Obituary: Lily Brown McVicar 77
Mrs Lily Brown McVicar aged 77 will be buried in Mt Hebron Cemetery.
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Lily Brown McVicar
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1961
Page
2
Friendship Yard Party Nets 2100 At Fire Company Sale
Approximately 2100 was grossed by the Friendship Fire Company yard party and auction held Friday and Saturday. Denny Cole cited the sale and the contributors who donated time and materials. Prize winners included Mrs C Fleming for a television set, Arthur Seabright for a table, and P W Stultz for a country ham. Mervil Bailey led the fire company and Mrs Katie Harman led the auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Fire Company
Denny Cole
C. Fleming
N. Braddock St
Arthur Seabright
S. Cameron St
P. W. Stultz
Shenandoah Ave
Mervil Bailey
Katie Harman
Paducah Sun-Democrat Publisher Edwin Paxton Dies
Edwin J. Paxton Sr. 84 longtime owner and publisher of the Paducah Sun-Democrat died Saturday after seven weeks in hospital following a fall that fractured a vertebra. He began his news career as editor and publisher of the Paducah Evening Sun in 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paducah, Ky
Edwin J. Paxton Sr
Paducah Sun-Democrat
Paxton
Paducah Evening Sum
K Company reenacts Civil War battle in Warrenton area
Capt. John Bracken leads K Company in a living history re-enactment around Matthews Hill and the Stone House on the Warrenton Pike. The unit, part of the 5th War Infantry and tied to the Stonewall Brigade, battled Union forces as spectators, including Miss Lucy Kurtz of Winchester and Arthur Seabright, age 80, who joined again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthews Hill
Stone House
Warrenton Pike
Stonewall
Jackson
Warren Rifles
5Th War Infantry
Lucy Kurtz
Winchester
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Co. K
George W. Kurtz
Arthur Seabright
K Company
Steel Executive Warren Blauvelt Dies in Detroit Suburb
Warren Scott Blauvelt, 98, former vice president of Hudson Valley Steel Co., Schenectady, N.Y., died at home in a Detroit suburb. A World War I War Production Board member, Blauvelt led a long steel career and was part of wartime industrial effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Warren Scott Blauvelt
Hudson Valley Steel Co
Schenectady
N.Y
War Production Board
Four local youths sworn into the U.S. Army in Baltimore
Capt. John C. Hooper, commander at the U.S. Army Recruiting Main Station Baltimore, swears in Marshall F. Hollis Jr Bryan D. Stonesifer Carroll W. Shepherd Jr and Christopher E. Birch. All four enlistments were handled by M Sgt Elvis S. Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Army
John C. Hooper, Sr
Baltimore
US S. Army
Marshall F. Hollis, Jr
I. L. Stonesifer
Route 1
Carroll W. Shepherd, Jr
Shepherd
Boyce
Christopher E. Birch
Sam Birch
Elvis S. Williams
E. Piccadilly St
Five-Year Term Given for Fatal Beating
Nathan Odell received a five year prison term after a Henry County Circuit Court jury found him guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the December death of his 48-year-old wife at their Martinsville home. Judge John D. Hooker ordered the sentence immediately. Odell, a 59-year-old farmer, was charged with beating his wife to death on December 19.
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Martinsville
Nathan Odell
Henry County
Odell
John D. Hooker
Seven teens drown as boat capsizes in Jumna River
NEW DELHI India seven teen persons drown when a small boat carrying four passengers sank in the Jumna River during midstream on Sunday.
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New Delhi
India
Jumna
Often Misspelled Pearl and Purl in Language Notes
The brief entry clarifies common confusion between the precious stone Pearl and the verb Purl meaning to swirl. It notes pronunciations and typical spellings to aid readers in avoiding errors in writing and speech.
Virginia teachers’ salaries projected from $3,000 to $7,840
The Virginia Education Association reports that public school teachers with at least a bachelor’s degree will earn between $3,000 and $7,840 next term. Fairfax County offers the top $7,840 for teachers with 24 years of experience, while Alexandria leads in starting salaries at $4,709.
