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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1962

Page

2

Funeral set for Charles Ward at Jones Funeral Home

Charles Clifton Ward 41 of 408 N Kent Street died yesterday. Rev Joseph G Duckwall will lead a 1:30 p.m. Saturday service at Jones Funeral Home. He served in the Army Air Corps and worked 14 years for Super Service Motor Freight. Burial in Shenandoah Memorial Park with VFW Post 2123 military rites in Chester PA. He leaves wife Mildred and children Irma Whitmire Connie Susan Ward and Richard Clifton Ward, plus siblings and parents.

Charles Clifton Ward N. Kent Street Joseph G. Duckwall Jones Funeral Home Mr. Ward Winchester Lenora Loy Ward Woodville Ward Mildred L. Ginn Highland Memorial Presbyterian Church Super Service Motor Freight Company Handley High School Judges Athletic Association Army Air Corps Veterans of Foreign Wars Irma Whitmire Connie Susan Ward Richard Clifton Ward Pearl Bailey Carroll Ward College Park John Ward Baltimore Franklin Ward Shenandoah Memorial Park

Widow Bertha Stillwagon 84 of McMechen Dies

Mrs Bertha L J Stillwagon 84 of McMechen West Virginia died at her brother Amos O Kettlewell’s home in Stephens City Virginia where she had lived She was born in Bellaire Ohio widow of James R Stillwagon a McMechen Methodist Church member She survives brother Amos C Kettlewell sister Miss Adda E Kettlewell Washington Funeral will be Saturday at 2 pm at B W Riggs Funeral Home McMechen Greenwood Cemetery Wheeling Burial follows Body moved from Jones Funeral Home to McMechen today

Bertha L. J. Stillwagon McMechen W. Va Amos O. Kettlewell Stephens City Stillwagon Bellaire Ohio James R. Stillwagon Washington B. W

Death of Thomas Cecil Lindsay Reported

Mrs. Albert Simmons of this city learns of the death of her nephew Thomas Cecil Lindsay on Saturday at his home.

Albert Simmons Thomas Cecil Lindsay

CARE NAMES TWO DIRECTORS FOR SIX YEARS IN OFFICE

New York announced five directors have served six years with CARE. Richard W. Reuter, a coed, received a leave of absence to serve as special assistant to President Kennedy in charge of the food for peace program.

NEW York CARE Richard W. Reuter Kennedy

Skyphone Service Expands as Airliners Get Phones

American Airlines operates a single plane with a cockpit phone and plans more. Trans World Airlines to test a similar service with one plane this Saturday. Current calls limited to New York Chicago St Louis area due to lack of ground stations. nationwide install planned. Charges depend on distance from ground station at call start.

Uae American Trans World Airlines New York-Chicago-St. Louis

Inferno devastates Berlin area killing runaway and injuring family

A runaway blaze ripped through Berlin and neighboring homes killing and injuring residents. Postmaster Robert Moses watched his wife die in the fire as flames engulfed 16 fire departments and numerous state police units battled the blaze. A storage barn with two school buses burned, and nearby residents were rushed to hospitals in critical condition.

Robert Moses Moses Berlin Kenneth McCumber Florence Clifton Shuhart McCumbers Massachusetts

Presbyterian Fire Loss Put At $108,567

The First Presbyterian Church parishioners must vote on an insurance settlement offered to cover fire losses to the church educational building last July 4. The damage is fixed at 108,567 dollars, not including damage to part of the organ. The Building Council, led by H. L. McCann, reviewed the figures and will vote on a 196,458 dollar offer a week from Sunday.

First Presbyterian Church Church Building Council H. L. McCann McCann Henry W. Korinth Centenniary Evangelical and Reformed Church Presbyterian Church William N. Gochenour Richmond

Army Sending Three Battle Groups To Europe

The Army will rotate three 1500-man battle groups to Europe starting Oct 1 to test a rapid deployment plan. Units will not bring dependents. two groups from the 2nd Infantry Division at Fort Benning and a third to Europe replace units in Germany. One rotation already completed with a group from Fort Riley replacing the 4th Infantry Division unit at Fort Lewis.

Washington Eurne Pea Robert S. McNamara U.S Europe 2Nd Infantry Division Ft. Benning 8Th Infantry Division Germany 4Th Infantry Division Ft. Lewis Wash 1St Infantry Division Ft. Riley Kan

U S Ambassador Leaves Peru to Report on Coup

Ambassador James Loeb flew to Washington to report on Peru’s military coup and ease tensions with the junta claiming the visit would not affect aid. Police dispersed a 500-student protest denouncing the overthrow as diplomats from several nations urged a hemispheric foreign ministers meeting.

