David A Dickson Rites Tomorrow at Mount Hebron
Funeral services are set for 2 p m at Mount Hebron cemetery for David A Dickson 71 of Abingdon Road Bristol who died yesterday He was a former vice president and sales manager of Mitchell Powers Hardware Co Bristol and married May Belle Stouffer of Winchester The survivor list includes a daughter two sisters and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hebron
David A. Dickson
Abingdon Road
Bristol
Kingsport
Tenn
Dickson
Mitchell Powers Hardware Co
May Belle Stouffer
Winchester Hey
Virginia May Dickson
J. W. Shoemaker
E. C. Chase
Presbyterian Church
Ansel Solenberger
Fairmont Ave
Ronald S. Wilson
Carol Solenberger
Joseph Hodgson
Ashley Stouffer
Floyd Cole
Winchester
Richard Strickler
Washington
A. J. Conley
Philadelphia
Answers to Daily Quiz From the City School Page
The page lists quiz answers for an educational feature with items on Roosevelt Churchill and Marshal, a riddle about a painter, a misspelled author Franz Werfel, the Caribbean Sea, true false on Ohio and darkness, a railroad regulation aim, a yeast item, and presidents Tyler Cleveland and Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Churchill
Marshallin
Franz Werfe
Caribbean Sea
Ohio
J Tyler
Grover Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson
J H Newcome Rites Monday
John Henry Newcome 66 a Martinsburg Pike filling station operator died 7 p m yesterday at Maplewood nursing home He is survived by his widow seven grandchildren and seven siblings Funeral services set for 1 p m Monday at Omps funeral home with Rev E S Ellmore and burial in the Mt Hebron family lot
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henry Newcome
Martinsburg Pike
Maplewood Nursing Home
David and
Parlee Carper Newcome
Frederick County
Bertha Kenney
Earl
John Newcome
Winchester
Harry Newcome
Vienna
A. R. French
Hagerstown
Annie Tull
Nellie Stipe
Philadelphia
Addie Shiley
Clearbrook
Jessie McCoy
Brunswick
Odie Fogle
Nowden Newcome
Sheard Newcome
Los Angeles
Stephenson Church
Omps Funeral Home
Ellmore
Mt. Hebron
Realty Transfers in Winchester Area Details
City of Winchester transfers show G E Pent and spouse selling 688 N Cameron Street to Abram J Novick. William R Rinker Jr and spouse sell an improved Shaw nee Ave lot to Mollie Rinker Madrigal. James D Shockey and spouse convey land on east side of Tennyson Ave to J H Yost and spouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City OF
Winchester
G. E. Pent
Abram J. Novick
N. Cameron St
William Ralph Rinker, Jr
Mollie Rinker
Madrigal
Shawnee Ave
James D. Shockey
J. H. Yost
Tennyson Ave
Real estate transfers in Frederick County and vicinity
Frederick County listings show multiple Norman owners and spouses transferring unimproved and improved tracts along routes and roads near Stephens City Middletown Gore and Winchester. Entries include lot and acreage deeds with prices or consideration where stated and district references Opequon Shawnee Brucetown George Lyle Jones allocations and the B and O Railroad depot area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Rudy H. Peters
Robert L. Reid
Front Royal
Ninevah
Bergin S. Yancey
J. C. Hillyard
Stephens City
Walter M. Hamilton
Philip H. Loy
Gainesboro
Nina T. Schlack
Herbert S. Russell
George M. Beltzhoever, Jr
Charles R. Duvall
Brucetown
Harry Fahnestock
Frank Gordon
Dodge Op
Winchester
Ellen K. Willey
Allison B. Kline
Middletown
Thelma Bean
Myron B. Ritenour
Opequon
Theresa von Toussaint
Irvin I. Williams
H. G. Hershman
C. S. Hartman
Luther M. Larrick
Nelson H. Baker
Alison B. Kline
Peyton J. Marshall
Wm. A. Wolford
Gore
D. Weldon Ewing
Catherine Ewing Teravolas
Apple Pie Ridge
Bickers Realty Co
Inec
Board of Visitors of
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Shawnee District
Endorser's Suspicion Leads to Forgery Arrest
Stephen Albert Shaffer Jr. of Kingsley Michigan was bound over to the corporation court grand jury under $1000 bond on forgery charges. The alleged crime began when C. K. Bailey of Stephens City endorsed a $30 check to Shaffer who offered to pay the bill, later cashing it at Acme market. Bailey alerted Winchester police after discovering Shaffer had no account at Fidelity Trust Co Baltimore. Captain F. M. Funk led the investigation and Officer Lake arrested Shaffer on the street from Bailey's description.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court
Stephen Albert Shaffer Jr
Kingsley
Mich
C. K. Bailey
Stephens City
Michigan
Shaffer
Bailey
Acme Market
Winchester
Fidelity Trust Co
Baltimore
S. A. Shaffer Sr
F. M. Funk
Lake
Red Cross bloodmobile program praised by hospital staff
Hospital staff praise the Red Cross bloodmobile program for saving time and lifesaving impact over the past year. Local doctors and surgeons participate, donating blood at visits. Registration for Monday’s visit lags, but county Home Demonstration clubs hope to reach 140 volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Notable speaker to address Friday commencement
Handley will host a chapel program with the A Cappella choir singing All in the April Evening and a psalm rendition. Dr. McKeehan, editor and Abbey church minister, will deliver the sermon after introductions by Dr. S. L. Plickinger. The event, praised as a distinguished choice, aims for a large turnout with Marvin Hutchinson as soloist and Rev. Eisenberg giving the benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
