Deaths and Funerals in Stephens City
Obituary notes the death of Mr. Conner born in Frederick County, son of Issac and Sarah Lee Conner. Survived by wife Annetta Rite neur Conner, three children, sister, brother, six grandchildren, two great grandchildren. Arrangements pending. friends may call Jones Funeral Home.
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Mr. Conner
Frederick County
Issac
Sarah Lee Conner
Annetta Riteneur Conner
Refuge Methodist Church
Af Keipelrg
Ne Ie
Vada Shiley
Crowell Conner
A. W. Conner
City
Ric Pict
Staten Island
New York
Joseph W. Conner
Stephens City
Charlotte Miller
Lewisburg
Raymond Conner
Winchester
Amy Lou Shiley
Edward Shiley
Sue Ann Shiley
Guy Conner
Steens City
Lynn
Trudy Miller
Penna
Jones
Bird on New Britain Island Named for Grosvenor
A new species identified on New Britain Island in the Southwest Pacific is named cichlornis grosvenori in honor of Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor, chair of the National Geographic Society board of trustees.
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New Britain Island
Southwest Pacific
Cichlornis Grosvenori
Gilbert Grosvenor
Board of
The
National Geographic Society
Clarke armory site row stumbles on funding snag
The Clarke County armory project faces a snag after the county board refused to appropriate funds from the budget. State and federal money have been released but no site is secured. The Chamber of Commerce and local groups seek to raise 15000 for initial investment and upkeep responsibilities. The latest citizens group meeting was last Wednesday night.
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County Board of Supervisors
Chamber of Commerce
Stock Market Edges Higher in Second Straight Session
The New York market extended a brief recovery into a second session with the Associated Press average up 0.70 at noon to 214.10. The Dow rose 1.79 to 608.54 as industrials led gains and bonds also improved on brighter news background. U.S. Steel reported orders recovery and auto sales continued uptrend.
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NEW York
Associated Press
U.S. Steel
U.S
GOP Platform Recasts Defense and Civil Rights Proposals
The Republican platform moderates on civil rights while calling for accelerated missile production and stronger defense funding. It aligns with Eisenhower era policies, but endorses new university labor rights and court injunction powers select to school segregation cases. John Marshall is noted as a historical Supreme Court Chief Justice.
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Eisenhower
Rockefeller
GOP
Lightning Ignites 50 New Fires Across Northwest
The Pacific Northwest faced more than 50 new lightning caused blazes in Oregon Washington and Idaho as storms moved through. Major fires included the 20000 acre Anthony Lakes blaze in Wallowa Whitman National Forest and the 12000 acre Hells Canyon fire in Payette National Forest. Boise arson arrest tied to a 25000 acre rangeland fire near Marsing. Thousands fight flames as lines hold or fail on several fronts.
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Portland
Ore
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Boise
Bill Logan
Marsing
Anthony Lakes
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Wallowa-Whitman
Cummings Creek
Pomeroy
Spring Creek
Cow Creek
Pony Creek
Snake River Canyon
Hells Canyon
Payette National Forest
Johnson Bar
Dubois
Targhee National Forest
Ailing Castro Addresses 200000 at Revolution Anniversary
Fidel Castro, frail from pneumonia, urged Latin American nations to follow Cuba as he denounced U S aggression. He spoke two hours amid heavy rain to mark the Sierra Maestra birthplace anniversary and warned against U S aid as a bribe to opposition.
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Las Mercedes
Cuba
Fidel Castro
U.S
Castro
Sierra Maestra
United States
Latin America
Bank of Montreal robber flees after teller thwarted
A man pointed a pistol through a teller window at a Montreal branch and demanded large bills. Teller Merilyn Marshall jammed her pen into the muzzle and the bandit ran from the bank, disappearing.
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Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Merilyn Marshall
Winchester Auction Listings July 29 30 Historic Sales Directory
Public sale notices list items from auto plate laundromat equipment contrived by L C Bowman and James De Butts to farm machinery and antiques. Auctions occur July 29 through July 30 in Winchester Middletown and Frederick County with multiple heirs including Hufner estate and various auctioneers like D S T.-RALPH W HORST and E T Snider.
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Hart St
South Braddock
Winchester
L. C. Bowman
James de Butts
D.st
Ralph W. Horst
Marion
H. C. Cadwallader
Old Rt. 50
Cook
W. D. Orndorff
W. D. Walker
Middletown
B. O. Brumback
Dorothy M. Hufbner
Frederick County Court House
E. T. Snider
Reliance Man Burned At Work In Lumber Yard Accident
Robert Bray 22 of Reliance suffered first to third degree burns to his left leg and right arm when a tractor caught fire at Rappa Wan Lumber Co on Remount Road at 11 30 a m He was treated at Warren Memorial Hospital in good condition and firefighters contained the blaze. Bray is the son of Mr and Mrs Garland Broy.
