Deaths and Funerals for Leake and Jones
The funeral for Billy Dortch Leake age 20 of Ransom West Virginia was at Enders Funeral Home Berryville with burial in Green Hill Cemetery. James Luther Jones 79 of Winchester died after a week illness. he was a longtime carpenter and Mason survived by a daughter and two siblings. His funeral will be at Jones Funeral Home Saturday at 3 30 p m with burial in Mt Hebron Cemetery.
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Billy Dortch Leake
Ransom
W. Va
Enders Funeral Home
Berryville
William N. Ran
James Luther Jones
S. Braddock St
Winchester Memorial Tar
Mr. Jones
Keyser
James Harney
Annie Daugherty Jones
Ella Schneider
Washington, D.C
Jones
Howard Shockey & Sons, Inc
P. W. Plumly Lumber Company
Grace Lutheran Church
Winchester
Hiram Lodge No
Free and Accepted Masons
John Dove R. A
Gertrude Elizabeth Greathouse
Columbus
Ohio
Elizabeth Cornell
Randallstown
H. Jones
Win- Saternon Gente
Jones Funeral Home
William E. Eisenberg
Mt. Hebron
Winchester Hiram Lodge
Mr. J. Luther Jones
William F Long 86 dies at Middletown home
William Franklin Long 86 died at his Middletown area home this morning. He was born in Page County son of Benjamin F and Martha Funkhouser Long. Survived by two daughters Ruth Link and Sadie Shull both of Middletown and two grandchildren. Funeral Sunday 2:30 p.m. at Stover Funeral Home Strasburg conducted by Rev Mary Louise Steele. Burial in Green Hill Cemetery Stephens City.
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William Franklin Long
Middletown
Page County
Benjamin F
Martha Funkhouser Long
Clara Ellen Boyer Long
Hite's Chapel Methodist Church
Thomas Link
Ruth
Howard Shull
Sadie
Stover
Strasburg
Mary Louise Steele
Green Hill Cemetery
Stephens City
Khrushchev cites phased disarmament plan for Germany
Khrushchev recalls Eisenhower remarks on a reunified Germany and warns the Soviet Union would sign a separate peace treaty with East Germany. He outlines a plan starting with bans on nuclear delivery weapons and on the spot international control. A second stage would cut armed forces and destroy stockpiles within UN oversight.
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France
United Nations
Soviet Union
Germany
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
United States
Borrowing a Friend's Wedding Dress for Your Own
A reader asks if borrowing a married friend’s wedding dress for their own wedding is acceptable. The answer notes it is permissible if the friend offers to lend the dress but warns it would be presumptuous for the borrower to request it.
Bulldozer Unearths $70,000 Hidden Box In Field
Jericho New York AP Stephen Fox clearing a field with a bulldozer uncovered a gray metal box containing more than $70,000. Landowner Arthur Shodnek and Lt. Austin Attwell noted the apparent dry money and planned police involvement for verification. The box measured 12 by 10 by 8 inches and was covered by the blade after the find.
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Jericho
N.Y
Stephen Fox
Fox
Hicksville
Arthur Shodnek
Shodnek
Austin Attwell
Father Seeks Soviet Visit for Spy Son in U2 Case
Norton resident Oliver Powers says a Moscow telegram bearing Nikita Khrushchev's name promises a favorable reception if he visits the Soviet Union to see his son Francis, held as a spy in the U2 plane affair. Powers plans to travel soon with two sponsors offering to fund the trip and a passport is expected to be issued without difficulty.
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Norton
Oliver Powers
Soviet Union
Francis
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Powers
Washington
State Department
Khrushchev signals stances on Ike and Nixon in diplomacy
Soviet leader Khrushchev appeared to dislike both Eisenhower and Nixon, but observers doubt he misses the political advantage of attacking a specific U.S. candidate. Officials view his new disarmament plan as a bid to split the Western alliance.
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Khrushchev
Ike
U.S
Williams backs Kennedy in crowded presidential roundup
Michigan Gov. G Mennen Williams endorses Kennedy, boosting his delegate prospects as Rockefeller tours the Midwest. Nixon remains unopposed for president, while Stevenson and Symington edge toward drafts, Brown stays neutral amid a sprawling Democratic field.
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Associated Press
John F. Kennedy
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
Midwest
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Williams
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Mackinac Island
Expected At AA Four-State Meeting Here
Over 200 members from Virginia Maryland West Virginia and Pennsylvania expected at the fifth annual four state AA meeting to be held at the War Memorial. Opening Saturday 8 p.m. features speakers from Camp Hill and Washington with a Sunday 10:30 a.m. theme God as We Understand Him and speakers from various faiths. Closing Sunday 1:30 p.m. includes a Baltimore woman and a Pittsburgh man. AA founded by a stockbroker and a doctor from Akron Ohio marks its 25th anniversary with over 250 000 people helped to date.
