Obituaries for Anna Ellen Wright Roberts and Melvin Householder
Two local obituaries report the deaths of Anna Ellen Wright Roberts 96 of Hiltons Virginia and Melvin B Householder 40 of Winchester. Roberts widow of Charles W Roberts left eight sons three daughters and many grandchildren with burial at Bunker Hill Cemetery after services at Bunker Hill Methodist Church. Householder carpenter and husband of Ethyl Eaton died after a two week illness. service at Bethel Methodist Church Trone Frederick County with burial at the adjoining cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewell M. Roberts
Martinsburg
W. Edgar
Proud M. Roberts
Bunker Hill
George N
Victor A. Roberts
Martinsborg
Charles H. Roberts
Gummit Point
Carl L. Roberts
Morgantown
Melvin B. Roberts
James Armel
Walter Lewis
Ridgeway
Genola B. Roberts
Melvin S. Householder
N. Cameron St
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Gore
Minnie Householder
Blair Householder
Ethyl Eaton
Minnie Orndorff Householder
City
Dorine Householder
Della Wilson
Ada Anderson
Mildred Jones
John Householder
Wenonah
N. J
Bethel Methodist Church
Trone
Frederick County
Appeals court delays ruling on Lemley case stay request
The three judges designated by Chief Judge Gardner postponed action on the NAACP request for a stay of Judge Lemsey's suspension ruling. They invited early hearing petitions within seven days if parties want prompt submission. The Supreme Court had declined to bypass the Court of Appeals on June 30. St. John’s University finished second in the Metropolitan College Baseball Conference for the last three seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Sanborn
St. Paul, Minn
Harvey M. Johnson
Omaha
Neb
Martin D. van Oosterhout
Sioux City
Iowa
Archibald K. Gardner
National Assn. For
Advancement of Colored People
Harry J. Lemsey
NAACP
Lemley
U.S. Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Lemiley
St. John’s University
Rites Tomorrow For Del Allman Former Rocky Mount Mayor
Funeral services set for 11 a m EST Thursday at Rocky Mount Methodist Church for Del J Brodie Allman 62 a former Rocky Mount mayor who drowned when his car rolled into a private lake near Smith Mountain. Burial will be in High Street Cemetery with 10 Southwest Virginia House members attending as General Assembly representatives. The State Capitol flag will fly at half staff as Gov. Mon mond expresses sorrow over the untimely death.
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Rocky Mount
del. J. Brodie Allman
Rocky Mount Methodist Church
High Street
Allman
Smith Mountain
Peahook
E. Blackburn Moore
Berryville
Southwest Virginia
General Assembly
Richmond
J. Lindsaymond Jr
Plane crash near Culpeper kills four in Virginia field
Wreckage and victim remains strewn across about 100 yards of a field 60 miles southwest of Washington DC near the Marsh home. Four people perished when the plane struck the ground with full power. Victims identified later as Samford, Fulmer, and two others from a prominent Alban manufacturer and Citizens group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Washington, D._o
Marsh
Culpeper Volunteer Rescue Squad
Differences Across Nations Prompt Economic Tightening Talks
President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Diefenbaker held a 95 minute meeting in Ottawa to discuss the American embargo on trade with Communist China and its impact on Canadian subsidiaries. They noted both nations benefit from investment, while acknowledging possible defects in the investment process and the need for corrective steps. Onion garlic and celery salts were recommended for meat dishes.
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Canada
United States
U.S
Eisenhower
Diefenbaker
China
James C. Hagerty
South Carolina Bishop Transferred to Richmond Diocese
Pope Pius XII transfers Bishop John J. Russell from Charleston to Richmond and appoints Monsignor Michael Hyle as coadjutor of Wilmington. Russell, 60, succeeds Bishop Peter Loreton who died last April. Hyle, 57, is pastor at St. Mary of the Assumption in Baltimore and will assist Bishop Edmond J. FitzMaurice, 77, who has led Wilmington since 1925.
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Monsignor Hyle
St. Mary of the Assumption Church
Baltimore
Edmond J. FitzMaurice
Wilmington
VFW Auxiliary to Sponsor Joint Barbecue Supper
The VFW Post 2123 and its Auxiliary plan a July 19 barbecue chicken supper at the Kiwanis Shelter. Served family style from 5 to 9 p.m. Tickets sold at Shenval Music Co or by post members. Committee chairs are Steve Spanos and Anne Peer with several listed volunteers.
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Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Kiwanis
Shenval Music Co
Steve Spanos
Anne Peer
Garland Grim
Earl Fetterhoff
R. D. Easter
Dudley Reynolds
Ralph Grim
Hawker Greathouse
George Taylor
City council approves park fund transfer and water refunds
The council unanimously moved 1728.25 from motor vehicle reserves to capital outlay for a used pickup a brush mower and two rotary mowers. Refunds from water and sewer funds totaled several thousand dollars to multiple property owners for overstatements in contract plans.
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Butler
L. M. Allen
Finance Committee
Council
J. M. Steck, Jr
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
Orville Wine
Joist
B. M. Sullivan
Clifford and
Cecil Sts
Courtfield
Handley Ave
Frank J. Schaefer
E. Pall
Northwestern Hills
Virginia Land Corp
Rt. 50
Winchester
Hoye L. Riley
City Planning Commission
E. W. Argenbright
William Godhenour
Stewart Bell, Jr
Welfare and Claims Committee
July 11 12 14 26 Auction Listings in Winchester Area
Public sale notices list Hilda W. Estep Strasburg July 11 80 acres on U S 11 auctioned by James Janney. July 12 Magnolia Walton White Post household articles auctioned by W D Orndorff. July 14 Whitacre Trailer Sales household furniture tools auctioneered by Orndorff Cole. July 26 Estate of Atha M Dyke real estate furniture sales handled by Orndorff Cole. July 26 J J Randolph Larrick trustee real estate in Stephens City sold by E T Snider. August 2 Edwards trustee real estate in Winchester front of Frederick County Court House auctioneered by Charles R Duvall.
