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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1961

Page

2

Miller widow dies. services planned in Virginia and West Virginia

Mrs. Miller of Hampshire County West Virginia died in a hospital yesterday aged widow of Robert E. Miller. She leaves a son Russell C. Miller Route 2 and daughter Mrs. William Kelsoe Gore with whom she lived seven grandchildren 15 great grandchildren a brother Dora Eaton and a sister Mrs Marguerite Noted. She belonged to Sandy Ridge Christian Church. Funeral will be at Fairview Lutheran Church tomorrow at 2 30 p m with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Pallbearers named. Funeral also held Wednesday at Stover Funeral Home Strasburg for Earl Willey and Josiah Anrew. Burial in Mountain View Memorial Park Waterlick. Pallbearers listed and honorary pallbearers from Walter Cooley Sunday School class.

Ato Robert E. Miller Hampshire County W. Va John W Annie Sirbaugh Eaton Russell C. Miller Route 2 William Kelsoe Gore Dora Eaton North River Mills Marguerite Netherton Earl Willey Strasburg Elizabeth Willey Vera Réeder East Pa Stover Josiah Anrew Mountain View Memorial Park Waterlick Ray Ae Olds Lynn Chapman Lloyd McGrady Paul Crabill Allen Gardner Kenneth Robinson Walter Cooley

Frances Willey Ritenour dies at 54 in Strasburg

Mrs Frances Willey Ritenour widow of Raymond F Ritenour Sr died early today at her home near Strasburg following a June death. She was born in Middletown, daughter of the late James L Willey and Mary Elizabeth Mahen. Survived by a son Raymond F Ritenour Jr three sisters and a brother R

Frances Willey Ritenour Raymond F. Ritenour, Sr Strasburg Middletown James L. Willey Mary Elizabeth Maihen Raymond F. Ritenour, Jr

Death notices for Theodore Haines in Bluefield WV

Theodore Allen Haines 74 died yesterday at his sister Mary Graham's home in Bluefield West Virginia. Former Hyntman Pennsylvania resident born Pleasant Dale West Virginia he worked for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad until 1951. Survived by two sons Robert and Paul, daughter Rosemary Lewis, 15 grandchildren, one great grandchild, three sisters and one brother. Services at 2 30 p m tomorrow at McKee Funeral Home Augusta burial Greenmount Cemetery Cumberland Maryland.

Theodore Allen Haines Mary Graham Bluefield W. Va Hyntman, Pa Pleasant Dale Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Ethel Beall Robert Haines Potomac Park Paul Haines Rosemary Lewis Reisterstown Myrtle Kerns Bess Coffman Augusta Audrey Galladay Great Cacapon Robert E. Haines McKee Greenmount Cemetery Cumberland

Strasburg Fire Carnival Opens This Evening

The Strasburg Fire Department hosts a week long Carnival highlighted by a Wednesday firemen parade. A record crowd is expected to view the parade featuring firemen and equipment with bands from North.

Strasburg

Clarke Teachers Attend VEA Local Leaders Conference

Four Clarke County teachers including William L. Boyce and Mrs. Joseph Cepelka from Clarke Central Elementary School will attend the Local Leaders Conference of the Virginia Education Association at Madison College Wednesday through Friday. Allan West of the National Education Association will give the keynote on Professional Teachers Working Through Professional Channels.

Berryville Clarke County Virginia Education Association Madison College William L. Boyce Joseph Cepelka Clarkeryville Elentary School Allan West National Education Association

Longtime Rochester pharmacist foresees end of corner drugstore

Andrew A Romano a druggist for 50 years told the Pharmacy Society of Rochester at a dinner he believes the corner drug store will soon vanish and that in 100 years drugs will conquer major diseases leaving few traditional outlets.

Rochester, N. Y.P Andrew A. Romano Pharmacy Society of Rochester

Auction notices listed for August in Martinsburg area

Denny's Commission Auction near Route 7 East of Winchester bids items from furniture to appliances. Orndorff and Cole Auctioneers. Ralph W. Horst salesman manager on Route 11 east of Marion Pa with farm machinery. Elizabeth Palmer sale west of Winchester on Route 50. E P Lee Morgan Acres Bunker Hill Herefords. Joseph A Massie Jr Trustee front of Frederick County Court House Stonewall District farm sale.

Denny’s Commission Winchester Orndorff & Cole D.S.T Ralph W. Horst Marion Elizabeth Palmer E. P. Lee Morgan Acres Bunker Hill W. Va Owen Thomas II Joseph A. Massie, Jr Frederick County Court House Stonewall Charles R. Duvalli

Virginia farmers boost soil sampling to record levels

Virginia farmers increased their use of soil sampling services at Virginia Tech, testing 77,353 samples last year, up from 68,391 the year before. Top counties include Carroll and Augusta, with December and January the busiest months.

Virginia Virginia Polo W. W. Lewis VPI Carroll Augusta Pittsylvania Nansemond Southampton Bedford Washington Rockingham Franklin Lewis Albemarle Charlotte Culpeper Faugier Floyd Grayson Greenville Halifax Isle of Wight Lee Loudoun Mecklenburg Nanseman Patrick Rockbridge Southhampton Washington and Wythe

China Official Ends Visit to Williamsburg

Republic of China vice president Chen Cheng wrapped up a brief weekend stay in Williamsburg with his wife and delegation. They left by car for Patrick Henry Airport en route to Washington after touring the restored capital and dining at local venues.

