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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1964

Page

2

Obituary of Donald D Wright of Wheaton Maryland

Donald D Wright of Wheaton Maryland died yesterday. He was assistant manager of a System Integation Project of the Polaris Missile Navy Department and served since October 1958. He served with the First Marine Division in World War I. Surviving are his mother Mrs Evelyn Moxley and wife Mrs Lillian J Wright and two sons Glenn and Delmer. Funeral services will be held Monday at 102 m at Pumphrey Funeral Home Silver Spring Maryland. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery.

Donald D. Wright Wheaton Evelyn Moxley Winchester Wright Navy Department First Marine Division Wie Lillian J. Wright Glenn Delmer Pumphrey’s Funeral Home Silver Spring, Md Arlington “National Cemetery

Funeral services announced for Virgil Benton Saville

Virgil Benton Saville of Inwood West Virginia died Wednesday. A funeral service will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Mount Zion Methodist Church Augusta West Virginia with a short service this evening at 8 at Omps Funeral Home Winchester. Burial follows in Mount Zion Cemetery.

Virgil ‘Benton Saville Inwood W. Va Mount Zion Methodist Church Augusta Omps Funeral Winchester Tachivere Bensel Truman McCauley Goode Gess Fred Abrell Philmore Butler Boyd Butler Mount Zion Cemetery

Cordell Eaton Dies En Route to Baltimore

Cordell E. Eaton a former Brucetown resident died while traveling to Baltimore. Funeral arrangements are being organized locally. The text notes a historical reference to Oliver Wendell Holmes and the origins of terms related to anesthesia dating from ether use.

Cordell E. Eaton Brucetown Baltimore Oliver Wendell Holmes

Miller Accepts VP Nomination as Republican Boosts Civil Rights

San Francisco AP Miller, a New York congressman planning to quit this year, accepts second place on the Republican ticket. He pledges to unite citizens for government reform and supports civil rights legislation, praising Goldwater and Eisenhower while noting his Catholic Notre Dame background and balanced ticket appeal.

San Francisco William E. Miller New York Miller Olcott N.Y Aarty Ctdwater Dwight D. Eisenhower Sen. Goldwater GOP United States Goldwater Eisenhower White House Notre Dame University Arizona Gordon Allott Colorado

Birds Show Varied Songs Across Thrushes and Wrens

Ohio State University zoologist Dr. Donald J. Borrer studied hundreds of thrushes wrens and mockingbirds using a sound spectrograph. He produced graphs revealing differences in pitch speed and frequency among the birds' songs.

Columbus, Ohio Ohio State University Donald J. Borrer

Fire at power substation and lumber yard blaze investigated

Firefighters battled a downtown blaze that damaged a Northern Virginia Power Co. substation and a lumberyard at Plumly's. The Kent Street substation suffered a brief outage of about 15 seconds as breakers tripped amid exploding transformers. Investigators seek arson links to a prior Coppenhaver Furniture fire last July.

Power Company Carlisle Fisher Northern Virginia Power Co Kent St Fisher Gochenour Shawnee Clearbrook Plumly N. Kent St Gocenour Coppenhaver Furniture Co N. Braddock St

Baltimore Livestock Market Summary

USDA weekly livestock summary shows cattle receipts 1,525 this week and 1,363 last week with year total 1,780. Slaughter steers and heifers steady to higher, cows and bulls weaker. feeder cattle steady. Hogs receipts 2,575 this week and 2,170 last week with pork values mixed and sow prices steady.

Baltimore USDA

Astronaut Carpenter Breaks Arm in Bermuda Bike Accident

NASA astronaut M. Scott Carpenter suffers a compound fracture of the lower left arm after losing control on a gravel road near Hamilton Bermuda. He is hospitalized at the U S naval station in Hamilton and will miss the final Sea Lab week but will take part in future tests. John Glenn remains under treatment for injuries from a prior fall.

Houston, Tex M. Scott Carpenter U.S Carpenter Hamilton Bermuda John Glenn Bond Navy U.S. Naval Station Ham Ilton

Miami Beach’s resort growth from shack to 370 hotels

The article traces Miami Beach expansion from a 1901 one room shack rented to vacationing mainlanders to a 1914 first pool hotel, now totaling 370 hotels and over 800 swimming pools.

Miami Beach Fla

Weather Outlook for Virginia With Warm Weekend Showers

Fair and warm today in Virginia with a chance of scattered thunder showers each afternoon or evening. Outlook Sunday calls for more scattered showers and continued warmth. Five day forecast indicates near normal temperatures with warmth over the weekend and cooler conditions early next week. Highs around 94 and lows near 64. Hymn Sing at Winchester Friday July 17 as sun sets 8:38 p.m.

Central Plains Mississippi Valley Pacific Northwest Rockies Gulf Coast Region Florida Upper Lakes Plains Winchester

Salem Church Hymn Sing Set at Salem Church of the Brethren

The monthly Hymn Sing at Salem Church of the Brethren near Stephens City begins Sunday at 7 30 p.m. Special music will be offered and Rev. Joseph Roby of WHBL will lead. The public is invited to attend.

Salem Church of the Brethern Stephens City Joseph Roby WHBL

Rainfall totals and averages over past 51 years

Rainfall data show 24 hour total of minus .25 inches ending 8 30 today. July rainfall to date 2 78 inches. 51 year averages list monthly figures from January to December with amounts such as January 2 38 and December 2 38. Overall yearly average 36 85 inches.

GM Drives Market To Fresh Highs In Mixed Session

General Motors surged about 14 points to a new weekly high as aluminum producers led gains and rail stocks rose modestly. DuPont, Reynolds Metals, Kaiser Aluminum advanced while Anaconda slipped. the AP 60-stock average climbed 1.2 to 320.5.

New York General Motors Aluminum Ltd Alcoa Reynolds Metals Kaiser Aluminum Anaconda New York Central Santa Fe Pennsylvania Southern

Glass containers and common consumer packaging usage

The report from the Glass Container Manufacturers Institute notes the average American family uses about 1480 bottles and jars yearly, more than any other rigid container. Glass packages circulate from home to home, with many trips for products from milk to pickles. The text also lists a mix of miscellaneous items and facts including names, places, and a note on the gypsy moth pest entering the U.S. in 1869.

New York Glass Container Manufacturers Institute

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