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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1956

Page

5

Legislator Sought For Questioning In Mass Slaying

Police in Alberta sought a provincial legislator for questioning in a mass slaying at his hilltop farmhouse. They found the legislator John E. Clark 41 his wife 36 their four children Jenena 8 Ross 7 Ann 5 Linda 4 and the hired man George Anderson 20 dead. A navy sailor Bill Olah 30 wounded died later in hospital. A single shot .22 borrowed from Clark was not the murder weapon. Nearby farms and the isolated home have no telephone.

Erskine. Alta Alberta Clark Jenena Ross Ann Linda George Anderson McLennan, Alta Bill Olah Medicine Hat Alta Yellow Horse

Winchester JCC Teen Road-E-O Set for Kerr Street

The Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce Teen Age Road-E-O will be held Wednesday at 5 p.m. on Kerr Street beside Virginia Avenue School after rain postponed the June 2 date. The local test includes a written exam and obstacle driving drill with the winner advancing to the state contest for further tests and a chance at $3,000 in national honors and scholarships.

Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce Kerr St Virginia Avenue

Death of Ross DeHaven at 78 in Middletown

Ross DeHaven 78 of Middletown died last night at 11 50 at his home. Born December 26 1877 in Frederick County he was a son of the late Martin and Mary Bailey DeHaven. He married Julia V Clark December 18 1901 at Gainesboro. A retired farmer he belonged to Pleasant Valley Evangelical United Brethren Church. Survived by wife and 12 relatives including sons Guy Herbert Carl Eugene and daughters Mrs Melvin Davis Mrs Virginia Cooke Mrs Leonard Holtzman and Mrs Quinton Baker. Funeral Wednesday 11 30 at Jones Funeral Home with Rev George Jackson then Mount Hebron Cemetery. Remains to be viewed at the funeral home until service time.

Ross DeHaven Middletown Frederick County Martin and Mary Bailey DeHaven Julia V. Clark Gainesboro Guy DeHaven Moorefield W. Va Herbert DeHaven Nain Carl DeHaven Eugene DeHaven Frederick Co Melvin Davis Kernstown Virginia Cooke Berryville Leonard Holtzman Winchester Quinton Baker Front Royal Jones Funeral Home George Jackson First Presbyterian Church. Church Mount Hebron

Handley Class of 1956 Graduates Hear Rev Bell Sermon

Reverend Wayne H. Bell of Seventh Street Christian Church Richmond delivered the baccalaureate at Handley High School with the theme The Gates of New Life. He urged graduates to seek vision commitment and daily good decisions as 67 seniors prepare to receive diplomas.

Handley High School Wayne H. Bell Seventh Street Christian Church Richmond Gates of New Life Bell Winchester Ministerial Association George D. Jackson Rhodes M. Artz Cork Street Mr. Bell God Jesus of Nazareth Jesus Christ Christ Lord

Khrushchev Attacks Stalin in Closed Congress Speech

Khrushchev delivers a critical congress speech accusing Stalin of brutality and torture, calling for a revision of Stalinist legacy. He links Stalin to oppression, breaks with Yugoslavia, and urges collective leadership with himself as a key figure. Audience reaction noted as favorable in State Department translation.

Stalin Russia NKVD V. I. Lenin Lenin Khrushchev Yugoslavia Bulganin Marshal Tito Moscow Tito State Department Red

Wiggington Dies in Newark at 43

George A. Wigginton 43 of Newark New Jersey died at home Friday born September 5 1912 in Winchester son of the late Harry W. and Lillie Marple Wigginton he never married worked as foreman in a Newark paper mill and in its personnel department survived by brothers Royston Charles Harry and Ellen Wigginton Mrs Gladys Murzwa and Mrs Herbert Anderson funeral Tuesday at 2 pm at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Joseph S Duckwall Interment will be in the family cemetery

Winchester Harry W. and Lillie Marple Wigginton Mr. Wigginton Newark Wigginton Royston Wigginton Charles Wigginton Cotesville Harry Wigginton Ellen Wiginton Gladys Murzwa New Brunswick N. J Herbert Anderson Martinsburg W. Va Jones Funeral Joseph S. Duckwall Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church

Burial Arrangements at Mount Hebron Cemetery

Burial plot in Mount Hebron Cemetery. services handled by Jones Funeral Home until the time of the service.

Jesse Jones to Be Buried in Houston

Jesse Homan Jones known as Mr. Houston will be buried in Forest Park Cemetery today. The 82 year old financier and publisher of the Houston Chronicle.

Houston, Tex Jesse Homan Jones Mr. Houston Forest Park Cemetery The Houston Chronicle

Obituary for longtime church member Jones of St Paul's

Former secretary of the commerce died Friday night after a long illness. Services were scheduled in St. Pauls Methodist Church where Jones, a charter member, had worshiped for half a century.

the Commerce St. Paul's Methodist Church Jones

Weekend Traffic Crashes Reported Near Winchester

Holmes McFarland says a youth driving a truck owned by Winston Lehew McKay slid after braking and overturned by a bank on a street, with $150 damage. Ashby Cain of Stephenson was hospitalized after his car left Welltown Pike and struck a telephone pole, possible chest injuries, $500 damage. A second crash on Red Bud Road involved Joseph Herring and a 1946 Ford driven by Russell, with details incomplete.

Holmes McFarland Winston Lehew McKay N. Loudoun St Ashby Cain Stephenson Welltown Pike Winchester J. W. Witt Cain Red Bud Road Joseph Herring Highland Ave Russell

Collision Report From Stephenson Involving Three Cars

Trooper Witt investigated a two vehicle crash with a Chevrolet heading west and a Ford backing from a driveway crashing into the Herring car on its right side. Damage to the Chevrolet was $75. No damage to the Ford was reported.

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