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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1962

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals for Edgar C Barrett and Others

Funeral service for Edgar C Barrett of Silver Spring Maryland will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Seventh Day Adventist Church with Rev William Coffman officiating. Also noted is a separate service Tuesday at 11 a.m. by Rev T Eugene Carter at Jones Funeral Home for another deceased, with burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers and survivors listed include family members across Winchester and nearby areas.

Edgar C. Barrett Silver Spring Seventh Day Adventist Church William Coffman Kernstown Methodist Church Helen Dodson Herbert E. Robertson, Jr Walter R. Robertson Winchester Myrtle Cather Ruth Ritter Herbert Frye John Frye Alva Frye Walter Frye Philip Frye Brunswick T. Eugene Carter Jones Funeral Home Mount Hebron Cemetery Eugene Lu Bton Charles Hardy Grim John Cammer Briscoe W. Snapp T Emmett Dorton James E. Berryman

Mrs Emma Izora Robertson Dies at 73 in Winchester

Mrs Emma Izora Robertson 73 of Bufflick Road died Saturday night at Winchester Me Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of Mr H Robertson and they wed in Winchester in 1913. She was daughter of the late Charles and Sarah Ann Neikirk Frye and was a member.

Emma Izora Robertson Bufflick Road Winchester Me- Hospital Robertson Mrl H. Robertson Charles Sarah Ann Neikirk Frye

Funeral Schedule Fragments Mention Names and Times

Obituary notices list Mr. Robert Hutton Tuesday at 1 30 p.m. Jones Funeral Home Mrs Maurice Snapp Tuesday at 3 30 p.m. Mr Robert Clinton Miller Wednesday at 11 00 a.m.

Herbert E. Robertson Mr. Add Robert Hutton Robert Clinton Miller

Mrs. Maurice Snapp Rites Set For Tuesday

Mrs. Maurice S. Snapp 75 of Route 5 died yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. She was wife of Maurice S. Snapp and daughter of Jacob and Mary Davenport Swimley. Survived by husband and two sons Chauncey and Warren, six grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday 3:30 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home. Burial in Rest Church Cemetery.

Nora D. Snapp Route 5 Winchester Memorial Hospital

Miller R C Miller obituary in Opequon area

Robert C. Miller 84 a retired orchardist of Opequon died yesterday at his son's home Robert L. Miller. Born in Cleary he was the son of Nathaniel and Margaret Miller and husband of the late Rose Newcome Miller. He belonged to Opequon Memorial Church. Survivors include two sons Robert L. Miller and Charles N. Miller two daughters Virgie M. Steele and Hilda M. Pomeroy two sisters Bertha Warner and ...

Robert Clinton Miller Opequon Robert L. Miller Mr. Miller Cleary Nathaniel Margaret Miller Rose Newcome Miller Opequon Memorial Church Charles N. Miller Washington Virgie

Miller Family Fraternal Funeral Service Held

Arlington area and Mrs. Matt Keller of Cleary mourn the Miller family with two brothers Charles Miller of Florida and Nathaniel Miller of Ohio among the survivors. Service conducted by Rev. A J Moreau Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home. Burial in Lebanon Church Cemetery.

Arlington Matt Keller Cleary Charles Miller Florida Nathaniel Miller Ohio A. J. Moreau Jones Funeral Home Lebanon Church Cemetery

Robert Hutton Dies at 74 In Steph ens City

Robert Hutton 74 of Stephens City died yesterday afternoon. A noted nurseryman owner of Huttons Boxwood Gardens he was a Sugar Grove Baptist Church member. Survived by wife Katherine two sons Howard and Harry four daughters Edna Maude Jacqueline Eva ten grandchildren nine great grandchildren. Service conducted by Rev A W Hinton Tuesday at 1 30 p m. Burial Shenandoah Memorial Park Cemetery.

