Deaths and Funerals Notice for Powell and Gess
Deaths announced for J. Marvin Powell of Richmond and Gess of Capon Bridge. Powell died suddenly after a heart attack at the Exmoor Office of the Virginia Employment Service. funeral in Raleigh, North Carolina. Gess funeral at Salem Methodist Church near Slanesville with burial in adjoining cemetery. services led by Rev. Sartelle and Rev. Coachman. body to rest at Giffin Funeral Home Capon Bridge until noon Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Marvin Powell
Richmond
Exmoor
Virginia Employment Service
Powell
Virginia Agricultural Extension Service
Raleigh
N. C
Mr. Powell
Gusta
W. Va
James Frye
California
Sarah Webster
James Rogers
Cumberland
Gess
Hanging Rock Presbyterian Church
Salem Methodist Church
Slanesvillee
Preston O. Sartelle
McIver Memorial Presbyterian Church
Bristol
Foster
Capon Bridge Presbyterian Church
Giffin
Capon Bridge
Death notice for Nora Lee McDonald in Maryland
Mrs Nora Lee McDonald died at home on Columbia Road Ellicott City Maryland. She leaves husband Sgt Sabille E McDonald a daughter Mrs Ernest M Lane of Baltimore three sisters Mrs Anamie Lucas Mrs Mayma Grocken and Mrs Jesse Lee and brother Henry Bell. Graveside service set for 1 p m at Green Hill Berryville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Lee McDonald
Aday
Columba Road
Ellicott City
Sabille E. McDonald
Ernest M. Lane Oftimore
Anamie Lucas
Mayma Grocken
Jesse Lee
Henry Bell
Green Hill
Berryville
Mrs. Margaret Gess 79 Dies in Hanging Rock West Virginia
Mrs. Margaret Isabelle Gess of Hanging Rock West Virginia died yesterday afternoon at the home of Mildred Saville near Llaneslie West Virginia. She was born November 3 1878 in Hampshire County a daughter of the late George and Mary Frye. She is survived by her husband Andrew B Gess four daughters one son the Rev Paul Gess pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Grundy Virginia 13 grandchildren 12 great grandchildren and three brothers Lawrence Frye of Cumberland Maryland Joseph Frye of Allman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Isabelle Gess
Hanging Rock
W. Va
Mildred Saville
Llaneslie
Gess
Hampshire County
George
Mary Michael Frye
Andrew
George Shannabrook
Washington, D. C
Harry Smith
Augusta
John Queen
Hove
Adrianoo
Paul Gess
Presbyterian Church
Grundy
Lawrence Frye
Cumberland
Joseph Frye
Luck resigns as UVa director of alumni activities
J Malcolm Luck resigns after 27 years directing UVa alumni activities and will be honored at a Saturday dinner at Pinetop in Charlottesville. University President Colgate Darden will speak, Lawrence Lewis will oversee the program, and Luck will have a portrait unveiled. He previously helped form the Northern Virginia Alumni Chapter in Winchester last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Malcolm Luck
University of Virginia
Pinetop
Charlottesville
Colgate Darden
Lawrence Lewis
Alumni Association
Luck
Winchester
Northern Virginia
Queen's Cousin to Wed Irish Catholic Nurse
The first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II announced engagement to Mary Brennan, an Irish Roman Catholic nurse who cared for him after an operation in 1956. The couple plans to marry, despite religious differences within the royal circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth
Church of England
Plans for private schools amid desegregation in Virginia
The Coordinating Committee to Maintain Efficient Education in Virginia offers help to groups forming private schools as closures or integration threats loom. Chairman Lewi B Pendleton Jr. says the group will meet in 10 days for progress on securing facilities in areas facing integration. In Norfolk an anonymous executive committee seeks buildings for private schooling. Newport News and Prince Edward County are under court orders to desegregate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Wshing
Lewi
Pendleton Jr
Richmond
Coordiiating
Norfolk
Newport News
Prince Edward County
Army Overhauls Parachute Jump Safety Precautions
The Army will overhaul parachute jump safety after the Ft. Campbell airborne drop killed 5 troopers and injured 112. Investigators blamed freak wind gusts and noted winds at jump time exceeded normal expectations, prompting tighter steps on deflating chutes, collapsing techniques, and wind-velocity limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Ft. Campbell
101St Airborne Division
Auto Difficulties Delay Delivery Of Poison Antidote
Twelve-year-old Paul Ward swallowed rat poison found in a rubbish can behind his home in Harrison Township. Deputies faced engine trouble and a flat tire delaying the transport to the hospital. Analysis allowed doctors to administer the antidote and Paul was out of danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Clemens
Mich
Paul Ward
Harrison Township
John Mulso
Paul
De Gaulle Endorses Limited Algerian Voting Reform
De Gaulle speaks in Algiers promising limited Algerian representation and possible amnesty for rebels. He urges cooperation while Moslems outnumber settlers and the insurgency presses on. Rebels in Tunis denounce the plan as insufficient. He plans a Friday flight to Oran before returning to Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Gaulle
National Assembly
Paris
Algiers
France
Assembly
Tunis
Algerian National Liberation Front
FLN
New York Times
PLN
Oran
Algeria
West Virginia Guard DC3 crash at Martinsburg airport
A training flight plane went down near the Martinsburg airport in a grove of trees after taking off in a traffic pattern. S-Sgt Clifford Van Metre and others assisted the injured, with fire crews applying foam as the fuselage burned and investigators from CAB and airline officials arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Tompkins
VanMetre
Sammy Cole
Air Guard
Winesses
Martinsburg
van Metre
James E. Brown
Strickland
James O. Bail
Robert Coffman
Jim Roberts
Mr. Myers
J. O. Fleet
Weather sketch for Virginia with showers and cooling
Cloudy spells with scattered thundershowers likely Friday and in the mountains late tonight. Not as cool tonight with lows mostly in the 60s, turning cooler Friday and Friday night. Temperatures show highs and lows for today and a June sunset and moon phase noted in Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Aries
Rainfall Totals and Averages by Month for 45 Years
Rainfall over the past 24 hours ends 8 30 today shows none. June total 17.33 inches and year to date 17.1958. Average annual rainfall over 45 years is 36.78 inches. Monthly averages from 1912 to 1957 list January 2.41, February 2.02, March 2.97, April 3.10, May 3.82, June 3.35, July 3.73, August 3.92, September 2.70, October 3.26, November 2.52, December 2.48.
