Donald Service Held Yesterday
Funeral service for Alice S. Donald widow of Granville Donald was held yesterday afternoon at Jones Funeral Home. Rev Carroll C. Goodridge led the service. Interment followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers Elwood Smith Arthur G. Smith Asa C. Smith Eugene Walker W. Lee Walker and Charles H. Richard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice S. Donald
Granville Donald
Stephens City
Jones Funeral Home
Carroll C. Goodridge
Kernstown Methodist Church
Elwood Smith
Arthur G. Smith
Asa C. Smith
Eugene Walker
W. Lee Walker
Charles H. Richard
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Mrs. Baker Named VFW Auxiliary president at Post 2123
Mrs Raymond Baker was elected president of the Auxiliary to Post 2123 Veterans of Foreign Wars at a special meeting. She succeeds Mrs Arthur Braithwaite who resigned. Mrs Robert Reardon was elected junior vice president. Next regular meeting moves to June 16 at the Post Home for installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Baker
Post Home
Arthur Braithwaite
Robert Reardon
Otis W. Johnson Dies in Memorial Hospital
Otis W. Johnson age 67 resident of Cleveland Ohio died at Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient since Sunday He was born March 1 1888 in Hampshire County West Virginia He lived in Cleveland until January retirement then moved to Martinsburg area to stay with his brother James O Johnson and sister in law Funeral service set for 2 p m tomorrow at Kurtz Funeral Home Martinsburg burial in New Morborne Cemetery Martinsburg Pallbearers listed as nephews and local men including William Brown George Tedrick Guy Larrick Bernard Smith Harry Cain and Harold Anderson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis W. Johnson
Cleveland
Ohio
Memorial Hospital
Hampshire County
W. Va
Mahlon H
Elizabeth Keller Johnson
James QC. Johnson
N. Cameron St
Carl Johnson
Paul Johnson
James O. Johnson
This City
William O. Johnson
Yellow Springs
Minnie Moreland
Hanging Rock
Maggie Kackley
Martinsburg
Daisy Morningstar
Hagerstown
Edna Wharton
Charles Town
Kurtz
S. Loudoun St
Air Conditioner Hit Twice by Lightning in Plainview
In Plainview Texas lightning from the year’s widest thunderstorms knocked out an air conditioner at Odes Simpkins grocery yesterday. Fifteen minutes later another bolt struck the same unit, this time also blowing the store’s lighting system.
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Plainview
Tex
Texas
Odes Simpkins
How's Your I Q Answers Quiz Page Packed
Correct responses from Page 2 include 18th amendment and facts across categories. Buffalo New York peanuts Mercury James Monroe Danaus Victor Hugo Germany True.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Peanuts
Mercury
James Monroe
Danaus
Victor Hugo
Germany
True
Eight Local Women Attend Storer College Course
Eight local women participate in the fourth annual Christian Training School opening at Storer College Harpers Ferry with theme Forward With Christ. About 70 attendees expected. faculty includes Dr L E Terrell Rev Dwight Anderson and others. Courses cover Home and Church Working Together Youth and Personal Christian Living or Youth and Recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storer College
Harpers Ferry
Church of the Winchester Presbytery
J. S. Duckwall
L. E. Terrell
Storer
Duckwall
Mary Bittinger
Harry F. Taper
Milbert Taper Day
Eleanor Davis
Iona Robinson
Kernstown
Virginia Williams
Essie Morton
White Post
Miss Bittinger
Carl Thompson
Front Royal
Women of the Church
Winchester Presbytery
J .A. Hotinger
This City
Estelle Rideout
Martinsburg
L. D. Johnson
Terrell
Dwight Anderson
First Baptist Church
Washington
Sarah Brown
Arthur Brown
Berryville Baptist Church
Harry Crim
Presbyterian Church
Strasburg
Dean Harris
Fairfax
Daniel Hill
Howard University
John Lange
Chevy Chase
Baptist Church
Nelson Linaburg
Main Street Methodist Church
Suffolk
Shelby Rooks
Congregational Temple
June 10 to July 2 Local Estate and Real Estate Auctions listed
Auction notices for multiple estates and properties across Clarke and Frederick counties Virginia. Entries include June 10 1 pm for Ella Mae Brooks estate Winchester furniture, June 11 11 am Berryville real estate via Clarke County Court House, June 11 1 pm Chapman estate real estate near Berry's Ferry and Rt 50, June 11 1 pm Ollie Sargent estate Winchester furniture, June 17 10 am Moreland Farm cattle hogs and machinery, June 18 1 pm Marshall Martin estate near Rt 7, June 18 11 am Scully Woltz trustees real estate Back Creek District, June 24 7 pm Grace V Stine estate Winchester antique furniture, June 25 2 pm Griffin Orchards Romney real estate orchard farm land equipment, July 2 12 Noon Newlin trustee Fredericks County Court House small farm. Auctioneers include Snider Orndorff Artrip.