Robert Hutton Stephens City Winchester Memorial Hospital Hutton Frederick County Boxwood Gardens Katherine Hutton John F Melvina Cress Hutton Sugar Grove Baptist Church Howard G. Hutton Sugar Grove Harry B. Hutton Edna Clegg Cumnor Maude Lapard Washington Jacqueline McKinney Richmond Eva Parker Marion Carl Hutton Earl Hutton Glenn Hutton A. W. Hinton Jones Funeral Home Shenandoah Memorial Park Cemetery

Obituary: Artemius Crawley of Winchester Area Dies

Artemius Tim Crawley of 611 North Cameron Street died at Memorial Hospital Saturday. Born in Woodstock he was the son of the late Lloyd Crawley and spent most of his life near Winchester. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family and belonged to John Mann Methodist Church. Daughters, cousins survive. Funeral held Tuesday at 3 p.m. from Cartwright Funeral Home with Rev. Newton Turner officiating. Pallbearers listed. burial in Orrick Cemetery.

Artemius Tim) Crawley N. Cameron St Memorial Hospital Mr. Crawley Woodstock Lloyd Crawley Winchester John Mann Methodist Church Cartwright Funeral Newton Turner Ebenezer Baptist Church of White Post Julian Burns Robert Moten Earnest Robinson Lester Shields John Day Heard Lewis Orrick Cemetery

Mrs Larrick Receives Radio at Ridge Pike Homes Open House

Mrs Larrick Baden Larrick received a transistor radio yesterday from Ridge Pike Homes. She attended the open house on George Street near Fox Drive.

Baden Larrick Ridge Pike Homes George St Fox Drive

Nuclear Test Lights Sky In High Altitude Burst

The megaton range detonation lit up the sky as tourists and residents watched from beaches and hillsides. The test assessed effects on the earth magnetic field and Van Allen belts and explored radar jamming potential for intercontinental missiles. Some scientists warn of permanent belt disruption while U.S. experts expect only temporary disturbance. Japan and others report ionosphere effects causing wider radio disruptions lasting up to 32 hours. Air routes switch to visual-range operations for safety.

U.S Japan Pacific

Public Health Budget Seeks Addl $370 for Sanitation Staff

Dr. L. M. Fears county health officer led a Frederick County Board of Supervisors hearing on a 1.7 million dollar budget and a 2.80 tax rate. He requested 370 more dollars for the public health division to raise pay for two sanitarians who inspected septic systems and performed 2,600 county visits last year. The board allotted 6,412.80 for health functions, while noting past budget increases.

L. M. Fears Frederick County Board of Supervisors Fears Health Department Grover Teets

VF W to Show World War I Film at Meeting

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2123 will present a 28 minute documentary on the U S role in World War I tonight at Sensey Park Lions Shelter. The 9 15pm screening uses contemporaneous scenes and quotes to recount U S entry through the Versailles era. All World War I veterans are invited.

U.S.A Lions Shelter Sensey Park V.F.W U.S Wilson Versailles

No Survivors In Jetliner Bombay Crash

Airline officials announced all 94 people aboard the Italian jetliner perished when the four jet DC8 crashed near Bombay in heavy monsoon rain. Alitalia said there were 85 passengers and 9 crew members dead and noted search teams faced heavy conditions retrieving bodies from a hill side east of Bombay.

Bombay India Alitalia Rome

Hay fire burns bales at Opequon barn

Firemen said internal combustion caused hay in a barn on the Thurman Perry property to catch fire yesterday. Kenneth Lewis, Round Hill chief, said a few bales and some supporting poles burned. Round Hill sent two trucks, Shawnee and Stephens City each sent one to the 4 p.m. blaze.

Thurman Perry Opequon Kenneth Lewis Round Hill Shawnee Stephens City

Landslides and floods devastate southern Japan killing fifty-one

Weekend rains across Kyushu trigger landslides and floods killing 51, with 21 missing and 58 injured. Rescue teams in Tara recover 30 bodies from mud and rock. Isahaya evacuates its 65,000 residents as floods hit downtown. Kashima residents remain airlifted. Typhoon Joan threatens more destruction as it approaches Japan.