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Front Royal
Robert Bray
Reliance
Rappawan Lumber Co
Dennis P. McCarty
Warren Memorial Hospital
Remount Road
Bray
Lumber Company
Mr. Broy
Garland Broy
Small Sawdust Fire Reported On Route 17
The Clearbrook Fire Company was called at 1 05 p m yesterday to a fire in a sawdust pile at Crider and Shockey on Martinsburg Pike. Firefighters found a small patch of sawdust burning beside the road and extinguished it quickly with an Indian pump. No damage resulted.
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Clearbrook
Crider and Shockey
Martinsburg Pike
Party Platforms on Civil Rights and Procedures
Democrats call for powerful Justice Department action to file civil injunctions against discrimination across voting, schools, housing, jobs and public facilities while supporting sit in protests as civic signals. Republicans pledge end to discrimination in federal facilities and to ensure nonsegregated public services and oppose private business discrimination. They back peaceable assembly, applaud nonsegregation efforts, and seek procedural reforms to enable majority rule and smoother civil rights legislation.
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Justice Department
Weather Elsewhere
The Associated Press reports weather conditions beyond local coverage. Forecasts detail regional temperatures and conditions, offering a snapshot of expected rain or sunshine for multiple areas.
Drumheller Receives Year in Jail and Fine
Riverton man Thomas Frank Drumheller was sentenced to one year in jail and a $200 fine for failing to stop for a police signal and reckless driving. Judge R S Wright Jr ordered six months and a $100 fine on each charge. The case stems from an March 17 chase from Front Royal to Mt Jackson. additional counts accuse him of attempting to shoot a Strasburg officer and firing at a police car. He awaits trial in Shenandoah Circuit Court.
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Trail
Shenandoah
Answers in Charlottesville a chlorophyll mind puzzle
A compact list from Charlottesville Virginia includes items such as chlorophyll, the number eight, the novel War and Peace, military ranks lieutenant and colonel, the number twenty, Pennsylvania, Lt Gen George S Patton, Jupiter's, and the Fifth.
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Charlottsville
Pennsylvania
George S. Patton
Jupiter's
Tale of Wine and Winter's End
A fragmented excerpt describes a tale of wine and season’s turn, hinting at a rustic gathering and the mood of early spring. Readable phrases evoke cottages, warmth, and a lingering scent of vineyards.
Weather Outlook for Virginia With Scattered Storms
Considerable cloudiness with showers and isolated thunderstorms this evening. Lows around 66 to 72. Tomorrow warms to the 90s with a chance of more storms. The five day outlook July 26 to Aug 1 shows near normal to four degrees above normal temperatures with small day to day changes.
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Virginia
Rainfall totals and averages for the period
Rainfall in the past two hours ending 8:30 a.m. today was trace. July rainfall to date 3.98 inches. year to date 27.45 inches. Average annual rainfall over 47 years is 36.85 inches, with monthly averages: Jan 2.42, Feb 2.02, Mar 2.98, Apr 3.16, May 3.77, Jun 3.85, Jul 3.99, Aug 3.92, Sep 2.67, Oct 3.30, Nov 2.49, Dec 2.38.
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Edward R. Conner
Conner
Parker
IEE
Roy F. Pinner
Mrs. Mason RB. Hitt
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
By Snellings
Pe Prem A
Ali Ce
E. Piccadilly St
Johnson
Barre
Haines Memorials
E. Cork
Winchester Laundromat Equipment
South Braddock Street
Hart Street
West
Harttreet
Handley High School
Westinghouse
Glover
Chicago
Mohawk
Purcell
Northern Virginia Auction Co
James deButts
W. Boscawen St
Dave Fahnestock
GUN and Rod and Reel Repair Service
Armory
Clarke
John Marshall
Supreme Court
Phon. MO
Crider & Shockey
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Drumheller
Plumly
Trace
Br Raparty
N. Cameron St
B. C. Brumback
Stephens City Cooperative
Stephens City Fire Hall
Farm Home Advisory Committee
Emmett Scotham
Geo. A. Jackson
Chambersburg, Pa
Marion, Pa
S.T
Fords
Ferguson
John Deere
Massey Harris
Case
M-M Oliver
Ford
Doader
Allis Chalmers
Sele
Franklin
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