William Archer Wright
Braddock St. Methodist Church
Church Magazine
S. L. Plickinger
Centenary Reformed Church
McKeehan
Abbey Church of
Huntingdon
Church Management Magazine
Theological Seminary of the Reformed Church
Lancaster
Oxford
United States
Canada
England
McKeeham
Quarles
Marvin Hutchinson
William E. Eisenberg
Gwendolyn Haynes
Charlotte DeHart
Juvenile Court System Blasted in Virginia Hearing
Richmond June 4 AP A proposed statewide juvenile and domestic relations court system was blasted as a fine opportunity for patronage to favor the lame ducks and misfits. E P Boyden Henrico welfare chief told the Virginia Advisory Legislative committee the plan would cost taxpayers an extra 1 million annually. He noted many good provisions exist in current laws and warned new structure would face similar personnel shortages and incompetence if not properly staffed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
E. P. Boyden
Henrico County
Virginia Advisory Legislative Committee
Senate
Boyden
Ashby Rites Set for Upperville Man
Stevie F. Ashby 58 of Upperville died yesterday at his Warrenton area home. He was born in Loudoun County to the late Stevie and Sally Ashby and worked as a tailer in Upperville during the war for Fairchilds Aircraft in Hagerstown. Survivors include son Hackley Ashby of Washington two sisters Agnes Kidwell and Daisy Embrey and two brothers Stanley and Clifton Ashby. Tentative services are planned at Omps Funeral Home with burial in Upperville Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevie F. Ashby
Warrenton
Loudoun County
Stevie
Sally Heff Ashby
Upperville
Fairchilds Aircraft
Hagerstown
Hackley Ashby
Washington
Agnes Kidwell
Daisy Embrey
Stanley Ashby
Middletown
Clifton Ashby
Omps
Upperville Cemetery
Berryville Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Events
Berryville residents share weekend visits as Harold Robinson family from Philadelphia stay with Shade and Mrs Moore. Funeral attendance in Arlington honors Mrs William Kidwell. Army air base assignments and college graduation travel accompany local social rounds through Fredericksburg and Kingsport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Robinson
Bill and
Harold Jr
Philadelphia
Shade Moore
Chapel
Berlin Split Persists as Four Powers Weigh City Administration
The East West Berlin tension centers on veto power over city acts and elections amid a dual currency and rival governments. A rail strike in the western zone stems from currency conflicts while four foreign ministers discuss a single city administration. Dean Acheson calls in the American ambassador Lewis Douglas for technical guidance, with Douglas set to arrive in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Berlin
Dean Acheson
Lewis Douglas
London
Douglas
Paris
Newman Sisk Succumbs at 76
Newman Sisk 76 of Sulphur Springs road died yesterday in Winchester hospital after a 15 day illness. Surviving children Haywood Jesse Comer John Andrew and Elizabeth Sisk live at home. Widow Flora Richards is also in hospital. Services 4 p m Monday at Omps funeral home with Rev. E S Ellmore officiating. Interment Mount Hebron Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newman Sisk
Sulphur Springs Road
Winchester Hospital
Haywood
Jesse
Comer
John
Andrew
Elizabeth Sisk
Flora Richards
Sisk
Omps Funeral Home
E. S. Ellmore
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Dowden Receives Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree
N H Dowden of Winchester and Shreveport La earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Alabama Polytechnic Institute. He married Irene Wisecarver and holds a BS in animal husbandry from LSU 1942. Dowden was top in his class of 59 and joined Phi Zeta Phi Kappa Phi Alpha Psi and the American Veterinary Medical Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. H. Dowden
Winchester
Shreveport
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Dowden
Irene Wisecarver
Louisiana State
Alabama Poly
Phi Zeta
Phi Kappa Phi
Alpha Psi
American Veterinary Medical Usn
Auburn
U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry
Cycle thefts exposed as youth confesses to 10 bikes
Winchester police report a 13 year old youth confessed to stealing 10 bicycles over three months. Officer Robert Lowery said the boy began taking bikes in March and would ride them before abandoning each one. He has been turned over to the juvenile court for larceny proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Police
Winchester
Robert Lowery
Macedonia Church Holds Memorial Service Tomorrow
The annual memorial service at Macedonia Methodist Church is set for 2 p.m. led by Rev. B. W. Coe with special music by the Macedonia Youth choir and Montague Ave Junior choir. An annual meeting of the Macedonia Cemetery Assn follows. The 7:30 p.m. evening service is canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macedonia Methodist Church
B. W. Coe
Montague Ave
Macedonia
Macedonia Cemetery Assn
Council work stalled until 1950 predicts ERP impact
Red notes that the council remains ineffective up to 1950 with limited coordination of regional activities, failure to translate bilateral treaties into multilateral ones, and little to no impact on the European Recovery Program.
