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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1961
Page
2
The funeral for Mrs Lily Brown McVicar widow of C P McVicar will be held at Edwards and John Kanode. The body rests at Omps Funeral Home with burial at Herndon. Friends may call at Jones Funeral Home.
Mrs Caroline Smith Sheetz 72 widow of E Blair Sheetz dies after long illness. Born in Woodstock she belonged to First Presbyterian Church. Survived by two sisters Mrs Mary Kinzel Welch and Miss Nan nie M Smith and many nieces and nephews. Funeral tomorrow at 10 a.m. Kurtz Funeral Home 218 Loudoun Street with Dr D Jack son and Rev G R Womeldorf officiating. Burial Mt Hebron. Pallbearers named Stewart Bell gon Robert Jally Jerry E Ridgeway Wendell B Geate.
Funeral services for Hattle Bain are scheduled for 11:00 AM at Jones Funeral Home Inc. DST Jones Home is hosting the service. The obituary notes the craftsman of family and community as central to the arrangements.
Edith Lloyd Adams 72 of Paris died in Winchester Memorial Hospital. She was daughter of Frances Lloyd and the late John L. Lloyd of Bluemont and member of Paris Methodist Church. Surviving children include Mrs. Mary Frances Wiley and others. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. at Paris Methodist Church with Rev. Lynwood Daniels officiating. Burial at Shire Hill Cemetery.
A masked robber held up a Roanoke store at 9:20 a.m. escaping in a blue green old model Chrysler with $1,610 in cash and change. Police suspect Roy E. Bryant, a prison fugitive, as a possible suspect after a prior murder case.
Kenneth Kyre, register of Shenandoah College, will guest speak at the Rotary Club luncheon Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Golf Club. He fills in for Dr. Forrest Racey who is hospitalized after an automobile crash and will review the first year of Shenandoah College and Conservatory’s operation.
The dispute over Bizerte intensifies as Tunisia accuses France of flouting UN resolutions. France demands immediate surrender of the base and a Sahara concession, while Hammarskjold’s Tunisia visit remains conditional on Tunisian requests and crisis talks.
The White House on Monday announced civil defense as a major item in the Kennedy package. Officials said the president aims to strengthen West Europe’s defenses in concert with NATO allies, with key figures including Dean Rusk Douglas Dillon and Walter Heller involved.
The Winchester Frederick Community Chest announces its annual meeting at 8 p.m. at Ww Hotel County. Marvin E. Gore Jr., president, will conduct the session with agencies including Army Children’s Home Society Girl Scouts USC Negro Day Nursery Guidance Center Boy Scouts and Winchester Day.
In Detroit and Lansing officials expect only about 15 percent of registered voters to cast ballots as Michigan narrows Democratic and Republican candidates to 288. The state’s constitution will be rewritten at a Lansing convention Oct. 3, with 144 delegates to be chosen. The list of 288 candidates includes John A. Hannah, former MSU president, Alvin Bentley, ex-U.S. Rep., and John Martin, GOP national committeeman.
A Merck spokesman said there is no evidence that small vaccine amounts cause illness and that Washington ruled the new vaccine has not been recalled. The statement follows reports of concerns over a Nod vaccine related issue.
Western experts blame East Germany’s supply problems on forced collectivization as Communist orators press farmers to accept staying on collective farms. Farmers resist, risking disruption in agricultural production and state control.
New York AP report says two gunmen aboard five planes were to divert to Cuba. Police said 10 armed hijackers targeted Eastern National Northeast airlines with possible operations in New York or Tampa. FBI Port Authority and Civil Aeronautics Administration took precautionary steps to thwart the plot.
In Jerusalem the Eichmann trial recessed until August 3 after 70 days of prosecution witness testimony. Defense rests with the defendant as sole witness. affidavits from former Nazis filed. Verdict expected in October.
Ghana President Kwame Nkrumah ended a five day visit to the Soviet Union in Moscow and said Soviet unity should teach Africa a lesson in liberation from imperialism. He spoke at Vnukovo airport before departing by plane for Warsaw, Poland, praising Soviet successes and urging a united loyal people.
Ken Venturi, a prominent golf professional, is reported to have been defeated by Dean Lind in the 1948 amateur championship final. The match showcased strong play from Lind as Venturi faltered on key holes.
The death of Hampton man Middleton, 47, yesterday increased Virginia highway toll 420. A year earlier the toll stood at 408 after a crash near the Par ae tunnel overpass project.
Six planes attempting to deliver a demand to Cuba at Havana landed under heavy guard as newsmen were kept away. Passengers included Luis Rodriguez, a top welterweight contender en route to Dallas for a Thursday fight with Curtis. The Swiss Embassy and U S authorities sought the planes’ return amid diplomatic twists. The FAA traced the anomaly after radar showed a sharp off course turn near Pahokee Florida, with NORAD updating the situation.
The reader answers a numbered weather quiz with items including Kentucky Duncan Persia Burma and a statement about belief in the United States. The fragmentary list hints at a trivia puzzle from a newspaper page.
The rainfall records show totals for the past four hours ending 8 30 am and month to date for July 1961. Cumulative rainfall this year and over the last 48 years are listed with monthly averages including January February March May June August September November and December.
Homestead Florida Air Force Base was ordered to dispatch a fighter squadron equipped with F102 Delta Dagger interceptors under Captain W G Hayes authority. The mission details include a three million dollar air defense effort amid unclear operational context.
A July sales directory lists multiple auctions in Virginia including Denny’s Commission Auction four miles east of Winchester on Route 7 and the estate sale of William R. Thompson in White Post. Other notices cover Sloan W. West near Hayfield livestock and machinery, Frederick County court house front sale, and Headley's Monocountry Dairy Guernsey line.
The British Medical Research Council reports a possible vaccine for the common cold after collaboration with three drug firms. Researchers at the Common Cold Research Laboratory grew the virus in tissue culture, but many cold virus types may hinder a reliable vaccine.
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