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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1962

Page

2

Percy D. Miller Dies A Winchester Leader at 75

Percy D. Miller 75 of 509 Courtfield Ave died yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital at 1 30 p m. He owned Miller and Anderson plumbing and heating, started 1911 with William F Anderson. He served in WWI in France, later led Virginia Loan and Thrift Corp and Oil Heat Inc, served 24 years on Winchester Common Council including 18 years as water and sewer chair. Funeral 3 30 p m tomorrow at Jones Funeral Home, Mt Hebron Cemetery.

Percy D. Miller Courtfield Ave Winchester Memorial Hospital Er. Miller Miller and Anderson William F. Anderson Mae Miller Mt. Washington Frank P Martha C. Miller Cora L. Haymaker Bealtimore France Machine Gun Co 320Th Infantry Miller Virginia Loan and Thrid Oil Heat, Inc Winchester Common Council Water and Sewer Committee Winchester Bae Middletown Virginia Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors, Inc Winchester Rotary Club The Friendship Fire Weedon Miller John F. Miller Jones Funeral Home George D. Jackson Jacob W. Mast Mt. Hebron Cemetery John Lauck William Swisher Elmer Mason Ray Curtis, Jr Henry Cave Thomas Overholt Cecil Fletcher William Sullivan Virginia Loan and Thrift Corp

Funeral services schedule for local figures

Percy D. Miller funeral set Friday at 3 30 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home. Robert W. Jackson service planned Saturday at 1 30 p.m. Ewell F. Chapman service Monday at 10 30 a.m.

Robert W. Jackson Mr. Ewell F. Chapman

Obituary of Robert W. Jackson of Winchester

Robert W. Jackson, 57, of 15 W Germain Street, died suddenly at Winchester Memorial Hospital after evening admission. Born in River ton to Thomas E. and Josephine Ritter Jackson, he married Loretta Penn in Kernstown on March 9, 1932. A painter by trade and Grace Lutheran Church member, he is survived by his wife, a daughter Sharon Elliott, a granddaughter, a sister, and a stepmother.

Robert W. Jackson W. Germain Street Winchester Memorial Hospital Mr. Jackson Riverton Thomas E. and Josephine Ritter Jackson Loretta Penn Kernstown Jackson Grace Lutheran Church Donald Elliott Winchester Pearl Jackson Sharon Kaye Elliott Lacy A

Babysitter Charged With Murder In Akron Child Death

Rochelle Posey 20-year-old babysitter admitted choking Michael Magier 20 minutes with a silk stocking, after losing her job amid boyfriend visits. She called police to report the death, was jailed without bond. Ruth and Joseph Magier are separating, with older children in grandparents’ care.

Akron, Ohio Rochelle Posey Michael Magier Forrest Diefendorff Norton Village Diefendorff Ruth Magier Miss Posey

Carroll Service A funeral for Ernest T Carroll

Funeral services for Ernest T Carroll of 503 Highland Avenue will be conducted by Rev Joseph S Ducknall tomorrow at 1 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home. Pallbearers are Elwood Willey Earl Willey Ira Smith Charles E Oates Walter Sellers and Raymond Rossman. Burial in Greenhill Cemetery Berryville.

Ernest T. Carroll Highland Avenue Joseph S. Ducknall Jones Funeral Home Elwood Willey Earl W. Willey Ira Smith Charles E. Oates Walter Sellers Raymond Rossman Greenhill Cemetery Berryville

Ewell Chapman dies after long illness in Gore

Ewell F. Chapman 69 retired farmer of Gore died Tuesday at Newton D. Baker Hospital after a long illness. He was born in Stephens City son of George W. and Harriett Shell Chapman and married to Ida Roe. He is survived by wife Mary Reber Philadelphia daughter a sister Mamie Funk Strasburg and grandchildren Nancy and Jackie Reber. Burial Monday at 10 30 a m in National Cemetery.

Ewell F. Chapman Gore Newton D. Baker Hospital Mr. Chapman Stephens City George W Harriett Shell Chapman Ida Roe Chapman Mary Reber Philadelphia Mamie Funk Strasburg Nancy Jackie Reber Joseph S. Duckwell Jones Funeral Home National Cemetery

Lusitania and Jamestown Names Quiz Answers

Answers list confirms Lusitania Jamestown Va No Hamlet Harry S Truman Louisian for Louis XIV North Pole Mandalay Yes Edward Everett Hale.

Lusitania Jamestown Hamlet Harry S. Truman Louis XIV North Pole Mandalay Edward Everett Hale

Florida Couple Hurt in Mishap on Route 522

A Ft. Lauderdale pair, Matilda Brown and her husband, 57, were injured when Brown's car rear ended another on Route 522 causing a chain collision. Mrs. Brown sustained knee and hand abrasions, and Mr. Brown lip injuries. Damage exceeds $2,300. Charges pending.

Ft. Lauderdale Fla Cross Junction Matilda Brown Winchester Brown Virginia Hawkins Macon Lawrence C. Pharo State College

Valley area farm and estate auctions listed for June and July

A long list of auctions in Virginia and nearby towns includes sales of hol stein cattle milking equipment antiques and furniture real estate and ponies. Notable sites include Purcellville Clifton and Winchester with auctioneers Du vall Orndorff Haworth and others. The schedule spans June 15 to July 7 with multiple estates real estate and livestock offerings.