U.S Peru Lima James Loeb Washington Junta Foreign Ministry Loeb Kennedy Manuel Prado American Popular Revolutionary Alliance Caracas Ecuador Salvador Venezuela Colombia Costa Rica Honduras Panama Dominican Republic Guatemala Rio de Janeiro Brazil

Boy Drowns At Mattaponi River West Point

Eight year old Lowell Randall drowned in the Mattaponi River at West Point after he fell from a small fishing boat while attempting to reach shore. His body was recovered.

West Point Lowell Randall Mattaponi

North Carolina Senator Huffman Biography Highlighted

N. Carolina figure Huffman, son of a Morgan ton lumber dealer, admired tweed coats, fast cars, and airplanes. Elected to the North Carolina Senate in 1956, he became minority leader, then served again in 1959 and was named party chairman.

Huffman Morganton North Carolina Senate

Judge Rejects Delay In Prince Edward School Case Ruling

Federal Judge rules against further abstention and orders continued action on desegregation. He says closing Prince Edward County schools to avoid integration harms 1 700 children and that state authorities share responsibility for maintaining public education under Virginia law.

Groes Board of Supervisors Prince Edward County Lewis State Supreme Court Virginia State Board of Education Superintendent of Public Instruction Supreme Court of Appeals Prince Edward

Weather forecast for Virginia and Winchester

The today forecast calls for clear skies in Virginia with a low around 60s. Friday brings sun and lower humidity. Temperatures today reach a high near 79 and a low around 65, with year ago figures of 85 and 69. Sunset in Winchester is 8:31 p.m. and sunrise tomorrow at 6:07 a.m. Moon rises at 2:43 a.m. New moon on July 31.

Virginia Winchester

Rainfall Totals and Averages for May to July

Rainfall in the 24 hours ending 8:30 a.m. May 3 shows May to date totals. July rainfall to date is 5.38 inches and 1962 year-to-date is 27.24 inches. Past 49 year averages list monthly figures from January to December with values each month, including May at 3.61 and July at 3.87 inches.

Kennedy and Rusk Seek Berlin Strategy Amid Nuclear Talks

President Kennedy and Secretary of State Rusk face a fresh push to map a new Berlin approach as U S Soviet talks stagnate. Rusk returns from Geneva to briefing on Berlin toughening but no crisis, and plans unfold on reduced inspection requirements for a nuclear test ban.

Washington Kennedy Dean Rusk Berlin Rusk Geneva Andrei A. Gromyko United States Soviet Union Defense Department White House London U.S Lord Home

Earthquake Felt Near Central America Recorded at BC Seismograph

A very strong earthquake occurred in Central America around Costa Rica, and was recorded today on the Boston College seismograph in Weston Massachusetts showing notable seismic activity from the region.

Weston, Mass Central America Costa Rica Boston College

Algerian leaders vow resistance against Ben Bella

Algiers vice premiers Belkacem Krim and Mohammed Boudiaf pledged to resist Ben Bella until the last drop of blood. Guerilla forces led by Col. Mohand Ould Hadj set roadblocks and fortified towns in the Kabylie region as a cease-fire expired. The 3,000 strong Kabylie force may have grown with new recruits from French units, with Ould Hadj's force possibly numbering around 10,000.

Belkacem Krim Mohammed Boudiaf Col Mohand Ould Hadj Meditteranean Kabylie Ould Hadj

12th Tunnel Section Set for Placement at Chesapeake Bay Bridge

Norfolk AP reports the 12th of 37 tunnel sections will be lowered into place this week for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel project. It is the sixth section under the Baltimore channel, with six others already in position beneath Thimble Shoal. Each channel tunnel will be one mile long.

Norfolk Chesapeake Bay Bridge Baltimore Channel Thimble Shoal Channel

Lobster Terminology Confusion Clears in Fresh Guide

A brief guide explains lobster anatomy noting the tomalley as the liver and coral as the roe from female lobsters. It clarifies terminology for consumers and cooks.

July 28 Local Sales Directory Listings

A sequence of rural sales notices lists auction details for James R. Carroll Burns Farm Kenneth Athey and others. Items include dairy cattle farm equipment furniture household goods and real estate with auctioneers W D Orndorff Charles R Duvall and others.

James R. Carroll Berryville Charles R. Duvall Kenneth Athey Burns Farm Charles Town W. Va W. D. Orndorff West H H. Bartlett W. S. English, Jr T. G. Mauck Wadesville Railroad Crossing Goldie M. Armstrong E. Germain St Winchester William Larue Wilson Transfer George G. Snarr, JR Frederick County Court House Frederick County Real Estate Joseph B. Newlin Frederick County Gainesboro W.F Buddy) Artrip

Singer Raquel Meller Dies at 74 in Barcelona

Spanish popular singer Raquel Meller, a leading figure between the world wars, died in Barcelona from heart ailment at age 74.

Barcelona Spain Raquel Meller

Paupers Gyroscope True No After

A compact item notes a sequence of short terms: Paupers Gyroscope True No After. The piece reads like a clipped newspaper snippet listing terms without additional context or actions.

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