Williamsburg America Republic of China Chen Cheng Washington Cheng Patrick Henry Kennedy San Francisco Williamsburg Inn Kings’ Arms Moody House Clement Conger State Department Shen Chang-huan George Yen

John Borden and Ma Elizabeth Borden Hines Die in New York and Michigan

John Borden aged 78 of West Spring Lake Michigan, retired financier and explorer, father-in-law of Adlai E Stevenson, died after a long illness. Ellen Borden Stevenson, his daughter and former wife of the U S ambassador to the United Nations, also noted. Ma Elizabeth Borden Hines, 52, widow of Ralph J Hines, former lumber company president, died in New York Saturday.

West Spring Lake Mich John Borden Adlai E. Stevenson Ellen Borden Stevenson U. S United Nations Ma Elizabeth Borden Hines Ralph J. Hines Lumber Company New York

Car Crash Reports and Minor Vehicle Damage

A two-vehicle collision 1.7 miles east of Winchester on Route 7 caused $600 damage to a 1949 Plymouth driven by Richard Hughes of Rockville Maryland and a 1960 Rambler station wagon operated by James Henry Morris of Boyce. No injuries. A Berryville Avenue incident involved Edwin P. Dick backing a 1960 Pontiac. gas pedal stuck and struck a parked 1952 Buick owned by Georgia Mae Russell.

Winchester D. A. Sheetz Richard Hughes Rockville James Henry Morris Boyce Mr. Hughes Morris Berryville Ave Fred Hildebrand Edwin P. Dick Georgia Mae Russell Clearbrook

Farm Price Outlook for Virginia and U.S. Cattle Feeds 1961

Virginia farm price outlook notes no price certainty while charging that cattle on feed in 26 major states on July 1 rose 2 percent from 1960. Weight groups shift with 700 900 lb cattle driving increases. slaughter in first half 1961 remains about 4 percent above 1960. Reports from Oklahoma Texas and Montana show fall calf prices 26 28 dollars and 20 23 dollars respectively.

Virginia Oklahoma - Texas Montana Turkey

Khrushchev Draft Utopian Plan Faces Skeptics At Home Abroad

A 45 000 word Soviet manifesto promises six hour workdays free education and medical care and social benefits as part of Khrushchev's plan to coexist with the West. Critics in Britain and elsewhere dismiss it as pipe dream while praising its bold reform aims amid international intrigue.

Lenin Stalin Khrushchev London Daily Telegraph Berlin Daily Herald the Herald Mr. K Daily Sketch Mr. Khrushchev Russia Communist Daily Worker le Peuple Belgian Socialist Party Stockholm Dagens Nyheter Japanese Foreign Office

Bigamy Indictee Cowan Captured by Local Sheriff

Robert Virgil Cowan, indicted in September 1959 on bigamy, was captured by Frederick County deputies and jailed locally. A capias existed since the indictment. he had been arrested in Greensburg Pennsylvania and sentenced there before being turned over to local authorities. No hearing date has been set.

Robert Virgil Cowan Frederick County Capias Cowan Greensburg

McCloy Rushes Back After Berlin Talks With Khrushchev

McCloy rushed to Washington at Kennedy’s request to relay Khrushchev’s Berlin views after Kennedy’s call to expand U S armed forces. He met Khrushchev and reported the Soviet leader had not softened his Berlin position. State Department informants described the talks as frank yet cordial with sharp exchanges.

Ture Kennedy Washington Khrushchev Berlin U. S McCloy

Insect Damage Estimated to Ruin Crops and Timber

Entomologists estimate that insects ruin at least one tenth of man’s crops and destroy more timber each year than forest fires and fungus rot.

Sunpapers Executive E. Paul Flaherty Dies at 72

E Paul Flaherty longtime treasurer of the A S Abell Co publisher of the Sunpapers died Saturday after 43 years with the publication born in Baltimore Flaherty aged 72 was a Baltimore native and longtime Sunpapers associate

Sunpapers Executive Baltimore E. Paul Flaherty The A. S. Abell Co Sunpapers Flaherty

Soviet plan sparks anti-American campaigns condemned by Japan socialist

A Japanese Socialist party spokesman Kanjiro Sato criticized the Soviet plan for intensifying anti-American and anti-imperialism campaigns in underdeveloped countries as undesirable for world peace, reflecting tension within allied voices on global strategy.

Kanjiro Sato Japan Socialist Party United States

Weather forecast for the five day period and monthly rainfall

Partly cloudy hot and humid conditions continue today tonight and Tuesday with scattered afternoon thundershowers. Five day outlook Tuesday through Saturday shows temperatures 2 3 degrees above normal. Rainfall data through today note July to date 3 40 1961 rainfall 26 41. Average monthly rainfall figures listed for past 48 years with months and values.

Observatory Reports Billion-Galaxy View Spanning Skies

The Palomar Observatory telescope reveals nearly a billion galaxies scattered across the heavens. Notes on distant cosmic structures highlight the vast reach of the universe beyond Mount Etna and Verdun, with brief weather mentions and a cryptic reference to Mars.

Palomar Observatory

Farm Building Burned At Middletown Farm

Fire of undetermined origin destroyed a wooden granary shed and its contents at the Albert McDonald farm three miles west of Middletown Friday around 5 30 p m. The blaze was discovered by the McDonalds’ son and promptly reported. Fire units from Middletown and Stephens City fought the flames using pond and well water. the loss included corn spray material a 1 2 ton truck a tractor and a thresher with no insurance on the building or truck and limited on machinery.

Albert McDonald Middletown

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