Deaths and Funeral Notices for Mrs Rachel May Ashton
Mrs. Rachel May Ashton 82 died at her Pine Grove home. Born in De Haven to Jackson and Mary Clark, she married Lemuel H. Ashton in 1895. Survived by husband, three children, a son Roy L. Ashton deceased 1957, a brother Ellis Clark, nine grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Funeral Monday 1:30 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home Libby Westport Conn. Burial Chestnut Grove Cemetery. Donations requested in lieu of flowers. A separate service for relatives at Eisenberg residence Sunday 7:30 p.m. and a service for Mrs Jones in Philadelphia Tuesday 11:30 a.m. at Kirk and Nice Funeral Home. Burial West Laurel Hill Cemetery. No flowers.
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Rachel May Ashton
Pine Grove
Ashton
de Haven
Jackson
Mary Campbell Clark
Lemuel H. Ashton
Ellis Clark
Martinsburg
Jones Funeral
Allan Peer
Chestnut Grove
Little Mountain
Funeral for Grover C. Bucher Held at Omps Funeral Home
The funeral service for Grover C. Bucher who died Thursday was conducted at 2 PM at the Omps Funeral Home by Rev. Ronald Clark. Burial followed in Mt. Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers Paul Barnett Luther Tevalt Clyde Bucher Russell Bucher Roy Triplett and Woodrow Moore.
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Grover C. Bucher
Omps
Ronald Clark
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Paul Barnett
Luther Tevalt
Clyde Bucher
Russell Bucher
Roy Triplett
Woodrow Moore
Mrs Martha Beitler Jones 87 dies in Winchester
Mrs Martha Beitler Jones 87 of 605 S Stewart St died early this morning at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born in Philadelphia she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Sarah Beitler and widow of Charles D Jones. She moved to Winchester after his January death to live with her daughter and son-in-law Rev William Eisenberg. She was a Grace Lutheran Church member and survived by two brothers the Rev Dr S Wilmer Beitler of Erie and Daniel B Beitler of Philadelphia and two grandchildren.
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Martha Beitler Jones
S. Stewart St
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Jones
Philadelphia
Joseph Beitler
Sarah Cade Beitler
Charles D. Jones
Winchester
William E. E
Joy Service for John Harrison Joy Planned
Funeral service for John Harrison Joy, who died Friday, will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home conducted by Rev. Mark Andes. Pallbearers include Garland E. Perry W R Rinker Jr Ervin H. Stayton Taylor B. Anderson Percy C. Shepherd and Charles T. Renner. Burial in Hedgesville West Virginia at Jones Funeral Home.
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John Harrison Joy
Jones Funeral Home
Mark Andes
Garland E. Perry
W. R. Rinker, Jr
Ervin H. Stayton
Taylor B. Anderson
Percy C. Shepherd
Charles T. Renner
Hedgesville
W. Va
Virginia Roads Record Three Deaths During July Fourth Holiday
Virginia reported three highway fatalities during the early July fourth period. William F Brown Jr 39 of Charles City died in a crash on State Route 614 near State Route 5. Albert B Jiggetts 26 of Norlina North Carolina died after being struck by a hit and run driver on State Route 4 near Palmer Springs. Donald J Loos 31 of Falls Church died in a high speed crash on Military Road Arlington County. One driver was charged with drag racing DUI and operating with a revoked license.
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Virginia
William Fletcher Brown Jr
Charles City
Albert Bennett Jiggetts
Norlina
N. C
Palmer Springs
Mecklenburg County
Jiggetts
Donald Joseph Loos
Falls Church
Military Road
Arlington County
Loos
Clarke Agent Sets Schedule for Week in Berryville
Berryville Mrs. Made line B. Myers county home agent releases the coming week schedule. Tuesday hour 4 H Club meets at Barbara Strickler's.
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Berryville
Madeline B. Myers
Barbara Strickler
Khrushchev Signals Readiness for Talks With Next U.S. President
In Vienna Khrushchev says he would not do business with Eisenhower and is willing to meet a new U.S. president. He keeps Berlin on ice until after the new administration. Gromyko links Soviet stance to progress in nuclear test talks while resuming or dropping other disarmament efforts remains unclear. Khrushchev also forms Austrian Soviet committees on economy and culture and hints at trade plans tied to reparations ending in 1961.
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Vienna
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
U.S
Austria
Bruno Kreisky
Bruno Pittermann
Nikita
Kreisky
Khrushchev
Berlin
Pittermann
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Andrei A. Gromyko
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Geneva
Gromyko
Julius Raab
Five 4-H Club Meetings and vegetable dressing projects
Activities listed include Pagebrook Home Demonstration Club meeting with Mrs Gilbert Huff on dressing up vegetables. Millwood and Green Clover 4-H Club sessions cover crafts and sewing. White Post 4-H Club schedules feature project meetings at the Parish Hall and an announced location for sewing.
