Deaths and Funerals Arthur Haymaker 53
Arthur Haymaker 53 a well known contractor and former bricklayer died yesterday morning at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a year long illness. He was born in Winchester son of the late Frank H and Seabright Haymaker husband of Emma Hart whom he wed October 30 1926. He leaves four daughters and three sons along with siblings and five grandchildren. Funeral services Thursday at 11 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Arthur Hunter Haymaker
Layer
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Haymker
City
Frank H
Seabright Haymaker
Emma Hart
Haymaker
Centenary United Church of Christ, Evangelical and Reformed
Friendship Fire Company
Henry W. Korinth
S. L. Flickinger
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Jones Funeral Home
Fletcher Service for William V. Fletcher Held
The funeral service for William V. Fletcher 75 of Whitacre was announced with details of date and location forthcoming. He passed away recently, and the family requested prayers and support from friends and the community.
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William V. Fletcher
Whitacre
Catlett Rites Held for John Hiram Catlett in Brucetown
Funeral service for John Hiram Catlett 69 of Brucetown was held at 2 p m tomorrow at John H Endes Funeral Home Berryville led by Rev J S Peebles pastor Brucetown Methodists Burial followed at Shenandoah Memorial Park Pallbearers were Leo Price Robert Cain Howard Cain Kenneth J May Arnold Gordon George Russell Claude Gore and Bill Boden
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Memorial Hospital
Omps
Christian Church
Gore
S. J. Goode
Russell Fletcher
Rual Anderson
Stanley Riley
Fred Whitacre
Loring Largent
Lynn Largent
John Hiram Catlett
Brucetown
John H. Endes
Berryville
J. S. Peebles
County budget debate favors month to month plan for schools
The board discussed shifting to a month to month budget to run the public schools. Mr. McGehee and Robert L. Withers led a unanimous vote supporting the motion. The informative budget totals 563,288.86 with 424,041.60 earmarked to operate county schools.
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Mr. McGehee
Robert L. Withers
Board of Supervisors
Warren School Board Opens Parent Survey on Fall Enrollment
A Warren County School Board telephone survey of 51 volunteer mothers seeks to estimate fall enrollment at Warren County High School. Respondents choose among Warren High, a different public school, or a private school with no names collected.
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Front Royal
Warren County School Board
Warren County
Warren High
Q. D. Gasque
Warren
Warren County High School
Gasque
Tragic Propane Tank Fire Near Red Church
Observers differ on collision reports as a propane tanker exploded along Route 122 near Red Church south of Schuylkill Haven. State police say no crash occurred. eight or nine bystanders and a trooper were near the scene when the tanker ignited and flames swept the highway. No victims yet identified.
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Ney
Pottsville- Philadelphia Pike
Earl Klinger
Philadelphia
Clouser
Schuylkill Haven
Red Church
Route 122
Long Resists Psychiatric Treatment In Galveston
Louis iana Governor Earl K Long resists psychiatric treatment as doctors report he co operates with physical exams yet blocks certain psychiatric questioning. Unconfirmed reports cite possible commitment by family to force treatment under Texas law allowing 96 hours hold. Probate Judge Gibson says no documents ordering detention exist.
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Galveston
Tex
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
John Sealy Hospital
Texas
Long
Probate Court
Hugh Gibson
Gibson
Western ministers edge toward Berlin crisis action
W Berlin talks with Mary Selwyn Lloyd and Maurice Couve de Murville explore lines for a Berlin accord. Officials say Western ministers may push a full scale attack on East Berlin if needed and seek an agreement applying to both Soviet and Western sectors. Assistant Secretary Berding notes little private progress toward a solution.
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Mary Selwyn Lloyd
Maurice Couve de Murville
Bolz
East Berlin
Berlin
U.S
Andrew H. Berding
Collision at State Routes 632 656 Leaves Two Dead
At about 11 15 a.m two people died when a 1958 Chevrolet driven by Philip Cunningham collided with an ambulance and rock ledge after the truck veered off the road on Rt 632. Mrs Cunningham an expectant mother was among those injured or killed.
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Lance
D. A. Sheetz
Smith Robert McFillen
E. Main St
Berryville
Clarke County
American Red Cross
Edward Asher Bayliss, Jr
Philip Preston Cunningham
Rt. 1
Cunningham
Buckley-Lages
Winchester
Sheetz
Rt. 632
Rt. 50
Memorial Hospital
Roy Court
Tarpon Springs
Fla
J. W. Detrick
Court
Detrick
May storms and weather records report damage and warmth
A June storm near White Hall Stephenson and Burnt Factory caused outages and uprooted trees with hail striking fruit crops. A May 23 storm damaged Clarke County roofs and interrupted telephone service. Temperatures for May reached record warmth, with rainfall totals and monthly figures compared to long term averages.
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White Hall
Stephenson
Burnt Factory North
Clarke County
Floods hit Natural Bridge area near Lexington
A heavy overnight downpour caused flash floods around Lexington Natural Bridge with Buffalo Creek watershed hardest hit. Damages at the attraction run eight to ten thousand dollars as water rose over a five foot culvert and damaged access routes. Shallow water receded by morning but area homes reported several inches of water and mud.