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Elisha Payne Chapman
Berrys Ferry
Clarke County
Ollie Sargent
S. Cameron St
Winchester
Charles R. Duvall
A. H., Lee
Berryville
Rt. 7
Moreland Farm
W. D. Orndorff
Marshall Martin
T. G. Scully
R. K. Woltz
Frederick County Court House
Romney
W. Va
Joseph B., Newlin
Middle Road
Buddy Artrip
Dalton Returns From California
RADFORD Virgina State Sen Ted Dalton is back in Radford after a 10 day trip to San Francisco where he conferred with Republican National Chairman Leonard Hall. Dalton chairs the housing committee for the 1956 GOP convention and is arranging accommodations for about 4000 attendees. He estimates 9000 rooms will be needed for delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radford
Ted Dalton
San Francisco
Leonard Hall
Dalton
Virginia
California
Ferry capsizes on Ganges near Allahabad
A Ganges River ferry capsized ten miles above Allahabad drowning 31 women passengers and a boy. Twenty other women aboard the vessel swam ashore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Ganges
Allahabad
City Park 20 Night Misdeeds In Electric Bulb Incident
Salisbury police report a money house at City Park 20 appeared blacked out at night. Investigators found occupants had unplugged and chewed on electric bulbs from their sockets as part of the disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Money House
City Park
Scouts Set for 13 Day Grand Canyon Trip Westward
The Shenandoah Area Council explains a 4,000 mile Boy Scouts tour covering Royal Gorge Garden of the Gods and San Miguel Mission sites. Donald Jones is elected Scribe and Larry Rogers as Reporter to document the journey for weekly newspaper sharing. Target date June 25 at the Ranch with camping hiking horseback riding and rainbow trout fishing. Age 14 by September 1 1955 required and limited openings available through Winchester Scout Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Grand Canyon
Alburquerque
New Mexico
Mission of
San Miguel
Governor's Palace
Santa Fe
la Junta
Colo
Kansas City
Zoo
St. Louis
Churchill Downs
Winchester
Shenandoah Area
Red Feather
James Wood Summer School Opens Monday At High School
James Wood High School will open its summer session on Monday June 13 at 9 a.m. Principal Paul D Beable announced. The eight week program offers English History Mathematics and Science courses with credit rules for new and repeated subjects and aims to help lagging students catch up and advance credits for graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wood High School
Paul D. Beable
Mr. Beable
Beable
Gadget Shifts Beds to Attic During Daytime
Montreal inventor Guy Roberge proposes a home space saver device with pulleys and steel wires to hoist beds into an attic daytime. The former lieutenant colonel notes patents pending in Ottawa and Washington and argues smaller houses reduce waste and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Guy Roberge
Ottawa
Washington
Roberge
Wet Weather Outlook Expands Across East to Atlantic Coast
The Associated Press reports continued showery conditions from the Rockies to the Atlantic. Heavy rain draped western and central Oklahoma and Texas with tornadic winds near Waco and Lorena but no injuries. Up to 3 inches of rain fell in parts of Texas and Philadelphia saw about 1 inch. An early season heat wave persisted in the Southwest with temps near 118 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Rockies
Atlantic Coast
Plains
Texas
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Illinois
Kentucky
Appalachians
Middle Atlantic States
New England
Waco
Tex
Lorena
Middletown HDC Plans Meeting and Activities
The Middletown Home Demonstration Club will meet tomorrow at 10 am in the Middletown School cafeteria. Members will etch trays and make lamp shades. A demonstration titled Gifts From the Kitchen will be shown. Each member brings a lunch to be served at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Home Demonstration Club
Middletown
Lee V. Clark Dies In Martinsburg
Lee V. Clark 71 a Frederick County native died today at his sister Phoebe Clark’s home in Martinsburg. He lived in Frederick County before moving in 1951. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Frank Pownall and Mrs Rex Glesner Sr, one sister Phoebe Clark and brother Jonathan Clark. Special graveside rites at Chestnut Grove Cemetery.
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Lee V. Clark
Frederick County
Phoebe Clark
Martinsburg
Jonathan D
Catherine Ann Loy Clark
Frank Pownall
Route 11
Rex Glesner
Jonathan Clark
Kogelschatz and Coffman
Chestnut Grove
Why is a mixed breed dog called a mongrel
The term mongrel traces to Middle English Mong meaning a mixed or mongrel dog. The origin reflects historical usage describing imperfectly bred or varied lineage animals.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Donald
Mrs. Baker
Mrs. Braithwaite
VFW
SWIFT
the Flower Shop
Piccadilly St
I. Q
Berry’s Ferry, Va
Berry's Ferry
U.S Route 50
Chapel Magisterial
Roy Chapman
Armstrong
E. Piccadilly St
Ella Mae Brooks
Leicester St
E. T. Snider
W. £. Edwards
Clarke County Court’ House
Swimley
Clarke County Court House
Berry’s Ferry
Chipman
Chipman Chemical Corp
Green Chemical CO
Wyck St
Monkey Business
Boy Scouts
James Wood
Circuit Court
Court House
Luther L. Royston
A. Garland Williams
Thomas V. Monahan Attorneys-in-Fact
W. D. Orndorff, Auctioneer
HDC
Seiberling
S. Braddock St
Lee Clark
W. Leicester St
Winchester, Virginia
Marjorie Duncan
Admx
Glaize & Bro
N. Cameron
Howard D. Ritenour
Maryann Ritenour
Shawnee District
P. W. Boyd
Joseph B. Newlin
W. F
Buddy) Artrip
Fem
Nees Noa
Jewelers
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