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Virginia
Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Alcoholics Anonymous
War Memorial
Camp Hill
Washington, D.C
God
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Akfron
Ohio
Miss Murphy Wins District Public Speaking Contest
Lind Murphy, daughter of Mr and Mrs Pam Murphy and Clarke County High School senior, won first place in two district public speaking contests held in Front Royal. She will represent the district at the 4 H Short Course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Lind Murphy
Front Royal
Miss Murphy
Pam Murphy
Clarke County High School
Allamong Awarded Verdun Battle Cross Medal
Isaac Frederick Allamong has been notified by the French Government that he will receive the Battle Cross of Verdun for his World War I service with Company I of the 6th Virginia Infantry, 29th Winston. He serves in the VFW, is hospital chairman for the 7th District, and holds posts in the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, and the 29th Division Association.
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Isaac Frederick
Ike) Allamong
Verdun
Mr. Allamong
6Th Virginia Infantry
29Th Weinston
Allamong
Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
V.F.W
Major Mosby Barracks 1526
Veterans of
Conrad Hoover
American Legion
Stonewall Jackson Chapter
Disabled American Veterans
The
29Th Division Association
Secretary Gates reveals U2 findings on Soviet missiles and forces
Secretary of Defense Thomas S. Gates Jr. states U2 flights over the Soviet Union yielded vital data on missiles submarines and atomic production and provided a clear view of Soviet military posture. He dismisses Soviet threats to fire on allied bases as cold war propaganda.
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Thomas S. Gates Jr
Soviet Union
Gates
Two Car Crash On Route 522 North Of Town
About 7 a.m. today a two vehicle collision on Route 522 north of Sunnyside caused about 250 dollars in damage. A 1957 Chevrolet station wagon driven by Thomas D. Cather of 121 Morningside Drive collided with a southbound 1948 flat bed Ford truck when the truck turned left into a private drive. The station wagon suffered 200 dollars damage and the truck 50 dollars. no injuries were reported.
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L. W. Waters
Thomas D. Cather
Morningside Drive
Local Auction Listings Across Virginia Farmers and Estates
A June sales directory lists multiple auctions in Virginia. Items include Hereford cows dairy cattle farm machinery and livestock at Greenfield Farm Haymarket near Gilbert's Corner. estate furniture and household goods in Stephens City. Wed June 8 sales of Mary Reed. June 11 estates of George Hoover and Harold Cooper with real estate and household items. Peter McKee special commissioner sale in front of Frederick County Court House Winchester. Massie Snarr special commissioners sale Brucetown Frederick County. and more with auctioneers B O Brumback W F Artrip Jr Boyd Headley Jr E T Snider and Charles R Duvall.
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Lawrence O. Kenyon
Greenfield Farm
Gilbert’s Corner
Rt. 15
Haymarket
H. R. Barley
Stephens City
B. O. Brumback
Mary Reed
Peter K. McKee
Frederick County Court House
Winchester
Frederick County
E. T. Snider
Harold H. Cooper
Star Tannery
Massie & Snarr
Brucetown
Charles R. Duvall
Circuit Court
Frederick
Virginia
Irene O. Boyce
J. W. Orndorff
Court House
Weather today and five day outlook
Today a mix of clouds and mild temperatures with lows in the upper 50s in the mountains and 60 to 66 elsewhere. Saturday brings variable clouds not as warm or humid with possible coastal showers. Five day outlook June 4 to 8 calls for near normal average temps, cooler with little change in conditions.
Rainfall totals and monthly averages given
Rainfall data covers hours ending 10 a.m. today with to date totals and historical averages. The 47 year figures include annual average 36.85 and monthly averages by month from January to December.
Body Identified At Mayport Naval Station Sailor
The body found in the water at Mayport Naval Station is identified as Harold Riggs a 29 year old sailor. His widow lives in Norfolk Virginia.
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Jacksonville, Fla
Mayport Naval Station
Harold Riggs
Norfolk, Va
Body of Oysterman Waverly Watkins Found in Chesapeake Bay
The body of 45 year old Waverly Watkins was recovered near a South King Street fishing pier in Chesapeake Bay. Watkins, a Poquosan oysterman, had been missing since Wednesday night.
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Hampton (Ap
Waverly Watkins
Chesapeake Bay
King Street
Watkins
Mirthful Wives and Riddles Across the Ages
Answers reveal diverse topics from Shakespeare to ancient oratory. The list includes Merry Wives of Windsor, Demosthenes, a single unit, Rhode Island, Arthur E. Summerfield, Sherwood Forest, Alberta, Water, and confirmations.
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Merry Wives of Windsor
Demosthenes
Rhode Island
Arthur E. Summerfield
Sherwood Forest
Alberta
Water
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E. Boscawen St
Frederick County Real Estate
Bessie R. Rexrode
Effie R. Jones
County Court House
Stonewall
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George G. Snarr, JR
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