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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1960

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals: Milton Green and Mrs. John J. Copenhaver

Milton Green dies. Funeral Thursday at 11 a.m. Success Baptist Church near Berryville with burial in Success Cemetery. Mrs. John J. Copenhaver of Boyce dies. funeral conducted this afternoon at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Mount Hebron. Active pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers named.

John J. Copenhaver Boyce Jones Funeral Home Robert Moore The Baptist Church of

Funeral services for Roy F. Pinner held Thursday

Roy F. Pinner dies Monday and funeral services are set for Thursday at 1 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home with Rev J W Mast and Rev C L Beard officiating Burial will take place at Shenandoah Memorial Park Pallbearers named J Scott At McKinley Chapter No 19 Order of the Eastern Star conducts rites. mourners may call the family has requested friends and relatives attend.

Roy F. Pinner Jacob W. Mast C. L. Beard Jones Funeral Home Shenandoah Memorial Park J. Scott McKinley Chapter No Order of the Eastern Star

Obituary for Nettie Higgs Hitt at Winchester Memorial

Nettie Higgs Hitt of 35 Lou doun Street died Sunday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be Thursday at 3 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Jacob W Mast officiating. Pallbearers are Noble C Pierce Rodney K Wiley Mannard A McKee Max R Butler Theodore I Baer and Arthur Dunlap. Interment will be in Mount Hebron.

Nettie Higgs Hitt Loudoun St Winchester Memorial Hospital Jones Funeral Home Jacob W. Mast Braddock Church Noble C. Pierce Rodney K. Wiley Maynard A. McKee Max R. Butler Theodore I. Baer Arthur Dunlap Mount Hebron

Obituary of Mrs Ola Duncan Scott of Front Royal Virginia

Mrs Ola Duncan Scott 69 died at home 14 Chester St Front Royal Sunday after a brief illness. She was born in Jefferson County West Virginia daughter of Joseph L Duncan and Mary Elizabeth Fritts Duncan. She married Amos Scott moved to Front Royal in 1922 and belonged to What-So-Ever Circle Eastern Star and Front Royal Methodist Church women group. Survived by husband daughter Mrs Warren Turner brother Joseph L Duncan of Riverton two granddaughters and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service and pallbearers listed burial Prospect Hill.

Ola Duncan Scott Chester St Front Royal Scott Jefferson County W. Va Joseph L Mary Elizabeth Fritts Duncan Amos Scott Liary Order of the Eastern Star Woman's Society

Minnick Service to Be Held at Enders Funeral Home

Berryville resident Minnick will be laid to rest after a funeral service tomorrow at 4 p.m. at John H. Enders Funeral Home. Rev. Roy E. Neff of Marvin Methodist Church officiates. Pallbearers named include William Clevenger Arnold Rutter John Day Norman Kagmt Hunter Fuller. Burial follows at Green Hill. Friends may call at Enders Funeral Home.

Berryville John H. Enders Roy E. Neff Marvin Methodist Church William Clevenger Arnold Rutter John Day Norman Ka Hunter Fuller Green Hill Cemetery Enders Funeral Home

Page Milling Leases Riverton Building

H H Price of Page Milling Co. says the Howard Spangler Mill at Riverton has been leased. No more wheat accepted at Luray mill. Riverton will accept tomorrow. An inspector grades incoming wheat. Farmers not yet storing at Luray may deliver to Riverton.

H. H. Price Page Milling Co Luray ASC Howard Spangler Riverton Price

Quotations From W Somerset on Drunken Weeping

A garbled excerpt lists terms and a quote attributed to W Somerset about people weeping when drunk. It mentions names such as John Nance Garner and places including Maryland and the Philippines. The fragment includes references to subpoenas submarines and a term orphansly misspelled.

John Nance Garner Sieta The Philippines Maryland

Changes Plea Guilty In Western Office Robbery Case

In Corporation Court Bruce town charged in the March 23 Western Union office robbery entered a guilty plea after previously pleading not guilty. Landman was sentenced in penitentiary for the $712 robbery with Hull in the getaway car and entry. Other pleas included Bates Haines and Whitlock, with pre sentence reports and sentences related to billiard parlor break ins and drunk in public.

Rime Brucetown Peter McKee Robert Jewell Landman Washington, D. C Up Western Union Hull Landman Mary Frances Rankin Corporation Court Marshall Strother Bates Winchester Billiard Parlor David Simpson William Mason James Wingfield Herrel Winchester Spend Mr. McKee Dewey M. Haines Mr. Simpson Clarence Whitlock John H. Lillis Sidney Hodgson

Soviet Plane Incident Sparks Cold War Diplomacy

The United States and Soviet Union clash over an RB47 incident as both sides claim different flight trajectories. Britain cites independent evidence defusing near 30 miles from the Soviet coast while the Soviets accuse Lodge of fabrication. a U.S. led investigation is proposed with mixed crew status and a recovered pilot body flown to a U.S. base in Germany.

Lodge Brize Norton England U.S Germany

Canterbury Site Reveals Ancient Pharos Style Lighthouse

Readable text notes a 2,000 year old Pharos or Roman lighthouse on Canterbury grounds, suggesting a historic lighthouse structure unearthed or identified in the area. The fragment points to ancient maritime signaling remains adjacent to Canterbury landmarks.