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Richmond
Virginia Education Association
Virginia
Fairfax County
Alexandria
Five Cauley Siblings Undergo Hernia Surgery
In Cleveland at Marymount Hospital two brothers and three sisters aged 4 to 13 were operated on for abdominal hernias within two days last week. Parents Mr and Mrs Scott Cauley Jr say the five procedures went well and each visit felt worthwhile. The children were born with the condition.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Scott L. Cauley, Jr
Marymount Hospital
Often Mispronounced Rarefied Pronunciation Guide
A pronunciation note explains three syllables rare-ee-fied for the word rarefied, correcting the common mispronunciation as rare-fied. It emphasizes the formal stress pattern and clarifies usage in formal writing.
Flight plan debated as Cuban refugees head north
Miami reports indicate 100,000 Cuban refugees in the area with arrivals near 1,500 weekly. Florida Gov. Farris Bryant pressed immediate federal aid while considering a local state federal conference to coordinate airlift efforts. Pan American plans reservations through January 1962. Cuba restricts Miami Havana flights to two daily. No flights scheduled today or Wednesday.
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Miami
Fla
U. S. State
Florida
Farris Bryant
Sisal Seaic Tieaaeas
Paxouiban World Airways
Event
U. S
State Department
Havana
Bryant
Weather Elsewhere
The Associated Press reports on weather patterns in regions outside the primary area. Details are sparse in this fragment, noting general conditions without specific forecasts or locations.
DAV Urged To Pay Dues
Ronald Laign commander of Stonewall Chapter Disabled American Veterans urged all members with unpaid dues for 1961 62 to pay at once.
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Ronald Laign
Stonewall
Disabled American Veterans
Paroled man guilty of $200 check violation sent to penitentiary
A grand jury found him guilty of writing a $200 check in Virginia while on parole. He violated parole and was remanded to the City Sergeant to serve out his term in the penitentiary.
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Virginia
One Car Crash on Route 50 Causes $525 Damage
A one car crash 15 miles east of Winchester on Route 50 at the foot of Paris Mountain caused $500 damage to a 1961 Ford Station Wagon driven by William E. Cowher of Tyrone Pennsylvania. The fence damaged belonged to Albert Bullock and total property loss reached $525. No injuries were reported.
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Winchester
Paris Mountain
P. F. Click
William E. Cowher
Tyrone
Blue Ridge
Albert Bullock
Kennedy Weekend at Hyannis Port on Marlin Cruise
President Kennedy with Mrs. Kennedy and aides at Hyannis Port for a weekend. They used the 52 foot cabin boat Marlin and Nantucket Sound for four hours of sun and salt water sailing. Mass at St Francis Xavier in Hyannis was attended at 10 am.
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Hyannis Port
Washington
Local Auctions and Estate Sale Notices in Virginia
July 29 auctions list multiple locations near Winchester and White Post Virginia. Orndorff & Cole advance sale of William R. Thompson estate furniture vehicles and more. Sloan Wolfe herd and tools auction near Hayfield. Peter K. McKee real estate sale at Frederick County Court House.
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Denny’s Commission
Winchester
Orndorff & Cole
William R. Thompson
White Post
W. D. Orndorff
Weather and sports notes with University record highlight
The forecast shows hot humid conditions with scattered afternoon storms tonight and Tuesday with a low in the 60s and a high near 92. The five day Virginia outlook for July 25 to 29 calls for 3 to 6 degrees above normal temperatures and periodic scattered thundershowers. St John s University of New York set a school record by making 41 of 50 free throws against Syracuse last season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
St. John’s University of New York
Syracus
Rainfall totals and veterans notes in WV sports context
Rainfall data for 48 hours to 8:30 a.m. shows July and year-to-date totals with 1961 figures and an average 36.9 inches. A list of monthly rainfall follows, then a mix of unrelated terms. Steve Harrick is cited as a veteran West Virginia coach with 23 years in wrestling and 14 in baseball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noaay
Steve Harrick
West Virginia
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