Britain Faces Widespread Strike as Holiday Plans Continue
Train crews told to spend night away from home as hundreds of thousands of Britons push ahead with resort and visit plans amid a third 24 hour Sunday stoppage. London milkmen threaten walkout over pay while dock workers enter day 17 of industrial action. Civil servants seek equal pay for men and women across state services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Party
Blackpool
London
England
Britain
Trio to Attend E R Yearly Synod at Hood College
Dr. L. Flickinger pastor of Centenary Reformed church and lay delegates George Ritter and C. Spillman of Winchester are set to attend the 10th annual Potomac synod session of the Evangelical and Reformed church opening Wednesday at Hood College in Frederick Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. L. Flickinger
Centenary Reformed Church
George H. Ritter
C. L. Spillman
Winchester
Potomac Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church
Hood College
Frederick
Livestock Prices Reported for Baltimore and Chicago Markets
Livestock markets show steady to higher trends from Baltimore with cattle and hogs mixed by grade. Slaughter steers up to 28.85, hogs 180-225 lb 22.50-22.75, sows 16-18.75, and stockers 24-28.50 while Chicago bids 170-240 lb hogs 21.75-22 and cattle similar to prior week with beef steers 26.25-28.75 and cows 18.50-23
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Chicago
Chicago Grains Open With Mostly Steady Prices
Chicago grains opened steady with only deferred wheat deliveries posting losses. Opening quotes show Wheat July 1.88 1 4 1 8, Sep 1.89 1 8 3 8, Dec 1.91 3 8 1 2, Mar 1.88 1 8 1 2. Corn July 1.29 3 8 1 2, Sep 1.24, Dec 1.13 3 4. Oats July 57 5 8, Sep 57 3 8, Dec 58 7 8. Rye July 1.33 33 1 4. Lard July 11.20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jly
Rye
Lard
Charles Nickens Dies at Home
Charles “Shorty” Nickens lifelong Winchester resident dies at his home 573 N Kent St. He was son of the late Thomas and Virginia Evans Nickens. Survived by widow Rosa Nickens two sisters Rebecca Johnson and Nannie Shelton both of Winchester and two brothers George Nickens Martinsburg and Harry B Nickens McKeesport Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles ‘‘Shorty” Nickens
Winchester
Kent St
Thomas and
Virginia Evans Nickens
Rosa Nickens
Rebecca Johnson
Nannie Shelton
George Nickens
Martinsburg
Harry B. Nickens
McKeesport
Two Winchester Men Serve as Officers in Tech Cadet Corps
F. G. Thomas Atlee of Winchester, a Virginia Tech electrical engineering junior, is named cadet colonel leading the 1500 member Tech corps. The regimental staff names Major F. R. Taylor of Winchester with Thomas, while Company H is commanded by Captain J. K. Butler of Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
F. G. Thomas
Atlee
Virginia Tech
Tech
Thomas
F. R. Taylor
Winchester
J. K. Butler
Auction Notice at Mt Williams For Kissner Sale
June 8 at 1 p m A P Kissner will hold a sale at Paul Smoke home Mt Williams featuring furniture and stoves with items available for purchase by the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Smoke
Mt. Williams
A. P. Kissner
Wm. F. Artrip, Jr
P. Kissner
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Berryville Lumber CO
Berryville
Reynolds
Elijah Puffinburger
H. M. Foot
Gainesboro, Va
Rick
Seiberling Battery
Ammer Tire
J. H. Newcome
PAPEC
C. J. Brumback
Handley
P. E
U. S
Berryville Social Notes
James Dakeman
Harry Heskett
William Kidwell
Arlington
Earl Fuller Jr
Army Air Corps
Lockland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Norma Drury
George Chapman Jr
Mary Washington College
Fredericksburg
Josephine Drury
Cora Ashton
Sara Royston
Old Chapel
R. L. Minnick
John Adams
Ashton
Royston
Harrisonburg
Electricity BC
Northern Virginia Power CO
Macedonia Church Memorial Service
E-R Yearly Synod
GEO. E. Pully Insurance Agency
M Bank
Appleway Motor Court
Ferguson
Puta Tet Tig
Charles Nickens
Tech Cadet Corps
J Phone
S. Loudoun St
Tommy D. Lockhart
Loudoun St
Lamp Motor CO
Smithfield Ave
Buggs Island
Castle Heights
AFL
Jones-Thompson - Wright Construction Co
Tedey
Color Dynamics
Harff
the Food Center
N. Loudoun St
Joseph Murray
Pigeon Hill
South Braddock & Wolfe Sts
California
Patton
W. J. Dillner Transfer CO
Liberty Ave
Pittsburgh, Pa
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
Braddock ST
Winchester Furniture CO
Main St
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