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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1960

Page

2

Obituary Mrs Mary Ellen Coughlin Clarksburg Resident

Word has been received of the death of Mrs. Mary Ellen Coughlin widow of Bernard M. Coughlin in Clarksburg. She lived at Pine Apartments on Stewart Street in 1950 51. Survivors include son Carol Coughlin and two daughters Miss Bessie Coughlin and Mrs. Mary Martin all of Clarksburg. Funeral Monday at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Clarksburg with a requiem mass. Burial in the Catholic Cemetery in Clarksburg. The Murphy family will attend.

Mary Ellen ‘Coughlin Bernard M. Coughlin Clarks Coughlin Charles M Harry Church of the Immaculate Conception Clarksburg Murphy

Kimberly Jo Racey dies in Berryville funeral

Kimberly Jo Racey born July 1 dies at Winchester Memorial Hospital Thursday evening at 8. She is survived by her parents Paul William and Clara Williams Racey of Boyce and four sisters Carol Ann Nancy Gay Alice Way and Barbara Gene Racey all at home. Graveside service held at Green Hill Cemetery Berryville this morning at 10 officiated by Rev. Frank Q Cayce rector of Millwood Episcopal Church.

Kimberly Jo Racey Winchester Memorial Hospital Paul William Clara Williams Racey Boyce Carol Ann Nancy Gay Alice Way Barbara Gene Racey Green Hill Cemetery Berryville Frank Q.cayce Millwood Episcopal Church

Jeepney Hater Gets Revenge in Manila Incident

Manila report tells of a jeepney driver ignoring a police whistle and striking officer Vicente Ortiz who leaped into traffic. Ortiz then issued 250 traffic tickets to jeepneys daily for a week as retaliation before mayor Arsenio Lacson ordered him to slow his pace.

Manila Vicente Ortiz Ortiz Arsenio Lacson

Byrd Reports Federal Stockpile Valuation

Sen. Harry F. Byrd announced the Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures reported nine government stockpiles valued at just under 16 billion dollars as of May 31. About seven billion was in the Agriculture Department's Commodity Credit Corporation stocks acquired mainly through past farm price supports.

Washington Harry F. Byrd D-Va Joint Committee Byrd Agriculture Department Commodity Credit Corporation

Staunton Promotes Tourism With Doll Exhibit Tie

Staunton showcases the Woodrow Wilson Birthplace with documentary and historical dolls from Just Folks Doll House amid original furnishings on the ground floor. A new gift shop by Paul Victorious of Charlottesville features plaques metalcraft glassware and Virginias portraits. Open daily 9 to 5.

Staunton Woodrow Wilson North Coaster Frederick Streets North New Street Paul Victorious Charlottesville George Washington

Youth 8 Drowns in Norfolk Creek

Carl R. James, eight, drowned yesterday afternoon while crab netting beneath a highway bridge in Norfolk County. He apparently fell from his perch into swift tidal water as authorities investigated the accident.

Norfolk (Ap Carl R. James Norfolk

Kennedy supporters press for delegates at tense convention

The piece depicts Kennedy backers maneuvering in party headquarters as states weigh their 1960 delegations. Meyner plans to cast New Jersey’s 41 votes for him on the first ballot. Brown hints at California’s 81 votes, while Lawrence backs Stevenson but Kennedy allies push for a shift. Discussions of a Johnson Kennedy ticket surface amid rumors and ultimatums.

Robert B. Meyner New Jersey Edmund G Pat) Brown California Kennedy David L. Lawrence Pennsylvania Stevenson Johnson- Kennedy Sen George A. Smathers Florida Smathers Johnson

Visitor says Red Chinese officials cocky in visit

A west erner returning from a month in Red China reports officials are cocky and swaggering, driven by belief in Mao Tze-tung's thesis and a will to beat the United States in any future war. He cites widespread ignorance of history, a pervasive state education system, and a calm yet curious lack of outside-world interest among ordinary Chinese.

Hong Kong Red China America United States Korea Mao Tze-tung Peiping Tientsin Shanghai Canton China Soviet Union

Five Car Crash Injures Seven Near Mitchellville

Seven people were injured, one critically, in a five car crash on U S 301 near Mitchellville Maryland. The collision involved a Marine car from Camp Lejeune that attempted to pass a northbound vehicle, sending a sports racer being towed into other vehicles and causing wreckage to scatter. Police said the accident occurred at 1 40 a m and traffic was delayed for nearly an hour as ambulances transported victims to Prince Georges General Hospital.

Mitchellville U. S. 301 Here Prince Georges General Hospital Cap Lejeune N. C Welch

Benefit Tea At Phillips Home

The Rev. Paul Brown announces a tea tomorrow at 5 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Phillips in Berryville to aid the Zion Baptist Church Rally. Mrs. Phillips chairs the event with chicken salad, chips, ham, cheese, rolls, ice cream and cake offered for a dollar per plate.