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Lexington
Lexington Natural Bridge
Buffalo Creek
J. M. Hunter
Natural Bridge
Hunter
B. W. Butt
State Highway Department
Lawrence W. Snyder
Lyle Donald
Senator Bean State Leader and Legional Ceremony
Bean earned his 1936 law degree and rose through West Virginia bars to serve as Senate majority leader in 1949 51 and president in 1953 55 57 59. He chaired the Judiciary Committee and represented the 16th District after elections in 1948 1952 and 1958. A firing squad from Conrad Hoover Post 21 American Legion will observe after the talk.
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University
West Virginia Bar Association
West Virginia State Bar
State Senate
Senate Committee On
Judiciary
Bean
Senate
Conrad Hoover
American Legion
Denny’s Commission Auction Listings June Schedule
A June sales directory listing multiple regional auctions across Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Items include furniture electronics farm machinery antiques and household goods. Auctions held near Winchester Marion Bunker Hill Capon River Charles Town and nearby towns with listed auctioneers Orndorff Cole Lewis Horner Snider Dove Merchant and others.
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Denny ’S Commission
Winchester
Orndorff & Cole
Ralph W. Horst
Marion
Lorenzo F. Price
Bunker Hill
W. Va
DeHavens Mill
Lewis & Horner
Frank N. McCormick
S. Loudoun St
E. T. Snider
Harry Loy
Capon River
Ernest C. Dove
Fairview Ave
Dennis T. Cole
S. T— Ray X. Merchant
Fifth Ave
Charles Town
W. D. Orndorff
Weather summary and rainfall totals for June 1959
Rainfall in the past two hours ends at 8 30 am today. June rainfall to date is 1 12 inches with 1959 year to date total. Average annual rainfall over 46 years is 26 85 inches and monthly averages list values from January to December.
Weather forecast: Cloudy with rain and storms this afternoon
A forecast shows cloudy skies with rain and scattered thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs reach the 70s in the west and north, 80s to mid 80s in the southeast. Rain ends tonight in the southwest portion. Lows 58 to 63 west and 63 to 67 east. Wednesday brings gradual clearing, less humidity, and cooler temps east.
Clarke Groups Cancel Meeting
The Clarke County Association for Handicapped Children cancels its meeting scheduled for June 13. No reschedule date was provided.
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Clarke
Clarke County Association For Handicapped Children
I. Q. Answers from a Quiz List
The items include Genesis Poppies Connecticut Anne Boleyn Female Mercury and the Alps. A quoted line references the king's horses and all the king's men. The Atomic Energy Commission is noted along with a date 1774 September.
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Genesis
Connecticut
Anne Boleyn
Atomic Energy Commission
Memorial Day Observance Plans In Fredericksburg
At 10 a m the Rouss Drum and Bugle Corps Legion color guard and firing squad and Turner Ashby Chapter and friends meet on Boscawen Street between Kent and Cameron to march to Stonewall Cemetery where chairs will be provided. If rain the ceremony moves to the City Hall Court Room. Confederate flags may be bought at Boyds Drug Store and Cain s Furniture. Afterward, Turner Ashby Chapter guests go to the George Washington Hotel for luncheon. Flower and flag placers are asked to leave their work until Sunday.
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Rouss
Legion
Turner Ashby
Boscawen St
Kent and
Cameron
Stonewall Cemetery
Corporation
George Washington Hotel
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Fletcher Service
Mr. Arthur Hunter Haymaker
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Isergeant’s Sale
E. Oates Avenue
Virginia
Paymaster
Leonard Electric
Corporation Court
Benj. T. Crum
Earl Eward Strosnider
G. G. Baker
Omps Funeral Home
THE
Catlett Service
Williams
Mesdames James R. Farrar
Braxton Road
James B. Cameron
Washington Ave
Ralph Fansler
Randolph Ave
William E. Trapp
Manassas Ave
M. A. Joyce
Salem Ave
J. A. Cross
West Main
Richmond Talbot
Peakova Lane
Douglas Smith
Blueridge Ave
John Williamson
Twelfth Street
Marvin Herbaugh
William Street
C. H. Wright
Happy Creek
Maurice Gooden
14Th Street
Richard Almy
Joe McDaniel
Jamestown Road
J. M. Coverstone, Jr
West 5Th Street
L. O. Fears
S. Marshall Ave
Oliver Stoneburner
Accomac
B. M. Phode
Beef Cattle Res
Harry Bryant
West 11Th Street
Charles Greenwal
West Shipe Street
Wilson Morrison
Oakridge Court
Robert G. Riddleberger
Weaver Nicholls
First Street
J. N. Major, Jr
West Third St
Robert Spangler
John Trumbull
Manassas Avenue
John Hedrick
Riverton
Mesdames
James P. Morgan
Belmont Subdivision
Henry Goff
Polk Ave
Stuart Foglesong
Ross Ave
John Mallinson
H. J. Bachmann
West 15Th Street
David Clair
West 13Th Street
W. R. Carron
Massive Ave
Walter Duncan
West 8Th Street
Harry Woody
West 14Th Street
John Thomas
John Zunka
Browntown
C. B. Russell
Summit Ave
Carroll Sweitzer
W. A. Nurenberg
Virginia Ave
C. O. Myers
Propane
W. Berlin
Winchester, Virginia
E. Piccadilly St
Joh
I F. Hoover
I. Q. Answers
Jonas Chamberlin
Associated Press
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