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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1962

Page

2

Death notices and funeral services in Clarke County area

Funeral services are planned for Dora S ler and J Wilmer en Clarke pg and Susan Ida Stickel Johns ton. Dora S ler will be buried at Fairview Cemetery with services at Fairview Lutheran led by Rev Daniel Agnew. pallbearers listed. J Wilmer en will be buried at Mt Hebron with service at View Farm conducted by Rev Illip Johnson. pallbearers named. Susan Ida Stickel Johns ton dies at 90 in Berryville. funeral Monday at 2 p.m. in Berryville with burial in Green Hill Cemetery. survivors include daughter Violette J Lee and numerous nieces and nephews.

Dora Sler Fairview Lutheran Daniel Agnew Fairview Cemetery Gif Capenidge W. Va Fred Tacre John D. Whitacre Stan W. Pugh Wilbur C. Pugh R. Anderson Oakley Catlett J. Wilmeren Clarke Pg Conn View Farm Illip Johnson The Primitive Baptist Church Mt. Hebron Metery Edgar J Mack S. Headley Guy Ab 1 Wilbur M. Feltner Ralph Nettie I. Humston Kurtzeral Susan Ida Stickel Johnston Liberty St Berryan Here Clarke County Henry C Susan Ida Writt Stickel County George S. Johns Violette J. Lee Berryville Homer C. South, Jr Green Hill Cemetery

GOP Health Plan Fails in Senate Vote 75 to 5

The Senate rejected a Republican substitute for the Kennedy administration health care for the aged plan by a 75 to 5 vote. The Bush proposal would raise Social Security taxes by a quarter of one percent to fund up to nine dollars monthly for some beneficiaries, with coverage through private insurers. The administration plan, backed by some Republicans, faces a Senate vote next Tuesday amid expectations of a close result.

Washington Senate Prescott Bush Connecticut Bush

West Virginia Beauty Contest Finals Tonight

Tonight's Miss West Virginia finals will determine the winner from the semifinalists. The prize package includes clothing scholarships and a chance to compete for Miss America in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

West Virginia Pagan Atlantic City N. J

Services for Irving Diener

Funeral services are set for Sunday at Temple Beth El in Alexandria Virginia for Irving Diener retired attorney and former associate judge of Alexandria Juvenile Court who died after a long illness at 73. He lived in Culpeper and Alexandria and started a clothing store before practicing law. Burial at Home of Peace Cemetery.

Washington Temple Beth el Alexandria Irving Diener Diener Baltimore Culpeper Virginia Selective Service Board Peace Cemetery

Police Quash Melee as Conn Democratic Convention Opens

Police moved to clear Kowalski protesters from the Hartford lobby during the Democratic state convention as candidates Kowalski and Ribicoff faced off for the U S Senate nomination. Delegates also debated whether to allow vote switching at roll call, a move Kowalski opposed.

Hartford Rules Committee Kowalski Senate Ribicoff

Construction permits exceed ninety four thousand dollars in week

In the past week total permits reached 94285 across 24 filings splitting 12 city and 12 county. County permits totaled 85300 and city permits 8985 with alread listed individual projects including 15 thousand dollar Everett Beekman dwelling and 11 thousand five hundred dollar D D Harmon brick dwelling.

D. D. Harmon Jackson Ave Crisman Joseph F. Hughes Winchester Frank and Seatta Minifield Stephens City Frank T. Schaefer and Double Toll Gate Rd Gertrude L. Tavenner Washington, D. C Albin Everett Beekman Rt. 3 Front Royal Road Roy B. Carper, Sr Sunnyside Station Carper

Galveston Flood of 1900 Claims Thousands

Water rose one foot per second during the Galveston flood of 1900, a disaster in which about 6,000 people perished.

Galveston, Tex

Kennedy Signs Law Reducing Sugar Prices

President Kennedy signed a sugar bill that gradually lowers import sugar premiums. The 56 dollar per ton premium will fall 10 percent annually pending 1964 review. Domestic producers’ market share rises from 55 to 60 percent with an adjusted quota of 1,205,000 tons from 24 countries plus a Philippines allocation.

Washington Kennedy U.S Philippines

Stennett Named Treasurer of Medical College of Virginia

Richmond AP Thomas R Stennett 35 longtime MCV staff member and chief accountant since 1958 becomes treasurer of the Medical College of Virginia taking over from L Daniel Crooks who was recently named comptroller Stennett is a Newport News native and has served at MCV since 1953 he assumes the post immediately.

Richmond Medical College of Virginia Thomas R. Stennett MCV Stennett Newport News L. Daniel Crooks

July sales and auctions listed across Winchester and area

Auction and sale notices outline events from July 17 to Aug 4 in Virginia and West Virginia. Items include purebred Angus and Hereford cattle, Holstein dairy cattle, furniture, firearms, antiques, farm machinery, and real estate. Firms include Headley, Stan Haworth, Charles McKee, Duvall, Riley, Carroll, Athey, Orndorff, and Snarr.

Amos Shayock Walter Hardesty Virginia Livestock Yards N. Kent St Winchester H. J. Wilson Catlett Stan Haworth Auction Co James R. Carroll Berryville Charles R. Duvall Kenneth Athey Burns Farm Charles Town W. Va W. D. Orndorff Sheraton San Domingo Wm. Knabe &Co Wal Bristol Middletown Frederick County Maryland Headleys Auctions

Byrd’s Amendment Would Cost Him 21000 Says Byrd

Washington AP The Senate Finance Committee adopted Byrd proposed amendment to a tax bill that would remove a 7 percent credit for machinery replacement when losses are fully insured. Byrd cites his Berryville Virginia cannery fire with nearly 300000 loss and says replacements were paid entirely by insurance.

Washington Senate Finance Committee Harry F. Byrd Berryville

Four Dead In Separate Virginia Crashes On Route 60 And Bypasses

The report details four fatalities and injuries across Virginia. Dalton and passenger Robert Lee Shifflett were ejected after a rollover on the bypass. Shifflett was hospitalized after fractures. Hicks died when his car hit a tractor trailer on U S 60. the truck driver slept. Jerry Wayne Goins died after colliding with a coal truck while bicycling in Pulaski.

Dalton Robert Lee Shifflett Vienna Shifflett Warrenton Arlington Jerry Alton Hicks Rt. 1 Powhatan U. S. 60 Cumberland Steve Musulin Jerry Wayne Goins Pulaski

Origins of posh traced to sea travel phrase

The term posh is said to come from the initials port out starboard home stamped on cabin tickets for Red Sea voyages. The account notes Westerly winds provided heat relief and affected how cabins were described on departing and returning ships.

Red Sea

Harrisonburg Population Grows to 12842

Harrisonburg's official population is 12 842 after a Census Bureau count of annexed areas. The city added 926 residents from the Jan 1 annexation, up from 11 916 in the 1960 census and 10 810 in 1950.

Harrisonburg Census Bureau

Weather and rainfall data mix with odd trivia notes

Partly cloudy tonight with low in the mid sixties and a sunny day ahead. The article then wanders through scattered weather figures for rainfall, averages, and a list of varied terms and names, ending with a cryptic set of items including Susquehanna and Irving Berlin.

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