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Hilda W. Estep
Strasburg
Rt. 1
U. S
James Janney
Magnolia L. Walton
White Post
W. D. Orndorff
Whitacre Trailer
Denny's Commission
Stephens City
E. T. Snider
Berryville Legion Auxiliary Officers Are Installed
Officers of Lloyd Williams Post 41 American Legion and its Auxiliary were installed in a joint ceremony led by Seventh District Chaplain W. C. Daugherty. New Legion officers include Raymond Chapman and Charles Galloway among others. Auxiliary officers were also installed with presentations by district leaders. A 5-cent dues increase was approved by the Legion.
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Berryville
Lloyd Williams
American Legion
W. C. Daugherty
Front Royal
Raymond Chapman
Charles Galloway
J. W. Olcott
Mose G. O'Brien
Stuart E. Brown
Edward Harris McDonald
Turner Huff
Robert Osth
James Monroe Burke
Seventh District Auxiliary
Willam Baxter
Jack Enders
Jack Bell
Frank Sowers
Iden Mallory
Henry Clark
Percy Camper
Ginger Logan
Strike Ends for Philadelphia Papers After 38 Days
The American Newspaper Guild and the Philadelphia Inquirer signed a two year contract ending a 38 day strike. Distribution resumed for the Inquirer and Bulletin as delivery drivers also settled with the newspapers via the Newspapers Publishers Assn of Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
American Newspaper Guild
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
the Inquirer
Bulletin
Teamsters Local 628
Town approves subdivision taps and plaques for plant
The council set a $2000 cap and 300 foot limit for a subdivision hookup. A motion added sewer taps to match water taps. A plaque at the sewage treatment plant will read Thomas Sewage Treatment Plant erected by George B. Thomas 1957. Town officials and managers noted Lincoln Avenue was accepted for state maintenance.
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Williams
Maxwell
Thomas Sewage Treatment Plant
George B. Thomas
Thomas B. Bishton
Lonnie Levi
H. L. Maxwell
Andrew LaVelle
Benjamin Crampton
Joseph Cain
Two Prizefighters Named Jack Dempsey
The text notes two boxers named Jack Dempsey. The famous heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926 is William Harrison Dempsey. Earlier, Jack “The Nonpareil” Dempsey, real name John Kelly, was middleweight champion from 1884 to 1891.
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Jack Dempsey
Jack
Dempsey
John Kelly
William Harrison Dempsey
Middleburg Man Hurt in Crash
A Middleburg man was seriously injured when his 1957 Chevrolet left Route 50 east of Winchester, slid into a ditch, and struck a four foot sycamore tree. William Dee was unconscious, then released from Winchester Memorial Hospital with facial abrasions. Damage to the car was about $2,000. Investigation concluded, state trooper said.
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Middleburg
Winchester
William Dee
Winchester Memorial Hospital
J. W. Detrick
Detrick
Goldfine Industries Faces FTC Fiber Content Charges
Subcommittee lists 33 names in public record including White House and Capitol Hill contacts. Goldfine says he mailed Christmas checks to those named. Robert Lishman questions Goldfine mills over FTC charges of mislabeled fabric fiber content. Max Goldfine testifies, identified as 36 year old wool buyer and Northfield Mills director.
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Subcommittee
White House
Capitol Hill
Goldfine
Robert Lishman
Federal Trade Commission
Goldfine Mills
Max
Harris
Horace Maxwell Goldfine
Northfield Mills
Answers to the Daily Quiz from Washington DC
The list presents ten quiz items with concise responses: 1 Washington DC questions, 2 Speedboat racing, 3 Ermine, 4 The Marianas, 5 Heron, 6 Secretary of War, 7 September, 8 Revolutionary War, 9 No answer separates England from France, 10 Elephants.
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Washington, D. C
Marianas
Heron
England
France
Weather Today Forecast for Virginia Shows Showers and Thunder
The central and southern Virginia area can expect showers this afternoon with lingering scattered thundershowers late in the week. Tonight will bring a low around 60 to 70. Tomorrow rises to partly cloudy skies with warmer temperatures and more scattered rain.
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Virginia
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Charles Roberts
Rader Hill
Robert and
Sally Jenkins Wright
G. Ward Roberts
Arthur
Bunker Hill Methodist Church
Robert B. Moales
Bunker Hill Cemetery
M.S. Householder
Ralph Cather
Ivan Anderson
Charles Householder
Ralph Triplett
Stanley Triplett
Paul Constable
Custard Jones
Omps Funeral
Jones Funeral Home Funeral Service Ambulance Service
Cork St. MO
Florist
N. Braddock St
Omps Funeral Home
Order of the Golden Roule
Aamen
Gy Pony
REG
U.S. Pat
tuMme
John W. Rosenberger & CO
del. Allman
Merwin
Antony
Miller’s
N. Loudoun St
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John L. Enders
State Department of Highways
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Myers
C. J. Brumback & Sons
Glaize & Bro
Glaize & Bro.ameron
H. C. Christianson
TOP Soil & Shale
Senseng Road
Administrator's Sale
William F. Lovett
Lucy Lovett
Clarke County
Shelvador
Morris
Bell and
Campbell
W. D. Orncorp
R. E. Moreland
Berryville Pike
Homes
Philco
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Kenmore
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W. DD. Orndoref
Dennis T. Cole
Durand
Winchester Orchard & Farm Supply CO. Inc
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