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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1964
Page
2
Obituary notices detail the deaths of Harry L. Carper of Charles Town and others from Winchester, Bluemont, Martinsburg, and surrounding areas. The listings include birthplaces, family survivors, church ties, funeral arrangements, and burial sites.
Mrs Adam J DeHart 80 of 305 Greenwall Ave died yesterday in Winchester Memorial Hospital where she had been hospitalized since April She was born January 5 1884 in Fayetteville Pa daughter of the late Samuel and Sarah Coover Slike Surviving besides her husband are two daughters Ethie Dey and Charlotte F DeHart of
Funeral arrangements for Theodore M. Nail listed for Friday at 3 30 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with visitation preceding. Authorities note services will honor the late community member with family and friends in attendance.
A Hartford woman witnessed a man allegedly stuffing another man into a car trunk and called police. Michael Lambert, a mechanic, explained he had done the same to a fellow worker to inspect a rattling trunk during a nearby drive.
The Frederick County Firemen’s Association passed aResolution praising Polly’s Cab Co for nine years of service dispatching county fire companies on more than 20 000 calls with no charge for dispatch. The Middletown Fire Hall meeting noted 47 runs by seven county units last month and 17 assists. Guests included Winchester Fire Chief Bernard Groves and others who commended cooperation amid recent fires. Residents urged care to avoid traffic ties hindering firefighting. Ray Ewing presided.
Lisbeth Gronlund of Sweden joins 220 students from over 20 countries in the International Christian Youth Exchange program. After three days in Mendham orientation, she travels with Mr and Mrs Robert Danley to Woodstock to live for the year with the Danleys.
The market opened higher but faded as airlines and tobacco moved differently. Chrysler reported strong second quarter earnings and a regular dividend, while Ford and Chrysler posted higher July car sales, GM and Studebaker little changed. Overall, about 300 companies showed an 18 percent year over year profit rise. the AP 60 stock average stood at 320.0 after a small uptick.
A 44 year old New Jersey man, Robert Lee Saunders Jr of Colts Neck, was a passenger in a car on U S Rt 11 North when it struck two trucks after attempting to pass a stopped dump truck and a pickup. He sustained a fractured rib and cuts to the right forearm. The accident occurred about 3 p m, 2.3 miles north of town, and the car was a total loss. The dump truck driver was Elonzo W Stotler, 39, of Rt 4, and the pickup driver was Albert Ray Allamong of Hayfield.
Winchester police and fire officials probe three blazes that destroyed separate buildings. Fire Inspector William N. Gochenour says the fires, two late Thursday and one early Friday, are arson with the investigation continuing.
A grass fire on Front Royal Road was extinguished quickly yesterday around 1 45 p m. The blaze broke near Sut Hear Brown's Grocery store and flames were out within about 15 minutes.
Fire continuing on N Braddock Street caused serious damage to the Copen haver Furniture firm on July 5. Other blazes destroyed the Virginia Livestock Ex erage on Kent Street Ext and a Cameron Street warehouse owned by Mrs Thelma Barr. Several suspects questioned, no charges yet.
A compact list titled Elsewhere presents items including free mailing privilege, four locations New Jersey York Mexico Hampshire, Suez, named Greek letters Alpha Beta Gamma, Virgin Islands Ile Mathew Mark Luke and John, O Henry, Africa, Pawn, and Warping.
Variable clouds and humid conditions persist through Friday with scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Forecast calls for highs in the mid to upper 80s and lows around 68 to 72, with a warmer Saturday and a continued chance of isolated storms. Sunset in Winchester at 8:83 p.m.
Rainfall during the past 24 hours ending at 8 30 a m today shows July rainfall to date 2 75 inches and 1964 rainfall to date 19 46 inches with average annual rainfall over 51 years. Monthly figures list January 2 38 February 2 13 March 3 08 April 1 12 May 3 77 June 3 88 July 9 88 August 3 81 September 2 67 October 4 13 November 2 60 December 2 99. Sunrise tomorrow is 6 05 a m with Moonrise at 8 12 p m and Full Moon tomorrow at 11 58 a m.
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