A. M. Janney Purcellville Clifton Cooper Ernest R. Bowlus George G. Snarr, JR W. A. Johnston III E. McC. Williams Frederick County Court House the Highlands Charles R. Duvall Herbert Darr Power of Attorney Valley Ave Winchester W. D. Orndorff W. Spencer Brenizer Warrenton Rts Stan Haworth Auction Co Atlantic Court Manor Arena New Market Canning Land & Cattle Co Mers Omer T. Webb Brucetown Minnie H. Taylor Long Green North Headleys Auctions F. L. Largent, Jr Dennis T. Cole Dora A. Hartman Third Church Sts Middletown Richard F. McPherson Tyree Dillard, Jr Clarke County Court House Berryville Boyce Harry J. Flowers Nces & Ruth A

Rainfall and Weather Outlook for Thursday

Rainfall data show 0.02 inches in the last 24 hours. Overall June rainfall stands at 2.48 inches with 19.46 inches year to date and a 49 year average of 36.86 inches. Moonset and sunrise times are listed with a full moon on June 17.

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Growers Push Six State Apple Marketing Plan

Virginia and six state groups coordinate with the American Agricultural Marketing Association to balance apple tonnage and prices. Leaders from Michigan New York and West Virginia discuss bargaining cooperatives and grower processor cooperation to stabilize prices and secure processing capacity.

New York Michigan American Agricultural Marketing Association American Farm Bureau Chicago Virginia Association Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Marketing Association Apple Marketing Committee The AAMA American Farm Bureau Federation Virginia Frederick County Rappahannock Clarke County West Virginia Henry Nelson Michigan Apple Committee Robinson T. T. Curtis Orange Walter Whiteman Michigan Farm Bureau Federation Whiteman Michigan Farm Bureau Board Cliffored Toenniessen New York State Farm Bureau Federation Nelson Farm Bureau Trostle Wayne Tyler

Money Problem New Market Company E Reactivated

Civil War unit reactivated after winning 300 dollars in the Stone Wall Jackson Valley Re match. Commander D Conner Rosen says the likely use of funds is to buy tents for the next reenactment in September at Sharpsburg Maryland the Antietam battlefield site.

Stonewall Jackson Valley D. Conner Rosen Rosen Sharpsburg Antietam

Army Corps of Engineers To Honor 22 Local Employees

Twenty two local employees of the Army Corps of Engineers will receive pins tomorrow at a ceremony led by Major D. P. Tollis. The list includes thirty year honorees Altu W. James and Marion L. Reeves and twenty year honorees such as John Salerno James R. Rives Jr Samuel F Allder Jr William C. Tuegel Fred W. Raburn Linne G Lau re Mildred M. Smith Phyllis M. Carr Frederick N. Phillips hater T. Brown John W. Hare Paul E. Myers Ron N. Frazier Virgil L. Miller arry C Enos James L. Allder en R. Blake Eugene T. Grant and Nathael T White. Major Yoilis, executive officer in Baltimore District Office, spent 19 years in service and previously led Andrews Air Base area engineering.

Army Corps of Engineers D. P. Tollis Altu W. James Marion L. Reeves John Salerno James R. Rives, Jr Samuel F Allder, Jr William C. Tuegel Fred W. Raburn Linne G. Laure Mildred M. Smith Aede Phyllis M. Carr Frederick N. Phillips Hater T. Brown John W. Hare Paul E. Myers Ron= N. Frazier Virgil L. Miller Arry C Enos James L. Allder En R. Blake Eugene T. Grant Nathael T White Yoilis Baltimore Aeree Andrews Air Base

Mennonite Meeting to Convene in Harrisonburg

An estimated 3000 Mennonite Church members from across the United States and Canada will gather for the 56th annual meeting at Eastern Mennonite College. Sessions start Thursday and run through Saturday, with Harrisonburg hosting the event for the fourth time since 1925 by the Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities.

Harrisonburg Canada Eastern Mennonite College Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities

Gibbons Pushes Joint Talks For Seventh District Candidates

William Conrad Gibbons urged joint discussions among all union candidates for the Seventh Valley District seat now held by Rep Burr P Harrison. He proposed local Democratic committees sponsor a week of meetings to allow candidates to compete on the issues. Augusta County and Waynesboro committees have begun organizing events with Waynesboro set for June 25.

William Conrad Gibbons Oeal Burr P. Harrison Eee Harrisonburg Gibbons Augusta County Democratic Committee Waynesboro

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Percy Miller Jones Funeral Home, Inc Spercy D. Miller S. Loudoun St Winchester Lodge B.P.O. Elks Event Ny Vase Florist. Inc the Order OF the Golden Rule Ambulance Service Robert Jackson Sale E.boscawen ST Carroll Service Ewell Chapman I. Q. Answers Florida Associated Press Albany Albuquerque Bismarck Boise Buffalo Chidago Cleveland Denver Des Moines Detroit Fairbanks Fort Worth Helena Honolulu Indianapolis Juneau Kansas City Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Milwaukee St.Paul E Tage Farm Bureau Board Mae Catu Ward Cooper Apple Cooper Perry Engineering Brumback’s Farm & Orchard N. Cameron Valley Redi-Mix Co., Inc Boyce Auction WM. B. Conner S&h N. Cameron St Herbert A. Carr Friendship Fire Co. Ladies Aux S. Washington Street Pr. Sheraton Gov. Winthrop Martha Washington Lee Admiral Frigidaire Imperial Cold Pantry Kenmore Franklin Commercial & Savings Bank Executor Boyd Headley, JR Headleys Auction
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