Deaths and Funerals in Winchester Area
Infant Michael Duane Lewis son of Kenneth and Lena Belford Lewis of Rt 4 Winchester died at two days old in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Also, Thomas S. Rooker of 112 E Piccadilly Jt died after a long illness in Lynchburg. Julia Wall, longtime Winchester resident, died at Maplewood Nursing Home. Gravesides and services set for Mount Hebron Cemetery with local clergy officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Duane Lewis
Kenneth
Lena Belford Lewis
Rt. 4
Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Kenny Ray Lewis
Lena Lewis
Cross Junction
Melissa Beford
Mit. Falls Rt
J. S. Braithwaite
Omps
Mount Hebron
William C. Eastridge
Montague Avenue
Thomas S. Rooker
E. Piccadilly Jt
Lynchburg
Soda Springs
Clarence Houghton 64 died from gunshot at home
Clarence Houghton aged 64 of 616 National Ave died yesterday morning from a personal safety related gunshot wound, per Dr. Victor F. Albright. Born December 2, 1892 in Rappahannock County, he lived in Berryville before moving to the city seven years ago and managed Novick's Hagerstown terminal. Survived by widow Catherine Crismore Houghton, a son, Robert Allen Houghton of Ashville, North Carolina, and two grandchildren. Funeral 4 pm tomorrow at John H. Enders Funeral Home, Berryville, with Rev. G. R. Womeldorf officiating. Burial Green Hill Cemetery. Body will rest at Enders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Houghton
National Ave
Victor F. Albright
Mr. Houghton
Rappahannock County
John and
Mary Grove Houghton
Berryville
Catherine Crismore Houghton
Robert Allen Houghton
Ashville
N.C
John H. Enders
G. R. Womeldorf
Green Hill Cemetery
Enders
Senate considers jury trials in criminal contempt cases
Jackson continues to oppose weakening civil rights enforcement while proposing limited jury trials for criminal contempt. Senators O Mahoney Kefauver and Church push an amendment granting jury trials in all criminal contempt cases, with penalties up to 1000 dollars or six months in jail. Civil contempt would keep no jury trial and focus on compliance with court orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Kefauver
D-Tonn
Church
D-Idaho
House
Senate
Jackson
United States
Multiple fatal wrecks across Virginia and nearby states
The report lists several deadly accidents: Thomas Whitt Carr and his sister Pamela and their nurse injured. Gladys Harrison dies later after a Brookneal crash on WA 8 501. Loring Brooks Cain killed in a Clarke County three car pileup on State Rt. 17. Albert Grady fatally injured in a gravel wet road overturn near Roanoke. Absalom W. Chewning dies in a head on near Woodbridge. Additional deaths include Allen Eugene Jones in Grayson County and Samuel Claybourne Johnson in Christiansburg from earlier crashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys
Little Thomas Whitt Carr
Brookneal
Campbell County
Harrison
Carr
Lynchburg
Mary Boyd
Pamela
Loring Brooks Cain
Bluemont
Shenandoah River
Clarke County
State Rt
Albert Grady
Tarboro
N.C
Roanoke
U. S
Absalom W. Chewning
Fredericksburg
U. 8
Woodbridge
Allen Eugene Jones
Comers Rock
Grayson County
Independence
Samuel Claybourne Johnson
Christiansburg
U. S. 11
Pulaski
Cain family members to be buried in Berryville funeral
Loudoun and the Cain siblings Luther Eugene and Harold Cain along with several sisters and widows will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Joan H Enders Funeral Home Berryville. Rev R D Goshorn of the Presbyterian Church will officiate with interment in Green Hill Cemetery. The body rests at the funeral home. Winchester youth injured in traffic mishap around 7 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Rooker, Jr
Alexandria
Rooker
Presbyterian Church
Jones Funeral Home
J. 8. Ducknail
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Luther
Eugene
Harold Cain
Charles Sherman
Jonathan Fitzwager
Ralph Baldwin
Jonah Shockey
Vouse Lee
Thelma Cain
Joan H. Enders
Berryville
R. D. Goshorn
Green Hill Cemetery
Youth Festival Opens With Flag Parade in Moscow
The World Youth Festival in Moscow began with a flag waving sendoff as 30 000 attendees gathered for opening ceremonies. Leaders from the Soviet Union and > dozen nations attended. events include discussions from atomic physics to hobbies and run through August 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
Soviet Union
Voroshilov
Lenin Stadium
State Department
Anderson Waggoner rises to top Navy role under Eisenhower
Anderson, a polio survivor with a slight limp, joined the Navy at the President's urging and later served as deputy secretary of defense. He left in 1955 to head Ventures Ltd in Toronto with a reported $60,000 salary. Now his pay is cut to cabinet level $25,000 as he becomes a Republican and Greenwich, Connecticut resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waggoner
Washington
Navy
Anderson
Eisenhower
Defense
Ventures, Ltd
Toronto
Greenwich, Conn
Road crashes on US Route 50 and near Winchester injure and damage
Reports describe two crashes on US Route 11 near Stephenson and a head injury from a crash on US Route 50 two miles west of a river bridge. Police identify drivers Stephen Dodson and Raymond Carter in the first incident and Luke Reinhard and Elinore Stacy in the second. Damages listed: Mercury $40, Pontiac $200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Rt
Daley Carol Nicholson
Richards Ave
US. Rt. 11
Stephenson
Winchester
G. T. Griffith
Stephen A. Dodson
Stephens
Elinore K. Stacy
Staunton
Mercury
Clyde Burner House and Lots Auction in Viscose City
Sale notice listing Clyde Burner at 402 Duncan Ave Front Royal Virginia with house and lots. Auction by W F Artrip Jr on Wednesday July 31 at 1 p m. Also Denny's Commission Auction 2 miles east of Winchester on Rt 7 offering household goods electronics tools antiques with Artyro Cole as auctioneers at 7:30 p m.