Paul Brown Walter Phillips Josephine St Berryville Zion Baptist Church

France Reports 41 704 Priests in France

Paris AP reports nearly one priest for every 1,000 inhabitants with 41,704 priests among 45,355,000 French citizens per the magazine Vocations Sacerdotales et Religieuses. The figure highlights religious staffing in mid century France.

Paris France Vocations Sacerdotales Et Religieuses

Mexico urged to aid Cuba with oil in social crisis

Mexican Senate Leader Manuel Moreno Sanchez told reporters in Guadalajara that Mexico should supply Cuba with oil, saying Cuba faces a social and human catastrophe. The State Department sought comment from Mexico City and Washington, Eisenhower queried, and the U.S. prepared a regional plan to boost economic and social standards to be presented in Bogota with Dillon representing the United States.

Tain Senate Manuel Moreno Sanchez Guadalajara Mexico Cuba Moreno Sanchez State Department Foreign Office Mexico City Eisenhower Newport R. L U.S Castro Herter Bogota Colombia Dillon United States

Auction notices schedule for three Virginia and West Virginia towns

A mid July sales directory lists multiple auctions in Winchester, Charles Town, and nearby towns. Items include Holstein cattle, furniture, housewares, real estate, and equipment. Auctioneers include Denny's, Orndorff, Miller, Snider, Duvall, and others with dates from July 13 to July 23 in 1940s era local listings.

Julian C. Glasscock Summit Point W. Va W. D Orndorff Denny's Commission Winchester Orndorff Cole Louis D. Martin Valey Mill Road Colonial Heights Charles R. Duvall H & Motor Co., Inc Woodstock Benny & Grace Roderick West Washington West Streets Charles Town Paul E. Miller Flournoy JL. Largent, Jr Frederick County Court House E. T. Snider Frederick Larrick

Car Kills Five Teenagers Near Newton Lake

In Carbondale area eight teens crossed a road toward a snack shop when a car veered from its lane and hit them, killing four at the scene and a fifth during surgery. The driver Wayne Williams, 19, faces involuntary manslaughter charges. victims include Judy Stine, Patrick Caviston III, Ambrose O’Rourke Jr., Thomas Clause, and Carole Ligi.

Carbondale Newton Lake Pennsylvania Wayne W. Williams Union Dale Judy Stine

Mutiny Aftermath Lets Congolese Return to Work

Otraco strike ends as 10 000 workers resume duties and thousands of Congolese stream back to jobs. Whites who hid indoors return to work while others flee across the Congo River to Brazzaville amid rumors of rape and riot following a mutiny that has been quelled. Roadblocks remain but movement improves compared with prior frontier tension.

Otraco Congo River Brazzaville Saan

Weather Today Forecast Fair With Warmer Sunday

Forecast calls for a fair night with lows in the 50s in the mountains and in the 60s elsewhere. Sunday should be mostly sunny and slightly warmer with civil sunset times and moon phase noted.

Winchester

Monthly Rainfall Averages For Past 47 Years

Rainfall data shows none in the last 24 hours ending 8:30 a.m. today. July total rainfall is 2 1960 with a year to date 19.39 inches. Average annual rainfall over 47 years is 36.85 inches. Monthly averages: January 2.42, February 2.02, March 2.98, April 3.16, May 3.77, June 3.85, July 3.89, August 3.92, September 2.67, October 3.30, November 2.49, December 2.38.

Teachers gain health education training through TB group grant

Two Frederick County teachers Miss Illene O Russell and Mrs Marcia G Taper received three weeks of accredited health and physical education training funded by the Northern Virginia Tuberculosis Association. The program aims to strengthen school health education and was announced by association president Mrs Forrest Sirbaugh who praised Christmas Seals funds as a wise investment.

Frederick County Northern Virginia Tuberculosis Association Forrest Sirbaugh Illene O. Russell Marcia G. Taper Miss Russell James Wood University of Virginia Taper Cedar Hill

Khrushchev Stays Defiant on Cuba and Rockets Remarks

Khrushchev defended Soviet support for Cuba and denounced U S actions in Cuba while criticizing Western bases around the Soviet Union. He touted the seven year plan and 30 000 kilometer rocket range, correcting a misstatement about distance as a speech broadcast reached the Pentagon.

United States Cuba Austria West Soviet Union Khrushchev Pentagon

GOP chief decries convention as payola rigged

Thruston B. Morton said the Democratic convention opening in Wichita is a rigged payola affair with delegate votes traded for big jobs. He claimed batches of delegates are swapped for favored positions, from callnet posts down.

Wichita Kan GOP Thruston B. Morton Morton Kansas

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