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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1959
Page
2
Troops J. H. Smith Jr. is pictured at the scene of a two vehicle crash east of Stephens City. A 1957 Ford station wagon in the foreground shows about 1500 dollars in damage, while damages to the 1957 Ford sedan behind were not fully listed.
Kathleen Dale Smith 30 of 664 Virginia Ave died last night at Winchester Memorial. Born Pleasant Dale West Virginia she was daughter of Earl and Una Grady Daught. Wife of Herbert F Smith Jr married July 27 1954 in Frederick Maryland. Survived by Lionel Pepper Jr son from former marriage and two sisters Lucille Kesner Augusta West Virginia and Elora Day Pleasant Dale West Virginia. Funeral Wednesday with services at Jones Funeral Home conducted at 9 a.m. by Rev Robert A Whit.
The service will be conducted at 11 a.m. by the Rev. Donald Wright at Tearcoat Brethren Church in Augusta. Burial follows at Pleasant Dale Cemetery. Friends and relatives may call at Jones Funeral Home.
Mrs. Edward Dusing 56 died unexpectedly of a heart attack at her Stephens City home on Saturday evening. She was born in Frederick County and was the daughter of Mrs. Grace Shanholtz McFarland.
The obituary notes the death of Mrs. Dusing late of Frederick County widow of Edward Dusing who married in 1920 in Hagerstown Md. She leaves four daughters three sons and many siblings with fourteen grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday 2 30 pm at First Assembly of God Church Winchester conducted by Revs Frank C Mays and T J Kerfoot. Burial at Mt Hebron.
Holovachka, questioned about $327,000 earned 1952 to 1958 as prosecutor, denies personal gain and cites trust for clients. He rejects ties to hoodlums and pinball racket, saying he focused on murders. He plans private practice as he contends with aging and family. Cederleaf oil and vast private forest holdings noted.
Delegates to the National Jaycees Convention in Buffalo New York stayed with the local club Saturday. A 26 car caravan left at 6 a.m. from here and planned hospitality stops along the way. Local members touring included Delmas Sewell Linwood DeHaven and Elwood McIntire with a north Carolina stop at Cedar Creek and a welcome escort to the West Virginia line at Ridgeway.
CHICAGO AP reports the international summer home furnishings market opens today. Among innovations is a revolutionary bed that raises the sleeper to a sitting position when the clock timer turns on the radio.
Armel fired into a house hitting Mrs Hanline in the scalp as door and frame blocked most of the charge. Mrs Westford Hanline witnessed the event and summoned police. Extradition hearing in Martinsburg precedes grand jury action in Clarke County. Louis Prima's early violin craft noted in passing.
Four weekend fatalities on Virginia highways raised the yearly toll to 328, eleven fewer than last year. Victims include Charles Jesse Wallace a 20 year old from Lunenburg killed in a two car crash on State Rt 49 in Victoria, Marjorie Virginia Jones 31 of Henrico County who died from injuries from a Tuesday wreck near Richmond, William Byrum 69 of Norfolk who died from injuries after being struck by a car, and Joseph C Schuler 19 of Wytheville who died from head injuries after a Wythe County wreck.
The four defendants Beagles 18 Collinsworth 23 Scarborough 20 and Stoutamire 16 were found guilty after a 2 hour 45 minute jury deliberation. Sentencing is expected in about 30 days with pre sentence investigations ordered by Circuit Judge W May Walker and possible penalties ranging from probation to life imprisonment depending on Florida law.
Three traffic accidents occurred in Winchester yesterday afternoon with no injuries reported. First at 2 30 p m on W Piccadilly St involved a 1954 Chevrolet, 1954 Ply mouth, and a 1955 Packard with damage totaling 50 100 and 25 dollars respectively. A 3 p m collision at Berryville and Woodland Aves involved a 1957 58 Volvo and a 1953 Chevrolet causing 75 and 25 dollars in damage. A third crash occurred at Loudoun and Bosca… with details incomplete.
In Galveston Texas Attorney teams seek to keep a habeas corpus hearing closed as Governor Earl Long fights for release from John Sealy Hospital. Long 63 says he was railroaded into the facility three weeks ago and the hearing was set after he was brought in under heavy sedation and shackled. Legal representatives of Longs wife and son appear to be involved as the court considers a closed sanity session held Tuesday.
The report notes Prime Minister Macmillan pressing firmness while negotiations over Berlin and Germany continue. A settlement depends on Soviet threats to hand over Berlin supply lines to East Germany and on Western willingness to reduce Berlin garrison and curb espionage, with a September summit anticipated.
A sequence of auction notices appears with dates June 16 to June 27. Numerous auctions cover household goods furniture tools real estate livestock farm machinery and Guernsey herd dispersal. Auctioneers include E. T. Snider Orndorff Cole Dennis T. Cole Merryman Co Lewis Horner Brumback and Charles R. Duvall. Locations near Winchester Middletown Ridgeway Upperville Mt Falls and Lee Ave offer addresses and directions.
Weather summary notes clear conditions in Virginia with low 50s tonight and sunny Tuesday. Five day outlook June 16 to 20 shows temperatures near normal rising gradually with best chance of showers Friday or Saturday. Rainfall totals for the year and 46 year averages are listed for several months.
S. E. Barger was named president of the Winchester Association of Life Underwriters. He succeeds Curtis Barr. Other newly elected officers are James L. Simmons as vice president Edward Lloyd as secretary and Alson Hott as treasurer. They will be installed July 10. Ben Cather has won the national quality award for the 7th consecutive year. Charles Harris chaired the nominating committee which included R. Lee Hollis Robert Legge Mr. Cather and Richard Eddy.
Mexico City AP Dolores Del Rio has recovered from a monthlong illness and, with her doctors’ permission, may begin rehearsals for a new theater season. The actress fell ill after a trip to Africa and the Far East.
The fragment lists items about a Shenandoah Virginia banking facility with over 200 cars to be housed air conditioned for summer comfort. It references Narcissus True Lorraine and other names, plus Manilla Bay, Ernest Hemingway, and Commodore Dewey.
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