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Pagebrook Home Demonstration Club
Gilbert Huff
Millwood Home Demonstration Club
Maude van Boren
Green Clover
Boyce Baptist Educational Building
White Post
White Post 4
Miss Universe Pageant Opens Amid Hassles in Miami
The 1960 Miss Universe contest begins in Miami Beach as 50 foreign entrants and about as many Americans arrive. Contest officials note swimsuits will be fitted with no padding and say the winner on July 9 will receive 5,000 cash and a 5,000 appearance contract plus merchandise prizes. Japan eyes a possible repeat victory after last year’s controversy involving Toshiko Kojima.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Japan
Toshiko Kojima
Tokyo
Yayoi Furuno
Fukuoka
Miss
U.S.A
Earhart May Have Been Executed by Japanese CBS
CBS reports new evidence suggesting Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan were executed by Japanese after a 1937 Saipan crash. natives recall a jail transfer and disappearance, while a diver found a wrecked plane and a pilot–aircraft match sparked renewed inquiry.
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CBS
New York
Amelia Earhart
Columbia Broadcasting System
Saipan
Don Mozeley
Pacific
Miss Earhart
Fred Noonan
San Mateo
Calif
Times
Josephine Blanco Akiyama
San Francisco
Paul Mantz
Miss Farhart
Tokyo
Imperial Naval General Staff
Shigeyoshi Inouye
Naval Affairs Bureau
Pretty widow found slain in Wichita farm house
Lora Guinn, 38 a widow and mother of four, was found beaten and stabbed in an empty farmhouse northeast of Wichita. Investigators seek how she and the slayer gained entry as they probe a possible rape and murder case.
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Wichita
Kan
Lora Guinn
Victor Lygrisse
Lygrisse
Puzzle Word Fragments Turn Up in 61 Square Mile Clues
A cryptic list references 61 square miles gold and silver, faith hope and love, a pumpkin shell, and terms like lapidary adagio with names Sancho Panza and James A. Garfield.
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Sancho Panza
James A. Garfield
Ram Show Sale Set Monday at Farmers' Exchange
The Winchester Purebred Ram Sale and Ram Show are scheduled Monday at the Farmers' Livestock Exchange on Rt. 50 west. Show starts at 10 a.m. with a sale to follow in the afternoon. The lineup includes 225 Hampshire rams and two each of Southdowns and Suffolks, all purebred registered breeders. Local consignor C. C. Funkhouser of White Post participates.
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Winchester
Farmers’ Livestock Exchange
Rt. 50 West
Crash in Rain Kills 4 on Harrisburg Highway
Four elderly people died after two cars collided on a rain soaked highway near Harrisburg. Frances Dorman, 71, and James H. Shuster, 76, side collided with Shuster’s wife Bessie 74 and Dorman’s wife Marion 68. Dorman died later in a hospital.
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Harrisburg
Here
Frances Dorman
James H. Shuster
Shuster
Bessie
Collingdale
Dorman
Marion
Halifax
Often Misspelled Device and Devise
A quick guide clarifies common usage noting device as a noun and devise as a verb. It highlights typical misspellings such as misspelled handy variants and lists suitable synonyms like convenient apt and opportune.
Nine of ten forest fires blamed on people
A report shows that nine of ten forest fires are man caused, with authorities urging caution and preventive measures to curb human sparked blazes across regions.
Twenty Students Seek Transfers to White Schools in Richmond
Twenty Negro students in Richmond have applied to transfer to white public schools. The latest request seeks admission to Chandler Junior High School this fall and will be sent to the State Pupil Placement Board as were prior applications.
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Richmond
Chandler
July 4 to 16 Auction Listings For Frederick County VA
Series of multiple auctions listed with dates from July 4 to July 16. Items include furniture household goods antiques cattle holstein hay real estate and valuable property. Auctions conducted by E T Snider Orn Dorff Cole and Chas R Duvall among others in Winchester Stephens City Summit Point Cross Junction and Gainesboro District.
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Bethel Lutheran Church
H Ray Butler
Albin
Church Building Fund
Winchester
Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc
Sheep Breeders’Association
John W. Eddy
Fairmont Ave
E. T. Snider
Dennys Commission
Orndorff and Cole
Laura A. Steele
Main St
Stephens City
Bryan Brumback
Jos
A. Massie, Jr
Thos V. Monahan
Frederick County Court House
Gainesboro
Charles R. Duvall
Julian C. Glasscock
Summit Point
W. Va
W. D Orndorff
Flournoy JL
J. Frederick Larrick
Frederick County
Weather Today and Tomorrow Forecast
Mostly fair today with moderate temperatures and a low in the 60s. Tomorrow brings variable cloudiness, warmth and humidity with scattered showers and thunderstorms. The storm moves from the mountains to the coast by afternoon or night.
Weather summary and vocabulary note from July rainfall data
Rainfall figures show 20. July total 0.32 inches, year to date 19.39 inches, average 36.85 per year over 47 years. Monthly averages list values from January to December. Word study notes define inconsequential as irrelevant or unimportant with an example sentence.
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John H. Joy
Penna
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Vanaatte Winchester
Joy Service
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Flournoy L. Largent, Jr
E. T, Snider
Frederick Couny
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