Canterbury

Man Survives Auto Crash Then Leaps to Death

SAN FRANCISCO AP Ever ett Wong survived a car plunge over Devils Slide south of the city on July 6 as his vehicle rolled 170 feet and ended in a heap. He walked away unharmed but later despondency led him to jump to his death from a cement courtyard below his apartment. Wong, 36, a real estate man, was found dead there Monday after becoming despondent following the crash.

San Francisco Everett Wong Devils Slide Wong Alice

Rockefeller aims to unify delegates over 14 point platform

Rockefeller presses 14 point platform with Nixon and meets New Jersey and other delegates as New York unit stays uncommitted in the presidential race. He denies draft movement talks while attending the convention with his family, drawing little reaction from most delegates.

Rockefeller New York New Jersey District of Columbia Louisiana North Dakota Nixon

Judd Defends Kennedy Foreign Policy And Domestic Progress

Judd argues the administration closed a lag in defense spending inherited from Truman by favoring long range missiles and U2 operations. He criticizes calls for apologies to Khrushchev and asserts the United States gains from strong foreign policy while touting seven-year domestic gains and GOP appeal to youth.

Judd Truman Soviet Union West Berlin John F. Kennedy United States GOP America Jack Kennedy

Lord Iliffe Dies at 83 After Head Injury in London

British newspaper owner Lord Iliffe, 83, died in a London hospital after a head injury. He built a broad empire of trade and technical journals and owned the Birmingham Post along with a minority stake in the London Daily Telegraph.

London Lord Iliffe Birmingham England London Daily Telegraph

Almond outlines capital outlay rules and maintenance burden

Governor Almond pushes a six year capital outlay plan while stressing recurring operating and maintenance costs must be funded before new capital outlays. He warns rising maintenance consumes most general fund revenues and expands future upkeep and staff.

Almond C. H. Morrissett Thomas B. Stanley State Council On Higher Education Legislative Commission

Virginians back Nixon path in civil rights caucus

Virginia delegates re-elected Parsons as national committeeman and Hazel Barger as national committeewoman. They expect Nixon to secure the nomination by acclamation with a liberal platform aimed at pivotal states, while acknowledging Virginia could face a tougher race if the Democrats pick Kennedy or Johnson as running mate.

Nelson A. Rockefeller Parsons Hazel Barger Roanoke Virginia Nixon Los Angeles I. Lee Potter John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Texas

Nixon Sees No Convention Floor Ruckus Possible

The report notes Nixon assessing the situation and indicating no probability of a ruckus on the floor, reflecting his and the vice president's view of the upcoming events and security posture.

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Kennedy and Prendergast tied to national campaign plan

The article notes Kennedy arranged for Prendergast to run New York's campaign and hints at closer ties between them. Kennedy seeks a single command campaign via the DNC with Citizens-for-Kennedy as an independents voice. Georgia Gov Vandiver proposes a Sept 14 primary vote to decide electors for the Democratic nominee.

Kennedy Prendergast New York Democratic National Committee Georgia Dixie Ernest Vandiver Atlanta

Denny's Commission Auction and July Sales Directory

July 27 7 p m Denny's Commission Auction ½ mile east of Winchester Route 7 furniture appliances. July 29 1 pm Mat corner Hart St South Braddock Winchester auto plate laundromat equipment. July 30 10 am Ralph W Horst sale manager one mile east of Marion Pa farm mg July 30 10 am Estate of H C Cadwallader old Rt 50 antiques farm equipment household goods auctioneers W D Orndorff July 30 1 pm Walker residence Middletown Va household goods auctioneer B O Brumback July 30 11 am Estate of Dorothy M

Denny’s Commission Winchester Orndorff and Cole MAT Hart St South Braddock L. C. Bowman James de Butts D.S. T Ralph W. Horst Marion H. C. Cadwallader Rt. 50 Cook W. D. Orndorff W. D. Walker Middletown B. O. Brumback Dorothy M

Weather Today Forecast Cloudy and Warm

Forecast calls for considerable cloudiness with warm temperatures across the region. No precipitation expected as highs reach near seasonable levels and southerly winds ease.

Rainfall Totals and Averages for Year and Months

Rainfall in the last 24 hours ending 8 30 a m shows none. July rainfall to date is 3 38 inches, 1960 year to date is 27 45 inches. Average monthly rainfall over 47 years lists values for each month from January to December.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Milton Green Success Baptist Church Clarke County Sam and Ann Green Gladys Bertha Green Johnnie Green White Post Success Cemetery Copenhaver Service Gee Coops Richard Chapman Eugene White Jonah Bell Walter Bell John A. Miller Hugh Owens James Perks William Baxter J.M.H. Clagett Fred Jones, Sr Francis L. Aylor Pinner Service Hitt Service Lee Service Arthur Mason R. Hitt Jones Funeral Home Call Smalts, Florists, Inc Minnick Service Page Milling Leases Riverton Building I. Q. Answers W. Somerset Soviet Ones Funeral Home, Inc S.loudoun St Winchester, Va Platform Committee Winchester Savings & Loan Assn N. Loudoun ST Hansbrough & Carter Building E. Piccadilly St Associated Press Albany Bismarck Boston Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Denver Des Moines Detroit Fort Worth Honolulu Indianapolis Kansas City Memphis Miami Milwaukee St. Paul New Orleans Oklahoma City Omaha Philadelphia Phoenix Portland Denny’s Commission Auction American Legion Kenmore Philco Kelvinator M.W Orndorff & Cole BiLi Ding Antag Bode Twahee Rea
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