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Clyde Burner
Duncan Ave
Viscose City
Front Royal
W. F. Artrip, Jr
Denny's Commission
Eust
Winchester
Artyro & Cole
Weather Forecast For Winchester July Heat With Scattered Thunder
The forecast calls for mostly sunny warm conditions with a high around 85 to 92 this afternoon and widely scattered evening thunder showers. Tonight will be fair with lows between 62 and 70. Tuesday brings more clouds, warm humid air and scattered afternoon thundershowers likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
City Man Hurt In Front Royal Traffic Accident
Marion Austin Keiter of Route 3 suffered cuts after a rear end collision in Front Royal Saturday afternoon. He rode in a 1952 Pontiac owned by John William Snyder and driven by Okey Van Dadisman Jr. The 1941 Ford driven by Arthur Jackson Franklin slowed for a left turn. the Pontiac hit it. Damages were about $275.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Austin Keiter
Route 3
Front Royal
W. Parker
Arlington school desegregation fight awaits Supreme Court ruling
The Arlington case and Virginia placement law remain in limbo as judges defer further action until the Supreme Court weighs in. Attorneys note the injunction defense and potential ad mission requests for white schools. Arlington's 22 500 pupils include 1 500 Negro students and 1.22 million dollars in state funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Supreme Court
Virginia
Arlington
Bryan
Alexandria
Edwin C. Brown
NAACP
Walter E. Hoffman
Norfolk and
Newport News
Hoffman
4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Brown
Arlington County
Richmond
Arlington School Board
Novel without the letter E by Ernest Wright
The 1939 book Gadsby by Ernest Vincent Wright contains no letter E. Wright, a 66 year old Bostonian and World War I naval musician, wrote it in five months at the national military home in Los Angeles. He completed the book in March 1937 and died October 7, 1939 as copies rolled off the press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.B. A
Ernest Vincent Wright
National Military Home
Los Angeles
California
Wright
Ex-Sen. George Gravely Ill in Georgia Home
Former Sen. Walter F. George aged 79 and serving as Eisenhower's NATO special ambassador is gravely ill at his Vienna home after another coronary disease attack. Doctors report increased chest pains and worsening breathless condition since July 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Walter F. George
Eisenhower
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Vienna
Washington
Emory University Hospital
J. Willis Hurst
George
Brakeshoe Conversion Affects First Quarter Figures
A company notes a change in its first quarter figures as preferred stock is converted into common stock under a privilege that expires September 30, 1957. The adjustment follows the March 31 reporting date.
Earnings rise for first half 1957 with optimistic outlook
Proximately 70 percent of the preferred has been converted to date. Earnings for the second quarter were $1.99 a common share, up from $1.72 in 1956. First half 1957 earnings total $3.64 a share versus $3.09 a year earlier. Dunn notes optimism for the second half despite planned third quarter cuts from plant shutdowns.
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Thomas
Okdaho
Wiliam A. and
Inona Sterrett Rooker
Julia Wall
Maplewood
Miss Wall
William W
Elizabeth B. Wall
Braddock Street
Edwin W. Burton
Margaret Dalgetty-Kerr
University of Virginia
John W. Montgomery Shields
Kilmacalm
Scotland
William W. Wall
Mt. Hebron
Forrest B. Ogtesby
Mr. Thomas
Booker
Ones Funeral Home, Inc
L. Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
H. C. Christianson
For All
Haines
E. Cork St
Carl A. Haines
John H. Fisher
John Kerr School
Clarence Hougton
E. Piccadilly St
Barreied
P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp
600 N
Kent At
Loudoun
Kernstown
Loy
Millers Hardware
London
Elba
St. Helena
Paulus
British Indian Army
James Madison
Laos
W. Va
Enater CC
American Oil Company
Glaize & Bro
Funeral Home
Lovooun Street
WiIncHesTad
MO Bewk
Administrator's Sale
Douglas
N. Kent Street
Roy
Denny) Mayberry
E. Z. Snidpr
Auctionser
G. G. Baker
Rey (Denny) Mayberry
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