Labor Dispute Closes GM Fisher Body Plant
In Pittsburgh area a one day strike idled about 2000 GM workers at the Fisher Body stamping plant. UAW sent two international reps to restore production. The walkout stemmed from working conditions, separate from ongoing GM Ford Chrysler contract talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
General Motors
Pittsburgh
United Auto Workers Union
Fisher Body
UAW
Ford
Chrysler
West Mifflin
Test Pilot Dies In Plane Crash at Saunders Roe SR53
John Booth, chief test pilot for Saunders Roe, was killed when the rocket powered SR53 fighter crashed after takeoff at Boscombe Down England. The plane, Britain's first manned rocket powered aircraft, exploded and damaged nearby farm cottages. Saunders Roe claimed performance of about 1,500 mph and nearly 10 miles per minute climb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boscombe Down
England
John Booth
Saunders Roe
Britain
Saunders Roe Co
Wisconsin Tornado Strikes Chippewa Area Killing Four
A tornado tore through Chippewa Falls and surrounding towns, killing four in Knapp and near Wilson in St. Croix County. Melvin Hendrickson of Colfax described the “suction” as the storm twisted the basement and lifted the water heater. Dozens were injured, with 17 at Menomonie Memorial Hospital and 4 in critical condition, some transported to Minnesota.
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Chippewa Falls
Knapp
Wilson
St. Croix County
Melvin Hendrickson
Colfax
Menomonie Memorial Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital
Menomonie Hospital
Minnesota
Twin Cities
Menomonie
Wisconsin
French Assemblymen Will Draw Salaries
Paris AP reports deputies will adjourn until October 7 leaving Charles de Gaulle to govern without parliament. Regular committee meetings will occur for a month. Deputies will still draw their salaries of 280,000 francs per month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
National Assembly
Charles de Gaulle
France
Local Auction Listings Spread Across Shenandoah Valley
A Saturday through July sales directory lists multiple auctions in Virginia and Maryland. Items include antiques, furniture, household goods, real estate, restaurant equipment, and livestock. Auctioneers include James Janney, Dennis T. Cole, Stan Haworth, E. T. Snider, and others with sale locations near Woodstock, Berryville, Williamsport, Winchester, and Frederick County Court House in Virginia and Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
James Janney
Mamie I. Dearmont
Clarke County Court House
Berryville
W. D. Orndorff
Marie Wilt
Shawnee Ave
Dennis T. Cole
Harvey Fishpaw
Winchester
Stan Haworth
Alfred Demazzon
York Inn
E. T. Snider
Hopewell Hereford Park
Williamsport
Lewis Renner
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Dabney W. Watts
Frederick County Court House
City
John F. Anderson
Wayne A. Whitman
BE. T. Snider
Skin Itch Relief Ad at Boyd Drug Store
An advert claims Itch Me Not relieves itch in minutes, kills germs on contact, and softens surface rashes. It promises 46 cents back for unsatisfied customers and urges purchase at Boyd Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germa Ungi
Teodey
Boyd Drug Store
Ike's Brother Delays Central America Good Will Tour
Dr. Milton Eisenhower plans to head six nation trip as personal representative but postpones due to scheduling conflicts. State Department says no confirmed link to recent Nixon travel troubles. The Johns Hopkins president was to visit Guatemala El Salvador Nicaragua Honduras Costa Rica and Panama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike’s
Central America
Washington
Milton
Eisenhower
Lincoln White
Nixon
South Amer
Ican
Johns Hopkins University
Guatemala
el Salvador
Nicaragua
Honduras
Costa Rica
Panama
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Mrs. Sabille McDonald
Andrew S. Gess
Jones Funeral Home Funeral Service Ambulance Service
Myers Water Systems
C.1
Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
Youngstown
Slanesville
Walter R- Duncan Paw
Uva
Your Local
Alco Sales CO
Cameron St
New Hampshire
Order of the Golden Reale
Allis - Chalmers
Winchester Orchard & Farm Supply Co., Inc
Perry Engineering Co.), Inc
Associated Press
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Fort Worth
Helena
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St. Paul
New Orleans
New York
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Portland
Ore
Rapid City
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
San Diego
San Francisco
Tampa
Mrs. Co
Haze, Ashton
Charles R. Duvall
Armstrong
Ysis
E. Piccadilly St
Glaize & Bro
Sunoco
Line Place
the Line Estate
Violet Line Miller
Woodstock Fire Co
Dearmont Hall
Clarke and
Frederick County
Berryville, Virginia
William A. Dearmont
Court House
Opequon Creek
Clarke
Frederick
Walter L. Duncan
B. P. Harrison Et Als
Circuit Court
Clarke County
Stuart E. Brown, Jr
Lost Corner
Lawrence Butler
Washington Dearmont
Mosby
Rangers
W. D. Orndorpff
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