Tokyo Sing Tara Kyushu

Telstar Satellite to Launch for Transatlantic TV Link

CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP Telstar a private industry space venture will be launched on a Thor Delta rocket at an estimated cost of three million dollars Bell Telephone Laboratories built Telstar which is to relay live TV between America and Western Europe within a week Ground stations will be Andover Maine and Holmdel New Jersey with Brussels to Goonhilly Down England as a relay path European and US networks plan a 12 minute news transmission Telstar offers a theoretical 600 channel one way link though current channels total about 550.

Cape Canaveral Fla Telstar Bell Telephone Laboratories American Telephone and Telegraph Co Bell America Europe Andover Maine Holmdel N.J U.S European Broadcasting Union United States Brussels Belgium Goon’ Hilly Down England

Largent Attacks Spending in Valley Campaign Swing

Democratic candidate F L Jim Largent Jr spoke in Timberville criticizing deficit spending and mounting national debt. He pledged to focus on spending controls and return to the Valley to hear local problems. Separately in Lexington at the Raritan Horse Show, Mr Sargent said he would campaign regularly in the area if elected.

F. L Jim) Largent, Jr Valley Timberville Largent Lexington Raritan Sargent

July 11 to 28 Auctions Across Clarke County

A sequence of auctions listed with dates and locations across Winchester Berryville and Catlett Virginia. Items include furniture appliances antiques and farm machinery. Auctioneers include Orndorff Cole Slonaker Artrip Haworth Carroll and Duvall with sales at the County court house pavilion Route 7 and Pine Grove Church area.

Denny’s Commission Winchester Orndorff & Cole Auctioneers H. G. Slonaker Frederick County Court House Buddy Artrip Antonia Pitta Berryville Rt. 7 Pine Grove Church W. D. Orndorff H. J. Wilson Catlett Holstein Dairy Stan Haworth

Weather Summary of Rainfall for 1962 Periods

Rainfall data show 0.17 inches in past 48 hours ending 8 30 today. July total 2.00 inches, year to date 23.86 inches. 49 year averages list monthly norms from January 2.42 to December 2.40 inches, with July 3.87 and August 3.90 inches.

Forecast shows cooler nights and mixed chances of thundershowers

Forecast calls for clear and cooler conditions tonight with coastal lows around 60 and inland 45 to 50 in the mountains. Tuesday through Saturday will average near normal with a Tuesday cooler spell and warming midweek, followed by possible thundershowers Thursday or Friday.

Towlen Wife Remains In Critical Condition In Baltimore

Dr. Donald C. Towlen reports Billie Smith Towlen remains unconscious in Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore after a two car crash at the Rt 50 and Merriman's Lane intersection on July 1.

Donald C. Towlen Billie Smith Towlen Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore Towlen Rt. 50 Merriman’s Lane

Dorothy Moyer dies at 58 in Dayton

Dorothy B. Moyer, 58, national vice president of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds, died Sunday after a long illness in Dayton Ohio.

Dayton Ohio Dorothy B. Moyer Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds

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Clary P Douglas, Ariz Wilmer A Thomasville Wilton White Herbert Copenhaver John Alvin Dreas Herbert T. E. Mayes Mrs. Earl Robertson Mrs. Maurice Snapp Jones Funeral Home, Inc Haines E. Cork St Maurice Snapp Robert C. Miller Loudoun Street R. Hutton Tim Crawley Mrs. Larrick Nuclear John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc Commerce St Vf.w Hay Shade Equipment CO Rt. 11 Isahaya City Isahaya Kashima International Brumback’s Farm THE Associated Press High Lower Albany Atlanta Boise Boston Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Denver Des Moines Detroit Fairbanks Fort Worth Helena Honolulu Indianapolis Juneau Kansas City Los James R. Carroll Charles R. Duvall Virginia Henry Clay Borneo Edward R. Murrow Dorothy Moyer Pauin Zane Gay COM Glaize Highland Ave A. L. Slonaker Admr Apple Growers
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