914 birth cited. Buried Mount Hebron. Survivors include two sons John Owens of Springs Fla and Charles Owens Jr. of Clearbrook, a sister Mrs Lillian Owens, and others. Burial Mount Hebron. service details by Rev. Craig Burleson.

Market Street Method Church Inza Welch Winchester Elsie Clift Washrop Park Bradenton Fila Louise Bly Baltimore T. Eugene Carter Jones Funeral Home Mount Hebron Cemetery Jesse Taylor Funk Macedonia Frederick County Winrt’ Memorial Hospital Yunty Char. L. and Rachel Ritter Funk Lee Funk Charles Pink Rome Gay Clearbrook United States Bethesda Owens Charles E. Owens Clarke County Lula Lock Willis Thomas Willis Methodist Stephenson National Fruit Product John Owens Clearbrook Charles and Owens, Jr Springs Fla Lillian Owens Craig Burleson Ruby H. Carpenter Charles H. Fiddler Tyree Strosnider

Soviet Sub Destroys Enemies Near Shores, Izvestia Reports

Izvestia quotes a Soviet report claiming a submarine destroyed an enemy vessel attempting to approach Soviet shores. The sub reportedly cruised for miles and completed complex maneuvers before locating a suitable clearing, while radio communications with fleet headquarters were maintained.

Izvestia Rei

R A F B 52 Crash Kills Two at Elephant Mountain

At Walker Air Force Base New Mexico officials reported a B52 bomber crashed after clearing Elephant Mountain. Lt. Col. Joe R. Simpson Jr. and Maj. William W. Gabbriel were identified among the crew. Bodies located by helicopters along the flight line.

Fendell Elephant Mountain Joe R. Simpson Jr William W. Gabbriel

Alaska and Hawaii show male to female ratios

The data indicate Alaska has 132.3 men per 100 women while Hawaii shows 114.8 men per 100 women, highlighting broader trends in gender balance across states.

Alaska Hawaii

Stennis Eyes Cuba Peril as Preparedness Unit Probes Threats

Senate Preparedness subcommittee launches a two week hearing to assess Soviet and Cuban military buildup in Cuba. Witnesses include mill and intel officials and briefings focus on whether Cuba holds divisions or nuclear arms. Keating claims 20000 troops and munitions, including warplanes with nuclear capability, while Rusk and McCone dispute nuclear warhead presence.

Cuba Russia Mill Stennis Dean Rusk John A Republican National William E. Miller Kennedy Palm Beach Rusk McCone Kenneth B. Keating R-N United States Latin America

Fires at Rocky Springs and Spenard claim multiple young lives

A blaze at the McDonald home near Lufkin Texas killed three children and seriously burned the mother while the father was away. In Alaska a trailer fire in Spenard killed two youngsters Marie and Steve Simer with another child severely burned. A man named Ralph Rothenthaler perished while aiding efforts at Mount Oliver.

Rocky Springs Tex Lufkin C. R. McDonald Charles Kathy Lary Pamela Sue Natalie Kay Ralph Rothenthaler Mount Oliver Ile Treffs

Americans Observe Cuba Work Camp and Revelers at Limonar

Six sugar cane workers and a party of American visitors toured cane fields near Limonar Cuba before a mass gathering of locals singing Fidel slogans. Reporters described the scene of workers loading cane, testimonies about exile, and shifts between tours of language institutes and the Havana university cafeteria where horse meat was claimed. Cuban security blocked further departure and news coverage after the dock area visit.

Varadero Beach Limonar Candido Moreno Cuba Key West Fla America Rafael Cuadrado Playa Giron Lazo Cardoso New York City First Avenue Miramar University of Havana Havana University Shirley Sykes Cuban Blas Roca

Longshoremen Return to Work After White House Pressure

Friday night agreement to pause a local contract dispute over gang sizes led to a Sunday return to dock work on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Labor officials including James J. Reynolds and William V. Bradley pressured a resumption, with local issues to be negotiated later after the nationwide ILA master contract covering Maine to Texas was accepted.

Kennedy James J. Reynolds Galveston Texas Atlantic Gulf Bradley ILA Maine

Local programs highlight county leadership changes

Joe B. Wightman of Edinburg is named Shenandoah County ASCS office manager and brings long service in county agriculture. He previously served as assistant county agent in Frederick County from 1958 until his 1968 ASCS promotion. Marion S. Swartz is replaced.

Woodstock Joe B. Wightman Edinburg Shenandoah County Agriculture, Stabilization and Conservation Sarice Jn Wves Wightman Edin Polytechnic Institute Frederick County ASCS Marion S. Swartz

Local Surveyors Meet at 15th Annual Convention

Local people attend the 15th annual convention of dead and Warren Counties. Business sessions were held. A speaker addressed the men’s luncheon. The Hon. William M. Mack and the Hon. Thomas N. Downing were luncheon guests.

Goode Ag Agg A Dead Warren William M. Mack Thomas N. Downing

Underground parking proposed for Paris traffic relief

Pierre Taittinger, head of the Paris municipal council, argues that subterranean parking is the sole solution to the city's growing traffic congestion.

Paris Pierre Taittinger

Weather Outlook for Winchester Virginia

Snow begins this afternoon or tonight with sleet or freezing rain possible. Lows near 25 to 20. Sleet transitions to rain by Sunday. outlook for Monday is fair and colder. Highs and temperatures from the year-ago period are noted. sunset at 5 25 p m.

Virginia Winchester

Rainfall Figures and Averages From January Data

Rainfall data for the 24 hour period shows 0.7 inches, with cumulative January rainfall at 0.77 inches for 1962. The report records the 50 year average annual rainfall as 36.91 inches.

Transit Strike Continues Keeps city transit crews on duty

Transit workers returned to posts Friday night as buses trolleys and subways were ordered back into service. Pickets were recalled and resumed patrols to restore normal operations.

Denny's Commission Auction Near Winchester Route 7

Auction note lists denny's commission sale at one mile east of winchester route 7 with furniture and electrical appliances. Orndorff cole auctioneers announce details for february 2 front of berkeley county courthouse in martinsburg west virginia featuring valuable farm, orchard and development land by ned morrow auctioneer

Denny’s Commission Winchester Orndorff & Cole J. Elbert T Solenberger Berkeley County Court House Martinsburg W. Va Ned” Morrow Ebert G G. Baker Virginia Charles R. Duvall

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